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:''The Fly is an [[Earth]] robot from the [[Generation 1 | :''The Fly is an [[Earth]] robot from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | ||
[[image:TheFlyTransformer01.jpg|thumb|right| | [[image:TheFlyTransformer01.jpg|thumb|right|350px|In David Cronenberg's universe, ''this'' is what cancer is.]] | ||
The '''Fly''' is a hideous transforming insectoid robot. He appears to be a scientist, going by his big metallic lab coat, though exactly ''what'' he creates with his intellect (telepods, perhaps?) is unknown. He can transform into a giant housefly. | The '''Fly''' is a hideous transforming insectoid robot. He appears to be a scientist, going by his big metallic lab coat, though exactly ''what'' he creates with his intellect (telepods, perhaps?) is unknown. He can transform into a giant housefly. | ||
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==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===Ask Vector Prime=== | ===Ask Vector Prime=== | ||
When asked why Transformers based on the Fly and other classic monsters exist, [[Vector Prime]] replied that they were seen as fearsome and potent alternate forms. Evidently, robot-Fly is actually the alternate form of an unknown Cybertronian, not the real Fly. What a ''buzz''-kill. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime/Facebook | When asked why Transformers based on the Fly and other classic monsters exist, [[Vector Prime]] replied that they were seen as fearsome and potent alternate forms. Evidently, robot-Fly is actually the alternate form of an unknown Cybertronian, not the real Fly. What a ''buzz''-kill. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#June 10, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/10}} | ||
==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===Generation 1=== | ===Generation 1=== | ||
A transforming toy of the Fly was proposed in the 1980s to be part of a "[[Vintage Horror Movie Series]]". The series never made it past production art, unfortunately, though said art could be found in the Deluxe edition of ''[[Transformers Generations]]''. | A transforming toy of the Fly was proposed in the 1980s to be part of a "[[Vintage Horror Movie Series]]". The series never made it past production art, unfortunately, though said art could be found in the Deluxe edition of ''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]''. | ||
{{canceledtoy}} | {{canceledtoy}} | ||
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:'''Japanese:''' ハエ男 (''Hae otoko'', "Fly-man") | :'''Japanese:''' ハエ男 (''Hae otoko'', "Fly-man") | ||
==External | ==External links== | ||
* | *{{w|The Fly (1958 film)|''The Fly'' at Wikipedia}} | ||
[[Category:Animals]] | [[Category:Animals]] | ||
[[ | [[Category:Generation 1 Transformers]] | ||
[[Category:Scientists]] | [[Category:Scientists]] | ||
[[Category:Universal Monsters]] | |||
Latest revision as of 01:50, 19 April 2025
- The Fly is an Earth robot from the Generation 1 continuity family.
The Fly is a hideous transforming insectoid robot. He appears to be a scientist, going by his big metallic lab coat, though exactly what he creates with his intellect (telepods, perhaps?) is unknown. He can transform into a giant housefly.
Help him. Help him.
Fiction
[edit]Ask Vector Prime
[edit]When asked why Transformers based on the Fly and other classic monsters exist, Vector Prime replied that they were seen as fearsome and potent alternate forms. Evidently, robot-Fly is actually the alternate form of an unknown Cybertronian, not the real Fly. What a buzz-kill. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/10
Toys
[edit]Generation 1
[edit]A transforming toy of the Fly was proposed in the 1980s to be part of a "Vintage Horror Movie Series". The series never made it past production art, unfortunately, though said art could be found in the Deluxe edition of Transformers Generations.
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Notes
[edit]- One particular incarnation of the Fly (from The Fly II) had the privilege of folding Garry Chalk in half.
- The Fly's alternate mode appears as a mechanimal in the Beast Wars: Uprising story "Not All Megatrons".
Foreign names
[edit]- Japanese: ハエ男 (Hae otoko, "Fly-man")
