Scrapheap (G1)

This article is about the heroic Junkion. For his evil mirrorverse counterpart, see Scrap Iron (SG). For the Prime episode, see Scrapheap (episode).
Scrapheap is an Autobot-allied Junkion from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Hot tramp, I love you so.

One might think it would be hard for Scrapheap to muster up youthful rebellion against Junkion culture. After all, the average day consists of non-stop television marathons, rummaging through trash, and the occasional knock-down drag-out motorcycle rally-slash-slugfest. He's managed, though. Despite his ability—uncanny even for a Junkion—to retrieve hidden treasures from piles of refuse, he has no intention of spending his life picking through garbage. He sees a career as an inventor as his ticket off his homeworld, and he's not above lying, cheating and stealing to get what he needs to make it happen.

The other Junkions can't help but be impressed with his eye for diamonds in the rough, but his youthfulness, his sometimes dubious morality, and most of all his galling refusal to incorporate the mass-media of Earth into his speech leave most of them firmly believing that he's a rebel and he'll never ever be any good.

Scrapheap is one of the Junkions whose models are seen multiple times at once in various stories. It is therefore impossible to tell which model appearances represent Scrapheap and which represent "Scrapheap doubles", so for ease, they are all listed on this page.

Fiction

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Generation 1 cartoon continuity

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The Transformers cartoon

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Voice actor: Frank Welker (English), Keiichi Nanba (Japanese){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}
Oh, he's definitely an autumn.

Scrapheap was among Wreck-Gar's war party that attacked the Autobots. As he rode another Junkion, he used a chain lasso to try to bring Springer down out of the air, but Springer was able to subvert Scrapheap's attack by pulling him off his ride. Despite this setback, Scrapheap and his motorcycle transformed and changed positions, resuming their advance.

Scrapheap was standing behind Wreck-Gar when the Autobot Hot Rod made parley with the Junkions via the Universal greeting, and took part in a spontaneous song-and-dance sequence to celebrate the alliance. The Transformers: The Movie

Scrapheap was among the Junkions hypnotized by the Quintessons' subliminal messages and helped fight off various groups of (perceived) intruders until the Quintessons' practices were put to an end. The Big Broadcast of 2006

Japanese cartoon continuity

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Macrocosmic Seekers
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Now follow this star to Bethlehem.

While Scrapheap kept busy searching for interesting objects on his home planet of Junk, he came across a piece of metal that he knew must be valuable. Hope within the Scrapheap He sent out a call to the Autobots, knowing they'd be able to appraise the value of his discovery. While waiting for them to arrive, he thought of Santa Claus, and how he wished that this magical Earth creature would come and take him away from his mundane existence. Junkyard knew this was unlikely, however. Finally, Rodimus Prime and Kup arrived, and though they were understandably skeptical about the importance of Scrapheap's discovery, Rodimus was quick to recognize the piece of metal that Scrapheap had found was none other than a broken shard of Optimus Prime's armor! A Gift from the Planet of Scrap

Everybody disco dancing!

Suddenly, Galvatron, Cyclonus, and Scourge arrived, demanding the Autobots hand over the piece of Optimus Prime's armor. Rodimus refused, and, after handing the piece of armor to Scrapheap, sent him away with Kup and Wreck-Gar to protect him. However, young Scrapheap was overwhelmed despite the help of the other two, and Galvatron shot Kup. Galvatron demanded the piece of armor in exchange for Kup's life. Unending Battle Before any resolution could be accomplished, their skirmish was interrupted by a crystalline spaceship/fortress that demanded that Rodimus, Galvatron, Scourge, and Cyclonus be part of his collection. As the fortress ship beamed those four away, it accidentally brought Kup and Scrapheap with them, due to their proximity. After awakening within the ship, Scrapheap and Kup discovered that the ship was a collector of data, and they soon discovered Rodimus, Galvatron, Scourge, and Cyclonus held captive within glass tubes. A Treasure Lost A voice from an entity called the Seeker spoke to Scrapheap, telling him and Kup that he was a collector of rare entities in the universe that had shed his individual form and travelled the cosmos as a wandering fortress. The Seeker tried to appeal to Scrapheap's shared love of discovering lost treasures, but when Kup was damaged by the Seeker's angry retaliation, Scrapheap chose a side. He shattered Rodimus Prime's tube... Eternal Moment and Rodimus burst free, but he was not technically Rodimus. The Seeker had reverted his treasures to the moment of their creation, and Rodimus had been restored to the moment in time when he was being transformed from Hot Rod into the Autobot Leader he'd become. Time to Move After dodging more attacks from the Seeker and realizing they could make their escape, Scrapheap and the others fled. The Seeker grew angrier still, and fired upon them further. Hot Rod was able to deflect these attacks from striking Kup and Scrapheap with a force field generated from his buzzsaw arm attachment. As the battle continued, information gleaned from the universe was destroyed, and the Seeker lamented that the independence of his six captives has been deemed more important than the data he had accumulated. Ultimately, the Seeker dissipated into nothingness. Those Who Resist

The six captives were rescued by two ships from their respective factions, while Scrapheap wondered if the power of cooperation that their group had demonstrated in that hour was more potent than either the Matrix or Unicron. But Scrapheap's musings were proven moot as Rodimus and Galvatron returned to arguing. A Treasure's True Worth Kup was still in danger from the wounds he received from the Seeker, and Scrapheap came up with the wonderful idea to use an energy transferring device to use the energy the Seeker infused within Rodimus to restore Kup to health. Journey to the Future Scrapheap was commended for his quick thinking, and was given a position within the Autobots proper, where he would help them locate other hidden treasures. Macrocosmic Seekers

Victory cartoon
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Scrapheap was in Iron Town when it was attacked by the Decepticon desperadoes. Luckily, Star Saber was there too, to save the day. The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber

Marvel UK future timelines

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The movie adaptation, originally published by Marvel US, is in italics
I must ruminate.

When a group of Autobots first crash-landed on the planet of Junk, Scrapheap, Junkyard, and Wreck-Gar assumed the intruders had come about to steal their garbage. They rolled out some Junk Guns to deal with the trespassers, but never got a chance to use them; more Transformers showed up in short order and attacked the previous arrivals. These Decepticons took off after snatching away some bauble from the Autobots, and the Junkions once more readied themselves to attack. Then, a third group of Transformers landed, these ones carrying "tasty sticks" and speaking the universal greeting. The Junkions accepted the Autobots' peace-offerings, fixed up one of their members who had gotten himself scrapped, and joined them in an attack on the planet-devouring Unicron. Unicron was defeated and the Junkions were thereafter allies to the Autobots.The Final Battle!

Scrapheap came under the thrall of Unicron when his head landed on the planet of Junk. He was put on guard duty to protect the work on a new body for the Chaos Bringer by the other Junkions. He discovered the trio of Wreck-Gar, Smokescreen and Inferno when they were observing the proceedings and preparing to put an end to it. Scrapheap revealed himself, stating that all intruders had to be eliminated, but before he could do so, Wreck-Gar axed him in the chest. Checking on him, Wreck-Gar concluded that Scrapheap had died, fuelling the Junkion leader's determination to stop Unicron. The Legacy of Unicron!

Scrapheap and Junkyard flanked the Junkions' second-in-command when Rodimus Prime contacted Junk for information about the disappearance of Wreck-Gar. Both were rather amused about the way the second-in-command disposed of his inquiry, none of them interested in outsider help.

Shortly thereafter, the Junkions were contacted by Wreck-Gar, and Scrapheap and Junkyard travelled to a small asteroid in the Delta Six Quadrant to set up a transmission system for the contents of the Quintesson Journal. When Wreck-Gar (and Wheelie) finally arrived, they sent out the journal's data, the Quintessons' colonisation plans, via the Junkion World Service to many, many other planets. Space Pirates!

Sticker Adventures books

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Scrapheap, Junkyard, and Wreck-Gar spotted Blurr when he was scouting the area after he and a few of his colleagues had to make an emergency landing on the Junk Planet. Impressed with his speed, the Junkions decided to rob him of his engine, which brought about a fight between the Junkions and Autobots. Fortunately, Kup and Rodimus Prime located their missing allies, and rather than joined the battle, tested the friendly approach by offering the Junkions the Universal Autobot greeting and an Energon Stick. The Junkions responded positive to this, befriending the Autobots, helping them fix their ship and eventually waving them good-bye. Battle on the Junk Planet

Toys

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United

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  • Autobot Set (3-pack, 2011)
  • Accessories: Axe
  • Known designers: Andrew Franks (Hasbro){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}
United Scrapheap is a redeco and retooling of the 2010 Wreck-Gar sculpt, transforming into a "junker" dirt bike. His tailpipe assembly transforms into a four-bladed battle-axe, which also has a 3mm clip. He has a new head, which was kept a secret in official photography (even though the smaller image of the box he came in kinda spoiled the surprise). While he is officially Scrapheap, his head sure looks a lot like Rubbish, but that name isn't nearly as cool... or trademarked. He is designed to be able to ride another figure of the same base mold in vehicle mode, simulating the action seen in The Transformers: The Movie.
Scrapheap was only available in an e-HOBBY exclusive 3-pack with a clear-blue Hot Rod and a battle-damaged Kup. Preorders for the set were opened on December 13 of 2010 and closed on January 11 of 2011, and shipped in April.
This figure was available with a Hot Rod pin and Macrocosmic Seekers booklet directly from e-HOBBY; he was also released in Asian countries outside of Japan without said pin and booklet.
This sculpt was also redecoed into the BotCon 2012 exclusive Timelines Scrap Iron and retooled into Generations Junkheap and the BotCon 2012 exclusive Junkheap. It also served as the basis of the non-toy Beast Wars: Uprising incarnation of Crazybolt.
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Platinum Edition

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  • Planet of Junk Clash (Platinum Edition Deluxe 3-pack, 2016)
  • Accessories: "Battle axe"/tailpipe
Part of Hasbro's Platinum Edition offerings for 2016 intended to commemorate the 30th anniversary of The Transformers: The Movie, "Junkion Scrapheap" (so named for trademark reasons) is a redeco of United Scrapheap. His color scheme is mostly identical to that of the Wreck-Gar figure included in the same set, cast in the same plastics, but Scrapheap has yellow paint where Wreck-Gar has bronze, and bronze paint where Wreck-Gar has yellow. Like Wreck-Gar, Scrapheap has no insignia applied on his windshield/right leg, unlike previous releases of the sculpt.
Scrapheap was only available as a part of the "Planet of Junk Clash" set with Autobot Hot Rod and Wreck-Gar. In the United States, this set was officially a Target exclusive, though only ever found at a single Target store, otherwise only available via the company's website. However, it was also stocked by several US-based online retailers BigBadToyStore and TFSource, who supposedly obtained it as an import from Asia. It was available in several of Hasbro's Asian markets (namely Singapore and the Philippines; it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not). In Canada, it was sold at Toys"R"Us stores, whereas in Chile, it was sold at Ripley stores. In the United Kingdom, it was also sold at Toys"R"Us stores, whereas in Spain, it was available via the Spanish subsidiary of Amazon, as well as the department store chain El Corte Inglés. It's currently unknown if it was also available in stores, or limited to online purchases. In Italy, it was sold at Toys Center stores, making it the first Platinum set ever released in that country.
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Studio Series

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  • Junkion Scrapheap (Voyager Class, 2024)
Released in the twenty-third wave of Studio Series Voyager Class figures, "Junkion Scrapheap" is another heavy retool of Studio Series '86 Wreck-Gar, transforming into a movie-accurate motorcycle. He has a new chest, head, shoulders, forearms, lower legs, and hands. Rather than including a four-bladed axe like his mold-mates Wreck-Gar and Junkheap, Scrapheap comes with a blaster as his weapon, based on the early Floro Dery character model (see below for more). Much like Junkheap, Scrapheap appears to be an amalgamation of his finalized Toei model and the unfinalized Dery model.
In an unusual oversight for the line, Scrapheap uses the same 86-24 designation given to Buzzworthy Bumblebee Studio Series Ironhide. Scrapheap's Hasbro stock photos also show him with a much darker face, which is not present on the final figure.
Scrapheap, alongside the first wave of 2024 Studio Series product, was officially revealed at MCM London 2023.

Notes

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Left: Scrapheap's pre-final model by Floro Dery.
Right: Scrapheap's finalized model by Toei.
  • Scrapheap is one of two non-Wreck-Gar Junkions (the other being Junkyard) to have fully fleshed out character models, including models for their alternate modes, developed for The Transformers: The Movie. Scrapheap is also present in almost every Junkion crowd scene. This is because he and Junkyard were the only two Junkions with dedicated speaking lines in the film's script: after the Junkions first appear, and make ready the Junk Gun, Junkyard, voiced by Michael Bell says "Yeah!", while Scrapheap, voiced by Frank Welker, says "Yeah, or your money back!" Internally, the pair were referred to only as "Junkion 1" and "Junkion 2" respectively, identified as such in both the movie's dialogue script and in the 1986 The Transformers Universe profile book, though within the film's credits, the two actors are credited only as playing an un-numbered "Junkion."
  • Like all new characters designed for the film, Junkyard has two character models: the original, as designed by Floro Dery, seen at the top of this article, and a refined, finalized model created by Toei Animation based on Dery's design (portions of which were recycled for the generic Junkion characters Rubbish, Trashbin. and Re-Cycle). Rightly, Scrapheap only appears with the finalized model in the film itself, but both the Marvel comic and subsequent episodes of the cartoon would use the early Dery model.
  • Scrapheap's appearance in "The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber" uses his finalized Toei model.
  • The original draft of The Transformers: The Movie describes the Junkion attacking Springer with a grappling hook as wearing a Nazi helmet. When the Junkions were reimagined as more regular Transformers, Scrapheap apparently replaced this design idea.
  • The name "Scrapheap" comes from Transformers: The Complete Ark and was suggested in part by one of the original model artists. The book contains only the original Dery model, not the finalized Toei design.
  • Scrapheap's finalized character model was slightly recolored as at least one other generic in the film, while his Dery model was used as two generics in the UK Marvel comic, "The Legacy of Unicron!".
  • For no particular reason, the Transformers Roleplaying Game scenario "Memories and Salvation" gave Scrapheap a villainous alignment, similar to Junkyard being a mercenary hired by the Decepticons in Transformers: Earth Wars.

Foreign names

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  • Japanese: Scrapheap (スクラップヒープ Sukurappuhīpu)

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