Bristleback - Revision history

Saix at 05:53, 14 May 2026

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	<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1\|'''Decepticon Monstructor''' ([[2026]])}}</ul>		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1\|'''Decepticon Monstructor''' ([[2026]])}}</ul>
			:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''AOTP-EX'''
	:*''Accessories'': Fist-blaster		:*''Accessories'': Fist-blaster

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	===Foreign names===		===Foreign names===
			<!--*''Japanese:'' '''Bristleback''' (ブリストルバック ''Buristorubakku'')-->
	*''French:'' '''Épinox''' (Canada, "Spikey"<!--épineux-->)		*''French:'' '''Épinox''' (Canada, "Spikey"<!--épineux-->)
	*''Hungarian:'' '''Tüskés''' ("Thorny")		*''Hungarian:'' '''Tüskés''' ("Thorny")

Saix at 18:34, 18 March 2026

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	::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Bristleback/bristleback.htm More information on Bristleback at TFU.info]''		::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Bristleback/bristleback.htm More information on Bristleback at TFU.info]''


	===''Age of the Primes''===		===''Age of the Primes''===

Kirby0189: /* Age of the Primes */

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	:*''Accessories'': Fist-blaster		:*''Accessories'': Fist-blaster

	:Released to accompany the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes\|Age of the Primes]]'' toyline, ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)#Hasbro\|Generations Selects]]'' "Monster Bristleback" is a [[retool]]ing of ''[[Transformers: Legacy\|Legacy: ~~United~~]]'' [[~~Gairyu~~]] ~~(itself based on~~ ''Legacy: ~~Evolution~~'' ~~Core Class~~ [[~~Skar (IDW)#Legacy\|Scarr~~]]). A relatively accurate iteration of his original toy; Bristleback is slightly retooled to appear less saurian and more alien-y in his beast form.		:Released to accompany the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes\|Age of the Primes]]'' toyline, ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)#Hasbro\|Generations Selects]]'' "Monster Bristleback" is a [[retool]]ing of ''[[Transformers: Legacy\|Legacy: Evolution]]'' Core Class [[Skar (IDW)#Legacy\|Scarr]] with ''Legacy: United'' [[Gairyu]]'s accessories. A relatively accurate iteration of his original toy; Bristleback is slightly retooled to appear less saurian and more alien-y in his beast form. He features a new head, chest, lower legs, and monster mode head with the fangs and skull structure of his old Pretender shell.

	:Bristleback forms the left arm out of the "Decepticon Monstructor" gift set. He likewise inherits Gairyu's fist-gun, which forms Monstructor's fist in combiner mode.		:Bristleback forms the left arm out of the "Decepticon Monstructor" gift set. He likewise inherits Gairyu's fist-gun, which forms Monstructor's fist in combiner mode. Bristleback's transformation is unchanged compared to most of his cohorts aside from one detail; rather than form a tail like it did on Gairyu, Bristleback's new lower legs are designed to have the fist-gun slap itself onto the monster mode back, presumably in reference to where Monstructor's fist would store on the original Pretender shell. Still a more convincing monster mode than most of the other figures in the set.

	:And yes, this means '''we have a toy of Bristleback that won't instantly crumble.''' Amen.		:And yes, this means '''we have a toy of Bristleback that won't instantly crumble.''' Amen.

Doomdorm64: /* Age Of The Primes */

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	===''Age ~~Of The~~ Primes''===		===''Age of the Primes''===
	[[File:AOTP-GenSelects-Bristleback.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.66\|FINALLY THE CURSE HAS LIFTED]]		[[File:AOTP-GenSelects-Bristleback.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.66\|FINALLY THE CURSE HAS LIFTED]]
	<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1\|'''Decepticon Monstructor''' ([[2026]])}}</ul>		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1\|'''Decepticon Monstructor''' ([[2026]])}}</ul>

Doomdorm64: /* Age Of The Primes */

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Age Of The Primes

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	<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1\|'''Decepticon Monstructor''' ([[2026]])}}</ul>		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1\|'''Decepticon Monstructor''' ([[2026]])}}</ul>
	:*''Accessories'':		:*''Accessories'': Fist-blaster
	~~{{toystub}}~~
			:Released to accompany the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes\|Age of the Primes]]'' toyline, ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)#Hasbro\|Generations Selects]]'' "Monster Bristleback" is a [[retool]]ing of ''[[Transformers: Legacy\|Legacy: United]]'' [[Gairyu]] (itself based on ''Legacy: Evolution'' Core Class [[Skar (IDW)#Legacy\|Scarr]]). A relatively accurate iteration of his original toy; Bristleback is slightly retooled to appear less saurian and more alien-y in his beast form.

			:Bristleback forms the left arm out of the "Decepticon Monstructor" gift set. He likewise inherits Gairyu's fist-gun, which forms Monstructor's fist in combiner mode.

			:And yes, this means '''we have a toy of Bristleback that won't instantly crumble.''' Amen.
	{{comingsoontoy}}		{{comingsoontoy}}

Doomdorm64: /* Age Of The Primes */

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	===''Age Of The Primes''===		===''Age Of The Primes''===
			[[File:AOTP-GenSelects-Bristleback.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.66\|FINALLY THE CURSE HAS LIFTED]]
	<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1\|'''Decepticon Monstructor''' ([[2026]])}}</ul>		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1\|'''Decepticon Monstructor''' ([[2026]])}}</ul>
	:*''Accessories'':		:*''Accessories'':

Thylacine 2000: /* The Transformers */

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The Transformers

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	::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Bristleback/bristleback.htm More information on Bristleback at TFU.info]''		::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Bristleback/bristleback.htm More information on Bristleback at TFU.info]''


			===''Age Of The Primes''===
			<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1\|'''Decepticon Monstructor''' ([[2026]])}}</ul>
			:*''Accessories'':
			{{toystub}}
			{{comingsoontoy}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==

M Sipher: /* The Transformers */

2026-02-27T21:49:46Z

The Transformers

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	{{toydesigner\|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)\|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist, robot), [[Keita Amemiya]] (concept artist, monster shell), [[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}		{{toydesigner\|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)\|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist, robot), [[Keita Amemiya]] (concept artist, monster shell), [[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

	:Released in the ~~penultimate~~ year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)\|original ''The Transformers'' toyline]] in the US, [[Pretender Monster]] Bristleback transforms into a horn-backed, quadrupedal land-shark kinda thing. He can also can form either arm to [[Monstructor (G1)#Toys\|Monstructor]], but his nominal placement is as the right arm.		: Released in the sixth year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)\|original Hasbro ''The Transformers'' toyline]] in the US (fifth in Europe), [[Pretender Monster]] Bristleback transforms into a horn-backed, quadrupedal land-shark kinda thing. He can also can form either arm to [[Monstructor (G1)#Toys\|Monstructor]], but his nominal placement is as the right arm.

	:His Pretender shell is a monstrous, turtle-like creature, with the inner robot's horn/wing things sticking out. His shell backing can store his rifle and Monstructor fist as weapons. This shell, like all the Pretender Monster shells, has a nasty tendency to "sweat" an oily residue over time, plus it is possible for them to develop spotty miscoloration. While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the spots should they appear.		:His Pretender shell is a monstrous, turtle-like creature, with the inner robot's horn/wing things sticking out. His shell backing can store his rifle and Monstructor fist as weapons. This shell, like all the Pretender Monster shells, has a nasty tendency to "sweat" an oily residue over time, plus it is possible for them to develop spotty miscoloration. While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the spots should they appear.

M Sipher: /* The Transformers */

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The Transformers

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	===''The Transformers''===		===''The Transformers''===
	[[File:G1-toy Bristleback.jpg\|upright=1.66\|thumb\|Bristleback's toy, miraculously not succumbed to [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]]. (This was the owner's third Bristleback. Guess what happened to the first two. G'wan.)]]		[[File:G1-toy Bristleback.jpg\|upright=1.66\|thumb\|Bristleback's toy, miraculously not succumbed to [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]]. (This was the owner's third Bristleback. Guess what happened to the first two. G'wan.)]]
	*'''Bristleback''' (Pretender Monster, [[1989]])		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1\|'''Bristleback''' (Pretender Monster, [[1989]])}}</ul>
	**''Team ID number:'' '''PM2'''		:*''Team ID number'': '''PM2'''
	**''Accessories:'' [[~~electrostatic~~ pulse rifle]], monster shell, shell backing, right Monstructor fist		:*''Accessories'': "Electrostatic [[pulse rifle]]", monster shell, shell backing, right Monstructor fist
	{{toydesigner\|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)\|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist, robot), [[Keita Amemiya]] (concept artist, monster shell), [[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}		{{toydesigner\|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)\|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist, robot), [[Keita Amemiya]] (concept artist, monster shell), [[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

	:Released in the penultimate year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)\|original ''The Transformers'' toyline]], [[Pretender Monster]] Bristleback transforms into a horn-backed, quadrupedal land-shark kinda thing. He can also can form either arm to [[Monstructor (G1)#Toys\|Monstructor]], but his nominal placement is as the right arm.		:Released in the penultimate year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)\|original ''The Transformers'' toyline]] in the US, [[Pretender Monster]] Bristleback transforms into a horn-backed, quadrupedal land-shark kinda thing. He can also can form either arm to [[Monstructor (G1)#Toys\|Monstructor]], but his nominal placement is as the right arm.

	:His Pretender shell is a monstrous, turtle-like creature, with the inner robot's horn/wing things sticking out. His shell backing can store his rifle and Monstructor fist as weapons. This shell, like all the Pretender Monster shells, has a nasty tendency to "sweat" an oily residue over time, plus it is possible for them to develop spotty miscoloration. While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the spots should they appear.		:His Pretender shell is a monstrous, turtle-like creature, with the inner robot's horn/wing things sticking out. His shell backing can store his rifle and Monstructor fist as weapons. This shell, like all the Pretender Monster shells, has a nasty tendency to "sweat" an oily residue over time, plus it is possible for them to develop spotty miscoloration. While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the spots should they appear.

	:He is one of the Generation 1 toys most susceptible to [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]]... appropriate given his [[bio]]. It's most likely a complete coincidence, of course, but still simultaneously funny and distressing. His hands are particularly fragile, but the beast-mode legs are also attached so tight that it's possible to snap them off at the joint by trying to turn them. ''And'' the Monstructor fist attachment slot is susceptible. Overall, he's a nightmare best left alone and looked at but not touched, and not looked at very hard at that. In a second, less horrible design flaw, the [[sticker]]s on his robot legs are prone to being scraped off by his creature-mode legs.		:He is one of the "Generation 1" toys most susceptible to [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]]... appropriate given his [[bio]]. It's most likely a complete coincidence, of course, but still simultaneously funny and distressing. His hands are particularly fragile, but the beast-mode legs are also attached so tight that it's possible to snap them off at the joint by trying to turn them. ''And'' the Monstructor fist attachment slot is susceptible. Overall, he's a nightmare best left alone and looked at but not touched, and not looked at very hard at that. In a second, less horrible design flaw, the [[sticker]]s on his robot legs are prone to being scraped off by his creature-mode legs.

	:Bristleback's inner robot and combiner [[kibble]] were also used to make [[Gairyu#Toys\|Gairyu]].		:Bristleback's inner robot and combiner [[kibble]] were also used to make [[Gairyu#Toys\|Gairyu]].

Jalaguy: /* Notes */

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
			*Bristleback's [[package art]] depicts him with [[Scowl]]'s dual-sonic disrupter gun, while Scowl's art depicts him with Bristleback's electrostatic pulse rifle.

	===Foreign names===		===Foreign names===
	*''French:'' '''Épinox''' (Canada, "Spikey"<!--épineux-->)		*''French:'' '''Épinox''' (Canada, "Spikey"<!--épineux-->)