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{{disambig3|Sideswipe}}<br />
:''Sideswipe 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]].''<br />
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[[Image:Revenge of the Fallen Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|300px|Also known as ''"Stabby McWheelfeet"''.]]<br />
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'''Sideswipe''' is true to his function of Warrior. Unlike most Autobots, Sideswipe was built to fight, and he enters the battlefield determined and focused. He prefers melee combat to ranged weapons, and will employ any maneuver it takes to get close enough to the enemy to use his arm-mounted swords. His agile, wheel-legged form more than allows for this.<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===<br />
After [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s Autobots left [[Mission City]], they left a homing beacon in a junk yard near the metropolis to attract any Autobots who might have heard Prime's rallying call to [[Earth]]. {{Storylink|Alliance issue 3}} Sideswipe was among those few that safely arrived and had hidden themselves in the junk yard. Once discovered, they were brought to [[Diego Garcia]] to train with the other Autobots and [[William Lennox|Major Lennox]]'s soldiers in defense of their new home. However, they soon had to apply that training on the battlefield: the [[Decepticon]] [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] had been sighted in [[Shanghai]], [[China]]. {{Storylink|Alliance issue 4}}<br />
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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie===<br />
{{comingsoon}}<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===''Revenge of the Fallen''===<br />
====Legends Class toys====<br />
[[Image:Sideswipe ROTF Legends toy.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]<br />
*'''Sideswipe''' (Legends Class, 2009)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''EZ-06'''<br />
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====Deluxe Class toys====<br />
[[Image:ROTFSideswipe 2009 Deluxe.jpg|right|250px|thumb|His heroes are [[Tigatron]] and [[wikipedia:Edward Scissorhands|Edward Scissorhands]]]]<br />
*'''Sideswipe''' (Deluxe Class, 2009)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-04'''<br />
:Sideswipe transforms into a silver Corvette Stingray concept car. In this mode, he sits so low that it's nearly impossible to roll him without scraping his undercarriage. His [[Mech Alive]] gimmick is in his knees. Bending his legs causes the blue armor plates on his knees to extend. He does have wheels in his feet just like his character model, but the toy's feet have been designed in such a way that it can actually stand. Sideswipe's instructions aren't clear as to how his torso is supposed to connect with his chest in robot mode. The torso piece has a square peg on top of it and there is a corresponding square hole between the two screws holding the front of his chest together. Getting his torso section in front of his arm struts can be a somewhat snug fit.<br />
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:This mold was [[retool]]ed into ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Swerve (Movie)|Swerve]].<br />
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====Fast Action Battlers====<br />
[[Image:Sideswipe ROTF FAB toy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Has anyone seen my proportions?]]<br />
*'''Battle Blade Sideswipe''' (2009)<br />
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{{comingsoontoy}}<br />
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====Battle Chargers====<br />
[[Image:ROTFSideswipe BattleChargers 2009.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Not [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]]]]<br />
*'''Sideswipe''' (2009)<br />
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{{comingsoontoy}}<br />
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====Gravity Bots====<br />
[[Image:Sideswipe Gravity Bot.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]<br />
*'''Sideswipe''' (2009)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''GB-04'''<br />
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{{comingsoontoy}}<br />
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====Human Alliance====<br />
*'''Sideswipe / Tech. Sergeant Epps''' (2009)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:''<br />
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{{comingsoontoy}}<br />
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==Merchandise==<br />
===Robot Heroes===<br />
[[Image:Robotheroessideswipesideways.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Still needs training wheels.]]<br />
*'''Sideswipe and Sideways''' (2009)<br />
: Sideswipe is part of the first wave of ''[[Revenge of the Fallen]]'' ''[[Robot Heroes]]'' figures and is packaged versus [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]. He has rotational articulation at both shoulders, but his head is molded into his torso. In order to stand up, the figurine must rest its weight on one of his arms. <br />
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==Trivia==<br />
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* Thanks to that whole [[General Motors]] bankruptcy thing, Sideswipe may be the closest we'll ever get to seeing a ''real'' Stingray. <br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:NEST]]<br />
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen characters]]<br />
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]</div>Slackerbothttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=User:Slackerbot&diff=82511User:Slackerbot2008-02-24T17:34:26Z<p>Slackerbot: </p>
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<div>Things to do, laziness to overcome.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Black body<br />
*The Dark Heart of Sandokan<br />
*Movie Prequel (Target) Volume 2<br />
*Energon Z<br />
*Micro<br />
*''Look into Japanese VAs.''<br />
*''Do more around here.''<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div></div>Slackerbothttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=User:Slackerbot&diff=82510User:Slackerbot2008-02-24T12:45:34Z<p>Slackerbot: </p>
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<div>Things to do, laziness to overcome.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Black body<br />
*The Dark Heart of Sandokan<br />
*''Do more around here.''<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div></div>Slackerbothttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Swerve_(Cybertron)&diff=56598Swerve (Cybertron)2008-02-24T12:33:51Z<p>Slackerbot: Added appearance in The Dark Heart of Sandokan.</p>
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<div>{{disambig3|Swerve}}<br />
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: ''Swerve is an [[Autobot]] from the planet [[Velocitron]] during the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]].''<br />
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[[Image:Swerve-CybCard.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Look, can't we just get ''beyond'' Thunderdome?]]<br />
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It's a bit of a mystery why '''Swerve''' joined the Autobots. It's possible he just really hates the [[Decepticon]]s ''that'' much. Anger certainly features heavily into Swerve's thought-processes; his internal CPUs are always running way too hot despite numerous cooling systems, giving him an incredibly foul and violent disposition.<br />
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Swerve was (and likely still is) a contender in [[Velocitron]]'s illegal underground "oil-sports", races where it's not necessarily who reaches the finish line ''first'', but who reaches it ''alive''. He has heavily modified his own body with parts wrested from the losers of these races.<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===''Cybertron'' animated series continuity===<br />
====The Dark Heart of Sandokan====<br />
{{storylink|The Dark Heart of Sandokan}}<br />
Alongside fellow crew [[Blurr (Cybertron)|Blurr]], [[Excellion]], and [[Longrack (Cybertron)|Longrack]], a remarkably even-tempered Swerve served as a member of [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]]'s crew aboard her ship, the ''Star Arrow''. After their ship crashed on the planet Sandokan, Swerve made deft use of the salvage skills he honed on Velocitron to locate an emergency distress beacon amid the wreckage. He went on to get sucker-punched by the beast of Sandokan, Synthos, taken hostage by Astrotrain, and even shot by Override. He took all of this rather well.<br />
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He also got to help steal [[Cannonball]]'s ship. That has to count for something.<br />
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===Cyber Key Code content===<br />
Swerve's current body is actually his 16th. Originally, he had a body similar in size to [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]], but found it far too slow for his liking. After constantly bootlegging, manufacturing and salvaging new parts, Swerve eventually found a balance between speed and firepower that was to his liking.<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Cybertron===<br />
*'''Swerve''' (Scout-class, 2005)<br />
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: A [[redeco]] of the ''Cybertron'' [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] toy, Swerve transforms into a Cybertronic (Velocitronic?) sports car with open-to-the-air driver/passenger compartment. Inserting a [[Cyber Planet Key]] into the trunk section of his car mode flips up the side panels, revealing non-firing blasters. This assembly becomes a hand-weapon for robot mode. His side-pipes are removable, and can be mounted on his legs or used as hand-weapons as well. He came with a silver-bordered Velocitron-style Cyber Planet Key with the [[Cyber Key Codes|Key code]] '''s12r''' on the back.<br />
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: This mold was further redecoed and [[retool]]ed to make the [[BotCon 2006]] [[exclusive]] versions of [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and [[Tigatron]]. It is also the basis for the non-toy [[Maximal Command Security Force]] characters.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
[[Image:SwerveUT-concept.jpg|left|thumb|So why EXACTLY did you NOT use this as a generic in the show proper, [[Gonzo]]?]]<br />
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* Swerve's coloration is based on a [[Gonzo]] test-run of the Clocker CGI model produced before Clocker's colors had been finalized. Apparently, the [[Hasbro]] team liked the general look of the model enough to turn it (or an approximation of it) into a toy.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/Swerve/swerve.htm Swerve at TFU.info]<br />
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[[Category: Autobots]]<br />
[[Category: Cybertron characters]]<br />
[[Category: Velocitron]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div></div>Slackerbothttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Gingham&diff=119310Gingham2007-10-07T11:22:37Z<p>Slackerbot: Hyperdrive link.</p>
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<div>:''Gingham is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] form the [[Zone]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
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'''Gingham''' leads the [[Super Car Patrol Team]]. He is presumably childlike and precious and suchlike.<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===Zone OAV/manga===<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Zone===<br />
*'''Super Car Patrol Team''' (Micro Transformer team, 1990)<br />
:''Japanese ID number'': '''C-333'''<br />
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: Gingham is a [[redeco]] of the [[Decepticon]] [[Sports Car Patrol]] member [[Hyperdrive (Decepticon)|Hyperdrive]], transforming into a Mitsubishi Eclipse sports car. He was only available in a complete set with his teammates [[Black Heat]], [[Deadhour]] and [[Road Hugger (Autobot)|Road Hugger]].<br />
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===Battlestars===<br />
*'''Super Car Patrol Team''' (Micro Trailer team, 1991)<br />
:''Japanese ID number'': '''C-375'''<br />
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: The Super Car Patrol Team was released a year later without alteration as part of the ''[[Battlestars]]'' line. The only difference is with the inclusion of [[Micro Trailer]] # 12, an accessory that uses a spring-loaded mechanism to launch Micromasters, and can also be carried by [[Sky Garry]] or stored within [[Grandus]].<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
* Gingham's model came up --sort of-- in the previous Japanese TV series, ''[[Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'', where it was used as the basis for the show-only female Micro Transformer [[Clipper]]. The color scheme even lines up more-or-less, making Gingham a pretty darn suitable stand-in-toy for her.<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.tfu.info/1990/Cybertron/Gingham/gingham.htm Gingham at TFU.info]<br />
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[[Category: Autobots]]<br />
[[Category: Battlestars characters]]<br />
[[Category: Japan-only characters]]<br />
[[Category: Micromasters]]<br />
[[Category: Zone characters]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div></div>Slackerbothttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Talk:Rattrap_(BW)&diff=54776Talk:Rattrap (BW)2007-09-17T06:30:41Z<p>Slackerbot: </p>
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<div>Hey, according to the Reast Wars: Transmetals game booklet, Rattrap's little boms are actually pocket NUKES. Was there ever anything on the show to contradict this? -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 02:14, 27 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
: Not that I'm aware of.<br />
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::Sweet. Pissed off rat with nukes! -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 06:16, 27 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
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==Colostomytrap==<br />
Does anyone remember WHERE all those development sketches and info came from that revelaed the "colostomy bag mutant" Rattrap and "hero's heart" Cheetor ideas? I have the sketches saved... --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 23:59, 3 November 2006 (UTC)<br />
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Most of the rest of these got purged.<br />
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[[Image:BWRConcept21.jpg|thumb]]<br />
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--[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 04:54, 7 December 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== Just something I noticed. ==<br />
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I added the Transmutate connection (see trivia). Hope nobody minds.<br />
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==Energon miner?==<br />
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I'm curious as to where that was stated. I've gone through everything I can and found nothing. Not that I'm contradicting it; I'd just like to know whence it comes. Anyone? Anyone? …Bueller? – [[User:Slackerbot|Slackerbot]] 05:39, 17 September 2007 (UTC)<br />
:"Dark Voyage," I believe. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 05:49, 17 September 2007 (UTC)<br />
::Thanks a tonne. – [[User:Slackerbot|Slackerbot]] 06:30, 17 September 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div></div>Slackerbothttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Talk:Rattrap_(BW)&diff=54774Talk:Rattrap (BW)2007-09-17T05:39:05Z<p>Slackerbot: </p>
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<div>Hey, according to the Reast Wars: Transmetals game booklet, Rattrap's little boms are actually pocket NUKES. Was there ever anything on the show to contradict this? -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 02:14, 27 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
: Not that I'm aware of.<br />
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::Sweet. Pissed off rat with nukes! -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 06:16, 27 May 2006 (UTC)<br />
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==Colostomytrap==<br />
Does anyone remember WHERE all those development sketches and info came from that revelaed the "colostomy bag mutant" Rattrap and "hero's heart" Cheetor ideas? I have the sketches saved... --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 23:59, 3 November 2006 (UTC)<br />
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==Additional Pic==<br />
Most of the rest of these got purged.<br />
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[[Image:BWRConcept21.jpg|thumb]]<br />
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[[Image:BWRConcept05.jpg|thumb]]<br />
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--[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 04:54, 7 December 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== Just something I noticed. ==<br />
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I added the Transmutate connection (see trivia). Hope nobody minds.<br />
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==Energon miner?==<br />
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I'm curious as to where that was stated. I've gone through everything I can and found nothing. Not that I'm contradicting it; I'd just like to know whence it comes. Anyone? Anyone? …Bueller? – [[User:Slackerbot|Slackerbot]] 05:39, 17 September 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div></div>Slackerbothttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Ricochet_(Headmasters)&diff=69080Ricochet (Headmasters)2007-08-09T21:21:46Z<p>Slackerbot: Tweaked a couple Wiki links.</p>
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<div>{{disambig3|Ricochet}}<br />
:''Ricochet is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Headmasters]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
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[[Image:Ricochetdoesnthavemuchart.jpg||thumb|right|250px|[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] gets pimped.]]<br />
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'''Ricochet's''' function is Rapid-Fire Attack, and he's well suited to it. He is the most accurate marksman the Autobots have and a [[Targetmaster]] as well, further augmenting his incredible skill. Unfortunately he's also quick-tempered and very easily provoked. This leads to him having a hard time maintaining friendly relations or even conversations with his teammates. How he manages to keep friendly with [[Fusion]]<ref>Bio-card for Takara's 200x reissue of Stepper</ref> and the chatterbox [[Bluestreak]] is anyone's guess. In his favor, Ricochet has an uncommonly strong sense of justice (exactly twice as strong as the ordinary Autobot), though when combined with his other traits that, too, can lead to trouble.<br />
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His Targetmaster partner is [[Nightstick (Ricochet)|Nightstick]].<br />
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''Japanese names:'' '''Stepper'''<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===''Headmasters'' manga===<br />
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Ricochet accompanied [[Artfire]], [[Chromedome]] and [[Daniel Witwicky]] in responding to a building fire. While the Autobots attempted to rescue people and put out the flames, the [[Decepticon]] Targetmasters attacked. However, the arrival of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], who dropped [[fire-retardant foam]] on the buidlings in starship mode, gave the two Autobot Targetmasters the chance they needed to combine with their gun-partners and send the Decepticons flying away uncontrollably.<br />
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===Dreamwave comics continuity===<br />
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Though he was never activated, Ricochet was apparently one of several [[clone|clones]] created by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] in the same program that produced [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]].<br />
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''This origin is at odds with what little else we know about Ricochet. Of course, Sunstorm wasn't a clone in most stories either...''<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Generation 1===<br />
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[[Image:C-109.jpg||thumb|left|Former holy grail.]]<br />
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*'''Stepper''' (Targetmaster, 1987)<br />
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-109'''<br />
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: A [[retool]] of the 1984 Autobot [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], Stepper transforms into a Porsche 935 Turbo "Moby Dick" race car. As a [[Targetmaster]], he came with a smaller partner robot named [[Nebulon (Autobot)|Nebulon]]. In gun mode, Nebulon could peg into Stepper's car mode spoiler, or could attach to a separate bracket that mounted over his robot-mode shoulder. Stepper did not come with any of Jazz's accessories.<br />
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: As a late addition to the Japanse ''Headmasters'' series and one of the earliest Japanese-only Transformers, though Stepper was not ''particularly'' rare, he was perceived as such in the west, and as such commanded top dollar on the secondary market for many years... until the reissue pretty much iced that.<br />
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[[Image:Stepper3.jpg||thumb|right|Ricochet with Nebulon]]<br />
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*'''Ricochet w/ Nightstick''' (Targetmaster, 2003)<br />
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''TFC-15'''<br />
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: Announced first by [[Hasbro]] but released almost simultaneously by both Hasbro and [[Takara]], Stepper (now called Ricochet for his US debut) was released through Toys-R-Us in the US in Commemorative Series IX, and as part of Takara's "bookbox" reissue series. His arsenal was bolstered by the addition of Jazz's weapons, chromed gold where they had been silver for the Takara version, and solid black plastic for the Hasbro release. Additionally, Nightstick was retooled with a slender peg extension to allow Ricochet to actually hold him in his hand.<br />
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: Amusingly enough, neither version sold all that well, and in the US was eventually sent to the "closeout" chain Tuesday Morning, where he could be purchased for $8 (original TRU price was $35). Japan saw similar clearance sales on the piece.<br />
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===Alternators===<br />
[[Image:Stepper-Alt.jpg|left|thumb|Sadly, Ricochet's brilliant plan to score fembots by becoming a lifeguard failed miserably.]]<br />
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*'''Ricochet''' (Alternator, 2006)<br />
:''Alternator ID number:'' '''20'''<br />
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: A late-run [[Alternator]], Ricochet is a [[redeco]] of the Subaru Impreza WRX mold used to make [[Bluestreak|Silverstreak]]. He features opening doors, hood and trunk, has a detailed interior, and his intercooler becomes a hand-held (non-firing) weapon. He is one of the few Alternators with a state-specific license plate; Ricochet is registered in New Jersey. With his attitude, he'll fit right in.<br />
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: Though publicity photography give Ricochet a fully-gold face, for unknown reasons the final product's nose was white. Contrary to popular belief, it was not left unpainted, as his head is made out of black plastic.<br />
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: This mold was retooled to make [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]].<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
There has been some speculation among fans that Ricochet's original Japanese name was intended to be [[Artfire]] instead of Stepper; this is fueled by the fact that the Ricochet homage [[Hot_Shot (RID)|Hot Shot's]] Japanese name is Artfire instead of Stepper.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.tfu.info/1987/Cybertron/Stepper/stepper.htm Ricochet at TFU.info]<br />
* [http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/japanese/trans296.php Headmasters #7 translated in English]<br />
* [http://www.bwtf.com/tfg1/toys/reviews/2004/stepper/booklet.shtml 2004's expanded Stepper and Nebulon bio at BWTF.com]<br />
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[[Category: Alternators]]<br />
[[Category: Autobots]]<br />
[[Category: Headmasters characters]]<br />
[[Category: Targetmasters]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div></div>Slackerbothttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Nebulon_(Headmasters)&diff=97052Nebulon (Headmasters)2007-08-09T19:15:03Z<p>Slackerbot: Spelling, grammar; added link to Wikipedia's page on black body.</p>
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<div>{{disambig3|Nightstick}}<br />
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:''Nightstick is an [[Autobot]] [[Targetmaster]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
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While still living on the planet [[Master (Headmasters)|Master]], '''Nightstick''' was an engineer. He volunteered to undergo a unique form of [[Binary-bonding]] in order to save the wounded Autobot [[Ricochet (G1 Autobot)|Ricochet]], whose metabolism was damaged in an accident. Thus the symbiotic relationship between the two is closer to the concept of the [[Powermaster|Powermasters]] than traditional Targetmasters (who are Binary-bonded at wrist as opposed to the back, as in Ricochet and Nightstick's case). While in weapon mode, Nightstick utilizes the energy gathered by Ricochet's [[Wikipedia:Black body|Black Body]] to generate a powerful Flame Cannon, which causes such intense engine heat that its use is unfeasible in vehicle mode, as it would cause backdraft problems. In order to compensate, Richochet instead switches between his other two beam cannons.<br />
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:''('''Note''': His relationship --if any-- to any other [[Nightstick (Decepticon)|Nightstick]] is unknown.)''<br />
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:''Japanese name:'' '''Nebulon'''<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===The Headmasters manga===<br />
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On [[Earth]], the [[Decepticon]] Targetmasters, [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]], [[Misfire]] and [[Triggerhappy]], set a blazing inferno. [[Chromedome]] and [[Daniel Witwicky|Daniel]] were having trouble controlling the fire when Ricochet and [[Artfire]], accompanied by their partners Nightstick and [[Nightstick (Artfire)|Nightstick]] (not to be confused with [[Nightstick (Decepticon)|Nightstick]]), showed up to help. Nightstick and Ricochet quickly aided their Autobot chums in the quenching of the blaze. With the fire under control, the Autobots then set their attentions on the Decepticons and sent them into a retreat.<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Generation 1===<br />
*'''Stepper''' (Targetmaster, 1987)<br />
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-109'''<br />
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: Nightstick is identical to [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus']] Targetmaster partner, also named Nightstick, transforming into a single-barrelled non-firing hand-cannon. In gun mode, Nebulon (as he was originally called) can peg into Stepper's car mode spoiler, or can attach to a separate bracket that mounted over his robot-mode shoulder. He was only available with Stepper, then a Japan-only addition to the ''[[Headmasters (franchise)|Headmasters]]'' series.<br />
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:While Stepper came with the Targetmaster that belonged to Cyclonus, his contemporary, [[Artfire]], was partnered with the Targetmaster belonging to [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Their names, however, were switched - Scourge's gun, with Artfire, became Nightstick, while Cyclonus's gun, with Stepper, should have become [[Fracas]]. However, due to the fact that Scourge's Targetmaster partner is never referred to by name in his tech specs, only as "the Nebulon," Stepper's gun wound up getting that for a moniker.<br />
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*'''Ricochet w/ Nightstick''' (Targetmaster, 2003)<br />
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''TFC-15'''<br />
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: For the 2003 reissue of Stepper/Ricochet both stateside and in Japan, Nightstick was [[retool|retooled]] with a slender peg extension to allow Ricochet to actually hold him in his hand.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Cybertron/Stepper/stepper.htm Nebulon/Nightstick (with Stepper/Ricochet) at TFU.info]<br />
*[http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/japanese/trans296.php Headmasters #7 translated in English]<br />
*[http://www.bwtf.com/tfg1/toys/reviews/2004/stepper/booklet.shtml 2004's expanded Stepper and Nebulon bio at BWTF.com]<br />
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<div>{{disambig2|the Japanese Micromaster|the American character derived from the same toy|Stakeout}}<br />
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:''Holi is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Victory (franchise)|Victory]] era of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
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As a leader material, '''Holi''' isn’t exactly cut from the right cloth. He’s young, but so is the rest of the [[Rescue Patrol Team]], and though he ''is'' the most mature of them all, that isn’t saying much. Holi likes to hang out with [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber’s]] human son, [[Jan Minakaze|Jan]], in his spare time. While a goof-off most of the time, when there’s trouble he’s quick to act. He is a fast-thinker and a resourceful one at that. He misses his home planet of [[Micro]] greatly, mostly due to the fact that his [[Clipper|girlfriend]] is there (something the rest of the Rescue Patrol enjoys riding him on).<br />
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'''Crackhead English-Maylay dub name:''' ''Fixit''<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===Victory cartoon===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' Kyoko Tonguu (Japan)<br />
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Holi spent much of his time hanging around with Jan – possibly more than is healthy – but they shared a close friendship somewhat like that of [[Daniel Witwicky|Daniel]] and [[Wheelie]] (albeit with a dash more antagonism at times). He was smarter than he seemed, as he apparently built Jan's hover-pod, without which the kid couldn't get around [[Autobot]] bases half as quickly as he did. He also showed pretty serious guts for such a tiny fellow; it took a certain kind of spunk to try a flying pounce on [[Leozack]]. Too bad he forgot about [[Lionbreast|Leozack's little buddy]].<br />
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Just when it seemed Holi's only purpose on Earth was to babysit Jan and occasionally take part in a skirmish, he got outed. He wasn't just ''any'' [[Micromaster]] – he was none other than the leader of the Rescue Patrol Team! Though a bit scatterbrained in his early approach, he quickly proved he was no slouch when it counted and led his team on a successful operation the very day they finally showed up.<br />
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Following the destruction of [[Deathsaurus]]'s asteroid plant, [[Star Saber]] was called on to take care of some problems on [[Micro]]. Apparently, [[Ginrai]] was more than a little busy elsewhere in the sector. The Rescue Patrol Team went along.<br />
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After [[Blue Bacchus]] and [[Black Shadow]] were taken care of, Leozack and crew showed up looking to bust their pal [[Gaihawk]] out of his prison on Micro's moon. Even with the ex-mercenary [[Greatshot]] helping them out (to Holi's initial dismay), the Autobots couldn't stop Gaihawk's release by [[Hellbat]]. With the prison falling down around them and a rather large lava pit beneath them, Holi looked on in bemusement as Greatshot attempted to sway his former colleague to the Autobot side. Gaihawk wasn't having it and blasted the [[Six Changer]], who tumbled into the lava pit, then made good his escape with the rest of the [[Breastforce]] close behind. Holi then proved himself not only a true Autobot by staying to pull Greatshot from the pit, but ridiculously strong for a Micromaster while he was at it. The only thing that stopped him from pulling Greatshot from the pit unassisted was the ground giving way under his feet. Luckily, Star Saber arrived just in time to save them both from gravity's merciless clutches.<br />
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Holi then naturally took the opportunity to visit [[Clipper|his girlfriend]], despite the good-natured ribbing his teammates gave him about it. After all, what self-respecting bot wouldn't pay a visit to his girl with a cadre of powerful [[Decepticon]] warriors on the loose? Holi was rewarded for his thoughtfulness when he and Clipper, out for a drive and a little bit of catch-up after his long absence from Micro, stumbled upon an argument between Hellbat and [[Deathcobra]]. The loving couple were subsequently witness to Deathcobra's murder and given the blame by a panicking Hellbat, who ran off and told his tale to the rest of the Breastforce. For some reason, they bought the story and stormed off to take revenge for their fallen comrade. On the Micromasters who killed him.<br />
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On MICROMASTERS, people. The pair were still conveniently at the scene and would have been scrap had it not been for the timely intervention of Star Saber.<br />
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====Victory manga====<br />
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===Zone OVA===<br />
Holi said he wished [[Dai Atlas]] and [[Sonic Bomber]] were around. They promptly appeared.<br />
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Holi did ''not'' then say he wished he had a whole bunch of [[energon cube]]s. Ah, well. It probably wouldn't have worked anyway.<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Zone===<br />
*'''Rocket Base''' (Micromaster base, 1990)<br />
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-330'''<br />
:The [[Micromaster]] Rocket Base set (the [[Takara]] release of [[Countdown]]'s base) included Holi and the other members of the Rescue Patrol, as well as Countdown's Japanese counterpart, [[Moonraider]].<br />
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*'''Rescue Patrol Team''' (Micromaster Patrol 4-pack, 1990)<br />
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-331'''<br />
:Holi transforms into a black police car. He was sold as part of the [[Rescue Patrol Team]], along with [[Pipo]], [[Fire]], and [[Boater]].<br />
:This toy is identical to [[Stakeout]].<br />
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===Battlestars===<br />
*'''Rescue Patrol Team''' (Micro Trailer team, 1991)<br />
:''Japanese ID number'': '''C-373'''<br />
: This set came with [[Micro Trailer]] # 10.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
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* In the ''[[Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'' anime, Holi and Boater (who are [[gang-molding|gang-molded]]) were consistently drawn and colored as if their black plastic parts had instead been produced in white. (Possibly Takara had plans at one point to release them in these colors, so that Holi would more closely resemble [[Prowl (G1)|a]] [[Streetwise (G1)|Japanese]] [[Prowl (RID)|highway]] [[Clamp Down|patrol]] [[Red Alert (G1)|car]]. In [[Zone (animation)|Zone]], however, Holi was colored to match his toy.<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Stakeout/stakeout.htm Stakeout/Holi at TFU.info]<br />
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[[Category:Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Micromasters]]<br />
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<div>{{disambig2|the Japanese Micromaster|the American character derived from the same toy|Stakeout}}<br />
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:''Holi is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Victory (franchise)|Victory]] era of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
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As a leader material, '''Holi''' isn’t exactly cut from the right cloth. He’s young, but so is the rest of the [[Rescue Patrol Team]], and though he ''is'' the most mature of them all, that isn’t saying much. Holi likes to hang out with [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber’s]] human son, [[Jan Minakaze|Jan]], in his spare time. While a goof-off most of the time, when there’s trouble he’s quick to act. He is a fast-thinker and a resourceful one at that. He misses his home planet of [[Micro]] greatly, mostly due to the fact that his [[Clipper|girlfriend]] is there (something the rest of the Rescue Patrol enjoys riding him on).<br />
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'''Crackhead English-Maylay dub name:''' ''Fixit''<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===Victory cartoon===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' Kyoko Tonguu (Japan)<br />
<br />
Holi spent much of his time hanging around with Jan – possibly more than is healthy – but they shared a close friendship somewhat like that of [[Daniel Witwicky|Daniel]] and [[Wheelie]] (albeit with a dash more antagonism at times). He was smarter than he seemed, as he apparently built Jan's hover-pod, without which the kid couldn't get around [[Autobot]] bases half as quickly as he did. He also showed pretty serious guts for such a tiny fellow; it took a certain kind of spunk to try a flying pounce on [[Leozack]]. Too bad he forgot about [[Lionbreast|Leozack's little buddy]].<br />
<br />
Just when it seemed Holi's only purpose on Earth was to babysit Jan and occasionally take part in a skirmish, he got outed. He wasn't just ''any'' [[Micromaster]] – he was the leader of the Rescue Team! Though a bit scatterbrained in his early approach, he quickly proved he was no slouch when it counted and led his team on a successful operation the very day they finally showed up.<br />
<br />
Following the destruction of [[Deathsaurus]]'s asteroid plant, [[Star Saber]] decided it was time for everyone to go visit [[Micro]]. Well, not ''quite'' everyone; the [[Brainmaster|Brainmasters]] stayed behind to make sure the [[Dinoforce]] didn't cause too much trouble. All the problems followed the vacationers, of course. Leozack and crew showed up looking to bust their pal [[Gaihawk]] out of his prison on Micro's moon. Even with the mercenary [[Greatshot]] helping them out (to Holi's initial dismay), the Autobots couldn't stop Gaihawk's release by [[Hellbat]]. With the prison falling down around them and a rather large lava pit beneath them, Holi looked on in bemusement as Greatshot attempted to sway his former colleague to the Autobot side. Gaihawk wasn't having it and blasted the [[Six Changer]], who tumbled into the lava pit, then made good his escape with the rest of the [[Breastforce]] close behind. Holi then proved himself not only a true Autobot by staying to pull Greatshot from the pit, but ridiculously strong for a Micromaster while he was at it. The only thing that stopped him from pulling Greatshot from the pit unassisted was the ground giving way under his feet. Luckily, Star Saber arrived just in time to save them both from gravity's merciless clutches.<br />
<br />
Holi then naturally took the opportunity to visit [[Clipper|his girlfriend]], despite the good-natured ribbing his teammates gave him about it. After all, what self-respecting bot wouldn't pay a visit to his girl with a cadre of powerful [[Decepticon]] warriors on the loose? Holi was rewarded for his thoughtfulness when he and Clipper, out for a drive and a little bit of catch-up after his long absence from Micro, stumbled upon an argument between Hellbat and [[Deathcobra]]. The loving couple were subsequently witness to Deathcobra's murder and given the blame by a panicking Hellbat, who ran off and told his tale to the rest of the Breastforce. For some reason, they bought the story and stormed off to take revenge for their fallen comrade. On the Micromasters who killed him.<br />
<br />
On MICROMASTERS, people. The pair were still conveniently at the scene and would have been scrap had it not been for the timely intervention of Star Saber.<br />
<br />
<br />
====Victory manga====<br />
<br />
===Zone OVA===<br />
Holi said he wished [[Dai Atlas]] and [[Sonic Bomber]] were around. They promptly appeared.<br />
<br />
Holi did ''not'' then say he wished he had a whole bunch of [[energon cube]]s. Ah, well. It probably wouldn't have worked anyway.<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Zone===<br />
*'''Rocket Base''' (Micromaster base, 1990)<br />
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-330'''<br />
:The [[Micromaster]] Rocket Base set (the [[Takara]] release of [[Countdown]]'s base) included Holi and the other members of the Rescue Patrol, as well as Countdown's Japanese counterpart, [[Moonraider]].<br />
<br />
*'''Rescue Patrol Team''' (Micromaster Patrol 4-pack, 1990)<br />
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-331'''<br />
:Holi transforms into a black police car. He was sold as part of the [[Rescue Patrol Team]], along with [[Pipo]], [[Fire]], and [[Boater]].<br />
:This toy is identical to [[Stakeout]].<br />
<br />
===Battlestars===<br />
*'''Rescue Patrol Team''' (Micro Trailer team, 1991)<br />
:''Japanese ID number'': '''C-373'''<br />
: This set came with [[Micro Trailer]] # 10.<br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
<br />
* In the ''[[Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'' anime, Holi and Boater (who are [[gang-molding|gang-molded]]) were consistently drawn and colored as if their black plastic parts had instead been produced in white. (Possibly Takara had plans at one point to release them in these colors, so that Holi would more closely resemble [[Prowl (G1)|a]] [[Streetwise (G1)|Japanese]] [[Prowl (RID)|highway]] [[Clamp Down|patrol]] [[Red Alert (G1)|car]]. In [[Zone (animation)|Zone]], however, Holi was colored to match his toy.<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Stakeout/stakeout.htm Stakeout/Holi at TFU.info]<br />
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<div>Hey guys! Since the b4tA online game isn't really providing ''any'' stats but the overall totals, I'm going to take it on myself to mash some up and give ppl a real idea how 'close' zones are to the tipping point. (Zone 16, for instance, sees only about 100 battles per day, so the actual number of wins needed to tip it from Autobot to Decepticon control is small- most of North America sees 20 times that volume.)<br />
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However, my geography... not so good. I want to give continental totals too, but I don't know where to break them up. (Where does Europe end and Asia begin?)<br />
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*North America: 1,2,3,4,5<br />
*South America: 6,7<br />
*Eurasia: 8,9,10,11,14,15,18<br />
*Africa: 12,13,16,17<br />
*Oceania: 19,20<br />
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Also, if you have any ideas for names of individual zones, let me know, since the game designers neglected to give us descriptive titles. (Of course, if no one suggests names, I have a sinking suspicion that Greenland is going to be annexed as 'Jackpotopia'.) -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 02:47, 8 May 2007 (UTC)<br />
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== The Red Zone pic ==<br />
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I am so tempted to change the Caption to a C&C3 joke, but I'm afraid no one would get it. -- [[User:Hunter-113|Hunter-113]] 01:12, 5 June 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:Heh. Sadly, I cannot encourage you to do so, since the caption is informational- and I think that information actually makes the pic quite funny... -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 01:17, 5 June 2007 (UTC)<br />
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::Had to think about it for a second, but yes, it is funny. -- [[User:Hunter-113|Hunter-113]] 01:11, 6 June 2007 (UTC)<br />
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==Balance?==<br />
" The game's developer, who sometimes plays as a Dreadwing named simply Admin, is particularly proud of the 'balance' of of the game, where low-level players can still realistically challenge high-level players because they are ill-equipped to deal with the long 'endurance' matches favored by the low-level attacks."<br />
:Is... this sarcasm? It's hard to tell, partially because the sentence is poorly-constructed. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 02:16, 6 June 2007 (UTC)<br />
::I believe it's meant that the high-level players are ill-equipped to handle the "endurance" matches of low-level attacks, but it's still either sarcasm or a painfully misinformed statement. Get a Major whoring out his Trigger Happy and his Flamethrower, and no Lieutenant or Private will last more than five or six rounds unless he's lucky. – [[User:Slackerbot|Slackerbot]] 05:22, 21 June 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div></div>Slackerbothttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=User:Slackerbot&diff=82509User:Slackerbot2007-06-14T08:28:37Z<p>Slackerbot: </p>
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<div>Slackerbot, as her username implies, uses procrastination and her innate ability to slide by on minimal effort to get by in life.<br />
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She rarely has solid info to contribute in the process of page building – or if she does, someone else gets there first and does it better anyway – but you can count on her to nitpick spelling, grammar, formatting, and inane minutiae°. She likes it when Wiki pages are nice and neat.<br />
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<div>Slackerbot, as her username implies, uses procrastination and her innate ability to slide by on minimal effort to get by in life.<br />
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She rarely has solid info to contribute in the process of page building – or if she does, someone else gets there first and does it better anyway – but you can count on her to nitpick spelling, grammar, formatting, and inane minutiae°. She likes it when Wiki pages are nice and neat.<br />
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Otherwise, she's fairly well useless and her stats suck.<br />
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<div>Is there some reason why the Armada ep articles have begun to quote mundane lines? --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 08:25, 11 February 2007 (UTC)<br />
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==Scavenger duels himself?==<br />
There's a bit in the summary that goes, "...but Scavenger completely out-maneuvers and over-powers a Mini-Con enhanced Scavenger." &iquest;Que? I don't have knowledge of the episode in question, so if someone wants to take a crack at that one, have at. [[User:Aurax|Aurax]] 07:11, 3 February 2007 (UTC)<br />
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:Hell, Hot Shot's training with himself as his new instructor. Laugh riot. [[User:Slackerbot|Slackerbot]] 08:05, 14 June 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div></div>Slackerbothttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Perceptor_(G1)&diff=51117Perceptor (G1)2007-06-14T07:52:53Z<p>Slackerbot: Corrected some spelling, tweaked some phrasing.</p>
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<div>{{Template:Disambig3|Perceptor}}<br />
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:''Perceptor is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
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[[Image:Transformers2-Perceptor.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Surprisingly well armed for someone who doesn't like to fight]]<br />
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'''Perceptor''' is a scientist, one of the most brilliant minds the whole of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] can offer. He is always looking to learn more, and his discoveries have proven invaluable time and time again. Though his specialties lie in metallurgy, electrical engineering, and other sciences closely related to Transformer physiology, his thirst for knowledge has made him kind of a scientific jack-of-all-trades.<br />
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One of Perceptor's most infamous qualities is his tendency to speak using overly scientific terms, which can baffle – and occasionally frustrate – his comrades. The cheerful robot just doesn't seem to realize that not everyone has his extensive vocabulary.<br />
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Not much for fighting, he is always content to contribute to the Autobot cause in his own way but will engage in combat if the situation calls for it. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] often relies on Perceptor's genius and considers him as valuable as any of his officers.<br />
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:''French-Canadian name'': '''Percepto'''<br><br />
:''Italian name'': '''Supervista'''<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===Marvel Comics continuity===<br />
On Cybertron, Perceptor was often considered an officer or otherwise highly ranked personage by other Cybertronic life forms in the vicinity, inspiring in the aforementioned others a tendency to view him as a "commander" of a faction of Autobots who engaged in armed conflict against localized enemy forces until such a point as the aforementioned combat unit, or the surviving portions thereof, crossed the multidimensional warp system for transport, otherwise known as the Space Bridge, to join the forces based on the planetary body known to the overwhelming majority of those of his species who had shifted their operations to its locality as Earth. He was later deactivated for a somewhat extended period of time, by human standards if not by those of his species, by the opposing faction (as judged by an outside observer who insists on a binary classification system) in the Underbase conflict, so named for the goal of the conflict, a legendary storehouse of Cybertronic knowledge.<br />
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===Animated continuity===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Paul Eiding]] (US), [[Ken Shiroyama|Chikao Shiroyama]] (Japan)<br />
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Perceptor arrived on Earth during a period of time occurring after the initial impact of the Ark into the planet. During his period of habitation on that planetary body, he experienced a myriad of adventures. Included in that scope were incidents such as: being abducted by the [[Decepticon]]s, along with [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]]; reconfiguring his mass ratio to a microscopic scale in order to sever the connection of the [[Heart of Cybertron]] to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s body; traveling through the interstellar void with [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] to reacquire [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] from Saturn's moon Titan; and landing on an unexplored world in which Cybertronian lifeforms were minuscule in relation to the immense indigenous population. He also synthesized a panacea to remedy the deadly [[Cosmic Rust]] epidemic.<br />
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Perceptor's actions continued to be of intrinsic strategic import, particularly following the distinct tactical deficiencies during the battle of Autobot City that resulted in the expiration of [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]. He also accompanied [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] on a multitude of his manifold peregrinations.<br />
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===Victory===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Masaharu Satō]] (Japanese)<br />
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Perceptor, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Minerva]] were summoned, called forth, or otherwise sought out by [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] to save, preserve, and defend the life of the critically damaged and weakened [[Ginrai]]. They succeeded, converting the former [[Transtector]] into the mighty [[Victory Leo]].<br />
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===Japanese G2===<br />
[[Image:G2StoryPageWheeljackPerceptor1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Look at him, all tiny back there.]]<br />
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Perceptor, along with Wheeljack and [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], discovered [[Reconfiguration Matrix|new properties]] of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] which allowed Optimus Prime to revive himself as Laser-Rod Optimus Prime subsequent to a crushing defeat by Megatron.<br />
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===Universe: The Wreckers===<br />
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===Dreamwave comics continuity===<br />
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===Devil's Due G.I. Joe versus Transformers continuity===<br />
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===IDW comics continuity===<br />
Perceptor was aboard the [[Ark-17]] with [[Springer]], attempting to rescue [[Kup]]. Perceptor, like everyone else, tried to dissuade Springer of the fool's errand he had accepted. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}}<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Generation 1===<br />
*'''Perceptor''' (Autobot, 1985)<br />
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-39'''<br />
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[[Image:G1Perceptor_toy.jpg|left|thumb|Perceptor turns into the tank... of SCIENCE!]]<br />
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: Formerly a [[Microchange]] MC-20 Micro Scope, Perceptor transforms into a predominantly red, functional microscope. His magnification is limited to 1X due to the relatively crude nature of his lens. In robot mode, Perceptor is armed with a red laser rifle and a spring-loaded rocket launcher that can fire one of three red missile-shaped projectiles.<br />
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: A holdover from his Microchange origins, Perceptor can also transform into a 'tank' mode.<br />
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: The Japanese version does ''not'' launch missiles from the scope, despite what some sources say.<br />
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: There is an old variant of this toy: some have a more golden-hued chrome than the normal silver. This is not a very common variant.<br />
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*'''Perceptor''' (Autobot, 2005)<br />
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===Classics===<br />
*'''Perceptor''' (Legends, 2006)<br />
[[Image:ClassicsLOCPerceptor_toy.jpg|left|thumb|Perceptor will blow up your whole city. ''For science.'']]<br />
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: Available as part of the first assortment of ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' ''[[Legends of Cybertron]]'', Perceptor is a [[redeco]] of the ''Legends of Cybertron'' [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]]. He transforms into a BTR-90 armored personnel carrier with a large missile/laser cannon/microscope/telescope.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
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*In the animated portion of Perceptor's original toy commercial he is presented as being quite small, the size a microscope would be in relation to Prime's robot form, and not growing at all, but remaining just as tiny in robot form.<br />
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* A Perceptor [[Action Master]] was planned at one point, but apparently went no further than a concept sketch. The art is based solely on the toy including the faceplate unlike most other Action Masters. It has the distinction of carrying on Perceptor's well-armed legacy, with not just one but TWO shoulder mounted microscope cannons, arm shields, and a large handgun <ref>[[Transformers Generations Deluxe]], p110</ref>. The figure may have been intended as a pilot or driver for an Action Master vehicle, as the handgun has handlebars jutting off either side. Or, perhaps, the aforementioned munition was engineered to be wielded in an akimbo manner, simply because that is the fashion in which Perceptor traverses rotationally, canid.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Perceptor/perceptor.htm Perceptor at TFU.info]<br />
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*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Perceptor Perceptor's Universe profile at NTFA.net]<br />
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<div>:''Wreck-Gar is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[Junkion]] from the [[Generation 1]] franchise.''<br />
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[[Image:WreckGar-Gen.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Geroni-oo-run-run-roni-MOOOO!!!]]<br />
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'''Wreck-Gar''' is the leader of the Junkions, a tribe (or possibly race) of junk-robot Transformers who call the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] "home sweet home". Like all Junkions, Wreck-Gar's speech is a hodge-podge mish-mash of phrases taken from Earth broadcasting, especially television, which has become the focal point of Junkion culture. He is generally suspicious of strangers, but once he considers you a friend, he's a steadfast and selfless individual. He oversees his people's daily activities of "sorting" through their planet's collection of scrap, though what basis they use to sort the material has yet to be identified. He seems to have some sort of relationship with a Junkion lady named [[Nancy]].<br />
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In battle, Wreck-Gar is easy to knock down, but near-impossible to ''keep'' down, thanks to the very unique physiology of the Junkions. He tends to lose pieces easily when he takes damage, but he can repair that damage with lightning speed, and it's possible that even if he's reduced to a pile of parts it's only a short time before he's back on his feet again swinging his axe. This rapid-healing ability reaches almost instantaneous speed on his home planet of Junk, or anywhere he can get his hands on scrap metal. Many would-be conquerors have mistaken the Junkions for harmless idiots. Most of them are currently scattered across the rusted surface of Junk.<br />
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''French-Canadian name:'' '''Ferraille'''<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===Animated continuity===<br />
:''Voice actors:'' [[Eric Idle]], [[Tony Pope]] (US); [[Toshirō Ishii]] (Japan)<br />
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At first Wreck-Gar views the Autobots as thieves and enemies. Attacking without warning after [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]' 'death', Wreck-Gar and his fellow Junkions soon learn that they were wrong. Wreck-Gar fights [[Springer]] for a while, before being taken down by Daniel Witwicky, with a steel bar to the back of the head.<br />
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Following their defeat and the arrival of [[Hot Rod]], [[Kup]], [[Wheelie]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]--and subsequent pacification with the [[Universal Greeting]], Wreck-Gar has the Junkions rebuild Ultra Magnus, and dance with the Autobots to [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] until they decide maybe they should protect Cybertron from [[Unicron]] after all.<br />
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After boogying down for an unspecified amount of time, the Junkions reveal their rather cruddy-looking ship to the Autobots and prepare to destroy Unicron, kill the Grand Poobah, and eliminate even the toughest stains.<br />
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Against Unicron, Wreck-Gar doesn't inflict much damage, really. Revealing the Junkions as mostly bluster, they fly around annoying Unicron until the ship is crushed by Unicron's hand.<br />
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Wreck-Gar survived as did [[Perceptor]], appearing with the rest of Rodimus Prime's Autobot team. He took over from Ratchet as the team's main surgeon, after these events.<br />
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When an [[Autobot Shuttle]] is forced to land on [[Junkion (planet)|The Junk Planet]] for repairs, [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] catches the attention of Wreck-Gar. Wreck-Gar is impressed by Blurr's powerful engine... and decides he wants it! He attacks the Autobots with a horde of Junkions, intent on hacking the still-sputtering engine from Blurr's body, and fights [[Springer]] in the process.<br />
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The misunderstanding comes to an end when [[Kup]], an old hand at negotiating with natives, locates their missing shuttle and instead engages the Junkions in a barter session, trading weapons and energon. The Junkions wave as their new friends depart with all their parts intact.<br />
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Wreck-Gar found the chassis of the near-dead [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] floating in space, where it had been abandoned by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] while on a supply run. Wreck-Gar brought Megatron back on-line, and even salvaged several [[Air Warrior]] drone bodies from the surface of Junk for him so he could reclaim his position ad leader of the Decepticons. For his efforts, Megatron stabbed Wreck-Gar through the chest.<br />
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''('''Note''': [[Dreamwave]] declared bankruptcy before many of its plot threads could be resolved. Due to the Junkions' rapid-repair, very-hard-to-kill physiology, it seems unlikely that Wreck-Gar was a fatality.)''<br />
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''"Collect and Save" by [[Tim Waggoner]]''<br />
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When the [[Recyclon]]s arrived on Junk, intending to convert the planet into energon for their overseers the [[Harvest Lords of Sigrath]], Wreck-Gar apprached the leader [[Salvage (G1)|Salvage]], and got two blaster bolts in the chest. After a near-instantaneous repair job, Wreck-Gar called out his fellows and swarmed the Recyclons, severely damaging them and forcing them to retreat to their ship the ''[[Reclamation]]'' and lift off.<br />
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Salvage returned to the planet's surface, leaving the ''Reclamation'' in orbit, in order to make peace with Wreck-Gar. But it was all a ruse; Salavge slapped a device on Wreck-Gar, a more powerful version of the Junkion leader's own decelerator laser, preventing him from attacking or calling his people while the orbiting Recyclons fired a beam from the [[Prime Processing Unit]] to convert the planet to energon from space. However, Wreck-Gar proved even stronger than Salvage expected, and he called the Junkions to fire a tractor beam at the ''Reclamation'', sending it crashing into Junk seconds before the Prime Processing Unit activated, causing the ship to explode. Salvage himself lived only a few seconds more than his fellows, as the Junkions closed in on him immediately afterwards.<br />
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==Toys==<br />
[[Image:WreckGar-MyClone.jpg|thumb|right|Awesomest MyClone EVER]]<br />
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*'''Wreck-Gar''' (Autobot Hero, 1986)<br />
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-81'''<br />
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: Wreck-Gar's only toy transforms into a Cybertronic "junk" motorcycle, and is noteworthy for being one of the earliest uses of ball-and-socket joints in the Transformers toy line. The original toy commercial portrayed him as a Decepticon, presumably to keep with the theme of the movie and not spoil a surprise... even though the toy was always labelled and packaged as an Autobot.<br />
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: Unfortunately, two Wreck-Gar toys are completely incapable of riding one another, as seen in the movie.<br />
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: For nearly 20 years, Wreck-Gar was the ''only'' Junkion toy, until the creation of the [[e-Hobby]] exclusive [[Detritus]].<br />
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A plastic "super deformed" mini-figurine of Wreck-Gar was created as part of the second wave of [[MyClone]] Transformers in Japan. These toys could be disassembled and their parts mixed-and-matched thanks to a generic base body. In Wreck-Gar's case, this is especially appropriate.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*In Wreck-Gar's starring toy commercial, he is voiced by [[Frank Welker]] rather than Tony Pope.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Wreck-Gar/wreck-gar.htm Wreck-Gar at TFU.info]<br />
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<div>''Perceptor is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Generation 1]] continuity.''<br />
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'''Perceptor''' is a scientist, one of the most brilliant minds the whole of Cyberton can offer. Not much for fighting, he is always content to contribute to the Autobot cause in his own way but will engage in combat if the situation calls for it. [[Optimus Prime]] often relies on Perceptor's genius and considers him as valuable as any of his officers.<br />
One of Perceptor's most infamous qualities is his tendency to speak using overly scientific terms, which can baffle his comrades (and occasionally frustrate them).<br />
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Perceptor transforms into a microscope and can function as any microscope known to man, including an electron microscope. In both modes, he can use the optical lenses in his microscope barrel-cannon to fire a beam of concentrated light.<br />
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=Fiction=<br />
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'''Voice actor:''' [[Paul Eiding]] (US), ? (Japan)<br />
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Perceptor first appeared in the cartoon series during season two, alongside other Autobots as Hasbro introduced new characters in their toy line. His adventures include being captured by [[Decepticons]] along with Seaspray, shrinking down to microscopic size to disconnect the Heart of Cyberton from Megatron's body, assisting [[Jazz]] on a mission to recover [[Cosmos]] from Saturn's moon, Titan, and landing on a foreign planet where Transformers are the size of toys.<br />
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Perceptor continued to have an impact in the series from then on, becoming the most heavily relied-upon scientific mind after the movie. He also accompanies [[Rodimus Prime]] on several other journies.<br />
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===Dreamwave Comics continuity===<br />
Perceptor appears in the second volume of the Dreamwave continuity, where Cybertron is ruled by Shockwave.<br />
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=Toys=<br />
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==Generation 1==<br />
* Perceptor. The Japanese version does ''not'' launch missiles from the scope, despite what some sources say.<br />
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* Reissue TFC 19 Perceptor<br />
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=External Links=<br />
*[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Perceptor/perceptor.htm Perceptor at TFU.info]<br />
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Perceptor Perceptor's Universe profile at NTFA.net]<br />
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