Editing Autolauncher

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:''Autolauncher is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Autoroller]] from the [[Beast Era]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Autolauncher-card.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I got your "ultimate frisbee" right here, bitch.]]

'''Autolauncher''' (オートランチャー ''Ōtoranchā'') exists in a state of perpetual eagerness.  He's eager to fight, he's eager to retreat, he's eager to do menial labor, he's eager to nap.  Autolauncher yearns to be the first at everything and will often rush ahead of his [[Autoroller]] comrades so he can engage the enemy before anybody else.  This frustrates his teammates to no end, particularly [[Autostinger]], but there's a silver lining.  Autolauncher's hurry to run blindly into action with disks a-spinning makes him a wonderful distraction, permitting the other Autorollers to attack in a more discreet manner.

If Autolauncher is eager about ''anything'', however, it's his burning desire to go one-on-one with his [[Insectron]] rival: [[Mantis]].  Both he and Mantis are students of the art known as [[Discmaster]] and Autolauncher wants nothing more than to prove he's the best.  Where Mantis controls his discs with telekinetic precision mid-flight, Autolauncher's technique is to launch as many disks as possible, as quickly as possible and hope for the best.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Hiroki Takahashi]] (up until ep. 10), [[Masami Iwasaki]] (Japanese)}}
Autolauncher and the other Autorollers were aboard the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' when [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] came to the planet [[Gaea (planet)|Gaea]]. They assumed vehicular modes based on scans from the super-computer found in the planet's ruins. {{storylink|White Lion, Run!}} They were sent to construct a Predacon base near an isolated lake, secretly a trap to capture any unwary Maximal. {{storylink|The Lake Trap}}

After the [[Combatron (BWII)|Combatron]]s failed to eliminate the [[Insectron]]s or get them to turn on the Maximals, Autostinger volunteered his team to take up the job. [[Megastorm]] accepted, and so the Autorollers rolled out. Autostinger and Autojetter went to [[Bigmos]] of the Insectrons to cash in on an old debt while Autolauncher and Autocrasher... went somewhere else? {{storylink|Autorollers Roll Out!}} 

After several failures that Autolauncher technically wasn't even a part of, Megastorm put the Autorollers back on fortress construction duty. Although [[Autocrasher]] appreciated the work, [[Autojetter]] felt slighted and wanted to show he was the most fearsome Predacon of all. Autostinger was moved by Autojetter's passion, and they came up with a plan to reroute the Angolmois they were digging for to create an eruption that would destroy the Insectrons' lands in the name of the Predacons. A crazed Galvatron upset their plans, drilling into the Angolmois pipelines to disturb the flow, and the Autorollers ended up joining forces with [[Scuba]] and the Maximals to bring down the rampaging Galvatron with an overdose of Angolmois energy. After the battle, the Maximals and Autorollers parted peacefully. {{storylink|Galvatron Rampages}}

The Autorollers continued to work on Megastorm's behalf, devastating much of the South Continent in their efforts to build an Angolmois powered fortress. {{storylink|Predacon General Offensive!}} 

At one of their construction sites on the [[Eurasia|East Continent]], Autolauncher and the Autorollers were joined by Starscream and BB, who intended to capture the [[Jointron]]s for study. Most of the Autorollers got involved in the side mission, but Autolauncher it seemed wisely stayed out of the melee. {{storylink|Who Is the Leader!?}} While excavating some ancient ruins back on the [[North America|North Continent]], Autolauncher and his team found an old [[Copy Machine]] which they brought back to Galvatron. Hijinks ensued. {{storylink|The Black Lio Convoy}} 

When [[Artemis]] and [[Moon (BWII)|Moon]] hosted a debate over who the strongest warriors were among the Transformers, Galvatron compared his troops, the Autorollers, to the Maximal allies, the Insectrons. {{storylink|Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?}}

The Autorollers continued gathering massive amount of Angolmois energy through their drilling sites. When a squad of Maximals raided one of the Angolmois facilities, Galvatron set a trap for them. He had the Autorollers lure the Maximals inside the base and then sealed it shut. He then called down a massive blast from Nemesis in space to annihilate his foes. {{storylink|Gigastorm's Treachery}}

When an alien device called the [[teleport gate]] crash-landed on Gaea, the Predacons quickly took control of it.  Autolauncher and the other Autorollers were stationed on guard duty outside the ship, and were nearly crushed when the behemoth [[Majin Zarak]] arrived through the portal.  He then joined Galvatron and the other Predacons on Majin Zarak's aircraft carrier mode, launching the [[Cyborg Beast]]s into battle.  Autolauncher joined the battle shortly afterward, but was repelled by the Maximal forces. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}} 

As Nemesis approached the Earth, Autolauncher and the Autorollers continued building new fortresses to gather the planet's energy for the Predacons. {{storylink|Knock Out Nemesis}} After [[Hellscream]] and [[Max-B]] located the Maximals' missile base in the [[Rocky Mountains|Rock Mountains]], Galvatron dispatched the Autorollers to help destroy the project. They were opposed by the [[Jointron]]s and [[Tripledacus]]. {{storylink|Fly Out! Planet Gaea}}

Autolauncher and the Autorollers were last seen manning the Predacon engineering fortresses on Gaea when the artificial planet Nemesis began actively siphoning the world's energy into itself. {{storylink|Breaking into Nemesis}}

====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Autolauncher returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where he helped with reconstruction. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

===''Beast Wars II'' comic===
{{charstubfiction}} {{storylink|Infiltrate the Mystery Island!}} {{storylink|Make a Surprise Attack on the Super Weapon Base!}} {{storylink|All Hands, Make a Special Attack on the Evil Planet!}}

===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
Autolauncher was one of Galvatron's personal guards. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook 1}}

===''Classics''===
[[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] used [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] schematics to form Autolauncher's structural components, in an attempt to create a better breed of soldier. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 51|Scylla's bio}} Autolauncher was one of three Autobots stored in [[stasis pod]]s aboard the ''[[Graviton (Classics)|Graviton]]''. The stasis pods were lost overboard when the ship crashed over prehistoric [[Earth]] in an [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|alternate universe]], and the trio were converted into Decepticons by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. They attacked [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and his team, however the arrival of [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] turned the tide of the battle as he blasted the three new Decepticons. {{storylink|Shattered Expectations (BWSG)|Shattered Expectations}}

The Decepticons pursued the Autobots to a chasm, where they watched Megatron take on Ultra Magnus and be defeated. They climbed to the bottom of the chasm to retrieve their fallen leader and found a giant face hewn into the rock. It cheered Megatron up immensely once they dug him out of the rubble. {{storylink|Shattered Paths}} Within the cavern they'd located, Autolauncher and the others watched Megatron utilize the ancient equipment. They got the opportunity to fight the Autobots, now calling themselves Maximals, again and Autolauncher blasted Magnus and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] while Autojetter secured the Maximals' energy purifier. {{storylink|Shattered Hope}} The Predacons including Autolauncher accompanied Megatron as he used the giant mech he'd built to try and claim the matrix the Maximals had found. {{storylink|Shattered Balance}} They battled the Maximals once more, until they were all sucked into a dimensional rift thanks to Ultra Mammoth. {{storylink|Shattered Destiny}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[File:BWII-toy Autolauncher.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Autolauncher''' (Auto-Roller, 1998)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-20'''
**''Accessories'': Launcher rifle, 2 missiles, 4 discs

: Autolauncher transforms into an armored personnel carrier. He has a disc-launcher in his front end/robot chest that is activated by the front wheels, with a switch to allow him to roll without firing. He also has a small hand-held spring-loaded missile launcher that stores in his trunk. Like [[Autojetter]], he has a three-setting switch that changes how the toy reacts to being rolled on a smooth surface. In the center setting, it rolls free in whichever mode it’s in. The other two activate the toy’s auto-transforming gimmick; with the switch to the left, the toy transforms from robot to APC when rolled forward (and back when rolled in reverse), while the right position transforms him from APC to robot when rolled forward (and back when in reverse).

:Autolauncher was reissued in the Korean ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)#Car Bot|Car Bot]]'' toyline, reassigned as an [[Autobot]] and renamed [[Scoutlauncher]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Autolauncher/autolauncher.htm More information on Autolauncher at TFU.info]''

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*'''Showdown of Saucers: Mantis VS Autolauncher''' (Multi-pack, 1998)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''VS-20'''
**''Accessories'': Launcher rifle, 2 missiles, 4 discs

: Autolauncher was also made available in a two-pack with his rival [[Mantis]]. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

==Notes==
[[File:G2Autolauncher.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
* Autolauncher's mold was originally created for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', but was one of several items that ended up canceled. This release would have been blue and white; although its intended name is unknown, it is noteworthy that the mold's head is almost identical to the comic model for [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]], who is blue. Why would anyone make a new-mold Crankcase toy in 1995? Who knows.
* All of the ''Beast Wars II'' [[Autoroller]]s have 2-D card art, rather than the CGI model art made for the entire rest of the line.

===Foreign names===
*''Korean:'' '''Autolauncher''' (오토레인쳐 ''Otoreinchyeo'')


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