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Pipes (G1)

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{{disambig3|Pipes}}

:''Pipes is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:TFU Pipes.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Always wintahrize... yah PIPES.]]
'''Pipes''' is an excellent soldier—tough, brave, and very strong—and otherwise worthy of little note, except for his unusual ability and eccentric hobby. When he came to [[Earth]], Pipes became enamored of the [[Human|fleshlings]]' primitive and ingenious technology and could not resist taking home cast-off examples when on missions. Eventually, a previously disused area of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] became his own personal museum of nose hair trimmers, patent rulers, and other worthless but fascinating ephemera of the throwaway society. He will gladly talk for endless hours about each prized find.

Only [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] can be said really to enjoy an extended tour of Pipes's little museum, but Pipes is a good soldier and a friendly soul, and his comrades generally allow him his little eccentricity.

Pipes's most notable ability, which he is not the most proficient at controlling, is to emit clouds of corrosive gases from his [[exhaust weaponry|exhaust pipes]]. This is possible in both modes, but is more useful (except to annoy motorists) in [[robot mode]], where the pipes are on his arms. If he stays at it for at least ten minutes, these noxious gases will eat through a 2" slab of ordinary steel. His own skin is well protected against these gases, but in battle, the coatings may flake off. If he does not notice this (as frequently occurs) he can become vulnerable to his own attack, with unpleasant results.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Hal Rayle]] (English), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese)|[[Éric Etcheverry]] (European French), [[Vicente Gil]] (Spain-Spanish)}}
[[File:Pipes with widget.jpg|left|upright=0.9|thumb|"It'll take two to three weeks if I order the parts today...which I won't."]]
Pipes was present at the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] came to destroy it. He and his fellow Autobots made a valiant effort to hold off the Decepticon city-robot, but failed, and the Ark and its volcano were reduced to rubble. When [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] arrived with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]], Pipes installed it, allowing the Autobot giant to transform and defeat Trypticon. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:G1 ForeverIsALongTime Pipes Rodimus Perceptor.jpg|upright=0.95|thumb|"Yep, here's yer problem. His ears were clogged with toothpaste."]]
Later, he accompanied [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]], [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]], and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] on a rescue mission after [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and friends disappeared while looking for a source of chronal energy. They found the [[Quintesson]]s had constructed a [[Time Window]] on an asteroid for the purpose of undoing the original Autobot rebellion against the Quintessons on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Perceptor was found alone, suffering serious injuries, and his team missing. Pipes's mechanical skills were put to work as a battlefield medic to try and patch up Perceptor, but Perceptor's incoherent mumblings about theoretical physics didn't do anyone much good. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}
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====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
[[File:FSRLTFmanga8 Minibots.jpg|thumb|That's a fine Gundam impression you got there, bro.]]
Pipes was part of a group who arrived to back up [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], who was defending a [[Battle Dog|dog]] that had been cruelly experimented on by the [[Decepticon]]s from being hunted and captured by the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. He and the other [[Mini Vehicle|Minibots]] [[Minibot combiner|combined]] with Powerglide in their vehicle modes thanks to the energy within the dog, and spinning furiously, smashed through [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]'s chest and out the other side in a flying drill attack. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #8}}

====Metrowars====
While Pipes was stationed at [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] during its rebuilding following an attack from [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]], the Decepticons attacked again. Pipes pleaded with [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast]] to activate Metroplex, but Twincast was wary of the energy usage on their limited stocks. Nevertheless, Metroplex pressed through and helped send the Decepticons into retreat. {{storylink|Metrowars}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:BattleLines6-UltraMagnus.jpg|thumb|left|Hi, I'm over here with Tailgate! I'm not [[Ravage (SG)|waving]]...]]
Pipes was present at the first "meeting" between [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}
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===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukexclusive|Pipes}}
[[File:Pipes outback underworld.jpg|thumb|left|100px]]
Pipes was led into battle by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] attacking a Decepticon [[Energon]] distribution facility. He fought alongside [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]]. {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

Pipes graduated from [[Autobot Military Academy]], but nearly lost his friend [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] to a stupid initiation stunt when the hapless cadet accompanied some [[Flattop (Marvel)|other]] [[Subsea|Autobots]] into the [[Underworld]] to prove his courage. Fearing the worst, Pipes and [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] went in after him. When they found Tailgate battling a group of techno-[[Mutant (G1)|mutants]], though, Pipes convinced Outback to hang back and let Tailgate prove himself in combat. Tailgate successfully defeated all comers, and the three Autobots returned to the surface. {{storylink|Underworld!}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:BlackSunshine Autobot training failures.jpg|thumb]]
When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] pumped out anti-Autobot propaganda to discourage public sentiment for the newly returned Ark crew, Pipes was among the Autobot civilians seen watching Optimus Prime's "rampage" through [[San Francisco]]. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Later, after the insurrection against Shockwave, Pipes was seen training alongside [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and several other Autobots, under [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s supervision. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|''More than Meets the Eye'' #1]]}}

{{quote|Dear [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]]... Having a wonderful time. Made lots of new friends—like [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]. Got a bit '''''[[Red Rust|sick]]''''' and got a bit '''''[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|shot]]''''', but apart from that, yeah, having a pretty wonderful time. Um. Speak soon, bye!|Pipes|"[[Under Cold Blue Stars]]"}}

[[File:TwentyPlusOne LostLightNamed.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
'''Pipes of Pescus Hex''' {{storylink|The Not Knowing}} (sometimes Pipes of [[Helex (polity)|Helex]]) was good friends with [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] and [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]]. He also had a "type" he looked for in, cough, partners: aquatic-mode triple changers with "minimal [[kibble]] [and a] big chest plate". Whether boat-changer Riptide knew this is unknown. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

When [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] was planning his quest to find the legendary [[Knights of Cybertron]], Pipes and [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] accompanied [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s religious quarter with the intention of buying a [[starship]]. Seeing that Drift was carrying a gold currency card, Pipes tried to get the former Decepticon to guess how much he'd saved up in his travel fund but Drift was more interested in finding the owners of a certain [[Quantum generator|quantum]] spaceship. After buying the ''[[Lost Light|U1]]'' for a billion [[shanix]], it was decided that it needed renaming. Pipes suggested that they hold a competition, while Drift was content to wait for a sign... as they realised that they were attending the [[Festival of Lost Light]]. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

[[File:NoGunsNoSwordsNoBriefcases PipesLookingForLove.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.0|"I'm just looking for someone who is interested in "laying pipes", ''knowhatimsayin'''? Eh? Eh?"]]
Subsequently, Pipes joined up as a crew member on the newly christened ''Lost Light'' to take part in Rodimus' quest. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He was dismayed that Hubcap wouldn't leave [[Debris]] for the trip and that Riptide hadn't bothered to turn up ([[Twenty Plus One|and would never learn Riptide had been attacked]]). {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} Following its failed launch, he was sucked out into space and crashed on a nearby planetoid, where he was retrieved by Rodimus and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and taken back to the ship. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

An alternate Pipes was created when the Lost Light's [[quantum generator|quantum engines]] malfunctioned. If you thought the regular Pipes had had it bad, ''this'' duplicate Pipes was killed by [[Helex (G1)|Helex]], who ripped him in half when the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] boarded the ship and slaughtered the crew. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

Pipes was at the official grand opening of [[Swerve's|Swerve's bar]] with Drift, where they toasted to the recently deceased [[Duobot]]s. Pipes lamented his lack of luck with making friends and ventured that he could start hanging out with Drift and Rodimus. Drift suggested [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] as a potential friend for him, but Pipes knew he was involved with [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]], revealing he was looking for a bit more than friendship. Drift offered to introduce him to [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]], feeling the two might have some things in common. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

[[File:LifeAftertheBigBang Pipes vehicle mode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.0]]
Anticipating his first outing on an alien world, Pipes accompanied Drift and [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] to investigate an outbreak in [[Delphi]]. On arrival at the medical facility, and before Ratchet could explain the symbol on the door was the universal plague symbol, Pipes used his [[alternate mode]] to bust in and found himself hip-deep in dead bots. He was infected with the [[Red Rust]] virus by [[Dent]]. He menaced Drift while succumbing to the virus, and the other Autobot knocked him out, though he had already passed on the infection. Ratchet took him to be treated. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} Later, Pipes was cured from the virus by Ratchet's newly acquired vaccine and returned with the group to the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

[[File:Interiors injured Pipes.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|In his natural habitat.]]
Soon afterwards, Pipes was hanging out with some other Autobots at Swerve's when [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] went on a shooting rampage. Pipes was Maximus's first victim, but survived and ended up on a bed in the medical bay. {{storylink|Interiors}} He eventually recovered, and joined a few other Autobots for movie night in [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]]'s hab-suite, watching "[[Proteus's Promise]]". {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}

Pipes volunteered to go on a mission to [[Temptoria]] to see if a group of Decepticons were holding the [[Circle of Light]] there. On the way, he discussed [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]'s recent decapitation with [[Hound (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hound]]. The mission presumably didn't go well for Pipes, as he spent the journey back lying on the floor of the ''[[Leading Light]]''. {{storylink|Before & After}} After recovering, he was accidentally shot by [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]]'s new invention, a [[Existential gun|gun that fired ennui]], and almost shrugged himself to death as a result. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}

[[File:Cold Blue Stars dying Pipes.jpg|thumb|left|upright=2.3|I... um... I don't want to joke right now.]]
Pipes visited Blaster to check if the subspace communicator was working so he could send Hubcap a message. He passed the message on, then made his way to Tailgate's room for a movie night...before bumping into [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]'s foot. He attempted to apologize, but was cut off by the Phase-Sixer stomping him to bits. Barely functional and ''holding his open chest to keep his [[spark]] from falling out'', he crawled to an alarm and set it off before his spark extinguished. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}}

Following the battle against [[Solomus|Tyrest]] on [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], Rodimus returned to his office and vowed to redecorate it with less garish colours and a small memorial to Pipes and the crewmembers he had lost. {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}} A 'time fissure' at Swerve's was eventually discovered and allowed people to look back at their departed friends. Tailgate chose to look at Pipes and Drift. It was then that Tailgate finally learned what Pipes had been looking for. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

A simulation of Pipes later appeared to [[Team Rodimus]] on [[Mederi]] alongside the also-deceased [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]]. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|Metastasis}} The two tried to convince the others that they were in the [[Transformer afterlife|Afterspark]] and everyone should accept death. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (2): The God War|The God War}} However, the truth behind Mederi was soon uncovered and the apparitions of Pipes and Trailcutter vanished. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}}

Pipes was one of the many deceased Cybertronians glimpsed by [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] as the Decepticon died using the [[Enigma of Combination]] to assist [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] in his battle against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

===''TransTech''===
Pipes was one of many residents of Axiom Nexus. He was seen in the company of [[Signal Lancer]]. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 4}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Change In Your Nature Part Four|''Transformers'' #16]]}}
[[File:Prisoners PipesBrawn.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|Stan for stands.]]
Pipes was walking on the street after one of [[Tap-Out (Universe)|Tap-Out]]'s fights. {{storylink|Transformers Valentine's Day Special}} As part of the [[Senate Guard]], Pipes helped provide security for an emergency [[Senate]] meeting. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Four}} Pipes later attended an illegal [[skitter]] race at [[Swindle's]]. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|Swindle's}} When [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] ordered the captive [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] to be paraded through the streets, Pipes worked crowd control. After [[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] expressed her doubts that they could effectively handle the unruly mob, Pipes suggested she look to their particularly-unshakeable comrade [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] to shore up her confidence. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Prisoners|Prisoners}}

Pipes was present when [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] gave the Senate Guard a pep talk before they deployed to provide security for Sentinel Prime's speech denouncing the [[Decepticon|Ascenticons]]. Pipes and [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]] were stationed to guard the rear entrance of the Senate hall. They were surprised to see [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] and a group of Ascenticons roll up, and Pipes professed admiration of Clench's past career as a gladiator. That made it awkward when Clench suddenly rammed into Pipes and the Decepticon uprising began. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}} With the Decepticons having seized the Senate, Pipes took part in the operation to take it back and was part of the team sent to rescue the prisoners held in the building's basement. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

Pipes was present to welcome [[Javelin]] to the Senate Guard, and listened as Ironhide informed the team that they would now be repurposed to guard [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Their first task was to escort the new Prime to the [[Forge Pyramid]] for a chat with [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} Pipes later evacuated [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] with the rest of the Autobots after Optimus Prime's parlay with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] proved fruitless. {{storylink|War World: We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness|We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness}}

[[File:Pipes_sees_rainmakers_IDW2019.jpg|upright=1.4|left|thumb|"Oh, here it goes, here it goes, [[Great War (G1)|here it goes again]]."]]
Pipes was part of a detachment of Autobots who accompanied Optimus Prime to speak with [[Termagax]], and set up a defensive position in front of [[House (building)|House]] to counter an incoming Decepticon attack. Pipes shared a foxhole with [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and worried when he spied the [[Rainmaker]]s approaching, but Sunstreaker reassured him that they had a countermeasure prepared. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}} During the ensuing battle, Pipes was injured and had to be carried off the field by Brawn when it was over. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}

Pipes was among the Autobots ready to defend [[Crystal City]] when the Decepticons attacked it. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}} They abandoned the city after a truce with the Decepticons, trekking across the Cybertronian wilderness to make it to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] before the Decepticons herded the Autobots into the path of an oncoming horde of [[rust worm]]s. {{storylink|Radical Time}} Pipes fought off the horde alongside the others until a repurposed [[Insecticon clone]] swarm arrived to feast on the worms, allowing the Autobots to proceed onward. {{storylink|End of Time}}

After surviving an encounter with Megatron and an [[imploder]], Pipes and the rest of the Prime Guard took part in the final battle at Darkmount. When [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] defeated [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], Pipes and four other Guardsmen rushed to the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]' aid. [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] used the [[Combination Core]] within him to re-merge his team and add Pipes and his fellow Guardsmen to an enhanced, larger Computron assemblage. This new super-[[combiner]] held the line against Devastator and the Decepticons, allowing Optimus Prime and the other Autobots to escape Cybertron aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. After Computron was finally brought down by the united Decepticon army, the Prime Guard and Technobots became Megatron's prisoners. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}

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===Precursor World===
A [[Primus Vanguard|Warrior of the Seven Lights]] resembling Pipes was a member of the [[Blue Order]] of the [[Primus Vanguard]]. When the traitorous [[Straxus (G1)#Precursor World|Straxus twins]] unleashed a rage virus to destroy the corps from within, he was slain in the ensuing brawl. Vanguard supreme leader [[Primus#The old universe|Primus]] later loaded the Warrior's lingering [[spark]] into his [[Golden Noah]] in an attempt to ferry his soul to the [[G1 World|next world]]. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}} Unfortunately, this did not work. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Pipes-art.jpg|thumb|200px]]
Closer than ever to reaching the [[AllSpark]], the Autobots awakened after crash-landing on pre-Ice Age Earth. While battling the Decepticons, both sides were joined by the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, their epic battle changing their combined destinies.

Pipes was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Command Transport Private]], {{storylink|#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' toy packaging}} Pipes's function was a warrior and [[trans-scan]]ed into an Earth semi-truck. His corrosive exhaust and pipe blasters were his powers and weapons, and his core traits were his toughness, bravery, and eccentricity. Pipes's message from the future was that he should take care not to fall victim to his own attack. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>

After the [[quantum surge]] caused a [[time travel|time vortex]] in an alternate timeline, Pipes and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] were fused into [[Puffer]], and alongside [[GoBot]] [[Road Ranger]], were pulled to a prehistoric [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Source:Kingdom Golden Disk Collection#CHAPTER 1: THROUGH THE VORTEX|''Golden Disk Collection'' Chapter 1}} After Puffer was sent away in a [[Stasis pod|pod]] with the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' [[Transwarp Drive|transwarp drive]], and Maximal [[Tigatron]] crashed the ship into the quantum surge in the past, the time vortex was undone, preventing Pipes and Huffer from becoming Puffer. {{storylink|Source:Kingdom Golden Disk Collection#CHAPTER 4: THE TERRORFYING CONCLUSION|''Golden Disk Collection'' Chapter 4}}
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==Games==
===The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth===
[[File:C64Pipes.gif|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Along with his fellow Autobots, Pipes protected Earth from the menace of the Decepticons. He was ostensibly under the command of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] put Pipes in charge of his own team, which was assigned to protect researchers at a seaside town. The team subsequently had to see off an attack by [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]] and [[Nautilator]]. {{storylink|The B-Team Part Deux}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:PipesEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|Missed opportunity for a new virtual headsculpt.]]

Pipes arrived on Earth at the same time as [[Offroad (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Offroad]] to stop him and help clear the Autobots' name.
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|War Games}}
After Pipes came through the space bridge, the stench of his corrosive fumes put off the ladies [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], and they excused themselves.

*'''Class:''' Warrior
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 stars
*'''Weapons:''' Pipes sprays some corrosive fumes from his hand on a target before engaging and attacking it with his fists.
*'''Ability: Defensive Rush:''' Puts a protective shield that blocks 80% damage for several seconds, then charges the target and attracts defenses!
**'''Cost''': 4 ability points +1 cost increase.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:pipes Pipes at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1 minibot pipes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Look ma, no hands! (''US/Japanese version pictured'')]]
[[File:G1toy European Pipes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Look ma, no pipes! (''European version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Pipes''' ([[Mini Vehicle]], [[1986]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''C-60'''
{{toydesigner|[[Hideaki Yoke]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:First available in the third year of Hasbro's [[The Transformers (toyline)|''The Transformers'' toyline]] (and in the second-year [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|''Transformers 2010'']]-branded part of Takara's toyline), Pipes is an extensive [[retool]]ing of the [[1984]] Autobot [[Mini Vehicle]] [[Huffer (G1)#Toys|Huffer]]. Like Huffer, Pipes transforms into an "American truck," which is supposed to be either a terminal tractor (also called a "yard truck," a "mule" and several other things) or a single-axle semi truck of indeterminate, probably made-up model (though it strongly resembles a Volvo F88).

: He is changed quite a lot from Huffer, moreso than the other 1986 retooled Mini Vehicles; his front is Huffer's back and vice-versa, and his cab transforms differently. Whereas Huffer simply moves the truck cab up to reveal his head and then flips over the smokestacks for arms, Pipes flips the cab over, repositioning it behind his head instead of shelling it like a hood, and his arms just pull out from their truck position. In a nice design touch, the tabs that hold the truck cab in place, sticking out of his [[robot mode]] chest, are detailed to look like seats. The grille, headlamp, and bumper detailing on the front of his cab has also changed, and the tips of his smokestacks are cylindrical rather than flattened-out like Huffer's claw-hand-things.

:Along with the regular Pipes, a European variant (dubbed "[[Puffer]]" by fans) exists which was actually [http://www.fredsworkshop.com/vminibots.html#europe Huffer's original sculpt in Pipes's colors]. It is currently uncertain how many countries this version of Pipes was sold in. This is not to be confused with the [[IGA|Mexican]] version of Pipes (see below), which was ''also'' the original Huffer mold, but in slightly different colors.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-mini-vehicles-pipes/1171/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Pipes at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Pipes/pipes.htm More information on Pipes at TFU.info]''
{{G1HufferMold}}

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[[File:G1toy IGA Pipes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Look ma, no confirmed carded samples!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Pipes''' (Mini Vehicle, [[1987]])}}</ul>

: In the Mexican ''Transformers'' line produced by [[IGA]], Pipes was ''probably'' released as a straight [[redeco]] of Huffer, sold on Pipes cards. He came in two different, but closely-similar color schemes: metallic-blue with white robot parts, and all-over metallic-blue. Fans have given these versions the nickname "Puffer".

: We say "probably" because while IGA appears to have done this old-mold-new-colors-sold-as-new-character move with all of the third-year retooled Mini Vehicles, so far [[Tailgate (G1)#IGA|Tailgate]] and [[Swerve (G1)#IGA|Swerve]] are the only ones that have been confirmed with carded samples. All of the IGA versions of probably-[[Hubcap (G1)#IGA|Hubcap]], [[Outback (G1)#IGA|Outback]], and Pipes have only been found loose. So it's highly likely, we just don't have an unopened copy as evidence. Fun!

: IGA Transformers also eventually made their way to a variety of European markets, slightly decreasing their rarity.

: The all-blue version of Pipes was later [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Pipes (SG)|Pipes]].

::*''[https://web.archive.org/web/20210327171400/https://www.tf-1.com/articles/mini_frame.php?art=puffer TFSquareOne article detailing the Mexican release of Pipes]''
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===''Encore''===
[[File:Encore Pipes toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hey, break ALL the pipes in the sub for more good ideas! Dive! Dive!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bumble & Minibots''' (Multi-pack, [[2008]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''10'''

:In 2008, Pipes was reissued in the ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line, bundled with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Encore|Bumblebee]], [[Swerve (G1)#Encore|Swerve]], [[Tailgate (G1)#Encore|Tailgate]], and [[Outback (G1)#Encore|Outback]]. In addition to [[paint operation|painted]] headlights, the reissue [[tampograph]]s his previously [[sticker|decaled]] Autobot insignia.
{{G1HufferMold}}
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===''Combiner Wars''===
{{anchor|Generations}}
[[File:CWLegendsPipes.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Wildberry Blue flavored Huffer.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Pipes''' (Legends Class, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Gun

:Part of the fifth wave of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' subline imprint of [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]], "Autobot Pipes" is a redeco of [[Huffer (G1)#Generations|Huffer]], and is about the size of a ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class toy. He transforms from robot to generic cab-over truck and features [[5 mm post|5mm-compatible]] hands and roof.

:His left shoulder features a sticker of an Autobot insignia, due to his shoulder parts being made with [[unpaintable plastic]]. Pipes's truck mode is slightly mistransformed: his legs and waist should be in a horizontal position.

:Though Pipes's wave was scheduled for a first quarter 2016 release, it actually arrived on U.S. store shelves in late 2015.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/CWPipes/pipes.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Pipes at TFU.info]''
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===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
[[File:WFC-Kingdom-toy-Pipes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Wait, not a Weaponizer Deluxe to recreate that one sequence with [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Pipes''' (Deluxe Class, [[2021]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K32'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD EX-15'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[June 25]], [[2022]]
:*''Accessories'': 2 pipe blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Ittoku Kuwazu]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Part of the final wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' Deluxe Class toys, "Autobot Pipes" is a retool of the [[Huffer (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Huffer]] from the same line, using new shoulders, forearms, hands, wheels, chest, crotch, and head (which deviates slightly from the cartoon, as the mouthplate is taller and covers the nose more), and an additional transformation step to turn the cab upside down in robot mode. He transforms into a cab-over truck in 16 steps, and the pipe blasters can store on the back or as smokestacks. His robot mode is covered in [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]] as part of the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]/[[F.O.S.S.I.L. Technology]]. He also has a torso transformation joint that functions as an ab-crunch.

:As an extra feature, Pipes can tow ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]]'s trailer (or any of its redecoes), a carryover from Huffer.

:''Kingdom'' Pipes is based on the character's appearance in the original ''Transformers'' animated series, but based on how he features a gray rear-window on his cab, is seemingly based on either a non-finalized model (see "[[#Notes|Notes]]" below) or [[Miscolorings based on the Generation 1 cartoon|a fan-colored model]] floating around online.

:Pipes's instructions depict his cab-backpack in robot mode being angled at 45-degrees on his back. While this does compress his backpack into a manageable size, it also leaves the backpack inaccurate to his design. The cab-backpack CAN be set to the cartoon-accurate design, but this leaves it jutting out very far from his body. The cab-backpack is also prone to easily popping off its mushroom swivel-peg while trying to move it around during transformation.

:It is possible to replicate a more G1 accurate look in robot mode, by carefully removing the trailer cab front wheels and inserting a wheel into a 5mm port on each upper arm.

:Pipes was officially revealed via preorder listing pages at [[BigBadToyStore]] and [[Entertainment Earth]] in late September 2021, with no public announcement from Hasbro. Though Pipes's wave was scheduled for a first quarter 2022 release, they in fact arrived on U.S. store shelves in December 2021.

:In Japan, Pipes was released as a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive.

:Pipes was retooled into [[Puffer#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Autobot Puffer]] for the [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]]/[[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive "Golden Disk Collection".
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==Notes==
* Pipes's profile picture in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' series is very... interesting. Apparently he was originally drawn (likely by [[Pat Lee]]) with no hands, as per the toy, then hands (drawn by [[Don Figueroa]]) were edited onto the picture at a later point. Pipes's right hand comes from [[Bristleback]]'s profile picture, while the left comes from [[Wildfly]]'s.
* Pipes received a movieverse homage in the form of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Blowpipe (ROTF)|Blowpipe]].

===Character model===
[[File:G1-Pipes-model-comparison.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|'''Left:''' Unfinalized character model found in ''The Ark''. '''Right:''' Finalized model found among original cartoon production material.]]
[[File:The-Five-Faces-of-Pipes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The Five Faces of Pipes.]]

* Pipes has a total of three known [[character model]]s:
# The first is what appears to be based on his Generation 1 toy, with no face and no hands.
# The second is his pre-final model, which is closer to his final model, only it's got some very small, barely noticeable differences, the biggest being the pose he's drawn in. This model has red eyes based on the toy's red visor and a gray rear-window behind his head. This model appears in his profile published in [[Marvel Comics]]' ''[[The Transformers Universe]]'' (the image used at the top of this very article) and was also published in [[The Ark series|''The Ark'' series]] books.
#The third is his final model, which has much boxer shapes to his design. This model omits the differently-colored rear-window and replaces the pre-final model's red eyes with blue eyes. Due to all of the episodes Pipes appears in being animated by [[AKOM]], the majority of his appearances give him the red eyes of the pre-final model, despite them using the final, meaning that no 100% accurate version of Pipes is ever shown on-screen.
* Pipes shifts between about five different physical appearances in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]". Of these five appearances, his early toy-accurate model, and his final model appear to be at play. His coloration on the other hand, is solely based on his pre-final model's, with hints of the final model's color differences slipping their way in on occasion. The five different appearances are as follows:
# The early model based directly on the toy.
# The aforementioned model, but with the addition of hands.
# The final model, with the pre-final model's colors (gray rear-window behind his head and red eyes).
# The final model, with the correct blue eyes, but incorrect gray rear-window (the colors that Hasbro happened to use for his ''Kingdom'' toy).
# The final model, with the correct uncoloured rear-window, but the incorrect red eyes (this is also the way he is depicted in "[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]").

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Pipes''' (パイプス ''Paipusu'')
*''French:'' '''Tuyo''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Csőtörő''' ("Pipe-Breaker"<ref>The name has a double meaning: "csőtörő" (literally "corncob-breaker") refers to a kind of corn-harvester machine but it can also mean "(water)pipe breaker".</ref>)
*''Italian:'' '''Roccia'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Guǎnzi''' (管子, "Pipe"), '''Pipes''' (Taiwan, 拍普斯 ''Pāipǔsī'')
*''Russian:'' '''Gudok''' (Гудок, "Hooter")

==Gallery==
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Pipes (G1)

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{{disambig3|Pipes}}

:''Pipes is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:TFU Pipes.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Always wintahrize... yah PIPES.]]
'''Pipes''' is an excellent soldier—tough, brave, and very strong—and otherwise worthy of little note, except for his unusual ability and eccentric hobby. When he came to [[Earth]], Pipes became enamored of the [[Human|fleshlings]]' primitive and ingenious technology and could not resist taking home cast-off examples when on missions. Eventually, a previously disused area of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] became his own personal museum of nose hair trimmers, patent rulers, and other worthless but fascinating ephemera of the throwaway society. He will gladly talk for endless hours about each prized find.

Only [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] can be said really to enjoy an extended tour of Pipes's little museum, but Pipes is a good soldier and a friendly soul, and his comrades generally allow him his little eccentricity.

Pipes's most notable ability, which he is not the most proficient at controlling, is to emit clouds of corrosive gases from his [[exhaust weaponry|exhaust pipes]]. This is possible in both modes, but is more useful (except to annoy motorists) in [[robot mode]], where the pipes are on his arms. If he stays at it for at least ten minutes, these noxious gases will eat through a 2" slab of ordinary steel. His own skin is well protected against these gases, but in battle, the coatings may flake off. If he does not notice this (as frequently occurs) he can become vulnerable to his own attack, with unpleasant results.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Hal Rayle]] (English), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese)|[[Éric Etcheverry]] (European French), [[Vicente Gil]] (Spain-Spanish)}}
[[File:Pipes with widget.jpg|left|upright=0.9|thumb|"It'll take two to three weeks if I order the parts today...which I won't."]]
Pipes was present at the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] came to destroy it. He and his fellow Autobots made a valiant effort to hold off the Decepticon city-robot, but failed, and the Ark and its volcano were reduced to rubble. When [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] arrived with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]], Pipes installed it, allowing the Autobot giant to transform and defeat Trypticon. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:G1 ForeverIsALongTime Pipes Rodimus Perceptor.jpg|upright=0.95|thumb|"Yep, here's yer problem. His ears were clogged with toothpaste."]]
Later, he accompanied [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]], [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]], and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] on a rescue mission after [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and friends disappeared while looking for a source of chronal energy. They found the [[Quintesson]]s had constructed a [[Time Window]] on an asteroid for the purpose of undoing the original Autobot rebellion against the Quintessons on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Perceptor was found alone, suffering serious injuries, and his team missing. Pipes's mechanical skills were put to work as a battlefield medic to try and patch up Perceptor, but Perceptor's incoherent mumblings about theoretical physics didn't do anyone much good. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}
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====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
[[File:FSRLTFmanga8 Minibots.jpg|thumb|That's a fine Gundam impression you got there, bro.]]
Pipes was part of a group who arrived to back up [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], who was defending a [[Battle Dog|dog]] that had been cruelly experimented on by the [[Decepticon]]s from being hunted and captured by the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. He and the other [[Mini Vehicle|Minibots]] [[Minibot combiner|combined]] with Powerglide in their vehicle modes thanks to the energy within the dog, and spinning furiously, smashed through [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]'s chest and out the other side in a flying drill attack. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #8}}

====Metrowars====
While Pipes was stationed at [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] during its rebuilding following an attack from [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]], the Decepticons attacked again. Pipes pleaded with [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast]] to activate Metroplex, but Twincast was wary of the energy usage on their limited stocks. Nevertheless, Metroplex pressed through and helped send the Decepticons into retreat. {{storylink|Metrowars}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:BattleLines6-UltraMagnus.jpg|thumb|left|Hi, I'm over here with Tailgate! I'm not [[Ravage (SG)|waving]]...]]
Pipes was present at the first "meeting" between [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}
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===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukexclusive|Pipes}}
[[File:Pipes outback underworld.jpg|thumb|left|100px]]
Pipes was led into battle by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] attacking a Decepticon [[Energon]] distribution facility. He fought alongside [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]]. {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

Pipes graduated from [[Autobot Military Academy]], but nearly lost his friend [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] to a stupid initiation stunt when the hapless cadet accompanied some [[Flattop (Marvel)|other]] [[Subsea|Autobots]] into the [[Underworld]] to prove his courage. Fearing the worst, Pipes and [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] went in after him. When they found Tailgate battling a group of techno-[[Mutant (G1)|mutants]], though, Pipes convinced Outback to hang back and let Tailgate prove himself in combat. Tailgate successfully defeated all comers, and the three Autobots returned to the surface. {{storylink|Underworld!}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:BlackSunshine Autobot training failures.jpg|thumb]]
When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] pumped out anti-Autobot propaganda to discourage public sentiment for the newly returned Ark crew, Pipes was among the Autobot civilians seen watching Optimus Prime's "rampage" through [[San Francisco]]. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Later, after the insurrection against Shockwave, Pipes was seen training alongside [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and several other Autobots, under [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s supervision. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|''More than Meets the Eye'' #1]]}}

{{quote|Dear [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]]... Having a wonderful time. Made lots of new friends—like [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]. Got a bit '''''[[Red Rust|sick]]''''' and got a bit '''''[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|shot]]''''', but apart from that, yeah, having a pretty wonderful time. Um. Speak soon, bye!|Pipes|"[[Under Cold Blue Stars]]"}}

[[File:TwentyPlusOne LostLightNamed.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
'''Pipes of Pescus Hex''' {{storylink|The Not Knowing}} (sometimes Pipes of [[Helex (polity)|Helex]]) was good friends with [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] and [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]]. He also had a "type" he looked for in, cough, partners: aquatic-mode triple changers with "minimal [[kibble]] [and a] big chest plate". Whether boat-changer Riptide knew this is unknown. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

When [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] was planning his quest to find the legendary [[Knights of Cybertron]], Pipes and [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] accompanied [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s religious quarter with the intention of buying a [[starship]]. Seeing that Drift was carrying a gold currency card, Pipes tried to get the former Decepticon to guess how much he'd saved up in his travel fund but Drift was more interested in finding the owners of a certain [[Quantum generator|quantum]] spaceship. After buying the ''[[Lost Light|U1]]'' for a billion [[shanix]], it was decided that it needed renaming. Pipes suggested that they hold a competition, while Drift was content to wait for a sign... as they realised that they were attending the [[Festival of Lost Light]]. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

[[File:NoGunsNoSwordsNoBriefcases PipesLookingForLove.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.0|"I'm just looking for someone who is interested in "laying pipes", ''knowhatimsayin'''? Eh? Eh?"]]
Subsequently, Pipes joined up as a crew member on the newly christened ''Lost Light'' to take part in Rodimus' quest. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He was dismayed that Hubcap wouldn't leave [[Debris]] for the trip and that Riptide hadn't bothered to turn up ([[Twenty Plus One|and would never learn Riptide had been attacked]]). {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} Following its failed launch, he was sucked out into space and crashed on a nearby planetoid, where he was retrieved by Rodimus and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and taken back to the ship. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

An alternate Pipes was created when the Lost Light's [[quantum generator|quantum engines]] malfunctioned. If you thought the regular Pipes had had it bad, ''this'' duplicate Pipes was killed by [[Helex (G1)|Helex]], who ripped him in half when the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] boarded the ship and slaughtered the crew. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

Pipes was at the official grand opening of [[Swerve's|Swerve's bar]] with Drift, where they toasted to the recently deceased [[Duobot]]s. Pipes lamented his lack of luck with making friends and ventured that he could start hanging out with Drift and Rodimus. Drift suggested [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] as a potential friend for him, but Pipes knew he was involved with [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]], revealing he was looking for a bit more than friendship. Drift offered to introduce him to [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]], feeling the two might have some things in common. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

[[File:LifeAftertheBigBang Pipes vehicle mode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.0]]
Anticipating his first outing on an alien world, Pipes accompanied Drift and [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] to investigate an outbreak in [[Delphi]]. On arrival at the medical facility, and before Ratchet could explain the symbol on the door was the universal plague symbol, Pipes used his [[alternate mode]] to bust in and found himself hip-deep in dead bots. He was infected with the [[Red Rust]] virus by [[Dent]]. He menaced Drift while succumbing to the virus, and the other Autobot knocked him out, though he had already passed on the infection. Ratchet took him to be treated. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} Later, Pipes was cured from the virus by Ratchet's newly acquired vaccine and returned with the group to the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}}

[[File:Interiors injured Pipes.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|In his natural habitat.]]
Soon afterwards, Pipes was hanging out with some other Autobots at Swerve's when [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] went on a shooting rampage. Pipes was Maximus's first victim, but survived and ended up on a bed in the medical bay. {{storylink|Interiors}} He eventually recovered, and joined a few other Autobots for movie night in [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]]'s hab-suite, watching "[[Proteus's Promise]]". {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}

Pipes volunteered to go on a mission to [[Temptoria]] to see if a group of Decepticons were holding the [[Circle of Light]] there. On the way, he discussed [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]'s recent decapitation with [[Hound (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hound]]. The mission presumably didn't go well for Pipes, as he spent the journey back lying on the floor of the ''[[Leading Light]]''. {{storylink|Before & After}} After recovering, he was accidentally shot by [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]]'s new invention, a [[Existential gun|gun that fired ennui]], and almost shrugged himself to death as a result. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}

[[File:Cold Blue Stars dying Pipes.jpg|thumb|left|upright=2.3|I... um... I don't want to joke right now.]]
Pipes visited Blaster to check if the subspace communicator was working so he could send Hubcap a message. He passed the message on, then made his way to Tailgate's room for a movie night...before bumping into [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]'s foot. He attempted to apologize, but was cut off by the Phase-Sixer stomping him to bits. Barely functional and ''holding his open chest to keep his [[spark]] from falling out'', he crawled to an alarm and set it off before his spark extinguished. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}}

Following the battle against [[Solomus|Tyrest]] on [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], Rodimus returned to his office and vowed to redecorate it with less garish colours and a small memorial to Pipes and the crewmembers he had lost. {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}} A 'time fissure' at Swerve's was eventually discovered and allowed people to look back at their departed friends. Tailgate chose to look at Pipes and Drift. It was then that Tailgate finally learned what Pipes had been looking for. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

A simulation of Pipes later appeared to [[Team Rodimus]] on [[Mederi]] alongside the also-deceased [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]]. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|Metastasis}} The two tried to convince the others that they were in the [[Transformer afterlife|Afterspark]] and everyone should accept death. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (2): The God War|The God War}} However, the truth behind Mederi was soon uncovered and the apparitions of Pipes and Trailcutter vanished. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}}

Pipes was one of the many deceased Cybertronians glimpsed by [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] as the Decepticon died using the [[Enigma of Combination]] to assist [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] in his battle against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

===''TransTech''===
Pipes was one of many residents of Axiom Nexus. He was seen in the company of [[Signal Lancer]]. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 4}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Change In Your Nature Part Four|''Transformers'' #16]]}}
[[File:Prisoners PipesBrawn.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|Stan for stands.]]
Pipes was walking on the street after one of [[Tap-Out (Universe)|Tap-Out]]'s fights. {{storylink|Transformers Valentine's Day Special}} As part of the [[Senate Guard]], Pipes helped provide security for an emergency [[Senate]] meeting. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Four}} Pipes later attended an illegal [[skitter]] race at [[Swindle's]]. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|Swindle's}} When [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] ordered the captive [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] to be paraded through the streets, Pipes worked crowd control. After [[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] expressed her doubts that they could effectively handle the unruly mob, Pipes suggested she look to their particularly-unshakeable comrade [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] to shore up her confidence. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Prisoners|Prisoners}}

Pipes was present when [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] gave the Senate Guard a pep talk before they deployed to provide security for Sentinel Prime's speech denouncing the [[Decepticon|Ascenticons]]. Pipes and [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]] were stationed to guard the rear entrance of the Senate hall. They were surprised to see [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] and a group of Ascenticons roll up, and Pipes professed admiration of Clench's past career as a gladiator. That made it awkward when Clench suddenly rammed into Pipes and the Decepticon uprising began. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}} With the Decepticons having seized the Senate, Pipes took part in the operation to take it back and was part of the team sent to rescue the prisoners held in the building's basement. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

Pipes was present to welcome [[Javelin]] to the Senate Guard, and listened as Ironhide informed the team that they would now be repurposed to guard [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Their first task was to escort the new Prime to the [[Forge Pyramid]] for a chat with [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} Pipes later evacuated [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] with the rest of the Autobots after Optimus Prime's parlay with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] proved fruitless. {{storylink|War World: We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness|We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness}}

[[File:Pipes_sees_rainmakers_IDW2019.jpg|upright=1.4|left|thumb|"Oh, here it goes, here it goes, [[Great War (G1)|here it goes again]]."]]
Pipes was part of a detachment of Autobots who accompanied Optimus Prime to speak with [[Termagax]], and set up a defensive position in front of [[House (building)|House]] to counter an incoming Decepticon attack. Pipes shared a foxhole with [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and worried when he spied the [[Rainmaker]]s approaching, but Sunstreaker reassured him that they had a countermeasure prepared. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}} During the ensuing battle, Pipes was injured and had to be carried off the field by Brawn when it was over. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}

Pipes was among the Autobots ready to defend [[Crystal City]] when the Decepticons attacked it. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}} They abandoned the city after a truce with the Decepticons, trekking across the Cybertronian wilderness to make it to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] before the Decepticons herded the Autobots into the path of an oncoming horde of [[rust worm]]s. {{storylink|Radical Time}} Pipes fought off the horde alongside the others until a repurposed [[Insecticon clone]] swarm arrived to feast on the worms, allowing the Autobots to proceed onward. {{storylink|End of Time}}

After surviving an encounter with Megatron and an [[imploder]], Pipes and the rest of the Prime Guard took part in the final battle at Darkmount. When [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] defeated [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], Pipes and four other Guardsmen rushed to the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]' aid. [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] used the [[Combination Core]] within him to re-merge his team and add Pipes and his fellow Guardsmen to an enhanced, larger Computron assemblage. This new super-[[combiner]] held the line against Devastator and the Decepticons, allowing Optimus Prime and the other Autobots to escape Cybertron aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. After Computron was finally brought down by the united Decepticon army, the Prime Guard and Technobots became Megatron's prisoners. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}

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===Precursor World===
A [[Primus Vanguard|Warrior of the Seven Lights]] resembling Pipes was a member of the [[Blue Order]] of the [[Primus Vanguard]]. When the traitorous [[Straxus (G1)#Precursor World|Straxus twins]] unleashed a rage virus to destroy the corps from within, he was slain in the ensuing brawl. Vanguard supreme leader [[Primus#The old universe|Primus]] later loaded the Warrior's lingering [[spark]] into his [[Golden Noah]] in an attempt to ferry his soul to the [[G1 World|next world]]. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}} Unfortunately, this did not work. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Pipes-art.jpg|thumb|200px]]
Closer than ever to reaching the [[AllSpark]], the Autobots awakened after crash-landing on pre-Ice Age Earth. While battling the Decepticons, both sides were joined by the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, their epic battle changing their combined destinies.

Pipes was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Command Transport Private]], {{storylink|#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' toy packaging}} Pipes's function was a warrior and [[trans-scan]]ed into an Earth semi-truck. His corrosive exhaust and pipe blasters were his powers and weapons, and his core traits were his toughness, bravery, and eccentricity. Pipes's message from the future was that he should take care not to fall victim to his own attack. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>

After the [[quantum surge]] caused a [[time travel|time vortex]] in an alternate timeline, Pipes and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] were fused into [[Puffer]], and alongside [[GoBot]] [[Road Ranger]], were pulled to a prehistoric [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Source:Kingdom Golden Disk Collection#CHAPTER 1: THROUGH THE VORTEX|''Golden Disk Collection'' Chapter 1}} After Puffer was sent away in a [[Stasis pod|pod]] with the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' [[Transwarp Drive|transwarp drive]], and Maximal [[Tigatron]] crashed the ship into the quantum surge in the past, the time vortex was undone, preventing Pipes and Huffer from becoming Puffer. {{storylink|Source:Kingdom Golden Disk Collection#CHAPTER 4: THE TERRORFYING CONCLUSION|''Golden Disk Collection'' Chapter 4}}
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==Games==
===The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth===
[[File:C64Pipes.gif|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Along with his fellow Autobots, Pipes protected Earth from the menace of the Decepticons. He was ostensibly under the command of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] put Pipes in charge of his own team, which was assigned to protect researchers at a seaside town. The team subsequently had to see off an attack by [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]] and [[Nautilator]]. {{storylink|The B-Team Part Deux}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:PipesEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|Missed opportunity for a new virtual headsculpt.]]

Pipes arrived on Earth at the same time as [[Offroad (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Offroad]] to stop him and help clear the Autobots' name.
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|War Games}}
After Pipes came through the space bridge, the stench of his corrosive fumes put off the ladies [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], and they excused themselves.

*'''Class:''' Warrior
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 stars
*'''Weapons:''' Pipes sprays some corrosive fumes from his hand on a target before engaging and attacking it with his fists.
*'''Ability: Defensive Rush:''' Puts a protective shield that blocks 80% damage for several seconds, then charges the target and attracts defenses!
**'''Cost''': 4 ability points +1 cost increase.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:pipes Pipes at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1 minibot pipes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Look ma, no hands! (''US/Japanese version pictured'')]]
[[File:G1toy European Pipes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Look ma, no pipes! (''European version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Pipes''' ([[Mini Vehicle]], [[1986]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''C-60'''
{{toydesigner|[[Hideaki Yoke]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:First available in the third year of Hasbro's [[The Transformers (toyline)|''The Transformers'' toyline]] (and in the second-year [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|''Transformers 2010'']]-branded part of Takara's toyline), Pipes is an extensive [[retool]]ing of the [[1984]] Autobot [[Mini Vehicle]] [[Huffer (G1)#Toys|Huffer]]. Like Huffer, Pipes transforms into an "American truck," which is supposed to be either a terminal tractor (also called a "yard truck," a "mule" and several other things) or a single-axle semi truck of indeterminate, probably made-up model (though it strongly resembles a Volvo F88).

: He is changed quite a lot from Huffer, moreso than the other 1986 retooled Mini Vehicles; his front is Huffer's back and vice-versa, and his cab transforms differently. Whereas Huffer simply moves the truck cab up to reveal his head and then flips over the smokestacks for arms, Pipes flips the cab over, repositioning it behind his head instead of shelling it like a hood, and his arms just pull out from their truck position. In a nice design touch, the tabs that hold the truck cab in place, sticking out of his [[robot mode]] chest, are detailed to look like seats. The grille, headlamp, and bumper detailing on the front of his cab has also changed, and the tips of his smokestacks are cylindrical rather than flattened-out like Huffer's claw-hand-things.

:Along with the regular Pipes, a European variant (dubbed "[[Puffer]]" by fans) exists which was actually [http://www.fredsworkshop.com/vminibots.html#europe Huffer's original sculpt in Pipes's colors]. It is currently uncertain how many countries this version of Pipes was sold in. This is not to be confused with the [[IGA|Mexican]] version of Pipes (see below), which was ''also'' the original Huffer mold, but in slightly different colors.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-mini-vehicles-pipes/1171/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Pipes at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Pipes/pipes.htm More information on Pipes at TFU.info]''
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[[File:G1toy IGA Pipes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Look ma, no confirmed carded samples!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Pipes''' (Mini Vehicle, [[1987]])}}</ul>

: In the Mexican ''Transformers'' line produced by [[IGA]], Pipes was ''probably'' released as a straight [[redeco]] of Huffer, sold on Pipes cards. He came in two different, but closely-similar color schemes: metallic-blue with white robot parts, and all-over metallic-blue. Fans have given these versions the nickname "Puffer".

: We say "probably" because while IGA appears to have done this old-mold-new-colors-sold-as-new-character move with all of the third-year retooled Mini Vehicles, so far [[Tailgate (G1)#IGA|Tailgate]] and [[Swerve (G1)#IGA|Swerve]] are the only ones that have been confirmed with carded samples. All of the IGA versions of probably-[[Hubcap (G1)#IGA|Hubcap]], [[Outback (G1)#IGA|Outback]], and Pipes have only been found loose. So it's highly likely, we just don't have an unopened copy as evidence. Fun!

: IGA Transformers also eventually made their way to a variety of European markets, slightly decreasing their rarity.

: The all-blue version of Pipes was later [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Pipes (SG)|Pipes]].

::*''[https://web.archive.org/web/20210327171400/https://www.tf-1.com/articles/mini_frame.php?art=puffer TFSquareOne article detailing the Mexican release of Pipes]''
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===''Encore''===
[[File:Encore Pipes toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hey, break ALL the pipes in the sub for more good ideas! Dive! Dive!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bumble & Minibots''' (Multi-pack, [[2008]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''10'''

:In 2008, Pipes was reissued in the ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line, bundled with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Encore|Bumblebee]], [[Swerve (G1)#Encore|Swerve]], [[Tailgate (G1)#Encore|Tailgate]], and [[Outback (G1)#Encore|Outback]]. In addition to [[paint operation|painted]] headlights, the reissue [[tampograph]]s his previously [[sticker|decaled]] Autobot insignia.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
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[[File:CWLegendsPipes.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Wildberry Blue flavored Huffer.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Pipes''' (Legends Class, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Gun

:Part of the fifth wave of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' subline imprint of [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]], "Autobot Pipes" is a redeco of [[Huffer (G1)#Generations|Huffer]], and is about the size of a ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class toy. He transforms from robot to generic cab-over truck and features [[5 mm post|5mm-compatible]] hands and roof.

:His left shoulder features a sticker of an Autobot insignia, due to his shoulder parts being made with [[unpaintable plastic]]. Pipes's truck mode is slightly mistransformed: his legs and waist should be in a horizontal position.

:Though Pipes's wave was scheduled for a first quarter 2016 release, it actually arrived on U.S. store shelves in late 2015.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/CWPipes/pipes.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Pipes at TFU.info]''
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===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
[[File:WFC-Kingdom-toy-Pipes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Wait, not a Weaponizer Deluxe to recreate that one sequence with [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Pipes''' (Deluxe Class, [[2021]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K32'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD EX-15'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[June 25]], [[2022]]
:*''Accessories'': 2 pipe blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Ittoku Kuwazu]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Part of the final wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' Deluxe Class toys, "Autobot Pipes" is a retool of the [[Huffer (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Huffer]] from the same line, using new shoulders, forearms, hands, wheels, chest, crotch, and head (which deviates slightly from the cartoon, as the mouthplate is taller and covers the nose more), and an additional transformation step to turn the cab upside down in robot mode. He transforms into a cab-over truck in 16 steps, and the pipe blasters can store on the back or as smokestacks. His robot mode is covered in [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]] as part of the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]/[[F.O.S.S.I.L. Technology]]. He also has a torso transformation joint that functions as an ab-crunch.

:As an extra feature, Pipes can tow ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]]'s trailer (or any of its redecoes), a carryover from Huffer.

:''Kingdom'' Pipes is based on the character's appearance in the original ''Transformers'' animated series, but based on how he features a gray rear-window on his cab, is seemingly based on either a non-finalized model (see "[[#Notes|Notes]]" below) or [[Miscolorings based on the Generation 1 cartoon|a fan-colored model]] floating around online.

:Pipes's instructions depict his cab-backpack in robot mode being angled at 45-degrees on his back. While this does compress his backpack into a manageable size, it also leaves the backpack inaccurate to his design. The cab-backpack CAN be set to the cartoon-accurate design, but this leaves it jutting out very far from his body. The cab-backpack is also prone to easily popping off its mushroom swivel-peg while trying to move it around during transformation.

:It is possible to replicate a more G1 accurate look, by carefully removing the trailer cab front wheels and inserting a wheel into a 5mm port on each upper arm.

:Pipes was officially revealed via preorder listing pages at [[BigBadToyStore]] and [[Entertainment Earth]] in late September 2021, with no public announcement from Hasbro. Though Pipes's wave was scheduled for a first quarter 2022 release, they in fact arrived on U.S. store shelves in December 2021.

:In Japan, Pipes was released as a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive.

:Pipes was retooled into [[Puffer#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Autobot Puffer]] for the [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]]/[[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive "Golden Disk Collection".
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==Notes==
* Pipes's profile picture in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' series is very... interesting. Apparently he was originally drawn (likely by [[Pat Lee]]) with no hands, as per the toy, then hands (drawn by [[Don Figueroa]]) were edited onto the picture at a later point. Pipes's right hand comes from [[Bristleback]]'s profile picture, while the left comes from [[Wildfly]]'s.
* Pipes received a movieverse homage in the form of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Blowpipe (ROTF)|Blowpipe]].

===Character model===
[[File:G1-Pipes-model-comparison.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|'''Left:''' Unfinalized character model found in ''The Ark''. '''Right:''' Finalized model found among original cartoon production material.]]
[[File:The-Five-Faces-of-Pipes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The Five Faces of Pipes.]]

* Pipes has a total of three known [[character model]]s:
# The first is what appears to be based on his Generation 1 toy, with no face and no hands.
# The second is his pre-final model, which is closer to his final model, only it's got some very small, barely noticeable differences, the biggest being the pose he's drawn in. This model has red eyes based on the toy's red visor and a gray rear-window behind his head. This model appears in his profile published in [[Marvel Comics]]' ''[[The Transformers Universe]]'' (the image used at the top of this very article) and was also published in [[The Ark series|''The Ark'' series]] books.
#The third is his final model, which has much boxer shapes to his design. This model omits the differently-colored rear-window and replaces the pre-final model's red eyes with blue eyes. Due to all of the episodes Pipes appears in being animated by [[AKOM]], the majority of his appearances give him the red eyes of the pre-final model, despite them using the final, meaning that no 100% accurate version of Pipes is ever shown on-screen.
* Pipes shifts between about five different physical appearances in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]". Of these five appearances, his early toy-accurate model, and his final model appear to be at play. His coloration on the other hand, is solely based on his pre-final model's, with hints of the final model's color differences slipping their way in on occasion. The five different appearances are as follows:
# The early model based directly on the toy.
# The aforementioned model, but with the addition of hands.
# The final model, with the pre-final model's colors (gray rear-window behind his head and red eyes).
# The final model, with the correct blue eyes, but incorrect gray rear-window (the colors that Hasbro happened to use for his ''Kingdom'' toy).
# The final model, with the correct uncoloured rear-window, but the incorrect red eyes (this is also the way he is depicted in "[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]").

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Pipes''' (パイプス ''Paipusu'')
*''French:'' '''Tuyo''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Csőtörő''' ("Pipe-Breaker"<ref>The name has a double meaning: "csőtörő" (literally "corncob-breaker") refers to a kind of corn-harvester machine but it can also mean "(water)pipe breaker".</ref>)
*''Italian:'' '''Roccia'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Guǎnzi''' (管子, "Pipe"), '''Pipes''' (Taiwan, 拍普斯 ''Pāipǔsī'')
*''Russian:'' '''Gudok''' (Гудок, "Hooter")

==Gallery==
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File:IDW-MTMTE-Pipes-Roche.jpg
File:EW-skin-Pipes-WFC-Kingdom.jpg
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==References==
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[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Autobots]]
[[Category:Lost Light crew]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
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[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]
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