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	==Toys==		==Toys==
	===''The Transformers''===		===''The Transformers''===
	[[File:G1-toy Mini-spy FX1.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=1.66]]		[[File:G1-toy Mini-spy FX1.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=1.66\|Nope.<br>(''Rounded-casing variant in inset has "GOODYEAR" tires.'')]]
	<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1\|'''Brawn''' (Mini-Vehicle, 1985)}}</ul>		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1\|'''Brawn''' (Mini-Vehicle, 1985)}}</ul>
	<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1\|'''Gears''' (Mini-Vehicle, 1985)}}</ul>		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1\|'''Gears''' (Mini-Vehicle, 1985)}}</ul>

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	: On top of that, each model has ''three'' multi-part variations centered around the pull-back assembly:		: On top of that, each model has ''three'' multi-part variations centered around the pull-back assembly:
	:* The seemingly most common version of each toy has an angled motor casing with 8-spoke rear hubcaps and "DUNLOP"-branded tires.		:* The seemingly most common version of each toy has an angled motor casing with 8-spoke rear hubcaps and "DUNLOP"-branded tires.
	:* Rarer variants have rounded casing with a shallower, more complicated hubcap pattern and "GOODYEAR"-branded tires. This matches the pre-''Transformers'' versions of the toys previously released by Takara ~~(see "Notes" below)~~.		:* Rarer variants have rounded casing with a shallower, more complicated hubcap pattern and "GOODYEAR"-branded tires. This matches the pre-''Transformers'' versions of the toys previously released by Takara.
	:* Rounded-casing versions may also have blank tires with no branding whatsoever. It is uncertain at this point which is the rarer round-casing version.		:* Rounded-casing versions may also have blank tires with no branding whatsoever. It is uncertain at this point which is the rarer round-casing version.

	:These toys seem especially susceptible to [[photodegradation\|yellowing]]... yes, even the yellow ones often end up turning a nastier, darker-tinged yellow. Why is unclear, but there is an undeniable difference in the feel of the plastic they're made out of. Thus it's very possible they used a less durable/chemically-stable plastic than the normal ''Transformers'' toys were made out of, what with being fairly complex freebies added to already-not-expensive offerings, likely produced at different factories than normal ''Transformers'' toys by the "Koma" company ~~(see "Notes" below, again)~~.		:These toys seem especially susceptible to [[photodegradation\|yellowing]]... yes, even the yellow ones often end up turning a nastier, darker-tinged yellow. Why is unclear, but there is an undeniable difference in the feel of the plastic they're made out of. Thus it's very possible they used a less durable/chemically-stable plastic than the normal ''Transformers'' toys were made out of, what with being fairly complex freebies added to already-not-expensive offerings, likely produced at different factories than normal ''Transformers'' toys by the "Koma" company.

	::*[~~http~~://www.tfu.info/~~subgroup~~/~~minispies~~.htm More information on ~~Mini~~-~~spies~~ at TFU.info]		::*[https://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/MazdaType/mazdatype.htm More information on yellow FX-1 Type Motorized Transformer (incorrectly filed under Mazda type) at TFU.info]

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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	:Yellow Face is specifically based on the yellow variant of the "FX-1 ~~type~~" (based on the [http://members.iinet.com.au/~stepho/concept.htm#fx-1 Toyota FX-1 concept car]) [[Mini-spy#Toys\|Motorized Transformer]]. Released in the early part of the second year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)\|original ''The Transformers'' toyline]], the "Motorized Transformers" (see [[Mini-spy#Notes]]) were packed in with the re-releases of the six first-year [[Mini-Vehicle\|Mini-Cars]] (now dubbed "Mini-Vehicles"). These were the first toys to debut with heat-sensitive [[rubsign]]s, and the only way to determine whether a given Motorized Transformer toy was an [[Autobot]] or [[Decepticon]] was by rubbing said rubsign. They also use a [[pull-back motor]] to zip along smooth surfaces. They're just packed with [[gimmick]]y goodness, especially considering that they were freebie pack-ins.		:Yellow Face is specifically based on the yellow variant of the "FX-1 Type" (based on the [http://members.iinet.com.au/~stepho/concept.htm#fx-1 Toyota FX-1 concept car]) [[Mini-spy#Toys\|Motorized Transformer]]. Released in the early part of the second year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)\|original ''The Transformers'' toyline]], the "Motorized Transformers" (see [[Mini-spy#Notes]]) were packed in with the re-releases of the six first-year [[Mini-Vehicle\|Mini-Cars]] (now dubbed "Mini-Vehicles"). These were the first toys to debut with heat-sensitive [[rubsign]]s, and the only way to determine whether a given Motorized Transformer toy was an [[Autobot]] or [[Decepticon]] was by rubbing said rubsign. They also use a [[pull-back motor]] to zip along smooth surfaces. They're just packed with [[gimmick]]y goodness, especially considering that they were freebie pack-ins.

	: Sealed specimens that have survived to the modern day suggest that the color apparently depended on the figure they were packed with (it's possible that the faction ''also'' depended on the Mini-Car figure, but that's almost impossible to tell at this point); yellow came with [[Brawn (G1)/toys#The Transformers\|Brawn]] and [[Gears (G1)#Toys\|Gears]].		: Sealed specimens that have survived to the modern day suggest that the color apparently depended on the figure they were packed with (it's possible that the faction ''also'' depended on the Mini-Car figure, but that's almost impossible to tell at this point); yellow came with [[Brawn (G1)/toys#The Transformers\|Brawn]] and [[Gears (G1)#Toys\|Gears]].

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	:Yellow Face is specifically based on the yellow variant of the "FX-1 type" (based on the [http://members.iinet.com.au/~stepho/concept.htm#fx-1 Toyota FX-1 concept car]) [[Mini--spy#Toys\|Motorized Transformer]]. Released in the early part of the second year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)\|original ''The Transformers'' toyline]], the "Motorized Transformers" (see [[Mini-spy#Notes]]) were packed in with the re-releases of the six first-year [[Mini-Vehicle\|Mini-Cars]] (now dubbed "Mini-Vehicles"). These were the first toys to debut with heat-sensitive [[rubsign]]s, and the only way to determine whether a given Motorized Transformer toy was an [[Autobot]] or [[Decepticon]] was by rubbing said rubsign. They also use a [[pull-back motor]] to zip along smooth surfaces. They're just packed with [[gimmick]]y goodness, especially considering that they were freebie pack-ins.		:Yellow Face is specifically based on the yellow variant of the "FX-1 type" (based on the [http://members.iinet.com.au/~stepho/concept.htm#fx-1 Toyota FX-1 concept car]) [[Mini-spy#Toys\|Motorized Transformer]]. Released in the early part of the second year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)\|original ''The Transformers'' toyline]], the "Motorized Transformers" (see [[Mini-spy#Notes]]) were packed in with the re-releases of the six first-year [[Mini-Vehicle\|Mini-Cars]] (now dubbed "Mini-Vehicles"). These were the first toys to debut with heat-sensitive [[rubsign]]s, and the only way to determine whether a given Motorized Transformer toy was an [[Autobot]] or [[Decepticon]] was by rubbing said rubsign. They also use a [[pull-back motor]] to zip along smooth surfaces. They're just packed with [[gimmick]]y goodness, especially considering that they were freebie pack-ins.

	: Sealed specimens that have survived to the modern day suggest that the color apparently depended on the figure they were packed with (it's possible that the faction ''also'' depended on the Mini-Car figure, but that's almost impossible to tell at this point); yellow came with [[Brawn (G1)/toys#The Transformers\|Brawn]] and [[Gears (G1)#Toys\|Gears]].		: Sealed specimens that have survived to the modern day suggest that the color apparently depended on the figure they were packed with (it's possible that the faction ''also'' depended on the Mini-Car figure, but that's almost impossible to tell at this point); yellow came with [[Brawn (G1)/toys#The Transformers\|Brawn]] and [[Gears (G1)#Toys\|Gears]].

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	{{--}}		{{--}}

	==~~Toy~~==		==Toys==
	===''The Transformers''===		===''The Transformers''===
	{{~~charstubtoys~~}}		[[File:G1-toy Mini-spy FX1.jpg\|right\|thumb\|upright=1.66]]
			<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1\|'''Brawn''' (Mini-Vehicle, 1985)}}</ul>
			<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1\|'''Gears''' (Mini-Vehicle, 1985)}}</ul>

			:Yellow Face is specifically based on the yellow variant of the "FX-1 type" (based on the [http://members.iinet.com.au/~stepho/concept.htm#fx-1 Toyota FX-1 concept car]) [[Mini--spy#Toys\|Motorized Transformer]]. Released in the early part of the second year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)\|original ''The Transformers'' toyline]], the "Motorized Transformers" (see [[Mini-spy#Notes]]) were packed in with the re-releases of the six first-year [[Mini-Vehicle\|Mini-Cars]] (now dubbed "Mini-Vehicles"). These were the first toys to debut with heat-sensitive [[rubsign]]s, and the only way to determine whether a given Motorized Transformer toy was an [[Autobot]] or [[Decepticon]] was by rubbing said rubsign. They also use a [[pull-back motor]] to zip along smooth surfaces. They're just packed with [[gimmick]]y goodness, especially considering that they were freebie pack-ins.

			: Sealed specimens that have survived to the modern day suggest that the color apparently depended on the figure they were packed with (it's possible that the faction ''also'' depended on the Mini-Car figure, but that's almost impossible to tell at this point); yellow came with [[Brawn (G1)/toys#The Transformers\|Brawn]] and [[Gears (G1)#Toys\|Gears]].

			: On top of that, each model has ''three'' multi-part variations centered around the pull-back assembly:
			:* The seemingly most common version of each toy has an angled motor casing with 8-spoke rear hubcaps and "DUNLOP"-branded tires.
			:* Rarer variants have rounded casing with a shallower, more complicated hubcap pattern and "GOODYEAR"-branded tires. This matches the pre-''Transformers'' versions of the toys previously released by Takara (see "Notes" below).
			:* Rounded-casing versions may also have blank tires with no branding whatsoever. It is uncertain at this point which is the rarer round-casing version.

			:These toys seem especially susceptible to [[photodegradation\|yellowing]]... yes, even the yellow ones often end up turning a nastier, darker-tinged yellow. Why is unclear, but there is an undeniable difference in the feel of the plastic they're made out of. Thus it's very possible they used a less durable/chemically-stable plastic than the normal ''Transformers'' toys were made out of, what with being fairly complex freebies added to already-not-expensive offerings, likely produced at different factories than normal ''Transformers'' toys by the "Koma" company (see "Notes" below, again).

			::*[http://www.tfu.info/subgroup/minispies.htm More information on Mini-spies at TFU.info]

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===Wars comics===		===Wars comics===
	In actuality a [[Decepticon]] [[~~mini~~-spy]], Yellow Face passed himself off as a migrant worker who was sent from [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] to [[Earth]] to work on the [[Scramble City]] Project. When [[Hubcap (G1)\|Hubcap]] caused a furor over the lesser status of his fellow crew on the freighter they were travelling on, Yellow Face feigned offense at being demeaned for being a laborer. Biting back, Yellow Face accused the [[Mini-Vehicle\|Minibot]] of putting on a front to hide being the rumored spy informing the Decepticons about the Project.		In actuality a [[Decepticon]] [[Mini-spy]], Yellow Face passed himself off as a migrant worker who was sent from [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] to [[Earth]] to work on the [[Scramble City]] Project. When [[Hubcap (G1)\|Hubcap]] caused a furor over the lesser status of his fellow crew on the freighter they were travelling on, Yellow Face feigned offense at being demeaned for being a laborer. Biting back, Yellow Face accused the [[Mini-Vehicle\|Minibot]] of putting on a front to hide being the rumored spy informing the Decepticons about the Project.

	To prevent any suspicion of himself, Yellow Face stole [[Blanched Soldier]]'s [[energon sword]] and cut himself after stealing the blueprints to Scramble City. Pretending to be a victim, he allowed [[Arcee (G1)\|Arcee]] to recognize his injury as being from an energon sword before accusing Blanched Soldier of being the spy and demanding her be destroyed.		To prevent any suspicion of himself, Yellow Face stole [[Blanched Soldier]]'s [[energon sword]] and cut himself after stealing the blueprints to Scramble City. Pretending to be a victim, he allowed [[Arcee (G1)\|Arcee]] to recognize his injury as being from an energon sword before accusing Blanched Soldier of being the spy and demanding her be destroyed.

	When the ship arrived at [[Earth]], Yellow Face took off to turn over the blueprints to [[Galvatron II]], but was berated for not realizing the files were protected by a passkey and sent to retrieve it from [[Teletraan I]]. Sneaking past [[Cliffjumper (G1)\|Cliffjumper]] and [[Huffer (G1)\|Huffer]], his cover was blown when [[Deerstalker]], having figured out the spy's identity, arrived to finger him. Yellow Face attempted to make a run for it, but was stopped by Arcee. Captured and forced to listen to how Deerstalker figured out his scheme, Yellow Face then mocked his captors by explaining he already turned over the blueprints to a new Decepticon staff officer and pointing out he wasn't the ''only'' spy trying to get the passkey. Galvatron II, seeing what a blabbermouth he was becoming, shot and killed the ~~mini~~-spy from a distance. {{storylink\|Metrowars: Spy}}		When the ship arrived at [[Earth]], Yellow Face took off to turn over the blueprints to [[Galvatron II]], but was berated for not realizing the files were protected by a passkey and sent to retrieve it from [[Teletraan I]]. Sneaking past [[Cliffjumper (G1)\|Cliffjumper]] and [[Huffer (G1)\|Huffer]], his cover was blown when [[Deerstalker]], having figured out the spy's identity, arrived to finger him. Yellow Face attempted to make a run for it, but was stopped by Arcee. Captured and forced to listen to how Deerstalker figured out his scheme, Yellow Face then mocked his captors by explaining he already turned over the blueprints to a new Decepticon staff officer and pointing out he wasn't the ''only'' spy trying to get the passkey. Galvatron II, seeing what a blabbermouth he was becoming, shot and killed the Mini-spy from a distance. {{storylink\|Metrowars: Spy}}

	==Commercial appearances==		==Commercial appearances==
	{{~~charstub~~}}		[[File:Mini-spy robot mode commercial.jpg\|thumb]]
			Yellow Face blithely drove past [[Huffer (G1)\|Huffer]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)\|Cliffjumper]] into [[Ark (G1)\|Autobot Headquarters]], where he immediately began messing around with [[Teletraan I]]. The two guards then drove in, apparently realizing they didn't bother to check who this car-bot was, and the Mini-spy transformed to vehicle mode to hide his allegiance. When Huffer rubbed the little robot's rubsign and revealed that he was a Decepticon, the spy fled, leaving the Autobots in the dust. {{storylink\|Commercial/Generation 1#Mini-Spies\|Mini-spies commercial}}
			{{--}}

	==Toy==		==Toy==

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===Wars comics===		===Wars comics===
	In actuality a [[Decepticon]] spy, Yellow Face passed himself off as a migrant worker who was sent from [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] to [[Earth]] to work on the [[Scramble City]] Project. When [[Hubcap (G1)\|Hubcap]] caused a furor over the lesser status of his fellow crew on the freighter they were travelling on, Yellow Face feigned offense at being demeaned for being a laborer. Biting back, Yellow Face accused the [[Mini-Vehicle\|Minibot]] of putting on a front to hide being the rumored spy informing the Decepticons about the Project.		In actuality a [[Decepticon]] [[mini-spy]], Yellow Face passed himself off as a migrant worker who was sent from [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] to [[Earth]] to work on the [[Scramble City]] Project. When [[Hubcap (G1)\|Hubcap]] caused a furor over the lesser status of his fellow crew on the freighter they were travelling on, Yellow Face feigned offense at being demeaned for being a laborer. Biting back, Yellow Face accused the [[Mini-Vehicle\|Minibot]] of putting on a front to hide being the rumored spy informing the Decepticons about the Project.

	To prevent any suspicion of himself, Yellow Face stole [[Blanched Soldier]]'s [[energon sword]] and cut himself after stealing the blueprints to Scramble City. Pretending to be a victim, he allowed [[Arcee (G1)\|Arcee]] to recognize his injury as being from an energon sword before accusing Blanched Soldier of being the spy and demanding her be destroyed.		To prevent any suspicion of himself, Yellow Face stole [[Blanched Soldier]]'s [[energon sword]] and cut himself after stealing the blueprints to Scramble City. Pretending to be a victim, he allowed [[Arcee (G1)\|Arcee]] to recognize his injury as being from an energon sword before accusing Blanched Soldier of being the spy and demanding her be destroyed.

	When the ship arrived at [[Earth]], Yellow Face took off to turn over the blueprints to [[Galvatron II]], but was berated for not realizing the files were protected by a passkey and sent to retrieve it from [[Teletraan I]]. Sneaking past [[Cliffjumper (G1)\|Cliffjumper]] and [[Huffer (G1)\|Huffer]], his cover was blown when [[Deerstalker]], having figured out the spy's identity, arrived to finger him. Yellow Face attempted to make a run for it, but was stopped by Arcee. Captured and forced to listen to how Deerstalker figured out his scheme, Yellow Face then mocked his captors by explaining he already turned over the blueprints to a new Decepticon staff officer and pointing out he wasn't the ''only'' spy trying to get the passkey. Galvatron II, seeing what a blabbermouth he was becoming, shot and killed the [[mini-spy]] from a distance. {{storylink\|Metrowars: Spy}}		When the ship arrived at [[Earth]], Yellow Face took off to turn over the blueprints to [[Galvatron II]], but was berated for not realizing the files were protected by a passkey and sent to retrieve it from [[Teletraan I]]. Sneaking past [[Cliffjumper (G1)\|Cliffjumper]] and [[Huffer (G1)\|Huffer]], his cover was blown when [[Deerstalker]], having figured out the spy's identity, arrived to finger him. Yellow Face attempted to make a run for it, but was stopped by Arcee. Captured and forced to listen to how Deerstalker figured out his scheme, Yellow Face then mocked his captors by explaining he already turned over the blueprints to a new Decepticon staff officer and pointing out he wasn't the ''only'' spy trying to get the passkey. Galvatron II, seeing what a blabbermouth he was becoming, shot and killed the mini-spy from a distance. {{storylink\|Metrowars: Spy}}

	==Commercial appearances==		==Commercial appearances==

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	To prevent any suspicion of himself, Yellow Face stole [[Blanched Soldier]]'s [[energon sword]] and cut himself after stealing the blueprints to Scramble City. Pretending to be a victim, he allowed [[Arcee (G1)\|Arcee]] to recognize his injury as being from an energon sword before accusing Blanched Soldier of being the spy and demanding her be destroyed.		To prevent any suspicion of himself, Yellow Face stole [[Blanched Soldier]]'s [[energon sword]] and cut himself after stealing the blueprints to Scramble City. Pretending to be a victim, he allowed [[Arcee (G1)\|Arcee]] to recognize his injury as being from an energon sword before accusing Blanched Soldier of being the spy and demanding her be destroyed.

	When the ship arrived at [[Earth]], Yellow Face took off to turn over the blueprints to [[Galvatron II]], but was berated for not realizing the files were protected by a passkey and sent to retrieve it from [[Teletraan I]]. Sneaking past [[Cliffjumper (G1)\|Cliffjumper]] and [[Huffer (G1)\|Huffer]], his cover was blown when [[Deerstalker]], having figured out the spy's identity, arrived to finger him. Yellow Face attempted to make a run for it, but was stopped by Arcee. Captured and forced to listen to how Deerstalker figured out his scheme, Yellow Face then mocked his captors by pointing out he wasn't the ''only'' spy trying to get the passkey. Galvatron II, seeing what a blabbermouth he was becoming, shot and killed the [[mini-spy]] from a distance. {{storylink\|Metrowars: Spy}}		When the ship arrived at [[Earth]], Yellow Face took off to turn over the blueprints to [[Galvatron II]], but was berated for not realizing the files were protected by a passkey and sent to retrieve it from [[Teletraan I]]. Sneaking past [[Cliffjumper (G1)\|Cliffjumper]] and [[Huffer (G1)\|Huffer]], his cover was blown when [[Deerstalker]], having figured out the spy's identity, arrived to finger him. Yellow Face attempted to make a run for it, but was stopped by Arcee. Captured and forced to listen to how Deerstalker figured out his scheme, Yellow Face then mocked his captors by explaining he already turned over the blueprints to a new Decepticon staff officer and pointing out he wasn't the ''only'' spy trying to get the passkey. Galvatron II, seeing what a blabbermouth he was becoming, shot and killed the [[mini-spy]] from a distance. {{storylink\|Metrowars: Spy}}

	==Commercial appearances==		==Commercial appearances==

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	'''Yellow Face''' (イエローフェイス ''Ierō Feisu'') likes to accuse everybody of being a spy. We wonder why.		'''Yellow Face''' (イエローフェイス ''Ierō Feisu'') likes to accuse everybody else of being a spy. We wonder why.

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==

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'''Yellow Face''' (イエローフェイス ''Ierō Feisu'') likes to accuse everybody of being a spy. We wonder why.

==Fiction==
===Wars comics===
In actuality a [[Decepticon]] spy, Yellow Face passed himself off as a migrant worker who was sent from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to [[Earth]] to work on the [[Scramble City]] Project. When [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] caused a furor over the lesser status of his fellow crew on the freighter they were travelling on, Yellow Face feigned offense at being demeaned for being a laborer. Biting back, Yellow Face accused the [[Mini-Vehicle|Minibot]] of putting on a front to hide being the rumored spy informing the Decepticons about the Project.

To prevent any suspicion of himself, Yellow Face stole [[Blanched Soldier]]'s [[energon sword]] and cut himself after stealing the blueprints to Scramble City. Pretending to be a victim, he allowed [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] to recognize his injury as being from an energon sword before accusing Blanched Soldier of being the spy and demanding her be destroyed.

When the ship arrived at [[Earth]], Yellow Face took off to turn over the blueprints to [[Galvatron II]], but was berated for not realizing the files were protected by a passkey and sent to retrieve it from [[Teletraan I]]. Sneaking past [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], his cover was blown when [[Deerstalker]], having figured out the spy's identity, arrived to finger him. Yellow Face attempted to make a run for it, but was stopped by Arcee. Captured and forced to listen to how Deerstalker figured out his scheme, Yellow Face then mocked his captors by pointing out he wasn't the ''only'' spy trying to get the passkey. Galvatron II, seeing what a blabbermouth he was becoming, shot and killed the [[mini-spy]] from a distance. {{storylink|Metrowars: Spy}}

==Commercial appearances==
{{charstub}}

==Toy==
===''The Transformers''===
{{charstubtoys}}

==Notes==
*Following [[Deerstalker]]'s {{w|Sherlock Holmes}} theming, Yellow Face is named after the story "{{w|The Adventure of the Yellow Face}}". Yes, we know.

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	<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1\|'''Gears''' (Mini-Vehicle, 1985)}}</ul>		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1\|'''Gears''' (Mini-Vehicle, 1985)}}</ul>

	:Yellow Face is specifically based on the yellow variant of the "FX-1 ~~type~~" (based on the [http://members.iinet.com.au/~stepho/concept.htm#fx-1 Toyota FX-1 concept car]) [[Mini-spy#Toys\|Motorized Transformer]]. Released in the early part of the second year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)\|original ''The Transformers'' toyline]], the "Motorized Transformers" (see [[Mini-spy#Notes]]) were packed in with the re-releases of the six first-year [[Mini-Vehicle\|Mini-Cars]] (now dubbed "Mini-Vehicles"). These were the first toys to debut with heat-sensitive [[rubsign]]s, and the only way to determine whether a given Motorized Transformer toy was an [[Autobot]] or [[Decepticon]] was by rubbing said rubsign. They also use a [[pull-back motor]] to zip along smooth surfaces. They're just packed with [[gimmick]]y goodness, especially considering that they were freebie pack-ins.		:Yellow Face is specifically based on the yellow variant of the "FX-1 Type" (based on the [http://members.iinet.com.au/~stepho/concept.htm#fx-1 Toyota FX-1 concept car]) [[Mini-spy#Toys\|Motorized Transformer]]. Released in the early part of the second year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)\|original ''The Transformers'' toyline]], the "Motorized Transformers" (see [[Mini-spy#Notes]]) were packed in with the re-releases of the six first-year [[Mini-Vehicle\|Mini-Cars]] (now dubbed "Mini-Vehicles"). These were the first toys to debut with heat-sensitive [[rubsign]]s, and the only way to determine whether a given Motorized Transformer toy was an [[Autobot]] or [[Decepticon]] was by rubbing said rubsign. They also use a [[pull-back motor]] to zip along smooth surfaces. They're just packed with [[gimmick]]y goodness, especially considering that they were freebie pack-ins.

	: Sealed specimens that have survived to the modern day suggest that the color apparently depended on the figure they were packed with (it's possible that the faction ''also'' depended on the Mini-Car figure, but that's almost impossible to tell at this point); yellow came with [[Brawn (G1)/toys#The Transformers\|Brawn]] and [[Gears (G1)#Toys\|Gears]].		: Sealed specimens that have survived to the modern day suggest that the color apparently depended on the figure they were packed with (it's possible that the faction ''also'' depended on the Mini-Car figure, but that's almost impossible to tell at this point); yellow came with [[Brawn (G1)/toys#The Transformers\|Brawn]] and [[Gears (G1)#Toys\|Gears]].

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	:Yellow Face is specifically based on the yellow variant of the "FX-1 type" (based on the [http://members.iinet.com.au/~stepho/concept.htm#fx-1 Toyota FX-1 concept car]) [[Mini--spy#Toys\|Motorized Transformer]]. Released in the early part of the second year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)\|original ''The Transformers'' toyline]], the "Motorized Transformers" (see [[Mini-spy#Notes]]) were packed in with the re-releases of the six first-year [[Mini-Vehicle\|Mini-Cars]] (now dubbed "Mini-Vehicles"). These were the first toys to debut with heat-sensitive [[rubsign]]s, and the only way to determine whether a given Motorized Transformer toy was an [[Autobot]] or [[Decepticon]] was by rubbing said rubsign. They also use a [[pull-back motor]] to zip along smooth surfaces. They're just packed with [[gimmick]]y goodness, especially considering that they were freebie pack-ins.		:Yellow Face is specifically based on the yellow variant of the "FX-1 type" (based on the [http://members.iinet.com.au/~stepho/concept.htm#fx-1 Toyota FX-1 concept car]) [[Mini-spy#Toys\|Motorized Transformer]]. Released in the early part of the second year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)\|original ''The Transformers'' toyline]], the "Motorized Transformers" (see [[Mini-spy#Notes]]) were packed in with the re-releases of the six first-year [[Mini-Vehicle\|Mini-Cars]] (now dubbed "Mini-Vehicles"). These were the first toys to debut with heat-sensitive [[rubsign]]s, and the only way to determine whether a given Motorized Transformer toy was an [[Autobot]] or [[Decepticon]] was by rubbing said rubsign. They also use a [[pull-back motor]] to zip along smooth surfaces. They're just packed with [[gimmick]]y goodness, especially considering that they were freebie pack-ins.

	: Sealed specimens that have survived to the modern day suggest that the color apparently depended on the figure they were packed with (it's possible that the faction ''also'' depended on the Mini-Car figure, but that's almost impossible to tell at this point); yellow came with [[Brawn (G1)/toys#The Transformers\|Brawn]] and [[Gears (G1)#Toys\|Gears]].		: Sealed specimens that have survived to the modern day suggest that the color apparently depended on the figure they were packed with (it's possible that the faction ''also'' depended on the Mini-Car figure, but that's almost impossible to tell at this point); yellow came with [[Brawn (G1)/toys#The Transformers\|Brawn]] and [[Gears (G1)#Toys\|Gears]].