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AzimuthAcolyte: /* The Transformers */ More design credits!

2024-10-20T23:11:12Z

The Transformers: More design credits!

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	{{Bp-a2\|'''[[Deftwing#Toys\|Deftwing]]''' (Lightformer, 1993)}}		{{Bp-a2\|'''[[Deftwing#Toys\|Deftwing]]''' (Lightformer, 1993)}}
	{{Bp-a2\|'''[[Ironfist (G1)#Toys\|Ironfist]]''' (Lightformer, 1993)}}</ul>		{{Bp-a2\|'''[[Ironfist (G1)#Toys\|Ironfist]]''' (Lightformer, 1993)}}</ul>
	{{toydesigner\|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}		{{toydesigner\|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

	: Sold individually in the ninth and final year of the original [[The Transformers (European toyline)\|European/Australasian-market ''Transformers'' toyline]] (which used the packaging style and new faction symbols used in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)\|Generation 2]]'' despite not ''being'' part of ''Generation 2''), the Lightformers' (and Trakkons') primary [[gimmick]] is having ''huge'' gun platforms, nearly the size of the robots themselves, that can be mounted on the figures in [[alternate mode\|vehicle mode]] or manned in [[robot mode]]. These platforms used a combination of [[light-piping]] and gear-driven shutters to simulate two beams of laser fire striking your target if you look through their targeting scopes (even if the toy only has a single gun on one side, as both Lightformers do), while simultaneously making the gun barrel(s) move.		: Sold individually in the ninth and final year of the original [[The Transformers (European toyline)\|European/Australasian-market ''Transformers'' toyline]] (which used the packaging style and new faction symbols used in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)\|Generation 2]]'' despite not ''being'' part of ''Generation 2''), the Lightformers' (and Trakkons') primary [[gimmick]] is having ''huge'' gun platforms, nearly the size of the robots themselves, that can be mounted on the figures in [[alternate mode\|vehicle mode]] or manned in [[robot mode]]. These platforms used a combination of [[light-piping]] and gear-driven shutters to simulate two beams of laser fire striking your target if you look through their targeting scopes (even if the toy only has a single gun on one side, as both Lightformers do), while simultaneously making the gun barrel(s) move.


	===''Generation 2''===		===''Generation 2''===

M Sipher at 01:22, 12 July 2024

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	{{factions\|autobot\|autobotg2}}		{{factions\|autobot\|autobotg2}}
	:''The Lightformers are an [[Autobot]] subgroup from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''		:''The Lightformers are an [[Autobot]] subgroup from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
			[[File:Deftwing boxart.jpg\|upright=1.67\|thumb]]
	The '''Lightformers''' are two Autobots who fight using big artillery platforms in either mode. They are:		The '''Lightformers''' are two Autobots who fight using big artillery platforms in either mode. They are:

	*[[Deftwing]]		* [[Deftwing]]
	*[[Ironfist (G1)\|Ironfist]]		* [[Ironfist (G1)\|Ironfist]]

	The Lightformers' evil counterparts are the [[Decepticon]] [[Trakkon]]s.		The Lightformers' evil counterparts are the [[Decepticon]] [[Trakkon]]s.


	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
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	===2005 IDW continuity===		===2005 IDW continuity===
	Ironfist was a [[Wreckers]] reservist and weapons engineer, armed with a powerful [[lightformer cannon]] of his own making. {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1\|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}} He participated in the Wreckers mission to [[Garrus-9]] and later perished due to a work accident. {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5\|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}		Ironfist was a [[Wreckers]] reservist and weapons engineer, armed with a powerful [[lightformer cannon]] of his own making. {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1\|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}} He participated in the Wreckers mission to [[Garrus-9]] and later perished due to a work accident. {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5\|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}


	==Toys==		==Toys==
	===''The Transformers''===		===''The Transformers''===
	[[File:~~G1Deftwing~~ toy.jpg\|right\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|~~Deftwing~~]]		[[File:G1-toy-Ironfist.jpg\|right\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|[[Ironfist (G1)#Toys\|Ironfist]]]]
	*'''~~Lightformers~~''' (1993)		<ul class="iconlist">
	**[[Deftwing]]		{{Bp-a2\|'''[[Deftwing#Toys\|Deftwing]]''' (Lightformer, 1993)}}
	**[[Ironfist (G1)\|Ironfist]]		{{Bp-a2\|'''[[Ironfist (G1)#Toys\|Ironfist]]''' (Lightformer, 1993)}}</ul>
	{{toydesigner\|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}		{{toydesigner\|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}

	: ~~Released towards~~ the ~~end~~ of the [[The Transformers (European toyline)\|European Generation 1]] ~~toyline~~, the Lightformers' (and ~~[[Trakkon]]s~~') ~~big~~ [[gimmick]] ~~were~~ gun platforms that ~~could~~ be mounted on the figures in [[alternate mode\|vehicle mode]] or manned in [[robot mode]]. These platforms used a combination of [[light-piping]] and ~~gears~~ to simulate two beams of laser fire striking your target if you ~~looked~~ through their targeting scopes.		: Sold individually in the ninth and final year of the original [[The Transformers (European toyline)\|European/Australasian-market ''Transformers'' toyline]] (which used the packaging style and new faction symbols used in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)\|Generation 2]]'' despite not ''being'' part of ''Generation 2''), the Lightformers' (and Trakkons') primary [[gimmick]] is having ''huge'' gun platforms, nearly the size of the robots themselves, that can be mounted on the figures in [[alternate mode\|vehicle mode]] or manned in [[robot mode]]. These platforms used a combination of [[light-piping]] and gear-driven shutters to simulate two beams of laser fire striking your target if you look through their targeting scopes (even if the toy only has a single gun on one side, as both Lightformers do), while simultaneously making the gun barrel(s) move.

	~~{{-}}~~

	===''Generation 2''===		===''Generation 2''===
	~~[[File:G1-toy~~-~~Ironfist.jpg\|right\|upright=1.4~~\|~~thumb\|Ironfist]]~~		<ul class="iconlist">
	*'''~~Lightformers~~''' (1994)		{{Bp-a2\|'''Deftwing''' (Lightformer, 1994)}}
	**[[Deftwing]]		{{Bp-a2\|'''Ironfist''' (Lightformer, 1994)}}</ul>
	**[[Ironfist (G1)~~\|Ironfist]]~~

	: The Lightformers were again available as part of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)\|Generation 2]]'' toyline a year later. The toys themselves were identical to their earlier versions, but were now packaged on ''Generation 2''-themed blister cards instead of in Generation 1 boxes.		: The Lightformers were again available as part of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)\|Generation 2]]'' toyline a year later. The toys themselves were identical to their earlier versions, but were now packaged on ''Generation 2''-themed blister cards instead of in Generation 1 boxes.

AzimuthAcolyte: /* The Transformers */ Rolling out toy design credits template

2023-05-21T18:28:20Z

The Transformers: Rolling out toy design credits template

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	**[[Deftwing]]		**[[Deftwing]]
	**[[Ironfist (G1)\|Ironfist]]		**[[Ironfist (G1)\|Ironfist]]
			{{toydesigner\|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}

	: Released towards the end of the [[The Transformers (European toyline)\|European Generation 1]] toyline, the Lightformers' (and [[Trakkon]]s') big [[gimmick]] were gun platforms that could be mounted on the figures in [[alternate mode\|vehicle mode]] or manned in [[robot mode]]. These platforms used a combination of [[light-piping]] and gears to simulate two beams of laser fire striking your target if you looked through their targeting scopes.		: Released towards the end of the [[The Transformers (European toyline)\|European Generation 1]] toyline, the Lightformers' (and [[Trakkon]]s') big [[gimmick]] were gun platforms that could be mounted on the figures in [[alternate mode\|vehicle mode]] or manned in [[robot mode]]. These platforms used a combination of [[light-piping]] and gears to simulate two beams of laser fire striking your target if you looked through their targeting scopes.

Saix: /* 2005 IDW continuity */clean up, replaced: Wreckers → Wreckers

2023-01-20T18:28:01Z

2005 IDW continuity: clean up, replaced: Wreckers → Wreckers

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	===2005 IDW continuity===		===2005 IDW continuity===
	Ironfist was a [[~~Wrecker~~]]s reservist and weapons engineer, armed with a powerful [[lightformer cannon]] of his own making. {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1\|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}} He participated in the Wreckers mission to [[Garrus-9]] and later perished due to a work accident. {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5\|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}		Ironfist was a [[Wreckers]] reservist and weapons engineer, armed with a powerful [[lightformer cannon]] of his own making. {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1\|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}} He participated in the Wreckers mission to [[Garrus-9]] and later perished due to a work accident. {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5\|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

	==Toys==		==Toys==

Fritz: /* Toys */

2021-10-04T18:08:46Z

Toys

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	==Toys==		==Toys==
	===~~Generation 1~~===		===''The Transformers''===
	[[File:G1Deftwing toy.jpg\|right\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|Deftwing]]		[[File:G1Deftwing toy.jpg\|right\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|Deftwing]]
	*'''Lightformers''' (1993)		*'''Lightformers''' (1993)
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	{{-}}		{{-}}

	===Generation 2===		===''Generation 2''===
	[[File:G1-toy-Ironfist.jpg\|right\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|Ironfist]]		[[File:G1-toy-Ironfist.jpg\|right\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|Ironfist]]
	*'''Lightformers''' (1994)		*'''Lightformers''' (1994)

Saix: /* 2005 IDW continuity */clean up, replaced: IDW Generation 1 continuity → 2005 IDW continuity

2019-06-05T19:14:48Z

2005 IDW continuity: clean up, replaced: IDW Generation 1 continuity → 2005 IDW continuity

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	Deftwing was one of the Autobots on Earth under [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]]'s command. He and [[Jetfire (G1)\|Jetfire]] destroyed a massive set of rocket engines [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]] designed to move Earth out of orbit. {{storylink\|Moving Day Planet Earth}}		Deftwing was one of the Autobots on Earth under [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]]'s command. He and [[Jetfire (G1)\|Jetfire]] destroyed a massive set of rocket engines [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]] designed to move Earth out of orbit. {{storylink\|Moving Day Planet Earth}}

	===IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity===		===2005 IDW continuity===
	Ironfist was a [[Wrecker]]s reservist and weapons engineer, armed with a powerful [[lightformer cannon]] of his own making. {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1\|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}} He participated in the Wreckers mission to [[Garrus-9]] and later perished due to a work accident. {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5\|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}		Ironfist was a [[Wrecker]]s reservist and weapons engineer, armed with a powerful [[lightformer cannon]] of his own making. {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1\|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}} He participated in the Wreckers mission to [[Garrus-9]] and later perished due to a work accident. {{storylink\|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5\|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

Khajidha: /* Generation 2 */

2019-05-16T10:40:19Z

Generation 2

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	**[[Ironfist (G1)\|Ironfist]]		**[[Ironfist (G1)\|Ironfist]]

	: The Lightformers were again available as part of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)\|Generation 2]]'' toyline a year later. The toys themselves were identical to their earlier versions, but were now packaged in ''Generation 2''-themed blister cards instead of Generation 1 boxes.		: The Lightformers were again available as part of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)\|Generation 2]]'' toyline a year later. The toys themselves were identical to their earlier versions, but were now packaged on ''Generation 2''-themed blister cards instead of in Generation 1 boxes.

	[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]		[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]
	[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]		[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
	[[Category:Generation 2 subgroups]]		[[Category:Generation 2 subgroups]]

Ascendron: /* Marvel Comics continuity */

2015-12-08T00:11:09Z

Marvel Comics continuity

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	~~===Marvel Comics continuity===~~		===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
	====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
	{{noteukexclusive\|The Lightformers}}		{{noteukexclusive\|The Lightformers}}

SanityOrMadness at 01:30, 3 April 2015

2015-04-03T01:30:14Z

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===Marvel Comics continuity===		===Marvel Comics continuity===
			====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
	{{noteukexclusive\|The Lightformers}}		{{noteukexclusive\|The Lightformers}}

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	**[[Ironfist (G1)\|Ironfist]]		**[[Ironfist (G1)\|Ironfist]]

	: Released towards the end of the [[The Transformers (European toyline)\|European Generation 1]] toyline, the Lightformers' (and [[Trakkon]]s') big [[gimmick]] were gun platforms that could be mounted on the figures in vehicle mode or manned in robot mode. These platforms used a combination of [[light-piping]] and gears to simulate two beams of laser fire striking your target if you looked through their targeting scopes.		: Released towards the end of the [[The Transformers (European toyline)\|European Generation 1]] toyline, the Lightformers' (and [[Trakkon]]s') big [[gimmick]] were gun platforms that could be mounted on the figures in [[alternate mode\|vehicle mode]] or manned in [[robot mode]]. These platforms used a combination of [[light-piping]] and gears to simulate two beams of laser fire striking your target if you looked through their targeting scopes.

	{{-}}		{{-}}

SanityOrMadness at 11:44, 21 January 2015

2015-01-21T11:44:03Z

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	{{factions\|autobot\|autobotg2}}		{{factions\|autobot\|autobotg2}}
	:''The Lightformers are an [[Autobot]] subgroup from ~~the [[Generation 1 (franchise)\|Generation 1]] and [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)\|Generation 2]] portions of~~ the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''		:''The Lightformers are an [[Autobot]] subgroup from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

	The '''Lightformers''' are two Autobots who fight using big artillery platforms in either mode. They are:		The '''Lightformers''' are two Autobots who fight using big artillery platforms in either mode. They are:
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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===Marvel UK Comics continuity===		===Marvel Comics continuity===
			{{noteukexclusive\|The Lightformers}}

	Deftwing was one of the Autobots on Earth under [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]]'s command. He and [[Jetfire (G1)\|Jetfire]] destroyed a massive set of rocket engines [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]] designed to move Earth out of orbit. {{storylink\|Moving Day Planet Earth}}		Deftwing was one of the Autobots on Earth under [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]]'s command. He and [[Jetfire (G1)\|Jetfire]] destroyed a massive set of rocket engines [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Megatron]] designed to move Earth out of orbit. {{storylink\|Moving Day Planet Earth}}
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	==Toys==		==Toys==
	===Generation 1===		===Generation 1===
	[[~~Image~~:G1Deftwing toy.jpg\|right\|~~250px~~\|thumb\|Deftwing]]		[[File:G1Deftwing toy.jpg\|right\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|Deftwing]]
	*'''Lightformers''' (1993)		*'''Lightformers''' (1993)
	**[[Deftwing]]		**[[Deftwing]]
	**[[Ironfist (G1)\|Ironfist]]		**[[Ironfist (G1)\|Ironfist]]

	: Released towards the end of the [[~~Generation 1~~ (European toyline)\|European Generation 1]] toyline, the Lightformers' (and [[Trakkon]]s') big [[gimmick]] were gun platforms that could be mounted on the figures in vehicle mode or manned in robot mode. These platforms used a combination of [[light-piping]] and gears to simulate two beams of laser fire striking your target if you looked through their targeting scopes.		: Released towards the end of the [[The Transformers (European toyline)\|European Generation 1]] toyline, the Lightformers' (and [[Trakkon]]s') big [[gimmick]] were gun platforms that could be mounted on the figures in vehicle mode or manned in robot mode. These platforms used a combination of [[light-piping]] and gears to simulate two beams of laser fire striking your target if you looked through their targeting scopes.

	{{-}}		{{-}}

	===Generation 2===		===Generation 2===
	[[~~Image~~:G1-toy-Ironfist.jpg\|right\|~~250px~~\|thumb\|Ironfist]]		[[File:G1-toy-Ironfist.jpg\|right\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|Ironfist]]
	*'''Lightformers''' (1994)		*'''Lightformers''' (1994)
	**[[Deftwing]]		**[[Deftwing]]

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	{{Bp-a2\|'''[[Deftwing#Toys\|Deftwing]]''' (Lightformer, 1993)}}		{{Bp-a2\|'''[[Deftwing#Toys\|Deftwing]]''' (Lightformer, 1993)}}
	{{Bp-a2\|'''[[Ironfist (G1)#Toys\|Ironfist]]''' (Lightformer, 1993)}}</ul>		{{Bp-a2\|'''[[Ironfist (G1)#Toys\|Ironfist]]''' (Lightformer, 1993)}}</ul>
	{{toydesigner\|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}		{{toydesigner\|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

	: Sold individually in the ninth and final year of the original [[The Transformers (European toyline)\|European/Australasian-market ''Transformers'' toyline]] (which used the packaging style and new faction symbols used in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)\|Generation 2]]'' despite not ''being'' part of ''Generation 2''), the Lightformers' (and Trakkons') primary [[gimmick]] is having ''huge'' gun platforms, nearly the size of the robots themselves, that can be mounted on the figures in [[alternate mode\|vehicle mode]] or manned in [[robot mode]]. These platforms used a combination of [[light-piping]] and gear-driven shutters to simulate two beams of laser fire striking your target if you look through their targeting scopes (even if the toy only has a single gun on one side, as both Lightformers do), while simultaneously making the gun barrel(s) move.		: Sold individually in the ninth and final year of the original [[The Transformers (European toyline)\|European/Australasian-market ''Transformers'' toyline]] (which used the packaging style and new faction symbols used in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)\|Generation 2]]'' despite not ''being'' part of ''Generation 2''), the Lightformers' (and Trakkons') primary [[gimmick]] is having ''huge'' gun platforms, nearly the size of the robots themselves, that can be mounted on the figures in [[alternate mode\|vehicle mode]] or manned in [[robot mode]]. These platforms used a combination of [[light-piping]] and gear-driven shutters to simulate two beams of laser fire striking your target if you look through their targeting scopes (even if the toy only has a single gun on one side, as both Lightformers do), while simultaneously making the gun barrel(s) move.


	===''Generation 2''===		===''Generation 2''===