Editing Roadbuster (DOTM)

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{{disambig2|the Dark of the Moon NASCAR racer|the Generation 1 armored jeep|Roadbuster (G1)}}

:''Roadbuster is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:RoadbusterDOTM-card.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Left, redneck, left!]]

When '''Roadbuster''' isn't out bashing [[Decepticon]]s with [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|his]] [[Topspin (DOTM)|buddies]], the [[Wreckers]], there are only a couple of other places to look for him. He might be in his shop, hammering out a new piece of armor or putting together another in the line of powerful weapons he's made for the [[Wrecker]]s. He might be out on the race track, pushing his engine to the limit with his human buddy [[Sergeant Recon]]. Wherever he is, though, you can be sure he'll be going about his task with his head down and his shoulders set. Roadbuster's not a big talker and he's no genius, but his willpower and dogged tenacity always get the job done.

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==Fiction==
===''Dark of the Moon'' film===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Ron Bottitta]] (English), [[Shunsuke Sakuya]] (Japanese), [[Armando Coria]] (Latin American Spanish)

[[Image:DOTM-Roadbuster-killing.jpg|thumb|left|260px|Oh, I'll wax the upstairs and I'll wax the downstairs, and I'll get drunk in the library!]]

Roadbuster, Leadfoot and Topspin, collectively known as [[Wrecker|the Wreckers]], by [[Charlotte Mearing]], had arrived with the second wave of Autobots aboard the Autobot ship, the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'', and were rarely let off of the [[NASA]] base because of their attitude. They would spend most of their time working on repairing their ship along with some human engineers, including [[Robert Epps]].

When [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] announced that the current occupation force of Autobots was to be exiled or the Earth would face the wrath of hundreds of Decepticons, the three prepared the ship for launch and accompanied [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and the others aboard, sending the ship into the atmosphere - where it was then targeted and blown to smithereens by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], seemingly killing all the Autobots aboard. Undaunted by this, the Autobot's human allies nonetheless tried to launch an incursion into Decepticon-held [[Chicago]].

Fortunately for them, the Autobots were not actually aboard the ship, and had only feigned their deaths in order to keep the Decepticons from following up on their global threat. Leadfoot and the other Wreckers swung into action immediately, rescuing Epps, [[Sam Witwicky]] and a group of soldiers from a [[Orbital Assault Carrier|Decepticon fighter]] and executed the pilot. Upon being questioned on their apparent deaths, Roadbuster stated that they had built the ship, but hadn't been inside it when it had been destroyed. 

While the Autobots were scouting a route to the building containing Sentinel's [[Space bridge]] pillars, [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and his pet [[Driller]] separated Optimus from his weapons trailer. Optimus ordered Roadbuster and the other Wreckers to create a distraction so that he could retrieve it, and in their armored racecar forms fired at Shockwave with their machineguns until being forced to retreat, leaving behind [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]], who had hitched a ride with them. After Optimus had become snared in a construction site's cables, the Wreckers set out to free him. After doing so they rejoined the battle, battling against a [[long-legged Decepticon]]. After the battle Roadbuster stood with the other survivors, accepting that Cybertron was gone forever and that Earth was their new home.  {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon (film)}}
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==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===
====Cyberverse====
[[Image:DOTM_CyberverseLegion_Roadbuster.jpg|thumb|300px|Nae king! Nae queen! Nae laird! Nae master! We willnae be fooled again!]]
*'''Roadbuster''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''014'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV22'''
:Part of the third wave of [[Cyberverse]] Legion Class figures, Roadbuster transforms into a heavily modified version of Dale Earndhart Jr.'s 88 car, sporting a front-mounted minigun and missile pods mounted on his quarter panels/robot mode shoulders. As always, his right hand is molded to accommodate Cyberverse weapons as well. In what can only be described as a singularity for Legion Class figures, he has a separately molded chainsaw on his left arm that can move independently on a balljoint and be deployed or hidden in vehicle mode. This is truly awesome.

:What appears to be two Cyberverse weapon ports in vehicle mode are actually just screw holes, slightly too big to be used as such.  While the actual toy sports a white 88 on top, the promo photography on the card shows it as red.
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====Deluxe Class toys====
[[Image:DOTM_Deluxe_Roadbuster.jpg|thumb|300px|WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO JUNIOR!!!!]]
*'''Roadbuster''' (MechTech Deluxe, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA09'''
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Blaster/Assault Saw

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Deluxes, Roadbuster transforms into a [[NASCAR]] [[wikipedia:Chevrolet_Impala#NASCAR_Sprint_Cup|Sprint Cup Chevy Impala]] stock car, specifically [[Wikipedia:Dale_Earnhardt,_Jr.|Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s]] #88 car with [[Wikipedia:Amp Energy|Amp Energy drink]] and National Guard sponsorship logos. Like the other NASCAR-based ''DOTM'' toys, Roadbuster lacks the multiple small "contingency" sponsor decals found on a full-sized NASCAR racer, although he does have NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and National Guard logos. He is a bit of a [[shellformer]], as he winds up with the majority of his vehicle mode on his back.

:As part of the [[MechTech]] series, he has a spring-loaded blaster weapon deploys flip-out "chainsaw" blades when a lever is pulled; however, the blades cannot lock in the deployed position. Aside from holding the weapon with his hands, there are also three MechTech ports on him, one on his roof, and one on each door, and all of them fill in when there is not a weapon inserted in them. He also features [[C joint|C-joint]]-compatible 3mm rods in the supports for his (non-firing) back-mounted missile pods and under his hands. The wheels on his legs can also be swiveled down on to a lower peg, although this impedes his backwards leg articulation due to the wheels colliding with his car shell.

:The back missile launchers can still deploy while in vehicle mode to form a Stealth Force-like configuration.

:The Japanese release comes packed with a character card and an accompanying transparent plastic card of his MechTech weapon for the MechTech Wars online game.

:His MechTech weapon was redecoed for ''Dark of the Moon'' [[Thundercracker (Movie)#|Thundercracker]], and was differently retooled each time for ''Dark of the Moon'' [[Arcee (Movie)#Deluxe Class toys 4|Arcee]]'s and [[Vortex (ROTF)#Dark of the Moon|Vortex]]'s weapons.
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[[Image:DOTM-TrackBattleRoadbuster.JPG|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Track Battle Roadbuster''' (MechTech Deluxe, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Blaster/Assault Saw
: A [[Walmart]]-[[exclusive]] redeco of the Deluxe Roadbuster, this version has a higher contrast color scheme, replacing his green plastic with orange, some of his gray with black, the rest of his gray with a darker shade, has brighter red taillights, and has Amp Energy Relaunch as the sponsor instead of the regular Amp Energy. His MechTech weapon was redecoed to be gray instead of green, have a red lever and inner parts instead of gray, and replaced the painted silver on his chainsaw blades with painted matte gold. The "Dale Earnhardt Jr." signature above his right door was removed (while the one on the left was retained). Between his original deco and this deco, he also gains some new [[paint operation]]s and [[tampograph]]s: His sculpted thigh panels/pads are painted, in white, and he gains a white stripe on his "baseball cap". The silver Autobot symbol on the front shoulder panel to his right was enlarged, changed to red, and moved to his right thigh panel/pad, his small "National Guard" logos were made larger and moved to the sides of the back of the car, and he gains an "Impala" and another larger "National Guard" tampograph on the front and trunk, respectively.

: In countries where there's no Walmart, he shipped along with the fifth wave of ''Dark of the Moon'' Deluxe-Class toys, with [[Air Raid (Movie)#Dark of the Moon|Air Raid]], [[Topspin (DOTM)#Deluxe Class toys|Autobot Armor Topspin]], and [[Darksteel]].
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====Human Alliance====
[[Image:HA_Roadbuster.jpg‎|thumb|300px|They're going to need an extra pit crew member or two to reload the chain guns.]]
* '''Roadbuster with Sergeant Recon''' (2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA29'''
**''Accessories:'' Rocket booster, "flame" missile, chainsaw

: A larger-scale and difficult to transform [[Human Alliance]] figure, Roadbuster is now in his [[Stealth Force|weaponized]] mode and features ''many'' weapons. He has a mini-gun in his fenders, two machine-guns for headlights (not pictured), two missile pods in the back, and one detachable, spring-loaded, missile-firing rocket booster at the back. In robot mode, he features a detachable jointed chainsaw that's [[5mm post|pegged]] onto his left arm, while the right arm can be mounted by the rocket booster. Both ports are compatible with MechTech weapons.

: He comes with a human partner, [[Sergeant Recon]], who can sit on his seats in vehicle mode. In robot mode, the seats are still usable and end up close to the missile pods, which Recon can man. He can also can man the mini-gun that's now above Roadbuster's head, but it's not very secure, as the "seat" lacks pegs and Recon has problems ''reaching'' and ''gripping'' the handlebars, so it may take some fiddling. 

: Like other large Human Alliance figures, he has a gimmick concerning his head. It's the same gimmick as [[Jazz (Movie)#Human Alliance|Jazz]]. By lifting the top of his head and flipping the black lever on the back, Roadbuster can don a pair of small sunglasses, cast in translucent blue. 

: Unfortunately, Roadbuster suffers from a very thin and somewhat unstable torso section. His shoulder clips also have trouble holding his arms in place, meaning his arms tend to detach. He also has a tiny [[misassembly]] involving the engine section that contains the seat and minigun, wherein the detachable gray plastic swivel below it is installed backwards. This doesn't affect transformation or his other gimmicks in any way, and it can be fixed, but only after popping out the hinge's pin from the engine and then attaching the plastic piece the other way.

: His [[packaging]] [[stock photography]] depicts his missile as being cast in translucent plastic, when it is opaque on the final toy.

: There is a [[variant#running change|running change variant]] of Roadbuster which replaces the generic font for the [[tampograph]]ed driver number "88" with a style that is much closer to the actual NASCAR race car. This variant also replaces the NASCAR decals near the headlights with Sprint Cup Series logos.

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====Robo Power====
=====Robo Fighters=====
[[Image:DOTM RoboFighters Roadbuster.jpg|thumb|right|200px|So, t'all you fine dandies so proud, so cocksure, prancin' aboot with yer heads fulla eyeballs! Come and get me I say! I'll be waitin' for ya with a whiff of the ol' brimstone! I'm a grim bloody fable, with an unhappy, bloody end!]]
*'''Roadbuster''' (2011)
: This smaller edition of Roadbuster doesn't transform, but instead boasts an "attack mode" with extra deployable weapons.

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==Notes==
* Roadbuster has "sunglasses", a "baseball cap" a "goatee", and a "mullet" making him resemble a stereotypical NASCAR fan.  Or [http://racingnewsdigest.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/drivers/Dale%20Earnhardt%20Jr.jpg Dale Earnhardt Jr.]
* As part of the promotions for ''[[Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', the film prop versions of Roadbuster, [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]], and [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]] made appearances at the [[2011]] Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on [[February 20]]th. They appeared both off the track as display cars, and on the track, participating in the ceremonial first lap.
* This isn't the first time there's been a Wrecker named [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]].
[[Image:Roadbuster-DOTM-concept-protoform.jpg|thumb|200px|Roadbuster's controversial 'nudist' phase.]] 
* Early concept art revealed that Roadbuster was originally going to have Jeff Gordon's #24 [[Wikipedia:DuPont|DuPont]]-sponsored Chevrolet as his alternate mode.<ref name="nizzi">[http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi DOTM concepts.]</ref>
* Early concept art showed that Roadbuster was a red-and-orange Autobot with the name '''Warpath''', though considering some of the other names on the concept art, it's likely this was just a false name in case of leaks.<ref name="nizzi"/> 
* In the movie's end credits, he's listed under two names, '''Roadbuster/Amp''', the latter referring to his NASCAR vehicle mode's primary sponsor, [[Wikipedia:AMP Energy|AMP Energy]].
*Roadbuster has a rank stat of 9, the highest out of the 3 Wreckers, which may make him their leader by default.
* Roadbuster's Scottish accent and occupation as an engineer are likely nods to the character Scotty from the original ''Star Trek'' series.
* Concept art was produced of Roadbuster's [[protoform]] stage, but ultimately never made its way into the film proper.
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Roadbuster''' (ロードバスター ''Rōdobasutā'')

==References==
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[[Category: Dark of the Moon Autobots]]
[[Category: Wreckers]]