Editing Heavy Load (RID)

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:''Heavy Load is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Heavyloadrid.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|We're 2 seconds away from a fully-realized pelvic thrust.]]
'''Heavy Load''' (aka '''Build Typhoon''') is as bulky as his name implies. His thick armor intimidates even the toughest [[Decepticon]]s, but his bulk does not inhibit his movement. To the contrary, he's studied martial arts and can move as gracefully as the most lithe of Transformers. Heavy Load is the most powerful of the [[Build Team (RID)|Build Team]] (not to mention the loudest) and is always quick with a joke. He tends to play mentor to the team's young leader [[Wedge (RID)|Wedge]].

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Daran Norris]] (English), [[Yoshikazu Nagano]] (Japanese)| [[Vladimir Gerasimov|Vladimir Gerasimov]] (Russian), [[Byeong-gwan Kim]] (Korean), [[Carlos Hernandez]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Saverio Indrio]] (Italian)}}

[[File:Heavy Load RiD Cartoon.JPG|right|upright=1.67|thumb|And now we're one second away from a fully-realized pelvic thrust...]]
When the [[Autobot Brothers]] encountered the Build Team in an unfinished tunnel, Heavy Load was a mite boastful about the team's tunneling prowess. He was even more enthusiastic when Wedge secured the team their first combat mission. Once they got to the site where the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacons]] were trying to steal some diamonds, he and [[Grimlock (RID 2001)|Grimlock]] helpfully began transporting the goods. The Predacons swiftly realised what was up and captured Wedge. Heavy Load cunningly offered them a disk which he claimed held the plans for the global space bridge (but in reality were plans for a sewer). Despite his protests, he and the rest of the team ended up chasing a penguin which had stolen the fake disk, and later admitted to his fellow Autobots that the disk they'd been chasing was bogus. {{storylink|Wedge's Short Fuse}}

With the completion of the Arctic link, Heavy Load took the opportunity to play up Wedge's role as foreman with [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]. Wedge was not enthusiastic about Heavy Load's suggestion they could start on the south route, opting instead for combat training. Heavy Load was not keen, but followed anyway, leaving Grimlock to program the space bridge computer. Unfortunately, this led to the space bridge being sabotaged, and he had to help break up an argument between Wedge and [[Rapid Run (RID)|Rapid Run]]. After the space bridge was fixed, the Build Team combined into [[Landfill (RID)|Landfill]] to repel [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] and [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] from the north energy research facility. {{storylink|Landfill (episode)|Landfill}}

After [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] and the Predacons attacked the [[CGA Tower]], Wedge helped to hold it up, but the rest of the Build Team were forced to stay back. They defended the tower against Scourge's attack and formed Landfill in order to dig a new foundation for the tower, allowing the safe release of the hostages. {{storylink|Sky-Byte Saves the Day}}

[[File:A Test of Metal Heavyload.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Who you callin' Pinhead?]]
Heavy Load intercepted a transmission meant for the [[Autobot Brothers]] indicating that the [[Commando (RID)|Commandos]] had been attacking construction equipment. The Build Team decided to face the Decepticons alone, and Hightower sabotaged the space bridge to keep the other Autobots away. The battle did not go well, and Heavy Load began to think their plan wasn't such a good idea. After regrouping, Build Team formed Landfill and eventually narrowly defeated [[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]]. Afterward, they enjoyed a soothing oil bath with [[Team Bullet Train]]. {{storylink|A Test of Metal}}

Heavy Load and the Build Team later helped test the space bridge (even though they obviously knew it would work). {{storylink|Lessons of the Past}}

[[File:Fortress Maximus Heavyload.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Heavy Load likes to call himself on his videophone, because no one else bought one.]]
When the Build Team were assigned to work in an area under [[Metro City]] where they'd worked before, Heavy Load brought up the fact that last time they were there, they'd experienced disturbing hallucinations. He agreed with Wedge's resolve to carry out the job anyway. When the hallucinations started again, he contacted headquarters and was told to persuade the rest of his team to continue. Evidently, he succeeded, as the Build Team soon broke through to a cavern containing [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]] and formed Landfill to fight the Decepticons who then arrived. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (episode)|Fortress Maximus}} Heavy Load and the rest of Build Team subsequently hid Fortress Maximus in a huge building in the middle of the city, although Heavy Load had to stop hot-headed Wedge from going to fight at least once. {{storylink|Koji Gets His Wish}}

With [[Kenneth Onishi|Doctor Onishi]] recovered, the Build Team and Autobot Brothers began a race to locate the last five [[O-Part]]s. Wedge was taken captive by Megatron after the O-Parts were all collected, and Heavy Load turned the three his team had found over to Optimus for the exchange, although in the end, it turned out to be unnecessary. {{storylink|A Friendly Contest}}

The Build Team accompanied the Autobot Brothers on a mission to find [[Cerebros (RID)|Cerebros]] beneath an ancient temple. This was fortunate, as the Decepticons caved the temple in on top of them, and the Build Team were able to dig the Autobots out. They later helped to guard Fortress Maximus. To no one's surprise, the Decepticons attacked, and the Build Team formed Landfill during the resulting battle. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges}}

When Scourge made a second attempt to control Maximus in the [[Sahara|Sahara Desert]], the Build Team and Team Bullet Train picked up a large number of children and took them to the site via the global space bridge. There the children were able to command Maximus to stop. {{storylink|The Human Element}}

When the Decepticons launched an attack on the Autobot base, the Build Team was called to a predetermined location with the rest of the Autobots to spring a trap on their foes. When the ''[[Megastar]]'' joined the fight, they formed Landfill, who was promptly blown apart by the battle station's firepower. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}}

After the defeat of the ''Megastar'', Landfill was formed again to fight the Decepticons while [[Omega Prime]] engaged in combat with Galvatron. Galvatron unleashed his cyber-bats, causing Prime to call a retreat, and the Autobots found themselves trapped in a space bridge tunnel rapidly filling with molten lava. Although they escaped, Galvatron soon had them at his mercy again. {{storylink|Galvatron's Revenge}}

As Galvatron attempted to attack Optimus Prime, Landfill and the other Autobots blocked his attack and were paralysed by Galvatron's power. They remained in this state until Omega Prime was able to defeat Galvatron in the [[Earth's core]]. Afterward, just for fun, the Build Team did some more work on the space bridge. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}

====''Universe'' comic====
In [[Viron 903.0 Beta]], Heavy Load and his teammates joined the [[Dimensional Patrol]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/13}}

===Shell Game continuity===
In [[universal stream]] [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon]], Build Typhoon was [[Robosmasher|robo-smashed]] by [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]] into [[Long Haul (Universe Ultra)|Long Haul]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}}

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise (2001)===
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[[File:RID Heavy Load Toy.JPG|right|upright=1.67|thumb|...the pelvic thrust is gone... (Hasbro version pictured)]]
[[File:Build_Typhoon.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|...but the grin promises its return. (Takara version pictured)]]
*'''Heavy Load''' (Deluxe, 2000/2001)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-020'''
**''Accessories'': Dump-claw

: Heavy Load transforms into a yellow dump truck. In [[robot mode]], his dump-bed becomes a large hand-held claw weapon. The claw is spring-loaded, and cannot stay open without being held that way. The dump-bed can also be stashed on his back. The Takara version's instructions show a third "gimmick mode" in which his dump-bed is rotated forward in his vehicle mode so it can "chomp" ahead of him. He can form either leg or both arms to the team's combined mode [[Landfill (RID)|Landfill]].

: He was initially released as part of the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''Car Robots'' line. The [[Hasbro]] ''Robots in Disguise'' version adds numerous [[Paint operation|paint applications]] to him, including an Autobot sigil and "dirt-wash" paint on his dump bed.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Long Haul (Universe Ultra)#Universe (2003)|Long Haul]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Autobot/HeavyLoad/heavyload.htm More information on Heavy Load at TFU.info]''

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*'''Build King''' (Multi-pack, 2000)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-022'''

: In Japan, the entire Build Team set of Wedge, Heavy Load, [[Hightower (RID)|Hightower]], and [[Grimlock (RID 2001)|Grimlock]] was made available. The toys included were identical to the individual Takara releases.

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*'''Landfill''' (Multi-pack, 2003)

: A mainly-yellow [[redeco]] of the entire Build Team was released as a [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] in November of 2003, as a multi-pack released on "[[Black Friday (event)|Black Friday]]", the day after Thanksgiving, the most hellishly-overcrowded shopping day of the year. The set cost considerably less than four individual deluxes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/HeavyLoad/heavyload.htm More information on Wal-Mart Heavy Load at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese'': '''Build Typhoon''' (ビルドタイフーン ''Birudo Taifūn'')
*''Korean'': '''Build Typhoon''' (빌드태풍 ''Bildeu Taepung'')

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