Rescue Force 3 - Revision history

M Sipher: /* Toys */

2023-11-21T09:09:42Z

Toys

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	===''The Transformers''===		===''The Transformers''===
	[[File:RescueDrill-toy.jpg\|upright=1.66\|thumb\|Sup dawg, we heard you like drills, so we gave drills to your drill so you can drill while you drill.]]		[[File:RescueDrill-toy.jpg\|upright=1.66\|thumb\|Sup dawg, we heard you like drills, so we gave drills to your drill so you can drill while you drill.]]
	*'''Rescue Force''' (Rescue Force, 1992)		<ul class ="iconlist">{{Bp-a1\|'''Rescue Force''' (Rescue Force, 1992)}}</ul>
	**''Accessories'': 2 drills/photon weapons		:*''Accessories'': 2 drills/"photon weapons"

	: ~~Identified only as "Rescue Force"~~ on ~~his~~ packaging, Rescue Force 3 is a [[redeco]] of the [[Breastforce]] member [[Drillhorn (G1)#Toys\|Drillhorn]], transforming into a multi-treaded drill tank. He lacks Drillhorn's partner-beastie [[Hornbreast#Toys\|Hornbreast]] (despite what the artwork shows), but comes with a pair of drill-shaped blaster accessories, which can be mounted on his tank mode~~. He was available only in various European markets at the very end of the Generation 1 series~~.		: Released in the eighth year of the [[The Transformers (European toyline)\|European-market ''Transformers'' toyline]] (the final one to use the original faction symbols), this unnamed-on-the-packaging member of the Rescue Force is a [[redeco]] of the [[Breastforce]] member [[Drillhorn (G1)#Toys\|Drillhorn]], transforming into a multi-treaded drill tank. He lacks Drillhorn's partner-beastie [[Hornbreast#Toys\|Hornbreast]] (despite what the artwork shows), but comes with a pair of drill-shaped blaster accessories, which can be mounted on his tank mode.

	: The earlier versions of the drill have a blue robot-mode face, but later releases use silver. In addition, the blasters were originally molded in silver as well, but later changed to red. The blue-faced version ''only'' came with silver weapons, while the silver-faced version could come with either the silver or red blasters.		: The earlier versions of the drill have a blue robot-mode face, but later releases use silver. In addition, the blasters were originally molded in silver as well, but later changed to red. The blue-faced version ''only'' came with silver weapons, while the silver-faced version could come with either the silver or red blasters.

			: Like his fellows, he was sold on a generic "Rescue Force" card that had no [[bio]] information and tiny instructions for all four members of the team on the back.

	::*''[http://tfu.info/1992/Autobot/Drillhorn/drillhorn.htm More information on Rescue Force 3 at TFU.info]''		::*''[http://tfu.info/1992/Autobot/Drillhorn/drillhorn.htm More information on Rescue Force 3 at TFU.info]''
	~~{{--}}~~

	==Notes==		==Notes==

Roverlord at 17:00, 22 August 2023

2023-08-22T17:00:20Z

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	[[Category:European-original Transformers]]		[[Category:European-original Transformers]]
	[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]		[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
			[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]

Saix: clean up, replaced: Drillhorn (Victory) → Drillhorn (G1)

2021-09-20T01:08:30Z

clean up, replaced: Drillhorn (Victory) → Drillhorn (G1)

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	**''Accessories'': 2 drills/photon weapons		**''Accessories'': 2 drills/photon weapons

	: Identified only as "Rescue Force" on his packaging, Rescue Force 3 is a [[redeco]] of the [[Breastforce]] member [[Drillhorn (~~Victory~~)#Toys\|Drillhorn]], transforming into a multi-treaded drill tank. He lacks Drillhorn's partner-beastie [[Hornbreast#Toys\|Hornbreast]] (despite what the artwork shows), but comes with a pair of drill-shaped blaster accessories, which can be mounted on his tank mode. He was available only in various European markets at the very end of the Generation 1 series.		: Identified only as "Rescue Force" on his packaging, Rescue Force 3 is a [[redeco]] of the [[Breastforce]] member [[Drillhorn (G1)#Toys\|Drillhorn]], transforming into a multi-treaded drill tank. He lacks Drillhorn's partner-beastie [[Hornbreast#Toys\|Hornbreast]] (despite what the artwork shows), but comes with a pair of drill-shaped blaster accessories, which can be mounted on his tank mode. He was available only in various European markets at the very end of the Generation 1 series.

	: The earlier versions of the drill have a blue robot-mode face, but later releases use silver. In addition, the blasters were originally molded in silver as well, but later changed to red. The blue-faced version ''only'' came with silver weapons, while the silver-faced version could come with either the silver or red blasters.		: The earlier versions of the drill have a blue robot-mode face, but later releases use silver. In addition, the blasters were originally molded in silver as well, but later changed to red. The blue-faced version ''only'' came with silver weapons, while the silver-faced version could come with either the silver or red blasters.
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	* As Rescue Force 3's art is just a mirrored and retouched version of Drillhorn's with a new weapon, it still shows Hornbreast in its chestplate configuration.		* As Rescue Force 3's art is just a mirrored and retouched version of Drillhorn's with a new weapon, it still shows Hornbreast in its chestplate configuration.

	==~~references~~==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 at 18:03, 25 February 2021

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	==Toys==		==Toys==
	===The Transformers===		===''The Transformers''===
	[[File:RescueDrill-toy.jpg\|upright=1.66\|thumb\|Sup dawg, we heard you like drills, so we gave drills to your drill so you can drill while you drill.]]		[[File:RescueDrill-toy.jpg\|upright=1.66\|thumb\|Sup dawg, we heard you like drills, so we gave drills to your drill so you can drill while you drill.]]
	*'''Rescue Force''' (Rescue Force, 1992)		*'''Rescue Force''' (Rescue Force, 1992)
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	* Rescue Force 3's packaging gives him no name, or even an individual identifier of ''any'' sort. Like the concurrently released non-combining versions of the [[Constructicon (G1)\|Constructicons]], each member of the Rescue Force used the same cardback design, featuring all four members' art up front and [[instructions]] for all four members on the back. While this is thrifty, it's also ''crowded'', leaving no room whatsoever for anything else. His rather unimaginative name and muddled [[bio]] information come from a sticker book distributed in Europe by [[Kent]] in 1993.		* Rescue Force 3's packaging gives him no name, or even an individual identifier of ''any'' sort. Like the concurrently released non-combining versions of the [[Constructicon (G1)\|Constructicons]], each member of the Rescue Force used the same cardback design, featuring all four members' art up front and [[instructions]] for all four members on the back. While this is thrifty, it's also ''crowded'', leaving no room whatsoever for anything else. His rather unimaginative name and muddled [[bio]] information come from a sticker book distributed in Europe by [[Kent]] in 1993.
	* The original Breastforce molds used to make the Rescue Force are (largely) self-contained [[combiner]]s, able to form a super robot. Rescue Force 3 can still become the left leg to a super robot using any combination of the molds. The toy packaging does not make any mention of this, largely because the Rescue Force team lacks both the two arm-robots and the only separate piece of combiner [[kibble]], the super robot helmet.		* The original Breastforce molds used to make the Rescue Force are (largely) self-contained [[combiner]]s, able to form a super robot. Rescue Force 3 can still become the left leg to a super robot using any combination of the molds. The toy packaging does not make any mention of this, largely because the Rescue Force team lacks both the two arm-robots and the only separate piece of combiner [[kibble]], the super robot helmet.
	* The 1992 European [[catalog]] that includes the Rescue Force (as well as the [[Turbomaster]]s, [[Predator (subgroup)\|Predators]] and the non-combining [[Constructicon (G1)\|Constructicons]]) refers to his vehicle form as a "digger". Meanwhile, the ''German'' 1992 catalog call it a "drilling vehicle" ("Bohrfahrzeug").<ref name="german">[http://imgur.com/a/W9BMP Scans of the German 1992 Transformers catalog]</ref>		* The 1992 European [[catalog]] that includes the Rescue Force (as well as the [[Turbomaster]]s, [[Predator (subgroup)\|Predators]] and the non-combining [[Constructicon (G1)\|Constructicons]]) refers to his vehicle form as a "digger". Meanwhile, the ''German'' 1992 catalog call it a "drilling vehicle" (''Bohrfahrzeug'').<ref name="german">[http://imgur.com/a/W9BMP Scans of the German 1992 Transformers catalog]</ref>
	* As Rescue Force 3's art is just a mirrored and retouched version of Drillhorn's with a new weapon, it still shows Hornbreast in its chestplate configuration.		* As Rescue Force 3's art is just a mirrored and retouched version of Drillhorn's with a new weapon, it still shows Hornbreast in its chestplate configuration.

M Sipher: /* Generation 1 */

2019-05-19T00:32:20Z

Generation 1

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	==Toys==		==Toys==
	===~~Generation 1~~===		===The Transformers===
	[[File:RescueDrill-toy.jpg\|upright=1.66\|thumb\|Sup dawg, we heard you like drills, so we gave drills to your drill so you can drill while you drill.]]		[[File:RescueDrill-toy.jpg\|upright=1.66\|thumb\|Sup dawg, we heard you like drills, so we gave drills to your drill so you can drill while you drill.]]
	*'''Rescue Force''' (Rescue Force, 1992)		*'''Rescue Force''' (Rescue Force, 1992)
	**''Accessories'': 2 drills/photon weapons		**''Accessories'': 2 drills/photon weapons

	: Identified only as "Rescue Force" on his packaging, Rescue Force 3 is a [[redeco]] of the [[Breastforce]] member [[Drillhorn (Victory)\|Drillhorn]], transforming into a multi-treaded drill tank. He lacks Drillhorn's partner-beastie [[Hornbreast]] (despite what the artwork shows), but comes with a pair of drill-shaped blaster accessories, which can be mounted on his tank mode. He was available only in various European markets at the very end of the Generation 1 series.		: Identified only as "Rescue Force" on his packaging, Rescue Force 3 is a [[redeco]] of the [[Breastforce]] member [[Drillhorn (Victory)#Toys\|Drillhorn]], transforming into a multi-treaded drill tank. He lacks Drillhorn's partner-beastie [[Hornbreast#Toys\|Hornbreast]] (despite what the artwork shows), but comes with a pair of drill-shaped blaster accessories, which can be mounted on his tank mode. He was available only in various European markets at the very end of the Generation 1 series.

	: The earlier versions of the drill have a blue robot-mode face, but later releases use silver. In addition, the blasters were originally molded in silver as well, but later changed to red. The blue-faced version ''only'' came with silver weapons, while the silver-faced version could come with either the silver or red blasters.		: The earlier versions of the drill have a blue robot-mode face, but later releases use silver. In addition, the blasters were originally molded in silver as well, but later changed to red. The blue-faced version ''only'' came with silver weapons, while the silver-faced version could come with either the silver or red blasters.

MCRG: /* Notes */ Minor clarification.

2017-05-10T18:35:34Z

Notes: Minor clarification.

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	* The original Breastforce molds used to make the Rescue Force are (largely) self-contained [[combiner]]s, able to form a super robot. Rescue Force 3 can still become the left leg to a super robot using any combination of the molds. The toy packaging does not make any mention of this, largely because the Rescue Force team lacks both the two arm-robots and the only separate piece of combiner [[kibble]], the super robot helmet.		* The original Breastforce molds used to make the Rescue Force are (largely) self-contained [[combiner]]s, able to form a super robot. Rescue Force 3 can still become the left leg to a super robot using any combination of the molds. The toy packaging does not make any mention of this, largely because the Rescue Force team lacks both the two arm-robots and the only separate piece of combiner [[kibble]], the super robot helmet.
	* The 1992 European [[catalog]] that includes the Rescue Force (as well as the [[Turbomaster]]s, [[Predator (subgroup)\|Predators]] and the non-combining [[Constructicon (G1)\|Constructicons]]) refers to his vehicle form as a "digger". Meanwhile, the ''German'' 1992 catalog call it a "drilling vehicle" ("Bohrfahrzeug").<ref name="german">[http://imgur.com/a/W9BMP Scans of the German 1992 Transformers catalog]</ref>		* The 1992 European [[catalog]] that includes the Rescue Force (as well as the [[Turbomaster]]s, [[Predator (subgroup)\|Predators]] and the non-combining [[Constructicon (G1)\|Constructicons]]) refers to his vehicle form as a "digger". Meanwhile, the ''German'' 1992 catalog call it a "drilling vehicle" ("Bohrfahrzeug").<ref name="german">[http://imgur.com/a/W9BMP Scans of the German 1992 Transformers catalog]</ref>
	* As Rescue Force 3's art is just a retouched version of Drillhorn's with a new weapon, it still shows Hornbreast in its chestplate configuration.		* As Rescue Force 3's art is just a mirrored and retouched version of Drillhorn's with a new weapon, it still shows Hornbreast in its chestplate configuration.

	==references==		==references==

Foffy the Sheep: /* Transformers Comic-Magazin */

2015-12-25T12:44:12Z

Transformers Comic-Magazin

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===''Transformers Comic-Magazin''===		===''Transformers Comic-Magazin''===
	Rescue Force 3 and the rest of his team went to save [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Goldbug]] and several [[Targetmaster]]s after they were captured by the [[Decepticon]]s. Their efforts proved unnecessary, however, as the captives managed to escape on their own. {{storylink\|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 19\|Transformers in Action: Shockwave's Galactic Secret}}		Rescue Force 3 and the rest of his team went to save [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Goldbug]] and several [[Targetmaster (technology)\|Targetmasters]] after they were captured by the [[Decepticon]]s. Their efforts proved unnecessary, however, as the captives managed to escape on their own. {{storylink\|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 19\|Transformers in Action: Shockwave's Galactic Secret}}

	==Toys==		==Toys==

Ascendron at 22:12, 22 July 2015

2015-07-22T22:12:30Z

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	**''Accessories'': 2 drills/photon weapons		**''Accessories'': 2 drills/photon weapons

	: Identified only as "Rescue Force" on his packaging, Rescue Force 3 is a [[redeco]] of the [[Breastforce]] member [[Drillhorn]], transforming into a multi-treaded drill tank. He lacks Drillhorn's partner-beastie [[Hornbreast]] (despite what the artwork shows), but comes with a pair of drill-shaped blaster accessories, which can be mounted on his tank mode. He was available only in various European markets at the very end of the Generation 1 series.		: Identified only as "Rescue Force" on his packaging, Rescue Force 3 is a [[redeco]] of the [[Breastforce]] member [[Drillhorn (Victory)\|Drillhorn]], transforming into a multi-treaded drill tank. He lacks Drillhorn's partner-beastie [[Hornbreast]] (despite what the artwork shows), but comes with a pair of drill-shaped blaster accessories, which can be mounted on his tank mode. He was available only in various European markets at the very end of the Generation 1 series.

	: The earlier versions of the drill have a blue robot-mode face, but later releases use silver. In addition, the blasters were originally molded in silver as well, but later changed to red. The blue-faced version ''only'' came with silver weapons, while the silver-faced version could come with either the silver or red blasters.		: The earlier versions of the drill have a blue robot-mode face, but later releases use silver. In addition, the blasters were originally molded in silver as well, but later changed to red. The blue-faced version ''only'' came with silver weapons, while the silver-faced version could come with either the silver or red blasters.

Nevermore: /* Notes */

2014-11-25T09:46:27Z

Notes

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	* Rescue Force 3's packaging gives him no name, or even an individual identifier of ''any'' sort. Like the concurrently released non-combining versions of the [[Constructicon (G1)\|Constructicons]], each member of the Rescue Force used the same cardback design, featuring all four members' art up front and [[instructions]] for all four members on the back. While this is thrifty, it's also ''crowded'', leaving no room whatsoever for anything else. His rather unimaginative name and muddled [[bio]] information come from a sticker book distributed in Europe by [[Kent]] in 1993.		* Rescue Force 3's packaging gives him no name, or even an individual identifier of ''any'' sort. Like the concurrently released non-combining versions of the [[Constructicon (G1)\|Constructicons]], each member of the Rescue Force used the same cardback design, featuring all four members' art up front and [[instructions]] for all four members on the back. While this is thrifty, it's also ''crowded'', leaving no room whatsoever for anything else. His rather unimaginative name and muddled [[bio]] information come from a sticker book distributed in Europe by [[Kent]] in 1993.
	* The original Breastforce molds used to make the Rescue Force are (largely) self-contained [[combiner]]s, able to form a super robot. Rescue Force 3 can still become the left leg to a super robot using any combination of the molds. The toy packaging does not make any mention of this, largely because the Rescue Force team lacks both the two arm-robots and the only separate piece of combiner [[kibble]], the super robot helmet.		* The original Breastforce molds used to make the Rescue Force are (largely) self-contained [[combiner]]s, able to form a super robot. Rescue Force 3 can still become the left leg to a super robot using any combination of the molds. The toy packaging does not make any mention of this, largely because the Rescue Force team lacks both the two arm-robots and the only separate piece of combiner [[kibble]], the super robot helmet.
	* The 1992 European [[catalog]] that includes the Rescue Force (as well as the [[Turbomaster]]s, [[Predator (subgroup)\|Predators]] and the non-combining [[Constructicon (G1)\|Constructicons]]) refers to his vehicle form as a "digger".		* The 1992 European [[catalog]] that includes the Rescue Force (as well as the [[Turbomaster]]s, [[Predator (subgroup)\|Predators]] and the non-combining [[Constructicon (G1)\|Constructicons]]) refers to his vehicle form as a "digger". Meanwhile, the ''German'' 1992 catalog call it a "drilling vehicle" ("Bohrfahrzeug").<ref name="german">[http://imgur.com/a/W9BMP Scans of the German 1992 Transformers catalog]</ref>
	* As Rescue Force 3's art is just a retouched version of Drillhorn's with a new weapon, it still shows Hornbreast in its chestplate configuration.		* As Rescue Force 3's art is just a retouched version of Drillhorn's with a new weapon, it still shows Hornbreast in its chestplate configuration.

			==references==
			{{reflist}}

	[[Category:Combiners]]		[[Category:Combiners]]
	[[Category:European-original Transformers]]		[[Category:European-original Transformers]]
	[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]		[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]

SanityOrMadness at 20:10, 22 January 2014

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	{{factions\|autobot}}		{{factions\|autobot}}
	{{disambig3\|Rescue Force}}		{{disambig3\|Rescue Force}}
	:''Rescue Force 3 is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 ~~(franchise)\|Generation 1]] [[~~continuity family]].''		:''Rescue Force 3 is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

	[[~~Image~~:RescueForceTunnelBorerArt.jpg\|~~right\|250px~~\|thumb\|Lost the foot in a tragic Photoshop accident. There were lens flares everywhere, motion blurs, and... I... I don't like to talk about it.]]		[[File:RescueForceTunnelBorerArt.jpg\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|Lost the foot in a tragic Photoshop accident. There were lens flares everywhere, motion blurs, and... I... I don't like to talk about it.]]

	'''Rescue Force 3''' is a member of [[Rescue Force]], a team of search-and-rescue Autobots. His rock drill mode makes so much noise that it interferes with his own hearing, and he has to rely on radar to maintain awareness.		'''Rescue Force 3''' is a member of [[Rescue Force]], a team of search-and-rescue Autobots. His rock drill mode makes so much noise that it interferes with his own hearing, and he has to rely on radar to maintain awareness.
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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===''Transformers Comic-Magazin''===		===''Transformers Comic-Magazin''===
	~~The~~ Rescue Force went to save [[Bumblebee (G1)\|Goldbug]] and several [[Targetmaster]]s after they were captured by the [[Decepticon]]s. Their efforts proved unnecessary, however, as the captives managed to escape on their own. {{storylink\|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 19\|Transformers in Action: Shockwave's Galactic Secret}}		Rescue Force 3 and the rest of his team went to save [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Goldbug]] and several [[Targetmaster]]s after they were captured by the [[Decepticon]]s. Their efforts proved unnecessary, however, as the captives managed to escape on their own. {{storylink\|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 19\|Transformers in Action: Shockwave's Galactic Secret}}

	==Toys==		==Toys==
	===Generation 1===		===Generation 1===
	[[~~Image~~:RescueDrill-toy.jpg\|~~right\|300px~~\|thumb\|Sup dawg, we heard you like drills, so we gave drills to your drill so you can drill while you drill.]]		[[File:RescueDrill-toy.jpg\|upright=1.66\|thumb\|Sup dawg, we heard you like drills, so we gave drills to your drill so you can drill while you drill.]]
	*'''Rescue Force''' (Rescue Force, 1992)		*'''Rescue Force''' (Rescue Force, 1992)
	**''Accessories'': 2 drills/photon weapons		**''Accessories'': 2 drills/photon weapons
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* Rescue Force 3's packaging gives him no name, or even an individual identifier of ''any'' sort. Like the concurrently released non-combining versions of the [[Constructicon (G1)\|Constructicons]], each member of the Rescue Force used the same cardback design, featuring all four members' art up front and [[instructions]] for all four members on the back. While this is thrifty, it's also ''crowded'', leaving no room whatsoever for anything else. His rather unimaginative name and muddled [[bio]] information come from a sticker book distributed in Europe by [[Kent]] in 1993.		* Rescue Force 3's packaging gives him no name, or even an individual identifier of ''any'' sort. Like the concurrently released non-combining versions of the [[Constructicon (G1)\|Constructicons]], each member of the Rescue Force used the same cardback design, featuring all four members' art up front and [[instructions]] for all four members on the back. While this is thrifty, it's also ''crowded'', leaving no room whatsoever for anything else. His rather unimaginative name and muddled [[bio]] information come from a sticker book distributed in Europe by [[Kent]] in 1993.
	* The original Breastforce molds used to make the Rescue Force are (largely) self-contained [[~~Combiner\|combiners~~]], able to form a super robot. Rescue Force 3 can still become the left leg to a super robot using any combination of the molds. The toy packaging does not make any mention of this, largely because the Rescue Force team lacks both the two arm-robots and the only separate piece of combiner [[kibble]], the super robot helmet.		* The original Breastforce molds used to make the Rescue Force are (largely) self-contained [[combiner]]s, able to form a super robot. Rescue Force 3 can still become the left leg to a super robot using any combination of the molds. The toy packaging does not make any mention of this, largely because the Rescue Force team lacks both the two arm-robots and the only separate piece of combiner [[kibble]], the super robot helmet.
	* The 1992 European [[catalog]] that includes the Rescue Force (as well as the [[Turbomaster]]s, [[Predator (subgroup)\|Predators]] and the non-combining [[Constructicon (G1)\|Constructicons]]) refers to his vehicle form as a "digger".		* The 1992 European [[catalog]] that includes the Rescue Force (as well as the [[Turbomaster]]s, [[Predator (subgroup)\|Predators]] and the non-combining [[Constructicon (G1)\|Constructicons]]) refers to his vehicle form as a "digger".
	* As Rescue Force 3's art is just a retouched version of Drillhorn's with a new weapon, it still shows Hornbreast in its chestplate configuration.		* As Rescue Force 3's art is just a retouched version of Drillhorn's with a new weapon, it still shows Hornbreast in its chestplate configuration.