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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Ironhide''' (1984/1991/2001)[[Image:G1 Ironhide toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Sit on my face and tell me that you love me.]]
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''98'''
**''Accessories:'' "Static Laser Gun", gun post, 3 missiles

:Ironhide was part of the original assortment of [[Autobot]] cars released in 1984, transforming into a red Nissan Onebox Cherry Vanette and sharing his mold with the contemporaneously released [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Ironhide splits when he transforms, with most of the rear section of his van mode transforming into a [[Onebox component|battle platform]], and the remainder becoming his rather misshapen, headless robot form. The robot can mount onto the battle platform, which is armed with a raising missile launcher and front-mounted "Static Laser Gun". Unusually for toys of this period, the Static Laser Gun can actually store when Ironhide is in vehicle mode, plugging into his undercarriage (although the missiles for his launcher and the peg required to attach the laser don't go anywhere).

:As with all his fellow Autobot Cars from that year, Ironhide's mold derived from [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Diaclone]]'' line, a series which was ''not'' about sentient robots, but rather human-controlled machines. The Ironhide and Ratchet molds are the ones that most clearly show evidence of this: in place of a head, these toy robots had chairs behind windscreens where the human rider would control the robot. The figures did include stickers to go over these seats that depicted a sort of robot face, but when Ironhide and Ratchet's [[character model]]s were created for ''Transformers'' media, they did away with all traces of the human-controlled design to give the robots proper faces and heads, ultimately creating the two designs which were the most far-removed from the toys on which they were ostensibly based.

: Ironhide was reissued in Europe as part of their "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" line in 1990, and released in Japan from [[e-Hobby]] in 2001. It would be released again (and redecoed) as part of Takara's ''[[Encore]]'' series in 2007; see [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Encore|below]] for details.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Ironhide/ironhide.htm More information on Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2Gobot Ironhide.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Not a Gateway.]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Go-Bot, 1995)
**''Accessories:'' Gun

: Part of the second wave of [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]] focusing on Generation 1 characters, Ironhide transforms into a silver Ford F150 Flareside pickup truck. Using through-axle construction for his wheels, he is compatible with most "Hot Wheels" and "Matchbox" play sets and tracks. 

: The mold is a [[redeco]] of ''Generation 2'' Go-Bots toy [[Motormouth]], and was later redecoed into the ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Spy Changer]] [[Ironhide (RID)|Ironhide]], the ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Autobot [[Ironhide (Universe)|Ironhide]], and the second ''Universe'' incarnation of [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/Ironhide/ironhide.htm More information on Go-Bot Ironhide at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:G2Powermaster Ironhide.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Both robot mode and vehicle mode at once!]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Power Master, 1995)
**''Accessories:'' 2 guns

: ''[[Power Master]]'' Ironhide was one of the last toys in the ''Generation 2'' line, and was only released in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Oddly, the Australia and New Zealand releases were in US packaging, complete with [[Hasbro]]'s Rhode Island address.

: Ironhide (barely) transforms from a grey camouflaged Humvee into a dorky robot. His main gimmick is his "Power Master" pull-back motor, which you use by pulling back on his motorized rear wheels, then placing one of his guns into one of the holes above the doors, which releases a catch and allows him to zip along a smooth surface.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/IronhideEur/ironhide.htm More information on Power Master Ironhide at TFU.info]
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===Beast Wars===
[[Image:Ironhide-bw-magnaboss-toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Yes, this Alien-faced monstrosity certainly screams out "G1 Ironhide"!  Who could possibly think otherwise?!]]
*'''Magnaboss''' (Ultra, 1997)
**''Accessories:'' 2 guns

: Ironhide transforms from an elephant via a rather complex process involving numerous hinges and unfolding panels into a rather stumpy robot. Although dumpy, he is nothing if not well-armed: he has a flip-out spike at the end of each arm, and comes with two removable guns that flip out from behind his elephant mode ears, and which can be plugged into the holes at the ends of his arms. Ironhide is packaged with [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], and combines with them to form his [[Magnaboss]].  Ironhide forms the bulk of the combiner's mass, including all four limbs.

:The Magnaboss toy included no information about its three components beyond their names.  In 2007, [[IDW Publishing]] decided to retroactively establish that the trio were the ''Generation 1'' characters of the same names, and included this revelation in their ''[[Beast Wars Sourcebook]]''.

: Ironhide was slightly redecoed to create [[Santon]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Maximal/Ironhide/ironhide.htm More information on Beast Wars Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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===Timelines===
[[Image:TimelinesIronhide toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Red, red, and also red.]]
*'''Descent into Evil''' (Multi-figure boxset, 2005)
**''Accessories:'' Fold out gun/radar energon weapon, BotCon 2005 pin

: A [[BotCon 2005]] convention exclusive, ''[[Timelines (fiction)|Timelines]]'' Ironhide was only available in the ''[[Descent into Evil]]'' boxset. He is a [[retool]] and redeco of ''[[Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Tow-Line (Energon)|Tow-Line]], with a newly sculpted head resembling his Generation 1 animation model.  Like his original toy, Ironhide splits from a van into a robot mode and a [[Onebox component|battle sled]], each featuring [[powerlinx]] ports that allow them to combine with any other compatible Deluxe or Mega from the ''Energon'' toyline; Ironhide himself forms the "torso" in such a combination (armed with small guns that flip out from his feet to become over-shoulder blasters), while his battle sled becomes the "legs" for another robot. Because of his unusual design, Ironhide can powerlinx with his own battle sled. Ironhide is armed with a translucent blue [[Energon weapon]] that can fit in his fist in robot mode, mount on his battle sled, and transform into a radar array to mount on top of his van mode.

: Ironhide's retooled mold was also used for ''Timelines'' [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/BCIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Timelines Ironhide at TFU.info]''
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===Attacktix===
*'''Ironhide''' (Booster, 2007)
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===Encore===

[[Image:Encoretoy-Ironhidewithhead.jpg|right|thumb|His head problem just became a shoulders problem.]]
*'''Ironhide''' (2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''05'''
**''Accessories:'' "Static Laser Gun", gun post, 3 missiles

: Ironhide's original Generation 1 toy was made available again in mid-December 2007 as part of Takara's ongoing ''[[Encore]]'' line of [[Generation 1 reissues|reissues]].  This version was distinguished by the inclusion of a "head" of sorts for the figure: one of the toy's box flaps featured an illustration of Ironhide's cartoon-design head and chest windshield which could be punched out along its perforated edges, and then slotted behind the toy's windshield. This hid the "chair-face" of the original toy and gave Ironhide his cartoon face... at the cost of making his arms appear to grow out of his waist.

:This version of the toy was [[retool]]ed to add a pair of "clips" to the [[Onebox component|mobile platform's]] gun-base, designed to keep Ironhide more securely attached when riding it. However, these clips are right where a pair of decals normally go. Additionally, like the original Japanese release of the figure (but [[for safety reasons|unlike Hasbro's version]]), the missile launcher now fires.
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*'''Protect Black Ironhide''' (2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''05'''
**''Accessories:'' "Static Laser Gun", gun post, 3 missiles

:Tied in to Ironhide's ''Encore'' reissue was e-Hobby's [[exclusive]] "New Year Special" [[redeco]] of the figure: Protect Black Ironhide. The toy was priced at 4725 yen, and pere-orders were taken until [[January 11|January 11th]] 2008, with a shipping date of April 2008.

:The new [[bio]] accompanying the release of the toy notes that Ironhide acquired this protective black coating to disguise himself from both Decepticons and members of the [[human]] criminal underworld, to better allow him to do his job as Optimus Prime's bodyguard. The other Autobots joke that he looks like a stereotypical "Men in Black" vehicle, but Ironhide insists he got the idea from black pickups trucks he saw around town. The coating, a composite gel metal, has made his trithyllium steel skin even more durable, allowing him to self-repair minor injuries right away, and his robot and mobile artillery forms are now 25% more maneuverable than before. The bio also gives a name to the "mode" that consists of Ironhide standing atop his artillery platform, dubbing it his "Marauder Mode". 

:[http://www.e-hobby.co.jp/cgi-bin/omc?port=33301&amp;tno=11964126283JGBV&amp;req=PRODUCT&amp;code=tfe27 According to e-Hobby], the black coloration is meant to [[homage]] the original ''Diaclone'' toy which became Ironhide, but between the release of Emergency Green Ratchet and the bio's reference to black pickups trucks, it's easy to see this is also an homage to [[Ironhide (Movie)|the new live-action movie Ironhide]]. The packaging is the same as the regular TF Encore Ironhide's.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Cybertron/ProtectBlackIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Protect Black Ironhide at TFU.info]''
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===Universe (2008)===
====Classic Series====
*'''Ironhide''' (Deluxe, 2008)[[Image:Universe 2008 Ironhide Toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Hey, I found my head!]]
**''Accessories'': Converting Cannon

: As the first new-mold Ironhide toy designed to resemble the original character, ''Universe'' Ironhide transforms into a red SUV. He is armed with a double-ended "Converting Cannon" weapon, which fits over his fist and deploys a translucent melee blade from one end, and a gatling cannon from the other, meant to emulate Ironhide's arm-mounted "[[water gun]]" weapon from Generation 1 fiction. His chest features an [[Automorph]]-like gimmick that sees mechanical detailing raise up behind his chestplate when his bumper is lowered. He has an [[Oregon]] license plate, and was the first new ''Universe'' figure to have [[package art]] that wasn't burdened with [[dull surprise]].

:Ironhide is not without a few problems. Pictures of a hand-painted prototype of the toy released by Hasbro showed Ironhide with silver paint on his wheels and face, but when the finished figure was released, this silver has disappeared: his wheels were left unpainted, and his face was now the same light blue as his painted windows (which, in turn, matched very poorly with the translucent plastic used for the rest of his windows). Later releases of the figure featured a [[running change]] that saw the face painted in the correct silver.

:There is also an engineering defect in the figure.  Due to a combination of three places on the figure having too much plastic, Ironhide's head  does not rise enough and it ends up looking like he's hanging his head in shame.  However, with a bit of tinkering, the head can be raised to a more level, straight position[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transtopia-fix-universe-20-ironhides-low-self-esteem/14298/].  We're honestly surprised nobody picked up on them during the developmental phase of production.

: This mold was retooled to make ''Universe'' and ''[[Henkei]]'' [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], surprising absolutely no one.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFUIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Universe Ironhide at TFU.info]''
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===Henkei! Henkei!===
[[Image:Henkei Ironhide toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He still has the head, and the stripe too.]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-11'''
**''Accessories'': Converting Cannon

:''[[Henkei! Henkei! (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]] Transformers'' Ironhide is a redeco of ''Universe'' Ironhide, with a view to making him far more accurate to his original [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] appearance. To this end, a generally darker shade of red plastic and lighter gray plastic are used. Additionally, the blue paint used for his opaque windows are a better match to his transparent blue windows than on Hasbro's ''Universe'' toy. As with all ''Henkei'' toys, Ironhide features [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] silver for his headlights, brake lights and his Converting Cannon housing.

:Although the instructions indicate that Ironhide's weapon should be attached by flipping his hand to the side of his wrist (as in transformation) and fitting the weapon over the naked wrist, the hand can in fact be made to fit inside the weapon with some careful jiggling.
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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
[[Image:Ironhide decoy.jpg|right|150px|thumb]]
* '''Cybertron Hero Collection 22''' (Decoy multi-pack, 1985)

: In Japan, a red rubber mini-figure of Ironhide was available in part of a [[Decoy|massive multi-pack of similar mini-figurines]]. The number etched into his back is the sum total of his [[tech spec]] ratings, as these figurines were used as game pieces for a variety of ''Transformers'' board games in which this number had some meaning to how the game was played or something.


*'''Ironhide''' (Decoy, 1987)
**''Decoy number'': 7

: The [[Hasbro]] [[Decoy]] release of the Ironhide game piece is almost identical to the Japanese version, except the number on his back is a simple "checklist" number. Like all Autobot Decoys, he was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Ironhide/ironhide.htm More information on Decoy Ironhide at TFU.info]''
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===Super Collection Figure===
[[Image:Ironhide_scf_pvc.jpg|right|150px|thumb]]
*'''Ironhide''' (2001)

: A three-inch tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine of Ironhide was available in the third "act" of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Super Collection Figure]]'' line. Like all the figures in the wave, it was available as both a standard full color figure and a colorless clear plastic version, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures. Additionally, the full-color version of Ironhide came packaged with the left leg of the wave's collectable [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] "build-a-figure".

===Heroes of Cybertron===
*'''Ironhide''' (2003)

: Ironhide's ''Super Collection Figure'' PVC was released the following year by Hasbro as part of their ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'' line. Like all the figures in the series, Ironhide was given a [[light-piping]] gimmick by being cast entirely in translucent blue plastic then painted everywhere except on his eyes and the back of his head. Unlike the Japanese version, he was sold separate on a blister card.
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===Hard Hero===
*'''Ironhide''' (2002)

[[Image:HardHero G1Ironhide bust.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Go, Simba!  Join the circle of life!]]
: This cold-cast porcelain 6-inch tall bust was sculpted by Jason Ray, and is based very heavily upon Ironhide's cartoon appearance. A signed artist's proof version was available, limited to 100 pieces.

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===Transformers - Mini Bust===
[[Image:DiamondSelect G1Ironhide bust.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Proof that EVERY Wave 1 Autobot had a shoulder cannon.]]
*'''Ironhide''' (2009)

:Released by Diamond Select Toys in 2009, Ironhide was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 1000 pieces. This detailed bust is based on Ironhide's (you guessed it) cartoon/comic model, but with much more detailing and with elements of his toy design. These include his vehicle sled's missile launcher mounted on his shoulder, his wielding of his sled's static laser gun and his original Diaclone "face" being present behind his windshield. In addition to the missile launcher being removable his open left hand can be replaced with a hand gripping his cartoon pistol for two handed "chop busting."

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===Robot Heroes===
*'''Ironhide and Kickback''' (2008)

[[Image:Robotheroesironhidekickback.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Stop copying me!"  "Stop copying me!"]]
:This adorably happy figurine of Ironhide is ready to pound his packmate [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] into metal filings. He features articulation in his neck and shoulders.

::*[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/RHIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Robot Heroes Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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==Notes==
* The black ''[[Diaclone]]'' version of Ironhide was sold by [[Takara]] in North America as the ''[[Diakron]]'' "DK-2" Car/Robot in 1983, seemingly just a few months before he would be rebranded as a Transformer.

==External links==

*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&amp;char=Ironhide Ironhide's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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[[Category:Robot Heroes]]