Hi-Test (RID)

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Hi-Test is an Autobot Mini-Con from the Robots in Disguise portion of the Aligned continuity family.
The tiger in your tank.

An evil team always has a bad member, a least jaded player, a white sheep. Hi-Test is that weakest link. Among Soundwave's group of Mini-Con subordinates, Hi-Test doesn't succeed as the others do. It's not that he's dumb, it's just he lacks the heart for skullduggery his teammates have. Sadly for him, Soundwave is not having it. Sometimes, he works with a much better boss who understands his caring heart: Optimus Prime.

Fiction

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2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon

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He knows 'what's the worst that can happen' is a terrible thing to ask, but he's asking it anyway.

Hi-Test was one of a group of Mini-Cons captured and reprogrammed against their will by a group of mysterious "benefactors" on Cybertron (who then wiped all memory of themselves from the Mini-Cons' data banks) to assist Soundwave in gathering weapons to escape the Shadowzone. Collateral Damage Freedom Fighters Hi-Test surreptitiously observed Strongarm and Nightra patrolling a forest road. He attempted to steal Strongarm's Decepticon Hunter only to disturb some birds, prompting Nightra to run and Strongarm to follow. Hi-Test later opened a GroundBridge portal to report back to Soundwave, who berated him for his failure. Frightened, Hi-Test fled, with Soundwave threatening to offline him at the first opportunity. Guilty As Charged

Hi-Test took to following Bumblebee's team for a while afterwards. He finally revealed himself after knocking Laserbeak away during a fight with Optimus Prime before linking himself up with Optimus to upgrade him. With the additional power provided, Optimus successfully defeated Laserbeak and destroyed Soundwave's beacon generator. After explaining himself through Optimus, he was encouraged to make the Shadowzone his home as no one would hunt him there, disappearing through another GroundBridge portal. Collateral Damage

Games

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Transformers: Robots in Disguise mobile game

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Version Unlock Cost (Energon) Unlock Cost (Ultra Sparks)
Activator 2000 30

Hi-Test could be recruited to help fight off the Insecticon clone army overrunning Crown City. Robots in Disguise mobile game

Toys

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Robots in Disguise (2015)

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"I foresee great things for you!"
  • Optimus Prime & Hi-Test (Activator Combiner, 2017)
Part of the third wave of 2017 Activator Combiner toys, Hi-Test comes with the larger Optimus Prime, transforming from robot to double-barreled tank. In robot mode, the cannons end up covering his arms, but can be folded up onto his shoulders to reveal regular arms sculpted underneath. Unlike those of previous Activators Mini-Cons, Hi-Test's instructions give him separate and distinct vehicle and weapon modes.


Notes

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  • Though his toy turns into a turret, Hi-Test is shown to turn into an engine of sorts in the cartoon, similar to Hi-Q, whom the Hi-Test homages.
  • The script for the episode "Railroad Rage" calls for Hi-Test to appear and steal Strongarm's Decepticon Hunter, even though he had left Soundwave's team of Mini-Cons three episodes earlier. The error was noticed before the episode went out, and Hi-Test was subbed out for new character Goldgear. As a result, the two share a body-type.
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  • Powerlinxed with Optimus Prime in truck mode
    Powerlinxed with Optimus Prime in truck mode
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