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:''Joe is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
:''Joe is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the ''[[Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]]'' portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''


[[Image:Joe-packageart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Yooooooooooo ME!]]
[[Image:Joe-packageart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Yooooooooooo ME!]]
'''Joe''' (ジョー, ''jō'') is a member of the Liner Team, six locomotive Micromasters who can combine to form [[Sixliner]]. The Liner Team fight alongside [[Star Convoy]], [[Grandus (ROC)|Grandus]] and [[Sky Garry (G1)|Sky Garry]] to protect the universe from the forces of the mighty [[Dark Nova]].
'''Joe''' (ジョー ''Jō'') is a friendly, sociable type who is always willing to offer a fellow Autobot his counsel and ease their worries. This dovetails well with his job as the information analyst of the [[Sixliner|Liner Team]]. He uses his remote probe [[Gripper (ROC)|Gripper]] to gather data from afar, carefully analyze it and help the team formulate plans. Joe can also manipulate radio waves, which presumably aids him in his information gathering.


In an alternate-timeline/universe, Joe is an information analysis specialist.
==Fiction==
He gathers all sorts of intelligence with his space-probe "Gripper", and his analysis of battles helps guide the way to future advantages. Joe has a friendly, open-hearted personality, and his skills at counseling have helped ease the troubles of many an Autobot warrior. He also has the power to manipulate either electro-magnetic or radio waves.  
===''Micromaster''===
Joe was one of many [[Cyberdroid]]s who evolved into Micromasters thanks to a mysterious energy wave. Finding themselves on [[Earth]], they blended into [[human]] society and fought against those Micromasters who had evolved into [[Decepticon]]s. {{storylink|A New Transformer Legend Begins!!}}


Joe and [[Sireen]] developed a vaccine program to counter the [[mind changer virus]], a [[Decepticon]] weapon that had turned the rest of the [[Sixturbo|Turbo Team]] into Decepticons. {{storylink|Enter the Urban Disaster Relief Specialists!!}} He also assisted [[Converter]] with scans that revealed a special stratum below a [[Mount St. Hilary|dormant volcano]]. {{storylink|Sixtrain! Activate Red Mode!!}} After the creation of the [[Metrobase (G1)|Metrobase]] at the volcano, Joe, Converter and [[Crush-Bull]] uncovered a mysterious life-pod in the middle of a pitched battle that released a pulse of tachyon energy, knocking all of the Micromasters temporarily offline. {{storylink|The Menace of Landcross's Combining Formation!}}


{{note|Since the Joe of "Return of Convoy" had no bio information whatsoever, it is unknown if the "Micromaster Collection" bio is retroactive, applying to the original version as well, though many fans treat it as such.}}
===''The Battlestars'' manga and story pages===
Years later, Joe and the rest of the Liner Team were recruited by [[Sky Garry (G1)|Sky Garry]] into the ranks of the [[Battlestars]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)#Part 2|Great Six Combination Warrior Sixliner!}}


{{note|None of the Liner Team ever actually show up as individuals, only as components of the combined robot Sixtrain.}}


==Fiction==
===''Operation Combination''===
===''The Battlestars'' comic and story pages===
{{stub|{{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (story page)|''Operation Combination'' story pages}}}}
Joe was only ever seen combined with the rest of his teammates as [[Sixliner]]. {{storylink|The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars story pages}} {{storylink|The Battlestars|The Battlestars special}}
{{note|None of the Liner Team ever actually show up as individuals, only as components of the combined robot Sixtrain.}}
{{--}}


===Micromaster Collection Story===
===Train Wars===
{{charstubfiction}}
[[File:All_Trainbots_assemble.jpg|thumb|right|"On your left."|300px]]
Just as [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] seemed lost to the interdimensional incursion of [[the Fallen]], [[Shouki]] and the ragtag band of Transformers left to defend Cybertron were greeted by [[D-Go]] along with [[Desire]] and his old comrade [[Suiken]]. The other [[Trainbot]]s had arrived astride [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], bringing with them the Liner Team and the [[Sixtrain|Train Team]]! With that, on [[Windy (G1)|Windy]]'s count all three teams of train 'bots combined into the [[Trainbot Omni-Car Joint]] to chain the Fallen, giving Shouki and company time to vanquish the cosmic evil by funneling Metroplex's power through Shouki's new "Raiden" cannon mode. {{storylink|Train Wars 2}}
{{-}}


==Toys==
==Toys==
===Return of Convoy===
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
*'''Sixliner''' (1991)
{{anchor|Return of Convoy}}
**''Japanese ID number:'' ''' '''
[[Image:ROC-toy Sixliner-Joe.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|"Flip out rear to form legs, pull arms from sides." Yup, just your average Joe.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Sixliner''' (Micromaster Sixteam, [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-370'''


:Originally released in a giftset with his fellow Micromaster trains, Joe transforms into bullet train locomotive.   His rear hitch allows him to connect end-to-end with his teammates D-Go, Night and [[Leaf]]. He forms the right leg of Sixliner.
: Released in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991 (Return of Convoy)|Return of Convoy]]'' part of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|original Takara ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' toyline]], Joe transforms into a {{w|651 series}} train. His rear socket-hitch allows him to connect end-to-end with any fellow train or combiner [[kibble]] weapon with a peg-hitch.
 
: He can also form either leg to the two train-team combiners (or the back of any Six-team combiner), but his nominal placement is as the right leg of Sixliner.
 
: He was only available in the complete Sixliner box set, along with this fellow Micromasters [[Alan (G1)#Toys|Alan]], [[D-Go#Toys|D-Go]], [[Leaf#Toys|Leaf]], [[Night#Toys|Night]], and [[Spark (G1)#Toys|Spark]].
 
: Joe is unique among the Sixliner bots in that he is is a truly unique mold: the later [[Sixtrain#Toys|Sixtrain]] set does not have a Joe [[redeco]]/[[retool]] in any way, instead having the also-unique [[Windy (G1)#Toys|Windy]].


::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Cybertron/Joe/joe.htm More information on Joe at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Cybertron/Joe/joe.htm More information on Joe at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/779/Generation+1/Joe.html Joe toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]''  
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/779/Generation+1/Joe.html Joe toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]''  
{{--}}
===''Micromaster''===
[[Image:MC-toy Sixliner-Joe.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|He's not "on-rails", he's a first-person guided transformation experience.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Joe''' (Micromaster, [[2002]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''5'''
:*''Accessories'': Right & left Sixliner fists


===Micromaster Collection===
: Part of the first ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster]]'' assortment, Joe and his teammates were re-released in Japan in 2002, this time sold in identical individual boxes, identifiable only by the number on their instruction sheets visible through a small hole in the box.
*'''Joe''' (2002)
**''Accessories: ''


:Joe and his teammates were re-released in Japan in 2002, this time sold in identical individual boxes. Joe was #x in the set, identifiable only by the number on his instruction sheet visible through a small hole in the box. Like the rest of the Micromaster Collection figures, Joe 's stickers were either replaced with [[Tampograph|tampographs]] or dropped entirely.
: Like the rest of the ''Micromaster'' figures, Joe's deco has been altered with the removal of all sticker detailing, with a modified deco using paint. Joe loses his silver shins and tech-detailing on the very front of his train mode, but gains a silver chest, extra window paint, dark-gray paint on his train wheels, and an Autobot symbol on the right side of his train mode (where it is plainly visible in his normal Sixliner configuation).


::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/Joe/joe.htm More information on Joe at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/Joe/joe.htm More information on Joe at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/8481654a03096b1f?dmode=source&output=gplain Translation of Joe's ''Micromaster'' bio] by [[Doug Dlin]]''


==External links==
==Notes==
*[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/8481654a03096b1f?dmode=source&output=gplain Translation of Joe's bio by Doug Dlin]
* Joe, like all of the six-team Micromasters, had no individual [[bio]] information whatsoever until his ''Micromaster'' release a decade after his original ''Return of Convoy'' release.
* Though his ''Micromaster'' bio specifically assigns him the [[Gripper (ROC)|Gripper]] probe, the original ''Return of Convoy'' Sixliner [[instructions|instruction booklet]] shows [[Alan (G1)|Alan]] towing it.


[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromaster Autobots]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Micromaster Collection]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy characters]]

Latest revision as of 16:20, 12 February 2026

The name or term "Joe" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Joe (disambiguation).
Joe is an Autobot Micromaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Yooooooooooo ME!

Joe (ジョー Jō) is a friendly, sociable type who is always willing to offer a fellow Autobot his counsel and ease their worries. This dovetails well with his job as the information analyst of the Liner Team. He uses his remote probe Gripper to gather data from afar, carefully analyze it and help the team formulate plans. Joe can also manipulate radio waves, which presumably aids him in his information gathering.

Fiction

[edit]

Micromaster

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Joe was one of many Cyberdroids who evolved into Micromasters thanks to a mysterious energy wave. Finding themselves on Earth, they blended into human society and fought against those Micromasters who had evolved into Decepticons. A New Transformer Legend Begins!!

Joe and Sireen developed a vaccine program to counter the mind changer virus, a Decepticon weapon that had turned the rest of the Turbo Team into Decepticons. Enter the Urban Disaster Relief Specialists!! He also assisted Converter with scans that revealed a special stratum below a dormant volcano. Sixtrain! Activate Red Mode!! After the creation of the Metrobase at the volcano, Joe, Converter and Crush-Bull uncovered a mysterious life-pod in the middle of a pitched battle that released a pulse of tachyon energy, knocking all of the Micromasters temporarily offline. The Menace of Landcross's Combining Formation!

The Battlestars manga and story pages

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Years later, Joe and the rest of the Liner Team were recruited by Sky Garry into the ranks of the Battlestars. Great Six Combination Warrior Sixliner!

None of the Liner Team ever actually show up as individuals, only as components of the combined robot Sixtrain.

Operation Combination

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None of the Liner Team ever actually show up as individuals, only as components of the combined robot Sixtrain.

Train Wars

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"On your left."

Just as Cybertron seemed lost to the interdimensional incursion of the Fallen, Shouki and the ragtag band of Transformers left to defend Cybertron were greeted by D-Go along with Desire and his old comrade Suiken. The other Trainbots had arrived astride Metroplex, bringing with them the Liner Team and the Train Team! With that, on Windy's count all three teams of train 'bots combined into the Trainbot Omni-Car Joint to chain the Fallen, giving Shouki and company time to vanquish the cosmic evil by funneling Metroplex's power through Shouki's new "Raiden" cannon mode. Train Wars 2

Toys

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Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers

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"Flip out rear to form legs, pull arms from sides." Yup, just your average Joe.
  • Sixliner (Micromaster Sixteam, 1991)
  • ID number: C-370
Released in the Return of Convoy part of the original Takara Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers toyline, Joe transforms into a 651 series train. His rear socket-hitch allows him to connect end-to-end with any fellow train or combiner kibble weapon with a peg-hitch.
He can also form either leg to the two train-team combiners (or the back of any Six-team combiner), but his nominal placement is as the right leg of Sixliner.
He was only available in the complete Sixliner box set, along with this fellow Micromasters Alan, D-Go, Leaf, Night, and Spark.
Joe is unique among the Sixliner bots in that he is is a truly unique mold: the later Sixtrain set does not have a Joe redeco/retool in any way, instead having the also-unique Windy.

Micromaster

[edit]
He's not "on-rails", he's a first-person guided transformation experience.
  • Joe (Micromaster, 2002)
  • ID number: 5
  • Accessories: Right & left Sixliner fists
Part of the first The Transformers: Micromaster assortment, Joe and his teammates were re-released in Japan in 2002, this time sold in identical individual boxes, identifiable only by the number on their instruction sheets visible through a small hole in the box.
Like the rest of the Micromaster figures, Joe's deco has been altered with the removal of all sticker detailing, with a modified deco using paint. Joe loses his silver shins and tech-detailing on the very front of his train mode, but gains a silver chest, extra window paint, dark-gray paint on his train wheels, and an Autobot symbol on the right side of his train mode (where it is plainly visible in his normal Sixliner configuation).

Notes

[edit]
  • Joe, like all of the six-team Micromasters, had no individual bio information whatsoever until his Micromaster release a decade after his original Return of Convoy release.
  • Though his Micromaster bio specifically assigns him the Gripper probe, the original Return of Convoy Sixliner instruction booklet shows Alan towing it.
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