Eagle Eye (G1)

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Eagle Eye is an Autobot Micromaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Man, slowly I'm running out of stupid "Grab your purse"-captions...

Eagle Eye (aka Hawking and Eclipse) lives up to his name when it comes to aerial combat. His exceptional vision, capable of focusing on tiny objects up to 20 miles away, allows him to lock his weapons systems onto any target he can see. Despite his amazing visual acuity, he seems to turn a blind optic to the various interpersonal issues among the Air Patrol, the team under his supervision. They just flat-out don't get along, and Eagle Eye does nothing to try and make them work things out. He barely even gives them orders, for that matter. He's practically the team's commander in title only. He reasons that it ultimately doesn't matter, because despite it all, the Air Patrol is still one of the Autobots' most effective aerial defense forces, and to his way of thinking, that's far more important than everyone getting along.<ref>More than Meets the Eye #2</ref>

Fiction

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Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

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In the Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity, Eagle Eye the Micromaster is the same individual as Eagle Eye the Skyscorcher. See the other Eagle Eye's page for more on his exploits in continuities where he is a separate individual.

Toy bio

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As a Micromaster, Eagle Eye led the Air Patrol. Toy bio

e-HOBBY comics

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This is how I Dew.

By the year 2034, Eagle Eye had left the Autobots behind and joined the splinter faction of Decepticons led by the High Regent Scrash, bringing with him the secrets of the Autobots' newly developed Power Core Combination technology. Upgraded into a new body, Eagle Eye was charged with locating the Decepticon outlaw Magnificus, so that Scrash could exploit his psychometric powers. He located Magnificus just as the fugitive was in battle with Oilmaster on the outskirts of Iron Town, and stepped in to dispatch his quarry's opponent. Eagle Eye then introduced himself as "Hawk" (ホーク Hōku) and offered Magnificus the chance to join his faction. Leaving him to ponder the idea, Eagle Eye supplied him with some energon and a repair kit and went on his way. Badlands

Metrowars

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At some point after Scrash's defeat, Hawking was one of the Decepticons stationed aboard Metrotitan and was part of a Decepticon assault on Scramble City. They were forced to retreat when the Autobots showed off the power of a reborn Metroplex. Metrowars

Legends comic

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When the Cybertron Alliance fell apart due to the humans murdering Megatron's friend, Hawking answered Megatron's call for war and was soon embroiled in a battle around Metroplex. LG-EX Metroplex

Over time, Decepticon leadership changed hands and Hawking came to serve under Galvatron II. He and the Decepticons attacked the planet Beast to steal its energy resources. They were opposed by the Monsterbots and the local tribes of Beastformers. A ship of refugees from the Legends World tilted the balance of power when they attacked Galvatron's ship Nemesis, splitting his forces as Hawking and the other Decepticons left the battle on the ground to defend the ship. The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3 Galvatron's raid was ultimately unsuccessful, and he was soon overthrown by the power of Dark Nova. Hawking and the Decepticons served this new master in attacking his homeworld, the Zone Base on Planet Micro. During the fight, Hawking confronted and mocked his former comrades, Jetmaster, Choppermaster and Airmaster, just before Dark Nova arrived in person in his colossal Unicron Neo configuration. LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One

Dark Nova was defeated as well, however, prompting Hawking to return to a previous affiliation. By 2040, he and Magnificus joined forces to recover the spirit of Scrash from inside the Assaultmaster body he was trapped in. Their efforts to combine Scrash with the Decepticon Skyquake were successful, but they were immediately confronted by Optimus Prime and Megatron, back together in service of the Cybertron Alliance. Epiloge

2005 IDW continuity

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Eagle Eye was one of the legions of Dead Universe Micromasters who pursued Hardhead and Nightbeat on Gorlam Prime. He survived to confront Hardhead with the Jhiaxus-controlled Nightbeat in the planet's subterranean tunnels, but failed to prevent the Autobot from escaping into the Dead Universe. Spotlight: Hardhead

Beast Wars: Uprising

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Eagle Eye was assigned to the Micromaster 58th Division during the Grand Uprising. His lackluster leadership of the Air Patrol led to some shoddy reports on troop movements near the Sonic Canyons. The Maximal National Army used force field projectors to make their own way across the canyons from Plurex to Tetrahex. Eagle Eye gave the order to fall back from the canyons. Derailment

Toys

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The Transformers

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  • Air Patrol (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)
  • Takara name: Sky Patrol Team
  • Takara ID number: C-352
Released in the seventh (and final) year of Hasbro's US Transformers toyline (sixth and not-final year in European markets), Eagle Eye transforms into a Boeing-McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18C Hornet fighter jet. He is gang-molded with his teammate Sky High, sharing plastic colors.
He was only available as part of the Air Patrol set with his teammates Blaze Master, Sky High and Tread Bolt.
In Takara's markets, the Team was released as the "Sky Patrol Team", released in the Zone portion of Takara's Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers toyline. They are physically identical to their Hasbro counterparts.


Generation 2

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From a brick with arms to a brick with a jet on top. Amazing.
  • Hawk (Skyscorcher, 1993) / Eagle Eye (Decepticon Jet, 1993) / Hawk (Skyscorcher, 1994)
  • Accessories: Radar array/rifle
  • Known designers: Takio Ejima{{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}
Generation 2 Eagle Eye was repurposed as a new body for this Eagle Eye in the Japanese "G1" continuity.
Generation 2 Hawk/Eagle Eye transforms into a Eurofighter Typhoon jet. His under-slung radar system becomes a non-firing handheld gun in robot mode.
"Hawk" was originally sold in the European market in 1993 as part of the "transitional" line that used the Generation 2 insignias, but lacked the new subline name. "Eagle Eye" was later released in the United States, with no notable changes beyond a new name, as part of the Generation 2 line proper. "Hawk" was then later re-released in the European version of Generation 2 in 1994.
This toy is gang-molded with Terradive.


Generations

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And now back to a brick with arms! Truly staggering what 24 years of engineering progress lead up to!
  • Autobot Gears & Eclipse (Legends Class, 2014)
  • Series / number: 02 / #010
  • Known designers: Andrew Scribner (deco artist){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}
Part of the seventh wave of Generations: Thrilling 30 Legends-Class two-packs, "Eclipse" (name likely changed due to trademark unavailability) is a redeco of Generations Flanker, transforming into a drone jet based on the [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}EADS Barracuda|{{#if:Barracuda|Barracuda|EADS Barracuda}}]] and [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Alenia Aermacchi Sky-X|{{#if:Sky-X|Sky-X|Alenia Aermacchi Sky-X}}]] designs with a new wing configuration.<ref>Designer Joe Kyde on "The Allspark" messageboard, 2013/11/10 (via the Internet Archive)</ref> He also has a third blaster-cannon mode that can be used by any toy that uses the 5 mm post/hole system.
He was only available packed in with his larger partner Gears.
This mold was also redecoed to create Legends Phaser, part of BotCon 2015 Oilmaster, and TFSS 5.0 Quickslinger and Hi-Q.


Notes

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Maybe they thought it'd take eagle eyes to notice this..
  • Most—if not all—of the toys pictured in the 1990 Hasbro Transformers catalog are unfinished prototypes or mock-ups, and a variety of differences from final product pop up. In Eagle Eye's case, the main difference is that the catalog has him with a red robot mode face rather than the final toy's yellow.
  • Eagle Eye's vehicle-mode art in issue #2 of the More than Meets the Eye profile books is actually Generation 2 Skyscorcher Eagle Eye's jet mode in the Generation 1 character's base colors, with the Skyscorcher's black stripes added. For the trade paperback, this art was heavily edited to better resemble the Micromaster.
  • A Hasbro computer listing suggests that "Equinox" was also considered as a trademark-friendly name for the Thrilling 30 incarnation of Eagle Eye before they settled on "Eclipse".<ref>Hasbro customer service listings breakdown by Monzo on the Allspark Forums, 2013/11/01 (via the Internet Archive)</ref>
  • "Eclipse" was also one of the possible names in the Fan Built Bot poll that produced Windblade.

Foreign names

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  • Japanese: Eagle Eye (イーグルアイ Īguru Ai), Hawking (ホーキング Hōkingu)
  • French: Faucon (Canada)
  • Italian: Aquila

References

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