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:''Scraphook is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|Weaponizer]] from the [[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
:''Scraphook is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|Weaponizer]] from the [[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
 
[[File:Scraphook-packagingart.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1|And there… at the end of the scrap… was a HOOK.]]
[[File:Scraphook-packagingart.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1|And there… at the end of the scrap… was a HOOK.]]


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===''Legacy''===
===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF Legacy Deluxe Class Scraphook.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Whatever you do, DO NOT EAT the free pistachio ice cream! It has TURNED.]]
[[File:TF Legacy Deluxe Class Scraphook.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Whatever you do, DO NOT EAT the free pistachio ice cream! It has TURNED.]]
*'''Scraphook''' (Deluxe Class, [[2023]])
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Scraphook''' (Deluxe Class, [[2023]])}}</ul>
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-30'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-30'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 27]], 2023
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 27]], 2023
**''Accessories'': Tow-arm, tow hook, left & right exhaust pipes, wheel shield, 2 engine-blower "dual phaser blasters"
:*''Accessories'': Tow-arm, tow hook, left & right exhaust pipes, wheel shield, 2 engine-blower "dual phaser blasters"
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Marcelo Matere]] and [[Dan Khanna]] (concept art)}}<ref name="insta1">[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjT4c5HMeGi/ Designer commentary] on Scraphook from Mark Maher on Instagram.</ref>
:*''Known designers'': [[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Marcelo Matere]] and [[Dan Khanna]] (concept art)<ref name="insta1">[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjT4c5HMeGi/ Designer commentary] on Scraphook from Mark Maher on Instagram.</ref>


: Part of the first wave of Deluxes in ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Evolution|Legacy: Evolution]]'', Scraphook transforms into a junky, post-apocalyptic, weirdly-symmetrical-damage-having tow truck. He is outfitted with seven different accessories, which can all be integrated into his truck mode. His wheels are separated from his hubcaps, meaning any accessories plugged into the rims' [[5 mm post|5 mm holes]] similarly don't spin.
: Part of the first wave of Deluxes in ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Evolution|Legacy: Evolution]]'', Scraphook transforms into a junky, post-apocalyptic, weirdly-symmetrical-damage-having tow truck. He is outfitted with seven different accessories, which can all be integrated into his truck mode. His wheels are separated from his hubcaps, meaning any accessories plugged into the rims' [[5 mm post|5 mm holes]] similarly don't spin. His lower elbow joints are made of unpaintable softer plastic, which often causes his arms to pop off when attempting to rotate or transform them, but they're just as easily reattached. Again, due to said softer plastic, it's generally impossible for him to wield medium-to-larger weapons unless the arms are raised horizontally to the front.  


:Scraphook's [[Evo-Fusion]] function is analogous to the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|Weaponizer]] gimmick from the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' toylines: his body splits apart to form armor and weapon enhancements for his allies. Unlike previous figures of this nature however, Scraphook does not need to be disassembled to change from robot to truck and back.
:His instructions are fuzzy about his arms, changing their position from step to step, and doesn't indicate terribly well the final position of the brown shoulder panels.


: As per designer [[Mark Maher]], Scraphook is pointedly color-matched to the Junkions' fearless leader ''[[Studio Series]]'' 86-09 Voyager Class [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Studio Series|Wreck-Gar]].<ref name="insta1"/>
:Scraphook's [[Evo-Fusion]] function is analogous to the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|Weaponizer]] gimmick from the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' toylines: his body splits apart to form armor and weapon enhancements for his allies. Unlike previous figures of this nature, however, Scraphook does not need to be disassembled to change from robot to truck and back.


: This figure was scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2023 but arrived at Philippine retail in late November 2022.
: As per designer [[Mark Maher]], Scraphook is color-matched to Junkion leader ''[[Studio Series]]'' 86-09 Voyager Class [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Studio Series|Wreck-Gar]].<ref name="insta1"/>


: Scraphook was later retooled into fellow (well… not so fellow) Junkion [[Axlegrease#Toys|Axlegrease]].
: Scraphook was later retooled with a new head into [[Tow-Line (RID)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Tow-Line]] and more heavily retooled into fellow (well… not so fellow) Junkion [[Axlegrease#Toys|Axlegrease]] as well as ''Legacy: United'' [[Lockdown (G1)#Legacy|Star Raider Lockdown]]; ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' [[Jalopy#Toys|Jalopy]] was made from the Axlegrease body, with Scraphook's wheel shield and Tow-Line's head.


::*[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjT4c5HMeGi/ ''Mark Maher's designer commentary on Legacy Evolution Scraphook'']
::*[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjT4c5HMeGi/ ''Mark Maher's designer commentary on Legacy Evolution Scraphook'']
::*[https://www.instagram.com/p/CnFzES9OVd_/ ''Mark Maher's "behind the scenes" on Legacy Evolution Scraphook'']
::*[https://www.instagram.com/p/CnFzES9OVd_/ ''Mark Maher's "behind the scenes" on Legacy Evolution Scraphook'']
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==Notes==
==Notes==
[[File:Scraphook-preliminary.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm also Scraphook.]]
[[File:Scraphook-preliminary.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm also Scraphook.]]
* One of Scraphook's earlier designs<ref name="insta2">[https://www.instagram.com/p/CnFzES9OVd_/ Behind the scenes] on Scraphook from Mark Maher on Instagram.</ref> (from when he transformed backwards from how the final toy transforms) makes an appearance on the ''Legacy: Evolution'' packaging mural.
*Scraphook appears on the ''Legacy: Evolution'' [[:File:TF-Legacy-Evolution-main-artwork.jpg|packaging mural]] drawn in an earlier design<ref name="insta2">[https://www.instagram.com/p/CnFzES9OVd_/ Behind the scenes] on Scraphook from Mark Maher on Instagram.</ref> in which he transforms backwards in contrast to how the finalized toy is configured.


===Foreign names===
===Foreign names===

Latest revision as of 23:01, 2 December 2025

Scraphook is an Autobot-allied Junkion Weaponizer from the Legacy: Evolution portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
And there… at the end of the scrap… was a HOOK.

The toughened and fearless new Junkion cadet Scraphook is built like a particularly heavy truck.<ref>Hasbro Pulse official description</ref> This bruiser is of average intelligence and isn't terribly fast, but his powerful dual phaser blasters unleash disabling electromagnetic energy pulses. Scraphook can also lend parts of himself to other Junkions to serve as armor, or even combine with other Junkions to form combiners!<ref>Legacy QR code profile page</ref> And if everyone else is busy, he's proficient in delivering his own "elbow hook drop" and his patented "junkpile driver." Wait, how did he lose the eye?<ref name="insta2"/>

Fiction

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Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic

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Scraphook was a spectator for the second week of the Speedia 500 on Velocitron. Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3

Toys

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Legacy

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Whatever you do, DO NOT EAT the free pistachio ice cream! It has TURNED.
  • Scraphook (Deluxe Class, 2023)
  • TakaraTomy ID number: TL-30
  • TakaraTomy release date: May 27, 2023
  • Accessories: Tow-arm, tow hook, left & right exhaust pipes, wheel shield, 2 engine-blower "dual phaser blasters"
  • Known designers: Mark Maher (Hasbro), Takio Ejima (TakaraTomy), Marcelo Matere and Dan Khanna (concept art)<ref name="insta1">Designer commentary on Scraphook from Mark Maher on Instagram.</ref>
Part of the first wave of Deluxes in Legacy: Evolution, Scraphook transforms into a junky, post-apocalyptic, weirdly-symmetrical-damage-having tow truck. He is outfitted with seven different accessories, which can all be integrated into his truck mode. His wheels are separated from his hubcaps, meaning any accessories plugged into the rims' 5 mm holes similarly don't spin. His lower elbow joints are made of unpaintable softer plastic, which often causes his arms to pop off when attempting to rotate or transform them, but they're just as easily reattached. Again, due to said softer plastic, it's generally impossible for him to wield medium-to-larger weapons unless the arms are raised horizontally to the front.
His instructions are fuzzy about his arms, changing their position from step to step, and doesn't indicate terribly well the final position of the brown shoulder panels.
Scraphook's Evo-Fusion function is analogous to the Weaponizer gimmick from the War for Cybertron Trilogy toylines: his body splits apart to form armor and weapon enhancements for his allies. Unlike previous figures of this nature, however, Scraphook does not need to be disassembled to change from robot to truck and back.
As per designer Mark Maher, Scraphook is color-matched to Junkion leader Studio Series 86-09 Voyager Class Wreck-Gar.<ref name="insta1"/>
Scraphook was later retooled with a new head into Buzzworthy Bumblebee Tow-Line and more heavily retooled into fellow (well… not so fellow) Junkion Axlegrease as well as Legacy: United Star Raider Lockdown; Age of the Primes Jalopy was made from the Axlegrease body, with Scraphook's wheel shield and Tow-Line's head.

Notes

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I'm also Scraphook.
  • Scraphook appears on the Legacy: Evolution packaging mural drawn in an earlier design<ref name="insta2">Behind the scenes on Scraphook from Mark Maher on Instagram.</ref> in which he transforms backwards in contrast to how the finalized toy is configured.

Foreign names

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  • Japanese: Scraphook (スクラップフック Sukurappufukku)

References

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