Hyperdrive (Micromaster)

The name or term "Hyperdrive" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Hyperdrive (disambiguation).

Hyperdrive is a Decepticon Micromaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.

"Hell yeah, I CAN tell you how late it is!"

Hyperdrive is violent, destructive, and likes nothing better than "putting one in the CPU" of wounded Autobots. Even his teammates in the Sports Car Patrol are put off by his ignoble nature. On the plus side... no wait, he's just a jerk. No depth here.

Fiction

Marvel Comics continuity

Marvel The Transformers comics

Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.

Hyperdrive and his cohorts were created by Thunderwing and his scientists after studying the captive Autobot Battle Patrol and thus replicating Emirate Xaaron's Micromaster process. A Small War!

After Megatron began rebuilding his power base on Cybertron, Hyperdrive and the Sports Car Patrol were some of his first recruits. Using the trans-dimensional patrol, Hyperdrive participated in the infiltration of the Ark, joining his fellow Micromasters in tricking Ratchet into believing that they were Autobots on their way back to Cybertron. Hyperdrive, being a loud-mouthed and obnoxious thug, somehow managed to keep quiet long enough for them to fool the Autobot medic and take him prisoner at Megatron's base on Cybertron. Back from the Dead Hyperdrive and the Micromasters jeered at Ratchet's manly robot tears when he realized how he'd been tricked. When Megatron made clear that Ratchet would come to no harm, as he had greater use for him, Hyperdrive openly voiced disappointment. Detour told his teammate to shut up and allow their boss to see his plans through. The Resurrection Gambit!

"Yeah! You tell 'em- wait, you mean the Ark we're in right now is exploding?

Hyperdrive continued to be a punk, goading Detour into starting trouble with Megatron's other recruits, Darkwing and Dreadwind. Megatron diffused the petty squabble between his troops, declaring their moment of triumph imminent. With Starscream fully repaired and upgraded into a mindless weapon of mass destruction, Megatron invited the Sports Car Patrol to join him in watching the Ark's destruction after they had disassembled Ratchet's lab. But Ratchet had been hatching a plot of his own, and caused a terminal in the lab to overload, catching Hyperdrive and the other Micromasters in its explosion. The Autobot then reactivated his buddies (Jazz, Grimlock, and Bumblebee), and sicced them on Megatron and his minions. All the Familiar Faces! The Race Car Patrol swarmed Jazz, the battle going in their favor until Ratchet informed his teammate of his new capabilities as a Pretender. Once the Autobot managed to get the hang of remote-controlling his shell, Hyperdrive's group began losing ground. Megatron was still more than capable of dealing with the Autobots however, and pitched all three of the new Pretenders outside, ordering his minions after them while he chased down Ratchet through his base's corridors. The Sports Car Patrol's running battle with the Autobots luckily took them out of range of the massive explosion which leveled the entire complex when Ratchet teleported several bombs within it. From a distance, both sides witnessed the building go up in flames, seemingly signaling the end of both Ratchet and Megatron. Skin Deep

Who you calling nuts?

Hyperdrive was at the Transformers' 1989 Christmas party, where he attempted to pull a bowl of nuts off the table with a magnet. The Transformers #250 cover

Transformers Comic-Magazin

Hyperdrive and the Sports Car Patrol arrived on Earth and were part of a huge battle between the Autobots and Decepticons...apparently, as Autobots. New York — A City Sinking in Terror

When Optimus Prime was kidnapped by the Decepticons, the Sports Car Patrol captured a Decepticon Targetmaster and pumped him for information. They learned that Shockwave was holding Prime hostage on the moon! Transforming Robots in Action: The Case of Optimus Prime

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

Such a waste...

Hyperdrive was one of the many Micromasters being created by the Autobots and Decepticons in a joint venture after the launch of the Ark. Like many others, he appeared to be overall neutral, belonging neither to the Autobots nor the Decepticons. He could first be seen hanging out in a secret nightclub in Little Iacon with the rest of the Micromasters and subsequently witnessing a race between Big Daddy and Roadhandler. The Gray Race After the end of the race, the whole group of Micromasters was attacked by the Insecticons, who were in search of the Hot Rod Patrol. Hyperdrive was one of the first Micromasters to pull out his gun and called upon his fellow Micromasters to "waste" the Insecticons. Recipe for Hate This didn't prevent him from being caught prisoner by them, though. After being freed together with the other prisoners by a team led by Countdown and Groundshaker a little while later, he partook in a march of the Micromasters to end a battle between the Autobots and Decepticons. He was one of those carrying the severed head of Shockwave, evidence that the conflict had been engineered under false pretenses. Victims of the Revolution

The Battle of the Star Gate

When Megatron confronted the two Starscreams on the Trigger, Hyperdrive was part of his forces. When the Autobots arrived, the Decepticons battled them, till the Starscream of the future interrupted the battle by merging with the Trigger. In the ensuing conflict, the Trigger was destroyed and the Transformers were sent falling to the Earth, becoming lost. The Battle of the Star Gate

2005 IDW continuity

"All by myseeeeeeelf"

Hyperdrive and his comrades were highly advanced warriors in the service of the Dead Universe. They ran afoul of Nightbeat on Gorlam Prime while protecting the "hole in the world". Hyperdrive and his compatriots captured the inquisitive Autobot and subjected him to an unknown procedure before letting him go. Spotlight: Nightbeat

Later, he was among the dozens of Gorlamites who attacked Nightbeat and Hardhead on Gorlam Prime. Spotlight: Hardhead

Beast Wars: Uprising

Hyperdrive raced in the Iacon 5000. Broken Windshields

War for Cybertron Trilogy marketing material

During the war for Cybertron, Hyperdrive was a Ground Force Infantry Raider. Siege toy packaging

2019 IDW continuity

First appearance: Transformers #15

"I used to think death was a tragedy, now I realise it's a comedy"

Hyperdrive was a member of The Rise, encamped at the cell's remote base after the discovery of the Memorial Crater site. He really doesn't get Flamewar's sense of humor, and who can blame him? The Change In Your Nature Part Three

Hyperdrive served under Slipstream during an attack on a remote Titan Net subsidiary hub. Flamewar kept trying to christen them "Team Stream", but Hyperdrive kept telling her that was SO stupid. They infiltrated the hub and Hyperdrive killed Headrush, one of the security agents on-site. The Rise used it to launch a data-bomb, shutting down the Titans in defensive orbit around Cybertron. The Change In Your Nature Part Four Once they abandoned the hub, the remaining Titan, Vigilem, launched an attack on the Winged Moon at the direction of the Rise. He severed the Tether connecting the moon's energon supply to Cybertron, leaving it adrift in space. The Change In Your Nature Part Five

Hyperdrive and Team Stream were deployed to the Winged Moon to secure its remaining energon for the Decepticons. Wheeljack: Orbital Decay A group of engineers still on the station fortified the place to prevent the Decepticons from entering. A team from Security Operations also arrived to defend the moon. Hyperdrive made the mistake of charging into Smokescreen's smokescreen, and was knocked out. The battle went sideways, leaving the moon and all its energon unclaimed by either side. Moon

Back on Cybertron, Hyperdrive was on sentry duty with Flamewar and Blackjack outside Shockwave's remaining Rise headquarters. Test Flight I They made contact with the infamous Skywarp when he arrived to renew his acquaintance with Shockwave. Sea of Rust II

Hyperdrive and Team Stream ambushed Optimus Prime when he visited the immersant site of his mentor, Codexa. His Guard got the Prime to safety, though, with the sacrifice of Ultra Magnus. Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One

When Megatron was convinced that Exarchon had returned, he ordered Sixshot and Team Stream to the Sonic Canyons. As the group made for the Canyons, Slipstream tried to confirm their orders with Shockwave only to be told to stand down, an order that Blackjack and Tracer defied. War's End Part Two The rest of the team waited until the arrival of Devastator broke up the fighting in the Canyons, and caused the Autobots and Decepticons to retreat. With a clear path, Team Stream entered the Canyons and defected to the Threefold Spark. War's End Part Three However, when Exarchon threatened to usurp the spark of one of them, Slipstream ordered her team to retreat. Quickly. On the way out of the canyon, Shadow Striker noticed they had left Flamewar behind and Hyperdrive asked, genuinely, if they cared? Luckily(?), Flamewar extracted herself from the danger and met up with Team Stream afterwards. They joined the Autobots and Decepticons united against Exarchon, who was eventually vanquished. War's End Part Four

The Decepticons soon had their final battle with the Autobots at Darkmount. Hyperdrive was caught up in the battle between Computron and Devastator, but lent his firepower to finally bringing down the Autobot combiner. Fate of Cybertron

Commercial appearances

• When Zarak Maximus attempted to stomp Micropolis, Hyperdrive was among innumerable Autobot and Decepticon Micromasters that swarmed and toppled the colossus. Micromaster transports commercial
• Bumblebee and Jazz managed to "capture" the Thunder Arrow and the Attack Copter, and hauled them within an Autobot base. Little did they know, Hyperdrive was among a group of Micromaster Decepticons concealed within the nabbed vehicles! Under the leadership of Skystalker, the Micromasters transformed the vehicles into mini-bases and launched a surprise attack! Micromaster micro bases commercial

Toys

The Transformers

I'm Hot Shot's grandpa.

• Sports Car Patrol (Micromaster Patrol, 1989)

Released in the sixth year of the The Transformers toyline (fifth year in the European line), Hyperdrive transforms into a cyan Mitsubishi X2S concept car.

He was only available in the Sports Car Patrol four-pack, released in the second wave of Micromaster Patrols, with his teammates Blackjack, Detour and Road Hugger. Hyperdrive is gang-molded with Detour, so they share plastic colors.

This mold was also used for Zone Gingham, and was apparently the basis for the non-toy character Clipper.

• More information on Hyperdrive at TFU.info

War for Cybertron: Siege

I'm Hot Shot's grandkid.

• Decepticon Blackjack & Hyperdrive (Micromaster Class, June, 2019)

• Hasbro ID number: WFC-S32
• TakaraTomy ID number: SG-30
• TakaraTomy release date: September 30, 2019

Part of the third wave of Siege Micromaster two-packs, Hyperdrive is a retool of Roadhandler with a new chest and head, and transforms into a blue vaguely-Cybertronian sports car. He can also combine with his pack-in teammate Blackjack to form a cannon. As a part of the C.O.M.B.A.T. System, their weapon mode can be attached to any toy with a 5 mm post-hole. "Fire Blasts" can also be attached to their barrels. Alternatively he can be turned into a single blaster without the need of his teammate as a fan mode.

Merchandise

Transformers Trading Card Game

• Raider Hyperdrive, Sports Car Patrol-Demolitions (2019)
  • Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II
  • Rarity: CT
  • Card Number: T32/T52
  • Stars: 4

Raider Hyperdrive, Sports Car Patrol-Demolitions is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the Transformers Trading Card Game, War for Cybertron: Siege I. In order to represent Hyperdrive's size as a Micromaster, Raider Hyperdrive, Sports Car Patrol-Demolitions is the size of a battle card, about half the size of a normal character card.

The card's artwork is based on the Siege Hyperdrive toy, with the Alt Mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging art, and original Bot Mode artwork with lines by Dan Khanna and colors by Volta.

Notes

His real toy is even more blue!

• Most—if not all—of the toys pictured in the 1990 Hasbro Transformers catalogue are unfinished prototypes or mock-ups, and a variety of differences from the final products pop up. In Hyperdrive's case, the face and crotch are coloured red, whereas the final toy has them in dark blue. While this was probably just an aesthetic preference on part of the designers for a more cohesive paintjob, the original prototype color scheme ended up being the one used for the in-comic Marvel characters, making its change somewhat awkward as far as accuracy goes.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Hyperdrive (ハイパードライブ Haipādoraibu)
• French: Hypervite (Canada)
• Italian: Enigma