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Roadburner

2026-04-16T00:07:23Z

Smokestorm: /* The Transformers */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the Micromaster|the ''Titans Return'' Autobot "Roadburn"|Chase (G1)}}
:''Roadburner is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Road burner cardart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Some days, you can tell the box artist just phoned it in.]]
'''Roadburner''' is the model of determination under pressure. Extremely tough and strong, his heat-resistant armor lets him wade into the most dangerous situations and emerge unscathed. Combine that with an extendible crane and a working knowledge of battlefield medicine, and you have one of the most skilled rescue operatives among the [[Autobot]]s. Roadburner won't give up and has been known to keep plugging away, trying to save as many lives as possible, when all hope seems lost.

There's a flipside to his heroics, however: Roadburner holds himself to very high standards, and he can't accept any kind of personal failure on his watch. The loss of even one life weighs heavily on him. It doesn't help that his [[Metro Squad]] partner, [[Wheel Blaze]], is a well-meaning but overenergetic doof who causes more trouble than he solves, leaving Roadburner to clean up the mess.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #5</ref>

==Fiction==
===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
After Cybertron fell, the Autobots left their homeworld aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', traveling through space in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref> As fuel ran low, it fell to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to send [[Fireguard]], Roadburner, and [[Windstorm]] to Micron to collect the powerful yet dangerous [[plasma energy]] detected by [[Teletraan I]]. Decepticon Micromasters [[Stingracer]], [[Barricade (G1)|Runner]], and [[Motorhead (G1)|Motorhead]] followed them, intending to sabotage their mission and seize the plasma energy for themselves.

The Autobots took advantage of the dense population of Micron to hide out until they were ready to take the plasma energy. As Micron was the most secure planet in the universe, the plasma energy generators were protected enough for both sides to struggle to reach them. The Decepticons made contact with the plasma energy first, only to be effectively ''disintegrated'' by it when the generator overloaded, so the Autobot Micromasters deemed the plasma energy too dangerous and left. {{Storylink|Source:Earthrise Galactic Odyssey Collection|Encounter 2: Micron Micromasters}}

==Commercial appearances==
Roadburner, [[Wheel Blaze]], [[Missile Master]], and [[Moonrock]] were among a group of Autobot Micromasters that managed to infiltrate the Decepticon headquarters. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] tried to stop them, only to be confounded by their ability to separate and recombine in their vehicle modes. They then shot Megatron in the face. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster Combiners|Micromaster Combiners commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends-Roadburner.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING HERE!?"]]
Roadburner (minus Wheel Blaze) was part of a big fight involving an array of military vehicles. Yep. {{storylink|By Land, Sea, or Air}}

{{note|Two things. First of all, note that Roadburner's altmode features a white Wheel Blaze... mistakenly colored this way because the colorist [[Circular reporting|misread]] the toy photo below. Second, it is highly likely that Roadburner being in this thing '''at all''' is a mistake, and that it was actually supposed to be [[Roadbuster (G1)|Road'''buster''']] in this set. What with the [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] and the military vehicles and the whatnot.}}

===''Transformers Rising''===
{{Charstubgames}}
{{Storylink|More than Meets the Eye - I}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Earth Wars Roadburner.jpg|thumb]]
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1-toy Roadburner.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Dear [[Mobage]]. This does not mean that Wheel Blaze is ghostly white all over. Thank you.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Metro Squad''' (Micromaster Combiner Squad, [[1990]])}}</ul>

: Released in the seventh and final year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original Hasbro ''Transformers'' toyline]] in the US (sixth and non-final year in Europe), Roadburner transforms into a yellow American LaFrance tractor-drawn aerial fire engine trailer, with the front, tractor part being his combiner partner [[Wheel Blaze#Toys|Wheel Blaze]]. He can, of course, combine with any other [[Micromaster Combiner]] to form a new vehicle, as well as connect to any [[Micromaster Combiner Transport]].

: He was only available in a Squad pack with his squadmates Wheel Blaze, [[Power Run#Toys|Power Run]], [[Oiler#Toys|Oiler]], [[Slide#Toys|Slide]], and [[Strikedown#Toys|Strikedown]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Autobot/RoadBurner/roadburner.htm More information on Roadburner at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|Return of Convoy}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Fire Tanker W Team''' (Micro Transformer W Team, [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-365'''
:*''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #5

: A year later, Roadburner was released in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991 (Return of Convoy)|Return of Convoy]]'' part of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|original Takara ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' toyline]], as part of the [[Fire Tanker W Team]].

: The other three toys in the set are [[Wheel Blaze#Toys|Wheel Blaze]], [[Oiler#Toys|Oiler]], and [[Slide#Toys|Slide]], all identical to their Hasbro-release versions. The set also comes with [[Micro Trailer#Toys|Micro Trailer]] #5, a storage/launching vehicle for Micromasters which can also attach to a Micromaster half-vehicle, plus a decal sheet with extra stickers to adorn your Micromasters with.
{{--}}

===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-WFC-E-Roadburner.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Pictured separately from his partner so Mobage doesn't get confused.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Micron Micromasters''' (Galactic Odyssey Collection, [[2021]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

: Part of the Encounter 2 set of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Galactic Odyssey Collection, representing [[Micro]]n, Roadburner is an Autobot-aligned redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Power Punch#War for Cybertron: Siege|Power Punch]], transforming into the back half of a <s>military vehicle</s> fire truck, according to the online description for the set. Regardless, Roadburner is fairly inaccurate to his original toy; since he lacks the red aerial ladder found on his original toy - the black cannon on his back is probably intended to represent a water pump. He can combine with his partner [[Fireguard]] (rather than [[Wheel Blaze#War for Cybertron: Siege|Wheel Blaze]], who was already released in the ''Siege'' toyline) to form the complete "fire truck". Additionally, the duo can be inverted in their combined mode, forming a shoulder cannon for a larger figure.

: Roadburner is part of a six-pack exclusive to [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], bundled with fellow Autobots [[Fireguard]] and [[Windstorm]], and Decepticons [[Barricade (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Runner]], [[Motorhead (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Motorhead]], and [[Stingracer]]. Despite being labeled as "Encounter 2" in the Galactic Odyssey Collection, this was the ''third'' set to be officially revealed. The reasons for this delay are unknown.

:This mold was also used to make ''Earthrise'' [[Missile Master#Generations|Missile Master]].

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Roadburner''' (ロードバーナー ''Rōdobānā'')
*''French:'' '''Flamèche''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Pulsar'''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Amazon exclusives]]
[[Category:C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise Autobots]]

Roadburner

2026-04-13T11:42:37Z

Smokestorm: /* The Transformers */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the Micromaster|the ''Titans Return'' Autobot "Roadburn"|Chase (G1)}}
:''Roadburner is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Road burner cardart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Some days, you can tell the box artist just phoned it in.]]
'''Roadburner''' is the model of determination under pressure. Extremely tough and strong, his heat-resistant armor lets him wade into the most dangerous situations and emerge unscathed. Combine that with an extendible crane and a working knowledge of battlefield medicine, and you have one of the most skilled rescue operatives among the [[Autobot]]s. Roadburner won't give up and has been known to keep plugging away, trying to save as many lives as possible, when all hope seems lost.

There's a flipside to his heroics, however: Roadburner holds himself to very high standards, and he can't accept any kind of personal failure on his watch. The loss of even one life weighs heavily on him. It doesn't help that his [[Metro Squad]] partner, [[Wheel Blaze]], is a well-meaning but overenergetic doof who causes more trouble than he solves, leaving Roadburner to clean up the mess.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #5</ref>

==Fiction==
===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
After Cybertron fell, the Autobots left their homeworld aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', traveling through space in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref> As fuel ran low, it fell to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to send [[Fireguard]], Roadburner, and [[Windstorm]] to Micron to collect the powerful yet dangerous [[plasma energy]] detected by [[Teletraan I]]. Decepticon Micromasters [[Stingracer]], [[Barricade (G1)|Runner]], and [[Motorhead (G1)|Motorhead]] followed them, intending to sabotage their mission and seize the plasma energy for themselves.

The Autobots took advantage of the dense population of Micron to hide out until they were ready to take the plasma energy. As Micron was the most secure planet in the universe, the plasma energy generators were protected enough for both sides to struggle to reach them. The Decepticons made contact with the plasma energy first, only to be effectively ''disintegrated'' by it when the generator overloaded, so the Autobot Micromasters deemed the plasma energy too dangerous and left. {{Storylink|Source:Earthrise Galactic Odyssey Collection|Encounter 2: Micron Micromasters}}

==Commercial appearances==
Roadburner, [[Wheel Blaze]], [[Missile Master]], and [[Moonrock]] were among a group of Autobot Micromasters that managed to infiltrate the Decepticon headquarters. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] tried to stop them, only to be confounded by their ability to separate and recombine in their vehicle modes. They then shot Megatron in the face. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster Combiners|Micromaster Combiners commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends-Roadburner.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING HERE!?"]]
Roadburner (minus Wheel Blaze) was part of a big fight involving an array of military vehicles. Yep. {{storylink|By Land, Sea, or Air}}

{{note|Two things. First of all, note that Roadburner's altmode features a white Wheel Blaze... mistakenly colored this way because the colorist [[Circular reporting|misread]] the toy photo below. Second, it is highly likely that Roadburner being in this thing '''at all''' is a mistake, and that it was actually supposed to be [[Roadbuster (G1)|Road'''buster''']] in this set. What with the [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] and the military vehicles and the whatnot.}}

===''Transformers Rising''===
{{Charstubgames}}
{{Storylink|More than Meets the Eye - I}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Earth Wars Roadburner.jpg|thumb]]
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1-toy Roadburner.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Dear [[Mobage]]. This does not mean that Wheel Blaze is ghostly white all over. Thank you.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Metro Squad''' (Micromaster Combiner Squad, [[1990]])}}</ul>

: Released in the seventh and final year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original Hasbro ''Transformers'' toyline]] in the US (sixth and non-final year in Europe), Roadburner transforms into the trailer part of a yellow American LaFrance tractor-drawn aerial fire engine trailer, with the front, tractor part being his combiner partner [[Wheel Blaze#Toys|Wheel Blaze]]. He can, of course, combine with any other [[Micromaster Combiner]] to form a new vehicle, as well as connect to any [[Micromaster Combiner Transport]].

: He was only available in a Squad pack with his squadmates Wheel Blaze, [[Power Run#Toys|Power Run]], [[Oiler#Toys|Oiler]], [[Slide#Toys|Slide]], and [[Strikedown#Toys|Strikedown]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Autobot/RoadBurner/roadburner.htm More information on Roadburner at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|Return of Convoy}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Fire Tanker W Team''' (Micro Transformer W Team, [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-365'''
:*''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #5

: A year later, Roadburner was released in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991 (Return of Convoy)|Return of Convoy]]'' part of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|original Takara ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' toyline]], as part of the [[Fire Tanker W Team]].

: The other three toys in the set are [[Wheel Blaze#Toys|Wheel Blaze]], [[Oiler#Toys|Oiler]], and [[Slide#Toys|Slide]], all identical to their Hasbro-release versions. The set also comes with [[Micro Trailer#Toys|Micro Trailer]] #5, a storage/launching vehicle for Micromasters which can also attach to a Micromaster half-vehicle, plus a decal sheet with extra stickers to adorn your Micromasters with.
{{--}}

===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-WFC-E-Roadburner.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Micron Micromasters''' (Galactic Odyssey Collection, [[2021]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

: Part of the Encounter 2 set of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Galactic Odyssey Collection, representing [[Micro]]n, Roadburner is an Autobot-aligned redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Power Punch#War for Cybertron: Siege|Power Punch]], transforming into the back half of a <s>military vehicle</s> fire truck, according to the online description for the set. Regardless, Roadburner is fairly inaccurate to his original toy; since he lacks the red aerial ladder found on his original toy - the black cannon on his back is probably intended to represent a water pump. He can combine with his partner [[Fireguard]] (rather than [[Wheel Blaze#War for Cybertron: Siege|Wheel Blaze]], who was already released in the ''Siege'' toyline) to form the complete "fire truck". Additionally, the duo can be inverted in their combined mode, forming a shoulder cannon for a larger figure.

: Roadburner is part of a six-pack exclusive to [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], bundled with fellow Autobots [[Fireguard]] and [[Windstorm]], and Decepticons [[Barricade (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Runner]], [[Motorhead (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Motorhead]], and [[Stingracer]]. Despite being labeled as "Encounter 2" in the Galactic Odyssey Collection, this was the ''third'' set to be officially revealed. The reasons for this delay are unknown.

:This mold was also used to make ''Earthrise'' [[Missile Master#Generations|Missile Master]].

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Roadburner''' (ロードバーナー ''Rōdobānā'')
*''French:'' '''Flamèche''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Pulsar'''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Amazon exclusives]]
[[Category:C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise Autobots]]

Wheel Blaze

2026-04-13T11:41:27Z

Smokestorm: /* The Transformers */

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Wheel Blaze is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Wheel blaze cardart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"''I'll'' pet the kitty!"]]

'''Wheel Blaze''' (also '''Wheelblaze''') is the perfect calm, competent soldier. Or at least, that's his PR. In truth, while he may be strong and smart, and a pretty competent planner, in an actual crisis he is anything but helpful, something he either doesn't notice or won't admit to. In the field, his cry of, "I'll handle this!" is the cue for his [[combiner]] partner, [[Roadburner]], and the rest of the [[Metro Squad]], to start wondering how to fix the impending mess.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #7</ref>

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
Wheel Blaze was the leader of the [[Fire Tanker W Team]].

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
During the war for Cybertron, Wheel Blaze was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Command Infantry Private]]. {{storylink|#Generations|''Siege'' toy packaging}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:WarWorldHunt GrappleVolunteers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|left]]
After the fall of the Senate, the Decepticon party initiated an illegal takeover of the government and civil services. Wheel Blaze and a group of civilian volunteers stood guard over the Iacon [[energon storage field|energon stores]], trying to maintain control over the energy for the people. Former Senator [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and a force of Decepticons attacked, driving them away and claiming the energon for the Decepticons and their supporters only. {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}}

Wheel Blaze officially joined the Autobot in exile at [[Crystal City]] after the loss of Iacon. He was part of a convoy sent out into the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] in an effort to retrieve the [[Enigma of Combination]]. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}
{{--}}

==Commercial appearances==
Wheel Blaze, [[Roadburner]], [[Missile Master]] and [[Moonrock]] were among a group of Autobot Micromasters that managed to infiltrate the Decepticon headquarters. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] tried to stop them, only to be confounded by their ability to separate and recombine in their vehicle modes. They then shot Megatron in the face. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster Combiners|Micromaster Combiners commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1-toy WheelBlaze.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Metro Squad''' (Micromaster Combiner Squad, [[1990]])}}</ul>

: Released in the seventh and final year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original Hasbro ''Transformers'' toyline]] in the US (sixth and non-final year in Europe), Wheel Blaze transforms into a the tractor part of a yellow American LaFrance tractor-drawn aerial fire engine, which he forms with his combiner partner [[Roadburner#The Transformers|Roadburner]]. He can, of course, combine with any other [[Micromaster Combiner]] to form a new vehicle, as well as connect to any [[Micromaster Combiner Transport]].

: He was only available in the [[Metro Squad#The Transformers|Metro Squad]] six-pack with Roadburner, [[Power Run#The Transformers|Power Run]], [[Oiler#The Transformers|Oiler]], [[Slide#The Transformers|Slide]], and [[Strikedown#The Transformers|Strikedown]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Autobot/WheelBlaze/wheelblaze.htm More information on Wheel Blaze at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|Return of Convoy}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Fire Tanker W Team''' (Micro Transformer W Team, [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-365'''
:*''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #5

: A year later, Wheel Blaze was released in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991 (Return of Convoy)|Return of Convoy]]'' part of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|original Takara ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' toyline]], as part of the [[Fire Tanker W Team]].

: The other three toys in the set are [[Roadburner#Return of Convoy|Roadburner]], [[Oiler#Return of Convoy|Oiler]], and [[Slide#Return of Convoy|Slide]], all identical to their Hasbro-release versions. The set also comes with [[Micro Trailer#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Micro Trailer]] #5, a storage/launching vehicle for Micromasters which can also attach to a Micromaster half-vehicle, plus a decal sheet with extra stickers to adorn your Micromasters with.
{{--}}

===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:Siege-Micromaster-Wheelblaze.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Autobots vs. Decepticons''' (Micromaster 10-pack, [[2019]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WFC-S58'''

: ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Wheel Blaze is a [[redeco]] of [[Red Hot#War for Cybertron: Siege|Red Heat]] (himself a [[retool]] of [[Big Shot#War for Cybertron: Siege|Topshot]]) that transforms from robot to Cybertronian fire truck. He can also combine with his pack-in teammate [[Road Police#War for Cybertron: Siege|Road Police]] to form the "Powershot Plasma Cannon" blaster-weapon for larger figures to wield. As a part of the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], their weapon mode can be attached to any toy with a [[5 mm post]]-hole. [[Fire Blast effect]]s can also be attached to their barrels, and to the end of the fire truck mode's ladder.

: He was only available as part of a [[Target]] [[exclusive]] ten-pack of Micromasters, which includes the Autobots [[Groundshaker (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ground Shaker]], [[Ironworks (Micromaster)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Irontread]], [[Overair (Micromaster)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Overair]], [[Ricon#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ricon]], and Road-Police, and the Decepticons [[Cratermaker#War for Cybertron: Siege|Cratermaker]], [[Fireline#War for Cybertron: Siege|Fireline]], [[Nightflight (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Nightflight]], and [[Skyhopper#War for Cybertron: Siege|Slyhopper]]. Wheel Blaze is incorrectly labelled Irontread on the first page of the instruction manual, but is correctly named for his toy’s instructions.

==Notes==
*As Wheel Blaze already received a release in the ''Siege'' toyline, he was "replaced" by [[Fireguard#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Fireguard]] as Roadburner's partner in the ''Earthrise'' Micromasters multi-pack.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wheel Breeze''' (ホイールブリーズ ''Hoīru Burīzu'')<ref>It is unclear whether Takara intentionally changed the pronunciation of the second word from "blaze" to "breeze" or rather if the "breeze" pronunciation is merely the result of a misspelling.</ref>
*''French:'' '''Étincelle''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Bionic'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege Autobots]]

Roadburner

2026-04-12T09:21:15Z

Smokestorm: /* The Transformers */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the Micromaster|the ''Titans Return'' Autobot "Roadburn"|Chase (G1)}}
:''Roadburner is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Road burner cardart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Some days, you can tell the box artist just phoned it in.]]
'''Roadburner''' is the model of determination under pressure. Extremely tough and strong, his heat-resistant armor lets him wade into the most dangerous situations and emerge unscathed. Combine that with an extendible crane and a working knowledge of battlefield medicine, and you have one of the most skilled rescue operatives among the [[Autobot]]s. Roadburner won't give up and has been known to keep plugging away, trying to save as many lives as possible, when all hope seems lost.

There's a flipside to his heroics, however: Roadburner holds himself to very high standards, and he can't accept any kind of personal failure on his watch. The loss of even one life weighs heavily on him. It doesn't help that his [[Metro Squad]] partner, [[Wheel Blaze]], is a well-meaning but overenergetic doof who causes more trouble than he solves, leaving Roadburner to clean up the mess.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #5</ref>

==Fiction==
===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
After Cybertron fell, the Autobots left their homeworld aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', traveling through space in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref> As fuel ran low, it fell to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to send [[Fireguard]], Roadburner, and [[Windstorm]] to Micron to collect the powerful yet dangerous [[plasma energy]] detected by [[Teletraan I]]. Decepticon Micromasters [[Stingracer]], [[Barricade (G1)|Runner]], and [[Motorhead (G1)|Motorhead]] followed them, intending to sabotage their mission and seize the plasma energy for themselves.

The Autobots took advantage of the dense population of Micron to hide out until they were ready to take the plasma energy. As Micron was the most secure planet in the universe, the plasma energy generators were protected enough for both sides to struggle to reach them. The Decepticons made contact with the plasma energy first, only to be effectively ''disintegrated'' by it when the generator overloaded, so the Autobot Micromasters deemed the plasma energy too dangerous and left. {{Storylink|Source:Earthrise Galactic Odyssey Collection|Encounter 2: Micron Micromasters}}

==Commercial appearances==
Roadburner, [[Wheel Blaze]], [[Missile Master]], and [[Moonrock]] were among a group of Autobot Micromasters that managed to infiltrate the Decepticon headquarters. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] tried to stop them, only to be confounded by their ability to separate and recombine in their vehicle modes. They then shot Megatron in the face. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster Combiners|Micromaster Combiners commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends-Roadburner.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING HERE!?"]]
Roadburner (minus Wheel Blaze) was part of a big fight involving an array of military vehicles. Yep. {{storylink|By Land, Sea, or Air}}

{{note|Two things. First of all, note that Roadburner's altmode features a white Wheel Blaze... mistakenly colored this way because the colorist [[Circular reporting|misread]] the toy photo below. Second, it is highly likely that Roadburner being in this thing '''at all''' is a mistake, and that it was actually supposed to be [[Roadbuster (G1)|Road'''buster''']] in this set. What with the [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] and the military vehicles and the whatnot.}}

===''Transformers Rising''===
{{Charstubgames}}
{{Storylink|More than Meets the Eye - I}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Earth Wars Roadburner.jpg|thumb]]
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1-toy Roadburner.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Dear [[Mobage]]. This does not mean that Wheel Blaze is ghostly white all over. Thank you.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Metro Squad''' (Micromaster Combiner Squad, [[1990]])}}</ul>

: Released in the seventh and final year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original Hasbro ''Transformers'' toyline]] in the US (sixth and non-final year in Europe), Roadburner transforms into a yellow American LaFrance tractor drawn aerial fire engine trailer which is intended to be the rear half of a ''complete'' fire engine that he forms with his combiner partner [[Wheel Blaze#Toys|Wheel Blaze]]. He can, of course, combine with any other [[Micromaster Combiner]] to form a new vehicle, as well as connect to any [[Micromaster Combiner Transport]].

: He was only available in a Squad pack with his squadmates Wheel Blaze, [[Power Run#Toys|Power Run]], [[Oiler#Toys|Oiler]], [[Slide#Toys|Slide]], and [[Strikedown#Toys|Strikedown]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Autobot/RoadBurner/roadburner.htm More information on Roadburner at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|Return of Convoy}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Fire Tanker W Team''' (Micro Transformer W Team, [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-365'''
:*''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #5

: A year later, Roadburner was released in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991 (Return of Convoy)|Return of Convoy]]'' part of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|original Takara ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' toyline]], as part of the [[Fire Tanker W Team]].

: The other three toys in the set are [[Wheel Blaze#Toys|Wheel Blaze]], [[Oiler#Toys|Oiler]], and [[Slide#Toys|Slide]], all identical to their Hasbro-release versions. The set also comes with [[Micro Trailer#Toys|Micro Trailer]] #5, a storage/launching vehicle for Micromasters which can also attach to a Micromaster half-vehicle, plus a decal sheet with extra stickers to adorn your Micromasters with.
{{--}}

===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-WFC-E-Roadburner.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Micron Micromasters''' (Galactic Odyssey Collection, [[2021]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

: Part of the Encounter 2 set of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Galactic Odyssey Collection, representing [[Micro]]n, Roadburner is an Autobot-aligned redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Power Punch#War for Cybertron: Siege|Power Punch]], transforming into the back half of a <s>military vehicle</s> fire truck, according to the online description for the set. Regardless, Roadburner is fairly inaccurate to his original toy; since he lacks the red aerial ladder found on his original toy - the black cannon on his back is probably intended to represent a water pump. He can combine with his partner [[Fireguard]] (rather than [[Wheel Blaze#War for Cybertron: Siege|Wheel Blaze]], who was already released in the ''Siege'' toyline) to form the complete "fire truck". Additionally, the duo can be inverted in their combined mode, forming a shoulder cannon for a larger figure.

: Roadburner is part of a six-pack exclusive to [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], bundled with fellow Autobots [[Fireguard]] and [[Windstorm]], and Decepticons [[Barricade (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Runner]], [[Motorhead (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Motorhead]], and [[Stingracer]]. Despite being labeled as "Encounter 2" in the Galactic Odyssey Collection, this was the ''third'' set to be officially revealed. The reasons for this delay are unknown.

:This mold was also used to make ''Earthrise'' [[Missile Master#Generations|Missile Master]].

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Roadburner''' (ロードバーナー ''Rōdobānā'')
*''French:'' '''Flamèche''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Pulsar'''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Amazon exclusives]]
[[Category:C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise Autobots]]

Wheel Blaze

2026-04-12T09:20:46Z

Smokestorm: /* The Transformers */

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Wheel Blaze is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Wheel blaze cardart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"''I'll'' pet the kitty!"]]

'''Wheel Blaze''' (also '''Wheelblaze''') is the perfect calm, competent soldier. Or at least, that's his PR. In truth, while he may be strong and smart, and a pretty competent planner, in an actual crisis he is anything but helpful, something he either doesn't notice or won't admit to. In the field, his cry of, "I'll handle this!" is the cue for his [[combiner]] partner, [[Roadburner]], and the rest of the [[Metro Squad]], to start wondering how to fix the impending mess.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #7</ref>

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
Wheel Blaze was the leader of the [[Fire Tanker W Team]].

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
During the war for Cybertron, Wheel Blaze was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Command Infantry Private]]. {{storylink|#Generations|''Siege'' toy packaging}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:WarWorldHunt GrappleVolunteers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|left]]
After the fall of the Senate, the Decepticon party initiated an illegal takeover of the government and civil services. Wheel Blaze and a group of civilian volunteers stood guard over the Iacon [[energon storage field|energon stores]], trying to maintain control over the energy for the people. Former Senator [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and a force of Decepticons attacked, driving them away and claiming the energon for the Decepticons and their supporters only. {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}}

Wheel Blaze officially joined the Autobot in exile at [[Crystal City]] after the loss of Iacon. He was part of a convoy sent out into the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] in an effort to retrieve the [[Enigma of Combination]]. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}
{{--}}

==Commercial appearances==
Wheel Blaze, [[Roadburner]], [[Missile Master]] and [[Moonrock]] were among a group of Autobot Micromasters that managed to infiltrate the Decepticon headquarters. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] tried to stop them, only to be confounded by their ability to separate and recombine in their vehicle modes. They then shot Megatron in the face. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster Combiners|Micromaster Combiners commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1-toy WheelBlaze.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Metro Squad''' (Micromaster Combiner Squad, [[1990]])}}</ul>

: Released in the seventh and final year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original Hasbro ''Transformers'' toyline]] in the US (sixth and non-final year in Europe), Wheel Blaze transforms into a wheeled truck which is intended to be the front half of a yellow American LaFrance tractor drawn aerial fire engine, which he forms with his combiner partner [[Roadburner#The Transformers|Roadburner]]. He can, of course, combine with any other [[Micromaster Combiner]] to form a new vehicle, as well as connect to any [[Micromaster Combiner Transport]].

: He was only available in the [[Metro Squad#The Transformers|Metro Squad]] six-pack with Roadburner, [[Power Run#The Transformers|Power Run]], [[Oiler#The Transformers|Oiler]], [[Slide#The Transformers|Slide]], and [[Strikedown#The Transformers|Strikedown]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Autobot/WheelBlaze/wheelblaze.htm More information on Wheel Blaze at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|Return of Convoy}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Fire Tanker W Team''' (Micro Transformer W Team, [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-365'''
:*''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #5

: A year later, Wheel Blaze was released in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991 (Return of Convoy)|Return of Convoy]]'' part of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|original Takara ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' toyline]], as part of the [[Fire Tanker W Team]].

: The other three toys in the set are [[Roadburner#Return of Convoy|Roadburner]], [[Oiler#Return of Convoy|Oiler]], and [[Slide#Return of Convoy|Slide]], all identical to their Hasbro-release versions. The set also comes with [[Micro Trailer#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Micro Trailer]] #5, a storage/launching vehicle for Micromasters which can also attach to a Micromaster half-vehicle, plus a decal sheet with extra stickers to adorn your Micromasters with.
{{--}}

===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:Siege-Micromaster-Wheelblaze.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Autobots vs. Decepticons''' (Micromaster 10-pack, [[2019]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WFC-S58'''

: ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Wheel Blaze is a [[redeco]] of [[Red Hot#War for Cybertron: Siege|Red Heat]] (himself a [[retool]] of [[Big Shot#War for Cybertron: Siege|Topshot]]) that transforms from robot to Cybertronian fire truck. He can also combine with his pack-in teammate [[Road Police#War for Cybertron: Siege|Road Police]] to form the "Powershot Plasma Cannon" blaster-weapon for larger figures to wield. As a part of the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], their weapon mode can be attached to any toy with a [[5 mm post]]-hole. [[Fire Blast effect]]s can also be attached to their barrels, and to the end of the fire truck mode's ladder.

: He was only available as part of a [[Target]] [[exclusive]] ten-pack of Micromasters, which includes the Autobots [[Groundshaker (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ground Shaker]], [[Ironworks (Micromaster)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Irontread]], [[Overair (Micromaster)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Overair]], [[Ricon#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ricon]], and Road-Police, and the Decepticons [[Cratermaker#War for Cybertron: Siege|Cratermaker]], [[Fireline#War for Cybertron: Siege|Fireline]], [[Nightflight (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Nightflight]], and [[Skyhopper#War for Cybertron: Siege|Slyhopper]]. Wheel Blaze is incorrectly labelled Irontread on the first page of the instruction manual, but is correctly named for his toy’s instructions.

==Notes==
*As Wheel Blaze already received a release in the ''Siege'' toyline, he was "replaced" by [[Fireguard#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Fireguard]] as Roadburner's partner in the ''Earthrise'' Micromasters multi-pack.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wheel Breeze''' (ホイールブリーズ ''Hoīru Burīzu'')<ref>It is unclear whether Takara intentionally changed the pronunciation of the second word from "blaze" to "breeze" or rather if the "breeze" pronunciation is merely the result of a misspelling.</ref>
*''French:'' '''Étincelle''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Bionic'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege Autobots]]

Roadburner

2026-04-12T00:04:47Z

Smokestorm: /* The Transformers */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the Micromaster|the ''Titans Return'' Autobot "Roadburn"|Chase (G1)}}
:''Roadburner is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Road burner cardart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Some days, you can tell the box artist just phoned it in.]]
'''Roadburner''' is the model of determination under pressure. Extremely tough and strong, his heat-resistant armor lets him wade into the most dangerous situations and emerge unscathed. Combine that with an extendible crane and a working knowledge of battlefield medicine, and you have one of the most skilled rescue operatives among the [[Autobot]]s. Roadburner won't give up and has been known to keep plugging away, trying to save as many lives as possible, when all hope seems lost.

There's a flipside to his heroics, however: Roadburner holds himself to very high standards, and he can't accept any kind of personal failure on his watch. The loss of even one life weighs heavily on him. It doesn't help that his [[Metro Squad]] partner, [[Wheel Blaze]], is a well-meaning but overenergetic doof who causes more trouble than he solves, leaving Roadburner to clean up the mess.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #5</ref>

==Fiction==
===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
After Cybertron fell, the Autobots left their homeworld aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', traveling through space in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref> As fuel ran low, it fell to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to send [[Fireguard]], Roadburner, and [[Windstorm]] to Micron to collect the powerful yet dangerous [[plasma energy]] detected by [[Teletraan I]]. Decepticon Micromasters [[Stingracer]], [[Barricade (G1)|Runner]], and [[Motorhead (G1)|Motorhead]] followed them, intending to sabotage their mission and seize the plasma energy for themselves.

The Autobots took advantage of the dense population of Micron to hide out until they were ready to take the plasma energy. As Micron was the most secure planet in the universe, the plasma energy generators were protected enough for both sides to struggle to reach them. The Decepticons made contact with the plasma energy first, only to be effectively ''disintegrated'' by it when the generator overloaded, so the Autobot Micromasters deemed the plasma energy too dangerous and left. {{Storylink|Source:Earthrise Galactic Odyssey Collection|Encounter 2: Micron Micromasters}}

==Commercial appearances==
Roadburner, [[Wheel Blaze]], [[Missile Master]], and [[Moonrock]] were among a group of Autobot Micromasters that managed to infiltrate the Decepticon headquarters. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] tried to stop them, only to be confounded by their ability to separate and recombine in their vehicle modes. They then shot Megatron in the face. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster Combiners|Micromaster Combiners commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends-Roadburner.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING HERE!?"]]
Roadburner (minus Wheel Blaze) was part of a big fight involving an array of military vehicles. Yep. {{storylink|By Land, Sea, or Air}}

{{note|Two things. First of all, note that Roadburner's altmode features a white Wheel Blaze... mistakenly colored this way because the colorist [[Circular reporting|misread]] the toy photo below. Second, it is highly likely that Roadburner being in this thing '''at all''' is a mistake, and that it was actually supposed to be [[Roadbuster (G1)|Road'''buster''']] in this set. What with the [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] and the military vehicles and the whatnot.}}

===''Transformers Rising''===
{{Charstubgames}}
{{Storylink|More than Meets the Eye - I}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Earth Wars Roadburner.jpg|thumb]]
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1-toy Roadburner.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Dear [[Mobage]]. This does not mean that Wheel Blaze is ghostly white all over. Thank you.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Metro Squad''' (Micromaster Combiner Squad, [[1990]])}}</ul>

: Released in the seventh and final year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original Hasbro ''Transformers'' toyline]] in the US (sixth and non-final year in Europe), Roadburner transforms into a yellow American LaFrance pumper fire engine trailer which is intended to be the rear half of a ''complete'' fire engine that he forms with his combiner partner [[Wheel Blaze#Toys|Wheel Blaze]]. He can, of course, combine with any other [[Micromaster Combiner]] to form a new vehicle, as well as connect to any [[Micromaster Combiner Transport]].

: He was only available in a Squad pack with his squadmates Wheel Blaze, [[Power Run#Toys|Power Run]], [[Oiler#Toys|Oiler]], [[Slide#Toys|Slide]], and [[Strikedown#Toys|Strikedown]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Autobot/RoadBurner/roadburner.htm More information on Roadburner at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|Return of Convoy}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Fire Tanker W Team''' (Micro Transformer W Team, [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-365'''
:*''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #5

: A year later, Roadburner was released in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991 (Return of Convoy)|Return of Convoy]]'' part of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|original Takara ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' toyline]], as part of the [[Fire Tanker W Team]].

: The other three toys in the set are [[Wheel Blaze#Toys|Wheel Blaze]], [[Oiler#Toys|Oiler]], and [[Slide#Toys|Slide]], all identical to their Hasbro-release versions. The set also comes with [[Micro Trailer#Toys|Micro Trailer]] #5, a storage/launching vehicle for Micromasters which can also attach to a Micromaster half-vehicle, plus a decal sheet with extra stickers to adorn your Micromasters with.
{{--}}

===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-WFC-E-Roadburner.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Micron Micromasters''' (Galactic Odyssey Collection, [[2021]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

: Part of the Encounter 2 set of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Galactic Odyssey Collection, representing [[Micro]]n, Roadburner is an Autobot-aligned redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Power Punch#War for Cybertron: Siege|Power Punch]], transforming into the back half of a <s>military vehicle</s> fire truck, according to the online description for the set. Regardless, Roadburner is fairly inaccurate to his original toy; since he lacks the red aerial ladder found on his original toy - the black cannon on his back is probably intended to represent a water pump. He can combine with his partner [[Fireguard]] (rather than [[Wheel Blaze#War for Cybertron: Siege|Wheel Blaze]], who was already released in the ''Siege'' toyline) to form the complete "fire truck". Additionally, the duo can be inverted in their combined mode, forming a shoulder cannon for a larger figure.

: Roadburner is part of a six-pack exclusive to [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], bundled with fellow Autobots [[Fireguard]] and [[Windstorm]], and Decepticons [[Barricade (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Runner]], [[Motorhead (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Motorhead]], and [[Stingracer]]. Despite being labeled as "Encounter 2" in the Galactic Odyssey Collection, this was the ''third'' set to be officially revealed. The reasons for this delay are unknown.

:This mold was also used to make ''Earthrise'' [[Missile Master#Generations|Missile Master]].

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Roadburner''' (ロードバーナー ''Rōdobānā'')
*''French:'' '''Flamèche''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Pulsar'''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Amazon exclusives]]
[[Category:C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise Autobots]]

Wheel Blaze

2026-04-12T00:04:02Z

Smokestorm: /* The Transformers */

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Wheel Blaze is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Wheel blaze cardart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"''I'll'' pet the kitty!"]]

'''Wheel Blaze''' (also '''Wheelblaze''') is the perfect calm, competent soldier. Or at least, that's his PR. In truth, while he may be strong and smart, and a pretty competent planner, in an actual crisis he is anything but helpful, something he either doesn't notice or won't admit to. In the field, his cry of, "I'll handle this!" is the cue for his [[combiner]] partner, [[Roadburner]], and the rest of the [[Metro Squad]], to start wondering how to fix the impending mess.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #7</ref>

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
Wheel Blaze was the leader of the [[Fire Tanker W Team]].

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
During the war for Cybertron, Wheel Blaze was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Command Infantry Private]]. {{storylink|#Generations|''Siege'' toy packaging}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:WarWorldHunt GrappleVolunteers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|left]]
After the fall of the Senate, the Decepticon party initiated an illegal takeover of the government and civil services. Wheel Blaze and a group of civilian volunteers stood guard over the Iacon [[energon storage field|energon stores]], trying to maintain control over the energy for the people. Former Senator [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and a force of Decepticons attacked, driving them away and claiming the energon for the Decepticons and their supporters only. {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}}

Wheel Blaze officially joined the Autobot in exile at [[Crystal City]] after the loss of Iacon. He was part of a convoy sent out into the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] in an effort to retrieve the [[Enigma of Combination]]. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}
{{--}}

==Commercial appearances==
Wheel Blaze, [[Roadburner]], [[Missile Master]] and [[Moonrock]] were among a group of Autobot Micromasters that managed to infiltrate the Decepticon headquarters. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] tried to stop them, only to be confounded by their ability to separate and recombine in their vehicle modes. They then shot Megatron in the face. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster Combiners|Micromaster Combiners commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1-toy WheelBlaze.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Metro Squad''' (Micromaster Combiner Squad, [[1990]])}}</ul>

: Released in the seventh and final year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original Hasbro ''Transformers'' toyline]] in the US (sixth and non-final year in Europe), Wheel Blaze transforms into a wheeled truck which is intended to be the front half of a yellow American LaFrance pumper fire engine, which he forms with his combiner partner [[Roadburner#The Transformers|Roadburner]]. He can, of course, combine with any other [[Micromaster Combiner]] to form a new vehicle, as well as connect to any [[Micromaster Combiner Transport]].

: He was only available in the [[Metro Squad#The Transformers|Metro Squad]] six-pack with Roadburner, [[Power Run#The Transformers|Power Run]], [[Oiler#The Transformers|Oiler]], [[Slide#The Transformers|Slide]], and [[Strikedown#The Transformers|Strikedown]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Autobot/WheelBlaze/wheelblaze.htm More information on Wheel Blaze at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|Return of Convoy}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Fire Tanker W Team''' (Micro Transformer W Team, [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-365'''
:*''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #5

: A year later, Wheel Blaze was released in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991 (Return of Convoy)|Return of Convoy]]'' part of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|original Takara ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' toyline]], as part of the [[Fire Tanker W Team]].

: The other three toys in the set are [[Roadburner#Return of Convoy|Roadburner]], [[Oiler#Return of Convoy|Oiler]], and [[Slide#Return of Convoy|Slide]], all identical to their Hasbro-release versions. The set also comes with [[Micro Trailer#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Micro Trailer]] #5, a storage/launching vehicle for Micromasters which can also attach to a Micromaster half-vehicle, plus a decal sheet with extra stickers to adorn your Micromasters with.
{{--}}

===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:Siege-Micromaster-Wheelblaze.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Autobots vs. Decepticons''' (Micromaster 10-pack, [[2019]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WFC-S58'''

: ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Wheel Blaze is a [[redeco]] of [[Red Hot#War for Cybertron: Siege|Red Heat]] (himself a [[retool]] of [[Big Shot#War for Cybertron: Siege|Topshot]]) that transforms from robot to Cybertronian fire truck. He can also combine with his pack-in teammate [[Road Police#War for Cybertron: Siege|Road Police]] to form the "Powershot Plasma Cannon" blaster-weapon for larger figures to wield. As a part of the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], their weapon mode can be attached to any toy with a [[5 mm post]]-hole. [[Fire Blast effect]]s can also be attached to their barrels, and to the end of the fire truck mode's ladder.

: He was only available as part of a [[Target]] [[exclusive]] ten-pack of Micromasters, which includes the Autobots [[Groundshaker (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ground Shaker]], [[Ironworks (Micromaster)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Irontread]], [[Overair (Micromaster)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Overair]], [[Ricon#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ricon]], and Road-Police, and the Decepticons [[Cratermaker#War for Cybertron: Siege|Cratermaker]], [[Fireline#War for Cybertron: Siege|Fireline]], [[Nightflight (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Nightflight]], and [[Skyhopper#War for Cybertron: Siege|Slyhopper]]. Wheel Blaze is incorrectly labelled Irontread on the first page of the instruction manual, but is correctly named for his toy’s instructions.

==Notes==
*As Wheel Blaze already received a release in the ''Siege'' toyline, he was "replaced" by [[Fireguard#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Fireguard]] as Roadburner's partner in the ''Earthrise'' Micromasters multi-pack.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wheel Breeze''' (ホイールブリーズ ''Hoīru Burīzu'')<ref>It is unclear whether Takara intentionally changed the pronunciation of the second word from "blaze" to "breeze" or rather if the "breeze" pronunciation is merely the result of a misspelling.</ref>
*''French:'' '''Étincelle''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Bionic'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege Autobots]]

Missile Master

2026-03-03T02:25:06Z

Smokestorm: /* The Transformers */

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Missile Master is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Missile master cardart.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|"Soon all of your paltry missiles shall be mine to command!"]]
'''Missile Master''' is the leader of the [[Astro Squad]]. He's something of a control freak, and by something we mean "completely". If he isn't utterly in charge of everything, he'll sit quietly by himself, thinking of all the ways he could be doing the job so much better. And that's if the person in charge isn't doing better than him, in which case he'll start sulking. Nasty obsessive tendencies and fragile ego aside, he's not a bad 'bot. He's strong, smart, his cyclonic steel coated armor makes him especially resistant to energy attacks, and his will does keep the Astro Squad together.

He chose to be the back of the missile transport he forms (with his [[combiner]] partner, [[Moonrock]]) because that gives him control of the ''missile.'' Fortunately, Moonrock is so mellow, he lets Missile Master handle the driving as well, so Missile Master's perfectly happy to work with him.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #4</ref>

{{TOCclear}}

==Fiction==
===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
After Cybertron fell, the Autobots left their homework aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', traveling through space in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref> When [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] was sucked into a volatile rift, Missile Master, [[Ironworks (facility)|Ironworks]], [[Overair (facility)|Overair]], and the rest of the Astro Squad encountered the roving comet carrying a densely populated city known as [[Botropolis]]. They set up base and hitched a ride on the moving comet to search the universe for signs of Sky Lynx. {{Storylink|Source:Earthrise Galactic Odyssey Collection|Encounter 5: Botropolis Rescue Mission}}
{{--}}

==Commercial appearances==
Missile Master, [[Roadburner]], [[Wheel Blaze]] and [[Moonrock]] were among a group of Autobot Micromasters that managed to infiltrate the Decepticon headquarters. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] tried to stop them, only to be confounded by their ability to separate and recombine in their vehicle modes. They then shot Megatron in the face. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster Combiners|Micromaster Combiners commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1-toy MissileMaster.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66| I am the master of the M.I.S.S.L.E.! Remember that, commander of all M.I.S.S.L.E.s! ]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Astro Squad''' (Micromaster Combiner Squad, [[1990]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Missile

: Released in the seventh and final year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original Hasbro ''Transformers'' toyline]] in the US (sixth and non-final year in Europe), Missile Master transforms into a red missile transport trailer that is intended to be the rear half of a Small ICBM Hard Missile launcher transport vehicle, that he forms with his combiner partner [[Moonrock#Toys|Moonrock]]. As a [[Micromaster Combiner]] he can of course connect to any other Micromaster Combiner or [[Micromaster Combiner Transport]] to form new vehicles.

: He was only available in a six-pack with his squadmates Moonrock, [[Barrage (Micromaster)#Toys|Barrage]], [[Blast Master#Toys|Blast Master]], [[Heave#Toys|Heave]] and [[Phaser (G1)#Toys|Phaser]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Autobot/MissileMaster/missilemaster.htm More information on Missile Master at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|Return of Convoy}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Shuttle Rocket W Team''' (Shuttle Rocket W Team, [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-364'''
:*''Accessories'': Missile, Micro Trailer #4

: A year later, Missile Master was released in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991 (Return of Convoy)|Return of Convoy]]'' part of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|original Takara ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' toyline]], as part of the [[Shuttle Rocket W Team]].

: The other three toys in the set are [[Phaser (G1)#Toys|Phaser]], [[Blast Master#Toys|Blast Master]], [[Moonrock#Toys|Moonrock]]; Blast and Moonrock are identical to their Hasbro releases, while Phaser can sometimes have less paint than normal. The set also comes with [[Micro Trailer#Toys|Micro Trailer]] #4, a storage/launching vehicle for Micromasters which can also attach to a Micromaster half-vehicle, plus a decal sheet with extra stickers to adorn your Micromasters with.
{{-}}

===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-WFC-GOC-Botropolis-Rescue-Mission-Missile-Master.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Botropolis Rescue Mission''' (Galactic Odyssey Collection, [[2021]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Missile
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

:Released as part of the Encounter 5 set of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Galactic Odyssey Collection, Missile Master is a retool of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Power Punch]]. Missile Master transforms into the back half of a missile transport, replacing Power Punch's cannon with a ladder carrying a missile. Additionally, the missile can detach from the ladder's [[5 mm post]] and attach to the 5 mm port on over his head. The combined mode weapon relies on the short 5 mm post on the ladder instead of the cannon. Missile Master combines with [[Moonrock#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Moonrock]] to form the complete missile truck, which can be flipped over to form a shoulder cannon for a larger figure.

:Missile Master is part of an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]]-exclusive six-pack consisting exclusively of Autobots, bundled with fellow Micromasters [[Phaser (G1)#Botropolis|Fuzer]], [[Blast Master#Botropolis|Blast Master]], and Moonrock, and the Modulators [[Overair (facility)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Overair]] and [[Ironworks (facility)#Botropolis|Ironworks]]. The Modulators are designed to combine into a giant space station, enabling Missile Master and Moonrock to interact with the base in their combined form.

:The original tooling of the Power Punch mold was also used to make ''Earthrise'' [[Roadburner#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Roadburner]].
{{-}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Missile Master''' (ミサイルマスター ''Misairu Masutā'')
*''French:'' '''Missilas''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Centauro'''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Defense specialists]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise Autobots]]

Moonrock

2026-03-03T02:23:19Z

Smokestorm: /* The Transformers */

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Moonrock is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Moonrock cardart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Found in Ralph Wiggum's nose.]]
'''Moonrock''' is the archetype of "space cadet". Laid-back, mellow, and completely lacking in ambition, his primary goals seem to revolve around philosophy, and finding the Autobots' "place in the universe". (Literally and figuratively.) As a result, despite his apparent intelligence and strength, some of his teammates aren't absolutely certain whether they can actually trust him to do his job, especially if [[Missile Master]] wasn't around to constantly tell him what to do. Small wonder, given he dislikes fighting, and is usually so laid back that despite forming the front end of a missile transport with his boss, Moonrock's happy to let him do the driving for both of them.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #4</ref>

His [[combiner]] partner on the [[Astro Squad]] is [[Missile Master]].

{{TOCclear}}

==Fiction==
===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
After Cybertron fell, the Autobots left their homework aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', traveling through space in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref> When [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] was sucked into a volatile rift, Moonrock, [[Ironworks (facility)|Ironworks]], [[Overair (facility)|Overair]], and the rest of the Astro Squad encountered the roving comet carrying a densely populated city known as [[Botropolis]]. They set up base and hitched a ride on the moving comet to search the universe for signs of Sky Lynx. {{Storylink|Source:Earthrise Galactic Odyssey Collection|Encounter 5: Botropolis Rescue Mission}}
{{--}}

==Commercial appearances==
Moonrock, [[Roadburner]], [[Wheel Blaze]] and [[Missile Master]] were among a group of Autobot Micromasters that managed to infiltrate the Decepticon headquarters. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] tried to stop them, only to be confounded by their ability to separate and recombine in their vehicle modes. They then shot Megatron in the face. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster Combiners|Micromaster Combiners commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1-toy Moonrock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Oh boy, sleep! That's where I'm a Viking!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Astro Squad''' (Micromaster Combiner Squad, [[1990]])}}</ul>

: Released in the seventh and final year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original Hasbro ''Transformers'' toyline]] in the US (sixth and non-final year in Europe), Moonrock transforms into a red wheeled truck that is intended to be the front half of a Small ICBM Hard Missile launcher transport vehicle, which he forms with his combiner partner [[Missile Master#Toys|Missile Master]]. As a [[Micromaster Combiner]] he can of course connect to any other Micromaster Combiner or [[Micromaster Combiner Transport]] to form new vehicles.

: He was only available in a six-pack with his squadmates Missile Master, [[Barrage (Micromaster)#Toys|Barrage]], [[Blast Master#Toys|Blast Master]], [[Heave#Toys|Heave]], and [[Phaser (G1)#Toys|Phaser]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Moonrock/moonrock.htm More information on Moonrock at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|Return of Convoy}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Shuttle Rocket W Team''' (Shuttle Rocket W Team, [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-364'''
:*''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #4

: A year later, Moonrock was released in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991 (Return of Convoy)|Return of Convoy]]'' part of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|original Takara ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' toyline]], as part of the [[Shuttle Rocket W Team]].

: The other three toys in the set are [[Phaser (G1)#Toys|Phaser]], [[Missile Master#Toys|Missile Master]], and [[Blast Master#Toys|Blast Master]]; Missile and Blast are identical to their Hasbro releases, while Phaser can sometimes have less paint than normal. The set also comes with [[Micro Trailer#Toys|Micro Trailer]] #4, a storage/launching vehicle for Micromasters which can also attach to a Micromaster half-vehicle, plus a decal sheet with extra stickers to adorn your Micromasters with.
{{-}}

===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-WFC-GOC-Botropolis-Rescue-Mission-Moonrock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Botropolis Rescue Mission''' (Galactic Odyssey Collection, [[2021]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

: Released as part of the Encounter 5 set of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' "Galactic Odyssey Collection", Moonrock is a redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Direct-Hit]], transforming into the front half of a missile transport. Moonrock can combine with [[Missile Master#Botropolis|Missile Master]] to form their complete alternate mode, which can be flipped over to form an over-the-shoulder cannon for a larger figure. As part of the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], the combined weapon mode is compatible with any [[5 mm post]].

: Moonrock is part of an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]]-exclusive six-pack consisting exclusively of Autobots, bundled with fellow Micromasters [[Phaser (G1)#Botropolis|Fuzer]], [[Blast Master#Botropolis|Blast Master]], and Missile Master, and the Modulators [[Overair (facility)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Overair]] and [[Ironworks (facility)#Botropolis|Ironworks]]. The Modulators are designed to combine into a giant space station, enabling Moonrock and Missile Master to interact with the base in their combined form.

:This mold was also used to make ''Earthrise'' [[Fireguard]].
{{-}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Moonrock''' (ムーンロック ''Mūnrokku'')
*''French:'' '''Roclune''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Astro'''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Defense specialists]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise Autobots]]

Long Haul (Micromaster)

2026-03-03T00:52:46Z

Smokestorm: /* Micromaster */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{Noname-unconfirmed}}
{{disambig3|Long Haul}}
:''Long Haul is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
{{mainpic|June 2007}}
'''Long Haul''' is the "evil half" of the [[Autobot]] Micromaster [[Treader]], and part of the [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]] team. It is unknown how much personality he shares with his other half, who is known as a taciturn brawler.

==Fiction==
===''Micromaster''===
Long Haul and the other Decepticon Build Team members were accidentally created during a pitched battle between the Autobot Micromasters and the Decepticon [[Sixwing|Wing Team]] when an energy wave from the battle shook six [[Cyberdroid]] capsules. The Autobot [[Sixbuilder|Build Team]] emerged, but in reality they were only half of each Cyberdroid; the other halves, each green-hued, escaped unnoticed in the fury of battle. Shortly after, they began tearing up [[human]] cities until they were finally confronted by the Autobot Build Team. Both teams combined into their super robot modes, and Decepticon Sixbuilder revealed the truth of his creation to a stunned Autobot Sixbuilder. The Decepticon Build Team swore to destroy all the other Autobots on Earth, claiming that only then could the Sixbuilders truly become whole again... {{storylink|Sixbuilder the Ill-Fated Warrior!?}}

Later, the Decepticon Build Team assaulted the Autobots' [[Metrobase (G1)|Metrobase]], only to be quickly repelled by the newly-arrived [[Multiforce]]. {{storylink|The Menace of Landcross's Combining Formation!}}

==Toys==
===''Micromaster''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Treader''' (Micromaster, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Sixbuilder ID number'': '''5'''
:*''Accessories'': Decepticon Sixbuilder right footplate

: In 2003, the entire Sixbuilder team was re-released as the fourth wave of ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster]]'', in individual boxes with a number visible to show which mold was inside each box. Two boxes in each case of twelve had a chase-variant light-green "Destron" version of the character rather than the normal-colored version; all six were available in this way. Treader transforms into a Wabco 35 Haulpak dump truck, and can also form a leg to any similar-build Six-Team robot ([[Sixturbo]], Sixbuilder or [[Sixwing]]), though his nominal placement is as [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]]'s right leg.

: This mold was also used to make the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Micromaster [[Long Haul (Universe Micromaster)|Long Haul]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Destron/Treader/treader.htm More information on Long Haul at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1206/Collectors+Edition+Japanese/Green+Treader.html Long Haul toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]''

==Notes==
* Long Haul, like most of the Decepticon Sixbuilder components, is never explicitly named anywhere within ''Micromaster''. However, the story does say that the cement mixer component [[Mixing]]'s other half calls himself "[[Mixmaster (Micromaster)|Mixmaster]]", and given the light-green coloration of the Decepticon Sixbuilder components, it's a pretty safe bet that the other five are similarly named after the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s that share their general alternate mode.

[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Micromaster Decepticons]]

Treader

2026-03-03T00:51:58Z

Smokestorm: /* Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers */

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Treader is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Sixbuilder-treader-packageart.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Tallest Micromaster of them all, except when [[Freeway (G1)|Freeway]] gets drunk and claims to be the "World's Biggest Micromaster." What a jerk.]]
'''Treader ''' (トレッダー ''Toreddā'') is the bruiser of the [[Sixbuilder|Build Team]]. He really doesn't talk a lot, but his fists say plenty. He feels he owes [[Crush-Bull]] a debt he can never truly repay, so he follows him into the worst situations without hesitation. Though he's the quiet type, he's also compassionate; [[Spark (G1)|Spark]] and [[Leaf]] in particular idolize him.

He also has an [[Long Haul (Micromaster)|evil counterpart]] running around.

==Fiction==
===''Micromaster''===
[[Image:Sixbuilders.jpg|left|thumb]]

Mixing was one of several [[Cyberdroid]]s in stasis at the Autobot Micromasters' [[Earth]] base. During a particularly pitched battle with the [[Decepticon]] [[Sixwing]] in Berserker Mode, the capsules containing the Build Team took a shock, activating them. A little while later, Micromasters resembling the Build Team were spotted wrecking [[human]] construction sites. The Build Team soon confronted them in Sixbuilder mode...only for the impostors to do the same! The green [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]] announced that the two teams were actually halves of the original whole, and that he would rejoin with Sixbuilder only after all the other Autobots had been destroyed. {{storylink|Sixbuilder the Ill-Fated Warrior!?}}

Treader helped excavate Mount St. Hillary, where the Autobot Micromasters discovered ancient Cybertronian fragments. Sixwing then attacked, intent on plundering the excavation for himself. Treader helped defend the Autobots' findings while Sixtrain took on Sixwing. {{storylink|Sixtrain! Activate Red Mode!!}}

===''Operation Combination''===
Years later, Treader and the rest of the Six-team Micromasters joined [[Guard City]] and the [[Road Corps]] in defending Earth from the forces of the Decepticon High Regent [[Scrash (G1)|Scrash]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (story page)|Operation Combination}}

{{note|None of the combiner team individuals ever actually show up as individuals, only as components of the combined robot modes.}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
[[Image:OC-toy Sixbuilder-Treader.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class ="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Sixbuilder''' (Micromaster Six-Team, 1992)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''TF-01'''

: Released in the eighth and final year of the original Takara ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' line under the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1992 (Operation Combination)|Operation Combination]]'' banner, Treader transforms into a Wabco 35 Haulpak earth-mover dump-truck. He can also form a leg to any of the similar-build Six-Teams ([[Sixturbo#Toys|Sixturbo]] and [[Sixwing#Toys|Sixwing]]), though his nominal placement is as [[Sixbuilder#Toys|Sixbuilder]]'s right leg.

: The toy's larger connector socket is approximately 5mm wide, making Treader compatible with so many toys... and ''theoretically'' making him able to form a Six-combiner arm, but the only fists that can actually attach to him belong to Sixturbo, and their long "shield" parts mean they have to be tilted into a basically useless position, plus the result is a super-stumpy arm.

: He was only available as part of a complete Sixbuilder gift set, packed with his teammates [[Crush-Bull#Toys|Crush-Bull]], [[Digger#Toys|Digger]], [[Gran Arm#Toys|Gran Arm]], [[Iron Lift#Toys|Iron Lift]], and [[Mixing#Toys|Mixing]].

: The original Six-Teams are considered among the more difficult Japanese Generation 1 pieces to find, due to their final-year release well after ''Transformers'' had faded from relevance in Japan, and thus command some hefty prices even with the molds' later re-releases.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Micromaster [[Long Haul (Universe Micromaster)|Long Haul]], and the [[Long Haul (Micromaster)|evil half of Treader]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1992/Cybertron/Treader/treader.htm More information on Treader at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/809/Generation+1/Treader.html Treader toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]''
{{--}}

===''Micromaster''===
[[Image:MC-toy Sixbuilder-Treader.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class ="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Treader''' (Micromaster, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Sixbuilder ID number'': '''5'''
:*''Accessories'': Sixbuilder right foot

: In 2003, the entire Sixbuilder team was re-released as the fourth wave of ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster]]'', in individual boxes with a number visible to show which mold was inside each box. For this release, the team was extensively [[redeco]]ed; Treader went from black and yellow to almost entirely yellow. Instead of stickers, he was instead covered with a whole new set of [[Paint operation|paint applications]].

: On top of this, two out of every twelve toys in the shipping/display case were in mostly-bright-green decos, as part of the [[Decepticon Sixbuilder#Toys|Destron Sixbuilder]] [[chase figure]]. The [[Long Haul (Micromaster)|evil half of Treader]] came in the same box and with the same packaging as the normal version.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/Treader/treader.htm More information on reissue Treader at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1200/Collectors+Edition+Japanese/Treader.html Reissue Treader toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]''
::*''[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/11fd9b8f69430ec1?dmode=source&output=gplain Translation of Treader's ''Micromaster'' bio] by [[Doug Dlin]]''

==Notes==
* Treader, like all of the six-team Micromasters, had no individual [[bio]] information whatsoever until his ''Micromaster'' release a decade after his original ''Operation Combination'' release.

[[Category:Micromaster Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Operation Combination Autobots]]

Long Haul (Universe Micromaster)

2026-03-03T00:51:19Z

Smokestorm: /* Universe (2003) */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Long Haul}}
:''Long Haul is a [[Decepticon]] [[Constructicon (Universe)|Constructicon]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]] (via the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 Universe toyline]]).''
[[Image:LongHaulUnivMM InstructArt.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Look, he's pretending to steer a big truck like a grown-up!]]

'''Long Haul''' is one of the six [[Micromaster]] [[Constructicon (Universe)|Constructicons]] who combine into [[Devastator (Universe Micromaster)|Devastator]], Long Haul forming his right leg. Long Haul's personality, like that of his comrades, is unknown.

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Aurex 1104.30-DB Zeta]] (a highly [[Primax]]-influenced universe), the Micromasters were born from Doctor [[Brian Jones]]'s attempts at reverse-engineering Maximus combiner technology and applying it to [[Mini-Con]] anatomy. However, the Decepticons stole the technology and created their own Micromaster combiner, Devastator. [[Superion (Universe)|Superion]], [[Defensor (Universe)|Defensor]], and [[Rail Racer (Universe)|Rail Racer]] fought Devastator in the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]] during the [[Unicron Singularity]] crisis. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/31}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[Image:TFU03-toy LongHaulMicro.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Short Haul.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Long Haul''' (Micromaster, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''II'''
:*''Number'': '''5 of 6'''
:*''Accessories'': Devastator right foot

:A [[redeco]] of [[Treader#Toys|Treader]], Long Haul transforms into a Wabco 35 Haulpak "earth mover" dump truck. He can form the leg to any similar-construction Micromaster combiner robot, but his nominal position is as the right leg of Constructicon Devastator. (He can theoretically be used as an arm too, but only by using the fists that came with the [[Sixturbo#Toys|Sixturbo]] molds... and if you don't mind an incredibly awkward, ill-positioned arm.)

: Part of the second wave of [[KB Toys]] [[exclusive]] ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)| Universe]]'' MicroMasters, he and the other Micromaster Constructicons were also ultimately available from {{w|Sears, Roebuck and Company|Sears}} during [[Christmas]]time, and [[Kmart]]'s online store.

: The toy's larger connector socket is approximately [[5 mm post|5 mm wide]], making Long Haul compatible with [[Powerlinx]] ports.

: This toy [[Repurposing|doubles]] as the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Long Haul (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Long Haul]]. This mold was also used to make ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster|Micromaster]]'' [[Long Haul (Micromaster)#Toys|Long Haul]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/MMLongHaul/longhaul.htm More information on Long Haul at TFU.info]''

===''Energon''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Long Haul''' (Micromaster, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''II'''
:*''Number'': '''5 of 6'''
:*''Accessories'': Devastator right foot

: The Micromaster Constructicons were sold in Europe under the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' banner, presumably since Europe never actually got ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]''. The toys are identical to the ''Universe'' versions.

[[Category:Constructicons]]
[[Category:Energon combiners]]
[[Category:Energon Decepticons]]
[[Category:KB Toys exclusives]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Universe combiners]]
[[Category:Universe Decepticons]]

Sledge (G1)

2026-03-01T23:45:08Z

Smokestorm: /* The Transformers */

{{Factions|decepticon|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Sledge}}
:''Sledge is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Sledge-G1-Boxart.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|You could have a steam train, if you'd just lay down your tracks.]]

'''Sledge''' is a warrior first, and a builder a distant second. While his construction work is professional, his first joy in life is scrapping his enemies. Like his teammate [[Stonecruncher (G1)|Stonecruncher]], he displays a surprising amount of loyalty to the [[Constructor Squad]]. Despite his intelligence, he's lacking in imagination, and isn't really a designer by nature, so his teammates usually need to touch-up his work. He's also not good at focusing his attention on more than one thing at a time. His [[combiner]] partner is [[Hammer (G1)|Hammer]].<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #6</ref>

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
Sledge was an Autobot and a member of Dump Team portion of the [[Dump Shovel W Team]], a group of Micromasters who acted as support for the [[Battlestars]]. As their superior officers advanced on the battlefield, the pairs formed positions and strengthened defenses by actions such as creating bases or setting minefield traps. {{storylink|#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Return of Convoy bio}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
Sledge attended an illegal [[skitter]] race at [[Swindle's]]. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|Swindle's}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1-ROC-toy Sledge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Trust me. I know what I'm doing.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Constructor Squad''' (Micromaster Combiner Squad, 1990)}}</ul>

: Released in the seventh and final year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''The Transformers'' toyline]] in the US (sixth and not-final in European markets), Sledge transforms into the front half of an orange Wabco Haulpak 3200B “off highway” dump truck (albeit one with some extra wheels), which is intended to be combined with his partner [[Hammer (G1)#Toys|Hammer]] to form a ''complete'' <s>sledgehammer</s> dump truck. He can, of course, be connected to any other [[Micromaster Combiner]] to form new weird vehicles.

: Sledge was only available in a six-pack with his squad mates Hammer, [[Excavator (G1)#Toys|Excavator]], [[Grit#Toys|Grit]], [[Knockout (G1)#Toys|Knockout]] and [[Stonecruncher (G1)#Toys|Stonecruncher]].

: This mold was also used to make [[Cement-Head#Toys|Cement-Head]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Sledge/sledge.htm More information on Sledge at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|Return of Convoy}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Crane Cannon W Team''' (Micro Trailer team, [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-368'''
:*''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #7

: Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991 (Return of Convoy)|Return of Convoy]]'' release of Sledge is physically identical to the [[Hasbro]]-release.

: He was only available in four-pack with the similarly-unchanged Hammer, [[Grit#Toys|Grit]] and [[Knockout (G1)#Toys|Knockout]]. The set also comes with [[Micro Trailer#Toys|Micro Trailer]] #7, which any toy in the set can "tow" or be stored within. Like all ''Return of Convoy'' characters, he was marketed as an Autobot instead of a Decepticon.
{{-}}

==Notes==
* In [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' encyclopedia, Sledge is depicted flipped left-to-right. (His combiner pin is on the wrong side.)

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sledge''' (スレッジ ''Surejji'')
*''French:'' '''Forgeron''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Vega'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]

Hammer (G1)

2026-03-01T23:44:24Z

Smokestorm: /* The Transformers */

{{Factions|decepticon|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Hammer}}

:''Hammer is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Hammer-G1-Boxart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Can't touch this, daa-naa-naa-naa]]

'''Hammer''' is the leader of the [[Constructor Squad]]. While he takes more pride in construction than destruction, he likes nothing better than tearing down an [[Autobot]] fortification and rebuilding it as a Decepticon engine of destruction. He believes the successes of his team are due to them simply being better than the competition, and he looks forward to the day when their skill is recognized and they displace the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] in [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]]'s eyes. Abnormally strong for a Micromaster, and a highly skilled engineer, perhaps Hammer's only real weakness, outside his massive arrogance, is that if he wants to go anywhere without [[Sledge (G1)|Sledge]], he has to do it the hard way... walk.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #3</ref>

His [[combiner]] partner is [[Sledge (G1)|Sledge]].

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
Hammer was an Autobot and a member of Dump Team portion of the [[Dump Shovel W Team]], a group of Micromasters who acted as support for the [[Battlestars]]. As their superior officers advanced on the battlefield, the pairs formed positions and strengthened defenses by actions such as creating bases or setting minefield traps. {{storylink|#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Return of Convoy bio}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-ROC-toy Hammer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Parachute pants not included.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Constructor Squad''' (Micromaster Combiner Squad, 1990)}}</ul>

: Released in the seventh and final year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''The Transformers'' toyline]] in the US (sixth and not-final in European markets), Hammer transforms into a dump truck trailer which is intended to be combined with his partner [[Sledge (G1)#Toys|Sledge]] to form the rear half of an orange <s>sledgehammer</s> Wabco Haulpak 3200B “off highway” dump truck. He can, of course, be connected to any other [[Micromaster Combiner]] to form new weird vehicles.

: Hammer was only available in a six-pack with his squad mates Sledge, [[Excavator (G1)#Toys|Excavator]], [[Grit#Toys|Grit]], [[Knockout (G1)#Toys|Knockout]] and [[Stonecruncher (G1)#Toys|Stonecruncher]].

: This mold was also used to make [[Terror-Tread#Toys|Terror-Tread]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Hammer/hammer.htm More information on Hammer at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|Return of Convoy}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Dump Shovel W Team''' (Micro Trailer team, [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-367'''
:*''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #7

: Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991 (Return of Convoy)|Return of Convoy]]'' release of Hammer is physically identical to the [[Hasbro]]-release.

: He was only available in four-pack with the similarly-unchanged Sledge, [[Grit#Toys|Grit]] and [[Knockout (G1)#Toys|Knockout]]. The set also comes with [[Micro Trailer#Toys|Micro Trailer]] #7, which any toy in the set can "tow" or be stored within. Like all ''Return of Convoy'' characters, he was marketed as an Autobot instead of a Decepticon.
{{-}}

==Notes==
* In [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' encyclopedia, Hammer is depicted flipped left-to-right. (His combiner pin is on the wrong side.)
* If you touch him, he kills you.
* His full name is '''M'''icromaster '''C'''ombiner '''Hammer'''. Yo!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Hammer''' (ハンマー ''Hanmā'')
*''French:'' '''Marteau''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Tuono'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Terror-Tread

2026-03-01T23:43:22Z

Smokestorm: /* The Transformers */

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Terror-Tread is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Terror-TreadBoxart.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|He's still after Takeshi's paper circle...]]

Of the [[combiner]] team of '''Terror-Tread''' and [[Cement-Head]], Terror-Tread is the one who "walks the walk". He's the one who carefully comes up with plans to back up Cement-Head's brash boasts.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #7</ref>

==Fiction==
===''Wings Universe''===
The burly Terror-Tread and Cement-Head were brothers working for [[Rage (G1)|Rage]] and his [[Stormtrooper (G1)|Stormtrooper]]s during the early days of the Decepticon rebellion. When Rage's troops attacked [[Median]] to uncover the [[Heart of the Dragon]], Terror-Tread and Cement-Head gleefully joined in the fight against the [[Elite Guard]] soldiers stationed there. After scattering the Autobots forces, the brothers used their unique cubic vehicle modes to plow into one another, cutting off the Autobots' pursuit of Rage and his lackeys. During the fight, however, Terror-Tread had stepped on [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]]'s attack drone, whose location beacon was still firing. The Elite Guard used this signal to trace the Stormtroopers back to the [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]]. Terror-Tread and Cement-Head rushed out to greet their playmates again, and eagerly prepared to slam into one another, with the Autobots caught in the middle. At [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]'s direction, though, [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] used [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]]'s semi-automatic [[glue gun]] to catch the bash brothers when they collided, leaving them stuck together and hopelessly unable to agree on a single direction to drive in. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}

==Commercial appearances==
Cement-Head and Terror-Tread drove through a rocky desert combined with the Cannon Transport, then all three separated, transformed, and launched an attack against an unseen foe. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster Combiners|Micromaster Combiners and Combiner Transports commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy TerrorTread.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Cannon Transport''' (Micromaster Decepticon Combiner Transport, 1990)}}</ul>
:* ''Accessories:'' 2-part [[Cannon Transport]], 2 cannons, left & right shields/ramps

: Released in the seventh and final year of the original ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline in the US (sixth and not-final in Europe), Terror-Tread is a [[redeco]] of Micromaster Combiner [[Hammer (G1)#Toys|Hammer]], transforming into the back half of a stone-blue Wabco Haulpak 3200B “off highway” dump truck. He is intended to be combined with his partner [[Cement-Head#Toys|Cement-Head]] to form a ''complete'' dump truck. Of course, he can combine with any other [[Micromaster Combiner]] or [[Micromaster Combiner Transport|Combiner Transport]] as well to form new (made-up) vehicles.

: He and Cement-Head were only available with the [[Cannon Transport#Toys|Cannon Transport]], a heavily armed truck-like thing that transforms into a battle base.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Terror-Tread/terror-tread.htm More information on Terror-Tread at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* The Cannon Transport's packaging art incorrectly colors Terror-Tread's chest/helmet maroon.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Demolitions specialists]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]

Cement-Head

2026-03-01T23:42:49Z

Smokestorm: /* The Transformers */

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Cement-Head is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:CementHeadBoxart.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb]]
Of the [[combiner]] team of '''Cement-Head''' and [[Terror-Tread]], Cement-Head is the one who "talks the talk". He always charges out in front, making threats to intimidate the enemy.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #1</ref>

==Fiction==
===''Wings Universe''===
The burly Terror-Tread and Cement-Head were brothers working for [[Rage (G1)|Rage]] and his [[Stormtrooper (G1)|Stormtrooper]]s during the early days of the Decepticon rebellion. When Rage's troops attacked [[Median]] to uncover the [[Heart of the Dragon]], Terror-Tread and Cement-Head gleefully joined in the fight against the [[Elite Guard]] soldiers stationed there. After scattering the Autobots forces, the brothers used their unique cubic vehicle modes to plow into one another, cutting off the Autobots' pursuit of Rage and his lackeys. During the fight, however, Terror-Tread had stepped on [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]]'s attack drone, whose location beacon was still firing. The Elite Guard used this signal to trace the Stormtroopers back to the [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]]. Terror-Tread and Cement-Head rushed out to greet their playmates again, and eagerly prepared to slam into one another, with the Autobots caught in the middle. At [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]'s direction, though, [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] used [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]]'s semi-automatic [[glue gun]] to catch the bash brothers when they collided, leaving them stuck together and hopelessly unable to agree on a single direction to drive in. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}

==Commercial appearances==
Cement-Head and Terror-Tread drove through a rocky desert combined with the Cannon Transport, then all three separated, transformed, and launched an attack against an unseen foe. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster Combiners|Micromaster Combiners and Combiner Transports commercial}}
==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy CementHead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Cannon Transport''' (Micromaster Decepticon Combiner Transport, 1990)}}</ul>
:* ''Accessories'': 2-part [[Cannon Transport]], 2 cannons, left & right shields/ramps

: Released in the seventh and final year of the original ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline in the US (sixth and not-final in Europe), Cement-Head is a [[redeco]] of Micromaster Combiner [[Sledge (G1)#Toys|Sledge]], transforming into the front half of a stone-blue Wabco Haulpak 3200B “off highway” dump truck trailer. He is intended to be combined with his partner [[Terror-Tread#Toys|Terror-Tread]] to form a ''complete'' dump truck. Of course, he can combine with any other [[Micromaster Combiner]] or [[Micromaster Combiner Transport|Combiner Transport]] as well to form new (made-up) vehicles.

: He and Terror-Tread were only available packed in with the [[Cannon Transport#Toys|Cannon Transport]], a heavily armed truck-like thing that transforms into a battle base.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Cement-Head/cement-head.htm More information on Cement-Head at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* The Cannon Transport's box-art incorrectly colors Cement-Head's torso and helmet orange.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Demolitions specialists]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]

Terror-Tread

2026-03-01T23:41:16Z

Smokestorm: /* The Transformers */

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Terror-Tread is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Terror-TreadBoxart.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|He's still after Takeshi's paper circle...]]

Of the [[combiner]] team of '''Terror-Tread''' and [[Cement-Head]], Terror-Tread is the one who "walks the walk". He's the one who carefully comes up with plans to back up Cement-Head's brash boasts.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #7</ref>

==Fiction==
===''Wings Universe''===
The burly Terror-Tread and Cement-Head were brothers working for [[Rage (G1)|Rage]] and his [[Stormtrooper (G1)|Stormtrooper]]s during the early days of the Decepticon rebellion. When Rage's troops attacked [[Median]] to uncover the [[Heart of the Dragon]], Terror-Tread and Cement-Head gleefully joined in the fight against the [[Elite Guard]] soldiers stationed there. After scattering the Autobots forces, the brothers used their unique cubic vehicle modes to plow into one another, cutting off the Autobots' pursuit of Rage and his lackeys. During the fight, however, Terror-Tread had stepped on [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]]'s attack drone, whose location beacon was still firing. The Elite Guard used this signal to trace the Stormtroopers back to the [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]]. Terror-Tread and Cement-Head rushed out to greet their playmates again, and eagerly prepared to slam into one another, with the Autobots caught in the middle. At [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]'s direction, though, [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] used [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]]'s semi-automatic [[glue gun]] to catch the bash brothers when they collided, leaving them stuck together and hopelessly unable to agree on a single direction to drive in. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}

==Commercial appearances==
Cement-Head and Terror-Tread drove through a rocky desert combined with the Cannon Transport, then all three separated, transformed, and launched an attack against an unseen foe. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster Combiners|Micromaster Combiners and Combiner Transports commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy TerrorTread.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Cannon Transport''' (Micromaster Decepticon Combiner Transport, 1990)}}</ul>
:* ''Accessories:'' 2-part [[Cannon Transport]], 2 cannons, left & right shields/ramps

: Released in the seventh and final year of the original ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline in the US (sixth and not-final in Europe), Terror-Tread is a [[redeco]] of Micromaster Combiner [[Hammer (G1)#Toys|Hammer]], transforming into the back half of a stone-blue Wabco Haulpak 3200B dump truck. He is intended to be combined with his partner [[Cement-Head#Toys|Cement-Head]] to form a ''complete'' dump truck. Of course, he can combine with any other [[Micromaster Combiner]] or [[Micromaster Combiner Transport|Combiner Transport]] as well to form new (made-up) vehicles.

: He and Cement-Head were only available with the [[Cannon Transport#Toys|Cannon Transport]], a heavily armed truck-like thing that transforms into a battle base.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Terror-Tread/terror-tread.htm More information on Terror-Tread at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* The Cannon Transport's packaging art incorrectly colors Terror-Tread's chest/helmet maroon.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Demolitions specialists]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]

Hammer (G1)

2026-03-01T23:40:28Z

Smokestorm: /* The Transformers */

{{Factions|decepticon|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Hammer}}

:''Hammer is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Hammer-G1-Boxart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Can't touch this, daa-naa-naa-naa]]

'''Hammer''' is the leader of the [[Constructor Squad]]. While he takes more pride in construction than destruction, he likes nothing better than tearing down an [[Autobot]] fortification and rebuilding it as a Decepticon engine of destruction. He believes the successes of his team are due to them simply being better than the competition, and he looks forward to the day when their skill is recognized and they displace the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] in [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]]'s eyes. Abnormally strong for a Micromaster, and a highly skilled engineer, perhaps Hammer's only real weakness, outside his massive arrogance, is that if he wants to go anywhere without [[Sledge (G1)|Sledge]], he has to do it the hard way... walk.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #3</ref>

His [[combiner]] partner is [[Sledge (G1)|Sledge]].

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
Hammer was an Autobot and a member of Dump Team portion of the [[Dump Shovel W Team]], a group of Micromasters who acted as support for the [[Battlestars]]. As their superior officers advanced on the battlefield, the pairs formed positions and strengthened defenses by actions such as creating bases or setting minefield traps. {{storylink|#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Return of Convoy bio}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-ROC-toy Hammer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Parachute pants not included.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Constructor Squad''' (Micromaster Combiner Squad, 1990)}}</ul>

: Released in the seventh and final year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''The Transformers'' toyline]] in the US (sixth and not-final in European markets), Hammer transforms into a dump truck trailer which is intended to be combined with his partner [[Sledge (G1)#Toys|Sledge]] to form the rear half of an orange <s>sledgehammer</s> Wabco Haulpak 3200B dump truck. He can, of course, be connected to any other [[Micromaster Combiner]] to form new weird vehicles.

: Hammer was only available in a six-pack with his squad mates Sledge, [[Excavator (G1)#Toys|Excavator]], [[Grit#Toys|Grit]], [[Knockout (G1)#Toys|Knockout]] and [[Stonecruncher (G1)#Toys|Stonecruncher]].

: This mold was also used to make [[Terror-Tread#Toys|Terror-Tread]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Hammer/hammer.htm More information on Hammer at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|Return of Convoy}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Dump Shovel W Team''' (Micro Trailer team, [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-367'''
:*''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #7

: Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991 (Return of Convoy)|Return of Convoy]]'' release of Hammer is physically identical to the [[Hasbro]]-release.

: He was only available in four-pack with the similarly-unchanged Sledge, [[Grit#Toys|Grit]] and [[Knockout (G1)#Toys|Knockout]]. The set also comes with [[Micro Trailer#Toys|Micro Trailer]] #7, which any toy in the set can "tow" or be stored within. Like all ''Return of Convoy'' characters, he was marketed as an Autobot instead of a Decepticon.
{{-}}

==Notes==
* In [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' encyclopedia, Hammer is depicted flipped left-to-right. (His combiner pin is on the wrong side.)
* If you touch him, he kills you.
* His full name is '''M'''icromaster '''C'''ombiner '''Hammer'''. Yo!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Hammer''' (ハンマー ''Hanmā'')
*''French:'' '''Marteau''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Tuono'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Sledge (G1)

2026-03-01T23:39:44Z

Smokestorm: /* The Transformers */

{{Factions|decepticon|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Sledge}}
:''Sledge is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Sledge-G1-Boxart.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|You could have a steam train, if you'd just lay down your tracks.]]

'''Sledge''' is a warrior first, and a builder a distant second. While his construction work is professional, his first joy in life is scrapping his enemies. Like his teammate [[Stonecruncher (G1)|Stonecruncher]], he displays a surprising amount of loyalty to the [[Constructor Squad]]. Despite his intelligence, he's lacking in imagination, and isn't really a designer by nature, so his teammates usually need to touch-up his work. He's also not good at focusing his attention on more than one thing at a time. His [[combiner]] partner is [[Hammer (G1)|Hammer]].<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #6</ref>

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
Sledge was an Autobot and a member of Dump Team portion of the [[Dump Shovel W Team]], a group of Micromasters who acted as support for the [[Battlestars]]. As their superior officers advanced on the battlefield, the pairs formed positions and strengthened defenses by actions such as creating bases or setting minefield traps. {{storylink|#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Return of Convoy bio}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
Sledge attended an illegal [[skitter]] race at [[Swindle's]]. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|Swindle's}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1-ROC-toy Sledge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Trust me. I know what I'm doing.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Constructor Squad''' (Micromaster Combiner Squad, 1990)}}</ul>

: Released in the seventh and final year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''The Transformers'' toyline]] in the US (sixth and not-final in European markets), Sledge transforms into the front half of a Wabco Haulpak 3200B orange dump truck (albeit one with some extra wheels), which is intended to be combined with his partner [[Hammer (G1)#Toys|Hammer]] to form a ''complete'' <s>sledgehammer</s> dump truck. He can, of course, be connected to any other [[Micromaster Combiner]] to form new weird vehicles.

: Sledge was only available in a six-pack with his squad mates Hammer, [[Excavator (G1)#Toys|Excavator]], [[Grit#Toys|Grit]], [[Knockout (G1)#Toys|Knockout]] and [[Stonecruncher (G1)#Toys|Stonecruncher]].

: This mold was also used to make [[Cement-Head#Toys|Cement-Head]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Sledge/sledge.htm More information on Sledge at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|Return of Convoy}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Crane Cannon W Team''' (Micro Trailer team, [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-368'''
:*''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #7

: Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991 (Return of Convoy)|Return of Convoy]]'' release of Sledge is physically identical to the [[Hasbro]]-release.

: He was only available in four-pack with the similarly-unchanged Hammer, [[Grit#Toys|Grit]] and [[Knockout (G1)#Toys|Knockout]]. The set also comes with [[Micro Trailer#Toys|Micro Trailer]] #7, which any toy in the set can "tow" or be stored within. Like all ''Return of Convoy'' characters, he was marketed as an Autobot instead of a Decepticon.
{{-}}

==Notes==
* In [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' encyclopedia, Sledge is depicted flipped left-to-right. (His combiner pin is on the wrong side.)

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sledge''' (スレッジ ''Surejji'')
*''French:'' '''Forgeron''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Vega'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]

Sledge (G1)

2026-03-01T23:39:19Z

Smokestorm: /* The Transformers */

{{Factions|decepticon|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Sledge}}
:''Sledge is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Sledge-G1-Boxart.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|You could have a steam train, if you'd just lay down your tracks.]]

'''Sledge''' is a warrior first, and a builder a distant second. While his construction work is professional, his first joy in life is scrapping his enemies. Like his teammate [[Stonecruncher (G1)|Stonecruncher]], he displays a surprising amount of loyalty to the [[Constructor Squad]]. Despite his intelligence, he's lacking in imagination, and isn't really a designer by nature, so his teammates usually need to touch-up his work. He's also not good at focusing his attention on more than one thing at a time. His [[combiner]] partner is [[Hammer (G1)|Hammer]].<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #6</ref>

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
Sledge was an Autobot and a member of Dump Team portion of the [[Dump Shovel W Team]], a group of Micromasters who acted as support for the [[Battlestars]]. As their superior officers advanced on the battlefield, the pairs formed positions and strengthened defenses by actions such as creating bases or setting minefield traps. {{storylink|#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Return of Convoy bio}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
Sledge attended an illegal [[skitter]] race at [[Swindle's]]. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|Swindle's}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1-ROC-toy Sledge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Trust me. I know what I'm doing.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Constructor Squad''' (Micromaster Combiner Squad, 1990)}}</ul>

: Released in the seventh and final year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''The Transformers'' toyline]] in the US (sixth and not-final in European markets), Sledge transforms into the front half of a Waco Haulpak 3200B orange dump truck (albeit one with some extra wheels), which is intended to be combined with his partner [[Hammer (G1)#Toys|Hammer]] to form a ''complete'' <s>sledgehammer</s> dump truck. He can, of course, be connected to any other [[Micromaster Combiner]] to form new weird vehicles.

: Sledge was only available in a six-pack with his squad mates Hammer, [[Excavator (G1)#Toys|Excavator]], [[Grit#Toys|Grit]], [[Knockout (G1)#Toys|Knockout]] and [[Stonecruncher (G1)#Toys|Stonecruncher]].

: This mold was also used to make [[Cement-Head#Toys|Cement-Head]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Sledge/sledge.htm More information on Sledge at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|Return of Convoy}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Crane Cannon W Team''' (Micro Trailer team, [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-368'''
:*''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #7

: Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991 (Return of Convoy)|Return of Convoy]]'' release of Sledge is physically identical to the [[Hasbro]]-release.

: He was only available in four-pack with the similarly-unchanged Hammer, [[Grit#Toys|Grit]] and [[Knockout (G1)#Toys|Knockout]]. The set also comes with [[Micro Trailer#Toys|Micro Trailer]] #7, which any toy in the set can "tow" or be stored within. Like all ''Return of Convoy'' characters, he was marketed as an Autobot instead of a Decepticon.
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==Notes==
* In [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' encyclopedia, Sledge is depicted flipped left-to-right. (His combiner pin is on the wrong side.)

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sledge''' (スレッジ ''Surejji'')
*''French:'' '''Forgeron''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Vega'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]

Dropshot (G1)

2026-03-01T23:17:33Z

Smokestorm: /* The Transformers */

{{Factions|decepticon|autobot}}
{{Disambig3|Dropshot}}
:''Dropshot is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:G1 Dropshot MTMTE.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|I don't have time to boogie... okay, maybe for a minute.]]

'''Dropshot''' feels no pain. Dropshot never gives up. Dropshot always gets back on the horse. Dropshot needs no time-out. Dropshot takes no vacations. Dropshot doesn't have time to <s>bleed</s> leak. Dropshot fights on.

Dropshot is a member of the [[Military Patrol]], and, predictably, wants to replace [[Bombshock (G1)|Bombshock]] as leader.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #2</ref>

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
Dropshot was an Autobot and a member of the [[Military Team]], a group of strategic experts valued by the [[Battlestars]]. Trained to adapt to all combat situations, the four members possessed perfect accuracy with their firepower. {{storylink|#The Transformers|Return of Convoy bio}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Dropshot was one of the Micromasters created by the [[Autobot]]s and Decepticons after the launch of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

Dropshot was hanging out at [[The Burn Outs|a bar]] in [[Little Iacon]]. {{storylink|The Gray Race}} He was among the group of Micromasters being attacked by the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], who were looking for the [[Hot Rod Patrol]]. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
====Gorlamite====
[[File:SpotlightHardhead BattleMilitaryPatrols.jpg|left|thumb]]

Dropshot was once an entirely biological inhabitant of [[Gorlam Prime]]. As part of [[Nova Prime]] and [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s plans for the [[Expansion]], the inhabitants of this world rapidly "evolved" from biological beings to technological beings to allow them to survive the harsh reality that would result from the merging of the Dead and Living universes. Dropshot, now a fully technological being, was of the legions of [[Dead Universe]] Micromasters who pursued [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] when they snooped around on Gorlam Prime. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}
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====Cybertronian====
{{first|[[All Hail Megatron issue 5|''All Hail Megatron'' #5]]}}
[[File:AHM11-specialgueststar.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.3|So this is what ''genuine'' surprise is like!]]
Another Dropshot was a full-sized Decepticon. Dropshot infiltrated the American military forces early on in the Decepticon offensive, posing as one of their artillery vehicles. His mission was to monitor the military and report back all he heard to [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. Through him, Megatron learned of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]]'s infiltration mission and the [[European Union]]'s nuclear strike. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}} When the Autobots eventually returned to Earth, Dropshot was finally unleashed. He transformed and turned his firepower against his "hosts". {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}}

A bit wound-up after having to sit and spy on the humans for so long, Dropshot eagerly attacked them. Shrugging off the humans' attempts to fight back, Dropshot asked aloud who could possibly stop him at this point. As if on cue, [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] emerged from the water behind him, having been dropped into the river by [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] earlier.

After Dropshot was defeated, Kup and [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Colonel Witwicky]] sat on his remains to have a nice conversation. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Dropshot was a member of the [[Pavilion Guard]] stationed at the [[High Council Pavilions|High Pavilion]] of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. During the [[Grand Uprising]], he fought in the last stand of the Builders against the advancing army of the [[Resistance (BWU)|Resistance]]. He and his brother [[Powerbomb]] guarded the Pavilion's transmitter array. {{storylink|Derailment}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Abandoning all subtlety, the Decepticons unleashed the Military Patrol on [[New York City]]. Dropshot and the rest of the team caused chaos on a city-wide scale until a team of Autobots led by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] drove them out. {{storylink|Full Assault}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Dropshot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Time to start working on those quadriceps, Dropshot.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Military Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, [[1990]])}}</ul>

: Released in the seventh and final year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' toyline]] in the US (sixth in European/Australasian markets), [[Micromaster]] Dropshot is a tiny robot that transforms into a tiny blue Belgian BDX armored personnel carrier - a modified version of the Irish Timoney APC, armed with a rotating (non-firing) twin cannon.

: He was available only in a four-pack with his teammates [[Bombshock (G1)#Toys|Bombshock]], [[Growl (G1)#Toys|Growl]], and [[Tracer (Micromaster)#Toys|Tracer]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Dropshot/dropshot.htm More information on Dropshot at TFU.info]''

<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Military Team''' (Micro Transformer team, [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-363'''
:*''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #3

: Dropshot was also released in [[TakaraTomy|Takara's]] ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' line, during the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991 (Return of Convoy)|Return of Convoy]]'' portion of the line. While the toy had no notable physical changes from the Hasbro release, like all ''Return of Convoy'' Micromasters, he was marketed as an Autobot instead of a Decepticon.

: Like the Hasbro toy, he was only available in a complete set with his teammates, but this release included [[Micro Trailer]] #3.
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:TFU08-toy Dropshot.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|I'm a conundrum wrapped in missile launchers.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Dropshot''' (Voyager, 2008)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': Classic Series
:*''Accessories'': 2 missiles, rifle, clear brown [[Earth]]-style [[Cyber Key]]
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Voyagers, "Decepticon Dropshot" is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#CDT|Cybertron Defense Scattorshot]], transforming into a multiple-launch rocket system which kinda resembles a {{w|TOS-1|TOS-1 Buratino}}. The halves of the (non-firing) launcher end up on his arms in [[robot mode]]. In either mode, inserting a Cyber Key in each half reveals a new weapon: the right side has a slide-out double spring-loaded missile launcher which ends up on his left robot arm, while the left has a flip-out non-firing blaster barrel which ends up on his right robot arm. Both key-activated weapons feature fake handles which end up being "held" by his hands in [[robot mode]], although the missile launcher on his right arm needs to be slid forward for him to be able to reach the deployed blaster's handle. He also comes with an extra long brown hand-held rifle that can be mounted in tank mode thanks to his [[Mini-Con]]-compatible [[Powerlinx]] plugs. Dropshot's "DC02077" tampograph references deco artist [[Andrew Scribner]]'s birthday.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Hey I was born in '77! On the 2nd day, in the 2nd month. And this is a ''D''ecepti''C''on... and oh yeah I did the color design for this guy and his call number is based on my brithday. :p|link=https://www.tumblr.com/rufusart/774160984682233856/transformers-labels-dc02077-hey-i-was-born|name=rufusart|site=tumblr|year=2025|month=01|day=31}}</ref>

: His box photo shows an opaque-brown [[Earth]] Key with tan paint. The toy actually comes with an entirely unpainted transparent-brown Earth Key.

: This mold was also used to make ''Universe'' [[Overload (Armada)#Universe (2008)|Overload]] and ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Flak (G1)#Timelines|Flak]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/TFUDropshot/dropshot.htm More information on Universe Dropshot at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dropshot''' (ドロップショット ''Doroppushotto'')
*''French:'' '''Largos''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Jena'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Decepticons]]
[[Category:Classics Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Gorlam Prime]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]
[[Category:Spies]]
[[Category:United States military]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]

Boater

2026-02-06T00:31:07Z

Smokestorm: /* Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers */

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Boater is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]] era of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Victory boater.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Clumsy on land, he should just sit this one out back in the water.]]
'''Boater''' (ボーター ''Bōtā'') is sort of the little brother of the [[Rescue Patrol Team]], ironic both because of their microstature and their equivalent ages. He is a bit of an odd bot out, though, which probably explains it. He loves to tease [[Holi]] about having a girlfriend but also wonders what it would be like to have one himself. Something to do with nuts and bolts, best not to think about it. The loooooooooooooooooooooove boat.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Victory'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Aya Hisakawa]] (Japanese)}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Move Out! Rescue Team}} {{storylink|Infiltration... The Uranium Mine}} {{storylink|Big City - Underground Terror}} {{storylink|Attack the Shuttle Base!!}} {{storylink|Rescue Jan!!}} {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Asteroid}} {{storylink|Planet Micro - The Mysterious Warrior}} {{storylink|Rescue! Guyhawk}} {{storylink|Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress}} {{storylink|Fight to the Death!! Antarctic Battle}} {{storylink|Crisis! Ambush in the Desert}} {{storylink|A Deadly Battle}} {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}} {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}} {{storylink|The Tide Is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification}} {{storylink|A Mystery?! The Deception of the Base Bombs}} {{storylink|The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!}} {{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}}}

====''Zone'' cartoon====
When [[Star Saber (G1)|Victory Saber]] initiated the "Zone Project", the Rescue Patrol helped rebuild planet [[Micro]] into planet Zone. To counter this threat, [[Violengiguar]] began conquering planets in order to create his own [[Decepticon Zone]]. The Race Car Patrol and all other [[Micromaster]] teams were then sent on patrol across the galaxy, specifically to planets where their unique skills could do the most good. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}}

When [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] attacked the planet [[Feminia]], the Rescue Patrol were among several units of Micromasters deployed to stop him. Through teamwork, they proved triumphant. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 2}}

When the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] attacked planet Feminia ''en masse'', the Rescue Patrol Team helped evacuate the planet of as many lifeforms as possible. However, they were unable to save Victory Saber, who sacrificed himself to rescue the last of the humans. The Rescue Patrol were later seen cleaning up the [[Zone Base]] on planet Zone after another attack by the Demon Generals. Still later, they could be seen celebrating when Victory Saber (who was rescued by the [[Powered Master]]s) inaugurated [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] as new [[Supreme Commander]]. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

When the [[Powered Master]]s flew off to the [[Tenth Planet]] for their showdown with Violengiguar, all the Micromaster teams took command of Zone and vowed to keep it safe in their Commander's absence. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 10}}

===''Zone'' comic===
When [[Star Saber (G1)|Victory Saber]] initiated the "Zone Project", the Rescue Patrol helped rebuild planet [[Micro]] into planet Zone. To counter this threat, [[Violengiguar]] began conquering planets in order to create his own [[Decepticon Zone]]. The Race Car Patrol and all other [[Micromaster]] teams were then sent on patrol across the galaxy, specifically to planets where their unique skills could do the most good. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}}

When [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] attacked the planet [[Feminia]], the Rescue Patrol were among several units of Micromasters deployed to stop him. Through teamwork, they proved triumphant. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 2}}

When the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] attacked planet Feminia ''en masse'', the Rescue Patrol Team helped evacuate the planet of as many lifeforms as possible. However, they were unable to save Victory Saber, who sacrificed himself to rescue the last of the humans. The Rescue Patrol were later seen cleaning up the [[Zone Base]] on planet Zone after another attack by the Demon Generals. Still later, they could be seen celebrating when Victory Saber (who was rescued by the [[Powered Master]]s) inaugurated [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] as new [[Supreme Commander]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}}

When the [[Powered Master]]s flew off to the [[Tenth Planet]] for their showdown with Violengiguar, all the Micromaster teams took command of Zone and vowed to keep it safe in their Commander's absence. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 10}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Zone}}
[[File:G1-Zone-toy Seawatch-Boater.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Comes with his partners Carrer, Trucker and Ambulancer.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Rescue Patrol Team''' (Micromaster Patrol 4-pack, [[1990]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''C-331'''

: Identical to the [[Hasbro]] Micromaster [[Seawatch#Toys|Seawatch]], "Boata" (ボータ ''Bōta'') {{sic}} transforms into a blue Supramar PT50 hydrofoil. He was sold as part of the [[Rescue Patrol Team]], along with [[Holi#Toys|Holi]], [[Fire#Toys|Fire]], and [[Pīpō#Toys|Pīpō]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Seawatch/seawatch.htm More information on Boater (Seawatch) at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|RocketBase}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Rocket Base''' (Micromaster base, 1990)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''C-330'''

:The [[Micromaster]] Rocket Base set (the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] release of [[Countdown (G1)#Toys|Countdown]]'s base) included "Boata" and the other members of the Rescue Patrol, as well as Countdown's Japanese counterpart, [[Moonradar (G1)#Toys|Moonradar]].

{{anchor|Return of Convoy}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Rescue Patrol Team''' (Micro Trailer team, [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-373'''
:*''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #10

: The Rescue Patrol team was re-released in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991 (Return of Convoy)|Return of Convoy]]''. The team members are unchanged, but this time they came with [[Micro Trailer]] #10.

===''Block Town''===
{{charstubtoys}}

===''Micro Transformers: American Rescue Team''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Kōsokutei''' (Micro Transformer, [[1996]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''04'''

:''[[Micro Transformers: American Rescue Team|American Rescue Team]]'' Kōsokutei (高速艇, "High Speed Boat") is identical the previous releases of Boater.

:He was sold individually with a puzzle piece and a piece of candy. Collecting all four puzzle pieces would complete a play mat for the team.

===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-toy Boater.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You thought you'd never see a boat Transformer in a modern toyline, didn't you?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Deathsaurus''' ([[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1989 (Victory)|Victory]]'' / ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]''
{{toydesigner|[[Brian Jablonksi]], [[Evan Brooks]], and [[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/ClLfJnsNsGK/</ref>, [[Guido Guidi]] (packaging artist)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Boater once again transforms into a tiny speedboat, albeit now with a more involved transformation and improved posability. He is now very anime-accurate in coloration, an effect achieved by him being ''entirely'' cast in white plastics with his hull painted over in light blue, so exercise caution there.

: Unlike most modern Micromasters, Boater does ''not'' have any kind of third "weapon" mode whatsoever.

: He and his fellow Rescue Patrol Team teammate [[Pīpō#Legacy|Pīpō]] were only available with the [[Hasbro Pulse#HasLab|HasLab]] [[Deathsaurus (G1)#Legacy|Deathsaurus]] set; the two were added to the set as a reward to the fans for making Deathsaurus the most successful ''Transformers'' Haslab project to date on [[December 13]], [[2022]], one day after funding was closed for Deathsaurus. Obviously, the pair are intended to complete the first "anime colors" version of the Rescue Patrol Team, with [[Holi#Legacy|Holi]] and [[Fire#Legacy|Fire]] having come with the previous ''Transformers'' HasLab, Deathsaurus's Autobot Rival [[Star Saber (G1)#Legacy|Victory Saber]].
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==Notes==
* In the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: 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. In Boater's case, it made him look like a [http://www.popsicle.com/product/detail/107691/red-white-and-blue-turbo-rocket- Rocket-Pop]. It is possible that Takara had plans at one point to release them in these colors, so that Holi would more closely resemble a Japanese highway patrol car. In ''[[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!|Zone]]'', Holi was finally colored to match his toy, but Boater remained inaccurate.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Seawatch''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Lánhǎi''' (Taiwan, 藍海, "Blue Sea"), '''Tànzǐhào''' (China, 探子号, "Scout")
*''Russian:'' '''Spasatel'''' (Спасатель, "Rescuer")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Legacy Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Sea specialists]]
[[Category:Victory Autobots]]
[[Category:Zone Autobots]]

Seawatch

2026-02-06T00:29:40Z

Smokestorm:

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Seawatch is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Seawatch cardart.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Seawatch demonstrates the uncouth grope maneuver.]]
'''Seawatch''' is a member of the [[Rescue Patrol (G1)|Rescue Patrol]], and is dedicated to protecting innocents, and the environment of the seas. He's serious about it, too. Drop your trash overboard, and you can expect to get an earful.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #5</ref>

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Seawatch generic decepticons marvel uk 246.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|Seawatch used to be "Baywatch", but he got a promotion. He misses those days. That Hasselhoff, he knew how to treat talking vehicles.]]
''Seawatch and his partners were some of the earliest Micromasters, their kind proving exceptionally effective during Cybertron's energon-starved times. [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] assigned both the Rescue Patrol and the Race Car Patrol a mission, wherein they would stop the Decepticons' experimentation on the previously-captured [[Battle Patrol]] by destroying the installation they were being kept in. Unfortunately, this meant killing everyone within in the process. Upon arrival on-site, Seawatch's group agreed that their mission felt wrong, and decided to instead stage a daring rescue attempt. Entry to the facility proved a little too easy... Turns out the Decepticons had already successfully reverse-engineered Micromaster technology, and were now using the Autobots to test their new Air Strike Patrol. With a bit of trickery on [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]]'s part, the Autobots nonetheless managed to liberate their comrades and fled from the installation.'' {{storylink|A Small War!}}

''While out and about on Cybertron, Seawatch was accosted by a trio of Decepticon bullies who took delight in picking on a bot smaller than themselves. He was only spared from further torment at their hands due to several [[Demon]]s turning up and tearing the Decepticons to shreds. Seawatch was so traumatized by the gruesome spectacle that he became comatose. An Autobot patrol found him in this state, and it was quickly deduced that Seawatch was the only living witness to the attack. Not knowing what had offed the Decepticons, Emirate Xaaron tasked [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] with rebooting Seawatch so they could learn the identity of the killers, and avoid reprisals from the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Demons!}} ''Seawatch was brought back online despite Fixit's warnings that doing so prematurely could result in him becoming hopelessly insane. Though hysterical and shell-shocked, Seawatch was able to clue Xaaron in that the Demons were responsible for the slaughter. Armed with this information, Xaaron was able to devise the means to defeat the monstrous colossi.'' {{storylink|Dawn of Darkness}}

[[File:ThePrimalScream SeawatchBludgeon.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.0|Crowning moment of boating.]]
Along with the rest of the Rescue Patrol, Seawatch assisted the [[Classic Pretender]]s in eight successful raids on [[Decepticon fuel store|Decepticon-held facilities]]. Deciding that their efforts would be put to better use with Optimus's group, Xaaron elected to teleport Seawatch and the others to Earth, only for the trans-dimensional portal to be sabotaged by a Decepticon attack as they were preparing to enter it. Both the Autobots and their Decepticon adversaries were diverted to the face of [[Primus]], deep within Cybertron as a result. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}} Seawatch witnessed a retelling of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s origin and the awakening of [[Primus]], and battled the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] at the world's center as well. He soon engaged Bludgeon in some nonconsensual waterskiing deep into the caverns of Cybertron. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}}

''Seawatch was sent on a mission to capture [[Whisper (G1)|Whisper]] on [[Christmas|Christmas Eve]] [[1989]], but was recalled back to base along with his team when the ensuing firefight with the Air Strike Patrol began causing too much damage to the forest around them.'' {{storylink|The Greatest Gift of All!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 7|New York — A City Sinking in Terror}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 9|The Transformers' Grand Hour: Headmaster of the Dimensions}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 14|Transformers in Action: The Countdown to a New Space Age!}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 16|Transforming Robots in Action: The Case of Optimus Prime}}}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:Rescue patrol destiny.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9]]

Seawatch and the rest of the Rescue Patrol were sent to [[Nebulos]] in help repair the damage [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] inflicted upon that planet's population. {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Seawatch was one of the Micromasters that joined up with the Autobot cause after the Micros chose sides in the war. He was present in the barracks when [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] and [[Sidetrack (G1)|Sidetrack]] had their scuffle and, alongside [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]], watch the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] walk out on the Autobots. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:WarWorldHunt GrappleVolunteers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|]]
After the fall of the Senate, the Decepticon party initiated an illegal takeover of the government and civil services. Seawatch and a group of civilian volunteers stood guard over the Iacon [[energon storage field|energon stores]], trying to maintain control over the energy for the people. Former Senator [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and a force of Decepticons attacked, driving them away and claiming the energon for the Decepticons and their supporters only. {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Seawatch was an Autobot with an aquatic alternate mode. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-Zone-toy Seawatch-Boater.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Do you know how to water-ski? ME NEITHER!!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Rescue Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, [[1989]])}}</ul>

: Released in the sixth year of the ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (fifth year in the European line), Seawatch transforms into a blue Supramar PT50 hydrofoil.

: He was only available in the Rescue Patrol four-pack, released in the second wave of Micromaster Patrols, with his teammates [[Fixit (G1)#Toys|Fixit]], [[Red Hot#Toys|Red Hot]], and [[Stakeout (G1)#Toys|Stakeout]]. Seawatch is [[Gang-molding|gang-molded]] with his teammate Stakeout, causing the two to share plastic colors.

: This toy was released in Japan without changes as [[Boater#Toys|Boater]] and "[[Boater#Micro Transformers: American Rescue Team|High Speed Boat]]".

::*''[http://tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Seawatch/seawatch.htm More information on Seawatch at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W4PrivateSeawatch.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Private Seawatch, Rescue Patrol-Search & Rescue''' (2019)
**'''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T22/T52'''
**''Stars: ''5

:Private Seawatch, Rescue Patrol-Search & Rescue is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege I. In order to represent Seawatch's size as a [[Micromaster]], Private Seawatch, Rescue patrol-Search & Rescue is the size of a battle card, about half the size of a normal character card.

:Private Seawatch, Rescue Patrol-Search & Rescue is notable for being the first character card in the game with the <nowiki>''Boat''</nowiki> attribute.
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Italian:'' '''Alfa'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Autobots]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Autobots]]
[[Category:Sea specialists]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Autobots]]

Streetwise (Universe)

2026-02-04T01:10:21Z

Smokestorm: /* Universe (2003) */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the ''Universe'' Protectobot|the Generation 1 Protectobot|Streetwise (G1)}}
:''Streetwise is an [[Autobot]] [[Protectobot (Universe)|Protectobot]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]] (via the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|2003 Universe series]]).''
[[Image:MC-TFU03-toy Circuit-Streetwise.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2|He's street wise, but not street legal. Ironic, no?]]

A member of the [[Micromaster|MicroMaster]] [[Protectobot (Universe)|Protectobots]], '''Streetwise''' fights against the forces of the evil [[Unicron]]. He forms the right arm of [[Defensor (Universe)|Defensor]].

==Fiction==
===''Universe'' comic===
In [[universal stream]] [[Aurex 1104.30-DB Zeta]] (a highly [[Primax]]-influenced universe), Streetwise was born from Dr. [[Brian Jones]]'s attempts at reverse-engineering Maximus combiner technology and applying it to [[Mini-Con]] anatomy. [[Superion (Universe)|Superion]], Defensor, and [[Rail Racer (Universe)|Rail Racer]] fought [[Devastator (Universe Micromaster)|Devastator]] in the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]] during the [[Unicron Singularity]] crisis. At some point, Streetwise's team was abducted by [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/31}}

Streetwise was one of the many Transformers held in the [[Cauldron]], the death-pit deep within the shattered remains of Unicron. He and the other Protectobots formed [[Defensor (Universe)|Defensor]] when [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] released the prisoners, making a break for freedom. {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}}

==Toys==
===''Universe'' (2003)===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Streetwise''' (MicroMaster Protectobot, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''I'''
:*''Accessories'': Defensor right fist, radar assembly

: Part of the first series of [[KB Toys]] [[exclusive]] ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' MicroMasters, Streetwise is nigh-identical to the ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster|Micromaster]]'' re-release of [[Circuit (OC)#Micromaster 2|Circuit]], transforming into a 1989 McLaren MP4-5 Formula-1 race car. He can form either arm, the chest or back of Defensor, but works the least awkwardly as his left arm.

: The toy's larger connector socket is approximately [[5 mm post|5 mm wide]], making Streetwise compatible with [[Powerlinx]] ports.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/MMStreetwise/streetwise.htm More information on Streetwise at TFU.info]

===''Energon''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Streetwise''' (MicroMaster Protectobot, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''I'''
:*''Accessories'': Defensor right fist, radar assembly

: Streetwise was released in Europe under the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' line, with no notable changes other than the packaging.

[[Category:Energon Autobots]]
[[Category:Energon combiners]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Protectobots]]
[[Category:Universe Autobots]]
[[Category:Universe combiners]]

Circuit (OC)

2026-02-04T01:09:23Z

Smokestorm: /* Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers */

{{factions|autobot|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Circuit}}
:''Circuit is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Tapestry Circuit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Do Not Steal]]

'''Circuit''' (サーキット ''Sākitto''), being a formula race car, is naturally the fastest member of the [[Sixturbo|Turbo Team]], and acts as a scout and a messenger. He's also dangerous on the road—he's not bad at driving, just really excitable. This drives his chief [[Road Police]] crazy.

Also, he says he can talk to the wind. Nobody's quite sure what to make of this.

==Fiction==
===''Micromaster''===
[[Image:MC-art-ReverseEvo.jpg|right|thumb|300px|It's hard to talk to the wind when someone's crushing your windpipe.]]
Circuit was infected with the [[mind changer virus]], which turned him into a [[Decepticon]], and he went about causing random destruction with his similarly altered [[Sixturbo|Turbo Team]]mates. Circuit was apparently the last of the five to be infected. The sixth team member [[Sireen]] had escaped infection, and tricked Circuit and the others into combining with him to form [[Sixturbo]]. This connection allowed him to spread a specially prepared antivirus program throughout the team, restoring them all to normal. {{storylink|Enter the Urban Disaster Relief Specialists!!}}

Circuit was present as part of Sixturbo when the Autobots first confronted Sixwing's berserker mode. {{storylink|Enter the Decepticon Sixwing!!}}

Later, Circuit felt a strange wind coming from the dimensional tear that brought the [[Multiforce]] into the six-teams' era. {{storylink|The Menace of Landcross's Combining Formation!}}

===''Operation Combination''===
Decades later, Circuit and the rest of the Six-team Micromasters joined [[Guard City]] and the [[Road Corps]] in defending Earth from the forces of the Decepticon High Regent [[Scrash (G1)|Scrash]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (story page)|Operation Combination}}

{{note|None of the combiner team individuals ever actually show up as individuals, only as components of the combined robot modes.}}

===''Legends'' comic===

In 2038, Circuit was on [[Micro|Zone]] when it was invaded by the forces of [[Violengiguar]] and [[Dark Nova]]. Along with a number of fellow Micromasters, he swarmed the possessed body of [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]], distracting the Decepticon spirit inside until heavier weaponry could be brought to the battlefield. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
[[Image:OC-toy Sixturbo-Circuit.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Sadly, one of the red leg stickers was lost on this sample. Sorry.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Sixturbo''' (Micromaster Six-Team, 1992)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''TF-03'''

: Released in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1992 (Operation Combination)|Operation Combination]]'' portion of Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toyline, Circuit transforms into a 1989 McLaren MP4-5 Formula 1 race car with legally-distinct-from-[[Exhaust#Toys|Marlboro]] racing deco. (The yellow pegs of his shoulder-posts also poke out in the exact same place as the real racer's {{w|Shell_USA|Shell}} logos.) He can also form the arm to any Six-Team super robot, though his nominal placement is as the left arm of [[Sixturbo#Toys|Sixturbo]]. In arm mode, he's "enhanced" by a radar scanner/missile pod that doesn't work with either of his other modes, and doesn't go anywhere in general but onto the combiner [[kibble]]'s [[Falcon Wing|combined jet mode]].

: The toy's larger connector socket is approximately [[5 mm post|5mm wide]], making Circuit compatible with a ''lot'' of accessories and other toys.

: He was only available as part of a complete Sixturbo gift set, packed with his teammates [[Discharge (G1)#Toys|Discharge]], [[Glide (G1)#Toys|Glide]], [[Neo-Wheel#Toys|Neo-Wheel]], [[Road Police#Toys|Road Police]], and [[Sireen#Toys|Sireen]].

: The original Six-Teams are considered among the more difficult Japanese Generation 1 pieces to find, due to their final-year release well after ''Transformers'' had faded from relevance in Japan, and thus command some hefty prices even with the molds' later re-releases.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Streetwise (Universe)|Streetwise]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1992/Cybertron/Circuit/circuit.htm More information on Circuit at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/796/Generation+1/Circuit.html Circuit toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]''
{{-}}

===''Micromaster''===
[[Image:MC-TFU03-toy Circuit-Streetwise.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Circuit''' (Micromaster, 2002)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''3'''
:*''Accessories'': Left Sixturbo fist, radar/missile pod

: In 2002, the entire Sixturbo team was re-released in the second wave of ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster]]'', in individual boxes with a number visible to show which mold was inside each box. For this release, all of the decals from the original version were removed, and ''mostly'' replaced with [[Paint operation|paint application]]s, including several new bits of deco. Circuit loses his all of the silver-backed sponsor/number text from the original version (none of the ''Micromaster'' Six-Teams use [[tampograph]]s for more complex deco), but gains red stripes on his front wing, silver paint on his midriff... and his face is now silver instead of blue, bleh. His gray plastics are also now a lighter shade.

: On top of this, two out of every twelve toys in the shipping/display case were all-black-plastic, nigh-unpainted "Reverse Evolution"-mode [[chase figure]]s with white Decepticon sigils. Even the combiner kibble was cast in black, albeit a little more dark-gunmetal.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/Circuit/circuit.htm More information on ''Micromaster'' Circuit at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Destron/RECircuit/circuit.htm More information on Reverse Evolution Circuit at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1180/Collectors+Edition+Japanese/Black+Circuit.html Reverse Evolution Circuit toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]''
::*''[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/2001f3051e73a9cf?output=gplain Translation of Circuit's ''Micromaster'' bio] by [[Doug Dlin]]''
{{-}}

==Notes==
[[Image:TVMSept1992Circuit.jpg|thumb|SMOKE.]]
* Circuit's spoiler-mounted sticker went through an interesting change between pre-production and final release: as shown by the September 1992 issue of ''[[TV Magazine]]'', he was originally sponsored by {{w|Gitanes|Citanes}}, the same barely-altered-to-avoid-infringement cigarette company that appeared on the original [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]!
* Like all of the six-team Micromasters, Circuit had no individual [[bio]] information whatsoever until his ''Micromaster'' release a decade after his original ''Operation Combination'' release.

[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromaster Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Micromaster Decepticons]]
[[Category:Operation Combination Autobots]]

Groove (Universe)

2026-02-04T00:53:18Z

Smokestorm: /* Universe (2003) */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Groove}}
:''Groove is an [[Autobot]] [[Protectobot (Universe)|Protectobot]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]] (via the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|2003 Universe series]]).''
[[Image:MC-TFU03-toy Glide-Groove.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2]]

A member of the [[Micromaster|MicroMaster]] [[Protectobot (Universe)|Protectobots]], '''Groove''' fights against the forces of the evil [[Unicron]]. He combines with his teammates to form [[Defensor (Universe)|Defensor]].

==Fiction==
===''Universe'' comic===
In [[Aurex 1104.30-DB Zeta]] (a highly [[Primax]]-influenced universe), Groove was born from Dr. [[Brian Jones]]'s attempts at reverse-engineering Maximus combiner technology and applying it to [[Mini-Con]] anatomy. [[Superion (Universe)|Superion]], Defensor, and [[Rail Racer (Universe)|Rail Racer]] fought [[Devastator (Universe Micromaster)|Devastator]] in the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]] during the [[Unicron Singularity]] crisis. At some point, he was abducted by [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/31}}

Groove was one of the many Transformers held in the [[Cauldron]], the death-pit deep within the shattered remains of Unicron. He and the other Protectobots formed [[Defensor (Universe)|Defensor]] when [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] released the prisoners, making a break for freedom. {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}}

==Toys==
<includeonly></includeonly>===''Universe'' (2003)===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Groove''' (MicroMaster Protectobot, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''I'''
:*''Accessories'': Defensor "legs"

: Part of the first series of [[KB Toys]] [[exclusive]] ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' MicroMasters, Groove is almost identical to the ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster|Micromaster]]'' reissue of [[Glide (G1)#Micromaster|Glide]], transforming into a 1988 Honda Gold Wing GL1500. His standard placement is as the "ass-guard" of Defensor, but he can also be used as the chest (which, due to his thin alternate mode, looks weird). He came with Defensor's pelvis and thighs.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/MMAutobotGroove/autobotgroove.htm More information on Groove at TFU.info]''

===''Energon''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Groove''' (MicroMaster Protectobot, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''I'''
:*''Accessories'': Defensor "legs"

: Groove was released in Europe under the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' line, with no notable changes other than the packaging.

[[Category:Energon Autobots]]
[[Category:Energon combiners]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Protectobots]]
[[Category:Universe Autobots]]
[[Category:Universe combiners]]

Glide (G1)

2026-02-04T00:51:22Z

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{{factions|autobot|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Glide}}
:''Glide is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Glide-2002packageart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Not Night Ranger, but enjoys motorin' nonetheless.]]
'''Glide''' (グライド ''Guraido'') is having a lot of fun while he's stationed on [[Earth]]. Easy-going and cheerful, he's often found cruising the streets in his sleek vehicle mode, gathering intelligence on enemy actions... and offering rides to pretty [[human]] women. He insists it's all part of the job, and is utterly dependable in combat, so he usually doesn't get much grief for his behavior.

==Fiction==
===''Micromaster''===
Like most of the [[Turbo Team]], Glide was infected with the [[mind changer virus]], presumably through contact with [[Road Police]], [[Circuit (OC)|Circuit]], [[Neo-Wheel]], or [[Discharge (G1)|Discharge]]. The virus turned him into a [[Decepticon]], and he went about causing random destruction with his teammates. [[Sireen]] tricked Glide and the others into combining with him to form [[Sixturbo]], then restored them all to normal with an anti-virus program. {{storylink|Enter the Urban Disaster Relief Specialists!!}}

Glide was later present as part of Sixturbo when the Autobots first confronted Sixwing Berserker Mode. {{storylink|Enter the Decepticon Sixwing!!}}

Later still, Road Police and Glide's investigation of a mysterious Decepticon attack led to the discovery of [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]]. {{storylink|Sixbuilder the Ill-Fated Warrior!?}}

===''Operation Combination''===
Years later, Glide and the rest of the Six-team Micromasters joined [[Guard City]] and the [[Road Corps]] in defending Earth from the forces of the Decepticon High Regent [[Scrash (G1)|Scrash]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (story page)|Operation Combination}}

{{note|None of the combiner team individuals ever actually show up as individuals, only as components of the combined robot modes.}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
[[Image:OC-toy Sixturbo-Glide.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Secretly wants to join the [[Astro Squad]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Sixturbo''' (Micromaster Six-Team, 1992)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''TF-03'''

: Released in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1992 (Operation Combination)|Operation Combination]]'' portion of Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toyline, Glide transforms into a 1988 Honda Gold Wing GL1500. He can also form the chest or back of any of the similar-build Six-Teams ([[Sixbuilder#Toys|Sixbuilder]] and [[Sixwing#Toys|Sixwing]]), though his nominal placement is as [[Sixbuilder#Toys|Sixbulder]]'s back.

: He was only available as part of a complete Sixturbo gift set, packed with his teammates [[Circuit (OC)#Toys|Circuit]], [[Discharge (G1)#Toys|Discharge]], [[Neo-Wheel#Toys|Neo-Wheel]], [[Road Police#Toys|Road Police]], and [[Sireen#Toys|Sireen]].

: The original Six-Teams are considered among the more difficult Japanese Generation 1 pieces to find, due to their final-year release well after ''Transformers'' had faded from relevance in Japan, and thus command some hefty prices even with the molds' later re-releases.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Groove (Universe)|Groove]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1992/Cybertron/Glide/glide.htm More information on Glide at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/798/Generation+1/Glide.html Glide toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]''
{{--}}

===''Micromaster''===
[[Image:MC-TFU03-toy Glide-Groove.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Glide''' (Micromaster, 2002)}}</ul>
:*''Sixturbo number'': '''2'''
:*''Accessories'': Sixturbo legs

: In 2002, the entire Sixturbo team was re-released in the second wave of ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster]]'', in individual boxes with a number visible to show which mold was inside each box. For this release, all of the decals from the original version were removed, and ''mostly'' replaced with [[Paint operation|paint application]]s, including several new bits of deco. Glide has only barely changed, mostly just having a simpler, no-red lightbar deco on his cowling while gaining silver on his tailpipes and an Autobot symbol. His gray plastic is also a slightly lighter shade.

: On top of this, two out of every twelve toys in the shipping/display case were all-black-plastic, nigh-unpainted "Reverse Evolution"-mode [[chase figure]]s with white Decepticon sigils. Even the combiner kibble was cast in black, albeit a little more dark-gunmetal.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/Glide/glide.htm More information on Glide at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Destron/REGlide/glide.htm More information on Reverse Evolution Glide at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/2001f3051e73a9cf?output=gplain Translation of Glide's ''Micromaster'' bio] by [[Doug Dlin]]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1179/Collectors+Edition+Japanese/Black+Glide.html Reverse Evolution Glide toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]''

==Notes==
* Glide, like all of the six-team Micromasters, had no individual [[bio]] information whatsoever until his ''Micromaster'' release a decade after his original ''Operation Combination'' release.

[[Category:Micromaster Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Micromaster Decepticons]]
[[Category:Operation Combination Autobots]]

PÄ«pÅ

2025-12-06T02:57:09Z

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{{factions|autobot}}

:''Pīpō is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Victory pipo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Red Alert (Armada)|WOO WOO WOO]]]]

'''Pīpō''' (ピーポー) is a cheerful little ambulance guy with a heart of gold. He's always ready to do his duty, and his name sounds like his sirens!

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Victory'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Hinako Yoshino]] (Japanese)|[[Juan Zadala]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Move Out! Rescue Team}} {{storylink|Infiltration... The Uranium Mine}} {{storylink|Big City - Underground Terror}} {{storylink|The New Warrior - Hellbat}} {{storylink|Attack the Shuttle Base!!}} {{storylink|Tanker Hijack Operation}} {{storylink|Rescue Jan!!}} {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Asteroid}} {{storylink|Planet Micro - The Mysterious Warrior}} {{storylink|Rescue! Guyhawk}} {{storylink|Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress}} {{storylink|Battle Up of Wrath!!}} {{storylink|Crisis! Ambush in the Desert}} {{storylink|A Deadly Battle}} {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}} {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}} {{storylink|The Tide Is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification}} {{storylink|A Mystery?! The Deception of the Base Bombs}} {{storylink|The Terror of the Giant Tidal Waves}} {{storylink|The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!}} {{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}}}

====''Zone'' cartoon====
When [[Star Saber (G1)|Victory Saber]] initiated the "Zone Project", the Rescue Patrol helped rebuild planet [[Micro]] into planet Zone. To counter this threat, [[Violengiguar]] began conquering planets in order to create his own [[Decepticon Zone]]. The Race Car Patrol and all other [[Micromaster]] teams were then sent on patrol across the galaxy, specifically to planets where their unique skills could do the most good. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}}

When [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] attacked the planet [[Feminia]], the Rescue Patrol were among several units of Micromasters deployed to stop him. Through teamwork, they proved triumphant. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 2}}

When the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] attacked planet Feminia ''en masse'', the Rescue Patrol Team helped evacuate the planet of as many lifeforms as possible. However, they were unable to save Victory Saber, who sacrificed himself to rescue the last of the humans. The Rescue Patrol were later seen cleaning up the [[Zone Base]] on planet Zone after another attack by the Demon Generals. Still later, they could be seen celebrating when Victory Saber (who was rescued by the [[Powered Master]]s) inaugurated [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] as new [[Supreme Commander]]. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

When the [[Powered Master]]s flew off to the [[Tenth Planet]] for their showdown with Violengiguar, all the Micromaster teams took command of Zone and vowed to keep it safe in their Commander's absence. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 10}}

====Train Wars====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Train Wars: Shouki & Daniel Chapter|Shouki & Daniel Chapter}}}}

====''Legends'' comic====
In 2038, Pīpō was on [[Micro|Zone]] when it was invaded by the forces of [[Violengiguar]] and [[Dark Nova|Unicron Neo]]. Along with a number of fellow Micromasters, he swarmed the possessed body of [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]], distracting the Decepticon spirit inside until heavier weaponry could be brought to the battlefield. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One}}

===''Zone'' comic===
When [[Star Saber (G1)|Victory Saber]] initiated the "Zone Project", the Rescue Patrol helped rebuild planet [[Micro]] into planet Zone. To counter this threat, [[Violengiguar]] began conquering planets in order to create his own [[Decepticon Zone]]. The Race Car Patrol and all other [[Micromaster]] teams were then sent on patrol across the galaxy, specifically to planets where their unique skills could do the most good. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}}

When [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] attacked the planet [[Feminia]], the Rescue Patrol were among several units of Micromasters deployed to stop him. Through teamwork, they proved triumphant. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 2}}

When the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] attacked planet Feminia ''en masse'', the Rescue Patrol Team helped evacuate the planet of as many lifeforms as possible. However, they were unable to save Victory Saber, who sacrificed himself to rescue the last of the humans. The Rescue Patrol were later seen cleaning up the [[Zone Base]] on planet Zone after another attack by the Demon Generals. Still later, they could be seen celebrating when Victory Saber (who was rescued by the [[Powered Master]]s) inaugurated [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] as new [[Supreme Commander]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}}

When the [[Powered Master]]s flew off to the [[Tenth Planet]] for their showdown with Violengiguar, all the Micromaster teams took command of Zone and vowed to keep it safe in their Commander's absence. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 10}}

===''The AllSpark Almanac''===
It was reported by [[ALTernity Today]] that Pipo urged residents of the North East [[Tri-Torus]] area to stay below Level 4 until the [[Devastator Winds]] died down. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Zone}}
[[File:G1-Zone-toy Fixit-Pipo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I suppose it's better than being called "NEEEEEE-errrr", but not by much.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Rescue Patrol Team''' (Micromaster Patrol 4-pack, [[1990]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''C-331'''

:Identical to the [[Hasbro]] [[Micromaster]] [[Fixit (G1)#Toys|Fixit]], Pīpō transforms into a white second generation Ford Transit ambulance. He was sold as part of the [[Rescue Patrol Team]], along with [[Holi#Toys|Holi]], [[Fire#Toys|Fire]], and [[Boater#Toys|Boater]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Fixit/fixit.htm More information on Pipo (well, Fixit) at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|RocketBase}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Rocket Base''' (Micromaster base, 1990)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''C-330'''

:The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] release of the [[Rocket Base]] set included Pīpō and the other members of the Rescue Patrol, as well as [[Moonradar (G1)#Toys|Moonradar]].

{{anchor|Return of Convoy}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Rescue Patrol Team''' (Micro Trailer team, [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-373'''
:*''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #10

: The Rescue Patrol team was re-released in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991 (Return of Convoy)|Return of Convoy]]''. The team members are unchanged, but this time they came with [[Micro Trailer]] #10.
{{--}}

===''Block Town''===
{{charstubtoys}}

===''Micro Transformers: American Rescue Team''===
[[File:Americanrescueboxart.jpg|150px|thumb]]

<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Kyūkyūsha''' (Micro Transformer, [[1996]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''02'''

:''[[Micro Transformers: American Rescue Team|American Rescue Team]]'' Kyūkyūsha (救急車, "Ambulance") is identical to the previous releases of Pīpō.

:He was sold individually with a puzzle piece and a piece of candy. Collecting all four puzzle pieces would complete a play mat for the team.
{{--}}

===''Legacy''===
[[File:Haslab Pipo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Nobody expects the Rescue Patrol inquisition!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Deathsaurus''' ([[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory|Victory]]''''' / '''''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'''''
{{toydesigner|[[Brian Jablonksi]], [[Evan Brooks]], and [[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/ClLfJnsNsGK/</ref>, [[Guido Guidi]] (packaging artist)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Pīpō once again transforms into a tiny ambulance of undetermined, probably-made-up model, albeit now with a more involved transformation and improved posability.

: Unlike most modern Micromasters, Pīpō does ''not'' have any kind of third "weapon" mode whatsoever.

: He and his fellow Rescue Patrol Team teammate [[Boater#Legacy|Boater]] were only available with the [[Hasbro Pulse#HasLab|HasLab]] [[Deathsaurus (G1)#Legacy|Deathsaurus]] set; the two were added to the set as a reward to the fans for making Deathsaurus the most successful ''Transformers'' Haslab project to date on [[December 13]], [[2022]], one day after funding was closed for Deathsaurus. Obviously, the pair are intended to complete the first "anime colors" version of the Rescue Patrol Team, with [[Holi#Legacy|Holi]] and [[Fire#Legacy|Fire]] having come with the previous ''Transformers'' HasLab, Deathsaurus's Autobot Rival [[Star Saber (G1)#Legacy|Victory Saber]].
{{-}}

==Notes==
* Pīpō's name is a common Japanese onomatopoeia for the two-tone wail of an ambulance siren.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Stakeout''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Báigē''' (Taiwan, 白鴿, "White Pigeon"), '''Hēimiànshén''' (黑面神, "[http://www.hkflora.com/v2/leaf/euphor_show_plant.php?plantid=1018 Waxy Leaf]", literally "Black-faced Deity")
*''Russian:'' '''Sanitar''' (Санитар, "Orderly")
*''Spanish:'' '''Fixit''' (Latin-American cartoon dub)

==References==
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[[Category:Block Town]]
[[Category:Legacy Autobots]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Medics]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]
[[Category:Victory Autobots]]
[[Category:Zone Autobots]]

Scrapper (Micromaster)

2025-11-15T01:01:23Z

Smokestorm: /* Micromaster */

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{{Noname-unconfirmed}}
{{disambig3|Scrapper}}
:''Scrapper is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
{{mainpic|10:51, 24 April 2009 (EDT)}}
'''Scrapper''' is the "evil half" of the [[Autobot]] Micromaster [[Gran Arm]], and part of the [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]] team. It is unknown how much personality he shares with his other half, who is known as something of a showy comedian.

==Fiction==
===''Micromaster''===
Scrapper and the other Decepticon Build Team members were accidentally created during a pitched battle between the Autobot Micromasters and the Decepticon [[Sixwing|Wing Team]] when an energy wave from the battle shook six [[Cyberdroid]] capsules. The Autobot [[Sixbuilder|Build Team]] emerged, but in reality they were only half of each Cyberdroid; the other halves, each green-hued, escaped unnoticed in the fury of battle. Shortly after, they began tearing up [[human]] cities until they were finally confronted by the Autobot Build Team. Both teams combined into their super robot modes, and Decepticon Sixbuilder revealed the truth of his creation to a stunned Autobot Sixbuilder. The Decepticon Build Team swore to destroy all the other Autobots on Earth, claiming that only then could the Sixbuilders truly become whole again... {{storylink|Sixbuilder the Ill-Fated Warrior!?}}

Later, the Decepticon Build Team assaulted the Autobots' [[Metrobase]], only to be quickly repelled by the newly-arrived [[Multiforce]]. {{storylink|The Menace of Landcross's Combining Formation!}}

==Toys==
===''Micromaster''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Gran Arm''' (Micromaster, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Sixbuilder ID number'': '''4'''
:*''Accessories'': Decepticon Sixbuilder torso, head

: In 2003, the entire Sixbuilder team was re-released as the fourth wave of ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster]]'', in individual boxes with a number visible to show which mold was inside each box. Two boxes in each case of twelve had a chase-variant light-green "Destron" version of the character rather than the normal-colored version; all six were available in this way. Gran Arm transforms into a LeTourneau L-2350 payloader, and can also form the chest to any similar-build Six-Team robot ([[Sixturbo]], Sixbuilder, or [[Sixwing]]), as well as the back to ''any'' Six-Team combined robot, though his nominal placement is as [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]]'s chest.

: This mold was also used to make the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Micromaster [[Buckethead]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Destron/GranArm/granarm.htm More information on Scrapper at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1203/Collectors+Edition+Japanese/Green+Digger.html Scrapper toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]''

==Notes==
* Scrapper, like most of the Decepticon Sixbuilder components, is never explicitly named anywhere within ''Micromaster''. However, the story does say that the cement mixer component [[Mixing]]'s other half calls himself "[[Mixmaster (Micromaster)|Mixmaster]]", and given the light-green coloration of the Decepticon Sixbuilder components, it's a pretty safe bet that the other five are similarly named after the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s that share their general alternate mode.

[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Micromaster Decepticons]]

Buckethead

2025-11-15T00:59:57Z

Smokestorm: /* Universe (2003) */

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Buckethead is a [[Decepticon]] [[Constructicon (Universe)|Constructicon]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] and [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[Continuity family|continuity families]] (via the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 Universe toyline]]).''

[[Image:BucketheadUnivMM InstructArt.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Say I'm {{w|Buckethead|better than Slash}} or I'm taking your purse!"]]
'''Buckethead''' is one of the six [[Micromaster]] [[Constructicon (Universe)|Constructicons]]. Don't let the fact she'll work with them Autobot toffs fool you, she is Decepticon through and through. In a fight she's got her Gran Pistol, a nanoblade shovel which she can use to cut anyone who starts something with her, or a welding torch which may not kill but can sting like bugger if she gets 'em up close and personal. In a real pinch, she can combine with her fellow Constructicons to form [[Devastator (Universe Micromaster)|Devastator]], with Buckethead forming the chest, so c'mon and have a go if y'think yer hard enough!

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Aurex 1104.30-DB Zeta]] (a highly [[Primax]]-influenced universe), [[Defensor (Universe)|Defensor]], [[Rail Racer (Universe)|Rail Racer]], and [[Superion (Universe)|Superion]] were born from Dr. [[Brian Jones]]'s attempts at reverse-engineering Maximus combiner technology and applying it to [[Mini-Con]] anatomy. However, the Decepticons stole the technology and created their own combiner, Devastator. Superion, Defensor, and Rail Racer fought Devastator in the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]] during the [[Unicron Singularity]] crisis. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/31}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:CulturalAppropriation-Buckethead.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2]]
Buckethead was one of the last generation of full-sized Decepticons forged during the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. With her construction vehicle alt-mode, she idolized the legends of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. During her time in combat, Buckethead lost many friends to the fighting, instilling a sense of hate in her. When the war was forcibly ended, Buckethead wound up overseeing construction in [[Port Ronove]] on the colony planet [[Lucifer]]. When Lucifer collapsed, she returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and heard [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s call to downsize. She accepted, becoming a Micromaster and joining the newest incarnation of the Constructicons.

Five years into the [[Grand Uprising]], Buckethead and her unit were assigned to transporting a [[Snapper|Resistance prisoner]], under Hot Rod's orders. As they were making their way through [[Proximax]], they came under attack from the [[Resistance (BWU)|Resistance]], looking to get at the prisoner for some payback. With her commander [[Hightower (RID)|Hightower]] down and everyone else scattered, Buckethead decided to make a run for it. Unfortunately for her, the building she'd chosen to flee through had a [[Rampage (BW)|large, unfriendly Resistance crab-bot]] waiting for her. As they fought, she noticed her fellow 'cons had dropped the ball, leaving their prisoner unguarded. So she decided to release the prisoner, figuring her attacker would have to choose between her or him. He decided to go for her. Buckethead was saved by the arrival of a [[Stiletto (BW)|knife-wielding Maximal]] taking out the crab-bot's arms. Buckethead used the distraction to clobber "X" with a girder, but this just left her free to be grabbed by him. Fortunately, "X" decided to throw her at a new arrival rather than kill her, and then collapsed the bridge everyone present was standing on.

Buckethead awoke to find herself on top of "X", and tried finishing him off, only to be stopped by the Maximal from before. Discussion and introductions followed, the Maximal (called Overshoot) telling everyone they were needed for something. Reluctantly, Buckethead went with them, on a long journey down through the bowels of Cybertron, until they came to a chamber containing The [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] itself. Buckethead didn't take Overshoot's revelation that the Oracle wanted the war too seriously. According to [[Overshoot]], there were a group of infiltrators pretending to be Predacons, called "the [[Monster GoBot|Antares Eight]]", trying to provoke the [[Human Confederacy]], and they needed to be stopped.

On the return journey to the surface, Buckethead began hitting it off with Stiletto. Upon their return to the surface, the motley crew received word of an attack on a broadcast tower, and figured that was likely their target. Before departing, Buckethead removed the restraining bolt Snapper had been affixed with. As Stiletto scouted out the tower, she reported signs of battle still going on in Proximax, something Bucket was overjoyed to hear. Then Stiletto came under attack. Buckethead quickly joined in the fight, but the group were soon caught at a disadvantage by their enemies, and Overshoot killed. Acting quickly, Rampage grabbed Buckethead and Snapper and dove over the side of the building, taking the brunt of the impact for them. Surprised by his apparent act of sacrifice, and demoralized by Overshoot's death, Buckethead opted out... until Rampage woke up. Snapper hit upon the idea of getting reinforcements, and so Buckethead set off to get her 'cons to help out, with Rampage riding piggy-back on her.

On arrival at the scene, Bucket found both sides in a stand-off, her fellow Constructicons having taken refuge in a local casino. She managed to convince them to help out, and the team showed up just in time to help deal with a newcomer, [[Monsterous|some ugly-looking combiner]]. Buckethead managed to convince Hightower to let her borrow his usual catchphrase before they combined.

In the aftermath of the fight, the Constructicons took part in negotiations, Buckethead agreeing with Stilleto's declaration of neutrality, followed swiftly after by the rest of the Constructicons. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

Buckethead's newfound confidence led her to step into the role of team leader, and Hightower made way for her to command the Constructicons in their new mission. The Constructicons and the Ex-Bots prevented [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] from using a [[Robosmasher|Robo-Smasher]] to brainwash all the people of Proximax. They also recovered the Autobot-turned-Maximal [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] from his control. As the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]] began, the Ex-Bots chose to get involved with the other armies of the proto-races. Buckethead and the Constructicons salvaged a lobotomized [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] and retrofitted and detailed it as the team's new [[Ex-Jet]].

On the march to [[Nova Cronum]], the Constructicons formed Devastator to wade through the hordes of [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]s. At the [[Grand Mal]] itself, Devastator joined forces with the Maximal combiner [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]]. Their combined assault weakened the Grand Mal's force field enough for [[Lord Imperious Delirious]] to take note of them, and fire the massive optic ray at the combiners. Devastator pushed Magnaboss out of the way. Magnaboss lost an arm, a fifth of his gestalt mind, but Devastator suffered worse. Half his components were damaged beyond repair, and the Builder combiner was out for the rest of the fight.

Although the war was won, and peace finally came to Cybertron, the Constructicons were in mourning. With the death of [[Hightower (RID)|Hightower]], [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]], and [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bone Crusher]], [[Scavenger (G1)|Skavenger]] was the last survivor of the original team, and Buckethead had lost half her team. {{storylink|Derailment}}

Time marched on. The Constructicons emerged as heroes of the Vehicon Apocalypse, and so it was decided to hold auditions to fill the gaps in their roster. [[Rubbish's Scrapyard]] in [[Hexima]] became the Constructicon training grounds as Skavenger, Buckethead, and [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]] supervised the new potential recruits. Eventually, [[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]], [[Hauler|Road Hauler]], and [[Steam Hammer]] were chosen. Devastator, champion of the Builders, would live again! {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
According to unconfirmed reports, Buckethead was once part of an alternate configuration for [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[Image:TFU03-toy Buckethead.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|"Fine, have it. I'm keeping Megatron's nickname, though."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Buckethead''' (MicroMaster Constructicon, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''II'''
:*''Number'': '''1 of 6'''
:*''Accessories'': Devastator torso

: A [[redeco]] of [[Gran Arm#Toys|Gran Arm]], Buckethead transforms into a LeTourneau L-2350 payloader. She can form the chest or back to any similar-construction MicroMaster combiner robot, but her nominal position is as the chest of Constructicon Devastator.

: Part of the second wave of [[KB Toys]] [[exclusive]] ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' MicroMasters, she and the other MicroMaster Constructicons were also ultimately available from {{w|Sears, Roebuck and Company|Sears}} during Christmastime, and [[Kmart]]'s online store.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster|Micromaster]]'' [[Scrapper (Micromaster)#Toys|Scrapper]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/MMBuckethead/buckethead.htm More information on Buckethead at TFU.info]''

===''Energon''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Buckethead''' (MicroMaster Constructicon, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''II'''
:*''Number'': '''1 of 6'''
:*''Accessories'': Devastator torso

: The MicroMaster Constructicons were sold in Europe under the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' banner, presumably since Europe never actually got ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]''. The toys are identical to the ''Universe'' versions.

==Notes==
* It seems highly likely that Buckethead's name came about due to Hasbro's inability to secure the [[trademark]] for "[[Scrapper (disambiguation)|Scrapper]]", as other members of the team use the names of the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s who share their alternate mode.
* Buckethead wasn't established as female until "[[Cultural Appropriation]]" in [[2016]] due to the lack of bios for her entire assortment.
* In "[[Derailment]]", Buckethead refers to the other Constructicons as her "better five sixths", not unlike how someone refers to their romantic partner as their better half. Whether this is simply a pun or hinting at something greater between her and the team is unclear.

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[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Constructicons]]
[[Category:KB Toys exclusives]]
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Gran Arm

2025-11-15T00:59:08Z

Smokestorm: /* Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers */

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Gran Arm is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Sixbuilder-granarm-packageart.jpg|thumb|250px|right|"Gran Arm is fleshling wife to Gran Leg."]]
'''Gran Arm''' (グランアーム ''Guran Āmu'') is the comedian of the [[Sixbuilder|Build Team]], even going so far as to appear on [[human]] [[television]] shows with [[Digger]] for publicity stunts. He's not as physically strong as his teammates, but his incredible armor and tight-turning vehicle mode compensate for this shortcoming.

He also has an [[Scrapper (Micromaster)|evil counterpart]] running around.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Legends'' comic====
Gran Arm was among the [[Cyberdroid]]s who left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and came to [[Earth]] in search for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. A dimensional shockwave mutated them, altering their forms and enabling them to transform. {{storylink|Transformers 2015 Tailgate/G1 Mini-Con Chapter|Tailgate/G1 Mini-Con Chapter}}

====''Micromaster''====
[[Image:MC-art-Excavation.jpg|right|thumb|250px|An entire battle lost just because it turned out Gran Arm couldn't read.]]
Gran Arm was one of several [[Cyberdroid]]s in stasis at the Autobot Micromasters' [[Earth]] base. During a particularly pitched battle with the [[Decepticon]] [[Sixwing]] in Berserker Mode, the capsules containing the Build Team took a shock, activating them. A little while later, Micromasters resembling the Build Team were spotted wrecking [[human]] construction sites. The Build Team soon confronted them in [[Sixbuilder]] mode... only for the impostors to do the same! The green [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]] announced that the two teams were actually halves of the original whole, and that he would rejoin with Sixbuilder only after all the other Autobots had been destroyed. {{storylink|Sixbuilder the Ill-Fated Warrior!?}}

Later, after [[Sixtrain]] beat back the Decepticons at an excavation site by [[Mount St. Hilary|a dormant volcano]], the Build Team began their own investigation, wondering what the Decepticons were digging up. Gran Arm's grumbling was interrupted when [[Raise]] discovered two pieces of Cybertronian metal, one of which bore a [[Predacon (BW)|strange purple insignia]]. Realizing something incredibly important was buried there, but not sure what, the Autobots built their new [[Metrobase]] headquarters there to protect it from the Decepticons. {{storylink|Sixtrain! Activate Red Mode!!}}

====''Operation Combination'' story pages====
Decades later, Gran Arm and the rest of the Six-team Micromasters joined [[Guard City]] and the [[Road Corps]] in defending Earth from the forces of the Decepticon High Regent [[Scrash (G1)|Scrash]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (story page)|Operation Combination}}

{{note|None of the combiner team individuals ever actually show up as individuals, only as components of the combined robot modes.}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Gran Arm and Crush Bull were lost after the deaths of their Micromaster squad. They found sanctuary with [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], a minister at the [[First Church of Primus]] in [[Dodecahex]]. For years, they served as his attendants and became as close as family. When the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]] came to Dodecahex, the Micromasters got the congregation to safety while Sunstorm sacrificed himself to cover their escape. {{Storylink|Derailment}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
[[Image:OC-toy Sixbuilder-GranArm.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Better buy the reissue, because this one will cost you a Gran Arm]]
<ul class ="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Sixbuilder''' (Micromaster Six-Team, 1992)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''TF-01'''

: Released in the eighth and final year of the original Takara ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' line under the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1992 (Operation Combination)|Operation Combination]]'' banner, Gran Arm transforms into a LeTourneau L-2350 - ironically for a Micromaster, the largest payloader ever constructed.. He can also form the chest or back of any of the Six-Teams, though his nominal placement is as Sixbuilder's chest.

: He was only available as part of a complete Sixbuilder gift set, packed with his teammates [[Crush-Bull#Toys|Crush-Bull]], [[Digger#Toys|Digger]], [[Iron Lift#Toys|Iron Lift]], [[Mixing#Toys|Mixing]], and [[Treader#Toys|Treader]].

: The original Six-Teams are considered among the more difficult Japanese Generation 1 pieces to find, due to their final-year release well after ''Transformers'' had faded from relevance in Japan, and thus command some hefty prices even with the molds' later re-releases.

: This mold was used to make the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Micromaster [[Buckethead]] and the [[Scrapper (Micromaster)|evil half of Gran Arm]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1992/Cybertron/GranArm/granarm.htm More information on Gran Arm at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/791/Generation+1/Gran+Arm.html Gran Arm toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]''
{{-}}

===''Micromaster''===
[[Image:MC-toy Sixbuilder-GranArm.jpg|right|thumb|300px|New look, same great nectarine & tangelo taste!]]
<ul class ="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Gran Arm''' (Micromaster, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Sixbuilder ID number'': '''4'''
:*''Accessories'': Sixbuilder torso & head

: In 2003, the entire Sixbuilder team was re-released as the fourth wave of ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster]]'', in individual boxes with a number visible to show which mold was inside each box. For this release, the team was extensively [[redeco]]ed; Gran Arm went from red to orange-yellow. Instead of stickers, he was instead covered with a whole new set of [[Paint operation|paint applications]].

: On top of this, two out of every twelve toys in the shipping/display case were in mostly-bright-green decos, as part of the [[Decepticon Sixbuilder#Toys|Destron Sixbuilder]] [[chase figure]]. The [[Scrapper (Micromaster)|evil half of Gran Arm]] came in the same box and with the same packaging as the normal version.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/GranArm/granarm.htm More information on Gran Arm at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1199/Collectors+Edition+Japanese/Gran+Arm.html Gran Arm toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]''
::*''[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/11fd9b8f69430ec1?dmode=source&output=gplain Translation of Gran Arm's ''Micromaster'' bio] by [[Doug Dlin]]''

==Notes==
* Gran Arm, like all of the six-team Micromasters, had no individual [[bio]] information whatsoever until his ''Micromaster'' release a decade after his original ''Operation Combination'' release.

[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Autobots]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
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[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Operation Combination Autobots]]

Gren

2025-11-12T19:06:06Z

Smokestorm: /* Micromaster */

{{noname-unconfirmed}}
{{disambig2|the Micromaster|the Constructicon known as "Hook" in English|Hook (G1)}}
:''Gren is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
{{mainpic|June 2007}}

'''Gren''' is the "evil half" of the [[Autobot]] Micromaster [[Iron Lift]], and part of the [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]] team. It is unknown how much personality he shares with his other half, who is known as a fleet-footed hand-to-hand fighter.

==Fiction==
===''Micromaster''===
Gren and the other Decepticon Build Team members were accidentally created during a pitched battle between the Autobot Micromasters and the Decepticon [[Sixwing|Wing Team]] when an energy wave from the battle shook six [[Cyberdroid]] capsules. The Autobot [[Sixbuilder|Build Team]] emerged, but in reality they were only half of each Cyberdroid; the other halves, each green-hued, escaped unnoticed in the fury of battle. Shortly after, they began tearing up [[human]] cities until they were finally confronted by the Autobot Build Team. Both teams combined into their super robot modes, and Decepticon Sixbuilder revealed the truth of his creation to a stunned Autobot Sixbuilder. The Decepticon Build Team swore to destroy all the other Autobots on Earth, claiming that only then could the Sixbuilders truly become whole again... {{storylink|Sixbuilder the Ill-Fated Warrior!?}}

Later, the Decepticon Build Team assaulted the Autobots' [[Metrobase]], only to be quickly repelled by the newly-arrived [[Multiforce]]. {{storylink|The Menace of Landcross's Combining Formation!}}

==Toys==
===''Micromaster''===
* '''Iron Lift''' (Micromaster, 2003)
**''Sixbuilder ID number'': '''3'''
**''Accessories'': Decepticon Sixbuilder left fist

: In 2003, the entire Sixbuilder team was re-released as the fourth wave of ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster]]'', in individual boxes with a number visible to show which mold was inside each box. Two boxes in each case of twelve had a chase-variant light-green "Destron" version of the character rather than the normal-colored version; all six were available in this way. Iron Lift transforms into a Coles Hydra 18T 6x4 crane truck, and can also form the left arm to any Six-Team robot (he is only compatible with the left Sixbuilder fist part), though his nominal placement is as [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]]'s left arm.

:This mold was also used to make the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Micromaster [[Hightower (Universe Micromaster)|Hightower]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Destron/IronLift/ironlift.htm More information on Gren at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1204/Collectors+Edition+Japanese/Green+Iron+Lift.html Gren toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]''

==Notes==
* Gren, like most of the Decepticon Sixbuilder components, is never explicitly named anywhere within ''Micromaster''. However, the story does say that the cement mixer component [[Mixing]]'s other half calls himself "[[Mixmaster (Micromaster)|Mixmaster]]", and given the light-green coloration of the Decepticon Sixbuilder components, it's a pretty safe bet that the other five are similarly named after the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s that share their general alternate mode. For those playing along at home, "Gren" (グレン ''Guren'') is the Japanese name for [[Hook (G1)#Foreign names|Hook]], and is a dialectical variant of "crane" (クレーン ''Kurēn'').

[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Micromaster Decepticons]]

Hightower (Universe Micromaster)

2025-11-12T19:05:36Z

Smokestorm: /* Universe (2003) */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Hightower}}
:''Hightower is a [[Decepticon]] [[Constructicon (Universe)|Constructicon]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]] (via the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 Universe toyline]]).''

[[Image:HightowerUnivMM InstructArt.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Don't mind the screaming. He's like that all the time.]]
'''Hightower''' is one of the six [[Micromaster]] [[Constructicon (Universe)|Constructicons]] who combine into [[Devastator (Universe Micromaster)|Devastator]], Hightower forming his left arm. Hightower's personality, like that of his comrades, is unknown.

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Aurex 1104.30-DB Zeta]] (a highly [[Primax]]-influenced universe), the [[Protectobot (Universe)|Protectobot]]s, [[Railbot]]s, and [[Aerialbot (Universe)|Aerialbot]]s were born from Dr. [[Brian Jones]]'s attempts at reverse-engineering Maximus combiner technology and applying it to [[Mini-Con]] anatomy. However, the Decepticons stole the technology and created their own combiner team, the Constructicons. Thus, [[Superion (Universe)|Superion]], [[Defensor (Universe)|Defensor]], and [[Rail Racer (Universe)|Rail Racer]] fought [[Devastator (Universe Micromaster)|Devastator]] in the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]] during the [[Unicron Singularity]] crisis. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/31}}

==Toys==
===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[Image:TFU03-toy HightowerMicro.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|We assume the name is a joke.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Hightower''' (Micromaster Constructicon, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''II'''
:*''Number'': '''6 of 6'''
:*''Accessories'': Left & right Devastator fists

:A [[redeco]] of [[Iron Lift#Toys|Iron Lift]], Hightower transforms into a Coles Hydra 18T 6x4 crane truck. He can form the left arm to any similar-construction Micromaster combiner robot, but his nominal position is as the arm of Constructicon Devastator. (He can be used as a right arm too, but since only the right fist to the [[Sixbuilder#Toys|Sixbuilder]] mold-set will work with him, he'd be backwards.)

: Part of the second wave of [[KB Toys]] [[exclusive]] ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)| Universe]]'' MicroMasters, he and the other Micromaster Constructicons were also ultimately available from {{w|Sears, Roebuck and Company|Sears}} during [[Christmas]]time, and [[Kmart]]'s online store.

: The toy's connector socket is approximately [[5 mm post|5 mm wide]], making Hightower compatible with [[Powerlinx]] ports.

: This toy also [[Repurposing|doubles]] as the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Hightower (RID)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Hightower]]. This mold was also used to make ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster|Micromaster]]'' [[Gren#Toys|Gren]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/MMHightower/hightower.htm More information on Hightower at TFU.info]''

===''Energon''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Hightower''' (Micromaster Constructicon, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''II'''
:*''Number'': '''6 of 6'''
:*''Accessories'': Left & right Devastator fists

: The Micromaster Constructicons were sold in Europe under the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' banner, presumably since Europe never actually got ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]''. Other then the packaging, the toys are identical to the ''Universe'' versions.

==Notes==
* It seems highly likely that Hightower's name came about due to Hasbro's inability to secure the [[trademark]] for "[[Hook (disambiguation)|Hook]]", as other members of the team use the names of the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s who share their alternate mode.

[[Category:Constructicons]]
[[Category:Energon combiners]]
[[Category:Energon Decepticons]]
[[Category:KB Toys exclusives]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Universe combiners]]
[[Category:Universe Decepticons]]

Iron Lift

2025-11-12T19:05:16Z

Smokestorm: /* Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers */

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Iron Lift is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Sixbuilder-ironlift-packageart.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Feel the city breakin' and everybody shakin'!]]
'''Iron Lift''' (アイアンリフト ''Aian Rifuto'') is the hand-to-hand combat expert of the [[Sixbuilder|Build Team]]. Well-versed in any number of combat forms, he frequently practice-spars with [[Atlan]] of the [[Sixtrain|Train Team]], in bouts that draw big audiences among the Autobot Micromasters. He also has incredible jumping power, racing effortlessly from rooftop to rooftop... even more ninja-like than the [[Sixliner|Liner Team]]'s resident ninja [[Night]] (especially since he doesn't yatter away the whole time).

He also has an [[Gren|evil counterpart]] running around.

==Fiction==
===''Micromaster''===
[[Image:Sixbuilders.jpg|left|thumb]]
Iron Lift was one of several [[Cyberdroid]]s in stasis at the Autobot Micromasters' [[Earth]] base. During a particularly pitched battle with the [[Decepticon]] [[Sixwing]] in Berserker Mode, the capsules containing the Build Team took a shock, activating them. A little while later, Micromasters resembling the Build Team were spotted wrecking [[human]] construction sites. The Build Team soon confronted them in [[Sixbuilder]] mode...only for the impostors to do the same! The green [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]] announced that the two teams were actually halves of the original whole, and that he would rejoin with Sixbuilder only after all the other Autobots had been destroyed. {{storylink|Sixbuilder the Ill-Fated Warrior!?}}

Later, the Build Team helped excavate at [[Mount St. Hilary]], finding some mysterious Cybertronian relics and technology. {{storylink|Sixtrain! Activate Red Mode!!}}

===''Operation Combination''===
Years later, Iron Lift and the rest of the Six-team Micromasters joined [[Guard City]] and the [[Road Corps]] in defending Earth from the forces of the Decepticon High Regent [[Scrash (G1)|Scrash]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (story page)|Operation Combination}}

{{note|None of the combiner team individuals ever actually show up as individuals, only as components of the combined robot modes.}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
[[Image:OC-toy Sixbuilder-IronLift.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|]]
<ul class ="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Sixbuilder''' (Micromaster Six-Team, 1992)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''TF-01'''

: Released in the eighth and final year of the original Takara ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' line under the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1992 (Operation Combination)|Operation Combination]]'' banner, Iron Lift transforms into a Coles Hydra 18T 6x4 crane truck. He can also form the left arm of any of the similar-build Six-Teams ([[Sixturbo#Toys|Sixturbo]] and [[Sixwing#Toys|Sixwing]]), though his nominal placement is as [[Sixbuilder#Toys|Sixbuilder]]'s left arm (he cannot form a right arm because only Sixbuilder's left fist will attach to him).

: The toy's connector socket is approximately [[5 mm post|5mm]] wide, making Iron Lift compatible with loads and loads of toys and accessories.

: He was only available as part of a complete Sixbuilder gift set, packed with his teammates [[Crush-Bull#Toys|Crush-Bull]], [[Digger#Toys|Digger]], [[Gran Arm#Toys|Gran Arm]], [[Mixing#Toys|Mixing]], and [[Treader#Toys|Treader]].

: The original Six-Teams are considered among the more difficult Japanese Generation 1 pieces to find, due to their final-year release well after ''Transformers'' had faded from relevance in Japan, and thus command some hefty prices even with the molds' later re-releases.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Micromaster [[Hightower (Universe Micromaster)|Hightower]] and the [[Gren|evil half of Iron Lift]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1992/Cybertron/IronLift/ironlift.htm More information on Iron Lift at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/792/Generation+1/Iron+Lift.html Iron Lift toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]''
{{--}}

===''Micromaster''===
[[Image:MC-toy Sixbuilder-IronLift.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|]]
<ul class ="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Iron Lift''' (Micromaster, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''3'''
:*''Accessories'': Sixbuilder left fist

: In 2003, the entire Sixbuilder team was re-released as the fourth wave of ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster]]'', in individual boxes with a number visible to show which mold was inside each box. For this release, the team was extensively [[redeco]]ed; Iron Lift went from white to red, with his yellows getting brighter. Instead of stickers, he was instead covered with a whole new set of [[Paint operation|paint applications]].

: On top of this, two out of every twelve toys in the shipping/display case were in mostly-bright-green decos, as part of the [[Decepticon Sixbuilder#Toys|Destron Sixbuilder]] [[chase figure]]. The [[Gren|evil half of Iron Lift]] came in the same box and with the same packaging as the normal version.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/IronLift/ironlift.htm More information on Iron Lift at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1198/Collectors+Edition+Japanese/Iron+Lift.html Iron Lift toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]''
::*''[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/11fd9b8f69430ec1?dmode=source&output=gplain Translation of Iron Lift's ''Micromaster'' bio] by [[Doug Dlin]]''

==Notes==
* Iron Lift, like all of the six-team Micromasters, had no individual [[bio]] information whatsoever until his ''Micromaster'' release a decade after his original ''Operation Combination'' release.

[[Category:Martial artists]]
[[Category:Micromaster Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Operation Combination Autobots]]

Ironworks (Micromaster)

2025-11-12T18:42:40Z

Smokestorm: /* The Transformers */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the small character|his facility which sometimes shares his name|Ironworks (facility)}}
:''Ironworks is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Ironworks robotMTMTE.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Yes, my chest is, in fact, asymmetrical, it's a very tender subject, thank you so much for bringing it up. Jeez, why not just pour some sugar in my gas tank while you're at it? [grumble]]]
'''Ironworks''' (aka '''Iron Works'''<ref>In [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' encyclopedia, his name appears as two words.</ref> and '''Irontread''') is an eccentric hermit, guarding and maintaining his [[Ironworks (facility)|construction station]], far from the front lines. He indulges his artistic side by building bizarre devices on the land around his station.<ref>Dreamwave profile for Iron Works in ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #3</ref>

==Fiction==
===''Zone'' cartoon, comic, and story pages===
Upon the creation of the [[Zone Base]], Ironworks was put in charge of the [[Ironworks (facility)|Build Base]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 4}} However, when the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] attacked, Zone Base was unable to prevent them from stealing the [[Energon Z]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

Later, when [[Violengiguar]] kidnapped [[Galaxy Rocket]] and fled to the [[Tenth Planet]], all the [[Micromaster]]s (Ironworks included) promised to keep [[Micro|Zone]] safe while [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] and the [[Powered Master]]s pursued the villain. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 10}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Ironworks was seen at the Micros-only bar in [[Little Iacon]]. He tried to warn [[Trip-Up]] that the chair he was going for belonged to [[Roller Force]]. Trip-Up responded by taking the chair anyway, and pushing Ironworks out of his own chair for good measure. {{storylink|The Gray Race}} He was later seen trying to fight off a group of [[Insecticon (G1)|Decepticons]] who invaded the Micros' territory. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Ironworks had the Micro-Weight Boxing Championship till [[Caliburn (BWU)|Caliburn]] took it from him. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}
{{--}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
During the war for Cybertron, Irontread was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Command Transport Private]]. {{storylink|#Generations|''Siege'' toy packaging}}

==Commercial appearances==
When [[Zarak Maximus]] attempted to stomp Micropolis, Ironworks was among innumerable Autobot and Decepticon Micromasters that swarmed and toppled the colossus. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster transports|Micromaster transports commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}{{anchor|Zone}}
[[File:G1-toy Ironworks.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ironworks''' (Micromaster Station, [[1989]]/[[1990]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Build Base'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-344'''
:*''Accessories'': [[Ironworks (facility)#The Transformers|Construction station]], crane/rocket launcher, crane staging, ramp, rocket

: Released in the sixth year of Hasbro's US [[The Transformers (toyline)|''Transformers'' toyline]] (fifth year in European markets), Ironworks is a [[redeco]] of the [[Off Road Patrol]] member [[Powertrain#The Transformers|Powertrain]], transforming into a 1980 GMC General Sleeper Cab truck. As the Powertrain mold he is recolored from is "[[gang-molding|gang-molded]]" with its [[Off Road Patrol]] teammate [[Mudslinger (G1)#The Transformers|Mudslinger]], Ironworks and his fellow Micromaster Station recolor [[Greasepit (Micromaster)#The Transformers|Greasepit]] by necessity share plastic colors.

: He came with a "communications bay", a [[Ironworks (facility)#The Transformers|construction station]] that unfolds into a communications tower with a (non-firing) missile launcher.

: In Takara's markets, this set was released as the "'''Build Base'''", released in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1990 (Zone)|Zone]]'' portion of Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toyline. The toys are physically identical to their Hasbro counterparts.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Ironworks/ironworks.htm More information on Ironworks at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
{{anchor|Generations}}
[[File:Siege-Micromaster-Irontread.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''"I notice a passing resemblance to the [[Pokeformers|Pokémon]] known as Donphan, yet differences such as its texture and the way it moves suggest it is biologically separate—to say nothing of its [https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Iron_Treads_(Pok%C3%A9mon) treads of iron."]'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Autobots vs. Decepticons''' (Micromaster multi-pack, [[2019]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WFC-S60'''

: ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' "Irontread" is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of [[Powertrain#War for Cybertron: Siege|Powertrain]], featuring a new head and torso based on [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Big Hauler#The Transformers|Big Hauler]]. He transforms into a barely-Cybertronian long-nosed semi truck cab.

: As part of the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], he can also combine with [[Ricon#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ricon]] (or any iteration of that mold) to form the "Dual-Port Scrapegrinder" double-barreled blaster. Or mix him up with other toys to make something ridiculous. Go nuts.

: He was only available as part of a [[Target]] [[exclusive]] ten-pack of Micromasters, which includes the Autobots [[Groundshaker (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ground Shaker]], [[Overair (Micromaster)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Overair]], [[Ricon#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ricon]], [[Road Police#War for Cybertron: Siege|Road-Police]], and [[Wheel Blaze#War for Cybertron: Siege|Wheel Blaze]], and the Decepticons [[Cratermaker#War for Cybertron: Siege|Cratermaker]], [[Fireline#War for Cybertron: Siege|Fireline]], [[Nightflight (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Nightflight]], and [[Skyhopper#War for Cybertron: Siege|Slyhopper]].

==Notes==
* As construction station originally had no special name of its own, [[Fun Publications]]' ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' stories reassigned the Micromaster's name to the facility without the accompanying Micromaster. Hasbro would follow this pattern for the ''Siege'' [[A.I.R. Lock System|Modulator]].
* The "RI" on the "RI Construction" decal on Ironworks' trailer hitch most likely stands for Rhode Island, the location of [[Hasbro]]'s headquarters. Decades later, "[[Ricon]]" would become a character name in ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]''.
*The ''Siege'' Ironworks toy is presumably renamed "Irontread" due to the ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Ironworks (facility)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Ironworks]] toy, based on the original construction station, being released a few months later.
**The name "Irontread" was previously used in [[2004]] for [[Demolishor (Armada)#EnergonDumptruck|Demolishor]]'s new dump truck body in the Japanese ''Super Link'' edition of ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Transformers: Energon]]''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Ironworks''' (アイアンワークス ''Aianwākusu'')
*''French:'' '''Chantier''' (France, "Construction Site"), '''Cuirassé''' (Canada, "Armored")
*''Italian:'' '''Radar'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Athletes]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Autobots]]
[[Category:Communications specialists]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege Autobots]]
[[Category:Zone Autobots]]

Powertrain

2025-11-12T18:42:02Z

Smokestorm: /* The Transformers */

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Powertrain is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Powertrain cardart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Jack Kirby has a lot to answer for.]]
'''Powertrain''' is the cautious, by-the-book leader of the [[Off Road Patrol]]. He approaches every problem with patience, carefully analyzing the best way to tackle it, be it interpersonal conflicts within the Autobot ranks (particularly with the standoffish [[Mudslinger (G1)|Mudslinger]]) or sneaking into a [[Decepticon]] installation to blow it to kingdom come from within. Thankfully, he's also a pragmatist, and knows that sometimes, "by-the-book" isn't the answer, no matter how uncomfortable such a decision makes him.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #4</ref>

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
''When the Autobots developed the micro-sized, energy efficient Micromasters, they considered the technology above top secret. They were so concerned with keeping the process out of Decepticon hands that each Micromaster was outfitted with a suicide device, and ordered to use it in lieu of capture. When the [[Battle Patrol]] were captured alive by [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], Powertrain and the other Micromasters were ordered to destroy the research facility and everyone inside rather than risk additional captures on a rescue mission. Despite their orders, the Autobot Micromasters braved the installation. Entry to the facility proved a little too easy... Turns out the Decepticons had already successfully reverse-engineered Micromaster technology, and were now using the Autobots to test their new Air Strike Patrol. With a bit of trickery on [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]]'s part, the Autobots nonetheless managed to liberate their comrades. Although the Decepticons now had Micromaster technology, everyone came back alive.'' {{storylink|A Small War!}}

[[File:Off road patrol king con.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
Powertrain and the Off-Road Patrol developed a taste for insubordination on Cybertron, which may have been part of the reason [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] agreed to send them to Earth instead, as reinforcements for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s diminished army aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. Alongside the [[Race Car Patrol]], they warped to Earth and were greeted by Prime and [[Hi-Q]]. Optimus laid out a pair of recent news reports involving giant creatures spotted in the [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]] swamps and unusual storm activity consolidating over Manhattan. Believing there was a Decepticon link between the stories, the Off-Road Patrol took to the swamps to seek out any clues. [[Mudslinger (G1)|Mudslinger]] located the Decepticon [[Pretender]]s, [[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]] and [[Skullgrin]], operating a stormmaker station in the swamp. Powertrain and the others soon arrived on the scene. As they engaged the enemy, Powertrain radioed [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] and the Race Car Patrol to pick-up a human witness who fled the scene. The Off-Road Patrol managed to destroy the stormmaker, but the forces of nature were too far along to stop. Luckily, Roadhandler and his new friend, [[Cecilia Santiago]], were able to stop Iguanus atop the [[Empire State Building]] and save [[New York City]]. After the mission's completion, the Micromasters regrouped at the base of the Empire State Building, where Optimus offered to pick them up, so they could avoid any trouble from the local law enforcement agents. The Micromasters refused Optimus's help, preferring to instead act as an independent unit and deal with such matters their own way. {{storylink|King Con!}}

Staying on in New York, the Micromasters became local celebrities while using their skills to stop crime. Among their exploits, Powertrain and Roadhandler caught some armed thieves outside of a grocery store. A few days later, Roadhandler found a new forum with which to demonstrate Autobot virtues to a larger human audience: the professional wrestling circuit. He quickly achieved fame through this venue, attracting the unwanted attentions of the Decepticons. [[Zarak (G1)|Lord Zarak]] eventually arranged to have one of his Micromasters, [[Storm Cloud (G1)|Storm Cloud]], to face off against Roadhandler in the ring. To ensure a Decepticon victory however, Zarak planned to take some human hostages. Cecilia saw through this ploy, and had Powertrain, along with the rest of the Autobot Micromasters, foil the abductions. Roadhandler was able to emerge victorious without worry about casualties. {{storylink|The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Powertrain and the Autobot Micromasters battled against their Decepticon counterparts in New York City. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 7|New York — A City Sinking in Terror}} They later fought the Pretenders while defending oil deposits in Alaska. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 9|The Transformers' Grand Hour: Headmaster of the Dimensions}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====Toy bios====
Powertrain served under Tote in the Off Road Patrol. {{Storylink|#Zone|''Zone'' bio}}

====''Zone'' story pages====
When [[Star Saber (G1)|Victory Saber]] initiated the "Zone Project", the Off Road Patrol helped rebuild planet [[Micro]] into the new and improved planet Zone. To counter this threat, [[Violengiguar]] began conquering worlds to build his own [[Decepticon Zone]]. All the [[Micromaster]] teams, including the Off Road Patrol, were then mobilized to patrol the galaxy, specifically planets where their special abilities would be most useful. Early on, the Off Road Patrol were sent to scout a rocky, mountainous planet. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}}

Later, [[King Poseidon]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] were sent to conquer the aquatic world of [[Wall]]. The Off Road Patrol engaged them in battle and with the help of Commanders [[Overload (G1)|Overload]], [[Erector (G1)|Erector]], [[Missile Bull]] and [[Skywave]], they emerged triumphant. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 3}}

When the [[Powered Master]]s flew off to the [[Tenth Planet]] for their showdown with Violengiguar, all the Micromaster teams took command of Zone and vowed to keep it safe in their Commander's absence. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 10}}

====''Legends'' comic====
In 2038, Powertrain was on Zone when it was invaded by the forces of [[Violengiguar]] and [[Dark Nova]]. Along with a number of fellow Micromasters, he swarmed the possessed body of [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]], distracting the Decepticon spirit inside until heavier weaponry could be brought to the battlefield. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Created after the launch of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in a joint venture by the Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s, Powertrain could first be seen hanging out in [[Little Iacon]] with his fellow Micromasters. He and Highjump were discussing [[Blaze Master]], a Decepticon Micro they thought could be talked over onto the Autobot side. {{storylink|The Gray Race}} When the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacked [[Little Iacon]], Powertrain was among the many Micromasters taken prisoners by the Decepticons, {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} but was later set free alongside his fellow diminutive comrades. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Spotlight Hardhead Powetrain Mudslinger Tote Highjump.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|right]]
Powertrain and the rest of the "Off-Road Patrol" were part of the Micromaster assault on [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] at [[Gorlam Prime]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

===''TransTech''===
A version of Powertrain and the rest of the Off Road Patrol found themselves on [[Axiom Nexus]]. They joined the [[Sub-Metro Amateur League Lobbing]] competition, but were defeated by the [[Mighty Mechanics]], a team composed of bots named "Fixit," in the championship. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/28}}

===2019 IDW continuity===

Powertrain was a crewmate on the ''[[Fist of Iacon]]'' serving under the [[Great General]] [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 1}}

Upon returning to Cybertron, he joined the Autobots under Optimus Prime. Powertrain fought on the Sea of Rust against the Decepticons over possession of the [[Enigma of Combination]]. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}} Although they suffered no losses, the Enigma itself fell into the Sea, unrecoverable. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}
{{--}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
During the war for Cybertron, Powertrain was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Command Special Ops Private]]. {{storylink|#Generations|''Siege'' toy packaging}}

==Commercial appearances==
Powertrain was among the many Autobot Micromasters unleashed by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] that managed to infiltrate the Decepticons' lair and muck up the place. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster Patrols|Micromaster Patrols commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}{{anchor|Zone}}
[[File:G1-toy Powertrain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Flat nose truck modes are for wimps! What? Oh yeah, sorry boss, my bad..."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Off Road Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, [[1988]]/[[1990]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-335'''

: Released in the sixth year of Hasbro's US [[The Transformers (toyline)|''Transformers'' toyline]] (fifth year in European markets), Powertrain transforms into an orange semi-trailer 1980 GMC General Sleeper Cab truck. Powertrain is [[Gang-molding|gang-molded]] with Mudslinger, sharing the same plastic colors.

: He was only available in a four-pack with his teammates [[Highjump (G1)#Toys|Highjump]], [[Mudslinger (G1)#Toys|Mudslinger]], and [[Tote#Toys|Tote]].

:Together with the [[Air Strike Patrol]] and the [[Race Car Patrol]], the Off Road Patrol was released by Hasbro in late 1988 (basically, a case of "next year product" being released at the end of the old year), in packaging that differed from the "proper" 1989 Micromasters' redesigned packaging (silver cards and boxes featuring an all-new "Transformers" logo) by retaining a variation of the faction-specific color-coded gradient background on the card and featuring a unique "Micro Transformers" title in a variation of the old, pre-1989 "Transformers" logo. This same basic packaging design was also used for Canada (albeit bilingual English/French) and parts of Europe (bilingual French/Dutch, and Italian-only packaging distributed by [[GiG]]). However, a variant of sorts featuring the later 1989 packaging design also exists, and was released (in English-only packaging) in the United Kingdom, where it was sold at Woolworth's stores.

:The Off Road Patrol was sold in Japan a year later as part of the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1990 (Zone)|Zone]]'' portion of Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' series, with no notable changes from their [[Hasbro]] releases.

:This sculpt was also used to make [[Ironworks (Micromaster)#Toys|Ironworks]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Powertrain/powertrain.htm More information on Powertrain at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
{{anchor|Generations}}
[[File:Siegetoy-Powertrain.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|No no, you must be mistaken. I'm not an EARTH truck. Check out my tires. There's lines.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Powertrain & Highjump''' (Micromaster, 2019)}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-S33'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-33'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[October 26]], 2019

:Part of the fourth wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Micromasters, Powertrain transforms from robot to "Cybertronian" semi-truck (''cough''). Paired with [[Highjump (G1)#Generations|Highjump]], the two can combine into a weapon for larger ''Siege'' figures to wield. Because the peg to combine the two is on a piece that hinges open during transformation and does not lock in place, Powertrain has a tendency to droop when combined. However, he can be wielded individually as well due to the combination post being 5mm.

:Powertrain was also [[retool]]ed to make [[Ironworks (Micromaster)#Generations|Irontread]].
{{-}}

==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W4PrivatePowertrain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Private Powertrain, Off-Road Patrol-Leader''' (2019)
**'''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T21/T52'''
**''Stars: ''5

:Private Powertrain, Off-Road Patrol-Leader is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege I. In order to represent Powertrain's size as a [[Micromaster]], Private Powertrain, Off-Road Patrol-Leader is the size of a battle card, about half the size of a normal character card.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Powertrain toy, with the Alt Mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging art.
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Freed''' (フリード ''Furīdo''), '''Powertrain''' (パワートレイン ''Pawātorein'')
*''French:'' '''Défonceur''' (Canada, "Digger")
*''Italian:'' '''Terminus'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Gorlam Prime]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Zone Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege Autobots]]

Ironworks (Micromaster)

2025-11-12T18:29:31Z

Smokestorm: /* The Transformers */

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{{disambig2|the small character|his facility which sometimes shares his name|Ironworks (facility)}}
:''Ironworks is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Ironworks robotMTMTE.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Yes, my chest is, in fact, asymmetrical, it's a very tender subject, thank you so much for bringing it up. Jeez, why not just pour some sugar in my gas tank while you're at it? [grumble]]]
'''Ironworks''' (aka '''Iron Works'''<ref>In [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' encyclopedia, his name appears as two words.</ref> and '''Irontread''') is an eccentric hermit, guarding and maintaining his [[Ironworks (facility)|construction station]], far from the front lines. He indulges his artistic side by building bizarre devices on the land around his station.<ref>Dreamwave profile for Iron Works in ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #3</ref>

==Fiction==
===''Zone'' cartoon, comic, and story pages===
Upon the creation of the [[Zone Base]], Ironworks was put in charge of the [[Ironworks (facility)|Build Base]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 4}} However, when the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] attacked, Zone Base was unable to prevent them from stealing the [[Energon Z]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

Later, when [[Violengiguar]] kidnapped [[Galaxy Rocket]] and fled to the [[Tenth Planet]], all the [[Micromaster]]s (Ironworks included) promised to keep [[Micro|Zone]] safe while [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] and the [[Powered Master]]s pursued the villain. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 10}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Ironworks was seen at the Micros-only bar in [[Little Iacon]]. He tried to warn [[Trip-Up]] that the chair he was going for belonged to [[Roller Force]]. Trip-Up responded by taking the chair anyway, and pushing Ironworks out of his own chair for good measure. {{storylink|The Gray Race}} He was later seen trying to fight off a group of [[Insecticon (G1)|Decepticons]] who invaded the Micros' territory. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Ironworks had the Micro-Weight Boxing Championship till [[Caliburn (BWU)|Caliburn]] took it from him. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}
{{--}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
During the war for Cybertron, Irontread was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Command Transport Private]]. {{storylink|#Generations|''Siege'' toy packaging}}

==Commercial appearances==
When [[Zarak Maximus]] attempted to stomp Micropolis, Ironworks was among innumerable Autobot and Decepticon Micromasters that swarmed and toppled the colossus. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster transports|Micromaster transports commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}{{anchor|Zone}}
[[File:G1-toy Ironworks.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ironworks''' (Micromaster Station, [[1989]]/[[1990]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Build Base'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-344'''
:*''Accessories'': [[Ironworks (facility)#The Transformers|Construction station]], crane/rocket launcher, crane staging, ramp, rocket

: Released in the sixth year of Hasbro's US [[The Transformers (toyline)|''Transformers'' toyline]] (fifth year in European markets), Ironworks is a [[redeco]] of the [[Off Road Patrol]] member [[Powertrain#The Transformers|Powertrain]], transforming into a GMC General Sleeper Cab truck. As the Powertrain mold he is recolored from is "[[gang-molding|gang-molded]]" with its [[Off Road Patrol]] teammate [[Mudslinger (G1)#The Transformers|Mudslinger]], Ironworks and his fellow Micromaster Station recolor [[Greasepit (Micromaster)#The Transformers|Greasepit]] by necessity share plastic colors.

: He came with a "communications bay", a [[Ironworks (facility)#The Transformers|construction station]] that unfolds into a communications tower with a (non-firing) missile launcher.

: In Takara's markets, this set was released as the "'''Build Base'''", released in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1990 (Zone)|Zone]]'' portion of Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toyline. The toys are physically identical to their Hasbro counterparts.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Ironworks/ironworks.htm More information on Ironworks at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
{{anchor|Generations}}
[[File:Siege-Micromaster-Irontread.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''"I notice a passing resemblance to the [[Pokeformers|Pokémon]] known as Donphan, yet differences such as its texture and the way it moves suggest it is biologically separate—to say nothing of its [https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Iron_Treads_(Pok%C3%A9mon) treads of iron."]'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Autobots vs. Decepticons''' (Micromaster multi-pack, [[2019]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WFC-S60'''

: ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' "Irontread" is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of [[Powertrain#War for Cybertron: Siege|Powertrain]], featuring a new head and torso based on [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Big Hauler#The Transformers|Big Hauler]]. He transforms into a barely-Cybertronian long-nosed semi truck cab.

: As part of the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], he can also combine with [[Ricon#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ricon]] (or any iteration of that mold) to form the "Dual-Port Scrapegrinder" double-barreled blaster. Or mix him up with other toys to make something ridiculous. Go nuts.

: He was only available as part of a [[Target]] [[exclusive]] ten-pack of Micromasters, which includes the Autobots [[Groundshaker (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ground Shaker]], [[Overair (Micromaster)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Overair]], [[Ricon#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ricon]], [[Road Police#War for Cybertron: Siege|Road-Police]], and [[Wheel Blaze#War for Cybertron: Siege|Wheel Blaze]], and the Decepticons [[Cratermaker#War for Cybertron: Siege|Cratermaker]], [[Fireline#War for Cybertron: Siege|Fireline]], [[Nightflight (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Nightflight]], and [[Skyhopper#War for Cybertron: Siege|Slyhopper]].

==Notes==
* As construction station originally had no special name of its own, [[Fun Publications]]' ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' stories reassigned the Micromaster's name to the facility without the accompanying Micromaster. Hasbro would follow this pattern for the ''Siege'' [[A.I.R. Lock System|Modulator]].
* The "RI" on the "RI Construction" decal on Ironworks' trailer hitch most likely stands for Rhode Island, the location of [[Hasbro]]'s headquarters. Decades later, "[[Ricon]]" would become a character name in ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]''.
*The ''Siege'' Ironworks toy is presumably renamed "Irontread" due to the ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Ironworks (facility)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Ironworks]] toy, based on the original construction station, being released a few months later.
**The name "Irontread" was previously used in [[2004]] for [[Demolishor (Armada)#EnergonDumptruck|Demolishor]]'s new dump truck body in the Japanese ''Super Link'' edition of ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Transformers: Energon]]''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Ironworks''' (アイアンワークス ''Aianwākusu'')
*''French:'' '''Chantier''' (France, "Construction Site"), '''Cuirassé''' (Canada, "Armored")
*''Italian:'' '''Radar'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Athletes]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Autobots]]
[[Category:Communications specialists]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege Autobots]]
[[Category:Zone Autobots]]

Powertrain

2025-11-12T18:26:45Z

Smokestorm: /* The Transformers */

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:''Powertrain is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Powertrain cardart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Jack Kirby has a lot to answer for.]]
'''Powertrain''' is the cautious, by-the-book leader of the [[Off Road Patrol]]. He approaches every problem with patience, carefully analyzing the best way to tackle it, be it interpersonal conflicts within the Autobot ranks (particularly with the standoffish [[Mudslinger (G1)|Mudslinger]]) or sneaking into a [[Decepticon]] installation to blow it to kingdom come from within. Thankfully, he's also a pragmatist, and knows that sometimes, "by-the-book" isn't the answer, no matter how uncomfortable such a decision makes him.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #4</ref>

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
''When the Autobots developed the micro-sized, energy efficient Micromasters, they considered the technology above top secret. They were so concerned with keeping the process out of Decepticon hands that each Micromaster was outfitted with a suicide device, and ordered to use it in lieu of capture. When the [[Battle Patrol]] were captured alive by [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], Powertrain and the other Micromasters were ordered to destroy the research facility and everyone inside rather than risk additional captures on a rescue mission. Despite their orders, the Autobot Micromasters braved the installation. Entry to the facility proved a little too easy... Turns out the Decepticons had already successfully reverse-engineered Micromaster technology, and were now using the Autobots to test their new Air Strike Patrol. With a bit of trickery on [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]]'s part, the Autobots nonetheless managed to liberate their comrades. Although the Decepticons now had Micromaster technology, everyone came back alive.'' {{storylink|A Small War!}}

[[File:Off road patrol king con.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
Powertrain and the Off-Road Patrol developed a taste for insubordination on Cybertron, which may have been part of the reason [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] agreed to send them to Earth instead, as reinforcements for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s diminished army aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. Alongside the [[Race Car Patrol]], they warped to Earth and were greeted by Prime and [[Hi-Q]]. Optimus laid out a pair of recent news reports involving giant creatures spotted in the [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]] swamps and unusual storm activity consolidating over Manhattan. Believing there was a Decepticon link between the stories, the Off-Road Patrol took to the swamps to seek out any clues. [[Mudslinger (G1)|Mudslinger]] located the Decepticon [[Pretender]]s, [[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]] and [[Skullgrin]], operating a stormmaker station in the swamp. Powertrain and the others soon arrived on the scene. As they engaged the enemy, Powertrain radioed [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] and the Race Car Patrol to pick-up a human witness who fled the scene. The Off-Road Patrol managed to destroy the stormmaker, but the forces of nature were too far along to stop. Luckily, Roadhandler and his new friend, [[Cecilia Santiago]], were able to stop Iguanus atop the [[Empire State Building]] and save [[New York City]]. After the mission's completion, the Micromasters regrouped at the base of the Empire State Building, where Optimus offered to pick them up, so they could avoid any trouble from the local law enforcement agents. The Micromasters refused Optimus's help, preferring to instead act as an independent unit and deal with such matters their own way. {{storylink|King Con!}}

Staying on in New York, the Micromasters became local celebrities while using their skills to stop crime. Among their exploits, Powertrain and Roadhandler caught some armed thieves outside of a grocery store. A few days later, Roadhandler found a new forum with which to demonstrate Autobot virtues to a larger human audience: the professional wrestling circuit. He quickly achieved fame through this venue, attracting the unwanted attentions of the Decepticons. [[Zarak (G1)|Lord Zarak]] eventually arranged to have one of his Micromasters, [[Storm Cloud (G1)|Storm Cloud]], to face off against Roadhandler in the ring. To ensure a Decepticon victory however, Zarak planned to take some human hostages. Cecilia saw through this ploy, and had Powertrain, along with the rest of the Autobot Micromasters, foil the abductions. Roadhandler was able to emerge victorious without worry about casualties. {{storylink|The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Powertrain and the Autobot Micromasters battled against their Decepticon counterparts in New York City. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 7|New York — A City Sinking in Terror}} They later fought the Pretenders while defending oil deposits in Alaska. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 9|The Transformers' Grand Hour: Headmaster of the Dimensions}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====Toy bios====
Powertrain served under Tote in the Off Road Patrol. {{Storylink|#Zone|''Zone'' bio}}

====''Zone'' story pages====
When [[Star Saber (G1)|Victory Saber]] initiated the "Zone Project", the Off Road Patrol helped rebuild planet [[Micro]] into the new and improved planet Zone. To counter this threat, [[Violengiguar]] began conquering worlds to build his own [[Decepticon Zone]]. All the [[Micromaster]] teams, including the Off Road Patrol, were then mobilized to patrol the galaxy, specifically planets where their special abilities would be most useful. Early on, the Off Road Patrol were sent to scout a rocky, mountainous planet. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}}

Later, [[King Poseidon]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] were sent to conquer the aquatic world of [[Wall]]. The Off Road Patrol engaged them in battle and with the help of Commanders [[Overload (G1)|Overload]], [[Erector (G1)|Erector]], [[Missile Bull]] and [[Skywave]], they emerged triumphant. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 3}}

When the [[Powered Master]]s flew off to the [[Tenth Planet]] for their showdown with Violengiguar, all the Micromaster teams took command of Zone and vowed to keep it safe in their Commander's absence. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 10}}

====''Legends'' comic====
In 2038, Powertrain was on Zone when it was invaded by the forces of [[Violengiguar]] and [[Dark Nova]]. Along with a number of fellow Micromasters, he swarmed the possessed body of [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]], distracting the Decepticon spirit inside until heavier weaponry could be brought to the battlefield. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Created after the launch of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in a joint venture by the Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s, Powertrain could first be seen hanging out in [[Little Iacon]] with his fellow Micromasters. He and Highjump were discussing [[Blaze Master]], a Decepticon Micro they thought could be talked over onto the Autobot side. {{storylink|The Gray Race}} When the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacked [[Little Iacon]], Powertrain was among the many Micromasters taken prisoners by the Decepticons, {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} but was later set free alongside his fellow diminutive comrades. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Spotlight Hardhead Powetrain Mudslinger Tote Highjump.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|right]]
Powertrain and the rest of the "Off-Road Patrol" were part of the Micromaster assault on [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] at [[Gorlam Prime]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

===''TransTech''===
A version of Powertrain and the rest of the Off Road Patrol found themselves on [[Axiom Nexus]]. They joined the [[Sub-Metro Amateur League Lobbing]] competition, but were defeated by the [[Mighty Mechanics]], a team composed of bots named "Fixit," in the championship. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/28}}

===2019 IDW continuity===

Powertrain was a crewmate on the ''[[Fist of Iacon]]'' serving under the [[Great General]] [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 1}}

Upon returning to Cybertron, he joined the Autobots under Optimus Prime. Powertrain fought on the Sea of Rust against the Decepticons over possession of the [[Enigma of Combination]]. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}} Although they suffered no losses, the Enigma itself fell into the Sea, unrecoverable. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
During the war for Cybertron, Powertrain was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Command Special Ops Private]]. {{storylink|#Generations|''Siege'' toy packaging}}

==Commercial appearances==
Powertrain was among the many Autobot Micromasters unleashed by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] that managed to infiltrate the Decepticons' lair and muck up the place. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster Patrols|Micromaster Patrols commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}{{anchor|Zone}}
[[File:G1-toy Powertrain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Flat nose truck modes are for wimps! What? Oh yeah, sorry boss, my bad..."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Off Road Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, [[1988]]/[[1990]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-335'''

: Released in the sixth year of Hasbro's US [[The Transformers (toyline)|''Transformers'' toyline]] (fifth year in European markets), Powertrain transforms into an orange semi-trailer GMC General Sleeper Cab truck. Powertrain is [[Gang-molding|gang-molded]] with Mudslinger, sharing the same plastic colors.

: He was only available in a four-pack with his teammates [[Highjump (G1)#Toys|Highjump]], [[Mudslinger (G1)#Toys|Mudslinger]], and [[Tote#Toys|Tote]].

:Together with the [[Air Strike Patrol]] and the [[Race Car Patrol]], the Off Road Patrol was released by Hasbro in late 1988 (basically, a case of "next year product" being released at the end of the old year), in packaging that differed from the "proper" 1989 Micromasters' redesigned packaging (silver cards and boxes featuring an all-new "Transformers" logo) by retaining a variation of the faction-specific color-coded gradient background on the card and featuring a unique "Micro Transformers" title in a variation of the old, pre-1989 "Transformers" logo. This same basic packaging design was also used for Canada (albeit bilingual English/French) and parts of Europe (bilingual French/Dutch, and Italian-only packaging distributed by [[GiG]]). However, a variant of sorts featuring the later 1989 packaging design also exists, and was released (in English-only packaging) in the United Kingdom, where it was sold at Woolworth's stores.

:The Off Road Patrol was sold in Japan a year later as part of the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1990 (Zone)|Zone]]'' portion of Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' series, with no notable changes from their [[Hasbro]] releases.

:This sculpt was also used to make [[Ironworks (Micromaster)#Toys|Ironworks]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Powertrain/powertrain.htm More information on Powertrain at TFU.info]''
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===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
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[[File:Siegetoy-Powertrain.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|No no, you must be mistaken. I'm not an EARTH truck. Check out my tires. There's lines.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Powertrain & Highjump''' (Micromaster, 2019)}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-S33'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-33'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[October 26]], 2019

:Part of the fourth wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Micromasters, Powertrain transforms from robot to "Cybertronian" semi-truck (''cough''). Paired with [[Highjump (G1)#Generations|Highjump]], the two can combine into a weapon for larger ''Siege'' figures to wield. Because the peg to combine the two is on a piece that hinges open during transformation and does not lock in place, Powertrain has a tendency to droop when combined. However, he can be wielded individually as well due to the combination post being 5mm.

:Powertrain was also [[retool]]ed to make [[Ironworks (Micromaster)#Generations|Irontread]].
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W4PrivatePowertrain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Private Powertrain, Off-Road Patrol-Leader''' (2019)
**'''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T21/T52'''
**''Stars: ''5

:Private Powertrain, Off-Road Patrol-Leader is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege I. In order to represent Powertrain's size as a [[Micromaster]], Private Powertrain, Off-Road Patrol-Leader is the size of a battle card, about half the size of a normal character card.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Powertrain toy, with the Alt Mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging art.
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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Freed''' (フリード ''Furīdo''), '''Powertrain''' (パワートレイン ''Pawātorein'')
*''French:'' '''Défonceur''' (Canada, "Digger")
*''Italian:'' '''Terminus'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Gorlam Prime]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Zone Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege Autobots]]

Takedown

2025-11-08T01:00:46Z

Smokestorm: /* The Transformers */

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Takedown is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Takedown cardart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Gimme that can opener, I need to create myself some peripheral vision.]]
'''Takedown''' is the leader (or "foreman") of the [[Construction Patrol]]. He sees the way he can mix and combine materials to make a strong foundation as a metaphor for how he gets his team to work together... and for how to forge a lasting peace. Unfortunately, though he's a brilliant organizer, his command of tactics is weak.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #7</ref>

{{note|In Japan, Neutro leads the "Build Patrol Team" rather than Takedown.}}

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Spotlight Hardhead Neutro Crumble Groundpounder Takedown.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8|Everybody wants into the crowded line.]]
Takedown was one of the legions of [[Dead Universe]] Gorlamites who pursued [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] on [[Gorlam Prime]]. He survived to pursue the Autobots into the planet's subterranean caverns, and helped the [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]-possessed Nightbeat dig out after Hardhead triggered a cave-in. Takedown then confronted Hardhead with Nightbeat and a small group of Gorlamites, but was unable to stop Hardhead from killing Nightbeat and escaping into the Dead Universe. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

A Cybertronian version of Takedown MAY have been seen in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] after the fall of the [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]]. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}

{{Note|In [[Three Monologues|''Robots in Disguise'' #20]], [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]]'s traditionally Targetmaster partners [[Tracer (Targetmaster)|Tracer]] and [[Holepunch (G1)|Holepunch]] were reimagined with construction vehicle designs to fit his "Construction Patrol". However, they were colored like the Micromaster Construction Patrol members Takedown and [[Groundpounder (G1)|Groundpounder]]. In [[Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|''Robots in Disguise'' #23]], they were drawn in their Targetmaster bodies and correct colors. Then in [[The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|''More than Meets the Eye'' #27]], characters with the colors AND designs of Takedown and Groundpounder appeared alongside Tracer and Holepunch's friends from ''Robots in Disguise'' #20. Whether these were actually the Micromasters, or the Targetmaster partners even more wrong than before, is up for debate.}}

===''Regeneration One''===
[[File:Clar macro jungle war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Takedown was part of a team along with [[Groundpounder (G1)|Groundpounder]], [[Neutro]], [[Crumble]], and [[Erector (G1)|Erector]], under the command of [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], that constructed the Nebulan end of the [[space bridge]] network in the [[Clar Macro-jungle]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}}
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==Commercial appearances==
The Construction Patrol and the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] were faced by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] advancing menacingly upon them. As the Decepticon began to cross a suspension bridge, they destroyed it, sending Scorponok tumbling down. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Hot Rod and Construction Patrol|Hot Rod and Construction Patrol commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
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[[File:G1-toy Takedown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|The most dedicated [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]] cosplayer.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Construction Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, [[1990]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Build Patrol Team'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-351'''

: Released in the seventh (and final) year of Hasbro's US [[The Transformers (toyline)|''Transformers'' toyline]] (sixth and not-final year in European markets), Takedown transforms into a red long-nosed cement mixer truck. The truck draws cues from a Scammell S24 cement mixer, but more accurately looks ''very'' similar to a [https://www.toymart.com/Matchbox-19f-Cement-Truck/3003#gsc.tab=0 Matchbox model (the Superfast 19f Cement Mixer)] released in the UK from 1976. It would [[High Beam|not be the last time]] Takara drew inspiration from such a toy line. He is [[gang-molding|gang-molded]] with his teammate Groundpounder, sharing the same plastic colors.

: He was only available with in a four-pack with his teammates [[Crumble#Toys|Crumble]], [[Groundpounder (G1)#Toys|Groundpounder]], and [[Neutro#Toys|Neutro]].

: In Takara's markets, the Team was released as the "Build Patrol Team" in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1990 (Zone)|Zone]]'' portion of Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toyline. They are physically identical to their Hasbro counterparts.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Takedown/takedown.htm More information on Takedown at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Takedown''' (テイクダウン ''Teikudaun'')
*''French:'' '''Descente''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Koloss'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Gorlam Prime]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Autobots]]
[[Category:Zone Autobots]]

Optimus Prime (G1)/toys

2025-11-06T18:21:43Z

Smokestorm: /* Generation 2 */

{{suite}}
[[File:G1 OptimusPrime boxart.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Awwwwww yeah......]]
Since 1984, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Generation 1 '''Optimus Prime''']] has received the largest number of toys for any single ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' character, a testament to the character's enduring popularity and status as a hero to many fans.

Due to the popularity of the character and the evergrowing [[Generation 1 continuity family]], this article had become far too large, causing internet browsers to struggle loading all of its contents, and—in the most extreme cases—crashing entirely. For the sake of a nice clean split, we have opted to move all of Optimus Prime's ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toys into a separate article which can be found '''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys|here]]'''.

==''The Transformers''==
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[[File:G1 OptimusPrime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|From the ''Diaclone'' Battle Convoy came Optimus Prime and all his subsequent incarnations.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Autobot Commander, 1984-1986)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''01'''
:*''Accessories'': "Laser Blaster", left & right fists, trailer/"Combat Deck", "Roller", 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump
{{toydesigner|[[Hiroyuki Obara]] (TakaraTomy), [[Shōji Kawamori]] ([[Studio Nue]])|[[Jeffrey Mangiat]] (packaging art, Hasbro), [[Shin Ueda]] (packaging art, TakaraTomy)}}

: Released in the first year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' toyline]], Optimus Prime transforms into a White Freightliner WFT-8664T cabover semi-trailer truck with an additional trailer unit. In robot mode, his fists are separate accessories that must plug into his wrists; the fists do not store securely anywhere in vehicle mode, but can fit easily in Prime's chest/drivers' compartment. He is armed with a black laser rifle that, by design, he cannot hold straight. His articulation is relatively high for the era due to his transformation, and even has functioning knees, though their use is restricted by his lack of forward hip movement. His smokestacks can rotate, but are seemingly a form of [[for safety reasons|anti-breakage move]].

: Prime's [[trailer]] opens up into his [[Combat Deck (G1)#Toys|Combat Deck]], containing the scout drone, [[Roller (G1)#Toys|Roller]]. The interior of the Combat Deck features three raised holes that can accommodate Prime's laser rifle, fuel pump and nozzle accessories. The Combat Deck's central feature is a missile-armed repair drone pod mounted upon a boom lift arm, which can be extended through square holes in the trailer's roof and front end when it is closed. While the drone has spring-loaded missile launchers, the springs have been severely weakened in the Hasbro release. Situated in the base of the boom arm is a spring-loaded launcher that can launch Roller out of the Combat Deck and into action. Roller features a port that can accommodate either Prime's rifle or the fuel pump. The interior space of the trailer allows storage room for one standard [[Autobot Cars|Autobot Car]], which can also be shot forward by the launcher.

: The toy started life as the Takara ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Battle Convoy" toy, a piloted mecha, thus the numerous spots across the toy's components with little seats for Diaclone pilots that Optimus did not come with.

: [[File:G1toy optimus prime variants and running changes.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Most people would be happy with just ''one'' Optimus Prime, but noooooo...]]

: Optimus was subject to several molding and color variations in his early days. The earliest release of the figure featured large rounded fists, a hefty rifle with a large rounded barrel, a thick fuel pump with a detailed nozzle, silver rockets, silver Roller, silver Combat Deck launcher, and metal plates in the floor of the Combat Deck (a holdover from the ''Diaclone'' version of the toy, to which the magnetic feet of the pilots could cling). In short order, new-yet-almost-identical [[mold]]s were created, presumably to refresh the tooling as the original had already been heavily used for ''Diaclone'' and so a wider range of factories (going from only Japan to Japan, China, Macau, and more) could produce more units to meet demand quickly, a common practice at the time. Prime's fists were resculpted to be smaller and more angular, the gun's silhouette was heavily revised, the fuel pump and nozzle were simplified, the rockets and launcher recast in black plastic, the Combat Deck's metal plates (and their clips) were removed, and the outer trailer detailing and door hinges were altered. Roller and the Combat Deck's drone pod color was swapped to a light blue, though a third running change soon followed that saw them restored to their original darker blue. The revised mold would be used by subsequent reissues of the Optimus toy, though Roller still fluctuates back and forth between grey and dark blue, depending on how [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] each reissue wants to be.

: The Japanese 1985 release of the figure also underwent the accessory changes, but never featured a silver Roller. Instead, Takara's original release of Prime featured a ''Diaclone''-style Roller without the two rear pegs, and the differently-shaped launcher that accommodated him, before a running change switched over to the Hasbro version. It also had fully-functional missile launchers on the drone.

: Finally, in some European countries, Prime sported red feet, as opposed to his traditional blue; this version of the figure is also known in some cases to feature a differently-painted forehead crest which leaves the three central indentations unpainted blue. For the mainland Europe [[Milton Bradley]] release, there were two [[variant]]s of Optimus Prime available: the first version, manufactured by Takara, sported blue feet like most other versions; the second version, manufactured by [[Joustra]]'s parent company [[Ceji]], sported red feet instead.<ref name="3mb" /> On top of that, the Italian release of "Commander" by [[GiG]] eventually featured a [http://www.fredsworkshop.com/vprime6.html later variant] that replaced the rubber tires and [[die-cast]] feet with plastic parts, similar to the US [[KB Toys]] variant of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Toys|Ultra Magnus]].

: Having been removed from toy store shelves after 1985, Optimus Prime was made available as a mail-away toy in the "[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]]" offer in the US in 1986 to coincide with the [[The Transformers: The Movie|''Transformers'' movie]] premiering that year. He cost $21.50 and 5 [[Robot Point]]s. He was also offered in "[[The Autobots Have a Special Mission for:]]" mail-away pamphlet, and came with a special "Movie Edition Certificate" and a round sticker that read " Movie . Edition . Transformer" with the Autobot symbol in the middle; this edition of the toy is considered ''particularly'' rare.

: Over forty-plus years, there have been a ''bajillion'' releases of this mold, some identical to the original toy, and some featuring significant variants with notably different paint jobs, color schemes, accessories and other pack-ins. We have striven to list all these variants on this page under their respective series; for a quick-reference list of all variants and releases [[#Notes|check here]]. The cab robot has also been used sparingly to represent different characters; outfitted with different trailers, it has become Generation 1 [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Pepsi Convoy]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Generation 1 Optimus Prime at TFU.info]
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[[File:G1-toy OptimusPepsi.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Pepsibots, roll out!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Autobot Commander, 1985)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Laser blaster", left & right fists, trailer/"Combat Deck", "Roller" (dark blue), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump

: A limited edition version of the Optimus Prime toy was sold as a mail-away exclusive by [[Pepsi|PepsiCo]] in North America in 1985. This version of the figure came with a small fold-out leaflet glued to the top-right of the packaging, which contained two Pepsi logo stickers for the buyer to attach to Prime, mid-way through the traditional silver-and-blue stripe on his trailer. [[Canada]] also got a version of this promotional figure, but with much larger stickers that were the full length and height of the trailer.

: This promotion would go on to serve as the inspiration for the Japanese character of [[Pepsi Convoy]], who would in turn be released by Hasbro as a new "[[#PepsiPrime2007|Pepsi Optimus Prime]]" in 2007.

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[[File:Convoy megatron vsx.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Megatron, what are we doing in the same box?!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Convoy vs. Megatron''' (Multi-pack, 1985)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''VSX'''
:*''Accessories'': "Laser blaster", left & right fists, trailer/"Combat Deck", "Roller", 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump

: This Japanese-[[exclusive]] release of Optimus Prime came with the Japanese release of [[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Megatron]]. There are no differences between this release of Convoy and the individually-released toy.

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[[File:Goodbye convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1|He's not leaving! He's right behind you!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Good Bye Convoy''' (Multi-pack, 1986)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Laser blaster", left & right fists, trailer/"Combat Deck", "Roller" (dark blue), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump

: Commemorating the death of Optimus Prime in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', this set contains a special version of the original Optimus Prime figure with show-inspired translucent blue windows.

: It was packaged with [[Mirage (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Ligier]] and [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Alert]], in an apparent homage to the similar ''Diaclone'' "Powered Convoy DX" giftset that packaged the "Powered Convoy" version of the Optimus mold with figures using the molds of Ligier and Alert.

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[[File:Ultramagnusg1toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Honkimus Prime.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ultra Magnus''' (City Commander, 1986)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-69'''
:*''Accessories'': Large robot head, rifle, chest plate, 2 trailer connectors/waist plates, left & right small robot fists, left & right large robot fists, 2 missile launchers, 4 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Hiroyuki Obara]] (Takara), [[Shōji Kawamori]] ([[Studio Nue]])}}
{{note|''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Ultra Magnus]]' inner white Optimus Prime redeco was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as Optimus Prime in the ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'' issue "[[The War Never Ends]]".}}

: Ultra Magnus is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Powered Convoy" figure, itself a redeco and slight retool of "Battle Convoy", the toy that became the original Optimus Prime figure, sporting a new trailer. One of the last few ''Diaclone'' toys to be released in the ''Transformers'' toyline, Magnus was recolored from the original toy's dark blue, red and black color scheme into a more patriotic red, white and blue, though his chestplate, which was rendered white in his package art followed a more the blue color scheme of his shoulders. He transforms into a Freightliner COE, towing a car-carrier trailer capable of transporting up to four normal-sized Autobot cars. As with Optimus Prime, his cab transforms into a small robot, which can then combine with the trailer to form a "super robot", although all original Generation 1 fiction prior to the 21st century ignored this and simply rendered the super robot as Magnus's default robot form. To facilitate this combination, Magnus sports a slightly longer front axle than Prime, thereby creating tabs on either side of the cab that slide into grooves in the trailer to help lock the small robot into place. He is armed with a rifle sporting two handles that allow either of his [[robot mode]]s to hold it, and two shoulder-mounted missile launchers, whose spring-loaded firing mechanism was removed for the Hasbro release of the figure.

: The ''Diaclone'' Powered Convoy figure had several additional features and modes which were mostly excised or left unmentioned for the ''Transformers'' release of Ultra Magnus. Principally, Powered Convoy came packaged with "Powered Buggy", who was left out of Magnus's release (see [[#Notes|notes below]] for further details). Omitted from Magnus's instructions is the ability of his chestplate and super robot head to combine to form a small vehicle; the Powered Convoy version of the figure included small rolling wheels on the underside of the chestplate which were removed for Ultra Magnus. Additionally, three additional modes were included in the ''Diaclone'' instructions that Hasbro left out: a "preparation base" mode and an "Autobot base" mode were excluded entirely, while the third, a "catapult launcher" mode originally intended and proportioned to accommodate the ''Diaclone'' Jet Robo figure that became [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]], was shown only on the front of his packaging, interacting with [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]. The Japanese release of Ultra Magnus—released as part of the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Toys 2|Scramble City]]'' sub-line—''did'' include instructions for the preparation base and catapult launcher modes, but replaced the original Autobot base mode with a new configuration.

:The original Ultra Magnus figure has been reissued and redecoed several times down the years, and this article strives to list each edition of the figure under its own heading. The first alteration to Magnus, however, was a [[variant|running change]] made while he was still on shelves: Originally, his tires were made of [[rubber tires|rubber]] and he sported paint on both his small and large robot heads, but this version was soon replaced with one featuring plastic tires and no paint on either head. In addition, the clear yellow plastic that formed his windows was removed from the cab, leaving just holes instead; and his thighs and fuel tanks were left white, as opposed to the vacuum metalized chrome ones of the original release.

:The small robot component, as well as being part of Optimus Prime, was also released with a different trailer as [[Pepsi Convoy]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/UltraMagnus/ultramagnus.htm More information on Ultra Magnus at TFU.info]''
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[[File:PowermasterOptimusPrime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|My Japanese release has a lot more bling. And shorter stacks.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Powermaster, 1988)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Hi-Q Powermaster unit, 2 [[laser rifle]]s, 2 twin [[particle beam cannon]]s, super robot head
{{toydesigner|[[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

: Sold in the fifth year of the Hasbro US ''Transformers'' line (fourth in European markets), Powermaster Optimus Prime was the first new toy of the Autobot leader since the original toy's release in 1984. He is an all-new design, featuring the [[Powermaster]] gimmick: His partner figure, [[Hi-Q#Toys|Hi-Q]], must be transformed into an engine and attached to Prime's vehicle mode in order to enable the transformation into robot mode.

: Like the original figure, Powermaster Prime is composed of two major components: his truck cab, which transforms into Prime himself, and his trailer, which is essentially a heavily-armed version of the original. The trailer has a fold-down ramp to allow the storage of a smaller Transformer, or perhaps spare accessories. The trailer transforms into a battle station armed with two long black rifles and two grey double-barreled cannons (featuring seating for Powermaster engine figures), all of which Optimus Prime can also wield in his fists.

: Aside from the Powermaster feature itself, the main [[gimmick]] of the toy is the ability of the truck cab to combine with the trailer to form the larger "Super Optimus Prime" figure. This is essentially accomplished by standing the trailer up, folding the cab in half and inserting it into the empty cavity in the trailer's torso, forming an imposing—if almost entirely unposeable—robot form armed with all four weapons. The head of this super robot form is a separate piece which can be stored in the rear of Prime's trailer when not in use. While Hi-Q was always shown plugged into Prime's chest in artwork of this mode (as seen in the picture here), this was actually entirely unnecessary as transforming into Super Optimus Prime didn't require the standard Prime toy's legs to be unlocked.

:The Japanese release of Powermaster Optimus Prime actually represented a new character named [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]], and featured several retools: the cab featured die-cast metal, shortened smokestacks, vacuum-metalized plastic and clear blue windows, while the trailer was given retractable super robot fists. This Japanese version was eventually issued by Hasbro in 2003 as part of the [[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]] collection ([[#Commemorative Series|see below]]).

:This toy was later redecoed into the Japanese-exclusive Super Convoy.

:There were several different prototypes made for this toy. [[#Powermaster Optimus Prime design history|See a list here]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optmiusprime.htm More information on Powermaster Optimus Prime on TFU.info]''

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[[File:ActionMasterPrime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Eastbound and Down.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Armored Convoy with Optimus Prime''' (Action Master, 1990)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' trailer, 2 laser guns, 4 blaster cannons, 2 Energon exhaust stacks, [[photon bazooka]]
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Sold in the seventh and final year of the original line (sixth and not-final in Europe), [[Action Master#Toys|Action Master]] Optimus Prime is a non-transforming 3¾-inch action figure closely based on his [[character model]], albeit with a coloration that seems to have been based largely on the cab robot of his Powermaster body. His construction is broadly similar to that used by the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' figures of the time, having a swivel neck, shoulders and knees, plus limited ball-jointed hips attached via a steel rod internally secured by a rubber "o-ring". His hands have standard 3 mm holes which allow him to hold any other accessory in the Action Master line, plus his feet have holes in the bottom to secure him to larger vehicles. On top of that, the hole in his back is compatible with [[5 mm post]]s. Curiously, Optimus also has a 3mm hole directly above the 5mm one, an extra feature only found on [[Shockwave (G1)|one other]] Action Master. In Optimus' case, it's likely [[:File:AM Helmet Weapons.jpg|a leftover from an aborted gimmick]] for which the figure was a test case.

: The toy shown in the Action Masters commercial shows gray paint operations on Prime's upper legs that the final toy lacks.

: He was only available with the "[[Armored Convoy#Toys|Armored Convoy]]", a large, heavily armed tractor trailer, and the largest Action Master vehicle set offered.

: The Action Master Optimus Prime figure was later redecoed with a more [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] color scheme and included in the Japanese-exclusive "New Year" reissue of the original Optimus Prime toy in 2002. The Armored Convoy was later redecoed in white and transparent green as the ''[[Microman]]: [[Microman#Micro Millennium (1998-2000)|LED Powers]]'' toy [[Microman#MicroTrailer|Micro Trailer]] – sans Optimus Prime, natch – which also received two separate [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] toys as the transparent black [[Microman#DarkTrailer|Dark Trailer]] and transparent red [[Microman#FlameTrailer|Flame Trailer]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Action Master Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Euro classics optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Original Optimus Prime''' (Original Autobot Leader, 1990)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': laser blaster, left & right fists, trailer/"Combat Deck", "Roller", 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump

:This straight reissue of the original Optimus Prime figure was released in Hasbro's European markets in the early 1990s, at the same time as many other Generation 1 figures were being re-released as "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]". Oddly, although he shares their golden packaging, Prime is not actually ''identified'' as a "Classics" figure anywhere on his box, but is generally considered to be part of the sub-line for simplicity's sake.

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*'''Convoy''' (reissue, 2000)[[File:2000 japanese prime reissue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' laser blaster, 2 fists (left & right), trailer/Combat Deck, Roller (grey), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump
:The first in what would be a deluge of reissues of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime figure in the 21st century, this Japanese release sported a golden sticker on his packaging announcing the celebration of the Transformers' 15th anniversary in the country. This version of the mold was retooled to have the same longer front axle introduced on Ultra Magnus. It also featured slightly modified fists to help hold the gun better.

:Simultaneously, this figure was available as a black convention-exclusive redeco, and a golden-chromed "[[Lucky Draw figure]]" (see below).

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[[File:Jafcon convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Not the first [[Black Lio Convoy|black Convoy]], but the first that wasn't a clone.]]
*'''Convoy Black Version''' (2000)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' laser blaster, 2 fists (left & right), trailer/Combat Deck, Roller (black), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pum
:Released concurrently with the 2000 reissue of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime toy, this [[black repaint|black redeco]] of the original Prime was available exclusively at the Japanese convention JAFCON. ''Everything'' about it is black, including all of the Combat Deck and Roller.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Cybertron/JAFConvoy/jafconvoy.htm More information on JAFCON Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1toy convoy gold version.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Prime's a gold digger/way over Cybertron.]]
*'''Convoy Gold Version''' (2000)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' laser blaster, 2 fists (left & right), trailer/Combat Deck, Roller (gold), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump
:Released concurrently with the 2000 reissue of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime toy, this "[[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]]" redeco of the original Prime replaced all of the figure's silver chromed parts and stickers with golden ones, and even included a blinged-out Roller. The figure is extremely rare; apparently only 25 are known to exist.

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[[File:Nucleon quest convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Epic Black repaints are the right of all toy collecting beings.]]
*'''Super Convoy''' (2001)
**''ID number:'' '''C-307X'''
**''Accessories:'' Hi-Q Powermaster unit, 2 laser rifles, 2 twin particle beam cannons, super robot head
{{toydesigner|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (deco artist)}}
:This redeco of the Ginrai tooling of the Powermaster Optimus Prime figure (released concurrently with the 2001 reissue of the Ginrai figure) was a Toys ''R'' Us Japan [[exclusive]] black repaint, made to represent the original Optimus Prime equipped for a special mission. All of his red and blue plastics were changed to black, his clear blue windows were now tinted red, making his overall colour scheme very reminiscent of the now-familiar '[[Black Convoy (disambiguation)|Black Convoy]]' color schemes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Autobot/NucleonQuestConvoy/nqconvoy.htm More information on Super Convoy at TFU.info]''

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*'''Convoy (Tokubetsu Shiyō)''' (2002)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''[[File:New year convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
**''Accessories:'' 2 laser blasters, 2 fists (left & right), trailer/Combat Deck, Roller (dark blue), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump, Action Master Optimus Prime figure, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys|Matrix of Leadership]], chain, Autobot sticker sheet, mouse pad
:Labeled "2002 New Year Special", this Japanese-exclusive "Special Specification" (特別仕様 ''Tokubetsu Shiyō'') of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime figure featured tinted blue windows, like those sported by the "Goodbye Convoy" edition of the toy, as well as show-accurate blue eyes. Prime came with all his original accessories, including ''both'' versions of his rifle, as well as a new die-cast metal Matrix of Leadership accessory, which can be tabbed into his chest. Additionally, the set included a show-accurate redeco of the Action Master Optimus Prime figure, a sheet of Autobot [[insignia]] stickers of varying sizes, and a mouse pad decorated with the Autobot symbol.

:The Matrix accessory was later recolored in gold chrome for inclusion with the 2005 [[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Galvatron reissue toy]], and in green chrome as the [[Matrix of Leadership/toys|Creation Matrix]] for the [[e-HOBBY]]-exclusive [[Galvatron II#Toys|Galvatron II]] toy. It returned to its original silver coloration when it was included, sans chain, in the 2010 ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers: Reveal the Shield]]'' "Battle in Space" 2-pack.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/NewYearsConvoy/nyconvoy.htm More information on New Year Special Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1toy BAPE convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Trukk not munky|TRUKK...''AND'' MUNKY?]]]]
*'''Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver.''' (A Bathing Ape exclusive, 2011)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' laser blaster, 2 fists (left & right), Trailer/Combat Deck, Roller, 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump
:Available exclusively from Japanese clothing company [[A Bathing Ape]] in July 2011, concurrently with a range of exclusive Transformers t-shirts, "Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver." (コンボイ復刻版 BAPE® Ver.) is a redeco of the original Optimus Prime toy sporting a unique new green color scheme, along with a tan trailer decorated with a camouflage pattern. Both trailer and Prime himself feature the A Bathing Ape logo in place of an Autobot symbol, while the floor of the trailer's Combat Deck mode features new Bathing Ape-themed labels. The figure comes in a recolored version of the original Japanese Optimus Prime packaging.
::*''[http://bape.com/transformer Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver. on BAPE.com]''

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[[File:G1toy BAPE ConvoyBlack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Prime at his audition for ''The Artist''.]]
*'''Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver. BLACK'''<ref>Or "Ver. Black Camo," in ''[[Transformers Generations 2012]]''.</ref> (A Bathing Ape exclusive, 2012)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' laser blaster, 2 fists (left & right), Trailer/Combat Deck, Roller, 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump
:Available exclusively from Japanese clothing company [[A Bathing Ape]] in April 2012, "Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver. BLACK" (コンボイ復刻版 BAPE® Ver. BLACK) is a redeco of the original Optimus Prime toy sporting a unique new grey color scheme, along with a grey trailer decorated with a camouflage pattern. Both trailer and Prime himself feature the A Bathing Ape logo in place of an Autobot symbol, while the floor of the trailer's Combat Deck mode features new Bathing Ape-themed labels. The figure comes in a recolored version of the original Japanese packaging.

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[[File:G1toy BAPE ConvoyRed.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Three times faster than the original BAPE version.]]
*'''Convoy Reissue BAPE VERSION RED CAMO'''<ref>Japanese listing on the BAPE website. The accompanying English text reads "01 CONVOY BAPE VERSION RED CAMO".</ref> (A Bathing Ape exclusive, 2013)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' laser blaster, 2 fists (left & right), Trailer/Combat Deck, Roller, 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump
:Available exclusively from Japanese clothing company [[A Bathing Ape]] in March 2013, "Convoy Reissue BAPE VERSION RED CAMO" (コンボイ復刻版 BAPE® VERSION RED CAMO) is a redeco of the original Optimus Prime toy sporting a unique new red color scheme, along with a red trailer decorated with a camouflage pattern. Both trailer and Prime himself feature the A Bathing Ape logo in place of an Autobot symbol, while the floor of the trailer's Combat Deck mode features new Bathing Ape-themed labels. The figure comes in a recolored version of the original Japanese packaging.

::*''[http://www.bape.com/transformers_3 Convoy Reissue BAPE VERSION RED CAMO on BAPE.com]''

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[[File:TF-Commander-Convoy-Box-Gold-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|For the people who wanted this for the S.T.A.R.S. kit, I have bad news for you.]]
*'''Transformers 35th Anniversary Commander Convoy''' (<s>2019</s>)
**''Accessories:'' laser blaster, 2 fists (left & right)

:Released as part of the "Transformers 35th Anniversary Commander Convoy Box Crowdfunding Project" kickstarted by TakaraTomy and ''[[TV-Kun]]'', this Convoy is a gold-chrome-and-redeco of the ''Generation 1'' Optimus Prime figure, featuring a more balanced deco compared to the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Gold Convoy Trophy|Gold Convoy Trophy]] (at least until [https://twitter.com/Televi_Kun/status/1152244044598132742 the second prototype reveals that the entire body is chromed]). Despite being etched on a trophy stand, Convoy is able to transform into truck mode, albeit facing upwards.

:In addition, the set also comes with a replica of the [[S.T.A.R.S.]] supply kit, a S.T.A.R.S. badge, a Transformers Fan Club card, a poster, and a Transformers Mook.

:Crowdfunding began on [[July 1]]st until [[August 31]]st, with a total of 2000 backers needed. Unfortunately, it only reached 840 backers with a total of 16,650,000 yen out of 33,600,000 yen needed.

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===''Transform Jr''===
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[[File:Convoy Junior toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Prime's kid brother.]]
*'''Convoy''' (1985)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 fists (left and right), head, laser blaster, cardboard trailer
:As one of the first ''[[Transform Jr]]'' toys, this version of Optimus Prime was released under the early name for the series, ''Transform Gōkin''. As a smaller, simplified version of the original Generation 1 Prime figure intended as a low-cost alternative for younger children, Prime features a similar transformation, with a removable head in addition to fists, but lacks rubber tires and translucent windows. As with most other ''Transform Jr'' figures, he lacked any of his major accessories, coming only with his rifle and a cardboard replacement for his trailer that had to be assembled by the buyer.

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[[File:Transformjr hero set.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The true Heroes of Cybertron]]
*'''3 Heroes Set''' (multipack, 1987)
**''Accessories:'' 2 fists (left and right), head, laser blaster, cardboard trailer
:The ''Transform Jr'' version of Prime was re-released a few years later in a "Hero" set alongside the ''Jr'' versions of [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]].

*'''5 Years of Leaders Set''' (multipack, 1989)
**''Accessories:'' 2 fists (left and right), head, Laser Blaster, cardboard trailer

:Prime was again re-released several years later in a lucky Draw "5 Years of Leaders" set alongside the ''Jr'' versions of Rodimus Convoy, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], God Ginrai, and Star Saber.
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===''Return of Convoy''===
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[[File:StarConvoy toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The most badass [[Brick (term)|brick]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Star Convoy''' (Cybertron, 1991)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-372'''
:*''Accessories'': "Galaxy bomber" rifle, [[Micro Trailer]], Microcarrier, small cannon, cannon turret stand, radar, connector, 2 ramps
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released in the Japanese ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991 (Return of Convoy)|Return of Convoy]]'' part of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|original Takara ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' toyline]], and the final new-design Optimus Prime toy from the original Generation 1 era, Star Convoy was a significant departure from previous versions. This incarnation of Prime transforms into an extended-hood cab truck of made-up model pulling an implausibly large trailer, incorporating the motorized "Microcarrier". [[Motorized movement|Powered by four AA batteries]], the Microcarrier drives Star Convoy either forward or backward, spinning a radar dish mounted on the rear of his trailer as he rolls along. Prime's teammate in the [[Battlestars]], [[Grandus (G1)|Grandus]], can link up to the rear of Star Convoy's vehicle mode and be pulled along behind him; [[Sky Garry (G1)|Sky Garry]] can then land atop Grandus, forming a giant vehicle.

: Unlike previous Optimus Prime toys, the cab section does not separate from the trailer for transformation, instead forming the arms of his imposing 12-inch tall robot mode. He lacks any sort of leg articulation in this mode, but the Microcarrier comes into play again, allowing Prime to roll either forward or backward into action.

: Additionally, Star Convoy transforms into a large battle station that interacts with the [[Micromaster]]s that made up the vast majority of the ''Transformer'' toyline at the time. His chest contains a peg that allows Micromaster figures to stand inside it in either robot or base modes, and he comes with a unique Micromaster version of [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Return of Convoy|Hot Rod]] not available on its own. He features storage space in his legs for two spring-loaded figure-launching [[Micro Trailer]]s, and comes with one of his own, decorated in a unique black and orange color scheme. In this mode, two ramps are connected to the Microcarrier; when the carrier's treads are set rolling, they do not move the base, but instead act as conveyor belts that carry Micromaster figures down the ramps. The Microcarrier also spins a gun turret mounted between the conveyors, on which Micromaster figures can stand. Finally, a special connector packaged with Star Convoy allows the Microcarrier to be connected up to Grandus's base mode, powering his moving elevator.

: On an odd note, despite being best known as a Japanese exclusive, Star Convoy was also released across several stores in [[Portugal]] during the early nineties: most notably amongst these being Jumbo (now rebranded into Auchan since the 2010s), one of the country's largest hypermarket chains.<ref>[https://imgur.com/a/heIhoys Translated screenshot of a 2021 thread] from Facebook group ''Transformers Portugal'' (link to original thread [https://www.facebook.com/groups/256309611187146?multi_permalinks=1808935782591180 here]) where multiple users discuss having found Star Convoy on Portuguese retail during the 90s.</ref> Weirdly, he came in his original Takara packaging - thus retaining all the Japanese text that was eventually illegible to most Portuguese consumers - which suggests that he was most likely a direct import from the original batch of figures rather than a localized version like [[GiG]]'s [[Galaxy Shuttle]]. It is unknown exactly what circumstances led to this one Japanese figure reaching widespread retail in a single European country, but as a result, he tends to pop up surprisingly often on the Portuguese secondary market.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Cybertron/StarConvoy/starconvoy.htm More information on Star Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:StarConvoy reissue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The most badass brick, now with shinier bits.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Star Convoy''' (Cybertron, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-372'''
:*''Accessories'': "Galaxy bomber" rifle, [[Micro Trailer]], Microcarrier, small cannon, cannon turret stand, radar, connector, 2 ramps

:Star Convoy was reissued by Takara in 2005, with some notable alterations to his deco: his white plastic was replaced with metallic silver, and the yellow star on his chest was chromed golden. Star Convoy himself retained some of his original decals, but most notably his "simulated head lights" and "wind shield panels" were tampographed on him; similarly, [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#StarConvoyReissue|Hot Rod]]'s stickers were all replaced with tampograph deco. Additionally, where the original toy had been packaged in robot mode in a tall box decorated with the standard Japanese package art of the time, the reissue was packaged in vehicle mode, in a long, wide box more reminiscent of the original Generation 1 toys.

: The stickers for this reissue have been found to deteriorate over time, with the silver portions showing a prominent fading effect. This was even present in a [[MISB|sealed]] copy.<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/encore-star-convoy-stickers.1236170/ Encore Star Convoy sticker issue]</ref>

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/StarConvoy/starconvoy.htm More information on reissue Star Convoy at TFU.info]''
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==''Generation 2''==
[[File:G2Prime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I AM OPTIMUS PRIME.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader, [[1992]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Laser blaster", left & right fists, light & sound module, 2 rocket launchers, 4 rockets, "Roller" scout car, hose, nozzle, fuel pump, trailer, 4 missiles

: Part of the very first assortment of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' product released just in time for the 1992 holiday season, this Optimus Prime is a [[redeco]] of the original figure release with some notable new additions to catch him up to the radical 1990s. While his cab robot retained his original red and dark blue color scheme, his trailer was recast in black, with the original blue and silver striped sticker replaced with a red and silver one displaying Optimus's name. On the first release of the trailer, the internal components and Roller matched the blue of the cab robot. Later, the internal components and Roller were changed to a lighter blue. Another ''second'' running change followed, making the dark blue of the cab robot match this lighter shade. A bright yellow "Autobot" [[tampograph]] was also added to the back of his right leg, present in all versions of the toy.

: ''Generation 2'' Optimus Prime comes with all his original accessories and play features... yes, even the [[for safety reasons|severely-weakened]] missile launchers on the Combat Deck, the only recycled toy in ''Generation 2'' to retain the old launching mechanisms. But Optimus also has two major new play features. To increase his arsenal, Optimus is now armed with a pair of large, black handheld missile launchers that fire red missiles. These launchers were retooled from the 1992 ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'' figure [http://www.yojoe.com/action/92/barricade.shtml Barricade].

: Second, he comes with an electronic "sound and lights module" that can either plug into the front of the trailer (where it resembles a trailer refrigeration unit), or hook onto Optimus's back in [[robot mode]] via a new slot retooled into the cab robot. Unfortunately, the soundbox is heavy enough that doing so can often overpower Prime's hip joints, causing him to topple backward. The soundbox features a large, [[vacuum metallizing|vacuum metalized]] Autobot symbol on its front, and three grey buttons which trigger two flashing red LEDs on either side of the module, and [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/c/c6/G2OptimusNoises.ogg a trio of sound effects]: a truck engine noise, a laser gun sound effect, and a very loud "I am Optimus Prime!". The module also features ports on either side into which the missile launchers can peg. How the sound module handles batteries is an oddity among Transformers before or since: as Optimus came out during a transitional period where button cell batteries were still fairly expensive, the module uses AA batteries by default, but was originally packed with a small bracket for included LR44 batteries that overrides the AA compartment completely to support the "Try Me!" feature in the box. The original intent is to discard the bracket once the LR44s run out and switch to several AA batteries, but if one were to keep it, the electronics can work equally well solely off far fewer button cell batteries.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Generation 2 Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:CombatheroPrime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|BE A HEEEERO]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Optimus Prime''' (Hero, 1994)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Convoy Missile Trailer''' (コンボイミサイルトレーラー)
:*''Takara ID number'': '''TRF-1'''
:*''Accessories'': Rifle, 2 rockets
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in the second year of ''Generation 2'', [[Hero (G2)|Hero]] Optimus Prime was the first new-mold Optimus Prime toy created for the ''Generation 2'' line. He transforms into a long-nose Volvo N12 truck and trailer. The trailer has a permanently-attached massive rocket launcher powered by an air bellows: slide one of his rockets over the barrel, then slam down on the bellows to launch the rocket. The launcher also features a [[5 mm post]] to attach a smaller rifle. The rockets and bellows all clip neatly onto the trailer as well.

: In robot mode, the launcher remains permanently affixed to Optimus's right arm, and retains its functionality. The air bellows and rockets mount on his back. This was also one of the first ''Transformers'' toys to feature expanded [[articulation]] in robot mode, though they hadn't really perfected the formula so soon and he ends up fairly back-heavy and heel-strut-needing.

: A similar air-launching system with identical missiles was used by the simultaneously-released [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Hero|Hero Megatron]], and by Laser Optimus Prime the following year (see below).

: This mold was also used to create [[Sureshot (G2)#Toys|Sureshot]] and the [[KB Toys]]-exclusive [[Destructicon (RID)|Destructicon]] [[Scourge (RID)#Destructicon|Scourge]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Hero Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G2toy laser optimus prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|What was that about shoulder-speakers, Jazz?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Laser Optimus Prime''' (Leader, [[1995]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Battle Convoy''' (バトルコンボイ)
:*''Takara ID number'': '''TRF-13'''
:*''Accessories'': "Laser cannon", "[[Laser Rod (weapon)|saber weapon]]", missile launcher, 10 missiles, 5 discs, 2 rockets
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in the final year of ''Generation 2'', Laser Optimus Prime (released in Europe under the name "Laser Rod Optimus Prime") transforms into a mid-1990s Western Star 4964EX, pulling a grey and black fuel tank trailer. The sides of the trailer are decorated with a sticker depicting Prime using a flamethrower to burn down a banner with the words "Optimus Prime Octane" on it. The truck is armed with a disc launcher on the roof of its trailer, which launches five blue discs bearing the ''Generation 2'' Autobot insignia as a knob is turned. Like the other "[[Laser Rod|Laser]]" toys released this year, Prime features electronics powered by two button-cell batteries; in truck mode, pressing the button on the cab's roof causes his headlight to light up with yellow LEDs.

: In the grand Optimus tradition, the cab of Laser Optimus Prime disconnects to become the highly poseable robot mode of Prime himself. Like Powermaster Prime and Hero Prime, the toy features the iconic windshield pecs and grill abs, despite not actually being formed from the actual truck components they emulate. In robot mode, pressing the button on Prime's cab (now on his back) activates a red LED in his right fist which illuminates his clear-plastic sword (which stores beneath his legs in truck mode).

: Prime's trailer unfolds via a spring-loaded transformation mechanism in a battle station that is positively ''bristling'' with varied weaponry. In addition to the disc launcher, it is armed with a "ripple-fire" missile launcher that fires five missiles, an air-powered rocket launcher like the one previously seen on Hero Optimus Prime, and a small laser cannon that mounts on the base's main tower. Both the missile launcher and laser cannon can disconnect and be held by Prime; his LED-fist will illuminate the laser cannon like it does his sword. Additional missiles and a second rocket are stored in grooves inside the sides of the trailer.

: This mold was redecoed by Takara in 2000 as ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Car Robots]]'' [[Scourge (RID)#Toys|Black Convoy]], and later by Hasbro as Black Convoy's [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' franchise]] counterpart Scourge. It was also used to make the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#G-2|Laser Ultra Magnus]]. It was planned to be used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Toxitron (Universe)#Toys|Toxitron]], but that was canceled.

: In addition to being possibly the most popular ''Generation 2'' figure, Laser Optimus Prime was, prior to 2003, a regular contender for most popular ''Transformers'' toy ''ever'', back in the days of the annual [[alt.toys.transformers]] fan awards; the toy won twice, and actually lost once to his redeco, Scourge.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Laser Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:G2-toy OptimusPrime GoBot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Sweet ride, Prime. (''Hasbro release'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Optimus Prime''' (Go-Bot, 1995)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Gun
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the second wave of [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]]s, this Optimus is a redeco of [[Firecracker#Toys|Firecracker]], transforming into a ''[[Hot Wheels (franchise)|Hot Wheels]]''-sized 1:64-scale Lamborghini Diablo. Like most Go-Bots, he features high speed axles and can roll very well across smooth surfaces, but lacks the weight to propel him quickly, and is broadly compatible with ''Hot Wheels'' and ''Matchbox'' style tracks and playsets.

: The plastic colors are a "solid" version of Firecracker's color layout, substituting opaque red for transparent red plastic, but also adding blue paint to his helmet for that little extra touch of Optimus. (All of the toys from the first wave that had transparent plastics were released in this wave with opaques instead; [[Blowout#Toys|Blowout]] and Firecracker became new versions of [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Megatron]] and Optimus Prime respectively, while [[Gearhead#Toys|Gearhead]] and [[Motormouth#Toys|Motormouth]] stayed themselves.)

: In Europe, this deco was sold as Firecracker himself rather than Optimus Prime (at least in the French/Dutch/German packaging variant).

:[[File:G2-toy OptimusPrime GoBotTakara.jpg|upright=1|left|thumb|(''Takara release'')]]

: Optimus was one of only three Go-Bots sold in the Takara ''G-2'' line, but it was a... weird release. His hood was tampographed with a stylized "T" with the ''Transformers'' logo set within the top bar, the same deco that appears on Go-Bots [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Soundwave]], as well as the Japanese release of Go-Bots [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Megatron]]. On top of that, his yellow plastics are now the same bright fluorescent yellow as found on Soundwave, thanks to the [[gang-molding]] process used to make this batch. He keeps the blue helmet though. These three toys were sold on cards that were nigh-identical to the Hasbro cards on the front, rather than the usual ''G-2'' style packaging, with only a small bit of Japanese text on the front in the logo. The back side is stylistically close to the ''Generation 2'' packaging, but a "generic" cardback used for all three toys and entirely in Japanese. It's unclear why these toys were released this way; it's possible these were sold in convenience stores or some other similar outlet rather than in conventional toy stores/departments; these toys do not appear on the normal ''G-2'' catalogs either. Even more oddly, the Optimus shown on the cross-sell is actually a [[Sideswipe (G1)#Go-Bot|Sideswipe]] with the car panels hand-painted red, and lacks the "T" on the hood... and yes, he's labeled "Optimus Prime" in Japanese as well, making this the first instance of the character ''not'' being named "Convoy" in Japan.

: The sculpt was later redecoed again for the third wave of Go-Bots to become [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Sideswipe]], and later still into the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Spychanger]] [[R.E.V.]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/OptimusPrimeGobot/optimusprime.htm More information on Go-Bot Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:CombatHeroPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Delta Magnus]] fans still haven't recovered from this cancellation.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Optimus Prime''' (Hero, <s>1995</s>)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Gun, 2 rockets

: This Optimus Prime was to be a redeco of Hero Optimus Prime (above) in dark blue and red. Packaged samples of this toy were produced, but it was ultimately never released. The packaged samples feature a "traditional" color scheme for the head, with a silver [[mouthplate]]; the prototype depicted in the official catalog image seen on the right sports an unusual ''red'' mouthplate, which inspired several later toys.

: Since much of the advertising for the ultimately-unreleased redeco used an older, outdated name for the "Heroes" assortment, "Combat Heroes", Optimus and an equally unreleased redeco of "Hero" Megatron are commonly referred to by fans as "Combat Heroes" compared to the original "Heroes" releases, although all evidence suggests that Hasbro had never actually intended such a distinction, instead treating them as mere color [[variant]]s. Though the packaging is mostly unchanged (including a reuse of the existing packaging art depicting the original release's color scheme), one of the few minor alterations sees the addition of the name "Hero" (rather than "Combat Hero") to Optimus Prime's name above the (otherwise unchanged) UPC barcode.

: A finished sample of the Hero Optimus Prime redeco was among the rare toys auctioned off for charity at [[BotCon 1996]], along with several other unreleased ''Generation 2'' items.

::*''[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Prototypes/Generation2/HeroOptimusPrimeProtoMOSC.html "Combat Hero" Optimus Prime in packaging at Super Toy Archive]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/resources/review/generation+2/blue+optimus+prime/3654 "Combat Hero" Optimus Prime in packaging at Transformers @ The Moon]''
::*''[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/g2/combat-hero-optimus-prime/3429/1/ "Combat Hero" Optimus Prime in and out of packaging at Seibertron]
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''General Optimus Prime''' (Auto Roller, <s>1995</s>)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Four missiles
[[File:Un autorollers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

: "General" Optimus Prime would have been a redeco of the Decepticon [[Auto Roller (G2)|Auto Roller]] [[Dirtbag#Toys|Dirtbag]], transforming into an "earth mover" mining dumper/haul truck in green camo, ironically bearing a closer resemblance to [[Hound (G1)/toys|Hound]]'s color scheme than the also-unreleased [[Hound (G1)/toys#Generation 2|"Sgt. Hound"]] Auto Roller.

: the mold has an [[autotransformation|auto-transforming]] [[gimmick]] activated by rolling his rear wheels; roll forward to go to [[robot mode]], and back to dump truck. A switch on his back end separates the gears of the gimmick, allowing him to roll freely in either mode. In robot mode, he has a twin spring-loaded missile launcher in his right arm, and a clamping "stun gun" claw on the left. In vehicle mode, his missiles can peg onto the front end of the dump-bed for storage.

: This mold was also used to make [[Autostinger#Toys|Autostinger]].
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[[File:LaserPrime reissue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Daddy's back.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Battle Convoy''' (reissue, [[2006]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''TRF-13'''
:*''Accessories'': "Laser cannon", "saber weapon", missile launcher, 10 missiles, 5 discs, 2 rockets

: This reissue of the original ''Generation 2'' Laser Optimus Prime figure was made using the modified version of the mold created for ''Robots in Disguise'' Scourge, lacking the sculpted ''Generation 2'' Autobot insignias on the disks featured on the original. It sports a modified deco, with the flat grey plastic on both the trailer and Prime's chest now replaced with silver chrome; additionally, new Autobot symbol tampographs were added to the doors of Prime's cab mode and the front end of his trailer, and a pair of new chest-window stickers featuring an illustration of the Matrix of Leadership replaced the original decals.

: This version of the mold was used to create the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#G-2|Laser Ultra Magnus]], and somewhat more perplexingly, was briefly [[repurposing|repurposed]] by the [[Master of the Game|second]] ''[[Beast Wars Reborn]]'' text story as a temporary body for [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity#Beast Wars Reborn|Optimus Primal]]!
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===ToonTown===
{{note|There's a longstanding debate on whether the obscure Korean-exclusive [[ToonTown]] figures and merchandise, allegedly released under official Hasbro licensing according to their packaging, are actually legitimate Transformers products or just bootlegs with fraudulent copyright information. Although there isn't a clear consensus from collectors and no statement from Hasbro on this matter as of {{CURRENTYEAR}}, we have nonetheless chosen to cover them here for the sake of archival and posterity.}}
[[File:ToonTown-DiaclonePrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hi, I'm originally a bootleg who might or might also not be a bootleg still! [[Completist|Buy me!]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Battle Supplier''' (1997)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle, left & right fists, Roller

: An oddball South Korean-exclusive provided by company ToonTown with the ''presumably'' legitimate copyright of Hasbro International, the nameless 'Battle Supplier' - per his packaging description - is actually nothing less than a repackaging of an old, likely Taiwanese-made [[knockoff]] of ''[[Diaclone]]'' Battle Convoy. Copies of these bootlegs have been reported since the mid-80s (a handful of [[Italy|Italian]] companies like Globo distributed them as back as far as 1987 <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/247808869499189/?multi_permalinks=374158430197565 A listing for the Globo-branded Generation 1 Optimus Prime knockoff, with the (Italy-based) seller explicitly referring to it as an import]</ref>), but if his copyright date is correct then it would only be in 1997 when this specific release would land on Korean stores.

: This figure features quite a few alterations from its original Diaclone tooling; like the truck windshield not being split in half, the left smokestack being replaced by a ladder, and the rifle being based on that of ''Dorvack'' Jeeps (AKA the later Generation 1 [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]]). He also lacks the Auto-Launcher in his Combat Deck, as well as his other accessories. His color scheme is also odd, with his red being less vibrant than the original and his legs and feet having two very obviously distinct shades of blue. A similar version to this release with nearly-identical packaging but translated into English also showed up in Canada during 1998, but this time bearing the name "Battle Supbot" without the Transformers logo and without any mention of Hasbro licensing.<ref>[https://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Knockoffs/G2/OptimusPrime1.html "Battle Supbot"] on toyarchive.com</ref> Some traits for his packaging design have also been seen on other bootlegs of Taiwanese origin.

: Considering the amount of times we've mentioned "bootleg" on this entry, it should go without saying that the authenticity of this mold as a genuine ''Transformers'' product is often disputed: more about this conundrum [[ToonTown|can be read on ToonTown's page]], but in short; despite his knockoff origins, this release is one of many toys distributed by the aforementioned company presumably under the licensing of Hasbro, and to this day there still isn't a consensus as to whether they ''actually'' legitimately did or did not have that license. Surprisingly, it isn't unseen in the ''Transformers'' brand [[Best Join|for a bootleg]] to be sold as an [[Radio AM Robot|official toy]], but this "Battle Supplier", more than any other ToonTown release, is on such a blatant level of sketchiness that it invites extra skepticism. Maybe not a red flag, but dark orange. Perhaps someday Hasbro will provide us with answers!

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[[File:ToonTown-LALAPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I might or might not also be a bootleg, but I'm bigger and prettier, so buy me too!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Optimus Prime''' (1997)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Laser blaster, left & right fists, light & sound module, 2 rocket launchers, 4 rockets, "Roller" scout car, hose, nozzle, fuel pump, trailer, 4 missiles

: Another South Korean ToonTown release with presumably official Hasbro co-branding, albeit one that oozes a more legitimate aura compared to the previous entry, this version of Optimus Prime - now adequately named - was actually manufactured under ToonTown's licensing by a different company called LALA Industry Co., which also produced a handful of ''Generation 2'' merchandise during this time. He's a fairly high-quality and accurate copy of his first 1992 ''Generation 2'' toy, bearing an all-new deco in black and white with red accents (that's surprisingly similar to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#CollabGB|a later Optimus Prime release]]), with his trailer and Roller also receiving a new dose of yellow to boot. His soundbox works, but now makes laser gun sounds rather than the infamous "I am Optimus Prime" voiceline - perhaps a change for the better, all things considered. And... He's also massively upscaled, with estimates suggesting that he's about 50% bigger than the original toy.

: As with the previous release, it is still up in the air whether or not this is an official toy. Considering that LALA seemed to be a more reputable company in general (they even had enough of a budget to run toy commercials advertising their ''Transformers'' merchandise during the 90s!) and that he features markings on the packaging seemingly promoting a national TV run of the ''Generation 2'' cartoon, the legitimacy of this Optimus Prime seems significantly more believable, but for lack of official Hasbro comment we cannot know with absolute certainty.

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==''Beast Wars''==
{{Note|Very early in the life of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' toyline (before the debut of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon), Hasbro treated the series as an extension of the Autobot/Decepticon war, and so Optimus Primal was presented as being the same character as Optimus Prime.}}

*'''Optimus Primal vs Megatron!''' (Basic versus two-pack, 1996)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''C-6'''[[File:BWtoy-Primalbat.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm Batman, and I can breathe in space.]]
**''Accessories:'' 2 swords
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

:The first ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys|Optimus Primal]] is a Basic size class blue bat which could autotransform into a robot by pulling the tail. Two swords were removable from under its wings for use as weaponry in [[robot mode]]. It was packaged along with an alligator version of Megatron and a ''Beast Wars'' mini-comic.

:This figure was released during the short-lived period when Hasbro was treating the Beast Wars as an extension of the Autobot/Decepticon war, and Optimus Primal was presented as being the same character as Optimus Prime. This was soon relegated to the realms of [[micro-continuity]] when the ''Beast Wars'' animated series began and clearly established that the two Optimuses were different characters, but the toy remains one that was officially branded as Prime, and is consequently listed here.

:This mold was also used to make the less ambiguous [[#AmazonConvobat|Optimus Prime-recolored Convobat]], the separate individual [[Convobat#Toys|Convobat]], [[Onyx Primal#Toys|Onyx Primal]] as well as inspire the comic character [[Nyx]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/OptimusPrimalBat/optimusprimal.htm More information on Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Optimusprimaltoyultraape.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Well, that's just Prime.]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (Ultra, 1996/1997/1998)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''C-1'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "spinal swords", 4 "mega-blast missiles", "mace whip"
{{toydesigner|[[Yuichiro Hira]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: The second Optimus Primal toy was an ape in the Ultra size class. Though the transformation from primate to humanoid was a relatively simplistic one, the toy compensated with more than a fair share of weaponry and action features. A compartment on his right forearm opened to reveal a skull-shaped "mace whip" he could hold in his fist. His left forearm could open into a double-barreled "mega-blast missile" launcher. On his back were two more spring-loaded "mega-blast missile cannons"/launchers which auto-flipped over each shoulder. By pulling a lever in the center of his back, both arms would either spin at the bicep or bend in and out at the elbow, depending on the placement of notch-buttons located on either bicep. This gimmick was shown to be an effort to simulate a gorilla beating its chest while Optimus was in [[beast mode]], but could also be used in robot mode, making him swing his weapons wildly before himself. And finally, like many first-year ''Beast Wars'' toys, a battle mask/"[[mutant head]]" could be deployed over his robot head.

:Takara released the toy as part of their ''Beast Wars'' line in July of 1997, nearly identical to the Hasbro version. The missiles for the Takara version are thinner and simpler than the original Hasbro version, and would be used in all subsequent releases of the mold.

:Just like Optimus Primal's basic bat toy, this figure was released during the short-lived period when the Beast Wars was still considered to be an extension of the Autobot/Decepticon war, and Optimus Primal was the same character as Optimus Prime. This was soon relegated to the realms of [[micro-continuity]] when the ''Beast Wars'' animated series began and clearly established that the two Optimuses were different characters, but the toy remains one that was officially branded as Prime, and is consequently listed here.

:This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Optimus Primal and [[Transformers: Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Beast Wars Telemocha Series]] DX Convoy, and [[retool]]ed into ''Beast Wars Reborn''/''Beast Wars Tenth Anniversary'' versus pack Optimus Primal. Takara also created multiple special variants, including all-gold (from ''[[TV Magazine]]'', only ten awarded), red and gray (''TV Magazine'' again, but only ''one'' awarded), and blue-fur (a ''[[Comic BomBom]]'' design-contest prize, only five awarded).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/OptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on ape Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''
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[[File:BW-toy OptimusPrimalCDROM.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Freedom is the right of all superstitious, cowardly lots. Wait, no, that's not right...]]
*'''Amazon Showdown Special Version''' (1997)
**''ID number:'' '''VS-S1'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 swords
: Available only in a special CD-ROM two-pack with a [[Megatron (G1)/toys#VSS1|purple redeco of "Megaligator"]], this redeco of "Convobat" takes his colors from [[#HeroOptimusPrime|the first ''G-2'' Convoy toy released in Japan]] and retains his previous gimmickry. His back features a silver Maximal [[Insignia|faction symbol]] plus "C-ROM", as in "Cybertron", get it? Huh? And Megatron has the "D-ROM"? See what they did there?

:The toy's [[bio]] clarifies that this Convobat is Optimus Prime, having had a trailer truck alternate mode and later scanning a bat to fight Megatron.

:The included CD-ROM includes the bios from wave 1 of the ''Beast Wars'' toyline, the [[Commercial/Beast Wars#Wave 1 Deluxe|first ''Beast Wars'' commercial]], and a coloring game.

: This mold was also used to make [[Onyx Primal]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Cybertron/ConvoyBat/convoybat.htm More information on CD-ROM Convobat at TFU.info]''
::*''[https://ameblo.jp/aburachoujin/entry-12545863577.html Review including CD-ROM images at aburachoujin's blog]''
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==''Machine Wars''==
[[File:MW-toy OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Most Autobots [[Primus apotheosis|aspire]] to be Optimus Prime, Optimus Prime aspires to be [[Thunder Clash]].]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Ultra, 1997)
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle, 2 missiles

: Available only at [[KB Toys]], ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' Optimus Prime is a [[redeco]] and slight [[retool]] of the European Generation 1 exclusive [[Turbomaster]] leader [[Thunder Clash#Toys|Thunder Clash]]. It's easy to see why Thunder Clash was chosen to become the new Optimus Prime, given his adherence to Prime tradition: the truck cab disconnects to become the robot, while the trailer unfolds to become an assault tower with twin missile racks. On the original Thunder Clash version of the mold, the racks operated on a gravity-feed system where a new missile drops into the launcher from above each time one was fired, allowing for twelve to be fired in rapid succession using a pinball launcher style mechanism.
:For ''Machine Wars'' Prime, this feature had to be retooled [[for safety reasons]], sealing the gravity feed slot and cutting the original launcher plungers down to just the handles, which do not move. The small missiles were replaced with much larger new molds to prevent choking hazards and triggers were added to the sides of the launchers, becoming regular spring loaded (and unusually powerful) single-firing weapons. There seems to have been some disconnect between the deco artist and whoever handled the redone Thunder Clash [[sticker]]s, as some stickers replicate details already handled by paint on the figure. Not noted in the instructions is that the handgun is meant to serve as the drive shaft for the cab, storing between the legs on the backside. On a minor note, the redeco eliminates all [[Gold Plastic Syndrome|gold plastic]] from the toy, making it much more durable than Thunder Clash's original release.

: The [[package art]] for this toy is a retouched version of the art for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Laser Optimus Prime (see above), but now positioned so one robot arm is always "off the edge" of the box and unseen - conveniently hiding the sword this toy has never had, yet leaving the Laser Prime faceplate intact.

: This version of the mold was planned to be [[redeco]]ed into [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] for the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' line, but the release was canceled.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Machine Wars'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Choro-Q Robo''==
[[File:ChoroQOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy TV Version''' (2001)
**''ID Number:'' '''Q/01'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Kazutami Abiko]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:''[[Choro-Q|Choro-Q Robo]]'' Convoy is a small, cutesified transforming figure of Optimus Prime that changes from trailer-pulling truck directly to [[robot mode]]. The toy features a working pull-back motor, and is decorated in a color scheme based on Prime's appearance in the original Generation 1 cartoon, with blue eyes and windows and a grey stripe on the trailer.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/ChoroQConvoyTV/convoy.htm Move information on Convoy TV Version at TFU.info]''

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*'''Convoy Metallic Version''' (2001)
**''ID Number:'' '''Q/02'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle

:This version of ''Choro-Q Robo'' Convoy is a redeco of the first, featuring glittering metallic plastic, and a deco based upon the original toy, with yellow eyes, black windows, and a silver-and-blue stripe on the trailer.
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==''Commemorative Series''==
[[File:Commemorative series optimus prime modifications.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The snip that launched a thousand snits.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2002/2012)
**''Accessories:'' Laser Blaster, 2 fists (left & right), trailer/Combat Deck, Roller (grey), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump

:The first reissue of the original Optimus Prime toy in North America since the Generation 1 toyline reached its end, this "[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]" edition of the figure was a Toys"R"Us exclusive. It was ''mostly'' identical to the original figure, save for some necessary modifications made [[for safety reasons]]. In the first instance of what would become a recognizable alteration to the mold, the toy's smokestacks were shortened. The Combat Deck's firing missiles were elongated to prevent potential choking, as was the case with all other Commemorative Series figures' firing missiles, and now plug into the Combat Deck via a "keyed" locking tab mechanism that reissues of the original figure continue to use to this day. This release also had the trailer's launching feature removed.

:In 2012, a reissue of the Commemorative Series toy was released. Though the "Commemorative Series" label was not printed anywhere on the packaging, the included instructions retained the name. The toy itself is a mix of different versions. The cab has the safety modifications of the original ''Commemorative Series'' release, including the shortened smokestacks and longer missiles (and thicker rifle), but also has the modified hitch of the 2011 ''Chronicle'' two-pack (see below). Meanwhile, the trailer features the lighter gray plastic colors used for the 2008 ''Universe'' release, and the Autobot insignias on the robot's shoulders are tampographed (like on Takara's ''Encore'' version and Hasbro's ''Universe'' 25th Anniversary release). This version also seems to suffer from [[Mold#Deterioration|mold deterioration]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Commemorative Series Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:GodGinrai toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The real one has a longer missile]]
*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime with Apex Armor''' (2003, 2012)
**''Accessories:'' Hi-Q Powermaster unit, 2 Laser Rifles, 2 Twin Particle Beam Cannons, Super Robot head, missile launcher, 2 missiles, [[Apex Bomber]] chest/trailer top, 2 legs (left & right), 2 arms (left and right), Armor chest/trailer front, 2 wings (left & right)
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Ban Magami]] (concept artist)}}

:Marketed as a reissue of Powermaster Optimus Prime, this Toys"R"Us-exclusive Commemorative Series figure is in truth based on the Ginrai tooling on the toy that had previously been exclusive to Japan. It features a die-cast metal cab with translucent blue windows, and shortened, chrome smokestacks, and comes packaged with the drone [[Apex Bomber]] (formerly Ginrai's partner [[Godbomber]]), who splits into several components and combines with Prime to form "Apex Armor". As with all other Commemorative Series figures, Prime's new spring-loaded missile launcher featured an elongated missile.

:The figure was re-released in Hasbro's Asian markets in 2012, with no known changes to the figure itself but several modifications to the packaging that makes it easy to tell the two releases apart: The flap containing the [[package art]] is omitted entirely, the "Commemorative Series II" label is missing, the age recommendation and safety warning labels, the "Changes from double tractor trailer to battle station to super robot!" call-out and the name of the toy have all been shuffled around (with the words "battle" and "super" being omitted in the process), and most notably, the toy is no longer named "Powermaster Optimus Prime with Apex Armor", but simply "Optimus Prime", with Apex Bomber's existence no longer acknowledged anywhere on the packaging.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/ApexPrime/apexprime.htm More information on Powermaster Prime with Apex Armor at TFU.info]''
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==''The Transformers Collection''==
[[File:Tf collection 0 convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy''' (2002)
**''ID Number:'' '''0'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser Blaster, 2 fists (left & right), trailer/Combat Deck, Roller (dark blue), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump, [[energon-axe]]
{{toydesigner|[[Pat Lee]] (packaging artist)}}

:As yet another in an increasingly large number of reissues of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime toy, this entry in the Japanese-exclusive ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' line of reissues added a few extra goodies to spice things up. Chiefly, the figure was armed with a new [[energon-axe]], based on the weapon used by Prime in the Generation 1 cartoon episode, "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]", which plugs into either of the headlight-holes that normally accommodate Prime's fists. Additionally, Prime came packaged with a ring binder folder designed to hold the pull-out character file sheets that were included with all the other ''Transformers Collection'' reissues. Notably, this figure reinstated the original, thick version of Prime's rifle as the standard for all future Japanese reissues.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Transformers Collection Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Tfcollection prime fist.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Starscream''' (2003)
**''ID Number:'' '''9'''

:This redeco of the original Generation 1 [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]] [[Starscream (G1)/toys|toy]] came packaged with a remolded right fist for Optimus Prime. This fist featured additional pegs that allowed it to hold [[Megatron (G1)/toys#TFCStarscream|the pistol mode Megatron accessory]] which was also included with Starscream.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Destron/AnimeStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Transformers Collection Starscream at TFU.info]''
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==''Smallest Transforming Transformers''==
[[File:WSTF Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You didn't find my trailer, did you? Haw haw.]]
*'''Convoy''' (2003)
**''ID Number:'' '''GTF 01A'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser Blaster

:Standing only two-and-a-quarter inches tall, ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' Optimus Prime was the smallest fully transforming G1 Optimus toy. He features an accurate transformation sequence based on the original full-sized toy, replacing the detachable hands with actual sculpted fists, and even including a tiny version of his laser rifle. Unsurprisingly, he also has little articulation and is only capable of moving his arms and legs.

:His trailer and Roller were also available as a separate set in the same wave, as a rare [[shortpacking|shortpacked]] figure with the ID number "GTF-01B". It is a simplified version of the original Combat Deck, lacking features like the interior deco and the lift arm of the artillery robot, but still nonetheless looking fairly accurate to the original toy.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/SmallestPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Smallest Transforming Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Wstf anime convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy (Anime Version)''' (2004)
**''ID Number:'' '''GTF 06'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser Blaster
:''Smallest Transforming'' Prime was redecoed the following year for the second wave of the line, into a color scheme based on his Generation 1 cartoon appearance featuring brighter reds and blues, white thighs, yellow details on his bumper, and blue eyes and windows. This version of the figure was made available for a second time in the next wave ("Wave 2.5"), with a new anime-decorated version of the Combat Deck now available as a rare "chase" figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/SmallestAnimePrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Convoy (Anime Version) at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Wstf white convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy (White)''' (2004)
**''ID Number:'' '''GTF X-4'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser Blaster
:Another version of Prime was also available in the second wave of the ''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' series as a chase figure. This almost entirely white version of the figure is clearly based on the version of the original Prime cab robot used in the Generation 1 Ultra Magnus figure, but was nonetheless sold as Optimus Prime for the ''Smallest'' line.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/SmallestConvoyWhiteMode/convoy.htm More information on Convoy (White) at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Wstf vsx.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Can't you guys ever get along?]]
*'''Convoy vs Megatron''' (multipack, 2004)
**''ID Number:'' '''VSX'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser Blaster
:Available exclusively as a freebie through the September 2004 issue of [[Dengeki Hobby]] magazine, this ''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' two-pack contains both Optimus Prime and Megatron, in homage to the original 1984 "VSX" giftset containing the original versions of the two leaders.
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==''Mini Toy Shop Collection''==
[[File:G1toy mini toy shop convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|'Cause we got a li'l ol' convoy, rockin' through the night...]]
*'''Convoy''' (2004)
**''ID Number:'' '''01'''

:At about 2/3 the size of the ''Smallest Transforming Transformers'', this diminutive version of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime toy is the smallest figure of the Autobot leader made to date. It was sold as part of Takara's blindpacked ''[[Mini Toy Shop Collection]]'' line, a series of miniaturized figures from numerous classic Takara toylines, including ''Transformers'', ''[[Microman]]'', ''[[Licca Kayama|Licca-chan]]'', ''[[Choro-Q]]'' and others. Both of Prime's modes are represented by non-transforming individual figures, which come together in a two-pack. In-box, his truck form is even packed in a miniature recreation of his original Japanese packaging, which also includes a shrunken version of his sticker sheet. A tiny version of the original Takara Transformers catalog completes the set.
::*''[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=3541&mode=flat More information on Mini Collection Convoy at tformers.com]''
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==''Masterpiece''==
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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-1-Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|And the fandom rejoiced. ''(Takara Masterpiece Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-MP-20th-Anniversary-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|''(20th Anniversary Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Optimus Prime'''/'''Convoy''' ([[December 11]], [[2003]]/2004)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-1'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, gun mode Megatron, Megatron's scope, stock and silencer, energon-axe, cardboard trailer (Japanese release only)
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)}}

:''20th Anniversary'' Optimus Prime was produced for the stated milestone of the ''Transformers'' brand. So successful was the figure that ''ToyFare'' magazine ultimately ranked it #1 in their quest for "Best Toy Ever".<ref>[http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/toyfare/000054376.cfm ToyFare Magazine Best Toys Ever]</ref>

:Created with the specific purpose of producing an Optimus Prime as accurate to the original animated series as possible, the toy is exceptionally poseable compared to toys prior, partially constructed from die-cast metal, features rubber tires and vacuum-metalized plastic and is heavily detailed, with sliding pistons in its joints and working spring-loaded suspension in vehicle mode. The figure also contains multiple non-intrusive gimmicks, such as a moving [[mouthplate]] to emulate Prime's traditional method of speech, flip-up communications panels on the forearms depicting images of [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]], and an opening, light-up Matrix chamber in the chest, which contains a removable vacuum-metalized Matrix of Leadership that can also be pulled open. The Matrix is housed within a removable gray battery box which can light up the matrix core when activated.

:Optimus Prime comes with many accessories in addition to the aforementioned Matrix, including the character's traditional laser rifle, now termed (and henceforth known as) an [[ion blaster]]. The initial release of the figure cast the ion blaster in grey plastic, but later assortments recast it in its more familiar black coloration. Other accessories include a transparent orange energon-axe that plugs into either wrist when Prime's fist is retracted, and even a non-transforming gun mode Megatron weapon, with removable stock, silencer, and scope accessories, in homage to [[Countdown to Extinction (episode)|several]] [[The Insecticon Syndrome|instances]] in the Generation 1 cartoon when Prime was forced to wield his enemy. Pack-in bonuses that came with the figure included an inner cardboard tray illustrated to resemble the interior of Prime's Combat Deck, and in later releases, a small poster drawn by [[Pat Lee]].

:Optimus has a hidden sculpted mouth underneath his face mask, though attempts at removing the mask from the head may entirely damage the action feature.

:Takara's version of the figure was released in their markets slightly earlier, as the first of their long-running ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' line. In addition to coming with a cardboard trailer that the buyer could assemble to "complete" Prime's truck mode, Takara's release differed from Hasbro's by featuring longer smokestacks (kept short on the Hasbro version [[for safety reasons]]), and lacking the black scorch-marked "battle damage" paint applications Hasbro included on the figure's shoulders, wrists, and abdomen. In Western markets, the figure was intended to complement the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' line.<ref>[http://www.camphortree.net/tf/tidbits/otfcc2004.txt Steve-o's OTFCC 2004 notes]</ref>

:This sculpt was redecoed by Takara into a golden Lucky Draw figure and later released in its original coloration with a trailer as a "Perfect Edition" (see below for both), while Hasbro would later redeco it into their ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]''-branded "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Classics 20th DVD Anniversary Collection|20th Anniversary DVD Edition]]". The mold was also used to make ''Masterpiece'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]] and "[[Eldedroid|Convoy Black Version]]", representing one of many drones built in Prime's image, rather than Prime himself.

:In ''[[Transformers History Collection]]'', a [[Blindpacking|blind-packed]] Transformers trading figure line, Takara released an add-on hand for ''Masterpiece'' Convoy as a [[Chase figure]]. The hand holds a [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] figure and clips on to the end of Optimus Prime's arm, making the arm slightly longer than normal.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/20thPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Gold masterpiece prime.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|We salute the brave soul who transformed this thing in order to photograph it.]]
*'''Convoy''' (Lucky Draw figure, [[2004]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-1'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, gun mode Megatron, Megatron's scope, stock and silencer, energon-axe, cardboard trailer

:Offered as part of a Lucky Draw campaign in August 2004, this extremely rare version of ''Masterpiece'' Convoy is almost entirely vacuum-metalized gold, lacking any other painted detail or stickers. The parts which are not viable are molded in a flat golden plastic; the only exceptions are its rubber tires, the core of the Matrix and the energon-axe, which remain black, blue and orange, respectively. Whether or not the figure was intended to evoke Optimus Prime's [[:File:Goldenlagoon prime perceptor.jpg|entirely-golden appearance]] in the cartoon episode "[[The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon]]", when he was coated with [[electrum]], is unknown; given that entirely chroming a figure gold is a fairly standard deco for Lucky Draw figures, it may just be happy coincidence more than anything else.

:The figure comes packaged in the standard ''Masterpiece'' Convoy box, with the only telltale sign of its fabled contents being the replacement of the traditionally silver foil lettering on the box with gold. It's not clear how many were made, but it is thought to be no more than 10 or 20.

::*''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080501195324/http://www.goldoptimusprime.com/?show=Gold-Optimus-Prime More information on gold ''Masterpiece'' Convoy at GoldOptimusPrime.com (via Internet Wayback Machine)]''

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[[File:MP04Convoy2.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|You just paid $170 for a big box on wheels.]]
*'''Convoy Perfect Edition''' ([[September 28]], 2006/2009)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-4'''
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Combat Deck, ion Blaster, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, gun mode Megatron, Megatron's scope, stock and silencer, energon-axe, cardboard trailer
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:For this re-release of ''Masterpiece'' Convoy, Takara submitted to the biggest desire fans had for the figure and produced a full-size, fully transforming plastic and die-cast metal trailer. The trailer opens up into Convoy's Combat Deck, with storage for its accessories and a functional repair drone, though Roller is conspicuous by its absence. Like the original Combat Deck, the drone can extend through holes in the roof and front of the closed trailer, and the interior has enough room to accommodate one ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' figure in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. Some reports suggest that the paint on this figure's chest chips more easily than past editions. The red paint on the cab is also a slightly lighter color than on MP01.

:This version of Convoy, and Hasbro's 20th Anniversary DVD version of the toy depicts [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] on its communicators rather than Bumblebee and Starscream.

:Continuating the trend begun by their previous release of ''Masterpiece'' Ultra Magnus in 2005, Hasbro [[Australia]] released Convoy Perfect Edition as a Target Australia [[exclusive]] in 2008. Takara themselves then made the figure available for a second time in October 2009.

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[[File:MP4Sconvoysleepmode.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Remember that scene from the movie that made you cry and traumatised you as a kid? Well now you can display me doing just that!]]
*'''Convoy Sleep Mode''' (2010)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-4S'''
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Combat Deck, ion Blaster, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, gun mode Megatron, Megatron's scope, stock and silencer, energon-axe

:Released by TakaraTomy as part of their ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#TakaraTomy Welcome to Transformers 2010 campaign|Welcome to Transformers 2010]]'' anniversary line honoring the "future era" of the original cartoon (which was set in 2010 in Japanese continuity, you see!), this exceptionally morbid re-release of the ''Masterpiece'' Convoy figure recolors the Autobot leader in <s>blacks and greys</s> ''very'' low-saturated reds and blues, representing ''his dead body'' from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''—but don't worry, kids, it's actually a "sleep mode", according to the figure's name! Limited to 2010 pieces in Japan (see what they did there?), it comes with all its customary accessories, including the Perfect Edition trailer, redecoed where appropriate: the trailer itself has become translucent, its energon-axe is now transparent grey, and Megatron, in another movie homage, is rendered in translucent purple, evoking the scene depicting his transformation into [[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Galvatron]]. The figure was also released in other parts of Asia as a limited edition of 2010 as well, combined with the Japanese edition for 4020 total. The Japanese version denotes "Serial Number in Japan: ####/2010" on its bio card with the number out of 2010, while the Asian version denotes "C1 - ####/2010" with the number out of 2010 on its bio card.

:This version of Convoy depicts [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Hot Rod]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]] on its communicators.

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[[File:MPtoy last shot convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Well, it had to end ''some'' day...]]
*'''Convoy Last Production''' ([[March 26]], [[2011]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-1L'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, gun mode Megatron, Megatron's scope, stock and silencer, energon-axe, sound stage

:"Convoy Last Production" was the final re-use of the ''Masterpiece'' toy mold before it was at last retired after numerous re-releases and redecos. The figure is essentially identical to the original Japanese MP-1 release, aside from a slightly brighter red, and the addition of the words "LAST SHOT" in Transformers typeface molded into the small of Convoy's back, hidden beneath its headlight-flaps in [[robot mode]]. Lacking the trailer of MP-4, the figure instead comes with a redecoed version of the electronic base included with Hasbro's "[[#20thDVD|DVD Edition]]" of the figure from five years prior, which now features a collection of sixteen soundbytes of Convoy delivering famous lines from the Japanese version of the Generation 1 cartoon, recited by the character's original Japanese voice actor [[Tesshō Genda]]. The base was promoted as containing a hint as to the identity of the next ''Masterpiece'' toy; as it would turn out, this was a new version of Convoy himself (see below), foreshadowed by a sound clip on the base which played only intermittently, and which had Convoy announce that he would "soon be reborn".

:For its release in Korea, Hasbro Asia provided a [[collector coin]] featuring truck-mode Optimus Prime on one side and "MP-01L" on the other. The coin came mounted on a card featuring lineart of the Autobot leader's head, the stark black design of which could be mistaken for promoting the earlier "Sleep Mode" release. The limited release (and general lack of enthusiasm for the collector coins in Korea) makes this one of the more difficult Masterpiece coins to find.

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[[File:MP-10 toy photo.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Here we go again...]]
*'''Convoy''' ([[September 24]], 2011, 2016)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#mp10|Ion blaster]], [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#mp10|Matrix of Leadership]], [[Energon-axe#mp10|energon-axe]], [[Combat Deck (G1)#mp10|trailer/Combat Deck]], [[Roller (G1)#Masterpiece|Roller]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Masterpiece|Spike Witwicky figurine]]
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Junichi Akutsu]] (concept artist)}}

:MP-10 Convoy, advertised as a "perfect new model" on its packaging, is an entirely new tooling of Generation 1 Optimus Prime. Convoy is now smaller, making him more in-scale with other recent ''Masterpiece'' toys, such as [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Rodimus]], and comes with a trailer and various accessories. While the front of the vehicle mode's cab is an accurate depiction of a mid-to-late-1980s Freightliner FLT cabover, the back half, (which is, as usual, made out of Convoy's legs) is much larger and robot-leggier in proportion. (So much that they sculpt a ladder on each side.)

:Many of the small features and electronics of the original ''Masterpiece'' mold are left out. Instead, this Convoy features better overall cartoon accuracy (chest interior, head, etc.), an extensive red paint job that covers much of his red plastic, corrected robot mode proportions, improved articulation, and its gun can now collapse and store inside a compartment on its back in either mode. In addition to Convoy's trailer, which can transform into Combat Deck, it also comes with Roller, a small Spike Witwicky figurine, a die-cast metal Matrix of Leadership (with a clear blue plastic center), and an energy axe that slips over Convoy's right hand. Spike can fit inside the cab in vehicle mode, ride in Roller's seat, or fit into any of the seating compartments inside Convoy's trailer. Roller has options to plug in Convoy's gun or pull Convoy's trailer, and the trailer itself can store Convoy's weapons in any mode. Although not easily breakable, care must be taken for posing the index fingers; extending the finger even far would cause it to pop off.

:MP-10 immediately became the gold standard in terms of scale for the Masterpiece line, with all subsequent releases being sized to best match him for nearly a decade.

:This figure was re-released in 2016, with the packaging now advertising the "Long Life Design" award which the ''Masterpiece'' line won that same year.<ref name="lldaward">[https://www.g-mark.org/award/describe/44648 Good Design Long Life Award: Transformers Masterpiece]</ref> This mold was also used to make [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Masterpiece|MP-10B Black Convoy]].

:''See also: [[#mp10hasbro|MP-10 Hasbro]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Masterpiece|Hasbro Masterpiece]].''
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[[File:Bape-mp-optimus.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|In the jungle / the mighty jungle / the Convoy sleeps tonight]]
*'''Convoy (BAPE ver.)''' ([[2014]]-[[August 19|07-19]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10A'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#mpbape|Ion Blaster]], [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#mpbape|Matrix of Leadership]], [[Energon-axe#mpbape|Energon axe]]

:Available exclusively from Japanese clothing company [[A Bathing Ape]] in 2014, Convoy (BAPE Ver.) is a trailer-less redeco of the MP-10 mold sporting a green color scheme matching the [[#bape|Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver.]] of the original G1 toy, with "BAPE's famous camouflage pattern" and an ape head print on the shoulder replacing the usual faction symbol.

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[[File:Eva-optimus.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Unlike Shinji, this guy won't go strangling his girlfriend or dating his mother's clone, if he even has a mother...]]
*'''Convoy Mode "Eva"''' (2014-[[November 28|11-28]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#eva|Ion Blaster]], [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#eva|Matrix of Leadership]], [[Energon-axe#eva|Energon axe]], [[Combat Deck (G1)#eva|trailer/Battle Station]], [[Roller (G1)#eva|Roller]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#eva|Spike Witwicky figurine]]

:Exclusive to the [[TakaraTomy Mall]] and limited to 1,000 pieces, this figure was released as part of the ''[[Transformers × Evangelion]]'' crossover. It uses the MP-10 mold with all the same accessories, decoed in the green and purple color scheme of [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]]. The trailer, Roller, and Spike figure are done up in [[Nerv]]-themed colors.

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[[File:Bape2-mp-optimus.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Because one overpriced clothing store exclusive MP10 repaint wasn't enough. Anyone like to give the odds for a BAPE Ver. BLACK in 2017 then?]]
*'''Convoy (BAPE REDCAMO ver.)''' (2015-11)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10R'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, Matrix of Leadership, Energon axe

:Available exclusively from Japanese clothing company [[A Bathing Ape]] in 2015, Convoy (BAPE REDCAMO Ver.) is a trailer-less redeco of the MP-10 mold sporting a unique deep red color scheme matching the [[#bapered|Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver. Red]] of the original G1 toy, with "BAPE's famous camouflage pattern" and an ape head print on the shoulder replacing the usual faction symbol.

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* '''Optimus Prime''' Mini Die-Cast figure (2016-[[November 26|11-26]])
**''ID number:'' '''1'''
**Included with '''[[Inferno (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|MP-33 Inferno]]'''

:Replacing the collector coins in previous releases, the Asia release of ''Masterpiece'' Inferno comes with a mini Optimus Prime figure, the first in a range of non transformable collectables made from <s>lost art</s> Die-Cast metal and based on the corresponding Masterpiece figure (MP10).

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[[File:Bapeblack-mp-optimus.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|As predicted. What's the chances of a new BAPE color scheme? Teal Blue or Burnt Gold would be nice if you're reading this, BAPE.]]
*'''Convoy (BAPE BLACKCAMO ver.)''' (2017)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10K'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, Matrix of Leadership, Energon axe

:Available exclusively from Japanese clothing company [[A Bathing Ape]] in 2017, MP Convoy BAPE BLACKCAMO Ver. is a trailer-less redeco of the MP-10 mold sporting a unique black color scheme matching the [[#bapeblack|Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver. BLACK]] of the original G1 toy, with "BAPE's famous camouflage pattern" and an ape head print on the shoulder replacing the usual faction symbol.
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[[File:MP711-Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|At your 7-Eleven, freedom's waiting for you.]]
*'''Convoy (7-Eleven ver.)''' ([[February 28]], [[2018]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-711'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, Matrix of Leadership, energon-axe, trailer, Roller, Spike Witwicky figurine

:Available exclusively from Japanese 7-11 stores, MP-711 is an [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]]-decoed Convoy—white with green and blue highlighting—themed with [[7-Eleven]] logos. Unlike most MP-10 redecos, he comes with a trailer, Roller, and Spike figure, who is sporting a 7-Eleven uniform. Roller and the combat deck come with 7-Eleven logos, however Convoy's shoulder logos are stickers with the option of a green 7-Eleven logo or the standard Autobot logo on either shoulder.

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[[File:MP-10ASL.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Anyone up for a game of [[basketrek]]?]]
*'''Convoy (atmos safari LeBron Ver.)''' ([[March 15]], [[2019]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10ASL'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, Matrix of Leadership, Energon axe

:Exclusive to Japanese Atmos stores, this deco of Optimus matches Atmos Safari LeBron James sneakers, in a fetching scheme of vibrant orange plus black and gray with extra details and logos. Unfortunately he does not come with a [[ballobot]] accessory.

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[[File:Masterpiece-MP44-Convoy-V3.jpg|upright=3|thumb|All this for the low, low price of an arm, a leg, and your firstborn son! (Note: [[The Master Builders (episode)|Basketball accessory]] not included.)]]
*'''Convoy Ver.3.0''' ([[August 31]], [[2019]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-44'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, 2 beam effect parts, Matrix of Leadership, Energon axe, damaged head, alternate head, Starscream head, Starscream shoulder intakes, damaged chestpiece, jetpack, trailer, Roller, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Masterpiece|Spike Witwicky figurine]], [[Sparkplug Witwicky#Masterpiece|Sparkplug Witwicky figurine]], [[Carly (G1)#Masterpiece|Carly figurine]]
{{toydesigner|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)}}

:An entirely new mold released to commemorate the brand's 35th anniversary, ''Masterpiece'' "Convoy Ver.3.0" is a much more complex and cartoon-accurate figure than previous releases. At 50,000 yen (approximately $450 USD), this Convoy had the highest MSRP of any mass-market ''Transformers'' toy until ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron]]'' [[Unicron/toys#War for Cybertron|Unicron]]'s $575 price tag was announced.

:Alongside the Trailer (which retains the same function and can hold 4 standard-sized Autobot cars at a time when open), Roller, the Ion Blaster, Matrix of Leadership, and Energon Axe, the Combat Deck's base can be removed and with the new flip-out wheels, Roller (now cast in stark grey with silver rims) can tow it around. The cannon and arm section can also be removed so it can function as a flight stand, while an adapter for [[Dinobot (BW)#Masterpiece|MP-41 Dinobot]]'s display stand is also included, and the Ion Blaster now has 2 effect parts, which can simulate blaster fire and when used with the Sideswipe rocket pack included, can be used as booster flames. He also comes with a fuel hose like that on the original figure, as well as a soundbox feature that can be switched between recorded lines by the character's original Japanese ([[Tesshō Genda]]) and English ([[Peter Cullen]]) voice actors, with transformation effects (though the ascending and descending transformation sounds are spliced together in his English voice) and Douglas Walsh music to boot! As to note, Cullen's clips are closer to the recent [[Aligned]] portrayals.

:Like [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MP36|MP-36 Megatron]], Convoy includes a battle-damaged head and an abdomen cover to replicate the war wounds in the climatic battle in the movie, and alongside a newly designed figure of Spike, he comes with two of Sparkplug and Carly, any of them capable of riding inside via 2 small doors on the side of the cab. A second alternate head is based on his head's rounder design seen in the first season of the cartoon and the Marvel Comics. His accessories can be stored in the trailer's removable undercarriage.

:This figure, with the included intakes and alternate head in place, also doubles as [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP44|Starscream]] from "[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1]]".

:Unfortunately, Convoy has been known to suffer from differing quality control issues. Because of a design flaw, certain plastic parts in his lower ratcheted knee joints tend to build stress during movement and eventually break. Furthermore, grey and yellow paint in parts that tend to get scratched and bumped during transformation have been prone to paint chipping. Some units have come with their [[For safety reasons|soft plastic]] ear antennas on different heads warped in-package. The human minifigures can have their ball-jointed limbs rather easily popping out of their sockets and misassembled (in this case, Carly with her groin part in reverse from the front).

:Unlike MP-01 and MP-10, this version of Convoy did not get a fully localized Hasbro release for English-speaking markets. However, it is being imported by Hasbro through numerous retail outlets with additional branding using the localized Optimus Prime name and presumably with the same Hasbro-branded slipcover and English safety sheet given to other contemporary ''Masterpiece'' releases. In Canada, the figure is being released as an EB Games exclusive, where he'll cost even more than the game consoles sold there! Hasbro's online product description neglects to mention the voice box gimmick, possibly due to English-speaking audiences' unfamiliarity with Japanese ''Transformers'' media and the fairly late reveal of his English-language voice clips.

:This mold was redecoed as [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Black Convoy]], with the sound gimmick removed, and without the trailer, battle damaged, and Starscream parts.

:The trailer from this mold can be towed by [[Optimus Prime (One)#BraveCommander|Brave Commander Optimus Prime]] from the [[Transformers One (toyline)|Transformers One toyline]], though this feature is undocumented.

:As reported by TakaraTomy's employees at [[Cybertron Con]] 2024, this Optimus has [[Shelfwarmer|sold poorly during its debut]], which stems from his complex transformation and possibly design flaws.
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*'''Convoy (atmos duckcamo Ver.)''' ([[March 26]], [[2020]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10DC'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, Matrix of Leadership, Energon axe
:Exclusive to Japanese Atmos stores, this deco of Optimus matches Atmos Safari Duck sneakers, in a fetching scheme of greens plus vibrant orange.
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{{note|These other Atmos variants were revealed in 2019, but to date have not been released. All have the same accessories.}}

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*'''Convoy (atmos ELEPHANT CAMO Ver.)''' (black plus vibrant teal)
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*'''Convoy (atmos VIOTECH CAMO Ver.)'''(light grey plus light gold)
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*'''Convoy (atmos TIGER CAMO BLACK Ver.)''' (black plus shocking green and gold)
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*'''Convoy (atmos TIGER CAMO YELLOW Ver.)''' (yellow and black tiger stripes plus white)

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[[File:Transformers-Masterpiece-MP-57-Skyfire.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Optimus Prall, Masterpiece flavored!]]
*'''Skyfire''' ([[2023]])
**''ID number'': '''MP-57'''
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)}}

:Included with the massive [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' Skyfire]] is an articulated, [[show-accuracy|cartoon-accurate]] figurine of "Convoy", made to scale with Skyfire's jet mode.

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[[File:TF-MP-44S-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[:File:FightSuperRobotLifeTransformersManga.JPG|You know, Optimus Prime, the superhero from America.]]]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[February]] [[2024]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-44S'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, beam effect part, Matrix of Leadership, Energon axe, alternate head
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.soundwavesoblivion.com/techspecs/interviewkojinono6.html Interview on the 40th Anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand] with [[Kōjin Ōno]] in ''[[Transformers Generations 2024]]'', translated at Soundwaves Oblivion</ref>

:Released in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand, ''Masterpiece'' MP-44S Optimus Prime is a redeco of "[[#MP44|Convoy Ver.3.0]]", featuring colors based on the [[#The Transformers|original ''The Transformers'' toy]]. Among the heaps of accessories included with the original release of Convoy, Optimus retains only his Ion Blaster (with its beam effect), Energon Axe, and the more rounded head styled after season 1 of the cartoon (here passing the squint test for the toy head). These accessories are the same as MP-49, but now includes the Transformers power base stand adapter. New for this release is a sheet of stickers to reproduce the, erm, sheet of stickers, included with ''The Transformers'' Optimus Prime. As with the previous trailer-less [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#MP49|MP-49 Black Convoy]], the soundbox has been neutered for this release.

:This redeco has noticeably different tolerance changes, with the joints being much tighter than both MP-44 and MP-49. Also unlike MP-49, the entire figure is painted albeit in a lighter, more resistive coat compared to MP-44. The "round head" was given blue eyes (a change from the promotional photos). With the adjusted tolerances in mind, the clips that hook the leg-stored cab panels into the gas tanks have been removed.

:Instead of the standard "Convoy" of Japanese releases based on older media, this toy uses the "Optimus Prime" name. It is explained as a name made popular by Hollywood movies—referring to the [[live-action film series]], which does not change character names in Japanese localization.
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==''Robotmasters''==
[[File:RMConvoy toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|My vehicle mode is dangerous and unroadworthy!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''G1 Convoy''' (2004)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''RM-01'''
:*''Release date'': [[July 15]], 2004
:*''Accessories'': "Convoy Gun", missile launcher, missile, energon-axe, 4 fists (2 left, 2 right)

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' toys, "G1 Convoy" (as he is amusingly referred to even in fiction) visibly takes some design cues from ''20th Anniversary'' Optimus Prime, featuring a similar sculpt, but sharing few to none of the larger toy's other attributes.

: G1 Convoy comes with two sets of fists, each pair featuring differently-shaped fist holes: one pair with square holes to hold the figure's "Convoy Gun" (as his ion blaster is called), and the other with round 3 mm-compatible holes to hold the spring-loaded translucent blue missile launcher (a generic accessory also available with ''Robotmasters'' [[Megatron (BW)/toys|Beast Megatron]] and [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys|Beast Convoy]]). The fists are swapped out by simply popping them out of the wrist-hinge that holds them in place; the figure also includes an energon-axe that can be inserted into the wrist instead of a fist.

: Due to being molded in translucent plastic, the waist section is prone to breakage, so exercise some caution.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/Convoy/convoy.htm More information on G1 Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RM DVDConvoy toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm shiny!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''G1 Convoy + DVD''' (2004)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''RM-10'''
:*''Release date'': [[July 15]], 2004
:*''Accessories'': "Convoy Gun", missile launcher, missile, energon-axe, 4 fists (2 left, 2 right)

: Also in the first wave of ''Robotmasters'', this special edition release of G1 Convoy is decked out in metallic paint and a tint of yellow for his eyes, with an extra Autobot insignia tampographed onto his right shoulder, and a black Convoy Gun. The figure comes packed with a DVD containing the first episode of the ''Robotmasters'' cartoon, "[[Fight! The Group of the Strongest Commanders!]]".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/DVDConvoy/convoy.htm More information on G1 Convoy + DVD at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Rmblackconvoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm blacky!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''G1 Convoy Limited Black Version''' (2005)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''RM-01'''
:*''Accessories'': "Convoy Gun", missile launcher, missile, energon-axe, 4 fists (2 left, 2 right), Calamity Defenser

: Available only via mail-order through ''Dengeki Hobby'' magazine, the "Limited Black Version" of G1 Convoy is just that: a straight [[black redeco]] of the G1 Convoy toy. He comes with all his original accessories, appropriately redecoed (including a silver version of his axe), as well as a gold-chromed version of the "Calamity Defenser" [[solitarium]] weapon that came with [[Psycho-Orb]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/HHG1Convoy/convoy.htm More information on G1 Convoy Limited Black Version at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Crayola convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The third one is totally ''Shattered Glass'' Prime!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''G1 Convoy''' (Lucky Draw figure, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''RM-01'''
:*''Accessories'': "Convoy Gun", missile launcher, missile, energon-axe, 4 fists (2 left, 2 right)

: When ''Robotmasters'' G1 Convoy was turned into a Lucky Draw figure, the color scheme into which he was redecoed was chosen through a children's coloring contest held in the pages of the December 2004 issue of ''[[TV Magazine]]''. The winning entry was a... ''startling'' mixture of blue, orange and two shades of green, earning the toy the [[fandom|fan]]-appointed nickname of "Crayola Convoy". As with all Lucky Draws, it is extremely rare, with only ten units produced.

::*''[https://web.archive.org/web/20210920023820/http://www.luckydrawtransformers.com/toy/gallery/review/transformers+robot+masters+-+lucky+draw+custom+colour+g1+convoy/1594/transformers+robot+masters+-+lucky+draw+custom+colour+g1+convoy.html More information on "Crayola Convoy" at LuckyDrawTransformers.com (via Internet Wayback Machine)]''
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==''Universe'' (2003)==
[[File:TFU03-toy Optimus Spychanger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Why won't they repaint my full-size toy in these colours?!?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Spy Changer, 2004)}}</ul>

: ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' "Spy Changer" Optimus Prime is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Spychanger]] [[Scourge (RID)#Spychanger|Scourge]] toy, transforming into a Western Star 4964EX truck. He replaces most of the black plastic with predominantly red and blue, with silver for detailing. Like most Spy Changers, he features high speed axles and can roll very well across smooth surfaces, but lacks the weight to propel him quickly.

: Originally a [[KB Toys]] exclusive, the first release of this toy (and the others in the assortment) did not have any sub-line designation at all, but later releases for other chains, most notably "budget" chains like Family Dollar, marked them as ''Universe'' product.

: This mold was also redecoed into [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Optimus Prime Figure|a Spy Changer version of the live-action movie Optimus Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/SpyPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Universe Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Collector's Edition''==
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[[File:G1-toy OrionPax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Welcome to The Past!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Orion Pax''' (2-pack, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''67'''
:*''Accessories'': "Barrelroller" robot/"electromagnetic lift handle", "laser rifle"

: This ''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]]'' Japanese [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive is a [[redeco]] of [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] [[Kup (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Kup]], released in conjunction with [[Kup (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Kup's 2005 reissue]] in ''[[The Transformers Collection]]''. He transforms into a Cybertronian pickup truck, and is colored to represent [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Orion Pax]] as he appeared in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 television series]] episode "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]".

: Like the Kup reissue, he comes with both the original release's gun and a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]], in this case [[Roller (G1)#Collector's Edition|Barrelroller]], a redeco of [[Recoil (G1)#Toys|Recoil]]. The original-release rifle has been slightly retooled to fit in the wider fist-holes of the Targetmaster vesion of the mold.

: Just as the reissued Kup came with a reissue of [[Wheelie (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Wheelie]], this set also included a redeco of Wheelie as Orion's best friend, [[Dion (G1)#Toys|Dion]]. It shipped to buyers in September 2005.

: In later years, other Kup toys would be repainted into Orion Pax [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Tribute2Pack|under the]] ''[[Transformers Tribute|Tribute]]'' line, and also the ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' "A Hero Is Born" double pack.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/OrionPax/orionpax.htm More information on Orion Pax at TFU.info]''
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==''Hybrid Style''==
*'''Convoy''' (2006)
**''ID number:'' '''T.H.S.-02'''[[File:THS02Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Expensive and tiny.]]
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Combat Deck, Roller, ion blaster, gas pump, energon-axe, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, [[jet pack|rocket pack]], 8 hands (4 left, 4 right), Autobot insignia stand
{{toydesigner|[[Shōji Kawamori]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: ''[[Hybrid Style]]'' Optimus Prime is an ''insanely'' detailed and complex transforming toy, created under the supervision of famed mecha designer [[Shōji Kawamori]]. Standing only three and three-quarter inches tall in robot mode, the figure is partially constructed from die-cast metal and features one of the most complex transformation sequences ever seen on a ''Transformers'' figure of its size. Alas, the small size of the figure also works against it, as it required several design concessions that resulted in (if we're being nice about it) an unimpressive cab mode.

:Prime is loaded with a ridiculous number of features and accessories. The robot itself is highly poseable, and both the smokestacks on Prime's shoulders and the fuel tanks on his legs can be rotated forward to act as guns, even featuring sculpted detail to this effect. As ever, he comes with a trailer that opens up into his crazy-detailed Combat Deck, featuring more action features than ever before. In trailer mode alone, it features a flip-down support stand so it can stand alone, a spring-loaded pop-out ramp instead of a fold-down one, and when the trailer is split for transformation, the traditional support legs underneath automatically swing out into place. The trailer houses most of Prime's accessories, including his ion blaster (with a moveable ammo clip to allow for multiple poses) and energon-axe, as well as his classic gas pump accessory, now with a poseable wire instead of a rubber hose. Two fold-out compartments provide storage space for six of Prime's interchangeable fists, while the other two remain attached the robot: two clenched, two open, a pointing right fist, a tilted left fist (for holding the ion blaster's ammo clip), and two fists with slots to grip the miniscule Matrix of Leadership that fits in a tiny chamber in Prime's chest. The Combat Deck's artillery robot features two flip-out handles that Prime can grip as if aiming the drone's guns, and Roller is also included, with three different 3 mm ports to hold Prime's gun and gas pump. Lastly, Prime comes with a rocket pack like those used by the Autobots in such Generation 1 cartoon episodes as "[[Dinobot Island, Part 1|Dinobot Island]]", and a stand shaped like the Autobot insignia that allows him to be displayed in mid-air, as if in flight. The rocket pack also has 3 mm ports for Prime's weapons, and stores on the front of the trailer in vehicle mode.

:Purchase of a ''Hybrid Style'' Optimus Prime at a Japanese [[Toys"R"Us]] store allowed the buyer the option of also purchasing the exclusive ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Smallest Transforming Transformers|Hot Rod]] toy.

:The toy also received a Hasbro release 11 years later under the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#YOTR2017|''Platinum Edition'']] line.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Cybertron/HybridConvoy/convoy.htm More information on Hybrid Style Convoy on TFU.info]''

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[[File:THS-02B G2Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Yanigerlicious!]]
*'''Convoy Black Version''' (2006)
**''ID number:'' '''T.H.S.-02B'''
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Combat Deck, Roller, ion blaster, gas pump, energon-axe, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, rocket pack, 8 fists (4 left, 4 right), Autobot insignia stand, 2 missile launchers, 2 heads

:Available exclusively through e-HOBBY, this black and teal repaint of ''Hybrid Style'' Convoy features the traditional "[[Nemesis Prime (disambiguation)|Nemesis Prime]]" color scheme, but represents a version of Optimus Prime himself. In addition to all the original accessories, the toys also includes several more deliciously metatextual goodies, themed around the ''Generation 2'' toy and comics: two new large guns patterned after the new weapons wielded by the ''Generation 2'' Optimus Prime toy, and two additional (blue) Prime heads that can be swapped with the figure's regular noggin, sculpted explicitly in the style of [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|''Generation 2'' comic]] artist [[Derek Yaniger]]. One head is pristine, the other decorated to match the battle damage seen on the cover of the [[War Without End!|first ''Generation 2'' issue]].

:As the more franchise-savvy TransFans may realise, these extra parts, plus the black trailer of Convoy Black Version, can all be used to modify the original, red ''Hybrid Style'' Optimus Prime into a comic-accurate ''Generation 2'' version, complete with a black trailer, trailer-mounted guns and your choice of Yaniger-style heads.

:This figure came in a unique box, packaged with a [[Hybrid Style Convoy Black Version|mini-comic]], both illustrated by [[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]].

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[[File:TF-Hybrid-Style-THS-02-Convoy-Black-Gold-Ver.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Texas tea.]]
*'''Convoy Black Gold Version''' (November 25, 2013)
**''ID number:'' '''T.H.S.-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Combat Deck, Roller, ion blaster, gas pump, energon-axe, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, rocket pack, 8 fists (4 left, 4 right), Autobot insignia stand, 2 missile launchers

:Available ''only'' in China markets, Convoy Black Gold Version is yet another black repaint of the first ''Hybrid Style'' Convoy figure, with some gold detailing. Convoy Black Gold Version does not include any extra accessories unlike the Black Version release above.
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==''Alternators''==
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[[File:Alternators OptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|But [[Stan Bush]] did a song for Toyota, not Dodge... (''Hasbro version stock images'')]]
[[File:Convoy BT.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|(''Takara version stock images'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Dodge Ram SRT-10 Optimus Prime''' (Alternator, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''Alternators ID number'': '''21'''
:*''Binaltech name'': '''Convoy'''
:*''Binaltech ID number'': '''BT-22'''
:*''Binaltech release date'': [[October 2]], 2008
:*''Accessories'': Engine/gun
{{toydesigner|[[Steve Bono]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' Optimus Prime transforms into an accurate 1:24 scale Dodge Ram SRT-10. The vehicle mode features rubber tires, functional steering, opening hood, tail gate and doors with a detailed cabin interior. Several of the details of his [[robot mode]] body are based on the sculpt of the 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime figure, but the head itself shares more similarities with the Powermaster mold. He is armed with a small pistol which transforms into his vehicle mode engine.

:This figure was originally conceived by Hasbro to be another character (exactly who is unknown), rather than Optimus Prime, but Takara insisted that the toy be made into Optimus to help it sell well in their markets, as the vehicle mode was no particular draw, given its scarcity in Japan. Reportedly, the figure cost twice as much as other Alternators to construct, so Hasbro had to bow to this demand so Takara would help fund it. Ironically, Takara eventually wound up soliciting the figure ''not'' as Prime, but as his ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Transformers: Super-God Masterforce|Super-God Masterforce]]'' lookalike, [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]] (perhaps connected to the Powermasteresque headsculpt), before its Japanese release was cancelled and moved over into the ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' toyline (see below).

: It took two further years, but this figure was eventually released as part of the Japanese counterpart to the ''Alternators'' line (''Binaltech'') in 2008. ''Binaltech'' Convoy features some additional paint details, like his silver pelvis, additional patterns on his shoulders, and red paint on his engine-gun, and like all ''Binaltech'' figures, he also includes die-cast metal pieces. Unlike previous Binaltech releases, a bio-card was not included.

:This sculpt was also used to create ''Alternators'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]].

::*[[Source:Transformers Binaltech bios#22|Archive of ''Binaltech'' Convoy's bio and tech specs]]
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/AltOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Alternators/Binaltech Convoy at TFU.info]''
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==''Kiss Players''==
[[File:Kiss Convoy toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|...And yet, I do!]]
*'''Convoy × Melissa''' (2006)
**''Accessories:'' Engine/gun, "[[Surfblade]]" surfboard/sword weapon, [[Marissa Faireborn]] figurine with stand and 2 pairs of arms and legs
{{toydesigner|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' Convoy is a redeco of ''Alternators'' Optimus Prime. While the figures may appear similar at first glance, given that ''Kiss Players'' Prime is still red, blue and black, there are many subtle differences, not least of all the replacement of the ''Alternators'' figure's bare, flat red plastic with a deep metallic red paint. Several of his body parts are cast in different colors of plastic (for example, his shins, formerly black, are now blue, while his formerly-blue hands are now black), and he features more intricate paint applications on his shoulders, and especially his pelvis, which is decorated to look like Prime's traditional bumper.

:In addition to the small engine-pistol of his ''Alternators'' figure, Prime comes with the "Surfblade", a pink surfboard that can be reconfigured into either two small knives or a large double-bladed sword. As with all the ''Kiss Players'' figures, Prime also comes with a [[plastic|PVC]] figurine of a cute girl: in this case, Marissa Faireborn, who can perch upon his shoulder or sit in his driver's seat, and comes with two pairs of interchangeable arms and legs. Additionally, the set includes a CD featuring the first five episodes of the [[Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|''Kiss Players'' radio drama]], as well as the exclusive bonus audio adventure, "[[Someday, Beneath the Sun]]."

:This set was originally intended to be released under the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Binaltech Asterisk]]'' line, as "Black Convoy meets Marissa", but this release was cancelled before it was officially even announced.
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==''Titanium Series''==
[[File:TitaniumHeroes WWPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Well he ''is'' a car... in a car ''crash''.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster]], display stand
{{toydesigner|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)}}

:Released in the first wave of ''Titanium Series'' 6-inch Cybertron Heroes figures, this figure is based on Optimus Prime's [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] form as seen in the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] comic book "[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]". Prime transforms into a comic-accurate Cybertronian truck in a few steps, and his ion blaster can be slotted in the back of the truck mode cab for storage.

:The figure was personally designed by comic artist [[Don Figueroa]], who created the original comic design in the first place, and his signature is left on the figure in the most literal way: the word "DON" can be seen sculpted into the barrel of his silver ion blaster. The paint on the handle of his ion blaster scuffs rather easily when placed into his hands.

:As a ''Titanium'' figure, Prime is made in large part from die-cast metal, but like so many of the other toys in the ''Titanium'' line, his plastic joints have trouble supporting his heavy metal weight. For that reason, the tiny insufficient clips that hold his shoulders in place are highly prone to breaking off, leaving his shoulders floppy and unable to be secured in robot mode. He comes with the generic display stand shared by all of the 6" "Cybertron Heroes", with a unique removable nameplate.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/TitTWW6OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Titanium Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Titanium war within 2pack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now we just need a [[Sherman Dam|dam]]....]]
*'''War Within Optimus Prime vs. War Within Megatron''' (two-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster

:This [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] ''Titanium'' two-pack includes the previously-released ''War Within'' Optimus Prime figure along with the ''War Within'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Megatron]] Megatron figure and an exclusive [[variant]] cover of ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'' [[The War Within issue 5|#5]].

:As the mass retail release of the last waves of the ''Titanium'' "Cybertron Heroes" figures was delayed for several months, the two-pack version of Megatron was at least initially more widely available than the individually packaged one.

:Despite being mentioned in the joint [[instructions]] leaflet for the set, neither figure includes their display base.

:There appears to be a variant of this two-pack: One version has the Optimus Prime figure more or less identical to its individual release, whereas the other one drops the additional black paint weathering, making him much cleaner-looking.
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==''Classics''==
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[[File:ClassicsPrime Voyager.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The definitive Generation 1 Optimus Prime mold of 2006. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Henkei.21 Henkei.21|And 2008.]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#UnitedBlack|And 2012.]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of Extinction|And 2014.]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#StandFall|And 2016.]]]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Smokestacks/laser cannon, wind vane/ion blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Alex Kubalsky]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Optimus Prime is based upon the original Optimus Prime, as is the intention for the ''Classics'' toyline. He transforms into a modern cab-over style truck of made up model, dominated by a large wind vane on his roof. As with most ''Classics'' toys, he features a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]].

:In [[robot mode]], his wind vane transforms into a large ion blaster, and his smokestacks transform into a smaller laser cannon. Additionally, both weapons can combine together to form a double-barrelled over-shoulder weapon. The toy has a trailer hitch but does not come with a trailer.

:Unfortunately, the yellow paint on his forearms tends to flake off.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/ClassicsOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Classics Voyager Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:ClassicsPrime Vs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|They did me right, [[#20th_Anniversary.2FMasterpiece|once]].]]
*'''The Ultimate Battle''' (Multi-pack, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

: ''Classics'' "Ultimate Battle" Optimus Prime is a Deluxe Class figure and transforms into a flat-nosed truck cab. The figure is armed with a tommy gun-shaped laser rifle that transforms into a turret-like configuration and mounts on the rear of his truck mode, and features a spinning "power punch" action that sees the whole upper half of his torso spin when a button on his back is pressed. Pressing the button "unlocks" the spinning mechanism; pull ''hard'' on the button, and you can lock the torso back into place.

:In the United States, Prime was only available in a special two-pack with a similarly unique ''Classics'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Megatron toy]], and the specially-produced "[[Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle|The Ultimate Battle]]" DVD (which is, inappropriately enough, entirely about the [[Unicron Trilogy]]). The two-pack (including the DVD) was also available as a [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] "Bonus Value" version with two randomly selected members of the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Giant Planet Mini-Con Team]], in the combinations [[Overcast (Cybertron)|Overcast]]/[[Longarm (Cybertron)|Longarm]], Overcast/[[Deepdive (Cybertron)|Deepdive]] and Deepdive/Longarm. International markets, including European countries, saw the two-pack in a considerably smaller, differently-shaped box that was lacking the DVD case (the DVD was instead made available separately). In addition, Mexico, Singapore and some European countries such as the Netherlands and Hungary also received the two figures on individual cardbacks. For the United States market, the two-pack was [[rebranding|rebranded]] and re-released in [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 ''Universe'']]-branded packaging later in 2007, available from Dollar General, Big Lots and [[KB Toys]], and ''again'' in [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']]-branded packaging in 2011, this time available from Dollar General and Big Bad Toy Store.

:This figure was later ''also'' made available without redeco as part of the "Leader for the Ages" two-pack released under the [[#Transformers (2007)|live-action movie line]] (see below) and saw several redecos for [[#Universe (2008)|''Universe'']] ("Special Edition", below), ''[[Welcome to Transformers 2010]]'' ("Sons of Cybertron", below) and [[#United|United]] (below).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/ClassicsDVDOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Classics Deluxe Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:DVD 20thPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Discounted at a Walmart near you.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (20th Anniversary DVD Edition, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, Autobot Matrix of Leader, gun mode Megatron, Megatron's scope, stock and silencer, energon-axe, display stand

: Produced to coincide with the 20th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and its release on DVD by [[Sony]], this edition of Prime is a redeco of his ''[[#Masterpiece|20th Anniversary]]'' figure. It replaces the original's metallic paint with flatter colors and does away with any and all vacuum-metalized plastic, as well as altering several other small details across the body, like the color of the lights on his feet and chest.

:Prime comes with all the accessories of his previous release, although his ever-changing ion blaster is now somewhat confusingly cast in blue plastic. He features one major additional accessory: an electronic display base sculpted with the image of the Matrix and the Autobot insignia. Pressing the insignia's crest triggers a series of electronic soundbytes, mostly quotes from the movie recited not by original actor [[Peter Cullen]], but by Hasbro's in-house actor, [[Ron Hayden]]: "Autobots, transform and roll out!", "I want you to make a special run to Autobot City," "Megatron must be stopped!", "All we need is a little energon, and a lot of luck," and two samples of the classic [[Transformation#The noise|transformation sound effect]], one ascending, one descending.

:The display stand itself was later redecorated as a mail-in prize for Takara Tomy's "[[Welcome to Transformers 2010]]" promotion, was intended to be used with [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Rodimus Convoy]] from "[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]", and was also redecorated in the "final production" run of the Masterpiece Optimus Prime toys and as an Optimus Prime voiced stand for the Second Prize in the [[Arms Up Campaign ]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/20thDVDOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on DVD Edition Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:PepsiOptimusPrime.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66|Subservience to Corporate America is the duty of all servile beings.]]
*'''Pepsi Optimus Prime''' (Autobot, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Left & right fists, ion blaster, trailer

:Inspired by the [[#The Transformers|1985 promotional version]] of Optimus Prime that featured Pepsi stickers on his trailer, this outlandish incarnation of Prime is a slightly altered version of Takara's 2005 [[Pepsi Convoy]] figure (which represented a different character to Prime). The figure was only sold by [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] at various conventions, and given away as a promotional prize by Pepsi, via their [[Mountain Dew]] brand.

:A redeco of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime cab robot sporting an egregious number of Pepsi-themed paint masks and details, Pepsi Prime's differences from Pepsi Convoy are minimal: he features the shortened smokestacks previously seen on the [[#Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]] release of the mold, the blue pattern on his decals are different (matching the American Pepsi can/bottle look at the time rather than the one used in Japan), and also has a different layout for the Pepsi logo on his left shoulder. Like Pepsi Convoy, he comes with an entirely new trailer unit, specially designed to carry either a single 500ml (16.9 oz) size [[soft drink]] bottle, three 350ml cans, or 12 bottle caps (bottle cap figurines being a common and popular collectible item in Japan). In a first for the Prime mold, the figure's fists store in holes on the underside of the trailer while he is in vehicle mode. His ion blaster (which also stores under the trailer) is the first Hasbro reissue to feature the original, thick-barrel sculpt, which was reinstated to the mold by the ''[[#Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' release of Prime a few years prior.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/PepsiPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Pepsi Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Sports Label''==
[[File:NikemusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Comfortable ''yet stylish'' jogging is the right of all fashionable beings.]]
*'''Convoy featuring Nike Free 7.0''' (2007)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Surely one of the strangest examples of licensed ''Transformers'' products, ''[[Transformers Sports Label|Sports Label]]'' Convoy transforms into a ''shoe''. Something of a [[shellformer]], this baffling incarnation of Prime is colored primarily white and red in his alt mode of a realistic-looking (if notably undersized) Nike Free 7.0 sneaker, complete with gratuitously long real fabric shoelaces. In [[robot mode]], he is made instantly recognizable by his incorporation of some additional blue and silver in predictable areas, and a traditionally Prime-styled head. Less traditionally, and somewhat perversely, Prime's feet are sculpted in the likeness of his own sneaker mode, making it seem like he's wearing himself!

:His gun splits into two halves and stores inside his [[kibble]] in shoe mode; in an undocumented feature, it has two handle pegs on opposite sides, so that it can be held either at its far end or halfway along its length. The gun halves can also be plugged together in two different ways.

:This figure was, in fact, the ''only'' mold in the ''Sports Label'' line. It was redecoed into the "Marine Free" version of Prime himself (see below), and given a new head to create ''Sports Label'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Sports Label|Megatron]]''

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Cybertron/SLConvoy/convoy.htm More information on Sport Label Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Sportslabel convoy marine version.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Prime's secret Magnus cosplay.]]
*'''Convoy featuring Nike Free 7.0 Marine Version'''
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster
:A redeco of the first ''Sports Label'' Convoy, this figure transforms into a white, navy, and grey sneaker. Promotional images for the figure depicted its robot mode as white and aqua-blue, but the finished product was visibly darker, produced in shades of off-white and dark teal. In either coloration, it sure as heck ''looks'' like it should be [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]], but for whatever reason... it ain't.
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==''Encore''==
[[File:Encore convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy''' (2007)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser Blaster, 2 fists (left & right), trailer/Combat Deck, Roller (grey), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump

:A new series of reissues means a new release of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime figure, and Takara's ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' series proved no different. This edition of the figure featured no extra accessories, but it did include the original, thick-barrelled version of Prime's rifle, as reinstated to the mold by the ''[[#The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' version of the toy a few years prior. Both his blue and red plastics are lighter than normal, though not to the extent of Hasbro's subsequent 25th Anniversary release.

:Notably, this edition addresses the small but persistent issue of the Autobot insignias on Prime's shoulders: Ever since 1984, applying the stickers evenly had been a challenge due to small bumps the figure's shoulders are textured with. Like the [[Pepsi Convoy]] figure released two years prior, ''Encore'' Convoy replaces the stickers with [[tampograph]]s.
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==''Music Label''==
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[[File:MusicLabel-toy iPodConvoy.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66|You just paid 140 bucks for a new headsculpt, didn't you? I bet you don't even ''own'' an iPod...]]
*'''Convoy —playing iPod speaker—''' (2007)
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/iPod dock, 2 fists (left and right), ion blaster

: Hot on the heels of their licensing deals with Pepsi and Nike, TakaraTomy got themselves a slice of Apple™ pie and released Convoy —playing [[iPod]] speaker— as part of their small, musically-themed ''[[Transformers Music Label|Music Label]]'' line. This version of Prime is an all-white redeco of the original Generation 1 cab robot, which (much like the "Marine Version" of Prime from the ''[[#Sports Label|Sports Label]]'' line) makes it seem like he ought to be Ultra Magnus. The figure is actually even derived from the retool of the mold created for the original Ultra Magnus figure, as distinguished by the elongated hubcap pegs on the front wheels. Like Pepsi Prime before it, the figure's fists now store in peg holes on the under side of its trailer. The toy lacks any of the original Prime's stickers (even the silver stripe on his chest is now a [[paint operation]]) and includes the original thick-barrelled version of Prime's blaster. The toy features a brand new headsculpt based on the [[#20th Anniversary|20th Anniversary]] Prime figure, given additional poseability not previously seen on the figure by being mounted on a [[ball joint]].

:This, of course, is all secondary to the main draw of the figure: it pulls an all-white trailer, which transforms into a working iPod speaker dock by rotating a substantial wedge of its full length 90 degrees . The dock features three working buttons; power, volume up and volume down, as well as an Autobot sigil indicator light. Included is a wall-plugging (Japanese) A/C adaptor with a long lead that plugs into the reverse of the trailer. Although American importers shouldn't have too much trouble, those living in parts of the world using higher strength A/C current outlets should be warned NOT to simply plug the A/C adaptor in with only a socket adapter, as this will overload the device and fry it completely. Buying the appropriate kind of universal A/C adaptor with advice from an electronics specialty shop is recommended.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Cybertron/MLConvoy/convoy.htm More information on Music Label Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Musiclabelprimewithdock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm gonna call you Peanut.]]
*'''Optimus Prime —speakers for iPod—''' (2008)
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/iPod dock, 2 fists (left and right), ion blaster

:Designated "Optimus Prime" rather than the traditional Japanese "Convoy", this figure is a redeco of the previous ''Music Label'' Convoy figure into the character's traditional red, blue and silver color scheme. Unlike previous re-issues of the mold, iPod Optimus Prime's sports a paint application similar to KissPlayers Convoy, having its ABS/PVC parts painted over with a thin layer of his iconic red, white (silver if you will) and blue motif paint applications (with the exception of his iPod docking trailer). This includes his trailer, though the effect is somewhat marred by the large, visible gap on one side. When reconfigured into dock mode, the interior surfaces surrounding the speakers are decorated with black-on-silver techno-patterns as well as three "Optimus Prime" logos. The recessed space also features a stylised, almost [[Frank Miller]]esque, high-contrast portrait of Prime's face, although this is largely covered when an iPod is inserted. The figure comes in identical packaging to the original ''Music Label'' Convoy, save for the addition of a sticker illustrating the different color of its contents.

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[[File:ExileTransformersSpeakers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The right of all sentient beings is... um... what am I promoting now? Wait, a Japanese pop band? Are you kidding me? I need a new agent.]]
*'''{{anchor|EXILE}}EXILE x TRANSFORMERS —speakers for iPod—''' (2008)
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/iPod dock, 2 fists (left and right), ion blaster

:Exclusive to [http://www.ldhshop.jp/ LDH Shop], this redeco of the ''Music Label'' Convoy toy is utterly ridiculous and was created as a promotion for the Japanese pop band {{w|Exile (Japanese band)|EXILE}}. While Convoy himself has EXILE written on his right forearm, his trailer sports the "Love Dream Happiness" tagline of LDH Inc.[http://www.ldh.co.jp/shopping/index.html], as well as the "EXILE Perfect Year 2008" logo of the "EXILE Perfect Year 2008 Ultimate Best Box" boxset, which was released some months after he was.
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==''Transformers'' (2007)==
[[File:Movie LeaderfortheAges 2pack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The more things change, the more they, uh, get bigger guns.]]
*'''Leader for the Ages''' (Wal*Mart exclusive two-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle

: This Wal*Mart-[[exclusive]] two-pack pairs the deluxe-size ''[[#Classics|Classics]]'' Optimus Prime figure with [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action movie]] line's ''[[Fast Action Battlers]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Power Hook Optimus Prime]] toy. Both toys are identical to their original releases, and together represent the Optimus Primes of the oldest and newest generations (at the time) of ''Transformers'', respectively. The movie Prime is designated "2007 Optimus Prime", while the ''Classics'' figure is dubbed "1984 Optimus Prime" (referring not, of course, to the toy, which was produced in 2006, but to the character).
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==''Diablock''==
*'''Diablock Convoy''' (2007)
**''ID number:'' '''01''' ('''Mecha Builder Vol.03''')[[File:DiablockPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66| We have the technology. We can ''rebuild him''. Except, uh.. for his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Kre-O|face]].]]
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster

:Rounding out a bumper year of Japanese-[[exclusive]] Generation 1 Optimus Primes, the Takara-licensed Kawada brand ''Diablock'' Convoy is a fully transformable [[LEGO]]-style block building figure similar in premise to the earlier American ''[[Built to Rule!]]'' sets. The ''Diablock'' figure, however, easily outstrips the ''Built to Rule!'' sets by both being an accurate representation of the toy on which it is based, and being able to transform between modes ''without'' having to be partially disassembled and put back together first.

:Forming a roughly 11-inch figure when fully assembled, ''Diablock'' Convoy is highly articulated, save for his head, which is only able to move up and down. Said head is also by far the most stylised aspect of the figure, with no real attempt to approximate Prime's face or mouthplate, instead featuring only a reversed block that gives the odd impression of a cycloptic eye. It is possibly intended to actually represent his forehead grill, as a yellow block inside his head construction remains barely-visible through a slit in his face, possibly intended to represent the classic toy's yellow eyes.

:The figure's [[transformation scheme]] is based on the original G1 figure, the only differences being that the fists are not removed but become the headlights, and instead of flipping backwards inside the chest, ''Diablock'' Convoy's noggin flips forwards with the aid of opening chest windows. A "laser rifle" in the shape of his ion cannon can be built from black bricks, and stickers bearing the Autobot [[Insignia|faction symbol]] can be placed on his shoulders, although this is not recommended as it is designed to permanently stick to multiple tiles which dislodge easily and may damage the sticker.
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==''Henkei! Henkei!''==
[[File:Henkei convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy''' ([[March 13]], 2008)
**''ID number:'' '''C-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Smokestacks/Prime Gun, wind vane/ion blaster

:''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei! Transformers]]'' Convoy is a redeco of ''[[#Classics|Classics]]'' Voyager Class Optimus Prime. He features a significantly altered colour scheme, generally to make the toy more closely resemble his appearance in the Generation 1 cartoon and the original toyline. His truck mode features less silver paint striping, but compensates with a [[vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metalized]] grill/fender area. In [[robot mode]] all of his previously grey plastic is replaced with red plastic, with a majority of it being painted silver, chromed, or painted gunmetal gray. He features a different shade of red, blue, and clear blue plastic than the Classics version. Since ''Henkei!'' toys do not feature a heat-sensitive rubsign, ''Henkei'' Convoy has two Autobot sigils tampographed onto his shoulders.

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[[File:Henkei clear convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy Clear Version''' ([[June 19]], 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Smokestacks/Prime Gun, wind vane/ion blaster

:This redeco of ''Henkei'' Convoy is cast almost entirely in translucent colored plastic. Also known by the nickname "Crystal Convoy" among fans, it was first released as an exclusive for the Japanese convention Tokyo Toy Fair 2008, limited to 1000 pieces at the event, but was later made available through [[e-HOBBY]]. It was sold in a monochrome-blue version of ''Henkei'' Convoy's regular packaging.

::*''[http://tfkenkon.com/collection/act491/index.php More information on Convoy Clear Version at TFkenkon.com]
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*'''Convoy''' (2008)
**''Accessories:'' Smokestacks/Prime Gun, wind vane/ion blaster

:[[vacuum metallizing|Chromed]] entirely in gold like many other [[Lucky Draw figure]]s before it, this version of Prime was available only through a ''[[TV Magazine]]'' mail-in promotion held in December 2008, and was limited to only five units, making it one of the rarest officially available Transformers toys in the world.

:Unfortunately, this toy has become the target of several [[knockoff]]s aimed at gullible collectors. Most of the fake ones can be told apart from the real deal by various details not matching up. The real one is cast in gold plastic, painted over in gold chrome and sports small red Autobot [[insignia|logos]] on both shoulders.

::*''[http://tformers.com/ig.php?mode=album&album=12878&dispsize=600&start=0 Gallery of (hopefully) a genuine Gold Convoy at TFormers.com]''

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*'''Convoy''' (<s>2008</s>)
**''Accessories:'' Smokestacks/Prime Gun, wind vane/ion blaster

:A (technically) [[unreleased toy|unreleased]] [[black repaint|"black" redeco]] of ''Henkei'' Voyager-sized Convoy using the same plastic layout and paint mask but replacing red and blue with black, silver with gray, leaving the previously vacuum-metalized grill/fender area unpainted, changing the blue tint for the windows to red and changing all silver and yellow paint operations to blue. The red Autobot insignias would have remained unchanged.<ref name="blackgentei1">[http://tformers.com/ig.php?mode=album&album=9553&dispsize=800&start=0 Gallery of the unreleased ''Gentei! Gentei'' black Convoy at TFormers.com.]</ref>

:The figure would have come in a monochrome version of the standard ''Henkei! Henkei!'' Convoy's packaging, still named "Convoy" but now labeled as part of the ''Gentei! Gentei'' range of exclusives.<ref name="blackgentei2">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/universe-classics-20-29/transformers-henkei-wonderfest-exclusive-black-convoy-in-box-167615/ The unreleased ''Gentei! Gentei!'' black Convoy in packaging] at TFW2005.</ref> Reportedly, this figure was intended as a Wonderfest exclusive, but was canceled because, according too [[TakaraTomy]] designer [[Shogo Hasui]], it was too similar to ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Universe (2008)|Nemesis Prime]]. [[Knockoff]]s were later made available, so buyers beware!

:A minor redeco (replacing the Autobot insignias with Decepticon insignias, adding silver paint to the grill/fender area and changing the blue paint operations to teal) [[#UnitedBlack|was eventually released]] as a [[Tokyo Toy Show|Tokyo Toy Show 2012]] exclusive, now marketed as part of the ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' line.
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==''Universe'' (2008)==
[[File:Universetoy 25th anniversary optimus prime.jpg|thumb|upright=2|And the block has returned!!!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2008)
**''Series'': G1
**''Accessories:'' Laser Blaster, 2 fists (left & right), trailer/Combat Deck, Roller, 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump, sound effects module, comic, DVD
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:Sold at the rather exorbitant price of $75, this re-release of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime toy is actually one of the most visually different from the other "straight" reissues of the mold, despite Hasbro's assurance that this is the toy you had as a kid. Positively ''anemic'' in comparison with the original toy, this Prime's red parts are visibly paler than usual, while his blue parts are much lighter (although the version released at Canadian retail reportedly sports a deeper shade of red again). This shade of blue extends to both Roller (a lighter blue than his traditional dark shade, yet darker than the lightest the figure has been in its history) and the internal workings of his Combat Deck, which is itself a much flatter shade of light grey, compared to its normal dark, swirled metallic silver color. In addition, the toy features the now-customary shortened smokestacks, and the elongated missiles seen on the [[#Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]] release, while the Autobot insignias on his shoulders are no longer stickers, but rather tampographs, like on Takara's ''Encore'' release. While all reissues of the Prime mold since 2003 have used the original thick-barreled mold for his ion blaster, this version includes the slender sculpt instead.

:As a 25th anniversary set, Prime includes several new pack-in bonuses: a reprint of the [[The Transformers (issue)|first issue]] of the original [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|comic book]], a DVD containing all three parts of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|animated series]] pilot [[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|"More than Meets the Eye"]], and three desktop wallpapers, and a battery-powered Autobot symbol that plays transforming sound effects, part of the first version of the ''Transformers'' [[theme song]], and three voice clips performed by Peter Cullen: "I am Optimus Prime!", "Autobot, transform and roll out!" and "Megatron must be stopped, no matter the cost." There are some reports that the Autobot symbol could be worn out or damaged during the time of purchase.

:Outside the United States, this set was available in a thinner rectangular box. It contained all the original accessories from the American release, but not the DVD. An English-only version of this packaging format was available in Asia and Australia (initially only available at Myer stores, but later also at Toys"R"Us, Kmart and Target, eventually at drastically reduced prices), while a bilingual English/French packaging variant was available in Canada, still including—though not advertised on the packaging—the (English only) comic book.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/25thOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on 25th Anniversary Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===Deluxe Class===
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[[File:Uni2008-toy SEOptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class: Special Edition, 2008)
**''ID Number:'' '''SE-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:"Special Edition" Optimus Prime is a redeco of the ''Classics'' multi-pack toy, featuring some minor paint detail changes, bluer translucent plastic, darker and cooler gray plastic, and darker metallic flake red and blue plastic, with his (previously black-only) rifle body most notably now being cast in both blue ''and'' black plastic. He came in special "book box" style packaging with black-and-white boxart, and was only available at retail in Australian and Asian markets. North American customers could later buy him via [[Hasbro Toy Shop]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/HTSOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Special Edition Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Titanium-toy Target OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Yawn... Hey, wait! Am I [[Delta Magnus]] now?]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, display stand

: A [[Target]]-exclusive [[redeco]] of War Within Optimus Prime in [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|live-action film]]-inspired colors. The bio on the back of the packaging only fills up half of the allotted space, as if the [[Forest Lee|writer]] was tired of describing Optimus Primes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TitOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Target-exclusive Titanium Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Alternity''==
[[File:AlternityConvoy VibrantRed.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It's like G2 Go-bots all over again...but cooler!]]
*'''Convoy [Ultimate Metal Silver]''' ([[February 26]], 2009)
**''ID number:'' '''A-01'''
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' Convoy transforms into a 1:32 scale 2007 Nissan GT-R, featuring die-cast metal parts, an opening hood, trunk and doors, as well as an interior, complete with his feet and thighs being sculpted to form the back seats. This complex figure stands at 6.5" tall, and is armed with a pair of blasters on each arm. In the hyper-dimensional world of the oft-confusing ''Alternity'' fiction, this figure specifically represents the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Story of Binaltech|Optimus Prime]] of [[universal stream]] [[BT World|Primax 903.0 Beta]].

:The mold suffers from a [[Design flaw|minor design oversight]], wherein the rear Nissan badge collides with his left leg strut when the left foot is hinged over and pegged into a clear plastic socket during transformation, with the results being that the connection is slightly crooked, isn't very secure, and sometimes pops off, and that the crooked pegging often causes the socket to crack.

:''Alternity'' Convoy was simultaneously available in both this silver coloration, and a deco based on his traditional appearance termed "Vibrant Red" (see below). The figure was later redecoed to create "[[Nemesis Prime (Universe)#Alternity 2|Convoy [Super Black]]]" (representing not Optimus Prime, but ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]]), ''Alternity'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Alternity|Ultra Magnus]], and ''Alternity'' [[Dai Atlas (G1)#Alternity|Dai Atlas]]. It was retooled into ''[[Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (franchise)|Transformers GT]]'' [[#GT|GT-R Prime]], [[Star Saber (G1)#GT|GT-R Saber]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys#GT|GT-R Megatron]] and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#GT|GT-R Maximus]].
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*'''Convoy [Vibrant Red]''' (February 26, 2009)
**''ID number:'' '''A-01'''

:"Vibrant Red" ''Alternity'' Convoy is a redeco of the "Ultimate Metal Silver" figure in the much more traditional red and blue Prime color scheme, representing the Optimus Prime of universal stream [[Primax 109.0 Beta]]. The figure was available simultaneously with the Ultimate Metal Silver version, sharing the same packaging and pack-in materials, save for the color of the illustration on the front of the box, and a sticker that identified the figure within.
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==''Transformers'' (2010)==
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[[File:G1toy sons of cybertron optimus prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Sons of Cybertron''' (Multi-pack, 2010)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Machine gun turret/rifle

: Released as part of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#TakaraTomy Welcome to Transformers 2010 campaign|Welcome to Transformers 2010]]'' campaign, the "Sons of Cybertron" set includes a redeco of the 2006 ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' "Ultimate Battle" pack Deluxe class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Optimus Prime]], cast mostly in translucent plastic (his shoulders remain opaque [[Unpaintable plastic|Polyoxymethylene (POM)]]).

: He comes packaged with a similarly translucent [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Sons of Cybertron|Rodimus]].

: The set is a counterpart to TakaraTomy's simultaneously-available ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' Sons of Cybertron set, which also features translucent versions of that line's Deluxe [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Welcome to Transformers 2010|Optimus Prime]] and [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)#Toys|Rodimus]] figures. It was intended as an exclusive for the Japanese Chara Hobby 2010 festival, but was also initially offered as a raffle prize at the 2010 "Autobot Alliance" event in the Philippines.,<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/classics-11/sons-of-cybertron-crystal-classics-optimus-prime-and-rodimus-set-images-169977/ TFW2005.com reports on the Philippines Autobot Alliance/Cybertron Con event. June 18, 2010]</ref> and was later available for purchase at [[Cybertron Con 2010]] in [[Shanghai]].

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[[File:TF2010-toy Legends Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|YOU'LL NEVER GUESS HIS TRUE ALLEGIANCE!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Legends Class, 2011)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

: Released in the first wave of the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' line's]] ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'' subline's [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] toys, Optimus Prime is based on his original Generation 1 appearance, with a transformation scheme reminiscent of past figures such as the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Robotmasters|Robotmasters]] and the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#UltimateBattle|Classics Deluxe Class]] figures. He features a [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|fake grill]] for his robot mode, and his large legs result in a fairly thick and compact truck bed. His [[rubsign]] is located on the left side of the truck/his left elbow.

: This figure was redecoed and retooled into ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Motormaster (G1)#Generations|Motorbreath]] and [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2014)]] [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Ultra Magnus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/RTSLegOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on "Reveal the Shield" Legends Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TF2010 Deluxe G2OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Fandom|We]] see a red truck, and we want it painted [[Scourge (RID)|black]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2011)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': [[Laser Rod (weapon)|Sword]]
{{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the sixth wave of ''Transformers'' Deluxes (the second and final wave of ''Reveal the Shield''), this Optimus Prime is a Deluxe Class mold based on the original ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Laser Optimus Prime toy ([[#LaserOptimusPrime|see above]]). Transforming into an International 8200 truck, he has some influences from the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|live-action movie Optimus Prime]], including the more defined flames on his hood, athletic [[robot mode]] proportions and a more aggressive-looking translucent orange sword that can be held with both hands for maximum extreme chopitude. Optimus Prime features extensive use of translucent plastic in his arms, head and upper torso for a [[light-piping]] effect. Optimus also has a (non-detachable) matrix gimmick in robot mode that is formed by a relief pattern on the inside of the cab's side windows and is visible through the windshield/chest in robot mode. Like the Legends toy, he's part of ''Reveal the Shield'' and features a [[rubsign]], this time on the roof. He is also ''very'' articulated and poseable, even featuring ankles and wrists that are both [[Ball joint|ball-joint]]ed ''and'' [[Swivel joint|hinged]].

: The original Hasbro [[Stock photography|stock photos]] depict him as having red [[paint operation]]s on his kneecaps and the sunken ridges around his blue abs that the final product lacks. The photos on the cardback show him with a red Autobot symbol on his truck door and blue plastic instead of grey for the piece just in front of his rear tires. The back photo also depicts his side windows as being the same translucent orange as the front ones, when they are, in reality, a garish solid orange.

: Multiple reports suggest that the toy suffers from a [[design flaw]], inferior plastic quality, or both: due to his hands having peg-holes that are a bit too small to accommodate [[5 mm post]]s, they have a tendency to show stress marks on the inside after pegging his sword handle (or most other pegs) inside. Stress marks also tend to appear near his tiny hinged wrists. Fortunately, there have been no reports of the hands actually ''breaking'' on either location thus far.

: This toy was redecoed into ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]/[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Optimus Prime (SG)#BotCon2012|Optimus Prime]] and ''Timelines'' [[Scourge (RID)#Timelines|Scourge]], and was retooled into ''Timelines/Shattered Glass'' [[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Timelines|Ultra Magnus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/RTSOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on "Reveal the Shield" Deluxe Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Transformers2010toy-HasbroMP10OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Standing tall and proud with his smokestacks erect.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Masterpiece Optimus Prime''' (Masterpiece, 2012 / 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#Transformers (2010)|Ion cannon]], [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#mp10hasbro|Matrix of Leadership]], [[Energon-axe#Transformers (2010)|Energon axe]], [[Combat Deck (G1)#Transformers (2010)|trailer/Battle Station/Maintenance Dock]], [[Roller (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Autobot Roller]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Spike Witwicky figurine]]
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Franks]] (deco artist)}}

: The Hasbro [[Toys"R"Us]]-exclusive release of [[#MP10|MP-10 Convoy]] features brighter blue plastic and paint, brighter unpainted non-metallic red plastic, painted yellow lights above the front truck windshields, painted light blue eyes, and lacks silver paint for the trailer's interior. Roller is now blue.

: In the Philippines, this was only available as a Toys"R"Us "Limited Edition" figure in the Trinoma mall from August 23–26, with customers having to sign up to reserve their figure. It was limited to 48 units total, and was limited to one per customer.

: Hasbro Asia re-released this in 2014. It came with an exclusive addition—the [[Key to Vector Sigma#Masterpiece|Key to Vector Sigma]]. In 2017 it was [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Masterpiece|basically reissued]] under ''Generations'' co-branding.

: Stock photos show his vehicle mode mistransformed.
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Legends Class, 2012)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Sword (running change variant only)

: The ''Reveal the Shield'' Legends Class Optimus Prime sculpt, in the deco from the first ''[[Transformers Chronicle (toyline)|Chronicle]]'' EZ Collection wave (see below) was released as a "dollar store" exclusive (available at stores such as Dollar General and Big Lots) in generic 2010 ''Transformers'' packaging packaging alongside [[Starscream (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Starscream]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Bumblebee]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Megatron]].

: The initial release saw the copyright year removed, while a later [[variant#running changes|running change variant]] featured the new tooling originally used for ''Generations'' Legends Class [[Motormaster (G1)#Generations|Motorbreath]], with not only the retooled hands and a hole on the back of his head/top of his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] compatible with [[C joint|3 mm posts]], but also Motorbreath's sword accessory.
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==''United''==
[[File:Unitedtoy cybertron mode prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|See?! War for Cybertron ''is'' G1!]]
*'''Optimus Prime Cybertron Mode''' ([[December 25]], 2010)
**''ID number'': '''UN-01'''
**''Accessories'': "Assault rifle"

: The first toy in TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' toyline is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' Deluxe Class [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Generations|Optimus Prime]], transforming into a Cybertronic "armored truck". He now sports a metallic red paint job, with brighter pink paint applications and cooler grey parts, and features several additional paint details to those present on the Hasbro figure in the form of black chest windows and pink lines on his face mask. His rifle transforms as well, folding and plugging into the roof of the vehicle mode. The rifle can also peg into his forearms, and, in its compact configuration, can attach to his shoulders via peg holes on the backs of his front tires or stored behind his back in [[robot mode]].

: This mold was also used to make ''United'' [[Darkside Optimus Prime (United)#Toys|Darkside Optimus Prime]].

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[[File:Unitedtoy g1prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|No, my legs won't retract. Now buy me.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (December 25, 2010)
**''ID number:'' '''UN-06'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle

:The second Optimus Prime toy in TakaraTomy's ''United'' toyline is another redeco of the ''Classics'' multi-pack Deluxe-sized toy (the first release in Japan), this time featuring an extensive metallic red paint job on the majority of the red plastic, and he features metallic sheen on the unpaintable red plastic and his blue plastic is now brighter. While the paint masks are identical to the Special Edition release, ''United'' Optimus Prime features additional paint operations on the hip, the stomach grille, the fold-up waist panels, the lower chest piece (at least in the front), and the forehead.

:Although the stock photo (pictured from the right) shows both of his biceps painted silver with his Autobot insignia tampographed on the left shoulder, the final product omits the paint operation (due to being molded with unpaintable plastic) and the insignia is placed on his left forearm, just like his ''Classics'' figure.

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[[File:Unitedtoy laser prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Laser Optimus Prime''' ([[March 26]], 2011)
**''ID number:'' '''UN-22'''
**''Accessories:'' "[[Laser Rod (weapon)|Laser Rod]]" sword

:The third ''United'' Optimus Prime toy is a redeco and slight retool of the [[#Transformers (2010)|Deluxe Class figure]] from Hasbro's 2010 ''Transformers'' toyline, itself an homage to Prime's ''Generation 2'' [[#LaserOptimusPrime|"Laser" form]]. The toy features translucent blue plastic as opposed to Hasbro's orange, red paint is used on the biceps instead of blue paint, extra red paint applications on the knees like the original's sticker detail, and more broken-up red apps on the shoulders. Silver detailing was added to the cab mode on the grill, the bumper, and near the doors. The blue plastic in cab mode is now black plastic to make the figure more accurate to the ''Generation 2'' original. The gray plastic is changed from the Hasbro version to more closely match the [[#G2reissue|2006 reissue of Laser Optimus Prime]]. Black paint was applied to the cab mode to mimic the fade from red to black on the original Laser Optimus, but still includes a flame deco like the Hasbro version, only in a different design. It lacks the roof-mounted rubsign of the Hasbro version, instead including Autobot insignias on the cab doors. (Disappointingly, they are Generation 1 insignias, rather than ''Generation 2'' ones!) Additionally, a retool was made to the peg on the inside of his right shoulder, to make it shorter and wider than the Hasbro version, allowing it to move freely without hitting the torso, unlike the Hasbro release.
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[[File:Unitedtoy-BlackOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Shouldn't be hard for him to fit in with the Decepticons... There's like, [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|two]] [[Darkside Optimus Prime (United)|other]] "evil Optimus Prime" guys in their ranks.]]
*'''Black Optimus Prime''' ([[June 16]], 2012)
**''Accessories:'' Smokestacks/blaster, wind vane/cannon

:Available [[exclusive]]ly at the [[Tokyo Toy Show]] 2012 (along with [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Shining|''Prime'' Shining Optimus Prime]]), Black Optimus Prime is a very minor redeco of the previously unreleased [[#GenteiBlack|''Gentei! Gentei!'']] black version of [[#Henkei! Henkei!|''Henkei! Henkei!'' Convoy]], itself a redeco of the [[#Classics (2006)|''Classics'' Voyager Class toy]]. As such, Black Optimus Prime is mostly cast in black plastic, with some gray parts, translucent red windows and teal paint operations.

:The only differences with the unreleased version, aside from the packaging, are that silver paint has been added to the previously unpainted grill/fender area, the blue paint operations have been changed to teal, and the red Autobot insignias have been replaced by purple Decepticon ones. Prime's [[bio]] apparently explains that he took on this new color scheme in order to infiltrate the Decepticon ranks, in response to recent attacks by some new Decepticon forces pretending to be Autobots.

::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1579.html Black Optimus Prime at Alfes's Toy Blog (part 1)]''
::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1580.html Black Optimus Prime at Alfes's Toy Blog (part 2)]''
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==''Chronicle''==
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[[File:TF-Chronicle-CH01-G1-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''G1 & Movie Sōshireikan Set''' (multi-pack, 2011)
**''ID number:'' '''CH01'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster|Laser rifle]], trailer

:This reissue of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime figure comes in a two-pack with the Deluxe-Class ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Chronicle|Optimus Prime figure]]. Prime himself is almost identical to the ''Encore'' release, save for his trailer hitch which was retooled to allow a peg to be inserted within it while still being able to be inserted into the trailer itself (making it compatible with his G1 trailer and the new trailer included). Like the Encore release, he features lighter colors and tampographed shoulder symbols (which vary slightly from the Encore release).

:His original trailer is not included with the set; instead, he comes with [[Armored Weapons Platform#Chronicle|a new deluxe-scaled trailer]], not available with any other figure, based on the one towed by Prime in ''Dark of the Moon''. The trailer is compatible with both figures, and sports [[5 mm post|5 mm post]]-holes that will hold (among many other things) G1 Prime's laser rifle and the [[MechTech]] weapon Movie Prime is armed with.

:Oddly, for their official [[stock photography|promotional photography]], Takara took an existing photo of Optimus Prime's robot mode that was at least a decade old, having previously been used as a very early (and inaccurate) illustration for Hasbro's then upcoming ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' reissue of the figure.

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*'''Convoy''' (EZ Collection, 2011)
:A ''veeery'' slight [[repaint]] of the [[#2010legend|2010 Reveal the Shield]] Legends figure, the first ''[[Transformers Chronicle|Chronicle]]'' Prime replaces that figure's rubsign with a tiny tampographed Autobot symbol on his left bicep. He was one of eight figures available in the first wave of "EZ Collection" blindpacked figures.
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[[File:Chronicletoy ez g2 prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Not a [[Gilthor]] deco.]]
*'''Convoy''' (EZ Collection, 2011)
:The '''Reveal the Shield''' Legends Prime mold was redecoed again for the second EZ Collection wave. This version of the figure replaces the blue on the head with black, and the blue paint on the legs is stripped off, revealing the black plastic underneath. and like the Megatron redeco in the same wave, features a ''Generation 2'' Autobot symbol instead of a Generation 1 insignia.
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==''Kre-O''==
{{Note|This section only lists Generation 1-inspired Optimus Prime ''Kre-O'' toys.}}
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[[File:KreO-Toy OptimusMatrixKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|If you even ''thought'' about Transformers in 2011, you probably have two of me.]]
*'''Matrix Optimus Prime''' (2011)
**''Pieces'': '''10'''
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle

: Intended to be [[exclusive]] to [[BotCon 2011]], this redeco of the regular Optimus Prime Kreon has an open chest showing the [[Matrix of Leadership]] within. He comes with a G1 inspired gun and a black brick display stand.

: We say "intended", because in actuality, the thing appears to have been produced in such huge quantities that it's wound up being made available in ''loads'' of other places—it was handed out at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2011, offered as a free giveaway with any order that included Transformers toys on [[Hasbro Toy Shop]]), as a free gift on the cover of the ''[[Awesome Autobots Activity Book]]'', and came as a free gift attached to, of all things, issue #240 of the [[United Kingdom|UK]] children's comic, ''[[Doctor Who]] Adventures'' (but not the UK's [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Transformers comic]], you'll note!).

:A supposed factory error even caused this version (minus display stand) to be included in the larger Optimus Prime kit (see below). This problem has (presumably) been fixed, but it was awesome while it lasted.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Kre-OMatrixOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Matrix Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-Toy Optimus542pc.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Nigh-infinite configuration possibilities, and somehow a WORSE base mode than pretty much every other Optimus's trailer-bases. Wow.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2011)
**''Set number'': '''30689'''
**''Pieces'': '''542'''
**''Kreons'': Optimus Prime, Bluestreak, Skywarp, two Stunt Drivers
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle, weapons sprue (sniper rifle, pistol, submachinegun, handcuffs, radio, ammo box), large tool sprue (shovel, hammer, electric drill, clamp), small tool sprue (socket wrench, screwdriver, wrench, hatchet), 2 traffic cones

: Naturally, Optimus Prime got the biggest of the sets in the first year of ''Kre-O''. The set can be built into a large long-nose tractor-trailer rig with a removable "sleeper" cab that hides a computer station, and a trailer that can carry the set's two motorcycles or open up to carry larger car builds. The robot mode build includes a huge Optimus, based largely on the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|live-action movie Optimus]], though with a head based almost directly on the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Classics|''Classics'' Voyager Optimus]]. He is armed with a distressingly plain brick that fires pressure-launched missiles (aka his smokestacks). Most of the leftover parts in robot mode become a "headquarters" which is mostly just a random assemblage of mismatched-color panels and a pair of barricades. Both main builds leave numerous parts unused if you go expressly by the instructions, but hey, it's a building kit, surely you can find ''someplace'' to apply most of them.

: The set comes with a bevy of [[Kreon]]s, including Optimus Prime (this one based heavily on Generation 1 Optimus), [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Bluestreak]], [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Skywarp]], and a pair of human [[Stunt Driver]]s. A packaging error resulted in some releases of this set to come with the promotional "Matrix chest" Optimus (see above) rather than the normal version pictured here.

:Speaking of errors, the instruction manuals (he has two) both have errors in their parts listings, showing numerous pieces in the wrong colors or not making it clear that some parts are, well, clear. Making things more confusing, not all of these miscolors are reflected in the step-by-step instructions, while a couple new ones are added there.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Kre-OOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-Toy Optimus-90pc.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Kneedom is the right of all sentient beings.]]
* '''Optimus Prime''' (2011)
**''Set number'': '''31143'''
**''Pieces'': '''90'''

: The smaller of the two Optimus Prime kits in year one, this version is based more on the [[Optimus Prime (G1)|original Optimus Prime]]. The small cabover-style tractor-trailer truck build is solid, unable to seat any Kreons inside. The robot mode is heavily restricted in its articulation, with no knees, and only single-direction-swivel elbows and shoulders.

:This is one of the few ''Kre-O Transformers'' sets to not come with any Kreons whatsoever, the other being the similarly-sized [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#74pc|Bumblebee]] kit.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Kre-OSmallOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on "small" Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Custom Kreon, 2013)
**''Set number'': '''A6085'''
**''Pieces'': '''41'''
**''Accessories'': Rack, large rifle, ray pistol, robot sword, wing-backpack, rocket-backpack

: Part of the first assortment of "Custom Kreons", this version of Optimus Prime comes with a buildable parts rack on which to hang/store his many many extra pieces. His [[tampograph]]s are much more heavily-detailed than the original Kreons, based on the [[#The Transformers|original Optimus Prime toy]]. His "normal" helmet (and small sword) are [[Vacuum metallizing|chromed]], plus he comes with an extra clear-plastic helmet, torso and legs. He also has a pair of extra arms (originally from the ''Kre-O Battleship'' aliens), plus a buildable large rifle, a buildable wing-pack, and a ray pistol (originally an [[Andorian]] blaster from ''Kre-O Star Trek'').

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[[File:KreO-Toy OrionPax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Orion Pax''' (2014)
**''Pieces'': '''10'''
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle, transparent block, brick display stand

:Available only with the ''[[Transformers: Kre-O Character Encyclopedia]]'', Orion Pax is a Kreon version of Orion Pax from "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]". He uses the [[Ironhide (Kre-O)|Ironhide]] helmet and the original Optimus Prime Kreon's gun. The transparent block which he can hold has "KREO" written on it in [[Cybertronian language#Notes|Autobot text]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Kre-OOrionPax/orionpax.htm More information on Orion Pax at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Kre-o-Elite-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Give [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Diablock|me]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Kre-O|your]] face?]]
*'''Elite Optimus Prime''' (2014)
**''Pieces'': '''43'''
**''Acessories'': Optimus rifle

:A polybag with buildable Optimus Prime with larger hands and legs on a Kreon sized torso, much like the Galvatron in the Factory Battle set. His helmet is completely unpainted.

:This figure was a freebie given away at Canadian Toys"R"Us stores during a build-a-figure event, and also available at the "Transformers Exhibition" event in Taipei, Taiwan from [[June 27]] to [[July 6]].

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[[File:KreO-toy OptimusClass84.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Voted Most Likely to <s>[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Diablock|GIVE ME]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Kre-O|YOUR FACE]]</s> Succeed]]
*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''B0090'''
**''Voted'': Most Likely To Succeed
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle

: This version of Optimus, part of the [[Kreon Class of 1984]], lays heavy on the toy-based tampographs (though they are completely different from the other iterations), and like the others in the set, has a more animation-model-inspired face deco, what with having a nose and all.

:He was only available in a pack of 30 Kreons dubbed "Class of 1984". This set was made for sale at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Remaining stock was to be sold at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online after the convention, but as the set sold out at the show, that never happened.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/SDCCKre-OOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Class of 1984 Optimue Prime at TFU.info]

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*'''Total Commander Optimus Prime (Convoy)''' (Gacha capsule Kreon, 2014)
**''Accessories'': Ray pistol

:In late 2014, twelve Kreons were sold through [[TakaraTomy]]'s "TakaraTomy A.R.T.S" [[Gacha]] capsule-toy machines in Japan. Thankfully for the rest of the world, these Kreons are all basically identical to previously-released ones in the Hasbro lines. The Gacha release of Optimus Prime is basically the base [[#Custom|Custom Kreon Optimus]] using his clear-plastic helmet and carrying the small ray pistol, lacking his leg-wheels, smokestacks and backpack (and of course all those other parts and accessories).

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[[File:KreO-toy Optimus-G1 BrickBox.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb]]
*'''Brick Box''' (2016)
**''Set Number'': '''B2963'''
**''Pieces'': '''82'''
**''Accessories'': Optimus Rifle

: Released in the third wave of "Brick Box" sets, and found only at Dollar General stores, this version of Optimus Prime uses the new 2015 style of Kreon hips and torso, with a hollow hip-peg and a central post inside the torso for increased grip... which also makes the torso incompatible with about four years' worth of Kreons. Nice. His face and torso tampographs are new.

: The set comes with two bags of Kre-O parts, one coming from the first-year Sideswipe set (mostly all the small bits and the now-useless neck joint), the other "new" with some basic bricks and plates. The set has no instructions, as it's just a box of bricks to make whatever with.
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===Battle Changers===
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[[File:KreO-toy Optimus-G1 BattleChanger.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It remains to be seen if Optimus' pieces can be rebuilt [[Alligaticon|into an alligator]].]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Battle Changers, 2015)
**''Set Number'': '''B0715'''
**''Pieces'': ''89''
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)}}<ref name="Interview">[https://youtu.be/PdsHMGVDZFg?si=7IIIhq2AU8jwMnSx Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on the Triple Takeover podcast, from their YouTube channel</ref>

: Part of the first wave of "Battle Changers", this version of Optimus Prime is a ''severely'' built-up Kreon that transforms from truck into a robot and back without removing any parts! However, the sheer chunkiness of his limbs hanging off a Kreon torso make for awkward positioning and questionable balljoint grip strength.

: Like the rest of the Battle Changers, he was available in selected Asian countries in December 2014. These sets only appeared in the US through closeout chains like Ross and TJ Maxx in 2015.

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*'''Optimus Prime VS Megatron''' (Battle Changers 2-pack, 2015)
**''Set Number'': '''B1506'''
**''Pieces'': ''198''
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle, trailer
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)}}<ref name="Interview"/>

:This version of Battle Changers Optimus was only available in a two pack set with [[Megatron (Kre-O)#Battle Changers|Battle Changer Megatron]]. He is ''largely'' the same construction as as the single release, but has numerous small differences. He uses a new "double harness" piece on his torso instead of using two harnesses, leaving more space for his head to grip the neck-post, and his chest/windshield parts are each a single clipped "flag" part rather than the multi-part assembly of the single-pack. And of course there's the additional trailer, which doesn't have any official robot mode rebuild, and only loosely "connects" to the truck-mode Optimus by being lightly hooked to a single short bar on the back of Optimus's right leg.

:This set, like the one above, was only available in the US through closeout chains like Ross and TJ Maxx in 2015.
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===Mini-Con Combiners===
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Mini-Con Combiners, unreleased)
**''Accessories'': Bazooka, [[Phaser (weapon)|phaser]], Uzi, scoped pistol, [[Klingon]] blaster
:"Mini-Con Combiner"' Optimus comes with one standard Kreon and four ''Cityville''-syle mini-Kreons of the same character, each one a different incarnation from various franchises. With some extra parts, the mini-Kreons become limbs to make a larger combiner-bot.

: The main torso-bot is based on Generation 1 Optimus's original body. Two of his limbs are based on ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]; one "normal" (Inferno helmet), one pre-[[Earth]]-body (Knock Out helmet). Another is based on [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|live-action Optimus]] (Soundwave helmet), and the remaining one (Ironhide helmet)... actually looks to be based on the Optimus-like-but-not-Optimus [[Micromaster]] [[Overload (G1)|Overload]]! The heck?

:[https://www.seibertron.com/events/fullsize.php?event_id=400&size=1&image=29 First shown at New York Toy Fair 2015], the Mini-Con Combiners were apparently cancelled without fanfare... a decision that must have come late in the day, as they went on to star in their own promotional animation, "[[Stuck in a Tree]]", released about eight months after the trade show.

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==''EZ Collection Gum''==
[[File:EZC-toy Optimus Gum.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Convoy''' (Candy toy, [[2012]])
**''ID number'': '''1'''
**''Release Date'': [[July 30]] 2012

: Released as a [[candy toy]], [[EZ Collection#Transformers: EZ Collection Gum|''EZ Collection Gum'']] Convoy is another redeco of ''Generations'' Legends Class [[Motormaster (G1)#Generations|Motorbreath]], featuring the retooled parts for accessories he does not come with. He is decoed once again in his ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''-ish color scheme with the black legs and Generation 2 Autobot symbol, but this time he is cast out of "metallic" (aka "slightly glittery/glossy") plastics, and is absolutely ''coated'' in metallic red paint for most of his cab section. His head is now painted metallic dark blue rather than the prior deco's black.

: As per the toyline's name, he comes with a yellow candy-shelled piece of lemony-flavored gum.
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==''Generations''==
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==''Bot Shots''==
[[File:BotShotstoy-OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Before time began, I was... a cube.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''B003'''
{{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}
::*''Fist strength'': '''410'''
::*''Blaster strength'': '''850'''
::*''Sword strength'': '''370'''
:Part of the first wave of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' Series 1 single-packs, Optimus Prime is a teeny little long-nosed semi truck with "trailer", with a spring-loaded [[Autotransformation|automatic transformation]] to robot mode triggered when his front bumper is pressed. He has a "spinner" in his chest that shows his three attack types and power levels. His truck mode and robot body are influenced by the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|live-action Optimus Prime]], while his head is taken from the [[Optimus Prime (G1)|original]]. His blue paint is light and sparkly-metallic, his red paint is dull matte, and his optics are yellow.

:This toy was given away free to attendees of Hasbro's "[[Toy Fair 2012|Collector-Fan Media Day" 2012]], slightly altered by a "Toy Fair 2012" sticker applied to the cardback.

:This mold was also [[redeco]]ed to make [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]. He shares parts with [[Megatron (G1)/toys#BotShotSuperBot|Super Bot Megatron]] and [[Motormaster (G1)|Motorbreath]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Bot Shots'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BStoy-OptimusPrimeLauncher.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime Launcher''' (Launcher, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''BL001'''
***''Fist strength'': '''920'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''450'''
***''Sword strength'': '''280'''
:Part of the first wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 1 launchers, this [[repaint]] of Optimus Prime comes with a large trailer that pops open to form a battle station with a spring-loaded launching platform. He appears to have the same plastic colors as the single release, and the same set of [[paint operation]]s, but his paint is done in different shades, having glossy dark blue paint and glossy bright red paint. The black part of his launcher is sculpted to look vaguely like the repair done that is part of Generation 1 Optimus Prime's repair bay.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSLOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Launcher Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BStoy-BattlefortheMatrix-LauncherOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Battle for the Matrix''' (Multi-pack, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''UB001'''
***''Fist strength'': '''835'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''505'''
***''Sword strength'': '''275'''
:This minor [[redeco]] of the Optimus Prime Launcher features grey wheels, blue optics, and added red paint on its upper arms, while the launcher has grey plastic in place of black, smaller Autobot symbols on its sides, and gold paint on its interior instead of silver. The [[stock photography]] on the [[packaging]] depicts Optimus with a blue stripe on his built-in "trailer", which was omitted in the final product.

:The set also comes with [[Megatron (G1)/toys#BotShotBattleForMatrix|Megatron with his launcher]], [[Brawl (Movie)#BotShotBattleForMatrix|Decepticon Brawl]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BotShotBattleForMatrix|Bumblebee]], and a cardboard token representing the [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Bot Shots|Matrix]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSBFTMOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on "Battle for the Matrix" Launcher Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots_SuperBotOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''Super Bot 004'''
***''Fist strength'': '''330'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''315'''
***''Sword strength'': '''995'''
:Part of the fourth wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 1 single-packs, Super Bot Optimus Prime is a redeco of his toy in translucent blue plastic. As a Super Bot, he was [[Shortpacking|packed one per case]], and has higher, more lopsided stats than normal Bot Shots. He has a really, ''really'' good Sword stat.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSSBOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Super Bot Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BStoy-SpinShotOptimusPrimeLauncher.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime Launcher''' (Launcher, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''BL001'''
**''Accessories'': Launcher, 4 [[Energon cube|Energon Cube]] targets
***''Fist strength'': '''820'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''405'''
***''Sword strength'': '''390'''
:Part of the first wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 2 launchers, this Optimus Prime transforms into a very boxy ''Generation 1''-styled truck with trailer. As a Spin Shot, one manually winds up his upper body beforehand when transforming him into vehicle mode, where striking the front of the vehicle will cause him to burst open and spin while auto-transforming. He comes with a launcher used to propel him to great speeds, as well as four cube targets for him to knock over.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSLOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Spin Shot Launcher Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots PolarAssault Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Polar Assault Team''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''T001'''
***''Fist strength'': '''370'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''945'''
***''Sword strength'': '''310'''
:Part of the first wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 2 five-packs, this redeco of the original Optimus Prime toy is cast in translucent blue plastic, with his cab painted white. Despite possessing translucent plastic and more lopsided stats than a regular Bot Shot, he is apparently not labeled as a Super Bot. This version of Optimus comes with similarly-themed with new redecos of [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Bumblebee]], [[Mirage (G1)#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Mirage]], [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Ironhide]], and [[Jetfire (G1)#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Jetfire]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSPAOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on "Polar Assault Team" Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots Dragon Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Dragon Track''' (Playset, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''UB001'''
**''Accessories'': Launcher
***''Fist strength'': '''565'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''325'''
***''Sword strength'': '''725'''
:Available only with the ''Bot Shots'' [[Dragon Track]] set, this version of Optimus Prime changes from a robot form resembling ''Generation 1'' Optimus Prime, into a truck with a rocket exhaust molded into the back of its trailer. As a Flip Shot, he, er, flips up when auto-transforming. He comes with a launcher that can be connected to the track, as well as [[Megatron (G1)/toys#DragonTrack|Flip Shot Megatron and his launcher]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSDTOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on "Dragon Track" Flip Shot Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''BeCool''==
[[File:BeCool-B03-Trailer.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Trailer (Optimus Prime)''' (2012)
**''ID number'': '''B03'''
:''[[Bot Shots (toyline)#BeCool|BeCool]]'' "Trailer" is practically identical to the ''Bot Shots'' "Battle for the Matrix" Optimus Prime toy with the blue eyes and red arms, the only difference being that the game stats stickers in his chest spinner have been replaced with pictures of his vehicle mode, two people holding hands and the letters "Zzz..."

:[[TakaraTomy]]'s [[stock photography]] of Trailer, including the pictures used on the box, uses the original ''Bot Shots'' Optimus toy with the yellow eyes as a base.

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[[File:BeCool-B12-Garbage-Truck.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Garbage Truck (Clean Optimus)''' (2013)
**''ID number'': '''B12'''
:"Garbage Truck" is a redeco of the same Optimus Prime toy in blue and white, a common coloration for Japanese garbage trucks, that ends up bearing a coincidental resemblance to the ''Bot Shots'' Polar Assault Team Optimus. His stickers now picture his truck mode being loaded with garbage, his truck mode driving around, and the word "cleaning" in both English and Japanese.

:The B12 ID number was previously used for [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Special Sports Car]], a limited toy which was only on shelves for three months before being replaced by Garbage Truck.

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[[File:BS02-BeCool-Trailer-and-Trailer-Base.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|I just passed a "jimmy" and a White, I've been passing everything in sight]]
*'''Trailer and Trailer Base (Optimus Prime)''' (2013)
**''ID number'': '''BS02'''
:This Trailer is identical to the original ''BeCool'' Trailer other than the stickers, and now comes with the trailer/launcher accessory from ''Bot Shots'' redecoed in blue with red stripes. While the vehicle mode sticker in his chest remains, the hand-holding and sleeping ones have been replaced by pictures of the launcher: one in base mode and one in trailer mode. He also comes with a sticker sheet for decorating the Trailer Base.
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==''GT''==
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[[File:GT-R-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|From Nissan to nii-san.]]
*'''GT-R Prime''' ([[May 25]], 2013)
**''ID number:'' '''GT-01'''
**''Accessories:'' "Impact Wrench Gun", [[Misaki]] race queen figure
:''[[Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (franchise)|Transformers GT]]'' "GT-R Prime" is a heavy retool of ''Alternity'' [[#Alternity|Convoy]], transforming into a 1:32 replica of the Motul Autech GT-R race car used by the {{w|Nismo}} team in the {{w|Super GT}} racing championship series. He retains the flip-out blasters of the ''Alternity'' toy and can also wield his new Impact Wrench Gun accessory (also called the "Optimus Rifle" on the ''Transformers GT'' website), a weapon based on the impact wrenches used in car repairs. Like all ''GT'' toys, Prime also comes with a [[GT Sister]], poseable human figures themed after {{w|race queens}}, his partner being a lady named Misaki.

:GT-R Prime's packaging points out that he can be fitted into ''Masterpiece'' Optimus Prime's trailer to replicate the way actual race cars are transported.

:This mold was also used, with different heads and accessories, to make the other ''Transformers GT'' toys: [[Star Saber (G1)#GT|GT-R Saber]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys#GT|GT-R Megatron]], and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#GT|GT-R Maximus]].
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==''FJ Cruiser × Transformers''==
[[File:TF-FJ-Cruiser-Transformers-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=3|thumb]]
*'''FJ Optimus Prime''' (2013)
**''Accessories:'' spare tire/axe
:Part of a cross-promotion between {{w|Toyota}} and TakaraTomy, the deluxe-sized FJ Optimus Prime transforms into an {{w|Toyota FJ Cruiser|FJ Cruiser}}, with his axe weapon becoming the vehicle's spare tire. The vehicle mode's body panels come packaged on the sprue, and can then be clipped onto the core figure. The mass retail release of FJ Optimus includes yellow and white panels, while the red variant was available when purchasing an FJ Cruiser at Japanese Toyota dealerships. As is typical of TakaraTomy exclusives, these variants came in grayscale packaging.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/FJOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on FJ Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Construct-Bots''==
[[File:Construct-Bots-Elite-Class-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Elite Class, 2013)
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:Optimus Prime transforms into a truck-like vehicle. This version is a retool to the Ultimate Class two-pack listed below, as his head design is slightly different. Additionally this version features transparent plastic for his body armor amongst other plastic changes. He includes a blue version of one of the Ultimate Class version's guns, specifically the one recycled from Wheeljack.

:As with all [[Construct-Bots]], Optimus Prime's rubber ball joints on the shoulder and feet can harden over time, which makes it difficult to pose smoothly.
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[[File:Construct-Bots-Elite-Class-OPvsM-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
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*'''Optimus Prime vs Megatron''' (Ultimate Class, 2013)
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist), [[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)}}
:Optimus Prime transforms into a truck-like vehicle, packed alongside his eternal nemesis [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Megatron]]. This version has opaque colors and a more traditional Optimus color scheme. He includes a projectile weapon along with a variety of melee weapons, as well as a swathe of extra parts for additional configurations.

:Optimus' sword was later redecoed/reused for [[Silverbolt (G1)#Construct-Bots|Silverbolt]] and one of ''Timelines'' [[Oilmaster#Timelines|Oilmaster]]'s weapons.
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==''Hero Mashers''==
[[File:HM-toy Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Modular building is the right of all sentient beings.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Battle Upgrade, 2014)
**''Pieces'': '''18'''
**''Accessories'': Missile-launching rifle, missile, energy axe, cannon, left & right rocket pods, "Ultra Magnus" right forearm & fist
:Part of the first wave of "Battle Upgrade" ''[[Hero Mashers]]'' toys, Optimus is a non-transforming action figure with ratchet-joints, about six inches tall. He has multiple peg-holes all over that can be used to mount any ''Hero Mashers'' accessory. As a first-wave figure, he has extra ankle articulation that is not present in later waves (a cut that was made to all ''Hero Mashers'' lines, not just the ''Transformers''-branded ones).

:He is designed with a removable head, forearms, thighs, and lower legs, all of which use the same clip-peg/hole joint. This means his pieces can be swapped around in any order, as well as swapped with any other ''Hero Mashers'' figure... which includes figures from [[Marvel Comics]], ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'', and ''[[Jurassic Park|Jurassic World]]'', meaning you can make some pretty freaky combinations.

:While he is the same size as a standard Hero Masher, his larger [[size class|price point]] is made up for with a lot more parts and gimmicks. Both of his hands are removable, which allows for accessories to be placed in his wrist sockets, notably his iconic "energy axe". His rifle is a spring-loaded missile launcher. He also comes with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Hero Mashers|Ultra Magnus]]'s right arm, which is a [[redeco]] of ''Hero Mashers'' [[Bulkhead (Prime)#Hero Mashers|Bulkhead]]'s, only molded to remove that toy's missile-launching gimmick.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/HMOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Hero Mashers'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:HM-toy Optimus Electronic.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Mom said it's ''my'' turn on the [[Xbox 360|Xbox]]."]]
*'''Electronic Optimus Prime''' (Electronic Action, 2014)
**''Pieces'': '''22'''
**''Accessories'': Missile launching cannon, missile, sword, shield, bladed shield, electronic left forearm, bladed left fist, torso armor, left & right winged "launchers", left & right armor boots
:Part of the first (and only) wave of larger electronic ''Hero Mashers Transformers'' toys, the base Optimus Prime figure in this set is ''almost'' identical to the above "Battle Upgrade" toy; this version has a closed right fist that can hold accessories rather than the Battle Upgrade version's finger-pointy one.

:However, this set comes with a completely different (and much larger) pile of accessories to turn Optimus (or any other ''Hero Mashers'' figure) into a hulking armored warrior. He comes with an extra left forearm with an electronic light, used to light up clear-plastic accessories when they're plugged into his wrist socket. Several of these accessories take inspiration from the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|live-action Optimus]]'s gear, notably a very ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''-esque shield.

:Oddly, the big stompy boots accessories are designed in a way that Optimus is really far back in them, leaving a huge gap between his shins and the boots' "knee" guards. Presumably this is to accommodate other ''Hero Mashers'' toys with much larger footprints.
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==''EZ Collection'' (2013)==
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[[File:TF-EZ-Collection-2014-EG01-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=0.99|thumb|I'm the one you actually want. Except that you're gonna import it.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (EZ Collection, [[April 27]], 2013)
**''ID number'': '''EG01'''
:This ''EZ Collection'' Optimus Prime is ''yet'' another release of the ''Reveal the Shield'' redeco with the Motorbreath retooling, but this time he features light blue paint applications in place of the original dark blue. Like the rest of his brethren on the same line, Optimus features a movie version of the Autobot insignia.
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==''Bearbrick''==
[[File:Bearbrick OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Honey is the right of all sentient beings.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[July 17]], 2014)
:A special edition [[Bearbrick]] released in celebration of the ''Transformers'' 30th anniversary, Optimus Prime transforms from a Bearbrick painted up like himself to a bear-eared robot. He has no accessories, but holes in his [[robot mode]] hands can accommodate other toys' weapons.

:This mold, with a different head sculpt, was also used for the simultaneously released Bearbrick [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Megatron]], and also redecoed into [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] and ''Age of Extinction'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Bearbrick|Optimus Prime]]. It was further retooled into Bearbrick [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Bumblebee]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Starscream]].
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==''Transformers'' (campaign item)==
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[[File:AOE-toy Convoy AnniversaryClear.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy [Anniversary Clear Ver.]''' (EZ Collection, 2014)
:A [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'' Legends Class [[#Legends_Class|Optimus Prime]] toy with the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Motormaster (G1)#GDO|Motorbreath]] [[retool]]ing (for accessories he does not come with), Convoy is cast in red and black clear plastic. He has been retooled to include a magnet in his right foot, allowing him to interact with ''Lost Age'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age|Battle Command Optimus Prime]] and ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Grimlock (AOE)#Stomp&Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]].

:Convoy was available at a variety of 2014 events, including on [[May 3]] at a "Kids Walk" event at {{w|Fuji Speedway}}, in special packaging on [[May 16]] at the "Transformers Celebration 2014" midnight event at the Sunshine City [[Toys"R"Us]] store in {{w|Ikebukuro}}, on [[June 15]] at Tokyo Toy Show 2014, at the Aeon Mall in {{w|Kasukabe}} on [[July 19]], and at the "Transformers Expo" event in {{w|Yokohama}} on [[August 9]]; at the Expo's preview night, attendees could also acquire a sticker sheet designed to turn the toy into Nemesis Prime. Convoy was also available as one of three preorder bonuses for ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'' [[Roadbuster (G1)#Cloud|Roadbuster]].

:This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Yokohama Convoy|Nemesis Prime/Yokohama Convoy]].
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==''Legend Commander Collection''==
[[File:Legend-Commander-Collection-LC-01-Convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Convoy (Jodai)''' (2014)
**''ID number:'' '''LC-01'''
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster, Energon Axe
:Part of the ''[[Legend Commander Collection]]'' sold at [[Transformers Expo]], "Convoy (Jodai)"—''jodai'' (初代) meaning "first generation"—is a redeco of ''Robotmasters'' G1 Convoy. While most of the paint masks are identical to the original mold, other changes include replacing the translucent parts into clear blue plastic, and the panel-lining on the grill is stripped off. Unlike the first toy, he does not include a pair of swappable 3 mm fists, his missile launcher, or his Calamity Defenser weapon.

:Remaining stock was sold through [[TakaraTomy Mall]].
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==Optimus Prime Pen==
[[File:OptimusPrimePen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hand cramps are the right of all sentient writers and artists.]]
*'''Transformers Optimus Prime Pen''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, cap/barrel
:Released in Japan by [[Sentinel (company)|Sentinel]] as part of the 30th anniversary, Optimus Prime Pen is a well-articulated robot that folds into the shape of a rather chunky, but functional ballpoint pen. The tip of the pen is formed from his ion blaster, with the barrel acting as a cap.

:This mold was also used to make [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Black Convoy Pen|Black Convoy Pen]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Ultra Magnus Pen|Ultra Magnus Pen]].
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==''Transformers'' (2014)==
[[File:Transformers-2014-Legion-Optimus-Prime-(black-insignia).jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Black insignia version pictured.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Legion Class, 2014/2015/2017)
**<s>''Accessories'': Sword</s>
:Another release of the ''Reveal the Shield'' Legends Class sculpt, the deco for its initial release is ''almost'' identical to the ''Transformers'' release from 2012, having silver chest-windows instead of light-metallic-blue, plus a large "CE" mark and number on the backs of its legs, declaring the toy meets European product safety requirements. The tooling is identical to the 2012 release's running change variant, with the retooled hands and a hole on the back of his head/top compatible with [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]] [[C joint|3 mm]] pegs.

:Bizarrely, the [[package art]] is lifted directly from the ''Generations'' Legends Class Optimus Prime/Autobot Roller two-pack's packaging, whereas the [[stock photography|stock photos]] depicted on the back of the packaging are taken from ''Reveal the Shield'' Optimus Prime's packaging and only slightly altered, advertising a "[[Reveal the Shield]]" [[rubsign]] [[gimmick]] the toy doesn't actually have. Meanwhile, Hasbro's official stock photos provided to online retailers (including an in-packaging photo) depict the toy with the sword that came with the running change variant of the sculpt's 2012 release, even though the actual toy doesn't include the sword.

:Legion Class Optimus Prime has been found at Family Dollar and Dollar General stores in the United States. A later [[variant]] repleaced the red Autobot insignia with a black version. This later version was also released at general retail in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and Russia. In Singapore it was released together with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Bumblebee]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Starscream]] as part of the promotion for ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' in selected cinemas.
:This figure was made available again, without any changes, in 2015, this time in new packaging resembling the then-concurrent packaging design for the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' line, but replacing the name "Generations" with "Authentic Transformers". It was also given a new Hasbro product code number and UPC barcode, thereby technically making it a separate product. In 2017, it was re-released ''again'', this time in a minor variant of the 2014 version's packaging (including the original product code number and barcode) that now lacked the reference to the non-existing "Reveal the Shield" gimmick.

:Like [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Bumblebee]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Starscream]], the Black Insignia variant of the toy ended up being dumped to some hobby shop dealers in Asia., and even returned to discount stores like Five Below and 99 Cents Only in the US in 2020.
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==''Nanoblock Motion Choro-Q''==
[[File:NanoblockChoroQConvoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Not ''[[Minecraft]]''.]]
*'''Convoy''' ([[December 11]], 2014)
:Produced as a collaboration between toylines ''[[Diablock|Nanoblock]]'' and ''[[Choro-Q]]'', this Optimus Prime is a building block toy providing pieces to build both Optimus Prime's super deformed robot mode and, separately, his truck mode (or something else, if you want). His truck mode is built on a generic ''Choro-Q'' chassis outfitted with an electric motor and can be remote-controlled using a smartphone app. While the chassis is physically generic, its firmware identifies it as belonging to the Convoy kit, and the smartphone app's controls adopt a blue and red theme to match, complete with Autobot logo on the steering wheel hub.
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==''Q-Transformers''==
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[[File:QTransformers Optimus Prime GT.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Ohhh! Boo hoo! Let me play a sad song for you on the world's smallest Optimus Prime!"]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[January 24]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''QT-09'''
:''[[Q-Transformers]]'' Optimus Prime is a tiny [[super deformed]] toy based on the [[#Alternity|''Alternity'' Convoy]] design, transforming into a Nissan GT-R R35, though his legs retain the traditional blue truck bed motif. The English name on the packaging refers to him as just "Optimus". He comes with a code for unlocking "GTR Optimus Prime" as a playable character in the ''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns]]'' game.

:Optimus Prime was retooled into ''Q-Transformers'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Soundwave]].

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*'''Convoy''' ([[April 25]], 2015 / [[January 30]], 2016)
**''ID numbers:'' '''QT-19''', '''QTF-04'''
:''Q-Transformers'' Convoy is based on his traditional design, transforming into a flat-nose truck with an integrated, non-removable trailer. He comes with a code for unlocking Generation 1 Optimus Prime, under the name "Convoy", in ''Mystery of Convoy Returns''. This toy was re-released with a new ID number as part of the second ''Q-Transformers'' series.

:Convoy was redecoed into ''Q-Transformers'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Q-Transformers|Black Convoy]] and retooled into [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Ultra Magnus]].

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (2015)
**''ID number:'' '''QT-M'''
:QT-M Optimus Prime is a redeco of the GT-R Optimus Prime mold in the colors of the Transformers-sponsored [http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf30th/teammach/ Nissan GT-R] used by the Team Mach racing team (a vehicle previously used as the base for the non-toy character [[Mach Five Racing Prime]]). Like ''[[Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (franchise)|Transformers GT]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Safety Prime]], this toy was a collaboration with the [[w:Super GT|Super GT]] racing series and was given away free to young children who attended TakaraTomy-sponsored "Kids' Walk" events held by Super GT in the fall season of 2015.
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==Optimus Prime featuring Original PlayStation==
[[File:OptimusPrimeOriginalPlaystation.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|U R NOT E]]
*'''Optimus Prime featuring Original PlayStation''' (02/2015)
**''Accessories:'' Controller/ blasters, memory card, ''Everybody's Golf'' disc, Playstation Club Vol. 1 disc
:Released alongside a [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Mega Drive Megatron|Sega Mega Drive version of Megatron]] and outside of any other toyline, "Optimus Prime featuring Original PlayStation" transforms from robot to a scaled-down non-functional [[Sony]] [[PlayStation]] video game console. He features an opening disc compartment as well as two small thin plastic game discs (''Everybody's Golf'', and Playstation Club Pre-Play Vol. 1) which can store inside his disc compartment. Also included is a memory card that can slot into its dedicated port, as well as a corded controller that splits in half and attaches to his lower arms. The controller's four shoulder buttons flip out into ''very'' tiny blasters.
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==''Timelines''==
[[File:BotCon-2015-General-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''General Optimus Prime''' (BotCon 2015 two-pack)
**''Accessories:'' Launcher, missile, missile pod, pistol, rifle, cannon/rifle stock, cannon/rifle scope
:Available in the ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' "Generation 2" 2-pack alongside [[Hound (G1)/toys#Timelines|Sgt. Hound]] at [[BotCon 2015]], General Optimus Prime is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Voyager Class [[Roadbuster (G1)#Generations|Roadbuster]] based on the cancelled ''Generation 2'' [[#G2General|General Optimus Prime toy]]. He transforms into an off-road vehicle and comes with numerous weapons, all of which peg via 5 mm post onto his vehicle rear/legs, shoulders, upper & lower arms, and hands: a spring-loaded, missile-firing launcher, a pistol, a rifle, and two small cannons that respectively form the scope and stock of the rifle. All of his weapons can combine to form an unwieldy superweapon. The flaws from the original mold are likely to be retained from this release.

:This mold also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnations of [[Guiledart#Beast Wars: Uprising|Guiledart]] and [[Killer Punch#Beast Wars: Uprising|Killer Punch]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/BCGeneralOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Timelines'' General Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TFSS-5.0-Double-Pretender-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The [[Trukk not munky|debate wars]] are over.]]
*'''Double Pretender Optimus Prime''' (TFSS 5.0, 2017)
**''Accessories'': Pretender Shell, Pretender Shell Gun, Blaster

:''Timelines'' Double Pretender Optimus Prime is a [[redeco]]/[[retool]] of ''Generations'' Legends Class [[Swerve (G1)#Thrilling 30|Swerve]], with a new head and [[#LaserOptimusPrime|a ''Generation 2''-inspired]] deco for his pickup truck mode. He reuses the blasters from his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Thrilling 30|''Thrilling 30'' Legends Class and Deluxe Class Orion Pax figures]].

:He also comes with [[Hi-Q#Timelines|Hi-Q]] (a redeco of ''Thrilling 30'' [[Sky High (Micromaster)#Generations|Flanker]]) and a Pretender shell redecoed from [[Oilmaster#Timelines|Oilmaster]]'s, decorated after the original unreleased grey-and-red gorilla shell.

:This figure was only available through [[Fun Publications]]' [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service|Subscription Service 5.0]] and shipped together with ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#TFSS|Double Pretender Megatron]].
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==''Unite Warriors''==
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*'''Convoy Grand Prime''' (giftset, [[February 27]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-05'''
**''Accessories'': Weapons, 4 Gun/Fist/Foots
:Takara's iteration of ''Combiner Wars'' Optimus Maximus is sold in a gift set including all five Autobots (minus the Rodimus mold). This version of Convoy has numerous changes in deco to better match his look in the Generation 1 cartoon. Like ''Unite Warriors'' [[Menasor (G1)#Unite Warriors|Menasor]], the set also features some minor improvements to the original sculpts, such as improved hip-ratchets for Convoy for increased stability. He also had the slightly modified pegs that Legends Class Rodimus (or Blackjack, Runabout, and Runamuck) can securely attach to, which was previously used for Battle Core Optimus Prime. The tampographed Autobot insignia on the roof/flip-out head joint is now re-positioned to his side truck panels.

:Compared to the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' release]] of the mold, Convoy features additional paint operations on the thighs, truck bumpers, the details on the inner legs, the gestalt chest halves (which are now painted over due to being molded in grey plastic), and the gestalt torso's lower section. The stomach's deco is also minimized, and the silver paint operations on the lower legs are now replaced with gunmetal while the mute metallic blue is now shiny metallic. When it comes to unpaintable plastic; his knee joints and feet are blue while the majority of the shoulder joints are now red. In addition, his gestalt skirt flap is now molded in the same grey color, and the leg panels and thighs are now molded in black, with the latter being painted in silver with some yellow details. As the thighs are painted, care must be taken while transforming him in both modes, as they're somewhat prone to paint scraping. To minimize the damage, the two rear halves must be opened first to transform the legs.

:Despite the ratchet fix, however, Convoy is also the weakest link of the gestalt combination, due to several design failures attributed to his torso mode. The square holes and tabs used to secure the arms together when in torso mode are too weak to remain locked in place (though a very small number of copies can secure the arm well), and are prone to falling out of position should an attached arm be moved. The torso mode's skirt plate is also attached to the stomach rather than the pelvis, rendering the waist swivel nearly worthless due to the skirt obstructing articulation.
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==''Xiaomi / Transformers''==
[[File:Optimus Prime Power Bank.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Transforms from robot to the Monolith from 2001 and back!]]
*'''Optimus Prime Power Bank''' (2017)
**''Accessories'' Shield/Power Bank Shell, wings, sword, USB cord
:Available as a [[HasCon 2017]] exclusive, Optimus Prime transforms from robot into a functional power bank that supports 6500 mAh of battery power. The figure is the second collaborative effort between [[Hasbro]] and Chinese consumer electronics company {{w|Xiaomi}}, though this figure is the first one to have actual electronic functions of any kind. As a throwback to the ''Generation 2''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> [[Laser Rod]] gimmick, the USB cord can also plug on his sword to light-up, so long as Optimus is charged up.
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==''au x Transformers''==
[[File:INFOBAR-OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right=1.66|Cell service is the right of all sentient beings.]]
*'''INFOBAR Optimus Prime (NISHIKIGOI)''' (2017)
**''Accessories:'' Mini flip-phone, display stand, swappable display cards
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:Released in conjunction with Japanese cellphone maker au,<ref>[http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/product_release/pdf/p170201.pdf TakaraTomy au x Transformers Project press release]</ref> ''[[au × Transformers]]'' INFOBAR Optimus Prime celebrates 15 years since the 2002 au Design Project that resulted in the INFOBAR cellphone, as well as the 10th anniversary of the [[Live-action film series|live-action films]]. He transforms into a (non-functional) scaled-down replica of the 2002 au INFOBAR, and in lieu of cellphone functions, the figure can be paired via Bluetooth with a smartphone, such as an iPhone, to act as a notification alarm in either robot or INFOBAR mode. The screen is also non-functional, but pre-printed cards are included which can be slid into the screen to show an Autobot logo, Decepticon logo, a mockup of a cellphone home screen, or a technical "Transformers INFOBAR" design. He features articulated hands for grasping the included tiny flip-phone accessory (which can flip open) that is stored in the bottom of the cell phone mode. The figure also includes a display stand.

:The project was crowd-funded through Japanese crowd-funding site Makuake.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/01/31/transformers-x-au-transforming-phones-launch-crowdfunding-campaign-332289 Transformers x au Transforming Phones Launch Crowdfunding Campaign at TFW2005.com]</ref> For 5,400 yen, contributors received an INFOBAR Optimus Prime, or for 16,200 yen, received INFOBAR Optimus Prime, INFOBAR Megatron and INFOBAR Bumblebee, the only way to obtain the last two items. The project received one million yen in the first 24 hours, ultimately topping out at over 32 million yen.

:This figure was redecoed into INFOBAR Optimus Prime (ANNIN) (below) and slightly retooled with new heads and redecoed into [[Megatron (G1)/toys#au x Transformers|INFOBAR Megatron (BUILDING)]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#au x Transformers|INFOBAR Bumblebee (ICHIMATSU)]].

::*''[https://web.archive.org/web/20180313050340/https://time-space.kddi.com/au-transformers/ More information on au x Transformers website (Japanese)]'' (archived)
::*''[https://www.makuake.com/project/au-transformers/ More information on INFOBAR Optimus Prime at Makuake crowd-funding site (Japanese)]''
::*''[http://chohenken.com/2017/10/08/INFOBARtf_optimusprime-nishikigoi/ Pictorial review of INFOBAR Optimus Prime at Chohenken (Japanese)]''
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[[File:INFOBAR-OptimusPrime-ANNIN.jpg|thumb|right=1.66|White knight vs [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Music Label|white noise]].]]
*'''INFOBAR Optimus Prime (ANNIN)''' (2017)
**''Accessories:'' Mini flip-phone, display stand, swappable display cards
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:INFOBAR Optimus Prime (ANNIN) is a redeco of INFOBAR Optimus Prime (NISHIKIGOI), transforming into a recreation of the ANNIN edition of the INFOBAR cellphone. All-white in cellphone mode, he sports additional blue and red detailing in robot mode. Surprisingly, this white repaint of Optimus is not based on Ultra Magnus, but rather his [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|movie incarnation]]. Like the other figures in this line, he is not a working cellphone but can be paired via Bluetooth with a smartphone, such as an iPhone, to act as a notification alarm in either robot or INFOBAR mode. The screen is non-functional, but pre-printed cards are included which can be slid into the screen to show an Autobot logo, Decepticon logo, a mockup of a cellphone home screen, or a technical "Transformers INFOBAR" design. The figure also includes a display stand.

:This figure was also retooled into [[Megatron (G1)/toys#au x Transformers|INFOBAR Megatron (BUILDING)]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#au x Transformers|INFOBAR Bumblebee (ICHIMATSU)]].

::*''[https://time-space.kddi.com/feature/news-sp/20170713/2041 More information on INFOBAR Optimus Prime (ANNIN) (Japanese)]''
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==''Authentics''==
[[File:Authentics 5inch Optimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|For the budget collector who refuses to give in to [[knockoff]]s.]]
*'''Autobot Optimus Prime''' (Bravo, 2017)
{{toydesigner|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)}}
:Released in the first wave of the [[Transformers Authentics|''Authentics'']] toyline, "Autobot Optimus Prime" is roughly the size of a 2015 [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Mini-Con Battle Packs|''Robots in Disguise'' Battle Pack]] toy. He changes from an [[evergreen]]-inspired robot into a more G1-based truck in just four steps. His instructions are incorrect; for truck mode, his legs must be folded in before the arms, otherwise the locking tabs on the arms will get in the way. Due to his transformation, he ends up with no elbows and a fake chest. He also has problems standing up due to hollow legs.
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[[File:Authentics 7inch Optimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|For the budget collector who wants their cheap figures to be ''slightly'' stylish.]]
*'''Autobot Optimus Prime''' (Alpha, 2017)
:Standing at the height of a Voyager figure, "Autobot Optimus Prime" is nearly identical to his smaller counterpart. He retains the four-step transformation while gaining the (sideways) elbows that the little guy lacks. Like his wavemate [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Authentics|Grimlock]], Optimus comes with kibble detached in-package.
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Titan Changer, 2019)
:This Optimus Prime scales with the rest of the Titan Hero/Guardian/Changer figures, utilizing a different transformation scheme compared to his previous ''Authentics'' figures. Due to the said transformation scheme, and unusual for an Optimus Prime toy; his shoulders end up sticking out from the cab's rear.
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[[File:RBA Mini Bot Racers Optimus.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Mini Bot Racers, 2022)
:''Authentics'' Mini Bot Racers Optimus Prime is a [[package refresh]] of the ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (toyline)|Rescue Bots Academy]]'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#MBR|Mini Bot Racers Optimus Prime toy]]. He features no changes from his original release.

: He comes packaged with similarly unchanged rerelases of Mini Bot Racers [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Authentics|Bumblebee]] and [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Authentics|Hoist]], along with new characters [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Authentics|Arcee]] and [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Authentics|Trailbreaker]].
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Battle Call, 2023)
**''Accessories'': Sword, Shield
:The 2020 [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Battle Call|''Cyberverse'' Battle Call Officer Class Optimus Prime]] figure was reissued under ''Authentics'' branding with no changes apart from the packaging.
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[[File:TF-Authentics-Bravo-2024-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hey, everybody check me out! I'm a metal chicken! Beep beep gobble boop!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Bravo, 2024)
:Part of the seventh wave of ''Authentics'' Bravo figures, Optimus Prime features simplified engineering and changes into a truck in 6 steps. This figure shares a similar transformation scheme with most of the truck-based ''Rescue Bots'' figures. He features no useful articulation. Bizarrely, his calves are mostly unpainted ''except'' for his vents which are painted blue, in an apparent inversion of the usual color scheme.

:Like [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Authentics|Megatron]], his arms are prone to falling out due to the ball joints being the only support for his arm.

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==''Tribute''==
*'''Optimus Prime & Orion Pax''' (Evolution Pack, 2017)
[[File:TF-Tribute-2-pack-Orion-Pax.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I don't know why, but I'm feeling [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|the urge]] to take Titan Masters' faces..."]]
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:The ''[[Transformers Tribute]]'' "Optimus Prime & Orion Pax" two-pack includes an Orion Pax figure redecoed from ''Titans Return'' [[Kup (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Sergeant Kup]], with a retooled [[Titan Master]] face based on the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#T30Deluxe|''Thrilling 30'' Orion Pax toy]].

:While its release in the live-action film–focused ''Tribute'' line technically makes this a toy of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|a different Optimus Prime]], it has been included here for infomational purposes.
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==''Street Fighter II × Transformers''==
[[File:Collab-toy SF2 Ryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The pipes are broken!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Convoy [Ryu] vs Megatron [Vega]''' (Two-pack, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[May 26]], 2018
:*''Accessories'': sword, double-barreled rifle, Headmaster

:Available as part of the exclusive ''[[Street Fighter II × Transformers]]'' toyline, "Convoy" is a redeco of ''Titans Return'' Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#TRVoyager|Optimus Prime]] in [[Ryu]]'s traditional colors, fleshtones and all. His vehicle modes are both adorned with the "''fūrinkazan''" kanji from Ryu's belt: 風林火山 ("as fast as the wind, as quiet as the forest, as daring as fire, and immovable as the mountain"). He transforms from robot to tanker truck to plane and back. Both vehicle modes have "cockpit" areas to seat any [[Titan Master]] (or compatible) figure. Like all ''Titans Return'' Voyager class figures, he has built-in mechanisms to "bulk up" his noggin. In his case, these are spring-loaded pylons. The smaller Headmaster's robot mode is also painted to resemble Ryu.

:Convoy was only available in a two-pack with [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Street Fighter II × Transformers|Megatron]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[M. Bison#Toys|Vega]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>. This set was available for pre-order on [[TakaraTomy Mall]] from [[November 22]] to [[November 27|27]], 2017, with orders fulfilled in late May 2018. A pre-order goal was also set: if at least 3000 units were pre-ordered, the set would also come with clear display stands for both toys.

:This two-pack was later brought to the West in 2022 as part of the ''[[Transformers Collaborative]]'' line, released as a [[Target]] and [[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive in the United States. These releases are functionally identical to the Takara versions; the Hasbro versions have new manufacturing tampographs, but are otherwise the same. They even have all of the Takara packaging ''inside'' the new Hasbro outer packaging!
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==''Golden Lagoon''==
[[File:TF 35th Golden Lagoon Convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|No luck required... until you transform him.]]
*'''Convoy''' ([[July 29]], 2018)
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''GL-01'''
**''Accessories'': Ion blaster, energon axe, Matrix of Leadership
:''[[The Transformers Golden Lagoon|Golden Lagoon]]'' Convoy is a gold and gold chrome redeco of MP-10 in homage of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]] [[The Golden Lagoon (episode)|episode of the same name]]. He does not include the trailer, Roller or Spike, but retains his energon axe, ion blaster, and Matrix of Leadership.

:Part of TakaraTomy's 35th anniversary celebration, he was initially released at Summer [[Wonder Festival]] 2018, then later through [[Cybertron Satellite]] stores across Japan and [[TakaraTomy Mall]] on [[September 9]], 2018. Along with the rest of the ''Golden Lagoon'' toys, he was later rereleased through [[Hasbro Pulse]] in January 2021.

:This toy was used to represent '''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects comic .281.29|Gold Primus Convoy]]''' in the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic|Generations Selects]]'' comic.
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==''G-Shock × Transformers''==
[[File:G-Shock X Transformers Master Optimus Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|<big>'''''STAR PLATINUM!'''''</big>]]
*'''Master Optimus Prime''' ([[December 8]], [[2018]])
**''Accessories'': 2 [[Star Drive Cannon]], [[Chrono Matrix]]
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy) and [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (Robot parts and accessory)}}
:Released to celebrate the 35th anniversary of ''Transformers'' and G-Shock, Master Optimus Prime transforms into a "Pedestal Prime Mode" that can hold the included Chrono Matrix accessory or a G-Shock watch. In particular, it is able to hold G-Shock DW-5600 series and DW-6900 series watches. The included Star Drive Cannons can be held in the hands in robot mode, or attached to its Pedestal Prime Mode.

:This mold was retooled to make [[G3 Prime#G-Shock × Transformers 2|Master Nemesis Prime]].

*'''Master Optimus Prime Resonant Mode [With G-Shock]''' (December 8, 2018)
**''Accessories'': 2 Star Drive Cannon, Chrono Matrix

:Essentially the same release as above, but includes a compatible DW-6900TF-4 watch.
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==''Vintage G1''==
[[File:VintageG1-OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Aren't you over [[Bumblebee (film)|trailers]] by now?]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2019)
**''Accessories'': 2 laser blasters, 2 fists (left & right)
:Sold at a ''Generations'' Leader-price point, ''[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]'' Optimus Prime is a [[Walmart]]-exclusive reissue of the [[#The Transformers|Generation 1 toy]] without the trailer. It includes the two versions of his blaster rifle that had not been packaged together since the [[#NewYearConvoy|New Year Special release]], and his smokestacks are now restored to their long, untrimmed glory not seen in the U.S. since the [[#Generation 2|''Generation 2'' toy]]. The silver stripes on his chest and arms are now painted, replacing the factory-applied stickers. In addition, this release comes with a new sticker sheet that features more symmetrical designs.

:Like all ''Vintage G1'' figures, Optimus Prime was [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] in the United States and Canada and general release in Asia, notably Toys"R"Us.
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==35th Anniversary==
[[File:TF-35th-Anniversary-OP-set-Convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Convoy & Optimus Prime Set''' (2-pack, 2019)
**''Release Date'': [[December]] [[2019]]
**''Accessories'': 2 laser blasters, 2 fists (left & right)
:Released as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive, Convoy is basically a TakaraTomy release of the ''Vintage G1'' toy above, complete with an additional laser blaster. It does not however come with the modified sticker sheet from the ''Vintage G1'' release.

:Convoy was only sold as a set with (but packaged separately from) [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#35th Anniversary|Optimus Prime]].
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==''Crossover Collection''==
[[File:MyLittlePrime.jpg|200px|thumb|"Friendship is the right of all sentient beings."]]
* '''My Little Prime''' ([[2020]])
:Part of a series featuring crossovers between ''[[My Little Pony]]'' and other properties including ''[[Ghostbusters]]'', ''[[Power Rangers]]'', and ''Dungeons & Dragons'', My Little Prime is a pony representation of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] using a mold inspired by Generation 1 of the equine property. He has an Autobot [[insignia]] as his cutie mark. The figure has no articulation aside from a ball-jointed tail.
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==Transformers Fan Book==
[[File:Kodansha-TF-Fanbook-2021-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Bumblebee''' (オプティマスプライム&バンブルビー, 2021)
**''Release Date'': [[2021]] [[July 28]]
:Released as one of the freebies (along with a stealth-colored Bumblebee) for ''[[Transformers Fan Book 2021]]'', this Optimus Prime is yet another redeco of the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Legends Class|''Reveal the Shield'' Legends Class mold]]. Deco changes include the silver paint being stripped from the smokestacks, while the rest of the body parts, such as the lower waist and the upper thighs/tanks, are painted in black instead. This release uses the Motorbreath retooling.
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*'''Optimus Prime Red Clear ver.''' (オプティマスプライムレッドクリアver., 2023)
**''Release Date'': [[2023]] [[August 22]]

:''[[Transformers Fan Book 2023]]'' comes with the "Optimus Prime Red Clear ver." toy, redecoed from the [[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'']] Core Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|mold]]. with the deco once again based on the ''Generation 2''-inspired colors used for the ''Chronicle'' EZ Collection figure.

:His transformation shares engineering with the ''Thrilling 30'' Legends figure, but with sculpted detailing directly based on the ''Earthrise'' mold, down to details like the ''vestigial knee flaps'' from the ''Siege'' mold. The included Ion Blaster features a 3 mm handle under a 5 mm post, dedicated to the C.O.M.B.A.T. System. He is also fairly articulated for a figure this small, having head rotation and tilting, torso rotation (which actually looks a bit unnatural), ab crunch, butterfly joints at the shoulders, and ball joints in shoulders, elbows, hips, and knees.

:As a redeco of the Core Class mold, Optimus Prime (Red Clear Version) can hitch the trailer (with the trailer hitch/shield panel on) from the Hasbro Pulse exclusive Optimus Prime & Bumblebee 2-pack.
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==Robosen Collector's Edition==
[[File:Robosen_Optimus_Prime_stock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|This isn't your slightly older brother's [[Automorph Technology|automorph.]]]]
*'''Optimus Prime Auto-Converting Robot''' (2021)
**''Accessories'': carrying case, laser rifle, energy axe, non-removable exhaust pipes, wall charger, micro USB to USB 2.0 cable

:[[Robosen]]'s Optimus Prime is a highly interactive, programmable transforming robot. With over 5,000 pieces, 60 microchips, 27 servo motors, 6 high-intensity [[light-emitting diode|LED]]s, 80 different sound effects including voice clips from Peter Cullen, a dedicated iOS/Android bluetooth app interface, and a pricetag of $750 USD, it blurs the line between "toy" and "high-end showroom electronics." Users can choose between multiple ways to control its robotic movements: including pre-programmed voice commands, pre-programmed app controls, or user-created movement scripts. In truck mode, it can drive as directed or honk its horn. In its [[#MP10|MP-10 Convoy]]-influenced 19"-tall robot mode, it can execute a long list of included scripted actions featuring voice and sound effects, plus an infinite variety of user-programmed poses and user-scripted movement sequences. It has distinct attack movements and sounds to be used with its weapons, and has flip-out wrist communicators featuring sticker images of Megatron and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]].

:The main power source is an internal rechargeable lithium ion [[battery-powered motor|battery]]. The truck's front bumper flips down to expose the charging port and the separate micro USB interface port. A replaceable CR 1220 3V battery powers the "laser rifle's" LED; it's not really a laser, but it's bright. The instructions say don't look straight at it.

:In voice command mode, the spoken user command for conversion between truck and robot modes is officially supposed to be "[[Trademark#Genericized trademarks|convert]]," but secretly the toy will respond the same if you say "transform." It also responds to more than 30 other simple words and phrases which trigger other animations and basic functions: such as: "turn left" to turn left, "move right" to step to the right, or "hero" to strike a superheroic ground-punching pose. 6 months after launch, the Robosen software developers were still releasing new movement animations and firmware updates via channels that can be found in the official app, with no announced end date for their continuing improvements.

:27 servo motors might sound like a lot, but compared to contemporary 1st-party figures costing hundreds and hundreds (''and hundreds!'') of dollars less, this item does lack some some pretty standard joints: such as neck rotation, wrist rotation, and the type of leg rotation that would have allowed the feet to point in different directions.

:Although this Optimus Prime does mostly transform on its own, there are some additional manual adjustments required to make each mode look the way it's advertised. In robot mode, one red panel can be removed from the back of the head, and the gas tanks can be moved into a lower position on the legs. If the gas tanks are not lowered, they can protrude enough to obstruct animation. For vehicle mode, the removable red panel should be reattached, gas tanks moved back so they don't cover the wheels, and the side-view mirrors can be flipped out.

:In truck mode, especially via app control, Optimus is a fully functional remote control vehicle that can move forward, backward, and turn. Its steering does not happen the way real trucks do when they tilt the axles of the front wheels within their wheel wells; Instead, Optimus turns by throwing both legs simultaneously to one side or the other, which gives the appearance that the entire cab is pivoting around a central axis.

:In robot mode, Optimus' default idle behavior is not to stand perfectly still. Instead, he will slowly "breathe" with a subtle inhaling/exhaling motion like a human would have after aerobic exercise. From there, he will occasionally shift into other statuesque poses.

:When asked to turn right or left in robot mode, Optimus is not able to perform that action in two or three normal steps with ankle and hip rotation like a human would. He lacks any leg joints that rotate around a vertical axis, so for him to rotate his body to the right, he must perform a startling stutter shuffle move. He pushes one foot out slightly forward, the other foot slightly backward, and maintains that orientation while rapidly sliding his legs together and apart more than once per second until the asymmetrical rapid sliding friction of his feet against the floor eventually scoots him into facing a different direction. This movement can wear out the paint on his inner soles pretty fast, even on smoother surfaces.

:None of the toy's motorized joints are capable of supporting substantial weight without electricity. This means that when powered off, the robot cannot stand upright without external support. If the toy is in robot mode and senses its batteries are getting low, then to prevent a damaging fall, it will automatically shift into a droopy squatting pose that it can safely sustain while powered off. The average operating time from a full battery charge is approximately 40 minutes. The charging port is not accessible while the robot is standing up. Plugging in the charger while the toy is powered on might endanger fragile components.

:Yes, the above means that this toy in effect cannot be displayed in robot mode when not in active use. It can't really be displayed in the proper truck mode either, as the robot legs need battery power to stay rigidly locked into truck configuration and will droop when turned off. It is rather clearly intended to remain in its protective carrying case most of the time.

:Aside from the laser rifle, none of the LED lights in the eyes, headlights, or tail lights can be deactivated while the toy is powered on. In robot mode, the brake lights shine brightly from the backs of the feet, and the headlights shine from within the forearms. Some of the pre-programmed actions exploit this deliberately, by having Optimus brandish his bright headlights as flip-out weapons. The laser rifle's LED turns on and off with its own physical switch.

:Many of the pre-loaded animations assume Optimus is holding his gun in his right hand and/or that he is holding his axe in his left hand. The toy has no sensors to detect whether those accessories are in place, and the app does not consistently label which animations use accessories. It also does not label the many animations that might damage the toy if attempted while accessories are attached, but <s>transforming</s> converting him or punching the ground would be a bad idea. So don't activate any animations while the accessories are attached unless you're sure you know what will happen.

:In addition to action/fighting/greetings animations, there are also many silly animations available from the official download page, including: Air Guitar with the G1 cartoon theme song, air drumming, a gyrating silent "Christmas" dance, doing push-ups then getting exhausted and passing out, and the {{w|Dab_(dance)|Dab}}.

:The app-controlled motion programming interface is extremely complex. The position of each joint at each step in an animation can be dictated either with numerical parameters, or by sensing the positions of the joints on the toy during programming. Many poses can be strung together to form long action sequences. The app uses long gamified sequences of tutorials to teach programming techniques and unlock more sound clips for use in more animations. Despite that available complexity though, there are some actions used by official animations that cannot be performed in customized sequences: such as a head nod, a full mode conversion, or vehicle driving commands.

:Given this piece's fragility, complexity, and high cost, it is appropriate that it is packaged in a heavy duty foam-padded carrying case, complete with clasps and a handle. But the case can't protect from paint wear issues that arise quickly via actual use. Prime's knuckles and feet will instantly get severe scrape marks if he transforms on a rough surface like concrete, but even smooth unvarnished wood can wear the gloss off the paint before long. Even soft carpeting might not be safe, as some users report toppling issues due to a ''lack'' of traction.

:The sound effect for Prime's gun is of a distinctly "realistic" machine gun, and Hasbro has stated this effect may be changed.<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/22623017/optimus-prime-transformer-auto-converting-programmable-robot-hasbro-robosen Review of Robosen Optimus Prime] mentioning the sound effect choice</ref>

:Accurate 3-D images of this Robosen toy appear throughout its app interface, but the app also decorates prominent buttons with drawings of ''[[Evergreen]]'' Optimus. The app and manual also contain many mistakes in spelling, grammar, typography, labeling transposition, etc.

:This item was revealed on [[Hasbro Pulse]] in April 2021, and began shipping to purchasers in October 2021. The TakaraTomy release of the figure is unchanged, though the dialogue is swapped from English to Japanese with [[Tesshō Genda]] reprising his role.

:A ''massive'' (and similarly pricy) [[Combat Deck (G1)#Robosen Collector's Edition|auto-converting trailer]] with [[Roller (G1)#Robosen Collector's Edition|Roller]] was later released to pair with this Optimus, as well the powered [[Flight stand#Robosen|Robosen AI Base]] which allows for prolonged display in robot mode.

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*'''Flagship Optimus Prime''' (2022)
**''Accessories'': carrying case, laser rifle, energy axe, non-removable exhaust pipes, wall charger, micro USB to USB 2.0 cable

:One year after the release of the original Robosen Optimus Prime, the figure was re-labeled as "Flagship Optimus Prime" and rereleased with no changes.... except the price tag, now $999.

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*'''Elite Optimus Prime''' (2022)
**''Accessories'': carrying case, laser rifle, energy axe, non-removable exhaust pipes, wall charger, micro USB to USB 2.0 cable

:"Elite Optimus Prime" is a downsized version of the original (and now "Flagship") Robosen Optimus Prime, standing a mere 16" instead of 19" and costing $699. The different proportions result in a few noticeable but minor visual changes, such as the fuel tanks on his legs being a different shape and elevation compared to the original toy. The folding side mirrors and flip-out wrist communicators have been omitted. It retains all the accessories and programmable functions as the original. It is also compatible with the [[Flight stand#Robosen|Robosen AI Base]].
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==''Classic Heroes Team''==
[[File:Classic Heroes Team Rescan Optimus Prime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (All Star Rescan, [[2022]])
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:A redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)|Rescue Bots]]'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RacingTrailer|Optimus Prime Racing Trailer set]] minus the trailer, ''[[Transformers: Classic Heroes Team|Classic Heroes Team]]'' Optimus Prime converts from robot mode to truck mode in a single step and features a slightly different deco from the original release, including blue windows instead of black, yellow highlights in place of the light blue and greens, new silver and black paint applications on the legs, and a new Autobot insignia over the chest area.

:This toy was also released in a ''Rescue Bots Academy'' packaging with the ''Classic Heroes Team'' branding as a subline, arguably making it into [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#CHT|another incarnation of the character]].
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==''LEGO''==
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[[File:Lego-toy OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"[[Avengers|Autobots, assemble]]… my body."]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (''Icons'', [[2022]])
**''Release date'': [[June 1]], 2022
**''Set Number'': '''10302'''
**''Pieces'': '''1,508'''
**''Accessories'': "[[Ion blaster]]", "[[Energon-axe|Energon axe]]", "[[Energon cube]]", "[[Matrix of Leadership|Autobot Matrix of Leadership]]", [[Jet pack|jetpack]], display plaque, optional waist panel, brick separator
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] ([[LEGO]])}}

:The first ever collaboration between [[Hasbro]] and one of its main competitors, [[LEGO]], 10302 Optimus Prime is a fully brick-built model of the Autobot leader standing 13.5 inches tall, released under LEGO's ''[[fandom:Brickipedia:Icons|Icons]]'' theme. Unlike (most of) Hasbro's ''[[Kre-O]]'' sets that preceded it, this ''LEGO'' Optimus Prime set is fully transformable from robot to truck mode without having to disassemble any parts.

:A tall, top-heavy model, stability concerns mean he is not as articulated as a normal action figure, notably lacking bending knees. He includes an optional waist piece for fans to either display him with the Generation 1 toy-accurate truck bumper or the cartoon-accurate yellow block-shaped detail. He also includes a (then) brand-new piece for his [[mouthplate]] (named the ''Slope, Curved 33 2 x 2 Double / Inverted'' on BrickLink, with the item number being #1762), which has since gone on to be used in plenty of other LEGO sets.

:Prime comes with a plethora of brick-built accessories. He includes his ion blaster, his "Energon axe" (which can plug into either wrist once you remove the fist), a pink "Energon cube", the "Autobot Matrix of Leadership" (which can be stored inside his chest), and a jetpack based on the one he borrowed from [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]" (which can be attached to his back). Aside from the Matrix, only the ion blaster has dedicated storage when Prime is in truck mode, fitting between his legs to form the truck's trailer hitch; according to a small trivia blurb in the instructions, this is because the ion blaster was the only accessory in the set that was also included with the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime toy. Of course, this is LEGO we're talkin' about, so if you want, you can store the rest of the stuff on him anywhere you see some exposed studs!

:To round things out, an ''[[fandom:Brickipedia:Ultimate Collector's Series|Ultimate Collector's Series]]''-styled display plaque featuring Optimus Prime's name (in both English and Ancient Autobot), function, motto, and [[Tech Spec]]s is included.

:Optimus Prime's [[Instructions|instruction booklet]] contains a short segment written by none other than LEGO Senior Designer [[Joe Kyde]], which showcases the history of the ''Transformers'' brand and the character of Optimus Prime. Unfortunately, said instructions also contain an assembly error: the stickered details on Prime's thighs are applied upside down compared to the Generation 1 [[character model]]. This error is also present on the [[stock photography]] on the packaging. Fortunately, the panels can be removed easily and reinstalled in the correct orientation for a more accurate robot mode. The aforementioned blurb also contains an amusing compromise—giving up on any attempt to reconcile Optimus's famous catchphrase and the need to protect Hasbro's ''Transformers'' [[trademark]], it renders the iconic command as [[:File:Convert and roll out.jpg|"Autobots, ''convert'' and roll out!"]]

::*''[https://brickset.com/sets/10302-1/Optimus-Prime More information on 10302 Optimus Prime at Brickset]''

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[[File:LegoBrickheadzOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Being a cute little blocky guy is the right of all sentient beings.]]
*'''Optimus Prime Robot & Vehicle''' (''Brickheadz'', [[2025]])
**''Release date'': [[March 1]], 2025
**''Set Number'': '''40803'''
**''Brickheadz ID number'': '''260 Optimus Prime''' / '''261 Optimus Prime Truck'''
**''Pieces'': '''237'''

:Released as part of LEGO's ''BrickHeadz'' theme of [[super deformed]] characters (a line launched by the Danish brand in 2016 as a competitor of sorts to [[Funko Pop!|Funko Pops]]), this set includes two builds of Optimus Prime, one in his robot mode and another in his vehicle mode, both of which can be built and displayed separately. Unlike LEGO's previous Prime, this model features a color scheme closer to the cartoon design rather than the toy. Like the rest of the ''BrickHeadz'' toyline, he features no stickers, with all of his details being printed onto the pieces instead, which comes in rather handy for LEGO MOC designers who might want to reuse the many little windows and insignia included in this set. The sides of his head feature a pair of 2x2 round tiles with Autobot insignia, something that did not appear on said cartoon design but, again, certainly helps with MOCs.

:Optimus has no accessories and, as customary with ''BrickHeadz'' toys, no articulation to speak of, but is very proficient at just standing cutely! The truck on the other hand, can be popped off the base and rolled around!

:A common gag across BrickHeadz toys is the inclusion of pink bricks within the structure of their heads, suggesting the characters' brains. Prime and his wave-mate [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BrickHeadz|Bumblebee]], however; actually have transparent pink bricks inside their heads, representing Energon cubes instead!

::*''[https://brickset.com/sets/40803-1/Optimus-Prime-Robot-Vehicle More information on 40803 Optimus Prime Robot & Vehicle at Brickset]''

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==''Anti-Gravity Pedestal Tenseg Base''==
[[File:Anti-Gravity-Pedestal-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime Set'''
**''Release Date'': June 30, 2022
**''Accessories'': Blaster, "[[Flight stand#Official Transformers flight stands|Tenseg Base]]"
:This uniquely branded ''Anti-Gravity Pedestal Tenseg Base'' release of Optimus Prime is a redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Ultra Magnus]]'s inner robot. Optimus Prime comes with a silver "Tenseg Base" which he can attach to, simulating a "floating" pose. Optimus Prime retains ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]''/''Kingdom'' Ultra Magnus's blaster accessory, colored in a darker metallic gray in a possible attempt to emulate Prime's usual [[ion blaster]].

:Unusually for TakaraTomy, the vehicle mode stock photos are slightly mistransformed - the upper body isn't slid all the way forward, which makes the truck grille appear misaligned. Also, the Hasbro Pulse listing of the figure labels it as a "[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'']]" figure, likely because the figure's box comes sheathed in a ''Masterpiece'' branded sleeve.

:Sold separately are two alternately colored bases; one in heroic Autobot red and the other in '''EVIL''' Decepticon purple. Initially due for release in March 2022, Prime and the bases were eventually released on June 30.

:In a happy accident of cross-compatibility, Tenseg Base Optimus Prime can be equipped with the armor and alternate head included with ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Ultra Magnus]] to replicate the [[:File:RedCabPoweredConvoy.jpeg|red cab variant]] of ''[[Diaclone]]'' Powered Convoy released in [[GiG]]'s short-lived ''[[Trasformer]]'' {{sic}} toyline, minus Super Buggy.
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==''Canon/Transformers''==
[[File:TF-Canon-Transformers-Optimus-Prime-R5.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Canon is the right of all sentient photographers.]]
*'''Optimus Prime R5''' ([[2023]])
**Accessories: Camera Cap/Shield, small camera accessory, Matrix of Leadership
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy) and [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (Robot parts and accessory)}}

:''[[Canon/Transformers]]'' Optimus Prime is a roughly Leader Class-sized figure that transforms into a fully licensed Canon [[EOS R5]] digital camera. The toy is 80% the size of the genuine article and features a removable lens attachment, though it must be reattached to him before he can transform to robot mode since it forms his head and arms. The lens cap is removable and is used as a shield in robot mode. His included [[Matrix of Leadership]] can be pegged onto his lens, just behind the front element. He also comes with a small version of his own camera mode.

:Both his Matrix and small camera accessory can be pegged into his palms. His hands feature a range of movement, with the thumb and index finger being articulated and the remaining fingers joined together.

:This mold was also used to make the concurrently released [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive [[Reflector (G1)#Canon/Transformers 2|Decepticon Refraktor R5]], and retooled into [[Nemesis Prime R5]].
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==''Lunar Cruiser Prime''==
[[File:Lunar Cruiser OP.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|It's space time! Let's settle this one on one!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Lunar Cruiser Prime''' (ルナクルーザープライム, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': February [[2024]] (Campfire), March 2024 (general release)
:*''Accessories'': Solar panel/shield, antenna
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]]<ref>[https://camp-fire.jp/projects/673441/activities/484717#main "Designer's Voice Vol.1"] development update at the Lunar Cruiser Prime Campfire campaign</ref> and [[Ittoku Kuwazu]]<ref>[https://camp-fire.jp/projects/673441/activities/485779#main "Designer's Voice Vol.2"] development update at the Lunar Cruiser Prime Campfire campaign</ref> (TakaraTomy)}}

: Produced in collaboration with Japanese space agency {{w|JAXA}} and {{w|Toyota}}, Lunar Cruiser Prime is a roughly Voyager-sized figure that transforms into the as-of-2023 current version of Toyota's "Lunar Cruiser" concept for an enclosed lunar rover, in part to promote TakaraTomy's own unmanned "SORA-Q" rover, which successfully deployed on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] in January 2024 (after some delays). The large solar panel can tab onto the tube on the left side of the vehicle, or be folded in half and tucked away inside the vehicle's back end. The round roof-mounted antenna is on an adjustable armature. Despite not including any hand-mounted accessories or weapons, the figure features 5 mm compatible fists as well as hinged knuckles, allowing the hands to open.

: In robot mode, Prime can hold the solar panel like a shield. Both the shield and radar dish can attach to the adjustable "smokestack"-like assemblies on each of his shoulders, leaving his hands free. A [[Matrix of Leadership]] can also be spotted molded into the drivers' compartment.

:The figure was made available one month ahead of its general release on Japanese crowdfunding site Campfire in four tiers:
::* A version identical to the general release.
::* A package including a modular ''Masterpiece'' style stand.
::* A package with a thank you message on the TakaraTomy website, available to 40 people.
::* A package with a personal thank you message from [[Tesshō Genda]], the iconic original Japanese voice of Optimus Prime available to 10 people.

: The campaign opened at 10 AM on [[June 8]], 2023 and ran through midnight on [[July 17]]. Within the first 24 hours it blew past 300% of its initial 1 million JPY (approx. $7200 USD) goal. This toy was also available through [[Hasbro Pulse]], due to ship on [[June 30]] 2024... but other US-based outlets began shipping them in early March of 2024.

:*''[https://camp-fire.jp/projects/view/673441 The Lunar Cruiser Prime crowdfunding campaign on Campfire (Japanese)]''
:*''[https://global.toyota/en/mobility/technology/lunarcruiser/ The Lunar Cruiser rover at the Toyota website]''
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==''Missing Link''==
[[File:TF-Missing-Link-C-01-Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|How you remember your Optimus Prime toy working as a kid.]]
*'''Convoy''' (2024)
**''ID Number'': '''C-01'''
**Accessories: Laser Rifle, Energy Axe, [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], [[Trailer|Container]]/[[Combat Deck (G1)#Toys|Combat Deck]], [[Roller (G1)#Toys|Roller]], 4 Missiles, Fuel Pump, Nozzle and Hose
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy),<ref name=Gens24>[https://www.soundwavesoblivion.com/techspecs/interviewhironorikobayashi.html Interview] with [[Hironori Kobayashi]] on the ''[[Missing Link]]'' toyline for ''[[Transformers Generations 2024]]'', translated at Soundwaves Oblivion</ref> [[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist), [[Shin Ueda]] (packaging artist)}}<ref name = "Missing Link">Article on Missing Link Convoy in [[Figure King]] issue 308 (September 2023), p109</ref>

:Released to celebrate the 40th anniversary of ''The Transformers'' brand, ''[[Missing Link]]'' Convoy's appearance is a direct recreation of the original ''The Transformers'' toy—but with the benefit of forty years of advances in toy engineering. It retains almost all of the original toy's [[gimmick]]s, and adds a bunch more.

:Although superficially identical to the vintage figure, its engineering has received a total overhaul to add a load of new points of [[articulation]]. Compared to the original, the toy boasts [[ratchet (mechanism)|ratchet]]ed elbows and knees, hinged knuckles, wrist curls, ankle tilts, a deeper forward bend for the feet, double-jointed outward shoulder motion, universal joints at the hips (with the wheels now folding out on skirts to accommodate outward leg motion), along with a neck [[Swivel joint|swivel]], a limited waist swivel and even an ab crunch! Unusually, the toy's [[instructions]] specifically demonstrate how to make use of all these new points of articulation. Where the original toy famously had [[Partformer|detachable]], easy-to-lose fists, this isn't the case with this modern update; the new, slightly smaller fists tuck neatly behind the grille (as with many other modern takes on this basic transformation scheme), revealing a pair of headlights — instead of holes — in the process. To facilitate the vast improvements to the lower body articulation and to help support the legs in truck mode, the toy foregoes one of the most iconic steps in the original transformation — where swinging the truck bed down causes it to separate into the legs — instead mounting the hips on individual [[slide joint]]s that must be carefully wiggled apart past a bracket in the middle first. These intricate plastic components are surrounded by heavy die-cast parts, and the thigh swivels in particular can be extraordinarily tight on some copies, which makes posing the legs feel ''precarious'' to say the least! We would advise maintaining a firm grip on the red sliding brackets and die-cast hips, as close to the joint being moved as possible, to prevent any excessive leverage being applied.

:All of the original accessories are included with this revamped release, plus some extras. The [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]]'s launching mechanism has been nixed, in favor of allowing the repair drone to detach from the trailer and roll around on its own wheels. [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] (colored silver, not blue) has a new hinge to allow the port for the [[ion blaster]] to rotate out of sight, being replaced with a painted red light detail (harkening back to its appearance in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]") . Roller's wheels and the toy's missiles are packed still attached to their [[sprue]] just like in the old days, complete with an extravagant spare set of missiles. The fuel pump, hose and nozzle are included basically unchanged as three separate parts but are in fact new tooling. In addition to these classic parts, the toy also comes with brand new accessories [[show-accuracy|inspired by the character's animation appearances]]: a chrome-gold [[Matrix of Leadership]] (which fits in his chest, like the similar accessory included with the older "[[#NewYearConvoy|Special Specification]]" release), and a transparent [[energon-axe]] which clasps shut over either hand. The ion blaster now features two [[5 mm post]]s to allow him to grip it normally, or even hold it with both hands thanks to his new articulation, and features a revamped sculpt based on the vintage accessory's earlier "thick" barrel variant (which informed the gun's animated depiction). A special chrome-silver mounting piece for the Matrix sits behind the truck windows, but can be removed to reveal the classic seats for smaller ''[[Diaclone]]'' figures.

:The toy has the classic Autobot [[rubsign]], [[rubber tires]] (with the classic real-world "[http://www.ewillys.com/2021/03/16/desert-dog-history-and-ads/ Desert Dog Formula]" brand), [[die-cast]] parts, and features all the same [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] surfaces as the vintage toy. The details of the original [[sticker]]s (on the arms, knees, and toes) have been fully molded into the plastic and picked out with paint—but the toy ''also'' comes with a direct recreation of the original sticker sheet anyway. The toy also comes with a marketing insert, a collector's [[card]] (with, oddly enough, a small hole punched through the top), and a [[Tech Spec]] decoder for reading the graph printed on the back of the [[packaging]] alongside the classic back-of-the-box mural. Everything is neatly presented using a polystyrene tray. For this release, the illustrator of the toy's original Japanese [[package art]], [[Shin Ueda]] (credited in English right on the new box!), was commissioned to produce a brand-new piece based on the iconic transformation-into-midair-leap pose from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Ironically, though the toy is finally capable of reproducing the ''original'' boxart pose, the engineering of its waist rotation means the ''new'' pose is impossible!

:Since the trailers are nearly identical in shape, the sound effect module from the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation 2|''Generation 2'' Optimus Prime toy]] is compatible with the trailer of this release, though the module can't connect to Convoy's robot mode back.

:Although entirely a [[TakaraTomy]] initiative, the ''Missing Link'' toys were made available directly to Western fans via [[Hasbro Pulse]], sold under the name Optimus Prime. The toy kept its longer smokestacks and fully-functional firing missiles, which Hasbro had shortened [[for safety reasons]] in prior releases.

:In addition to the anime edition Convoy below, this toy was also redecoed to make ''Missing Link'' [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Missing Link|Sentinel Prime]] and [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Missing Link|Nemesis Prime]].

::*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/tf_missinglink/c-01 Official TakaraTomy website of ''Missing Link'' Convoy]

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[[File:TF-Missing-Link-C-02-Convoy-Anime-Color.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|In an undocumented feature, this toy also includes its trailer, updated to be cartoon-accurate by having it vanish entirely into [[unspace|subspace]].]]
*'''Convoy (Anime Edition)''' (2024)
**''ID Number'': '''C-02'''
**Accessories: Laser Rifle, Energy Axe, Matrix
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy),<ref name=Gens24/> [[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist), [[Shin Ueda]] (packaging artist)}}<ref name = "Missing Link"/>

:A more affordable release of the ''Missing Link'' Convoy toy was sold without the trailer. This version of the toy goes for [[show-accuracy]], omitting the various paint applications intended to replicate [[sticker]] detailing, painting the toy's eyes blue instead of yellow, swapping the blue plastic for a slightly brighter shade, and picking out an [[Autobot]] [[insignia]] in fine white outlines solely on the left shoulder. Unlike Hasbro's contemporaneous ''[[Transformers Retro]]'' reissues, which similarly aim to use clever deco work to bring the original G1 toys closer to their animation depictions, this release keeps the chrome, instead of using a dull silver plastic.

:The toy still comes with its ion blaster (with a gunmetal paint application on its vent), energon-axe, and Matrix (now painted in animation-accurate metallic orange and silver); the Matrix housing is left as bare black plastic. A smaller sticker sheet is also included for [[customizing]] options—much like the one for the full release, but omitting all the trailer stickers. Three small yellow stickers are provided to replicate the waist/bumper details from the cartoon character model. The paperwork included is similar to the full release.

::*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/tf_missinglink/c-02 Official TakaraTomy website of ''Missing Link'' Convoy (Anime Edition)]

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==''Reactivate''==
[[File:ReactivateOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Welcome to the apocalypse, Mr. Prime. I hope you like leather.]]

<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1| '''Optimus Prime & Soundwave''' (2024)}}</ul>

:*''Accessories'': Axe, blaster, Matrix of Leadership

: ''Reactivate'' Optimus Prime transforms from a robot into a post-apocalyptic armoured truck, based on his appearance in the cancelled ''[[Transformers: Reactivate]]'' video game. Optimus was only available with [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Reactivate|Soundwave]]. He comes with the usual Optimus accessories; an ion blaster, an energon axe that can fit over either fist, and a removable Matrix of Leadership (a repaint of the Matrix included with ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Optimus Prime).

: Optimus suffers from a [[design flaw]]- the handle on his ion blaster is far too short, resulting in an extremely loose grip. His torso can sometimes be tough to tab in properly because of tolerance issues, resulting in a conspicuous gap between his chest and abdomen; leaving the folded truck roof parts on his back untabbed will allow the rest of the torso to fit correctly while not affecting the toy's general articulation and functionality.
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==''Hot Wheels''==
[[File:Hot Wheels Mattel Creations Optimus Prime.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.67|Load this bad boy into your [[fandom:hotwheels:Criss_Cross_Crash|Criss Cross Crash]] playset and smash him into a billion pieces.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1| '''Optimus Prime''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[May 21]], 2024
:*''Accessories'': Ion blaster, left & right fists
{{toydesigner|Manson Cheung,<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C69OaQpJSE0/?img_index=1 Manson Cheung on Instagram "Oh yeah, you may have heard…I made a thing. Hot Wheels Transformers Optimus Prime" May 14, 2024]</ref> Dwayne Vance and Julian Koiles (Mattel)}}

:A very surprising addition to this page, ''[[Hot Wheels (franchise)|Hot Wheels]]'' Optimus Prime represents [[Hasbro]] licensing one of its direct rival toy companies, [[Mattel]], to sell a "proper" transforming Transformers action figure. Available exclusively through the Mattel Creations direct-to-consumer website (essentially their version of [[Hasbro Pulse]]), this is a diminutive recreation of the cab/robot portion of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime at the traditional ''Hot Wheels'' scale of 1:64 in truck mode, and standing 3.5" tall in robot mode. Prime is constructed from [[die-cast|die-cast metal]] covered with special glossy paint known as "spectraflame",<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C7FadZ4S9_5/?img_index=1 John Lambert on Instagram "Spectraflame, heavy, and rad." May 17, 2024]</ref> and features bespoke [[rubber tires]]. The figure comes in an elaborate box, partially based on the original toy's packaging design, that can be oriented to display it in either truck cab or robot mode.

:The order page for the figure went live on May 21, 2024, and it sold out in less than 30 minutes.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C69OaQpJSE0/?img_index=1 Manson Cheung on Instagram "Update: Sold out in 27 minutes." May 21, 2024]</ref>

:This mold was also used to make [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Hot Wheels|Nemesis Prime]].

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==''Dramatic Capture Series''==
[[File:TF-DCS-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I am ''definitely'' not bait for a newer version of myself!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Autobot Headquarters''' (Multi-pack, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[November 30]], 2024
:*''Accessories'': Rifle, "Matrix of Leadership"
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released as part of TakaraTomy's ''[[Dramatic Capture Series]]'' multi-pack line, this Optimus Prime (called so on the packaging, not by his original Japanese-market name "Convoy") is a redeco of his ''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|War for Cybertron: Earthrise]]'' mold (sans the Trailer/Combat Deck) in cartoon-accurate colors, with white hips/thighs, a gray-painted face, a white-outline Autobot symbol on only his left shoulder, and ''much'' less color detail on his legs. Even the [[unpaintable plastic]] areas in his calves, inner hips, and biceps now match the surrounding body colors to further line up with the animation model. For unknown reasons, this figure uses the wheels originally made for Earthrise Optimus' Trailer on the back of the cab.

: He was only available in the "Autobot Headquarters" set along with [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Jazz]] and [[Mainframe (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Mainframe]], the second set released in the series.
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==''Transformers Retro ''==
[[File:RetroOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (2024)}}</ul>
*''Accessories'': "Laser Blaster", left & right fists, trailer/"Combat Deck", "Roller", 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)}}<ref name="Interview"/>

:Revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2024, ''[[Transformers Retro]]'' Optimus Prime is yet another reissue of the original Optimus Prime toy, though it's now done in cartoon accurate colors, with a white pelvis and thighs. Notably, the need to reconcile the gray stripes on either side of Prime's robot mode abdomen and an animation-accurate stripe-less truck mode has resulted in truck mode stripes that abruptly end halfway down the cab. The truck cab has the long smokestacks, though the [[stock photography|toy photographs]] on the box depict short smokestacks.

:For the first time [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Universe .282008.29|since the 2008 ''Universe'' toy mentioned above]], this reissue also includes the trailer. This trailer has been noticeably modified from all prior releases in that the artillery drone no longer has triggers for the missile launchers, and no longer fits vintage Diaclone pilots.

:As with the rest of the line, Optimus is exclusive to Walmart.
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==''Synergenex''==
===''Transformers × Godzilla''===
[[File:TF T-SPARK Synergenex Optimus Prime Type MFS-3 Kiryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|A Laser Prime redeco to a character from an external Japanese multimedia franchise? Close enough, welcome back [[Ryu#Street Fighter II .C3.97 Transformers|''Street Fighter II × Transformers'' Convoy]]!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Optimus Prime Type MFS-3 Mechagodzilla''' {{Sic}} (オプティマスプライム Type3式機龍, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Release date:'' [[2025]] [[May 31]]
:*''Accessories:'' sword, axe, Matrix, blaster, trailer/battle station

:Part of [[T-SPARK]]'s ''[[Synergenex]]'' line of collector-targeted crossover toys, "Optimus Prime Type MFS-3 Kiryu" is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|Laser Optimus Prime]] inspired by "[https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Kiryu Kiryu]", the version of ''[[Godzilla]]'' foe [https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Mechagodzilla Mechagodzilla] seen in the films ''[https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Godzilla_Against_Mechagodzilla Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]'' and ''[https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Godzilla:_Tokyo_SOS Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.]''. This casts nearly all of Optimus's robot mode parts in metallic gray, the sword and axe in bright yellow (inspired by Kiryu's yellow eyes and firepower), the truck cab and blaster in dark blue (with white cybernetic spots on the hood), and the trailer in olive green. The windows on Prime's chest are now opaque, with the right "pec" now displaying a "Godzilla Transformers" logo and the left Kiryu's designation of "MFS-3". Laser Prime's distinctive shoulder tower launchers resemble Kiryu's blue backpack weapons unit, and blaster evokes one of the mechanical kaiju's arm-mounted railguns.

:Optimus Prime Type MFS-3 Kiryu was unveiled as part of the ''Synergenex'' line's reveal on [[August 25]], 2024.
::*[https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tsparkofficial/synergenex/godzilla Official TakaraTomy website of ''Synergenex'' Optimus Prime Type MFS-3 Kiryu]
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===''Transformers × Monster Hunter''===
[[File:T-SPARK Synergenex Liolaeus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now featuring real [https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20220526-12851/ clawgripping] action!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Rathalos Prime'''}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Liolaeus Prime''' (リオレウスプライム)
:*''Release date:'' [[2025]] [[July 26]]
:*''Accessories:'' "Flame Hatchet Energy Axe" sword, "Flame Hatchet Energy Axe" shield, "Firedrake Matrix"/Collaboration Matrix

:"Rathalos Prime" is a heavy retool of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' [[Airazor (BW)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Airazor]] inspired by [https://monsterhunterwiki.org/wiki/Rathalos Rathalos] (known as Liolaeus in Japan, hence the figure's Japanese name), the dragon-like poster monster of Capcom's ''Monster Hunter'' franchise, commemorating that series' 20th anniversary. He transforms from a Rathalos itself into a robot mode designed to resemble a hunter geared up in a full set of Rathalos Armor.

:Prime wields a "[https://monsterhunterwiki.org/wiki/Charge_Blade Flame Hatchet Energy Axe]" (specifically based on the [https://mhworld.kiranico.com/en/weapons/ONT6Sp/axelion-blade Axelion Blade]), a sword-and-shield combo that, after building up enough energy, can be combined together into a large axe. This is achieved in toy form by splitting the shield open and having the sword slot into it. He also comes with a "Firedrake Matrix" (or Collaboration Matrix according to Hasbro) bearing the insignia of a [https://mhworld.kiranico.com/en/items/rM2Al/rathalos-ruby Rathalos Ruby].

:Rathalos Prime was initially teased as part of the Synergenex line's reveal on 2024 August 25, and was eventually revealed proper on 2024 [[September 26]] in {{w|Capcom}}'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlnKUs3A7bQ&t=46m17s Online Program] during {{w|Tokyo Game Show}}.

:TakaraTomy's stock renders use a notably different color scheme, with a darker, desaturated shade of red for the body and a solid gold color on the sword unlike the finished figure's yellow-to-orange gradient.

::*[https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tsparkofficial/synergenex/monsterhunter Official TakaraTomy website of ''Synergenex'' Liolaeus Prime]

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[[File:T-SPARK Synergenex Silver Rathalos Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Silver Rathalos Prime'''}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Silver Liolaeus Prime''' (シルバーリオレウスプライム)
:*''Release date:'' 2025 [[September 27]]
:*''Accessories:'' "Hellfire Hatchet Energy Axe" sword, "Hellfire Hatchet Energy Axe" shield, "Silver Firedrake Matrix"/silver Collaboration Matrix

:"Silver Liolaeus Prime" is a silver repaint of the above Rathalos Prime figure, as he transforms into a [https://monsterhunterwiki.org/wiki/Silver_Rathalos Silver Rathalos]. Much of him is molded in white with more silver paint, the blue paint on him is much darker with purple eyes in both modes.

:His "Hellfire Hatchet Energy Axe" is based on the [https://mhworld.kiranico.com/en/weapons/v4TzS8P/hellsire-blade Hellsire Blade], with the sword having a pink to blue gradient.

::*[https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tsparkofficial/synergenex/silverliolaeusprime Official TakaraTomy website of ''Synergenex'' Silver Liolaeus Prime]

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===''Transformers × Zoids × Diaclone''===
[[File:T-SPARK Synergenex Shield-D-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Shield-D-Prime''' (シールドディープライム)}}</ul>
:*''Release date:'' February [[2026]]
:*''Accessories:'' drone, bike
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Announced as the flagship release in TakaraTomy's [[Transformers Collaborative|''Collaborative'']]-adjacent licensed crossover line ''Synergenex'' (though not the first to come out), "Shield-D-Prime" combines [[T-SPARK]]'s three pillar brands of ''Transformers'', ''[[Zoids]]'', and ''[[Diaclone]]''. This exotic variant of Optimus Prime turns into a 1/60 scale iteration of ''Zoids'' mascot [[Shield Liger]], and includes a working cockpit for the included ''Diaclone'' "[[Diaclone (faction)|dianaut]]" pilot. Accessories include a removable flying drone type thing formed from Optimus's back and tail and an adorable teeny tiny motorcycle for the dianaut.

::*[https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tsparkofficial/synergenex/shield_d_prime Official TakaraTomy website of ''Synergenex'' Shield-D-Prime]

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{{anchor|Basara}}
{{anchor|Macross 7 × Transformers}}
===''Transformers × Macross 7''===
[[File:Synergex Basara Prime.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Basara Prime''' (バサラプライム)}}</ul>
:*''Release date:'' March 2026
:*''Accessories:'' "Stoic" face, "singing" face, trailer/"Live Stage", guitar, blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Commemorating the 30th anniversary of ''[[fandom:macross:Macross 7|Macross 7]]'', the second full-length TV anime in the ''[[Macross]]'' franchise, "Basara Prime" is a ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]''-style figure inspired by the series' lead mecha, the [[fandom:macross:VF-19 Excalibur Custom|Fire Valkyrie]], as well as its pilot, [[fandom:macross:Basara Nekki|Basara Nekki]].

:Unique among most modern ''Transformers'' figures, Basara Prime possesses ''four'' modes: a robot that blends elements of Optimus and the Valkyrie together, a fighter jet, "GERWALK Mode", a staple ''Macross'' mode that sees the robot mode's arms and legs deploy from the jet; and a crumpled-up "Vehicle Mode" inspired by Optimus' usual truck mode, complete with a ''very'' [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]-y trailer for him to haul. In robot mode, the trailer unfurls to assume "Live Stage Mode", essentially a mini-rock concert stage, complete with speakers and a microphone.

:In addition to the trailer, Prime also comes with a blaster, a Transformer-sized version of Basara's guitar, complete with a strap that can be slung over Prime's shoulder, and two faceplate-less alternate faces (one stoic, the other belting out tunes).

:Basara Prime went up for pre-order on [[July 3]], 2025, with a release window currently set for Spring 2026.

::*[https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tsparkofficial/synergenex/basara_prime Official TakaraTomy website of ''Synergenex'' Basara Prime]

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===''Evangelion × Transformers''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Evangelion Unit-01 × Optimus Prime''' (エヴァンゲリオン初号機 × オプティマスプライム)}}</ul>
:*''Release date:'' 2026
:*''Accessories:'' Blaster, two knives, Matrix of Leadership, axe

:Revealed as part of the inaugural T-SPARK LIVE streaming event, "Evangelion Unit-01 × Optimus Prime" is a retool of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee]]'' "[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BBfilmLegendary|Legendary Optimus Prime]]" in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''. The toy is roughly Leader Class-sized, and in this iteration has been retooled to have a new chest, pelvis, biceps, head, and—replacing the original's shoulderpads—shoulder pylons, all to evoke [[Evangelion Unit-01]]. The toy's face-swapping gimmick has been retained, now with one face resembling the standard Unit-01 and the other face designed to evoke it in its [https://wiki.evageeks.org/Berserk "berserk"] state, complete with a hinged jaw!

:In addition to the original toy's Ion Blaster accessory, Evangelion Unit-01 × Optimus Prime comes with a Matrix of Leadership with a smooth crystal representing an Evangelion's [https://wiki.evageeks.org/Core Core] (with a similar detail sculpted on the inside of the chest), two blades hybridising [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Dual Energon Swords]] and an Eva's [https://wiki.evageeks.org/Evangelion_Melee_Weapons#Progressive_Knife Progressive Knife], and a two-handed axe weapon with a handle evoking the [https://wiki.evageeks.org/Spear_of_Cassius Spear of Cassius].

:The original version of this mold was also used to make ''Bumblebee'' [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Bumblebee|Legendary Nemesis Prime]].

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==''Bump of Chicken''==
[[File:BumpOfChickenBassConvoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.50|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8I6d2Axu7c Taste the rainbow.]]]

<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Convoy''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Release date:'' [[2024]] [[December 7]]
:*''Accessories:'' Matrix, blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Chama]] (deco)}}
: Released as the second collaboration between the ''Transformers'' franchise and the rock group [[Bump of Chicken]], Convoy is a redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]] toy, minus the [[Combat Deck (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|trailer]]. The toy's limbs are colored based on each band member's [https://twitter.com/awasyuwa/status/1829203383607243084 instruments], including Motoo Fujiwara's yellow guitar for the head, Hiroaki Masukawa's orange guitar for the left arm, Chama's blue bass guitar for the right arm, and Hideo Masu's green drums as the legs. The ion blaster is painted in silver, while the Matrix is cast in transparent blue. Like the contemporary ''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Dramatic Capture Series]]'' use of this mold, the wheels on the back of the truck cab are lifted from the trailer instead of using the original set. The figure featured briefly in [[Studio Trigger]]'s [[Transformers 40th Anniversary Special Movie]], which was set to the band's song "[[Mayday (song)|Mayday]]".

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==''MPG''==
[[File:TF-MPG-16-Super-Convoy.jpg|upright=2.5|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Nucleon Quest Super Convoy''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''MPG-16'''
:*''Release date:'' 2025 [[November 29]]
:*''Accessories:'' Container, [[Hi-Q|Powermaster]], angry replacement head, boarding figure, 2 Convoy Superconductor Rifles, 2 Super Convoy Superconductor Rifles, 2 Particle Beam Cannons, 2 shooting [[Blast effect|effect parts]], 2 cartoon version shoulder parts, stand adapter

:''[[The Transformers: MPG|MPG]]'' Nucleon Quest Super Convoy is a [[black redeco]] of [[Ginrai (human)#MPG|Super Ginrai]] based after the Japanese exclusive [[#NucleonQuest|Super Convoy]].

:He was first revealed at the [[T-SPARK]] ZONE 2025 exhibition in mid-January. At the time of writing, it is unknown whether this figure will utilize the running changes/fixes used in the Hasbro Asia reissue.

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[[File:TF-MPG-17-Optimus Prime Style Gen.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Come on, you all knew this would happen ''eventually.'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime Style Gen.''' ([[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''MPG-17'''
:*''Accessories:'' Laser Rifle, Energy Axe, Matrix of Leadership, Energy Blades, "Strike shield"/battle axe, shoulder mount adapter
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:''MPG'' "Optimus Prime Style Gen." is the fourth version of the character to be released in the ''Masterpiece'' franchise. This time, the focus is less on screen-accuracy and more on transformation, proportions, poseability, and vehicle and weapon play.<ref>{{citesocial|quote= トランスフォーマー次世代最高峰シリーズの「MPG」内に変形難易度/プロポーション＆ディテール/可動＆ポージング/ビークル遊び/武器遊びなどに新解釈を施した「Style Gen.」その第1弾が登場！ (The first release of “Style Gen.”, a new interpretation of the transformation difficulty, proportions and details, movement and posing, vehicle play, and weapon play in the “MPG” series, the next generation of the highest-end Transformers series, is here!)|link=|name=TF_pr|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=3|day=27}}</ref> In addition to his signature ion blaster, Energon axe, and Matrix of Leadership, Optimus also comes with additional armaments such as the live-action film-inspired [[Dual Energon Swords|Battle Blades]], a ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]''-based [[Energon Strikeshield|"Strikeshield"/battle axe]], and an adapter to mount his ion blaster onto his right shoulder (meant to reference a piece of concept art for ''Diaclone'' Battle Convoy).

:He was first revealed on [[March 27]]th, 2025 on Takara's official Twitter account.

::*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/tf_mpg/mpg-17 Official TakaraTomy website of ''MPG'' Optimus Prime Style Gen.]

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==''MixMashers''==
[[File:TF-MixMashers-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Figure, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Left arm/Energon Axe, arm and leg armor, missile pods for leg armor, 2 pistols, mega cannon

:''[[MixMashers]]'' Optimus Prime is a 5-inch non-transforming action figure modeled after his evergreen design. Like the previously released figure from the ''[[Hero Mashers]]'' line, he features 10 detachable base body parts (which includes the shoulders, something that is not featured in the ''Hero Mashers'' line), all of which use the same clip-peg/hole joint with soft ratchets. Optimus also comes with his signature Energon Axe that can only be mounted onto his left arm due to the forearm panel, and a set of orange/blue armor add-ons for his arms and legs, with removable missile pods for the leg pieces. He is further packaged with a pair of purple pistols and a gray "mega cannon" intended to match with his wavemate [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MixMashers|Megatron]], while that figure in turn comes with an orange/blue jetpack and black pistols meant for Optimus.
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==''Swapticons''==
[[File:Magswap.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (2025)}}</ul>

:''[[Swapticons]]'' Optimus Prime is a small, rectangular figure that transforms into the front half of a truck, using a coupling mechanism with the head, he can be combined with the packed in [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Swapticons|Ultra Magnus]], though it's compatible with every other figure in the line for a multitude of combinations. His smokestacks/arms are on a pivot, allowing them to be raised and lowered while his head can swivel. His face is a sticker that wraps all the way around his head, and has a weird, smooshed expression.
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Desert Dunes Mission''' (Five-pack, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:Part of the ''[[Swapticons]]'' Desert Dunes Mission five-pack, Optimus Prime is a desert-themed recolor of the toy listed above and retains all of its gimmickry. He is intended to be combined with the packed in [[Hound (G1)/toys#Swapticons|Autobot Hound]], though he's compatible with every other figure in the line for a multitude of combinations.
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==''Supreme''==
[[File:SupremeOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Optimus Supreme: the leftovers from building [[Omega Prime]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Two blasters, left & right fists, trailer/"Combat Deck", "Roller", fuel hose, missile runner

:High-end designer clothing and apparel brand {{w|Supreme (brand)|Supreme}} released its own licensed version of the G1 Optimus Prime mold, now head-to-toe red and dripping with multiple Supreme logos.... subtle.

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==Manju Netsuke==
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==Notes==
===Before he became Optimus Prime===
[[File:PrototypeTHB.jpg|thumb|Not so Optimus Prime.]]
*The first prototype for Battle Convoy, the ''[[Diaclone]]'' originator of Optimus Prime, was vastly different from the final version, complete with an entirely different transformation and a car carrying trailer. The head lacked the faceplate.
*A later prototype/mock-up was much closer to the final product but still has some noticeable differences, such as a head with much larger antennae, longer smokestacks and a front grille section that includes the rectangular section that would sport the "Freightliner" logo on the real-life truck (on the final toy, the rectangular section is part of the hinged upper section that includes the windows). It would have also been possible to attach the [[ion blaster]] to either of his shoulders.<ref name="diaclonecatalogs">[https://web.archive.org/web/20151017201739/http://1501bc.com/pretf/pictures/tfdiac6b.jpg Diaclone catalog scans] at 1501bc.com.</ref>
*The toy that would ultimately end up as the original Optimus Prime toy was originally released in August [[1983]] as No.17 Battle Convoy from Takara's Diaclone Car Robo toyline in Japan. In [[1984]], [[Joustra]] released their own version (still with ''Diaclone'' sticker on the trailer) as part of their Diaclone line in Europe, either simply called ''Truck'' (according to the pack-in catalog) or ''Diaclone'' (in the pack-in comic). It's possible that [[GiG]] also released a version called ''Camion Convoy'' as part of their ''[[Trasformer]]'' line in Italy, but to this day no packaged sample has surfaced.
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===The many releases of Optimus Prime===
[[File:SeveralG1Convoy.jpg|thumb|Too much Prime on my hands.]]
Over the years, the [[#The_Transformers|original Optimus Prime]] has been repackaged and reissued multiple times:
*In the US and Canada, limited edition promotional versions were available sporting Pepsi stickers; the Canadian version has large Pepsi stickers that cover the entire trailer, while the US version only has small Pepsi stickers that partially obscure the lines running across the trailer;
*In addition to the standard Japanese 01 Convoy release, Takara also released the toy as part of the [[#VSX|VSX Convoy vs. Megatron]] two-pack in [[1985]];
*Takara released a variant sporting clear blue windows and as part of the "[[#goodbye|Good Bye Convoy]]" set (packaged with [[Red Alert (G1)#Toys|Alert/Red Alert]] and [[Mirage (G1)#Toys|Ligier/Mirage]]) in [[1986]];
*Hasbro's subsidiary [[Milton Bradley]] (MB) released the toy in Europe in late 1985, following a slight delay due to licensing issues;<ref name="mbtfs">[http://20thcenturytoycollector.com/mb-transformers-part-5/ "The Jetfire vs Optimus Prime mixup"] at 20th Century Toy Collector</ref> there are no less than ''three'' variants of MB-packaged Optimus Prime, one of them manufactured by Takara and sporting blue feet, the other two manufactured by [[Joustra]] as part of a deal with Hasbro/MB, one of them with blue and the other one with red feet;<ref name="3mb">[http://20thcenturytoycollector.com/the-three-mb-optimus-primes/ "The Three MB Optimus Primes"] at 20th Century Toy Collector</ref>
*After Hasbro's European division had changed the packaging from "MB" to "Hasbro", the toy continued to be available in 1986, including more of the Joustra-manufactured red and blue feeted versions, which were apparently also available in the UK in English-only packaging;<ref name="3mb"/>
*[[GiG]] released the toy as ''Commander'' as part of their ''Transformers'' line in Italy in 1985, including an all-plastic variant in 1986;
*[[IGA]] released their version in Mexico in 1985; unsold stock was later imported to a plethora of European countries, including the UK, with Optimus Prime having the yellow paint scraped off his eyes and then having them painted over in red;
*Hasbro reissued the "Original Autobot Leader" toy as part of their European ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line of reissues in [[1991]];
*Hasbro released a [[#Generation_2|redecoed version with additional accessories]] as part of their [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' line]] in [[1993]];
*Takara reissued the original toy in its original 1985 Japanese packaging in [[2000]], with an all-black recolor being available from assorted Japanese conventions and another variant with gold instead of silver parts, stickers, and paint as a [[Lucky Draw figure|lucky draw]] prize;
*Takara reissued the toy again as ''New Year Special'' version in January 2002, sporting clear blue windows (similar to Good Bye Convoy) and featuring additional accessories such as a Matrix necklace and a [[Show-accuracy|show accurate]] recolor of the Action Master Optimus Prime figure;
*Hasbro reissued the toy in the US and the UK as part of their ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Generation One Commemorative Series]]'' line of reissues in [[2002]], sporting shortened down smokestacks [[for safety reasons]], with longer missiles and modified missile launchers for the Combat Deck;
*Takara reissued the toy once again in [[2003]], as part of their ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' line of reissues, numbered 00 and featuring additional accessories such as an energon axe;
*Takara released a recolored version featuring a new trailer in December [[2005]], called ''[[Pepsi Convoy]]''.
*Hasbro released their own version of Pepsi Convoy, named "[[#PepsiPrime|Pepsi Optimus Prime]]", as a [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] exclusive in [[2007]], featuring the familiar [[For safety reasons|safety]]-shortened smokestacks of the Commemorative Series reissue.
*In August 2007 TakaraTomy yet again did a rerelease similar to the 2000 Convoy rerelease, this time as part of the "[[Transformers Encore]]" line. This version has a new rifle with a longer handle so Optimus can finally hold it straight.
*TakaraTomy released [https://web.archive.org/web/20080329084648/http://seibertron.com/advertisement.php?id=8 "Convoy iPod Docking Bay with Speakers"] in September 2007. It is an iPod speaker/dock in the shape of a truck, featuring an all-white version of Convoy with a new head sculpt reminiscent of Masterpiece Convoy as the cab, and a trailer housing a pair of speakers and a docking point for an iPod.
*In March [[2008]], TakaraTomy released a G1-colored version of the iPod Convoy set.
*Hasbro released the ''25th Anniversary'' gift set edition detailed above in 2008, as part of the 2008 ''Universe'' line, once again with [[For safety reasons|shortened smokestacks]].
*TakaraTomy released another reissue based on the ''Encore'' version as part of their ''[[Transformers Chronicle|Chronicle]]'' line in 2011, lacking the original Generation 1 trailer. Instead, the ''Chronicle'' version was available in a two-pack with ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Deluxe Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Chronicle|Optimus Prime]] and a new trailer that could be used by both Optimuses, thanks to a retooled trailer hitch on the Generation 1 Optimus Prime figure.
*In 2012, Hasbro reissued Optimus Prime again for their Asian markets, this time mixing the 25th Anniversary version of the toy itself with the older ''Commemorative Series'' packaging.<ref name="25thcomm">[http://www.cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?t=44388 "Bad news RE: new Commemorative Prime"] at Cybertron.ca.</ref>
*In 2019, Optimus was rereleased once again, this time without his trailer and with his original long smokestacks (something he hasn't had in America since Generation 2), in Hasbro's Vintage G1 line of reissues exclusive to Walmart stores in US and Canada.
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===Powermaster Optimus Prime design history===
[[File:EarlyPMPrime1.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Overcompensating.]]
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[[Powermaster]] Optimus Prime, being the grand toy rebirth of Optimus Prime post-movie, apparently received a lot of thought during the design process. Prime went through an inordinate number of design changes from concept to final with at least three very major revisions:

*The earliest version, as shown in the first patent application for the toy, was to have the Prime cab be a triplechanger, turning from truck cab to jet or robot.<ref>[http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=0&ND=3&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19880604&CC=JP&NR=S63132686A&KC=A Patent #JP63-132686]</ref> The nosecone of the jet and robot legs were released by the Powermaster lock in the same fashion as the legs in the final version. Optimus would have had winged arms in non-super [[robot mode]]. The super robot mode's head was also integrated into the trailer's hitch... and lacked a faceplate.

*The second known version <ref>''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]'', p22, p106</ref> ditched the triplechanging gimmick on the cab and simplified things a good bit. This Powermaster Prime has several distinct characteristics only seen in the second design, such as the wider "block head" and two faux smokestacks on top of either shoulder as opposed to one. Also, in a rather odd twist, this design features a black head and fists for both super and regular modes rather than the traditional blue. It also had yellow eyes in either mode a la the original Optimus Prime.

*The third version <ref>''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]'', p106</ref> would quite possibly have been the most gimmick loaded Transformer in the history of the line, simultaneously being a Powermaster, [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]], and [[Triple Changer]]. The Headmaster also would have been a Triple Changer, turning into a sort of armored four-wheeled rover (Roller II?) and robot as well as a rather silly looking Optimus Prime head with four vertically aligned wheels jutting off the sides. It seems that when the extra Headmaster gimmick was scrapped, the super mode head remained separate rather than being reintegrated into the trailer hitch such as on the earliest design. Notably, the body of this design is extremely close to the final design.
*A fourth version is shown in the 1987-88 Transformers product catalog that has several minor differences from both Powermaster Prime and [[Ginrai (human)|God Ginrai]], such as having God Ginrai's sliding fists but in red, a completely different trailer hitch assembly partially based on the third design, an offset Autobot symbol in base mode, extended feet also based on third design, far more detailed super mode outer leg panels, completely different front bumper, and the first instance of single faux shoulder smokestacks rather than two. It is still unknown as to why Powermaster Prime has completely different arms from God Ginrai or all earlier concept versions.

Powermaster Prime's animation model as used in the commercials and as a character guide for the Marvel comics is a composite of the second and third designs. The body of the model is actually a straight tracing of the concept lineart for the third version (including its different rifles and twin faux shoulder stacks), with a slightly simplified drawing of the second version's head drawn on top.
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===Miscellaneous Primes===
[[File:EarlyActionMasterOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=.5]]
[[File:Early Star Convoy Planning Stage.jpg‎|thumb|left|I am the prototype of the toy of the future!]]
[[File:PMHeroTrace.jpg|thumb|Stealing purses across the ages.]]
*The preproduction version of Action Master Optimus Prime (featured in catalogs and on his [[Power Plans]]) used a darker blue closer to the 1984 toy and had upper legs painted grey. Amusingly, the mold also originally had longer smokestacks that were presumably trimmed down for safety or breakage issues, which would become something of a running theme with Optimus Prime toys.
*The ''Return of Convoy'' pack-in catalogs show Star Convoy as originally having silver paint on his vehicle mode and robot thighs, mirroring the similarly-colored parts of the original Optimus Prime design. However, the Star Convoy released at retail instead used bare white plastic, possibly as a cost-saving measure (as ''Transformers'' was rapidly losing popularity in Japan at the time). When Takara reissued the toy years later, it restored the originally-intended silver of the prototype.
*''Return of Convoy'' catalogs reveal the planning process behind Star Convoy's evolution from gimmick-rich illustration to prototype before reaching final production.
*The pose used for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[#HeroOptimusPrime|Hero Optimus Prime]]'s [[package art]] is rather blatantly swiped from [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Powermaster]] [[#PMOP|Optimus Prime]]'s package art.
*On a similar note, ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' [[#Machine Wars|Optimus Prime]]'s package art is merely edited from ''Generation 2'' [[#LaserOptimusPrime|Laser Optimus Prime]]'s card art, keeping it mostly intact save for the removal of shoulder kibble and the addition of a non-windowed chestplate.
*The Masterpiece Optimus Prime toy was featured in a [[:File:Optimus prime nokia 6820.JPG|print ad]] for [[Nokia]] {{w|Nokia 68xx series#Nokia 6820|6820}} phones in December 2004.<ref name="nokia">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/20th-anniversary-optimus-prime-featured-in-nokia-a/4374/ "20th Anniversary Optimus Prime Featured in Nokia Ad"]</ref> He is posed bent over to look at the phone and scratching his head. Pleasantly, ''most'' of the pose pictured is perfectly possible with an un-[[Customizing|kitbash]]ed, un-Photoshopped version of the toy. (The real toy can't bend forward at the waist like that, alas.)
*''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[#Classics (2006)|Optimus Prime]] was initially intended to be Deluxe-sized. An alleged list of the tentative ''Classics'' line-up<ref name="classicslineup">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/classics-11/possible-transformers-classic-line-up-4336/ Rumor] about the ''Classics'' lineup that turned out to be spot on aside from Voyager [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]] and Deluxe Optimus Prime.</ref> included a Deluxe-sized Optimus Prime without a trailer and a version ''with'' a trailer at the Voyager [[size class|price point]]; however, it appears the decision was eventually made to upscale Optimus to Voyager size instead.<ref name="sage">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/classics-11/cybertron-crosswise-redeco-and-transformers-classics-info-4683/ "Cybertron Crosswise Redeco and Transformers Classics Info"] (via [[Joe Kyde]]'s proxy "SAGE2764")</ref> Don Figueroa's [[control drawing]]s for the Deluxe version were leaked before the ''Classics'' line was even released at retail.<ref name="primecontrol">Leaked ''Classics'' Deluxe Optimus Prime control drawings: [http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/classics-11/transformers-classics-optimus-prime-design-sketch-4691/ Vehicle mode], [http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/classics-11/transformers-classics-optimus-prime-robot-mode-design-sketches-4692/ robot mode]</ref> A gray model [[prototype]] was later shown as part of an interview with [[TakaraTomy]]'s staff in ''[[Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 1|Transformers Generations 2009 vol. 1]]''.<ref name="ttinterview">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/general-articles-25/translated-version-of-the-takara-tomy-transformers-henkei--classics-staff-interview-167073/ Translated TakaraTomy Henkei/Classics staff interview]</ref> It's unclear whether the trailer ever made it past the early planning stage before the size of the figure was changed.
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Sureshot (G2)

2025-11-06T18:18:50Z

Smokestorm: /* Generation 2 */

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{{disambig3|Sureshot}}
:''Sureshot is an [[Autobot]] [[Hero (G2)|Hero]] from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:SureshotG2_BoxArt.jpg|thumb|upright=2|Look out—don't let him grab [[Optimus Prime (G1)|another]] [[Sureshot (G1)|identity]]!]]

'''Sureshot''' is a bit of a paradox, a "Warrior Leader" who believes that war is "never a solution". Unclear as it may be how he juggles his job and his beliefs, he has become known as the ultimate protector, a legend of bravery among the Autobots. Whether stalking [[Decepticon]]s or storming through their ranks, his cunning and general awesomeness are consistently victorious.<ref>Sureshot's on-package [[bio]] [http://tftechspecs.com/pics1/11211.jpg (scan at TFTechSpecs.com)]</ref>

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] noted that versions of Sureshot often suffered from a severe case of [[Primus apotheosis]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/10}}
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==Toys==
===''Generation 2''===
[[Image:G2SureshotToy.jpg|thumb|330px|right|Part of a clever scheme to keep cheap Optimus Prime toys out of the hands of European children.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Sureshot''' (Hero, 1994)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 missiles, rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Sureshot's toy, sold only in [[Europe]]an markets, is virtually identical to the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#HeroOptimusPrime|Hero Optimus Prime figure]]. The only difference is that Sureshot's "chest-window" stickers do not have the "OPTIMUS PRIME" text on them, though they do still include the lifeline reading. It transforms from a robot to an (unarticulated) articulated Volvo N12 truck, with an air-powered missile launcher that can be used in both modes.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Destructicon (RID)|Destructicon]] [[Scourge (RID)#Destructicon|Scourge]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Autobot/Sureshot/sureshot.htm More information on Sureshot at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* Like his wavemate [[Archforce]], Sureshot is a curiosity. Presumably [[Hasbro]]'s European offices didn't want as many [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] toys on the shelves as the North American branch did, so they renamed the Hero toys of the two characters and altered any decals that bore their original names. The [[package art]] was modified accordingly, though the cropped version on Sureshot's bio card was left unmodified with the word "Prime" still visible on his chest. Their bios were also reworded, but the new, briefer descriptions could easily apply to Optimus and Megatron anyway. They lack [[Tech Spec]] ratings, so it's unknown if they were intended to inherit the "10" rank as well.

==References==
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Glasspit

2025-11-06T17:26:52Z

Smokestorm: /* Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers */

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:''Glasspit in an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Transformers: Zone (franchise)|Zone]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[Image:Greasepit boxart.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|I'll take "Things I Wouldn't Want To Fall Into" for $500, Alex.]]

'''Glasspit''' (グラスピット ''Gurasupitto'') commands the [[Gasoline Base]], one of several defensive structures on [[Micro|Planet Zone]]. He's also in charge of keeping the Autobot forces properly fueled and ready to fight.

==Fiction==
===''Zone'' cartoon, comic, and story pages===
Upon the creation of the [[Zone Base]], Glasspit was put in charge of the [[Gasoline Base]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 4}} He gave a friendly wave to [[Moonradar (G1)|Moonradar]], [[Cain]], and [[Emusa]] as they passed by, oblivious to the organics' flashbacks to [[Star Saber (G1)|Victory Saber]]'s defeat on the planet [[Feminia]] a few days before. When the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] attacked, Zone Base was unable to prevent them from stealing the [[Energon Z]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

Later, when [[Violengiguar]] kidnapped [[Galaxy Rocket]] and fled to the [[Tenth Planet]], all the [[Micromaster]]s (which would presumably include Glasspit, even though he wasn't visible at the time) promised to keep [[Micro|Zone]] safe while [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] and the [[Powered Master]]s pursued the villain. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 10}}
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==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Zone}}
[[Image:G1-Zone-toy Greasepit.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Oh, I'm sorry—the answer we were looking for was "[[Discharge (G1)|Discharge]]".]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Gasoline Base''' (Micro Transformer Station, [[1990]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-341'''
:*''Accessories'': "Gasoline Base" playset, "Energy Missile Z", sign, ramp

: Released in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1990 (Zone)|Zone]]'' portion of Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toyline, Glasspit is identical to the [[Hasbro]]-release [[Decepticon]] [[Greasepit (Micromaster)#Toys|Greasepit]], transforming into a Chevrolet K10 pick-up truck with oversized "monster" tires.

: He was only available packed in with the [[Gasoline Base#Toys|Gasoline Base]] set, itself identical to Greaspit's [[Greasepit (facility)#Toys|gas station base]].

: This mold was also used to make [[Mudslinger (G1)#Toys|Mudslinger]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Greasepit/greasepit.htm More information on Glasspit (well, Greasepit) at TFU.info]''

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Greasepit (Micromaster)

2025-11-06T17:26:25Z

Smokestorm: /* The Transformers */

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{{disambig3.5|the small character|the large building which is sometimes a character|Greasepit (facility)|Greasepit}}
:''Greasepit is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Greasepit.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Greasepit is the word.]]
'''Greasepit''' has the power to surprise. In his case, the surprise comes to a hapless [[Autobot]] or [[Earth]] motorist who attempts to refuel at his small gas station. All will seem well at first as the poor sap purchases the "Super Gasoline Z-1" so proudly advertised, and pays the holographic hippie burnout at the counter. A few miles later, he'll grind to a halt, his tank siphoned bone-dry, and his circuit-scrambled gauge still pegged at "FULL".

Some do complain, but Greasepit has a counter-argument. His transforming [[Greasepit (facility)|gas station]] is fitted with [[incendiary missile]]-launching railguns, sonic blasters, and an ion cannon, so he generally wins such debates, so long as he isn't required to actually fire these big guns. It takes a lot of stolen gasoline to pay for a single railgun shot.

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Greasepit lay dying of fuel-thirst outside Decepticon headquarters. [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Octane]] taunted and abused him, drinking frosty glasses of [[energon]] as they watched him die. He was rescued by [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]] and his [[Race Track Patrol]], who vowed to tell [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] about the incident. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}} Greasepit survived, and later showed up at an underground Micromaster bar in [[Little Iacon]], where he witnessed an altercation between the Race Track Patrol and the [[Hot Rod Patrol]]. {{storylink|The Gray Race}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
On post-Great War Cybertron, Greasepit was a civilian Decepticon [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]] living in [[Micropolis]]. He operated the transformable [[Gasoline Base]] module in the Micromaster-scaled city, overseeing Builder fuel intake and rationing. Rations had gone up for the more mobile Micromasters since the [[Grand Uprising|Uprising]] began, with some even being authorized to receive a full recharge. Greasepit chatted with Micropolis commander [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] about the recent war during his fill-up, and hoped the combat troops could get some payback for his fallen buddy, [[Crumplezone (BWU)|Crumplezone]]. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1-Zone-toy Greasepit.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Greasepit''' (Micromaster Station, 1989)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': [[Greasepit (facility)|Gas station]], sign, missile, ramp

: Released in the sixth year of the original ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (fifth in the European line), Greasepit is a [[redeco]] of [[Mudslinger (G1)#Toys|Mudslinger]], turning into a Chevrolet K10 pick-up truck with oversized "monster" tires.

: He was only available with a [[Greasepit (facility)#Toys|gas station]] base which turns into a battle station. Like most larger Micromaster toys, it came with extra ramps to connect it to other bases.

: This entire set was released in Japan without modification as the Autobot [[Glasspit#Toys|Glasspit]].

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

==Notes==
* As the Mudslinger mold he is recolored from is "[[gang-molding|gang-molded]]" with its [[Off Road Patrol]] teammate [[Powertrain#Toys|Powertrain]], Greasepit and his fellow Micromaster Station recolor [[Ironworks (Micromaster)#Toys|Ironworks]] by necessity share plastic colors.
* Greasepit did not receive a toy in the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'', but his name was redesignated for the [[Greasepit (facility)#Generations|now-sentient Modulator]].

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Lubrico''' (Canada), '''Vidange''' (France, "Oil Change")
*''Italian:'' '''Assalt'''

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Scavenger (Micromaster)

2025-11-06T17:08:52Z

Smokestorm: /* Micromaster */

{{noname-unconfirmed}}
{{disambig3|Scavenger}}
:''Scavenger is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
{{mainpic|June 2007}}
'''Scavenger''' is the "evil half" of the [[Autobot]] Micromaster [[Digger]], and part of the [[Decepticon Sixbuilder|Decepticon Build Team]]. It is unknown how much personality he shares with his other half, who is known as a hardworking jokester.

==Fiction==
===''Micromaster''===
Scavenger and the other Decepticon Build Team members were accidentally created during a pitched battle between the Autobot Micromasters and the Decepticon [[Sixwing|Wing Team]] when an energy wave from the battle shook six [[Cyberdroid]] capsules. The Autobot [[Sixbuilder|Build Team]] emerged, but in reality they were only half of each Cyberdroid; the other halves, each green-hued, escaped unnoticed in the fury of battle. Shortly after, they began tearing up [[human]] cities until they were finally confronted by the Autobot Build Team. Both teams combined into their super robot modes, and Decepticon Sixbuilder revealed the truth of his creation to a stunned Autobot Sixbuilder. The Decepticon Build Team swore to destroy all the other Autobots on Earth, claiming that only then could the Sixbuilders truly become whole again... {{storylink|Sixbuilder the Ill-Fated Warrior!?}}

Later, the Decepticon Build Team assaulted the Autobots' [[Metrobase]], only to be quickly repelled by the newly-arrived [[Multiforce]]. {{storylink|The Menace of Landcross's Combining Formation!}}

==Toys==
===''Micromaster''===
*'''Digger''' (Micromaster, 2003)
**''Sixbuilder ID number'': '''2'''
**''Accessories'': Decepticon Sixbuilder right fist, rifle

: In 2003, the entire Sixbuilder team was re-released as the fourth wave of ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster]]'', in individual boxes with a number visible to show which mold was inside each box. Two boxes in each case of twelve had a chase-variant light-green "Destron" version of the character rather than the normal-colored version; all six were available in this way. Digger transforms into a Coles 25/28 T mobile crane, only with the crane arm swapped out for an excavator, and can also form the right arm to any Six-Team robot (he is only properly compatible with the right fist for Sixbuilder), though his nominal placement is as [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]]'s right arm.

: This mold was also used to make the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Micromaster [[Scavenger (Universe Micromaster)|Scavenger]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Destron/Digger/digger.htm More information on Scavenger at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1205/Collectors+Edition+Japanese/Green+Gran+Arm.html Scavenger toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]''

==Notes==
* Scavenger, like most of the Decepticon Sixbuilder components, is never explicitly named anywhere within ''Micromaster''. However, the story does say that the cement mixer component [[Mixing]]'s other half calls himself "[[Mixmaster (Micromaster)|Mixmaster]]", and given the light-green coloration of the Decepticon Sixbuilder components, it's a pretty safe bet that the other five are similarly named after the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s that share their general alternate mode.

[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
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Scavenger (Universe Micromaster)

2025-11-06T17:08:16Z

Smokestorm: /* Universe (2003) */

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{{disambig3|Scavenger}}
:''Scavenger is a [[Decepticon]] [[Constructicon (Universe)|Constructicon]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]] (via the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 Universe toyline]]).''

[[Image:ScavengerUnivMM InstructArt.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Scavengers Scassemble!"]]
'''Scavenger''' is one of the six [[Micromaster|MicroMaster]] [[Constructicon (Universe)|Constructicons]] who combine into [[Devastator (Universe Micromaster)|Devastator]], Scavenger forming his right arm. Scavenger's personality, like that of his comrades, is unknown.

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Aurex 1104.30-DB Zeta]] (a highly [[Primax]]-influenced universe), the Micromasters were born from Doctor [[Brian Jones]]'s attempts at reverse-engineering Maximus combiner technology and applying it to [[Mini-Con]] anatomy. However, the Decepticons stole the technology and created their own Micromaster combiner, Devastator. [[Superion (Universe)|Superion]], [[Defensor (Universe)|Defensor]], and [[Rail Racer (Universe)|Rail Racer]] fought Devastator in the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]] during the [[Unicron Singularity]] crisis. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/31}}

==Toys==
===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[Image:TFU03-toy ScavengerMicro.jpg|300px|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Scavenger''' (MicroMaster Constructicon, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''II'''
:*''Number'': '''3 of 6'''
:*''Accessories'': Devastator head & rifle

:A [[redeco]] of [[Digger#Toys|Digger]], Scavenger transforms into a Coles 25/28 T mobile crane, only with the crane arm swapped out for a power shovel. He can form the right arm to any similar-construction Micromaster combiner robot, but his nominal position is as the arm of Constructicon Devastator. (He can be used as a left arm too, but since only the right fist to the [[Sixbuilder#Toys|Sixbuilder]] mold-set will work with him, he'd be backwards.)

: Part of the second wave of [[KB Toys]] [[exclusive]] ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)| Universe]]'' MicroMasters, he and the other MicroMaster Constructicons were also ultimately available from {{w|Sears, Roebuck and Company|Sears}} during [[Christmas]]time, and [[Kmart]]'s online store.

: The toy's connector socket is approximately [[5 mm post|5 mm wide]], making Scavenger compatible with [[Powerlinx]] ports.

: This toy [[Repurposing|doubles]] as the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Scavenger (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Skavenger]]. This mold was also used to make ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster|Micromaster]]'' [[Scavenger (Micromaster)#Toys|Scavenger]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/MMScavenger/scavenger.htm More information on Scavenger at TFU.info]''

===''Energon''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Scavenger''' (MicroMaster Constructicons, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''II'''
:*''Number'': '''3 of 6'''
:*''Accessories'': Devastator head & rifle

: The MicroMaster Constructicons were sold in Europe under the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' banner, presumably since Europe never actually got ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]''. The toys are identical to the ''Universe'' versions.

[[Category:Constructicons]]
[[Category:Energon combiners]]
[[Category:Energon Decepticons]]
[[Category:KB Toys exclusives]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Universe combiners]]
[[Category:Universe Decepticons]]

Digger

2025-11-06T17:06:12Z

Smokestorm: /* Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers */

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Digger is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Sixbuilder-digger-packageart.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
'''Digger''' (ディッガー ''Diggā'') is the strongest of the [[Sixbuilder|Build Team]], and he knows it. And he's ''proud'' of it. Thankfully, he's not a jerk about it at all; boisterous and likable, he even sets up recreational events for the other Autobot Micromasters.

He also has an [[Scavenger (Micromaster)|evil counterpart]] running around.

==Fiction==
===''Micromaster''===
[[Image:Sixbuilders.jpg|left|thumb]]
Digger was one of several [[Cyberdroid]]s in stasis at the Autobot Micromasters' [[Earth]] base. During a particularly pitched battle with the [[Decepticon]] [[Sixwing]] in Berserker Mode, the capsules containing the Build Team took a shock, activating them. A little while later, Micromasters resembling the Build Team were spotted wrecking [[human]] construction sites. The Build Team soon confronted them in [[Sixbuilder]] mode...only for the impostors to do the same! The green [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]] announced that the two teams were actually halves of the original whole, and that he would rejoin with Sixbuilder only after all the other Autobots had been destroyed. {{storylink|Sixbuilder the Ill-Fated Warrior!?}}

Later, after [[Sixtrain]] beat back the Decepticons at an excavation site by [[Mount St. Hilary|a dormant volcano]], Digger eagerly suggested the Autobots began their own investigation as to just what the Decepticons were digging up. When [[Raise]] discovered two pieces of metal, one of which bore a [[Predacon (BW)|strange purple insignia]], both Cybertronian in origin, the Autobots realizing something incredibly important was buried there, something that needed to be kept out of Decepticon hands. {{storylink|Sixtrain! Activate Red Mode!!}}

===''Operation Combination''===
Years later, Digger and the rest of the Six-team Micromasters joined [[Guard City]] and the [[Road Corps]] in defending Earth from the forces of the Decepticon High Regent [[Scrash (G1)|Scrash]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (story page)|Operation Combination}}

{{note|None of the combiner team individuals ever actually show up as individuals, only as components of the combined robot modes.}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
[[Image:OC-toy_Sixbuilder-Digger.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
<ul class ="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Sixbuilder''' (Micromaster Six-Team, 1992)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''TF-01'''

: Released in the eighth and final year of the original Takara ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' line under the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1992 (Operation Combination)|Operation Combination]]'' banner, Digger transforms into a Coles 25/28 T mobile crane, only with the crane arm swapped out for an excavator. He can also form the right arm of any of the similar-build Six-Teams ([[Sixturbo#Toys|Sixturbo]] and [[Sixwing#Toys|Sixwing]]), though his nominal placement is as [[Sixbuilder#Toys|Sixbuilder]]'s right arm (he cannot form a left arm because only Sixbuilder's right fist will attach to him).

: The toy's combiner connector socket is approximately [[5 mm post|5mm wide]], making Digger compatible with oh so many other toys and accessories.

: He was only available as part of a complete Sixbuilder gift set, packed with his teammates [[Crush-Bull#Toys|Crush-Bull]], [[Gran Arm#Toys|Gran Arm]], [[Iron Lift#Toys|Iron Lift]], [[Mixing#Toys|Mixing]], and [[Treader#Toys|Treader]].

: The original Six-Teams are considered among the more difficult Japanese Generation 1 pieces to find, due to their final-year release well after ''Transformers'' had faded from relevance in Japan, and thus command some hefty prices even with the molds' later re-releases.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Micromaster [[Scavenger (Universe Micromaster)|Scavenger]] and the [[Scavenger (Micromaster)|evil half of Digger]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1992/Cybertron/Digger/digger.htm More information on Digger at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/790/Generation+1/Digger.html Digger toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]''
{{--}}

===''Micromaster''===
[[Image:MC-toy Sixbuilder-Digger.jpg|right|thumb|300px||A yellow construction vehicle? I've never heard of such a thing.]]
<ul class ="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Digger''' (Micromaster, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''2'''
:*''Accessories'': Sixbuilder right fist, gun

: In 2003, the entire Sixbuilder team was re-released as the fourth wave of ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster]]'', in individual boxes with a number visible to show which mold was inside each box. For this release, the team was extensively [[redeco]]ed; Digger went from orange-yellow and red to bright yellow and bright orange-yellow. All decals were also replaced with [[Paint operation|paint applications]].

: On top of this, two out of every twelve toys in the shipping/display case were in mostly-bright-green decos, as part of the [[Decepticon Sixbuilder#Toys|Destron Sixbuilder]] [[chase figure]]. The [[Scavenger (Micromaster)|evil half of Digger]] came in the same box and with the same packaging as the normal version.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/Digger/digger.htm More information on ''Micromaster'' Digger at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1197/Collectors+Edition+Japanese/Digger.html ''Micromaster'' Digger toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]''
::*''[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/11fd9b8f69430ec1?dmode=source&output=gplain Translation of Digger's ''Micromaster'' bio] by [[Doug Dlin]]''

==Notes==
* Digger, like all of the six-team Micromasters, had no individual [[bio]] information whatsoever until his ''Micromaster'' release a decade after his original ''Operation Combination'' release.

[[Category:Micromaster Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Operation Combination Autobots]]

Digger

2025-11-06T17:05:56Z

Smokestorm: /* Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers */

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Digger is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Sixbuilder-digger-packageart.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
'''Digger''' (ディッガー ''Diggā'') is the strongest of the [[Sixbuilder|Build Team]], and he knows it. And he's ''proud'' of it. Thankfully, he's not a jerk about it at all; boisterous and likable, he even sets up recreational events for the other Autobot Micromasters.

He also has an [[Scavenger (Micromaster)|evil counterpart]] running around.

==Fiction==
===''Micromaster''===
[[Image:Sixbuilders.jpg|left|thumb]]
Digger was one of several [[Cyberdroid]]s in stasis at the Autobot Micromasters' [[Earth]] base. During a particularly pitched battle with the [[Decepticon]] [[Sixwing]] in Berserker Mode, the capsules containing the Build Team took a shock, activating them. A little while later, Micromasters resembling the Build Team were spotted wrecking [[human]] construction sites. The Build Team soon confronted them in [[Sixbuilder]] mode...only for the impostors to do the same! The green [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]] announced that the two teams were actually halves of the original whole, and that he would rejoin with Sixbuilder only after all the other Autobots had been destroyed. {{storylink|Sixbuilder the Ill-Fated Warrior!?}}

Later, after [[Sixtrain]] beat back the Decepticons at an excavation site by [[Mount St. Hilary|a dormant volcano]], Digger eagerly suggested the Autobots began their own investigation as to just what the Decepticons were digging up. When [[Raise]] discovered two pieces of metal, one of which bore a [[Predacon (BW)|strange purple insignia]], both Cybertronian in origin, the Autobots realizing something incredibly important was buried there, something that needed to be kept out of Decepticon hands. {{storylink|Sixtrain! Activate Red Mode!!}}

===''Operation Combination''===
Years later, Digger and the rest of the Six-team Micromasters joined [[Guard City]] and the [[Road Corps]] in defending Earth from the forces of the Decepticon High Regent [[Scrash (G1)|Scrash]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (story page)|Operation Combination}}

{{note|None of the combiner team individuals ever actually show up as individuals, only as components of the combined robot modes.}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
[[Image:OC-toy_Sixbuilder-Digger.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
<ul class ="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Sixbuilder''' (Micromaster Six-Team, 1992)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''TF-01'''

: Released in the eighth and final year of the original Takara ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' line under the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1992 (Operation Combination)|Operation Combination]]'' banner, Digger transforms into a Coles 25/28 T Mobile Crane, only with the crane arm swapped out for an excavator. He can also form the right arm of any of the similar-build Six-Teams ([[Sixturbo#Toys|Sixturbo]] and [[Sixwing#Toys|Sixwing]]), though his nominal placement is as [[Sixbuilder#Toys|Sixbuilder]]'s right arm (he cannot form a left arm because only Sixbuilder's right fist will attach to him).

: The toy's combiner connector socket is approximately [[5 mm post|5mm wide]], making Digger compatible with oh so many other toys and accessories.

: He was only available as part of a complete Sixbuilder gift set, packed with his teammates [[Crush-Bull#Toys|Crush-Bull]], [[Gran Arm#Toys|Gran Arm]], [[Iron Lift#Toys|Iron Lift]], [[Mixing#Toys|Mixing]], and [[Treader#Toys|Treader]].

: The original Six-Teams are considered among the more difficult Japanese Generation 1 pieces to find, due to their final-year release well after ''Transformers'' had faded from relevance in Japan, and thus command some hefty prices even with the molds' later re-releases.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Micromaster [[Scavenger (Universe Micromaster)|Scavenger]] and the [[Scavenger (Micromaster)|evil half of Digger]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1992/Cybertron/Digger/digger.htm More information on Digger at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/790/Generation+1/Digger.html Digger toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]''
{{--}}

===''Micromaster''===
[[Image:MC-toy Sixbuilder-Digger.jpg|right|thumb|300px||A yellow construction vehicle? I've never heard of such a thing.]]
<ul class ="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Digger''' (Micromaster, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''2'''
:*''Accessories'': Sixbuilder right fist, gun

: In 2003, the entire Sixbuilder team was re-released as the fourth wave of ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster]]'', in individual boxes with a number visible to show which mold was inside each box. For this release, the team was extensively [[redeco]]ed; Digger went from orange-yellow and red to bright yellow and bright orange-yellow. All decals were also replaced with [[Paint operation|paint applications]].

: On top of this, two out of every twelve toys in the shipping/display case were in mostly-bright-green decos, as part of the [[Decepticon Sixbuilder#Toys|Destron Sixbuilder]] [[chase figure]]. The [[Scavenger (Micromaster)|evil half of Digger]] came in the same box and with the same packaging as the normal version.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/Digger/digger.htm More information on ''Micromaster'' Digger at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1197/Collectors+Edition+Japanese/Digger.html ''Micromaster'' Digger toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]''
::*''[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/11fd9b8f69430ec1?dmode=source&output=gplain Translation of Digger's ''Micromaster'' bio] by [[Doug Dlin]]''

==Notes==
* Digger, like all of the six-team Micromasters, had no individual [[bio]] information whatsoever until his ''Micromaster'' release a decade after his original ''Operation Combination'' release.

[[Category:Micromaster Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Operation Combination Autobots]]

Bonecrusher (Micromaster)

2025-11-06T16:39:47Z

Smokestorm: /* Micromaster */

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{noname-unconfirmed}}
{{disambig3|Bonecrusher}}
:''Bonecrusher is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
{{mainpic|10:42, 24 April 2009 (EDT)}}
'''Bonecrusher''' is the "evil half" of the [[Autobot]] Micromaster [[Crush-Bull]], and part of the [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]] team. It is unknown how much personality he shares with his other half, who is known as a somewhat naive but hardworking leader.

==Fiction==
===''Micromaster''===
Bonecrusher and the other Decepticon Build Team members were accidentally created during a pitched battle between the Autobot Micromasters and the Decepticon [[Sixwing|Wing Team]] when an energy wave from the battle shook six [[Cyberdroid]] capsules. The Autobot [[Sixbuilder|Build Team]] emerged, but in reality they were only half of each Cyberdroid; the other halves, each green-hued, escaped unnoticed in the fury of battle. Shortly after, they began tearing up [[human]] cities until they were finally confronted by the Autobot Build Team. Both teams combined into their super robot modes, and Decepticon Sixbuilder revealed the truth of his creation to a stunned Autobot Sixbuilder. The Decepticon Build Team swore to destroy all the other Autobots on Earth, claiming that only then could the Sixbuilders truly become whole again... {{storylink|Sixbuilder the Ill-Fated Warrior!?}}

Later, the Decepticon Build Team assaulted the Autobots' [[Metrobase]], only to be quickly repelled by the newly-arrived [[Multiforce]]. {{storylink|The Menace of Landcross's Combining Formation!}}

==Toys==
===''Micromaster''===
*'''Crush-Bull''' (Micromaster, 2003)
**''Sixbuilder ID number'': '''1'''
**''Accessories'': Decepticon Sixbuilder legs/hips

: In 2003, the entire Sixbuilder team was re-released as the fourth wave of ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster]]'', in individual boxes with a number visible to show which mold was inside each box. Two boxes in each case of twelve had a chase-variant light-green "Destron" version of the character rather than the normal-colored version; all six were available in this way. Crush-Bull transforms into an Acco Super Dozer bulldozer, and can also form the chest to any similar-build Six-Team robot ([[Sixturbo]], Sixbuilder or [[Sixwing]]), as well as the back to ''any'' Six-Team robot, though his nominal placement is as [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]]'s back.

: This mold was also used to make the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Micromaster [[Bonecrusher (Universe Micromaster)|Bonecrusher]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Destron/Crush-Bull/crush-bull.htm More information on Bonecrusher at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1202/Collectors+Edition+Japanese/Green+Crush-Bull.html Bonecrusher toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]''

==Notes==
* Bonecrusher, like most of the Decepticon Sixbuilder components, is never explicitly named anywhere within ''Micromaster''. However, the story does say that the cement mixer component [[Mixing]]'s other half calls himself "[[Mixmaster (Micromaster)|Mixmaster]]", and given the light-green coloration of the Decepticon Sixbuilder components, it's a pretty safe bet that the other five are similarly named after the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s that share their general alternate mode.

[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Micromaster Decepticons]]

Bonecrusher (Universe Micromaster)

2025-11-06T16:39:02Z

Smokestorm: /* Universe (2003) */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Bonecrusher}}
:''Bonecrusher is a [[Decepticon]] [[Constructicon (Universe)|Constructicon]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]] (via the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 Universe toyline]]).''

[[Image:Microbonecrusher.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Hit it till it stands no taller than me."]]
'''Bonecrusher''' is one of the six [[Micromaster]] [[Constructicon (Universe)|Constructicons]] who combine into [[Devastator (Universe Micromaster)|Devastator]], Bonecrusher forming his back. Bonecrusher's personality, like that of his comrades, is unknown.

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Aurex 1104.30-DB Zeta]] (a highly [[Primax]]-influenced universe), the Micromasters were born from Dr. [[Brian Jones]]'s attempts at reverse-engineering Maximus combiner technology and applying it to [[Mini-Con]] anatomy. However, the Decepticons stole the technology and created their own Micromaster combiner, Devastator. [[Superion (Universe)|Superion]], [[Defensor (Universe)|Defensor]], and [[Rail Racer (Universe)|Rail Racer]] fought Devastator in the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]] during the [[Unicron Singularity]] crisis. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/31}}

==Toys==
===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[Image:TFU03-toy BonecrusherMicro.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Bonecrusher''' (Micromaster Constructicon, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''II'''
:*''Number'': '''4 of 6'''
:*''Accessories'': Devastator legs

: A [[redeco]] of [[Crush-Bull#Toys|Crush-Bull]], Bonecrusher transforms into an Acco Super Dozer bulldozer. He can form the back or chest to any similar-construction Micromaster combiner robot, but his nominal position is as the back of Constructicon Devastator.

: Part of the second wave of [[KB Toys]] [[exclusive]] ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)| Universe]]'' MicroMasters, he and the other Micromaster Constructicons were also ultimately available from {{w|Sears, Roebuck and Company|Sears}} during [[Christmas]]time, and [[Kmart]]'s online store.

: This toy also [[Repurposing|doubles]] as the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Bonecrusher (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Bone Crusher]]. This mold was also used to make ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster|Micromaster]]'' [[Bonecrusher (Micromaster)#Toys|Bonecrusher]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/MMBonecrusher/bonecrusher.htm More information on Bonecrusher at TFU.info]''

===''Energon''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Bonecrusher''' (Micromaster Constructicon, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''II'''
:*''Number'': '''4 of 6'''
:*''Accessories'': Devastator legs

: The Micromaster Constructicons were sold in Europe under the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' banner, presumably since Europe never actually got ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]''. The toys are identical to the ''Universe'' versions.

[[Category:Constructicons]]
[[Category:Energon combiners]]
[[Category:Energon Decepticons]]
[[Category:KB Toys exclusives]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Universe combiners]]
[[Category:Universe Decepticons]]

Neutro

2025-11-06T16:36:57Z

Smokestorm: /* The Transformers */

{{factions|autobot|minicon}}
{{disambig2|the G1 Autobot also known as "Groundbuster"|''Robots in Disguise'' Decepticon "Groundbuster"|Groundpounder (RID)}}
:''Neutro is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Neutro cardart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Neutro reaches out to adjust the vertical.]]

'''Neutro''' (also '''Groundbuster''') is the hardest-working member of the [[Construction Patrol]]. He accepts the destruction of war with stoicism. He secretly longs for the fighting to be over so he can return to his true vocation: interpretive sculpture.<ref>Dreamwave profile in ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #4</ref>

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Zone'' toy bio====
Neutro led the [[Construction Patrol|Build Patrol Team]]. {{storylink|#Zone|Build Patrol Team bio}}

====''Legends'' comic====
When [[Dark Nova|Unicron Neo]] attacked the [[Micro|Z Planet]] with [[Violengiguar]], some of the planet's [[Micromaster]]s, including Neutro, send out to defend their home by crawling all over Violengiguar. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Spotlight Hardhead Neutro Crumble Groundpounder Takedown.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8]]
Neutro was one of the legions of [[Dead Universe]] Micromasters who pursued [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] on [[Gorlam Prime]]. He survived to pursue the Autobots into the planet's subterranean caverns, and helped the [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]-possessed Nightbeat dig out after Hardhead triggered a cave-in. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}
{{-}}

===''Regeneration One''===
[[File:Clar macro jungle war to end all wars.jpg|thumb]]
Neutro was part of a team along with [[Groundpounder (G1)|Groundpounder]], [[Takedown]], [[Crumble]], and [[Erector (G1)|Erector]], under the command of [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], that constructed the Nebulan end of the [[space bridge]] network in the [[Clar Macro-jungle]]. As the freshly-woken [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] fell under the influence of the [[Dark Matrix]] creature and took control of the space bridge network shortly afterwards, Neutro and his team probably perished. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}}
{{-}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
Groundbuster was working with [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]]'s search-and-rescue clean-up crew at the devastated site of the memorial crater. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}}

==Commercial appearances==
The Construction Patrol and the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] were faced by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] advancing menacingly upon them. As the Decepticon began to cross a suspension bridge, they destroyed it, sending Scorponok tumbling down. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Hot Rod and Construction Patrol|Hot Rod and Construction Patrol commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}{{anchor|Zone}}
[[File:G1-toy Neutro.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|The most astounding super hero of all!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Construction Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, [[1990]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Build Patrol Team'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-351'''

: Released in the seventh (and final) year of Hasbro's US [[The Transformers (toyline)|''Transformers'' toyline]] (sixth and not-final year in European markets), Neutro transforms into a mainly yellow Fiat-Allis FD40 bulldozer. He is [[gang-molding|gang-molded]] with his teammate Crumble, sharing the same plastic colors.

: He was only available in a four-pack with his teammates [[Crumble#Toys|Crumble]], [[Groundpounder (G1)#Toys|Groundpounder]], and [[Takedown#Toys|Takedown]].

: In Takara's markets, the Team was released as the "Build Patrol Team" in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1990 (Zone)|Zone]]'' portion of Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toyline. They are physically identical to their Hasbro counterparts.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Neutro/neutro.htm More information on Neutro at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Groundbuster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Groundbuster" does not know the difference between right and wrong!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Tailgate & Groundbuster''' (Legends Class, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''Series / Number'': '''02 / #008'''
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the sixth wave of [[2012]]-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#T30|Generations]]'' Legends Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' "[[Tailgate (G1)#Generations|Autobot Tailgate]]" comes with "Groundbuster" (name changed due to [[trademark]] unavailability). He transforms into a robot, a bomb disposal skid loader,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96686-generations-legends-targetmaster-moulds/?p=2423893 Designer Joe Kyde on "The Allspark" messageboard, 2013/11/10]</ref><ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96686-generations-legends-targetmaster-moulds/page-2#entry2424505 Designer Joe Kyde on "The Allspark" messageboard, 2013/11/11]</ref> and an extended claw for Tailgate to wield via its [[5 mm post]], or mount onto the peg-hole on Tailgate's hood in vehicle mode.

: In a nod to his original toy, he has (non-functional) wheels sculpted on his tread-arms.

: This mold was redecoed into ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Groundshaker (Legends)#Toys|Groundshaker]] and ''Timelines'' [[Shakar#Toys|Shakar]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenGroundbuster/groundbuster.htm More information on Groundbuster at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*"Groundpounder" was also considered as a trademark-friendly name for the ''Thrilling 30'' incarnation of Neutro before Hasbro settled on "Groundbuster".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160329075047/http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ Hasbro customer service listings breakdown by Monzo on the Allspark Forums, 1 November 2013 (via the Internet Archive)]</ref> The 2015 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Decepticon [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] also suffers from this disconnect, being named "Groundpounder" in fiction and "Groundbuster" for his toy.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Neutro''' (ニュートロ ''Nyūtoro'')
*''Italian:'' '''Neutron'''

==References==
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