Wreck-Gar (Animated)

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Wreck-Gar is a very confused individual from the Animated continuity family.
Put down that chainsaw and listen to me!

Brought to life by the power of the AllSpark, Wreck-Gar is simple-minded and highly suggestible. As he attempts to learn more about his identity, he never loses his sense of humor. His trash bin is an impressive bag of tricks, able to stash and deploy many useful (and even more useless) items at a moment's notice, or make them seemingly disappear forever. This ability is a bit of a mixed blessing, as Wreck-Gar will frequently confuse your request with something that sounds vaguely similar.

Wreck-Gar's primary goal in life is to acquire an identity. Additionally, he is eager to help people and be liked. He will automatically take on whatever role is suggested to him. This makes him rather unpredictable and prone to making the wrong move at the wrong time. However, if he can learn to think for himself instead of relying on others, there's potential in this friendly mix-and-match bot.

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“ I am Wreck-Gar! I am only good for one thing... GARBAGE! ”
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—Wreck-Gar cheerily takes Ratchet at his word{{#if:"Garbage In, Garbage Out"|, "Garbage In, Garbage Out"}}

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Fiction

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Animated cartoon

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Voice actor: "Weird Al" Yankovic (English), Mitsuo Iwata (Japanese){{#if: Joachim Kaps (German), Claudio Moneta (Italian), Daniel Seisdedos (Latin American Spanish, only season 2), Daniel Lema (Castilian Spanish), Bruno Magne (French, season 2), Frédéric Popovic (French, season 3), Élcio Sodré (Portuguese, season 2), Renan Gonçalves (Portuguese, season 3), Lee Sang-heon (Korean)|, Joachim Kaps (German), Claudio Moneta (Italian), Daniel Seisdedos (Latin American Spanish, only season 2), Daniel Lema (Castilian Spanish), Bruno Magne (French, season 2), Frédéric Popovic (French, season 3), Élcio Sodré (Portuguese, season 2), Renan Gonçalves (Portuguese, season 3), Lee Sang-heon (Korean)}}
It's time for us to join in the fight!

Wreck-Gar emerged from a garbage scow granted life by a shard of AllSpark energy that was close to Sari Sumdac's AllSpark Key, self-aware but with no sense of history or identity. He tried to figure out what he was by studying objects in his environment, including a food label which led him to believe he was high-fructose corn syrup. Spying a blimp proclaiming the Detroit Metro Police Department was "here to help", Wreck-Gar went off in search of the police for help. Once ashore, Wreck-Gar's clumsy curiosity prevented police officers from apprehending the Angry Archer, and the villain quickly conscripted Wreck-Gar as a sidekick, even giving the confused mechanoid his new, shorter name (as "worthless-wreck-walking-pile-of-garbage" was a bit overlong). Wreck-Gar helped the Archer disable an armored car, allowing him to steal a canister of unknown content right in front of the Autobots Ratchet and Bumblebee.

OKAY, I CAN HEAR YOU NOW!

Upon seeing the Autobots and overhearing that they protected life and caught bad guys, Wreck-Gar decided he wanted to do that, slapped an Autobrand on his chest, and chased the escaping Archer. Throwing the Archer high into the air in order to — quite literally — catch him, Wreck-Gar only got the canister, as the Archer used a grappling arrow to escape. After being harshly told by an irate Ratchet that he was only good for one thing: "GARBAGE!", Wreck-Gar proudly declared he was good for only one thing—GARBAGE!—and set about trying to deliver the stinky stuff to the entire citizenry of Detroit. (Detroit just happened to be in the middle of a garbage strike as well. Hooray!) The Autobots gave chase, having discovered the canister Wreck-Gar held contained experimental Sumdac Systems garbage-eating microbots, which Ratchet worried would be dangerously mutated by Wreck-Gar's AllSpark energy.

Buy some sensible shoes and a Chevrolet!

This mission became much more dangerous when he was approached by Lugnut, who was out to retrieve the AllSpark shard from Wreck-Gar's body. Thanks to Wreck-Gar's habit of repeating everything said to him (specifically, Ratchet's proclamation that he is "not an Autobot, and never will be an Autobot"), Lugnut believed the newcomer was just as much a loyal Decepticon as himself. When Ratchet accosted Wreck-Gar, Lugnut prepared his Punch of Kill Everything, which Wreck-Gar took to mean the universal greeting, so he gave Lugnut a high-five that left a colossal impact crater. As the Autobots ran for it, Wreck-Gar hopped on the pursuing Lugnut, pulling out the now-cracked microbot canister he'd gotten. A small amount spilled on Lugnut and began eating through his tail section. Wreck-Gar helpfully disassembled the tail, sending Lugnut plummeting somewhere in Detroit, with himself and the tail landing in a full garbage scow, which the nanobots quickly began to consume. From the shore, a group of bystanders began cheering as they saw the scow's load diminish. Now supplied with a fresh load of garbage and mistaking the cheers as intended for his delivery of said garbage, Wreck-Gar pushed the scow full steam ahead.

You can eat a bunch of sushi, then forget to leave a tip!

Wreck-Gar's attempt to deliver it was impeded by Ratchet, who first screamed at the junk-bot that the nanobots would destroy the entire city should they reach shore, but Wreck-Gar was adamant. Ratchet then did the hardest thing he'd ever had to do: apologize for his insults and bad attitude. Ratchet told the now-even-more-confused robot that he could be whatever he wanted and to not let others decide for him who he was. Wreck-Gar decided he truly wanted to be a hero, and slapping the Autobrand on his chest once again, began vacuuming up the nanobots post-haste. The nanobots began to overload within his backpack, however, and as Wreck-Gar tumbled off of what was left of the scow, he cried out his thank-you to Ratchet. An explosion of AllSpark energy burst from the water, Ratchet afterwards attempting to use his magnets to rescue the hero... but despite his best efforts, all he could salvage was random junk...

...Yet, buried up to his shoulders at the bottom of the lake, the surviving Wreck-Gar smiled to himself, a hero. Undeterred by his predicament, he assured the fish passing by he was there to help... provided one of them could give him a hand... or a fin? Garbage In, Garbage Out

You better squeeze all the Charmin you can, when Mr. Whipple's not around!

Eventually roused from his lakebed slumber by the crude raft of Sari Sumdac's ragtag crew, he joined the Substitute Autobots to help liberate Detroit from the grip of Soundwave. Accordian in hand and a bit less befuddled than in previous encounters, he proved (mostly) effective in aiding Sari in battle, only being defeated once Soundwave was able to focus his attentions solely on controlling Optimus Prime.

The sleigh bells are ringing and the carolers are singing while the air raid sirens blare!

In the aftermath of the battle, he enthusiastically pitched in on the cleanup efforts, collecting the scraps of hundreds of Porter C. Powell's damaged Soundwave toys. He even got into the holiday spirit a bit, playing Santa and handing out garbage to all the good little girls and boys. Human Error, Part II

Toys

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Animated

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Ya gotta buy one if you wanna get one free! (Hasbro version)
  • Wreck-Gar (Voyager, 2008)
Part of the sixth wave of Hasbro Animated Voyager-class toys, Wreck-Gar transforms into a garbage truck with articulated lifting-forks. Pushing a small spring-loaded lever on the back of either of the lifting forks will extend the fork forward. The tips of the forks can also rotate, but this doesn't serve a whole lot of purpose. The sliding lever on the top of the truck's bin exposes both of his weapons from slots in the rear. These blade- or scissor-like weapons can attach to his forearms via the rear wheels on each arm (the central hub is stationary so the blades don't spin freely), or combine into a single bladed weapon which can also attach to either of his forearms. (Don't run with them!)
Get! Your mojo working now! I'll show you how! (TakaraTomy version)
His transformation involves pulling nearly his entire robot mode out from under the truck mode, meaning he wears his vehicle mode like a backpack, which severely restricts his waist articulation and makes him very back-heavy. However, you don't care because Wreck-Gar is awesome, and it's show-accurate, and the lifting forks can be used to support that weight and keep him upright.
A number of Wreck-Gars have a problem with their right shoulders that causes the pin to move out of its position when the shoulder is moved during transformation. It is currently unknown if this would eventually cause the pin to pop out completely.
The later TakaraTomy release of Wreck-Gar (coincidentally also released in the sixth wave of TakaraTomy Animated product) is broadly identical to the Hasbro version at first glance, cast in only slightly different plastic colors and using the same paint layouts for detailing, but there's some small but significant paint differences. The most immediately noticeable one is that TakaraTomy Wreck-Gar's Autobot symbol is red with a white outline, rather than the Hasbro version's silver symbol. The trash bin and front grill have been given a coat of light metallic silver paint, and (almost) all of his burgundy plastic has been painted over in a glossier, brighter, more primary red (the bits on the sides of his head are missing this paint, leaving them burgundy). Even the tan paint on the tuning forks, while the same tone as the Hasbro version, has a metallic shimmer to it rather than the Hasbro release's matte tan.


Age of the Primes

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It's time to make a mountain out of a molehill, so can I have a volunteer?
  • Junkion Wreck-Gar (Voyager Class, 2026)
Released in the first wave of Age of the Primes Voyagers for 2026, Junkion Wreck-Gar is a new-head retooling of Legacy: Evolution Trashmaster, transforming into a post-apocalyptic garbage truck. He includes a large shovel claw weapon, which can be held in robot mode, and serves as an opening trash loading hopper in truck mode. However, turning the claw 180 degrees and mounting it on his arm (as seen in his stock imagery) puts the twin blades forward, evoking the weapons from his original Animated toy.
As a redeco of a Legacy: Evolution Junkion (though not called out on the packaging or instructions), he retains their Weaponizer-like gimmick: his body splits apart to form armor and weapon enhancements for his allies, though he can transform without partsforming.
Amusingly, his product description claims he hails from the planet Junkion, which is not the case for this Wreck-Gar.<ref>{{#if: Junkion Wreck-Gar, descended from Amalgamous Prime, hails from the planet Junkion |"Junkion Wreck-Gar, descended from Amalgamous Prime, hails from the planet Junkion"—|}}{{#if: https://www.hasbropulse.com/product/transformers-age-of-the-primes-voyager-class-junkion-wreckgar/G19985X00 |Hasbro Pulse|Hasbro Pulse}}{{#if: |, |}}{{#if: Transformers Age of the Primes Junkion Wreck-Gar |, "Transformers Age of the Primes Junkion Wreck-Gar"|}}{{#if: |, {{#if: |/{{#switch:{{#len:}}|1=0{{{month}}}|{{{month}}}}}{{#if: |/{{#switch:{{#len:}}|1=0{{{day}}}|{{{day}}}}}|}}}}|}}{{#if: https://www.hasbropulse.com/product/transformers-age-of-the-primes-voyager-class-junkion-wreckgar/G19985X00 ||}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.hasbropulse.com/product/transformers-age-of-the-primes-voyager-class-junkion-wreckgar/G19985X00%7C7%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.hasbropulse.com/product/transformers-age-of-the-primes-voyager-class-junkion-wreckgar/G19985X00%7C8%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.hasbropulse.com/product/transformers-age-of-the-primes-voyager-class-junkion-wreckgar/G19985X00%7C7%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://www.hasbropulse.com/product/transformers-age-of-the-primes-voyager-class-junkion-wreckgar/G19985X00%7C8%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#if: | (dead link)}}</ref>


Merchandise

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Transformers Cards

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  • Wreck-Gar
    • Card number: A-008
Wreck-Gar is part of the Transformers Cards series used in the Transformers Animated: The Chase and Transformers Animated: The Shooting arcade card-reading games. The Chase features him in garbage truck mode, while The Shooting shows his robot mode (and also arms him with a "Garbage Rifle"). There are three versions of the Wreck-Gar card so far for both games: the first series shows his toy, but versions 2.0 and 3.0 use his in-game graphics (based directly on the toy) with different backgrounds. The Version 3.0 shows Ratchet in the background, indicating that Wreck-Gar and Ratchet are a particularly effective character pairing for a two-player game.


Better get a Hazmat suit and a push broom, oh!
  • Eco Wreck-Gar
    • Card number: A-030
"Eco Wreck-Gar" was first made available in Version 2.0 of the card game, but only in his vehicle mode for The Chase; he's a slight upgrade from the normal version with a 10-point bonus to his "Endurance" stat. Version 3.0 added his robot mode to the lineup of The Shooting, but it's a bit of a downgrade, with a 10-point reduction to both "Fireblast" and "Magazine" (ammo), as well as changing his weapon to the "Beam Gun". Eco Wreck-Gar's deco is based on the common coloration for Japanese garbage trucks; a white cab with a blue container. Just as with his normal-color Version 3.0 cards, Eco Wreck-Gar has Ratchet as his optimal partner.

Notes

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  • Originally, the creators wanted Eric Idle to play Wreck-Gar, as he was the original voice for his Generation 1 namesake. As Idle was busy with the production of Spamalot, Weird Al was selected instead, as his song "Dare to Be Stupid" was featured in the original Transformers movie during the battle against Wreck-Gar and the Junkions.
  • Several elements of Wreck-Gar's character went on to be inspired by Al following his casting. His first appearance features a reference in dialogue to "Dare to Be Stupid", and his second sees him briefly play the accordion, which Al himself has played since the age of 7.
  • Wreck-Gar's head is an old-fashioned portable TV set, complete with channel selection dials, antenna and a handle for transport. As art director/character designer Derrick J. Wyatt has admitted to being heavily influenced by [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Gainax|{{#if:||Gainax}}]] shows, this may well be a visual cue to [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}FLCL|{{#if:||FLCL}}]], along with the resemblance to the original Wreck-Gar's head and his "TV talk" persona. Plus, in the music video for "Dare To Be Stupid", Weird Al's head turns into a TV at one point.
  • Transformers Animated story editor Marty Isenberg stated in an interview that the idea of a garbage bin that Wreck-Gar can pull anything out of was inspired by Harpo Marx.<ref>CVComics.com's Art & Story 68 audio interview with Marty Isenberg. (archive copy)</ref>
  • Among the things that Wreck-Gar throws at Ratchet and Bumblebee when they meet is a motorcycle resembling the alt mode of the original Wreck-Gar.
  • Weird Al stated in a Q&A at BotCon 2009 that Wreck-Gar ended up working with Detroit's sanitation committee. Sounds like he's living the American dream!

Foreign names

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  • Japanese: Wreck-Gar (レックガー Rekkugā)
  • German: Wreck-Sauger ("Wreck-Vacuum Cleaner")
  • Italian: Pattumiera ("Trashcan")
  • French: Ozimondice (Word play on "To the rubbish" and "Ozymandias", another name for [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Ramesses II|{{#if:||Ramesses II}}]])
  • Finnish: Romuloinen ("Scrap Parasite")
  • Russian: Tramp-Garage ("Бродяга-Гараж", "Brodyaga-Garaj")
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See also

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You look familiar...

Versions of Wreck-Gar have appeared in other continuity families, including:

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References

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