Editing Junkyard (G1)

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{{disambigm|Junkyard (disambiguation)|Junkheap (disambiguation)}}
:''Junkyard is a [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:TFU-Junkyard-Junkion1-model.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|For a guy who doesn't like to fight, he sure is spiky.]]
'''Junkyard''' (aka '''Junkheap''') is the public face of [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] commerce. When other civilizations come to buy used and refurbished components, more likely than not they find themselves opposite his cheerful patter and easy smile.

Unlike most Junkions, whose ''non sequitur''-laced speech pattern is virtually unintelligible to outsiders, Junkyard limits himself to references whose meaning remains clear even to the uninitiated, and has sometimes (when stressed) even been known to speak in plain English.

Junkyard is notably good at identifying the needs of his customers in order to forge lifelong business relationships, as well as being a skilled technician. Direct combat is ''not'' his forte.

{{quote|A day without scrap metal is like a ''breakfast'' without ''sunshine!''|Junkyard loves his job|"[[Starscream's Ghost]]"}}

{{Note|Junkyard 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 Junkyard and which represent "[[Generic|Junkyard doubles]]", so for ease, they are all listed on this page.}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Michael Bell]] (English, movie) [[Jerry Houser]] (English, "Starscream's Ghost")|[[Francis Lax]] (European French)}}
[[File:TFTM junk gun.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
As Wreck-Gar and the Junkions made ready to attack [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s crew of Autobots, Junkyard observed the intruders through binoculars, and directed the other Junkions aiming the [[Junk Gun]] at them. Before they could fire, the [[Decepticon]]s arrived to attack the Autobots instead, and in the wake of that battle, Junkyard joined Wreck-Gar's war party in striking at the Autobots directly, initially in motorcycle mode. [[Trashbin|His rider]] attacked [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] with an axe, which she retaliated by boring a rotating scythe into him. This sent them tumbling head-over-heels, but they restored from the damage just as quickly and returned to the chase.

Junkyard was standing behind Wreck-Gar when the [[Autobot]] [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|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. After, he led a small group which gathered the remains of the fallen [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and restored him to life.

Wreck-Gar was speaking to Junkyard when Hot Rod's question about Galvatron's location resulted in the wildly popular decision to "destroy Unicron". He was also with Wreck-Gar on the bridge of the ''[[Minnow]]'' when Unicron crushed it. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

Some time later, the exiled [[Decepticon]] [[Octane]] traveled the [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] to pick up a load of used components, intending to transport them to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Junkyard's cheerful, garrulous demeanor irritated Octane, who believed (based on past experience) that the trader was trying to sell him more merchandise than he could actually transport. After being bid a friendly goodbye, Octane declared Junkyard a "jerk" under his breath and made a racial slur against all Junkions. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

Junkyard was among the Junkions hypnotized by the [[Quintesson]]s' subliminal messages and helped fight off various groups of (perceived) intruders until the Quintessons' practices were put to an end. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

====''Victory'' cartoon====
Junkyard was in [[Iron Town]] when it was attacked by the [[Decepticon desperadoes]]. Luckily, [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] was there to save the day. {{storylink|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber}}

===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
====Marvel UK future timelines====
{{note|The movie adaptation, originally published by Marvel US, is in italics}}
''When a group of Autobots first crash-landed on the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]], Junkyard, Scrapheap, 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 [[Matrix of Leadership|bauble]] from the Autobots, and the Junkions once more readied themselves to attack. Then, a third group of Transformers landed, these ones carrying "[[Energon|tasty sticks]]" and speaking the [[universal greeting]]. The Junkions accepted the Autobots' peace-offerings, fixed up [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|one of their members]] who had gotten himself scrapped, and joined them in an attack on the planet-devouring [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. Unicron was defeated and the Junkions were thereafter allies to the Autobots.'' {{storylink|The Final Battle!}}

Junkyard approached the <s>bounty hunter</s> ''freelance peace-keeper'' [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] during a pursuit on the Planet of Junk, attempting to hire him to liberate his people, who had fallen under the thrall of [[Unicron]]. Junkyard told Deaths Head he shouldn't terminate his prey (renegade Decepticons [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]) if they could be used against Unicron, citing the old Junkion saying "Never waste '''raw materials'''."

Under Deaths Head's direction Junkyard pretended to be one of the enthralled workforce and lay high explosives around Unicron's <s>foothold</s> headhold on the planet. However, as the trader approached Unicron, his mind was snared by Unicron's control and he was unable to lay the explosives. When Cyclonus and Scourge launched a diversionary attack, he broke free and attempted to warn off Death's Head. Unicron destroyed him for his trouble. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

[[File:Muk184 trader-snrk.jpg|thumb|Lying to Americans is so much ''fun''... hard to keep a straight face!]]
A few months later, Junkyard was present when [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] tried to contact [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]] for information about the missing [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], who had been abducted by the Quintessons. Junkyard had a hard time keeping a straight face as they blew smoke up Rodimus's demands for information, smirking smugly at [[Second-in-command Junkion|his overacting comrade]].

Shortly thereafter, Junkyard and his friend were waiting for Wreck-Gar on a small asteroid in the [[Delta Six Quadrant]]. The Junkions had intercepted the [[Quintesson Journal]] (lobbed in their direction by the missing Wreck-Gar some time ago) and had completed a jury-rigged setup to relay its contents via the [[Junkion World Service]].

The journal, documenting the Quintessons far-reaching plans of conquest for ''hundreds'' of inhabited worlds, utterly ruined the Quintessons reputation in the galaxy. Makes you wanna grin, doesn't it? {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

====The Big Broadcast of 2006====
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When a school of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] descended on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] and started mucking up the place, Wreck-Gar led his soldiers to drive them off, Junkyard among them. The next morning, the Junkions found a present left for them: a new television set! Unbeknownst to them, this set had been left behind by the Sharkticons' masters, the [[Quintesson]]s. Within its broadcasts was a subliminal message, pushing the Junkions into being overtly aggressive against outsiders and making them organize all of the garbage on their world.

Later, Junkyard looked on as Wreck-Gar redirected the subliminal broadcast back into outer space, resulting in several other warriors amassing in Junkion's orbit to duke it out between themselves. He joined in with his brethren in trying to shoot these invaders down until the Autobot [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] began playing soothing music, which negated the broadcast's effects. Themselves once more, the Junkions ganged up against [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to drive him and his Decepticons off their homeworld. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

===''Sticker Adventures'' books===
Junkyard, [[Scrapheap (G1)|Scrapheap]], and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] spotted [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] when he was scouting the area after he and a few of his colleagues had to make an emergency landing on the [[Junkion (planet)|Junk Planet]]. Impressed with his speed, the Junkions decided to rob him of his engine, which brought about a fight between the Junkions and [[Autobot]]s. Fortunately, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] located their missing allies, and rather than joined the battle, tested the friendly approach by offering the Junkions the [[Universal greeting|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. {{storylink|Battle on the Junk Planet}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsJunkheap.jpg|thumb|right|400px]]
Junkheap participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Common character that could be recruited for 10 units of Cybermetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===Generations===
[[File:Gen-toy Junkheap.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Unlike [[Han Solo|Indiana]], ''not'' named after [[Junkyard (G.I. Joe)|the dog.]]]]
*'''Junkheap''' (Deluxe Class, 2011)
:*''Accessories'': Tailpipe/axe

: Part of the final ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' wave in 2011 (alongside [[Black Shadow (Victory)#Generations|Sky Shadow]]), "Junkheap" is a [[retool]] of [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Wreck-Gar]] with a new head, transforming into a "junker" dirt bike. His tailpipe assembly transforms into a four-bladed battle-axe, which also has a [[C joint|3mm clip]]. Clips on his&hellip; well, groin are designed to tab into slots on the bike-mode's seat, meaning he can ride another one of this mold, mimicking the action of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Furthermore, the figure has tabs and sockets on his robot mode ankles that are ''supposed'' to connect to corresponding sockets and tabs of his bike mode to secure his feet, but this is done with very limited success as a result of to some part interference. Additionally, the left side of his chest/shoulder assembly refuses to peg in properly in robot mode, a problem that persists with every redeco and retool of the figure.

: Junkheap appears to address several [[design flaw]]s customers encountered with Wreck-Gar that resulted in frequent breakage: The nubs on his rubber handlebars have been cut off at the factory level, allowing for the handles to be easily unhinged and moved to the sides of the gas tank manually during transformation. This is actually recommended in this instance, rather than relying on the automorph gimmick activated by pulling up the gas tank, as this (in combination with the uncut nubs) had resulted in the hinges connecting the handles to the gas tank breaking after just a few transformations.

: Additionally, Junkheap's head was originally supposed to feature a different eye/faux window/horn piece (depicted in the [[instructions|instruction]] art and used by the ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Junkheap (SG)#Timelines|Junkheap]] redeco of the figure), with the faux-handlebar horns resembling cow-horn-shaped corkscrews, whereas the final toy uses [[Scrapheap (G1)#United|Scrapheap]]'s eye/faux window/horn piece, thus leaving him with unremarkable nubs for horns and an eye piece that does not appear to fit his face as intended. This ''might'' be a reaction to Wreck-Gar's horns ''also'' being prone to breaking.

:This mold also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Crazybolt (BWN)|Crazybolt]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Junkheap/junkheap.htm More information on Junkheap at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:JunkyardG1-altmode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|'''Left and top right:''' Junkyard's finalized Toei models.<br>'''Bottom right:''' [[alternate mode]] of the Floro Dery model.]]
*Junkyard, along with [[Scrapheap (G1)|Scrapheap]], is one of two non-[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] Junkions to have a full [[character model]], including an [[alternate mode]], developed for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', and are present in almost every Junkion crowd scene. This is because the pair 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!" (though the animation doesn't actually show their mouths moving). Interally, 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 [[HAZMAT]], [[Greasestain]], [[Wasteoid Gamma]], and [[Ashtray]]). Rightly, Junkyard 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.
*Over time, "Junkion 1" has consistently been shown conducting or discussing trade with non-Junkions, probably because his design is the 'friendlier' of the two.
*The name "Junkyard" comes from the ''[[Transformers: The Complete Ark]]'' book, and was suggested in part by one of the original model artists. Only the original Dery model was included in the book.
*Junkyard's "completed" character model was recolored as at least one [[generic]] who is [[:File:TFTM-Junkion-color-variant.jpg|seen welding]] the interior of the ''[[Minnow]]'', while the original Dery design was used as several generics in the "[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006]]" and two generics in the [[Marvel Comics|UK Marvel]] comic, "[[The Legacy of Unicron!]]".
*Presumably, his toy is called "Junk''heap''" due to [[Hasbro]]'s desire to not have characters from ''Transformers'' and ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' share names, and there is already a long-established "[[Junkyard (G.I. Joe)|Junkyard]]" in ''Joe''. It's happened [http://www.yojoe.com/action/08/shockblast.shtml before].

==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&amp;char=Wreck_Gar "Junkion 1" as part of Wreck-Gar's Universe profile]

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