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Ramhorn (G1)

2024-09-10T14:24:50Z

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:''Ramhorn is an [[Autobot]] [[Autobot Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Legendscardgame-Ramhorn2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Slaggit, Blaster, lemme out or I'll SMASH my way out!"]]
'''Ramhorn''' is one bad-tempered tape. In [[beast mode]], he's very aggressive and easily provoked. If somebody messes with his stuff, he'll most likely smash the offender, then smash the tampered-with belongings, then smash everything nearby for good measure. He's very strong, too, able to derail a train with a single blow if he wants to. Even in cassette mode, he can give off damaging vibrations; this ''probably'' wouldn't derail a train, but don't test him.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[John Hostetter]] (English), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese)|[[Imo Heite]] (German, ''Forever is a Long Time Coming''), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, ''Nightmare Planet''), [[Manfred Schmidt]] (German, ''The Quintesson Journal''), [[Reinhard Brock]] (German, ''Call of the Primitives'')}}

[[File:TFTM-Ramhorn.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Y'know, maybe if ''real'' rhinos had those hip-mounted weapons, they wouldn't be going extinct.]]
During the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Ramhorn and his fellow cassettes [[Eject (G1)|Eject]], [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] and [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] fought their Decepticon counterparts, saving [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]]. Ramhorn tackled Ratbat right out of the air in the battle. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Ramhorn’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]''.}}

[[File:ForeverLongTime Ramhorn guardian.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Ramhorn fights the [[scale|tiiiiniest]] Dark Guardian!]]
Ramhorn was one of the Autobots who were accidentally sent 11 million years back in time via the [[Quintesson]] time window, along with [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], and the other Autobot cassettes. Ramhorn demonstrated his ability to speak, something which most Decepticon cassette beasts did not seem to possess (although he did have a weird stutter). He and the other temporally displaced Autobots agreed to help [[Beta (G1)|Beta]] and her ancient Autobot rebels launch an attack on the Quintesson capital of [[Hive City]], in a last-ditch effort to drive the five-faced oppressors from their planet. As the other future Autobots debated the best way to draw off the [[Dark Guardian]]s, Ramhorn did what he does best: violently charge the enemy head first. Unfortunately, the attack was nearly thwarted when the Autobots were overwhelmed by a reserve force of Dark Guardians. Luckily, [[Alpha Trion (G1)|A-3]], who had been stranded in the future via the time window, returned to the past at the last minute, disabling the Dark Guardians with his [[Coder Remote]] device, allowing Ramhorn and the others to return to the year 2006. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

[[File:MadmansParadise-Ramhorn.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Wild bean vines. Hard to digest.]]

Later, after [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] were accidentally sent to [[Menonia]], Ramhorn helped track them down. After briefly destroying a battering ram, Steeljaw sniffed out Daniel, who was trying to free the [[Golden One]] from his prison in a cave and stop [[Mara-Al-Utha]]. Steeljaw must be a pretty darn good friend of Ramhorn's, because the robo-rhino actually turned and left a battle in progress to join him in locating Daniel. None of the humans had the strength to move the rock entombing the Golden One. As he and Steeljaw didn't have opposable thumbs, Ramhorn did the next best thing: charge the rock blocking the cave at full speed. It shattered, with debris nearly hitting the fleshies. He still needs to work on that whole "protecting people" thing. {{storylink|Madman's Paradise}}

[[File:Quintesson Journal Autobots journal.JPG|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Or maybe he's just a ''big frickin' rhino.'']]
Out in space once with Blaster and [[Outback (G1)|Outback]], Ramhorn was riding inside [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] in cassette mode when Perceptor sent them on a mission to identify a Quintesson locator beacon. Sky Lynx had trouble landing on the planet in question, so Ramhorn, Steeljaw and Blaster waddled out the airlock while still in their massively oversized cassette and player modes. It was hilarious. {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}}

Ramhorn was briefly seen fighting the Decepticons in [[Europe]], alongside [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]]. He and Steeljaw tackled [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] in his cannon mode. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

Ramhorn was among the so-called "primitives" summoned by a mysterious entity known only as [[Oracle (G1)|"The Primacron's Assistant"]] to combat [[Primacron]] and his latest creation, [[Tornedron]]. When the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], and [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] brawled inside [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], Ramhorn strangely did not participate in the battle, but tried to avoid it. Ramhorn didn't fare any better than the other primitives in battle with Tornedron and had his energy drained by the bizarre creature, only to be restored to life when Grimlock activated the reverse switch, dissipating the energy monster. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Scramble City''=====
[[File:ScrambleCity ramhorn missiles.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
In the late 1980s, when the Autobots were in the process of creating a [[Metroplex (G1)|mobile battle fortress]], [[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]], [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]], and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] attempted to infiltrate their subterranean facility and gain information on the construction project. Blaster deployed Ramhorn and Steeljaw to occupy Ravage and Laserbeak while he himself tried to fend off Ratbat; unfortunately, Ravage was able to dodge Ramhorn's missile attacks, and his feline agility allowed him to quickly get the better of the irascible rhino and take him down, while Blaster failed to prevent Ratbat from penetrating the facility and making off with data on the new "Scramble City". {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Kōji Totani]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:HMep4 ramhorn eject.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|I bet ''Ravage'' never has to put up with this kind of indignity.]]
In the year 2011, Ramhorn and the Mini-Cassettes journeyed to the Arctic with Blaster to help [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] in the search for the missing [[Matrix of Leadership]]. There, they confronted the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s and Ramhorn got into a head-butting contest with [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]], emerging on top and hurling him into the sky before following up with a missile barrage. The Decepticon cheated by switching to [[robot mode]] and shooting the rockets down. The battle ended in tragedy when Blaster was killed in battle with his arch-foe, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Ramhorn and the Cassettes mourned the loss of their friend so greatly that they couldn't even go on missions. Eventually, Rodimus Prime had Blaster rebuilt using [[Master (planet)|Master]] technology as Twincast. Reunited, Ramhorn and Twincast infiltrated [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and the planet [[Chaar]] to stop Galvatron's [[Madmachine]] from being used against the Autobots. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

[[File:HMep35 cassettes deploy.jpg|thumb|235px|Do not disturb a Darwin's frog during labor.]]
After this Ramhorn and the other cassettes spied on Galvatron while he plotted to attack Cybertron. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Later, in a form of stealth mission usually reserved for ''Decepticon'' Cassettes, Ramhorn and Steeljaw somehow managed to reach Chaar on their own and spy on [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], learning all about his plans for [[plasma energy]] and the impending creation of his giant [[Transtector]]. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} Later Twincast snuck into the Decepticon's base on Charr; and witnessed Scorponok unveiling his complected transtector. When Twincast was discovered, he ejected Ramhorn and the others to defend him. Ramhorn tussled with a Decepticon cassette before retreating. Twincast then relayed his findings to Fortress. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}} Using Scorponok's new Transtector, the Decepticons departed Earth to search for energy on other planets, and Twincast, Ramhorn and the Mini-Cassettes joined Fortress' crew in hunting them down. On [[Paradise]], Ramhorn was dispatched on a scouting mission with the other Mini-Cassettes. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}

Back on Earth, Ramhorn and the Mini-Cassettes ejected to help Twincast gather information on the recent upsurge of Decepticon activity. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} When the Decepticons seemingly abandoned Earth, Ramhorn and his fellow Mini-Cassettes did some investigating to make sure they were gone. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}} The villains eventually returned, however, and in the final battle at the North Pole, Ramhorn and the Mini-Cassettes were unleashed on [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] to save the Headmasters from his hypnotic powers. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
When Twincast was infected with [[black ball]]s, shrinking his body, Ramhorn and the other cassettes turned out to be unaffected thanks to having been hidden away inside him at the time. They evacuated Twincast's body before it shrunk into nothingness, then helped with converting him and other blackball victims into Headmasters. {{storylink|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}} After Twincast returned to being Blaster, he looked back at his past, remembering his spy missions with Ramhorn and the others. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 27|Bonus Edition Vol. 27}}

Ramhorn was injured in battle and repaired by [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]], who replaced his cassette mode with a new tank mode and gave him a third handheld weapon mode in the process. He initially disliked the changes, but grew to like being a tank after its firepower came in handy when saving Perceptor from [[Katsu Don]]. After being freed, Perceptor sent Katsu Don fleeing by aiming Ramhorn's weapon mode at him. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 56|Bonus Edition Vol. 56}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
Ramhorn was one of the many cassettes deployed by Blaster against [[Re-Volt]], [[Chaos (GoBots)|Chaos]], and [[Traitor (GoBots)|Traitor]] when the [[Renegade]]s tried to breach Autobot City. Ramhorn charged and trampled Traitor in the ensuing fight. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

===Marvel UK future timelines===
[[File:SpacePirates5-Ramhorn.jpg|thumb|left|Oof! Right in the quintebeans!]]
When the [[Quintesson]]s invaded [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] in [[2008]], Blaster was deactivated and strung up on the outer wall and Ramhorn was trapped inside with his fellow cassettes. [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] managed to get to Blaster and free the cassettes later on, increasing their ranks in order to fight back against the Quintesson occupied city. Ramhorn was seen impaling a Quintesson in the guts with his horn. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:AgeofWrath2 AutobotResistance.jpg|thumb]]
During the [[Age of Internment]], Ramhorn served under Blaster and Perceptor as part of the last remaining Autobot force free and fighting the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}} He listened to the story of how [[Slamdance (G1)|Slamdance]] discovered the ancient underground caves that now served as the Autobot resistance's base. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.3}}

{{Unreleased WW comic}}
Ramhorn accompanied Blaster as he used an ancient map of Cybertron's depths to infiltrate Megatron's slave camp, only for them to be discovered by Megatron himself. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.4}}

In the modern era, Ramhorn was once again part of a resistance cell, this time being directed by Hot Rod and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]. He, Blaster, and his fellow cassettes participated in the insurrection against [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s Cybertronian government. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Ramhorn carried [[Wild Bill]] into battle with [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] during the final battle with the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
As a [[Titan Master]], Ramhorn could grant those he combined with the power of "smash attack". {{storylink|Trypticon's Titan Master Crunch}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
In the era of [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]], Ramhorn among the crowd of protesters rallying against the [[Outback (G1)|Autobot cop]] who reportedly killed an unarmed [[Hefter|Decepticon agitator]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Ramhorn was among Blaster's team which infiltrated a human base in an attempt to prevent the Decepticons raiding the technology there. Unfortunately they discovered that [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and his tapes had beaten them to it. {{storylink|Espionage}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
[[File:ABTF-screen Acc-Ramhorn.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Ramhorn is an "Accessory" character for the [[Autobird]]s. When equipped, he increases different stats depending on who his partner is. This bonus can be increased with level upgrades, won from random-prize Crates or in the "[[King Pig|Shockwave]]'s Tower" mini-game.

He can be unlocked by purchasing him with Gems in the Barracks, with Tokens during specific [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)/Challenge Events|Challenge Events]], or won from Crates and Shockwave's Tower.

This model was also used for [[Stranglehold#Angry Birds Transformers|Stranglehold]]. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

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|[[Terence (AB)#As Heatwave|Heatwave]]
|Rare
|Chest
|5 Rare Crystals + 20,000 Coins
| +20% Vehicle Time
| Actually sits on Heatwave's shoulder
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|[[Terence (AB)#As Hound|Hound]]
|Rare
|Chest
|5 Rare Crystals + 20,000 Coins
| +10% Damage
| Actually sits on Hound's shoulder
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|[[Mighty Eagle#As Superion|Superion]]
|Epic
|Arms
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
|Explosive Rounds
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
Ramhorn—alongside Rewind, Eject, and Steeljaw—was one of four minions released by Blaster as the larger bot's special ability.

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Ramhorn was a hard-headed member of Blaster's [[Recordabots]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

While guarding a shipment of [[energon cube]]s in an abandoned [[Colorado]] railyard, Blaster posted Ramhorn to keep watch on the outer perimeter. However, a group of Decepticons breached the yard; after a brief struggle, the villains defeated the Autobots and stole the energon for themselves. {{storylink|The Great Energon Robbery}}

==Toys==
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===''The Transformers''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ramhorn / Eject''' (Cassette 2-pack, [[1986]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Left & right "Missile Batteries"
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Matsuda]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Ramhorn transforms from robotic rhinoceros to microcassette and back. In tape mode, he fits inside the chest compartment of the [[Blaster (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Blaster]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Soundwave]] molds (and their many many variants, as well as the much later [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Masterpiece 2|''Masterpiece'' Soundwave]]). For the [[Hasbro]] line, he was only available in a two-pack with [[Eject (G1)|Eject]].

: Two commonplace versions of Ramhorn exist: one with silver [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metalized]] add-on weapons, and one with gold. A very rare variant had painted cassette details instead of stickers; it's uncertain what relation this variant has to the silver/gold weapons, if any.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Ramhorn (SG)#Toys|Ramhorn]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Ramhorn/ramhorn.htm More information on Ramhorn at TFU.info]''
{{G1RamhornMold}}

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Amhorn''' (Cassettebot, 1986/[[1987]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-66''', '''C-119'''
:*''Accessories'': Left & right "Laser Guided Missile" batteries
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Matsuda]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: In Japan, "Amhorn" —like most of the "Cassettbots" and "Cassettrons"— was originally only available on an individual card. He was only sold with gold-chrome weapons through this run.

: He was released again in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1987 (The Headmasters)|The Headmasters]]''-themed toyline, with a new ID number.
{{-}}

===''Encore''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Great Cassette Operation 2''' ([[2009]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''17'''
:*''Accessories'': Left & right "Laser Guided Missile" batteries, cassette case

: As part of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line, Ramhorn was reissued in a cassette four-pack with [[Ratbat (G1)#Encore|Ratbat]], [[Slugfest (G1)#Encore|Slugfest]], and [[Steeljaw (G1)#Encore|Steeljaw]]. This version of Ramhorn comes with gold vacuum metalized add-on weapons, and his tape stickers were replaced with [[tampograph]]s. This release (as well as basically every subsequent release) also comes with a clear-plastic cassette case he can be stored in.

: In 2014, this set (along with the other two ''Encore'' cassette sets) was given away as a lucky draw prize for the ''Transformers Celebration 2014'' event held at Ikebukuro Sunshine City store's [[Toys"R"Us]], though this was very likely just leftover stock.
{{G1RamhornMold}}
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:G1toy-Ramhorn.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Whoops, tampographs.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Blaster''' ([[2010]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': G1 Series
:*''Accessories'': Left & right "Missile Batteries", cassette case

: Included with the [[San Diego Comic-Con]] [[exclusive]] reissue of [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Blaster]] (branded as part of the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'' toyline]]), this version of Ramhorn comes with silver add-on weapons and the ''Encore'' tampographed tape detailing.

: This set also includes [[Eject (G1)#Universe (2008)|Eject]] and [[Steeljaw (G1)#Universe (2008)|Steeljaw]].

: This set was also made available at the Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong Fair 2010.
{{G1RamhornMold}}
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===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:Generations-Platinum-Edition-Autobot-Intel-Ops-Blaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Intel Ops''' (Multi-pack, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Left & right "Missile Batteries", cassette case

: Hasbro again released [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Blaster]] in 2015 as part of the [[Transformers: Platinum Edition|''Platinum Edition'']] toyline. He was co-packed with [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#IntelOps|Perceptor]], [[Eject (G1)#Generations|Eject]], Ramhorn, and [[Steeljaw (G1)#Generations|Steeljaw]] in a box with an opening front cover. There do not appear to be any notable differences between this release and the prior ''Universe'' release.

: In the United States, this set was officially a [[Target]] exclusive, though it was initially only ever found at a single Target store, otherwise only available via the company's website. It was later revealed that multiple Target stores had kept it in their stockroom and eventually put it out on instant clearance many months later. However, it was also stocked by US-based online retailers [[BigBadToyStore]] and TFSource, who supposedly obtained it as an import from Asia. It was available in several of Hasbro's Asian markets (namely Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore; it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not). In Australia, it was sold at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores.

: In the United Kingdom, it was both sold at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores and officially available via the UK division of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], making this the first official UK release of all the toys contained within! In Spain, it was officially available via the Spanish division of Amazon. In Germany, it was originally available via Bankroft as part of a special "Fan Edition" arrangement through Hasbro Germany, with the help of several German [[fandom|fan]] sites. Due to low sales, the unsold stock was later sold to German online retailer Actionfiguren24.
{{G1RamhornMold}}
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TR-toy Ramhorn.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ramhorn''' (Titan Master, 2017)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rhino/tank/rocket-launcher vehicle
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the fifth and final wave of [[Titans Return (toyline)|''Titans Return'']] [[Titan Master]] class toys (and the ''only'' new guy in the wave), Ramhorn is a [[retool]] of [[Shuffler#Generations|Shuffler]], transforming from robot to a head compatible with any Deluxe-or-larger ''Titans Return'' figure. He comes with a vehicle accessory, also retooled from Shuffler's, which can transform from a rhino into a tank that the head robot can pilot from the back, or a (non-firing) multi-rocket launcher that can be held by larger figures.

: Appropriately (and awesomely), the Titan Master's head mode is based on the never-got-past-concept art [[Autobot Master Warrior|Headmaster Warrior]] rhinoceros.<ref>https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/titans-return-ramhorn-design-explained/37415/</ref>

: Due to how the smaller head is designed, Ramhorn's head mode may likely wobble on the larger figure's Titan Master sockets.

: Two variants of Ramhorn are known to exist, differing in their base plastic color. The seemingly more common version has a desaturated, medium-brown plastic, while the rarer version is a brighter orange-brown closer to traditional depictions of Ramhorn (and pictured in the stock CG render on the packaging).

: Ramhorn initially saw a very limited release in the United States, with sporadic sightings at Meijer stores. For the Christmas 2017 season, however, he suddenly appeared at numerous Aldi grocery stores, of all places. He would see another round of release in late 2018 through Five Below. Like the previous wave, Ramhorn never saw wide release in Malaysian stores, due to shelfwarming in the first and second waves.

:Ramhorn's main body was later redecoed as ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Clouder#Legends|Clouder]] while his accessory was redecoed as ''Legends'' Amhorn (see next section).
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===''Legends''===
[[File:LG56-Ramhorn.jpg|I amhorn.|upright=1.66|thumb|His patner is Peceptor.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Perceptor''' (Deluxe, [[2017]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''LG56'''
:*''Release date'': [[December 30]], 2017

: Available only with ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Legends|Perceptor]], "Amhorn" is is a redeco of Ramhorn's ''Titans Return'' partner drone accessory, with much more extensive cartoon-based deco, but does ''not'' include the Titan Master (boo!). Amhorn transforms from a rhino to a tank which Perceptor's Headmaster stage can ride, as well as a rocket launcher which can be held by larger figures.
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===''Transformers Retro''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Bombshell & Ramhorn''' ([[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Left & right "Missile Batteries"

: Ramhorn was released in a multi-pack with [[Bombshell_(G1)|Bombshell]] as part of the Walmart exclusive ''[[Transformers Retro]]'' line and is a reissue of the original Ramhorn toy. He has a cartoon accurate deco, the differences from the original are the missiles being painted rather than chromed and his tape mode lacking the stickers.
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==Merchandise==
===''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJoe Epic Conclusion Blaster and cassettes.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
*'''''The Epic Conclusion!'' box set''' (2013)
:Among the accessories included in the [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013 [[exclusive]] ''[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers (toyline)|G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]'' box set "The Epic Conclusion!" is a non-transforming, 3.75" scale [[Blaster (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Blaster]] boombox accessory with cassette pieces representing Ramhorn, [[Steeljaw (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Steeljaw]], and [[Eject (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Eject]]. Ramhorn is solid burgundy and features sculpted accessories based on his [[#Toys|original toy]]. The three cassettes can fit into a slot above Blaster's tape door, and the boombox itself can mount on a G.I. Joe figure's back.

:The set also comes with a retooled [[Skystriker (vehicle)|Sky Striker]] representing [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Jetfire]], a G.I. Joe [[VAMP]] redecoed into [[Hound (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Hound]], a new [[Snake-Eyes#G.I. Joe and the Transformers 2|Snake-Eyes]] figure bearing an Autobot symbol, a [[Baroness]] figure with [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] on a leash, and a [[Bludgeon (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Bludgeon]] figure. The three cassette molds were later redecoed into [[Crusticon#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Crusticon]]s.

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/action/13/snakeeyes66.shtml More information on Snake Eyes (v66) (with Autobot Blaster and mini-cassettes) at YoJoe.com]''
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===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:Ramhorn35A.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Ramhorn, Warrior''' (2019)
**'''Blaster vs. Soundwave: 35th Anniversary Edition'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T03/T08'''
**''Stars: ''5

:Ramhorn, Warrior was released in the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Blaster vs. Soundwave box set. The box also includes the character cards [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], Communications, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], Communications, [[Eject (G1)|Eject]], Electronic Surveillance, [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]], Tracker, [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], Spy, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], Warrior, and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], Saboteur, along with two ready to play 40 card battle decks themed around both Blaster and Soundwave.

:In order to represent Ramhorn's size as a [[Mini-Cassette]], the card is the same size as a battle card, about half the size of a standard character card.

:The first release of this set was a 35th Anniversary Edition was initially released at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2019 alongside the TCG's [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]] Convention Pack, and later available online on [[Hasbro Pulse]]. The 35th Anniversary Edition features throwback artwork, with the original G1 Ramhorn packaging art on the Bot Mode side, and original artwork matching the G1 packaging art aesthetic for Alt Mode. This original Alt Mode artwork was drawn by [[Marcelo Matere]] and colored by [[Caravan]].
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[[File:BvSRamhorn.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Ramhorn, Warrior''' (2019)
**'''Blaster vs. Soundwave'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T03/T08'''
**''Stars: ''5
:This version of Ramhorn, Warrior was released as part of the general retail version of the Transformers Trading Card Game Blaster vs. Soundwave box set.

:Gameplay-wise the card is identical to the 35th Anniversary Edition of the set, and features different artwork reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.
{{--}}

==Notes==
* Ramhorn has the distinction of being the only animal-based [[Mini-Cassette]] to speak throughout his time in the US Generation 1 cartoon continuity. The closest another came was [[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]], whose voice was [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3|once heard]] giving a playback of information in tape mode.
** In Japan, however, most notably in ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' cartoon, most of the animal-based Mini-Cassettes have the ability to speak.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Amhorn''' (アムホーン ''Amuhōn'')
*''French:'' '''Rhinoféroce''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Cuneo''', '''Striker''' (''The Headmasters'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Xīniú''' (犀牛, "Rhinoceros")
*''Russian:'' '''Bodun''' (Бодун, "Hangover")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Autobirds]]
[[Category:Encore]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Mini-Cassettes]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:Titan Masters]]
[[Category:Titans Return Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Autobots]]

Race Track Patrol

2024-08-23T23:56:20Z

Snoreman2: Fixed spelling error

{{factions|decepticon|autobot}}
:''The Race Track Patrol is a team of [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]]s from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Micromaster Race track patrol.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Clockwise from top left: Ground Hog, Roller Force, Motorhead, Barricade. Not shown: LadiesMan217.]]

When the '''Race Track Patrol''' is loose, stay off the roads. These fast and furious fiends love nothing more than to make driving as unpleasant as possible for fellow drivers (and each other). When they're not running red lights, sideswiping each other, or mowing down [[Autobot]]s, they're making money on the side by smoking human street racers. Only the authoritarian leadership of [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]] keeps these speed demons in line, and even he can't stop their demolition derby antics from leading them astray from their missions.

The Race Track Patrol consists of

* abusive team leader [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]]
* high-volume gearhead [[Ground Hog]]
* naïve rookie [[Motorhead (G1)|Motorhead]]
* cruel speedster [[Roller Force]]

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:Legends Race Car Patrol Team.jpg|thumb|]]

====Toy bios====
The Race Track Patrol was led by Motorhead.

====''Zone'' story pages====
The [[Autobot]] Race Track Patrol defected to the side of the Decepticons, becoming rivals to the their former [[Micromaster]] comrades. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 9}}

====''Legends'' comic====
In the aftermath of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s destruction at the hands of [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]], the Race Track Patrol recovered [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]]'s [[personality component]] and brought it to the [[Metrosquad]]. {{storylink|LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
{{groupstub}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
The Race Track Patrol were among the Builder Micromasters assigned to defend [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. They were destroyed by the Resistance fighters who infiltrated the massive Autobot. Max remarked that he would miss the Patrol, for they had always been loyal despite their Decepticon heritage. {{Storylink|Head Games}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}{{anchor|Zone}}
[[File:G1-toy Motorhead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Motorhead]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Race Track Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, [[1990]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Race Track Patrol Team'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''D-341'''

: Released in the seventh (and final) year of Hasbro's US [[The Transformers (toyline)|''Transformers'' toyline]] (sixth and not-final year in European markets), the Race Track Patrol are a set of four race-car Micromasters: [[Barricade (G1)#Toys|Barricade]] the blue Formula-1 racer, [[Ground Hog#Toys|Ground Hog]] the purple Dodge Shelby Charger funny car, [[Motorhead (G1)#Toys|Motorhead]] the yellow Chevrolet Corvette, and [[Roller Force#Toys|Roller Force]] the maroon Baja buggy.

: In Takara's markets, the Team was released as the "Race Track Patrol Team", 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. They are physically identical to their Hasbro counterparts. They are one of a whopping ''two'' Decepticon regular-retail releases in the entire ''Zone'' toyline, the other being [[Metrotitan (G1)#Toys|Metrotitan]]. This makes them the only [[Hasbro]] Micromaster team to keep their Decepticon faction in Japan.
{{-}}

===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-WFC-E-Ground Hog.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Siege'' Ground Hog]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Roller Force & Decepticon Ground Hog''' (Micromaster, [[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-E15'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER EX-09'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[September 26]], 2020

: As part of the second wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Micromaster two-packs, [[Roller Force#Generations|Roller Force]] and [[Ground Hog#Generations|Ground Hog]] can combine to form a holdable weapon for a larger figure. In [[Japan]], Roller Force and Ground Hog are [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusives.

: The instructions and the back of the packaging erroneously swap Ground Hog's and Roller Force's names around.

{{-}}
[[File:TF-WFC-E-Runner.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Runner"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Micron Micromasters''' (Galactic Odyssey Collection, [[2021]])}}</ul>

: Released as part of the Encounter 2 set of the ''Earthrise'' Galactic Odyssey Collection, [[Motorhead (G1)#Generations|Motorhead]] and "[[Barricade (G1)#Generations|Decepticon Runner]]" (renamed for a likely few different reasons) are redecoes of ''Siege'' Roller Force and Ground Hog respectively.

: Motorhead and Decepticon Runner are part of a six-pack exclusive to [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], bundled with the Autobots [[Fireguard]], [[Roadburner]], and [[Windstorm]], and fellow Decepticon automobile [[Stingracer]]. Headscratchingly, unlike their [[gang-molding|gang-molded]] "Generation 1" selves, their colors don't match those of their previously-released teammates ''in the slightest''.

==Notes==
* In Japan, the "Race Car Patrol Team" was the only Micro Transformer set to be marketed as Decepticons.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Race Car Patrol Team''' (レースカーパトロールチーム ''Rēsu Kā Patorōru Chīmu'')
*''Italian:'' '''Pattuglia Assaltatori'''

[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising subgroups]]
[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Micromaster teams]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise subgroups]]
[[Category:Zone subgroups]]

Ben MacCrae

2024-03-15T15:21:16Z

Snoreman2: Updated Livestreans

{{disambig3|Ben}}
[[File:BmacPulseCon2022.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66]]
'''Ben "Bmac" MacCrae''' is an Associate Brand Manager of Global Brand Development & Marketing on the ''Transformers'' brand at [[Hasbro]]. He is in charge of exclusives for the [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations'']] franchise. He previously worked at a contractor running ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' events before later taking an internship on the franchise team for ''Transformers''. He was then eventually brought onto the product team during then-Associate Brand Manager [[Rachel Fleming]]'s maternity leave.

==Known marketing projects==
*[[Generations Selects (toyline)|''Generations Selects'']]
*[[Studio Series|''Studio Series'']]
*[[Transformers: Legacy|''Legacy'']]
*[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|''Shattered Glass Collection'']]
*''[[Transformers R.E.D.]]''

===HasLab===
*[[Star Saber (G1)#Legacy|Victory Saber]] with [[Holi#Legacy|Holi]] and [[Fire#Legacy|Fire]]
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)#Legacy|Deathsaurus]] with [[Tigerbreast#Legacy|Tigerchest]] and [[Eaglebreast#Legacy|Eaglechest]]
*[[Omega Prime#Legacy|Omega Prime]] (with [[Optimus Prime (RID)#Legacy|Optimus Prime]], [[Ultra Magnus (RID)#Legacy|Ultra Magnus]], and [[Blue Bolts (RID)#Legacy|Autobot Bluebolts]])

===Transformers Collaborative===
*[[Tyrannocon Rex]] / [[JP93]]
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Collaborative|Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank]] and [[Baroness#Collaborative|Baroness]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Collaborative|Bumblebee A.W.E. Striker]] and [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)#Collaborative|Sgt. Stalker]]
*[[Code Red]] (initial concept, finished by another marketer)

===Holiday===
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Holiday|Holiday Optimus Prime]]
{{creatorstub|More specific project credits from livestreams, conventions, instagram, etc etc etc}}

==Other known projects==
===Robosen Collector's Edition===
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Robosen Collector's Edition|Optimus Prime Auto Converting Robot]] (Cataloguing the voice lines recorded by [[Peter Cullen]].)<ref>[[May 22]], [[2023]] [https://youtu.be/Sfimkf3el8Q?t=930 Interview] with the "Adventures in Collecting" podcast.</ref>

==Convention appearances==
*[[Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest 2021]]
*[[Hasbro Pulse Con 2021]]
*[[San Diego Comic-Con#2022|San Diego Comic-Con 2022]]
*[[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]]
*[[MCM Comic-Con London 2022]]
*[[San Diego Comic-Con#2023|San Diego Comic-Con 2023]]
*[[Hasbro Pulse Con 2023]]
*[[Singapore Comic Con#2023|Singapore Comic Con 2023]]

==Hasbro Pulse web content appearances==
===Livestreams===
*[[May 21]], [[2021]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txGS01bXx9U "Hasbro Pulse | Fan First Friday: Transformers Livestream"] on YouTube, with [[Evan Brooks]].
*[[August 13]], 2021's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-r_ueBc4R0 "Fan First Friday | Transformers Livestream"] on YouTube, with Evan Brooks and [[Isabella Weiss]].
*[[August 27]], 2021's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_TWf9if4d8 "Hasbro Pulse | Fan First Friday | Transformers Livestream"] on YouTube, with Evan Brooks.
*[[February 4]], [[2022]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_jRsZDV9FI "Fan First Friday | Transformers Livestream"] on YouTube, with Isabella Weiss, [[Sam Smith]], [[Mark Maher]], and Evan Brooks.
*[[June 23]], 2022's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-vNMsLdhXo "Hasbro Pulse | Transformers Fanstream"] with Isabella Weiss and Mark Maher.
*[[August 16]], 2022's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxRrhLJ1KH0 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Delaney Norris]], Sam Smith, Evan Brooks, Isabella Weiss, and Mark Maher.
*[[October 27]], 2022's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-tJqD8UECc 1027 Hasbro Pulse Premium Event] on YouTube, with [[Thew Adams]].
*[[November 29]], 2022's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHzcEhQ5Ifo Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with Evan Brooks.
*[[January 31]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l33J9hIaQm8 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with Delaney Norris, Evan Brooks, and Mark Maher.
*[[February 6]], 2023's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g9aZg2DIAw Hasbro's Transformers Team Roundtable Q&A February 2023 - Origin Jazz Revealed!] recorded on the Seibertron.com YouTube channel, with Delaney Norris, Sam Smith, Evan Brooks, and Mark Maher
*[[April 4]], 2023's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qv8dh66d48 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with Evan Brooks, Mark Maher, Sam Smith and [[Shogo Hasui]].
*[[May 16]], 2023's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPFnqhvXhTs Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with Evan Brooks and [[Sixo]].
*[[June 20]], 2023's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjLY0uamTKM Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with Mark Maher, Evan Brooks, and [[Rich Pellegrino]].
*October 27, 2023's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQDGvr0oGqs 1027 Hasbro Pulse Premium Event] on YouTube, with Mark Maher.
*[[November 14]], 2023's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClqPbfd2hcg Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with Mark Maher and Evan Brooks.
*[[January 30]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sodl6lRkifQ Hasbro Pulse | Transformers: Legacy RID 2001 Omega Prime HasLab Fanstream | January 2024] on YouTube, with Evan Brooks.
*[[February 21]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqvJx2CNWP0 Hasbro Pulse | Transformers HasLab: Legacy RID 2001 Omega Prime | Painted Model Reveal] on YouTube, with Evan Brooks.
*[[March 7]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pkz6oTI7W4 Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 7, 2024] on YouTube, with Evan Brooks and Mark Maher.
*[[March 14]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESK6ZEhqM5Y Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 14, 2024] on YouTube, with Evan Brooks and Mark Maher.

===Articles===
;HasLab Preview
*[https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/haslab-preview/unboxing-the-transformers-generations-haslab-deathsaurus Unboxing the Transformers Generations HasLab Deathsaurus] packaging walkthrough with Evan Brooks

==Trivia==
*MacCrae was a [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|''G.I. Joe'']] {{w|Playtest|playtester}} as a child. He still owns multiple prototype toys from this time in his life, some of which were never actually released.
*BMac's favorite character is [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]]. He fights for him at every meeting to plan out the year's assortment and swears he'll do so until the day he leaves the brand.<ref>[[February 8]], [[2023]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voS6WZ-PT2E Interview] along with [[Delaney Norris]], [[Mark Maher]], and Evan Brooks on the "Mr. Alan SuperShow" YouTube channel</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/benmaccrae/ Ben MacCrae on LinkedIn]
*[https://www.instagram.com/bmacatron84/ Ben MacCrae on Instagram]

===Interviews===
*[[November 7]], [[2022]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4rkJLQpWJo Interview] along with [[Evan Brooks]] on the "Mr. Alan SuperShow" YouTube channel
*[[February 8]], [[2023]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voS6WZ-PT2E Interview] along with [[Delaney Norris]], [[Mark Maher]], and Evan Brooks on the "Mr. Alan SuperShow" YouTube channel
*[[May 22]], 2023 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sfimkf3el8Q Interview] on the "Adventures in Collecting" podcast, on YouTube
*[[June 26]], 2023 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF64f3-8mLg Interview] along with Delaney Norris on the "Toys are Russ" YouTube channel

{{DEFAULTSORT:MacCrae, Ben}}
[[Category:Convention guests]]
[[Category:Hasbro marketing]]

Evan Brooks

2024-03-15T15:08:47Z

Snoreman2: Updated Livestream Appearances

{{disambig3|Evan}}
[[File:Evan Brooks.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
'''Evan Brooks''' is an Associate Designer and cat dad at [[Hasbro]] currently working on the [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations'']] mega-brand. He generally takes point on the [[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)#86|"86" imprint]] of the ''[[Studio Series]]'' toyline and similar [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] style product. Please don't yell at him about [[Miscolorings based on the Generation 1 cartoon|Soundwave's shins]], he is doing his best. He was previously a member of the ''[[Kre-O]]'' team.

{{TOC|limit=5}}
==Known design projects==
*''[[Kre-O]]''
===''Generation''s===
{{creatorstub|credits from [[Hasbro Pulse]] livestreams, virtual conventions, Hasbro designer social media (mostly Instagram), etc etc etc}}
====''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''====
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Cyclonus]]<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc1nIllsj66/ Design notes on ''Selects'' Cyclonus] from Hasbro designer [[Mark Maher]] on Instagram</ref>
====''Studio Series''====
*[[The Fallen/toys#Studio Series|''Revenge of the Fallen'' The Fallen]]<ref name="August22">[[August 16]], 2022's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxRrhLJ1KH0 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Delaney Norris]], [[Sam Smith]], [[Isabella Weiss]], and [[Mark Maher]].</ref>
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)#SSCore|''Dark of the Moon'' Core Class Laserbeak]]<ref name="August22"/>
=====''Rise of the Beasts''=====
======Deluxe Class======
*[[Airazor (ROTB)#Studio Series|Airazor]]
*[[Scorponok (ROTB)#Studio Series|Scorponok]]

======Voyager Class======
*[[Rhinox (ROTB)#Studio Series|Rhinox]]
======Leader Class======
*[[Scourge (ROTB)#Studio Series|Scourge]]<ref>[[February 8]], 2023 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voS6WZ-PT2E Interview] along with [[Delaney Norris]], [[Mark Maher]], and Ben MacCrae on the "Mr. Alan SuperShow" YouTube channel</ref>
*[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Studio Series|Optimus Primal]]

=====''Studio Series'' '86=====
======Core Class======
{{collist|3|
*[[Wheelie (G1)#SSCore|Wheelie]]<ref name="August22"/>
*[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Ratchet]]<ref name="August22"/>
*[[Rumble (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Rumble]]<ref name="August22"/>
}}
======Deluxe Class======
{{collist|3|
*[[Kup (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Kup]]
*[[Blurr (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Blurr]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Studio Series|Gnaw]]
*[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Jazz]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Perceptor]]
*[[Arcee (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Arcee]]
*[[Brawn (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Brawn]]
}}

======Voyager Class======
{{collist|3|
*[[Scourge (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Scourge]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Hot Rod]]
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Studio Series|Wreck-Gar]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Ironhide]]<ref name="August22"/>
*[[Junkyard (G1)#Studio Series|Junkheap]]
*[[Scrapheap (G1)#Studio Series|Junkion Scrapheap]]
*[[Blaster (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Autobot Blaster]] and [[Eject (G1)#Studio Series|Eject]]
}}

======Leader Class======
{{collist|3|
*[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Grimlock]] (with [[Wheelie (G1)#Studio Series|Wheelie]])
*[[Slag_(G1)/toys#Studio_Series|Slug]] (with [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)#Studio Series|Daniel]])
*[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Coronation Starscream]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Studio Series|Dinobot Snarl]]
}}

======Commander Class======
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Ultra Magnus]]

=====''Gamer Edition''=====
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Studio Series|''War for Cybertron'' Gamer Edition Optimus Prime]]
*[[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Studio Series|''War for Cybertron'' Gamer Edition Starscream]]

====''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''====
*[[Kup (G1)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|86-02BB Kup]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee| 86-13BB Cliffjumper]]
*"Death scene 2-pack" (86-20BB [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Prowl]] & 86-24BB [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Ironhide]])

====''Legacy''====
=====2022=====
*[[Bomb-Burst (G1)#Legacy|Bomb-burst]]<ref name="August22"/>
*A Hero is Born 2-Pack ([[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#HasbroPulse|Orion Pax]] and [[Alpha Trion (G1)#Legacy| Alpha Trion]] w/ [[Vector Sigma#Legacy|Vector Sigma]])
======''Wreck 'N Rule Collection''======
*[[Springer (G1)/toys#Legacy|Autobot Springer]]<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CddfJt_ugVm/ Design notes on ''Legacy'' Springer] from Hasbro designer [[Mark Maher]] on Instagram</ref>
*[[Twin Twist (G1)#Legacy|Diaclone Universe Twin Twist]]

=====''Evolution''=====
*War Dawn 2-pack ([[Dion (G1)#Legacy|Dion]] and [[Elita One (G1)#WarDawn|Autobot Erial]])

*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#LegacyEvolutionCore2pack|Optimus Prime]] & [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Legacy|Bumblebee]]
;Core Class
{{collist|3|
*[[Slag (G1)/toys#Legacy|Dinobot Slug]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Legacy|Dinobot Sludge]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#LegacyEvo|Soundblaster]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Legacy|Grimlock]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Legacy|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Legacy|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skar (IDW)#Legacy|Dinobot Scarr]]
*[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Legacy|Dinobot Swoop]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Legacy|Dinobot Snarl]]<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/Co-ZopluVbd/ Design notes on ''Legacy'' Swoop and Scarr] from Evan on Instagram</ref>
}}
;Deluxe Class
*[[Detritus (G1)#Legacy|Detritus]]
;Voyager Class
*[[Metalhawk (G1)#Legacy|Metalhawk]]

======Pre-Cybertronian War======
*Rise of Tyranny 2-Pack ([[Megatron_(G1)/Generations_toys#RiseOfTyranny|Miner Megatron]] and [[Ratbat_(G1)/toys#Legacy|Senator Ratbat]])
*Humble Origins 2-Pack ([[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#HumbleOrigins|Data Clerk Orion Pax]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#HumbleOrigins|Senator Shockwave]])
*Deadeye Duel 2-Pack ([[Kaskade#Legacy|Ascenticon Kaskade]] VS [[Javelin#Legacy|Senate Guard Autobot Javelin]])
*[[Nacelle (G1)#Legacy|Nacelle]]
*[[Nova Prime#Legacy|Nova Prime]]

======''Toxitron Collection''======
*[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Toxitron|G2 Universe Grimlock]]

=====''United''=====
*[[Bouldercrash#Legacy|Infernac Universe Bouldercrash]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegacyCore|Energon Universe Megatron]]
*[[Tasmania Kid#Legacy|Beast Wars II Universe Tasmania Kid]]

====HasLab====
*[[Star Saber (G1)#Legacy|Victory Saber]] with [[Holi#Legacy|Holi]] and [[Fire#Legacy|Fire]]
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)#Legacy|Deathsaurus]] with [[Tigerbreast#Legacy|Tigerchest]] and [[Eaglebreast#Legacy|Eaglechest]] (''Transformers'' consultant for [[Hasbro Pulse#HasLab|HasLab]] department)
*[[Omega Prime#Legacy|Omega Prime]] ([[Optimus Prime (RID)#Legacy|Optimus Prime]], [[Ultra Magnus (RID)#Legacy|Ultra Magnus]], and [[Blue Bolts (RID)#Legacy|Autobot Bluebolts]])

====''Generations Selects''====
*[[Magnificus (G1)#Generations Selects|Magnificus]]

====''Collaborative''====
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Collaborative|Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank]] and [[Baroness#Collaborative|Baroness]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Collaborative|Bumblebee A.W.E. Striker]] with [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)#Collaborative|Sgt. Stalker]]

==Convention appearances==
*[[San Diego Comic-Con#2022|San Diego Comic-Con 2022]]
*[[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]]
*[[San Diego Comic-Con#2023|San Diego Comic-Con 2023]]
*[[Hasbro Pulse Con 2023]]

==Hasbro Pulse web content appearances==

===Livestreams===
*[[October 16]], [[2020]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkJOmYkcMtY "Hasbro Pulse | Fan First Friday: Transformers Livestream"] on YouTube, with Rachel Fleming and [[Amanda Granato]].
*[[May 21]], [[2021]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txGS01bXx9U "Hasbro Pulse | Fan First Friday: Transformers Livestream"] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]].
*[[August 13]], 2021's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-r_ueBc4R0 "Fan First Friday | Transformers Livestream"] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae and [[Isabella Weiss]].
*[[August 27]], 2021's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_TWf9if4d8 "Hasbro Pulse | Fan First Friday | Transformers Livestream"] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae.
*[[September 22]], 2021's [https://twitter.com/JustChrisSabat/status/1440737824861343748 "Haslab Transformers Live Stream"] on Twitter, hosted by voice actor {{w|Christopher Sabat}} with [[Amanda Granato]].
*[[February 4]], [[2022]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_jRsZDV9FI "Fan First Friday | Transformers Livestream"] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, Isabella Weiss, [[Sam Smith]], and [[Mark Maher]].
*[[August 16]], 2022's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxRrhLJ1KH0 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, [[Delaney Norris]], Sam Smith, Isabella Weiss, and Mark Maher.
*[[November 29]], 2022's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHzcEhQ5Ifo Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae.
*[[January 31]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l33J9hIaQm8 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with Delaney Norris, Mark Maher and Ben MacCrae.
*[[February 6]], 2023's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g9aZg2DIAw Hasbro's Transformers Team Roundtable Q&A February 2023 - Origin Jazz Revealed!] recorded on the Seibertron.com YouTube channel, with Delaney Norris, Sam Smith, Ben MacCrae, and Mark Maher
*[[April 4]], 2023's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qv8dh66d48 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, Mark Maher, Sam Smith and [[Shogo Hasui]].
*[[May 16]], 2023's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPFnqhvXhTs Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae and [[Sixo]].
*[[June 20]], 2023's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjLY0uamTKM Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, Mark Maher, and [[Rich Pellegrino]].
*[[November 14]], 2023's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClqPbfd2hcg Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae and Mark Maher.
*[[January 30]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sodl6lRkifQ Hasbro Pulse | Transformers: Legacy RID 2001 Omega Prime HasLab Fanstream | January 2024] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae.
*[[February 21]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqvJx2CNWP0 Hasbro Pulse | Transformers HasLab: Legacy RID 2001 Omega Prime | Painted Model Reveal] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae.
*[[March 7]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pkz6oTI7W4 Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 7, 2024] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae and Mark Maher.
*[[March 14]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESK6ZEhqM5Y Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 14, 2024] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae and Mark Maher.

===Articles===
;Unboxed
*[https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/transformers-victory-saber-haslab-first-look-video First Look Video] (for HasLab Victory Saber's first engineering pilot or "EP1")

;HasLab Preview
*[https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/haslab-preview/first-looks-at-haslab-deathsaurus-early-sample First Looks at HasLab Deathsaurus Early Sample] (another EP1)
*[https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/haslab-preview/unboxing-the-transformers-generations-haslab-deathsaurus Unboxing the Transformers Generations HasLab Deathsaurus] packaging walkthrough with Ben MacCrae

==Notes==
*Brooks has a pretty respectable ''Transformers'' collection himself, and his display shelves provide a regular background and occasional source of figure comparisons in his livestream appearances.
*According to fellow designer and fellow ''Transformers'' nerd [[Mark Maher]], Brooks was personally responsible for the noticeable pivot to deep cuts in the ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]]s line.<ref>[[January 14]], [[2023]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PENnT1Ljp8I Interview] with Brooks and [[Mark Maher]] on the "Toys are Russ" YouTube channel</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-brooks-1ba072a2/ Evan Brooks on LinkedIn]
*[https://www.instagram.com/naveskoorb/ Evan Brooks on Instagram]
*[https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/haslab-preview/haslab-victory-saber-first-look-video HasLab Victory Saber presentation with Evan] at the [[Hasbro Pulse]] website.

===Interviews===
*[[November 7]], [[2022]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4rkJLQpWJo Interview] along with [[Ben MacCrae]] on the "Mr. Alan SuperShow" YouTube channel
*[[January 14]], [[2023]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PENnT1Ljp8I Interview] along with [[Mark Maher]] on the "Toys are Russ" YouTube channel
*[[February 8]], 2023 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voS6WZ-PT2E Interview] along with [[Delaney Norris]], [[Mark Maher]], and Ben MacCrae on the "Mr. Alan SuperShow" YouTube channel
*[[February 21]], 2023 [https://comicbook.com/gear/news/transformers-reveals-dinobot-fan-faves-designer-evan-brooks-how-dinobots-paved-way-rise-of-the-beasts/ Interview] at Comicbook.com

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Mark Maher

2024-03-15T15:03:50Z

Snoreman2: Updated the livestream appearances

{{disambig3|Mark}}
[[File:Markmaherlasers.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Lasers!]]
'''Mark Maher''' is the current lead designer on the [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations]] mega-brand at [[Hasbro]].<ref name = "Preshow 2022">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuZHDR3ZBd8 Pre-Show stream] for [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022|Pulse Con 2022]] with [[Thew Adams]] on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] Youtube channel.</ref> A lifelong fan of ''Transformers'', Maher began working at Hasbro as a model artist in 2010, handling some figures for ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' before moving to ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' for the "Pursuit of Cobra" series. Maher returned to ''Transformers'' to oversee the "[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]" deluxe segment, and continued on through the ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'', ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'', and ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' line-ups. Along the way, he became responsible for hand-painting '''every''' ''Transformers'' prototype. Wicked!

Maher has quickly become the face of the brand with fans following his promotion to full designer in [[2018]] and the retirement of Senior Design Manager [[Lenny Panzica]] in [[2021]]. He regularly takes point in presentations for [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations]] (and occasionally [[Transformers: BotBots (franchise)|''BotBots'']]) at conventions and [[Hasbro Pulse]] livestreams, and originated the now-common Hasbro designer practice of publishing [https://www.instagram.com/markclonus/ design notes on Instagram] for interested fans. Maher was first formally referred to as the design lead for ''Generations'' at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022|Pulse Con 2022]].<ref name = "Preshow 2022"/>

Among the ''Generations'' design team, Maher is generally responsible for the [[Transformers: Legacy|''Legacy'']] toyline and similar "play pattern first" product a la [[John Warden]]'s tenure as opposed to the more "[[Show-accuracy|screen accuracy]]" focused work of co-designers [[Sam Smith]] and [[Evan Brooks]] on ''[[Studio Series]]''. He's also never really stopped being the head deco expert, and is personally responsible for such [[redeco]]-heavy imprints as ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass]]'', ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'', and ''[[Transformers: Legacy#exclusives|Velocitron Speedia 500]]''. If your favorite [[Flamewar (G1)|blorbo]] [[Override (Cybertron)|from]] [[Scourge (RID)|the 00's]] gets a toy in the middle of a big Generation 1 push, thank him.

{{TOCclear}}

==Known design projects==
{{creatorstub|credits from [[Hasbro Pulse]] virtual events, [[:Category:Hasbro designers|Hasbro designer]] social media (mostly Instagram), etc etc etc}}

===Concept art===
====''BotBots''====
;Series 6
{{collist|3|
*[[Pew Pew Pew]]
*[[Pork Chop]]
*[[Gleeful Gleamy]]
*[[Chitter Click]]<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CbliQOeMOAS/ Chitter Click design notes] on Mark's Instagram</ref>
}}

===Deco===
====''Dark of the Moon''====
*[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 4|Autobot Ratchet]] (Voyager)
;The [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive Scan Series<ref name = "Insta">[https://www.instagram.com/markclonus/ Design notes from Mark] on Instagram</ref>
{{collist|3|
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#ScanSeries|Bumblebee]]
*[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys|Ironhide]]
*[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#ScanSeries|Autobot Ratchet]]
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#ScanSeries|Sideswipe]]
}}

====''Transformers'' (2010)====
* [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Wreck-Gar]]
* [[Chopsaw#Transformers (2010)|Chopsaw]]

====Generations====
=====''Generations'' (2010)=====
* [[Warpath (G1)#Generations|Warpath]]
=====''Fall of Cybertron''=====
* [[Roadbuster (Prime)#Generations|Roadbuster]]
=====''Thrilling 30''=====
;''Platinum Edition''
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Platinum Edition|Year of the Horse Optimus Prime]]
=====''Combiner Wars''=====
{{collist|3|
*[[Devastator (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Devastator]] ([[Scrapper (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Scrapper]], [[Hook (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Hook]], [[Bonecrusher (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Bonecrusher]], [[Long Haul (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Long Haul]], [[Mixmaster (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Mixmaster]], [[Scavenger (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Scavenger]])
*[[Windblade (G1)#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Hunters'' Windblade]]
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Trailbreaker]]
}}

=====''Titans Return''=====
*[[Trypticon (G1)#Titans Return|Trypticon]] with [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Titans Return|Full-Tilt]] and [[Wipe-Out#Titans Return|Necro]]
*[[Twin Twist (G1)#Titans Return|Twin Twist]] with [[Flameout#Titans Return|Flameout]]<ref name = "FB2019">[[January 3]], [[2019]] [https://www.facebook.com/transformers/videos/381441289276691 "Hasbro Stories" employee interview] with Maher for the official ''Transformers'' Facebook page.</ref>

=====''Power of the Primes''=====
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Power of the Primes|Evolution Optimus Prime]]<ref name = "FB2019"/>

=====''Generations Selects''=====
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Generations Selects|Combat Megatron]]
=====''War for Cybertron: Siege''=====
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#S65|Classic Animation Optimus Prime]]
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#S66|Classic Animation Megatron]]
=====''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''=====
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Megatron (Core Class)]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Rodimus Prime]]<ref>[[Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest 2021/Questions and Answers]]</ref>

====''Prime''====
{{collist|3|
*[[Thundertron#Prime|Thundertron]]
*[[Megatron (WFC)/toys#DarkEnergon|''Dark Energon'' Megatron]]
*[[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Unicron|''Cyberverse'' Unicron Megatron]]
}}

====''Masterpiece''====
*[[Sunstorm (G1)#HasbroMP|Sunstorm]]
*[[Acid Storm (G1)#Masterpiece|Acid Storm]]

====Nike====
*[[Megatron (G1)/toys#Nike|Calvin Johnson Megatron]]

===Full design or unspecified===
====Generations====
=====''Generations Selects''=====
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Generations Selects|Cyclonus]] & [[Nightstick (G1)#Generations Selects|Nightstick]]<ref name ="Insta"/>
*[[Antagony (BW)#Generations Selects|Antagony]]

=====''War for Cybertron: Siege''=====
*[[Crosshairs (G1)#Generations|Crosshairs]]<ref name ="August22">[[August 16]], 2022's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxRrhLJ1KH0 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Delaney Norris]], [[Sam Smith]], [[Evan Brooks]], and [[Isabella Weiss]].</ref>

=====''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''=====
;Core Class
*[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Soundwave]] with [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Laserbeak]]<ref name = "August22"/>
;Deluxe Class
{{collist|3|
*[[Scorponok (BW)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Scorponok]]<ref>Transformers panel at [[Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest 2021]]</ref>
*[[Slammer#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Slammer]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Huffer]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Pipes]]
*[[Tracks (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Tracks]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Cheetor]]
*[[Wingfinger#Toys|Wingfinger]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Airazor (BW)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Airazor]]
}}

;Voyager Class
*[[Blaster (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Blaster]] with [[Eject (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Eject]]

======''Golden Disk Collection''======
*[[Jackpot (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Jackpot]]

=====''War for Cybertron Trilogy''=====
*[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Cheetor]]

=====''Shattered Glass Collection''=====
{{collist|3|
*[[Megatron (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Megatron]]
*[[Goldbug (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Goldbug]]
*[[Blurr (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Blurr]]
*[[Jetfire (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Jetfire]]
*[[Blaster (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Blaster]] with [[Rewind (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Rewind]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Wheeljack (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Slicer]] with [[Exo-Suit (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Exo-Suit]]
*[[Flamewar (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Flamewar]] with [[Fireglide#Shattered Glass Collection|Fireglide]]
*[[Rodimus (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Rodimus]] and [[Sideswipe (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Sideswipe]] with Decepticon [[Whisper (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Whisper]]
}}

=====''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''=====
{{collist|3|
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BuzzworthyOrigin|Origin Bumblebee]]
*[[Nemesis Primal]]
*[[Silverstreak#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Silverstreak]]
*[[Ransack (G1)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Ransack]]
*[[Skywasp#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Skywasp]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#CreaturesCollide|Goldbug]]
*[[Scorponok (BW)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Scorponok]] (toy colors)
*[[Fangry (G1)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Fangry]] with [[Brisko#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Brisko]]
*[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Origin Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Air Warrior#Buzzworthy_Bumblebee|Decepticon Seeker]]
*[[Quintesson Bailiff#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Quintesson Trooper]]
*[[Cybertronian (faction)#Buzzworthy_Bumblebee|G2 Universe Cybertronian Trooper]]
*[[Autotrooper (Animated)#Buzzworthy_Bumblebee|Animated Universe Autotrooper]]
*[[Tow-Line (RID)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Robots in Disguise 2000 Universe Tow-Line]]
}}

=====''Legacy''=====
*[[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]]
;Core Class
{{collist|3|
*[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Legacy|Skywarp]]
*[[Iguanus (G1)#Legacy|Iguanus]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Legacy|Shockwave]]
}}

;Deluxe Class
{{collist|3|
*[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Legacy|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Sandstorm (BW)#Legacy|Sandstorm]]
*[[Nightprowler#Legacy|Nightprowler]]
*[[Arcee (WFC)#Legacy|Prime Universe Arcee]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Legacy|Drag Strip]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Legacy|Wild Rider]]
*[[Skids (G1)#Legacy|Skids]]
*[[Skullgrin#Legacy|Skullgrin]]<ref name = "SDCC22">[https://news.tfw2005.com/2022/07/21/san-diego-comic-con-2022-transformers-reveal-panel-461255 SDCC 2022 Hasbro Transformers Product Reveal Panel report] at TFW2005</ref>
*[[Pointblank#Legacy|Pointblank]] (with [[Peacemaker#Legacy|Peacemaker]])<ref name = "SDCC22"/>
*[[Crankcase (G1)#Legacy|Crankcase]]<ref name = "August22"/>
*[[Dead End (G1)#Legacy|Dead End]]<ref name = "August22"/>
*[[Elita One (G1)#Legacy|Elita One]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Legacy|Kickback]]
*[[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#Legacy|Tarantulas]]
*[[Knock Out (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Knock Out]]
*[[Security Officer (G1)#Legacy|Red Cog]]
*[[Minerva (G1 robot)#Legacy|Autobot Minerva]]
}}

;Voyager Class
{{collist|3|
*[[Jhiaxus (G2)#Legacy|Jhiaxus]]
*[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Armada Universe Starscream]]<ref name = "SDCC22"/>
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Bulkhead]]
*[[Inferno (BW)#Legacy|Inferno]]<ref name = "August22"/>
}}
;Leader Class
*[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Legacy|Blitzwing]]

;Commander Class
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Legacy|Motormaster]]

======''Wreck 'N Rule Collection''======
(Design lead)<ref name ="Insta"/>
{{collist|3|
*[[Impactor (G1)#Legacy|Comic Universe Impactor]] and [[Spindle#Legacy|Spindle]]
*[[Leadfoot (G2)#Legacy|G2 Universe Leadfoot]] and [[Masterdominus]]
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)#WreckNRule|Prime Universe Bulkhead]]
*[[Twin Twist (G1)#Legacy|Diaclone Universe Twin Twist]]
}}

======''Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection''======
{{collist|3|
*[[Blurr (G1)/toys#Legacy|Blurr]]
*[[Burn Out (Diaclone)#Legacy|Diaclone Universe Burn Out]]
*[[Clampdown (G1)#Legacy|Diaclone Universe Clampdown]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)#Legacy|Autobot Cosmos]]
*[[Override (Cybertron)#Legacy|Cybertron Universe Override]]
*[[Road Rocket (G2)#Legacy|G2 Universe Road Rocket]]
*[[Galaxy Shuttle#Legacy|Victory Universe Galaxy Shuttle]]
}}

=====''Legacy: Evolution''=====
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#LegacyPowerlinx|Armada Universe Powerlinx Hot Shot]] (w/ [[Jolt (Armada)#Legacy|Armada Universe Jolt]])
*[[Menasor (G1)#LegacyGiftset|Stunticon Menasor]] ([[Motormaster (G1)#LegacyGiftset|Decepticon Motormaster]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#LegacyGiftset|Decepticon Dragstrip]], [[Wildrider (G1)#LegacyGiftset|Decepticon Wild Rider]], [[Dead End (G1)#LegacyGiftset|Dead End]], and [[Breakdown (G1)#LegacyGiftset|Breakdown]])

;Deluxe Class
{{collist|3|
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Armada Universe Hot Shot]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Legacy|Breakdown]]
*[[Needlenose (G1)#Legacy|Needlenose]] (w/ [[Sunbeam (G1)#Legacy|Sunbeam]] & [[Zigzag#Legacy|Zigzag]])
*[[Scraphook#Legacy|Scraphook]]
*[[Crashbar#Legacy|Crashbar]]
*[[Crosscut (G1)#Legacy|Crosscut]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Legacy|Shrapnel]]
*[[Beachcomber (G1)#Legacy|Beachcomber]] & [[Paradise Parakeet#Legacy|Paradise Parakeet]]
*[[Devcon (G1)#Legacy|Devcon]]
*[[Axlegrease#Legacy|Axlegrease]]
*[[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Shadow Striker]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Legacy|Bombshell]]
*[[Strongarm (RID)#Legacy|Strongarm]]
*[[Medix (G1)#Legacy|Medix]]
}}

;Voyager Class
{{collist|3|
*[[Lio Convoy#Legacy|Maximal Leo Prime]]
*[[Tarn (G1)#Legacy|Comic Universe Tarn]]
*[[Twincast#Legacy|Twincast]] (w/ [[Rewind (G1)#Legacy|Rewind]])
*[[Black Lio Convoy#Legacy|Nemesis Leo Prime]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Legacy|Bludgeon]]
}}

;Leader Class
*[[Skyquake (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Skyquake]]
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Dreadwing]]

;Commander Class
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Armada Universe Optimus Prime]]

======''Toxitron Collection''======
(design lead)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqMyy6HYxE San Diego Comic-Con 2023 Generations panel recording] at the "Memo's collection" YouTube channel</ref>
*[[Cloudcover#Legacy|Cloudcover]]

=====Holiday=====
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Holiday|Holiday Optimus Prime]]

=====''Legacy: United''=====
;Deluxe Class
{{collist|3|
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#Legacy|Animated Universe Bumblebee]]
*[[Chase (RB)#Legacy|Rescue Bots Universe Chase]]
*[[Windblade (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Cyberverse Universe Windblade]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Legacy|Origins Wheeljack]]
}}

;Voyager Class
{{collist|3|
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Legacy|Animated Universe Optimus Prime]]
*[[Thundertron#Legacy|Prime Universe Thundertron]]
*[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)#Legacy|Beast Wars Universe Silverbolt]]
}}

;Leader Class
*[[Tigerhawk#Legacy|Beast Wars Universe Tigerhawk]]
*[[Sandstorm (G1)#Legacy|G1 Triple Changer Sandstorm]]

;Commander Class
*[[Magmatron#Legacy|Beast Wars Universe Magmatron]]

======''Doom 'n Destruction Collection''======
*Doom 'n Destruction Collection 3-Pack ([[Chop Shop (G1)#Legacy|Chop Shop]], [[Barrage (Insecticon)#Legacy|Barrage]], [[Malleus Minotaurus]])
*Doom 'n Destruction Collection 2-Pack ([[Breakdown (WFC)#Legacy|Prime Universe Breakdown]], [[Windsweeper#Legacy|Windsweeper]], [[Cleansweep]], [[Ozone]])

==Comic book art==
*[[Shattered Glass II issue 5|Shattered Glass II #5]] (retailer incentive cover)

==Convention appearances==
[[File:BotCon2014MaherMural.jpg|thumb|250px|These Colors May Run If It Is Artistically Justifiable (BotCon 2014 mural)]]
*[[BotCon 2012]]
*[[BotCon 2013]]
*[[BotCon 2014]]
*[[BotCon 2015]]
*[[Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest 2021]]
*[[Hasbro Pulse Con 2021]]
*[[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]]
*[[Hasbro Pulse Con 2023]]

==Hasbro Pulse livestream appearances==
*[[July 17]], [[2020]]'s [https://fb.watch/48Nhv29_z1/ livestream] on Facebook, with [[Rachel Fleming]].
*[[April 9]], [[2021]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU1IRBw_9_c&t=2401s Hasbro Pulse FAN FEST 2021], with Rachel Fleming.
*[[February 4]], [[2022]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_jRsZDV9FI "Fan First Friday | Transformers Livestream"] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Isabella Weiss]], [[Sam Smith]], and [[Evan Brooks]].
*[[April 12]], 2022's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MExpXH9zAg Fan First Tuesday | BACK-TO-BACK Transformers & Power Rangers Livestream], with Isabella Weiss, Rachel Fleming, and [[Takio Ejima]].
*[[June 23]], 2022's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=/u-vNMsLdhXo "Hasbro Pulse | Transformers Fanstream"] with Ben MacCrae and Isabella Weiss.
*[[August 16]], 2022's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxRrhLJ1KH0 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, [[Delaney Norris]], Sam Smith, Evan Brooks, and Isabella Weiss.
*[[January 31]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l33J9hIaQm8 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with Delaney Norris, Evan Brooks, and Ben MacCrae.
*[[February 6]], 2023's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g9aZg2DIAw Hasbro's Transformers Team Roundtable Q&A February 2023 - Origin Jazz Revealed!] recorded on the Seibertron.com YouTube channel, with Delaney Norris, Sam Smith, Evan Brooks, and Ben MacCrae
*[[April 4]], 2023's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qv8dh66d48 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, Evan Brooks, Sam Smith and [[Shogo Hasui]].
*[[June 20]], 2023's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjLY0uamTKM Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, Evan Brooks, and [[Rich Pellegrino]].
*[[October 27]], 2023's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQDGvr0oGqs 1027 Hasbro Pulse Premium Event] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae.
*[[November 14]], 2023's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClqPbfd2hcg Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae and Evan Brooks.
*[[March 7]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pkz6oTI7W4 Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 7, 2024] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae and Evan Brooks.
*[[March 14]], 2024's [https://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESK6ZEhqM5Y Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 14, 2024] on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae and Evan Brooks.

==Notes==
[[File:HasbroPawtucketElectricalBox.jpg|thumb|Who DIDN'T want a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] Optimus Prime with bonus 20,000 volts of death?]]
*Mark is also an artist outside work! He ran a graffiti art studio for much of the 2010s.
*A regular [[BotCon]] attendee for Hasbro, Mark customized a ''[[Movie Trilogy Series]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]] trailer in-person at their booth during the 2012 convention. He took this theme to another level in 2014, using the BotCon weekend to spray-paint a three-section mural!
*Maher is featured in the "A Spark of Design" featurette on the Blu-ray disc for ''Age of Extinction.''
*His own custom-painted ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Sunstorm (G1)#Masterpiece|Sunstorm]] was the basis for the [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive figure.
*Mark's personal favorite projects include ''Masterpiece'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10|Optimus Prime]] and [[Acid Storm (G1)#Masterpiece|Acid Storm]]. Coincidentally (or not), ''Masterpiece'' MP-10 Optimus Prime is his favorite toy, while [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] is his favorite character.
*He has a Decepticon logo [[tattoo]] directly over his heart.
*With approval from Hasbro and the city of [[Rhode Island|Pawtucket]], Mark <s>transformed</s> converted a utility box on the sidewalk outside Hasbro headquarters into an Optimus Prime head!

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.instagram.com/markclonus/ Mark Maher on Instagram]
*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-d-maher-a0b334135/ Mark Maher on LinkedIn]
*[http://www.etipsone.com Mark's graffiti style and numerous personal art projects at etipsone.com] (dead link)

===Interviews===
*[[January 3]], [[2019]] [https://www.facebook.com/transformers/videos/381441289276691 "Hasbro Stories" employee interview] with Maher for the official ''Transformers'' Facebook page
*[[January 14]], [[2023]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PENnT1Ljp8I Interview] along with [[Evan Brooks]] on the "Toys are Russ" YouTube channel
*[[February 8]], [[2023]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voS6WZ-PT2E Interview] along with [[Delaney Norris]], Evan Brooks, and [[Ben MacCrae]] on the "Mr. Alan SuperShow" YouTube channel

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Ginou

2024-02-08T21:02:32Z

Snoreman2: Just added a caption to an image.

:''Ginou is an [[Autobot]] [[Trainbot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]] (via [[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]).''

[[File:Proto-Trainbot Silver.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]

'''Ginou''' (ギンオウ ''Gin'ō''), development code '''Silver''' (シルバー ''Shirubā''), is a prototype [[Trainbot]], able to form [[G Liner]] with his set of teammates or replace [[Shouki]] as the upper torso of [[Raiden]].

==Fiction==
===Train Wars===
Silver was one of the prototype Trainbots created by [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|Doctor Fujiyama]] before he would go on to create the finalized six. After three of the finalized Trainbots were activated, [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] managed to break out (thanks to the rogue AI, [[Shadow]]) and upgrade herself with the technology at Fujiyama's facility. Called into action, the active Trainbots met with Nightbird before she could run away with the three remaining unactivated Trainbots. The prototypes combined to form [[G Liner]], but the combiner was taken over by Shadow's [[cerebro-shell]] program. The three remaining Trainbots did a last-ditch effort to literally crash into the combiner, breaking him free of the brainwashing. {{storylink|The Train Wars: The Origin}}
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==Toys==
===''Masterpiece G Series''===
[[File:Masterpiece Ginou stock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66| Takara did the [[ Photodegradation|yellowing]] for you. ]]

<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Trainbot Ginou''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''MPG-07'''
:*''Release date:'' [[2024]] [[September 28]]
:*''Accessories:'' Weapon, shield, maintenance box, seat x 2, joint part, rail A, rail B, sticker sheet
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy), [[Dai Ono]] ([[Tomytec]])|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)}}

: Ginou is the seventh release in the ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece#Masterpiece G Series|Masterpiece G Series]]''. Produced in collaboration with [[TOMIX]], the train department of [[TakaraTomy]]'s scale model oriented subsidiary [[Tomytec]], the figure converts into a fully HO scale compatible incarnation of the 0-series diagnostic 922 type train also known as "Doctor Yellow". Ginou is a redeco and retool of [[Shouki#Masterpiece G Series|''Masterpiece G Series'' Shouki]], featuring a newly sculpted, ''[[Diaclone]]''-toy inspired head. Ginou can also transform into a third mode that can replace Shouki as the torso of Raiden. In conjunction with [[Yamabuki#Masterpiece G Series|Yamabuki]] replacing [[Yukikaze (G1)#Masterpiece G Series|Yukikaze]], Ginou can form "Raiden Special Formation Shiden" (ライデン特別編成シデン) with the remaining Trainbots.

: Like Shouki, Ginou includes seat parts scaled to fit two figures in the front cabin, both ''Masterpiece'' human figures or pilots from the 2016 ''Diaclone'' toyline via a pair of flip-down "booster seats". The figure includes a newly sculpted shield/chest plate based on early catalog artwork for the ''Diaclone'' version of Raiden, as well as a new "maintenance box" which can transform into an abdomen filler for Raiden, be held by Ginou in robot mode, or stored on the side of their train mode. Ginou includes the same handheld rifle as Shouki which can still be stored on the train mode's undercarriage.

: Lastly, the figure includes two modular railway sections which can combine with segments included with the other Trainbots à la the team's original ''Diaclone'' plastic tracks. This track can be converted into a base for a stand armature (sold separately), and an adapter is included for display as either a "flying train" or a floating Raiden torso for when Shouki is hogging combiner duties.

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==Notes==
{{twoimages|File:Proto-Trainbot Silver Diaclone.jpg|File:Ginou true colors.jpg|float=right}}

*The etymology of Ginou's name isn't fully clear, but it may mean "silver king" (銀王) or "silver yellow" (銀黄).
*Ginou is a repurpose of the silver "Tōkaidō Shinkansen, Metallic Type" deco of the ''[[Diaclone]]'' mold whose original coloration would later become [[Shouki]]. Their name comes from the "Silverliner" (シルバーライナー) designation of the ''Diaclone'' No. 7 Train Robo.
*The colours of Ginou's toy in the ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece#Masterpiece G Series|Masterpiece G Series]]'' owe their origins to the MP-G Trainbots adhering as closely to real-world trains as possible. As the "Doctor Yellow" deco for "[[Yamabuki|Yellowliner]]" does not exist on the model of train used for her original mold-mate [[Yukikaze (G1)|Yukikaze]] (Doctor Yellow trains of the 200 series, like Yukikaze, use a green stripe), nor does a metallic-plated version of the 0 series exist (the color scheme of Shouki's ''Diaclone'' variant, Silverliner, as well as Ginou's in-fiction colours), it was decided to redeco Shouki in Yellowliner's colors instead, making the toy accurate to an actual, existing train. (A fortunate coincidence is that the metallic parts of the original Silverliner toy are molded in yellow and then painted silver.)
*Ginou's chestplate for the combined mode is pulled not from Raiden's ''Diaclone'' moldmate (later characterized in ''Transformers'' as [[G Liner]]) but rather from [[:File:Diaclone Raiden art.jpg|Raiden's markedly different preproduction character model as seen in ''Diaclone'' catalog artwork]].

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