Lugnut (TF 2010)

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:''Lugnut is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Reveal-the-Shield-Lugnut.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Show up retroactively in '''''ALL''''' the G1 continuities!]]

'''Lugnut''' isn't the most brilliant tactical mind [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] has ever seen. In a faction full of brilliant scientists, cunning schemers and devious warlords, Lugnut's processing capacity doesn't rank anywhere near the top. Rather, Lugnut possesses a quality that's exceedingly rare in Decepticons: loyalty. Unswerving, unthinking, blind loyalty to the glorious [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and the Decepticon leader's vision for Cybertron. Couple this with an armament that makes the charging behemoth an unstoppable force on the battlefield, and it isn't hard to see why Megatron finds no fault with Lugnut's brutish methodology. In particular, the explosive [[Gravity_Generator|point-singularity generators]] in Lugnut's immense fists put fear into many an Autobot.

==Fiction==

===''United''===
[[Image:FierceFightingOnPlanetNebulos-StraxusDecepticons.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Dun-da-da DUN dun, dun-da-da DUN dan, dun-da-da DUN dun, dun-da-da daaahhh...]]
At some undetermined point in time, Lugnut stood in close proximity to [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. {{storylink|A New Battle!}}

A [[nano-virus]] that afflicted most Autobots save the [[Targetmaster]]s and the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] required [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]] to lead a team to [[Nebulos]] for an anti-virus. However, the nano-virus was merely a ploy by the Decepticons to draw out the Targetmasters and Headmasters to abduct their [[Nebulan]] partners, so when the Autobots arrived on Nebulos, Lugnut and several other Decepticons were waiting for them! Once their leader, [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], was singled out and defeated, Lugnut saw the writing on the wall and advocated for a retreat. {{storylink|The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos}}
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===Rodimus vs. Cyclonus===
[[Image:RodimusVsCyclonus-totalvictory.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Man, he musta freaked out when Starscream tossed Megs out of the shuttle.]]
Lugnut was one of the many Decepticons at the [[Battle of Autobot City]]. He was shot in the head by [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]], but it seemed to cause only minimal damage. {{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[Image:Rise-HeavyloadRoadblockLugnutHailstorm.jpg|left|thumb|Show up retroactively in ''all'' the G1 continuities?]]
At the dawn of the war, Lugnut served [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'s growing insurgency. He stood guard one day as Megatron welcomed a visitor, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]. {{storylink|Rise}}

[[File:ReluctantSpecialist-BlitzvingLugnut.jpg|thumb|150px]]
Millions of years later, Lugnut was part of [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]]'s crew of [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan]] hunters. After they invaded a ''[[Lost Light]]'' where almost the whole crew had been paralysed by one of [[Brainstorm]]'s little mishaps to retrieve a piece of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] tracking purposes, he was seen to stand beside "[[Blitzving]]" while [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailguy]] made threats against their boss, before retreating when Lockdown crumbled. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}

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==Toys==
===Transformers (2010)===
[[Image:TF2010toy-Lugnut.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Atomic robo.]]
*'''Lugnut''' (Voyager Class, 2011)
**''Accessories'': Missile

: Part of the fourth wave of [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'']] Voyager Class toys (which is the first wave of the "[[Reveal the Shield]]" [[subline imprint]]'s Voyager Class toys), Lugnut transforms into a jet bomber whose design is a loose amalgamation of elements from World War II propeller bombers, particularly the B-24 Liberator and B-17 Flying Fortress. He sports a shark-tooth deco on the cabin, similar to [[Lugnut (Animated)#Atomic|''Animated'' Atomic Lugnut]]. He also has a [[Rubsign]] on his left wing-tip, and the "'''LU-6'''" and "'''NU-7'''" codes on his wings and tail-fin are references to his name.

:He has five eyes and an opening mouth, all of which receive [[light-piping]], while his fingers and cockpit cannons are [[Articulation|articulated]]. There are a whopping 21 [[C joint|clip-joint rungs]] spread across his shoulders, legs, forearms, wingtips, and tail.

:Both fists are spring-loaded extending sections, allowing him to perform the [[Punch of Kill Everything]]. This feature is present in vehicle mode, wherein activating the extension reveals a battery of (sculpted) missiles. His tail section has a spring-loaded [[missile]] launcher that can swing down in vehicle mode, or become an over-the-shoulder launcher in robot mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/Lugnut/lugnut.htm More information on Lugnut at TFU.info]''
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===United===
[[Image:Unitedtoy-Lugnut.jpg|right|thumb|400px|]]
*'''Decepticon Lugnut''' (Voyager Class, [[January 29|1-29]]-2011)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''UN-14'''
**''Accessories'': Missile

: Released in Japan as part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' toys, [[TakaraTomy]]'s "Decepticon Lugnut" is a [[redeco]] of "Reveal the Shield" Lugnut, being primarily dark green, with metallic purple paint on his head, [[tampograph]]ed Decepticon [[insignia]]s on his wings and chest, an additional Decepticon logo being tampographed on the chest, and with the rubsign and alphanumerical codes being removed.

[[Image:United_Lugnut.jpg|left|thumb|200px|His purple was originally so glorious that TakaraTomy had to tone it down for the final toy.]]
:This version of Lugnut has spring-loaded fists that are excessively prone to jamming. The peg on the sliding hand section to which the long spring within the arm connects is too thin, meaning the spring dislodges randomly. This is easily fixable by unscrewing the arm, then squeezing the spring with pliers until it is secure on the peg... if the spring didn't end up ''bent'' and cause a lot more problems because of the jam, that is.

:The [[stock photography]] to the left depicts Lugnut having large swaths of metallic purple paint that were mostly not present on the final product, with only the metallic paint on his aforementioned head being retained.

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==Notes==
* Lugnut is based on the ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' character [[Lugnut (Animated)|of the same name]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Lugnut''' (ラグナッツ ''Ragunattsu'')

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