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[[Image:Cyb-toy Socket.jpg|right|thumb|400px|You gave a ''socket'' to me?]]
[[Image:Cyb-toy Socket.jpg|right|thumb|400px|You gave a ''socket'' to me?]]
'''Socket''' (ソケット ''Soketto'') is one of several Mini-Cons caught up in the events of the [[Unicron Singularity]] as it threatens the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. They are a member of the [[Battlefield Maintenance Mini-Con Team]], with fellow engineers [[Plier]] and [[Bit]].
'''Socket''' (ソケット ''Soketto'') is a member of the [[Battlefield Maintenance Mini-Con Team]], along with [[Plier]] and [[Bit]]. It is difficult to find better engineers than them in combat situations.<ref>[[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime]] Facebook entry, [[July 13|13 July]] [[2015]]</ref>
 
==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] considered it to be difficult to find better engineers than the Battlefield Maintenance Team, especially in combat situations. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/13}}


==Toys==
==Toys==
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Micron/Socket/socket.htm More information on Socket at TFU.info]''{{CybertronSixSpeedMold}}
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Micron/Socket/socket.htm More information on Socket at TFU.info]''{{CybertronSixSpeedMold}}
==Notes==
*Socket was originally released in a toy assortment with no bios whatsover. It was not until 2015 that a Facebook entry of [[Ask Vector Prime]], headed by [[Jim Sorenson]], gave Socket a team name and some characterization.
* In February 2026, [[Greg Sepelak]] revealed that '''Snoop''' was proposed as a localized name for a [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] website bio which never came to fruition.<ref>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZrGuv3rO0_JSJSGyRwY_ND-hSqcZb5ps3OVz0kpKglY/edit?tab=t.0</ref> This bio identified Sidearm as the sheriff leader of the "Frontier Rescue Team".
==References==
{{Reflist}}


[[Category:Cybertron Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Cybertron Mini-Cons]]

Latest revision as of 14:24, 20 February 2026

Socket is a Mini-Con from the Cybertron portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
You gave a socket to me?

Socket (ソケット Soketto) is a member of the Battlefield Maintenance Mini-Con Team, along with Plier and Bit. It is difficult to find better engineers than them in combat situations.[1]

Toys

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Galaxy Force

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  • Socket (Micron Booster, 2005)
  • Booster ID number: 7
Galaxy Force Socket is a redeco of the Recon Mini-Con Team member Six-Speed, transforming into Toyota GT-One a Le Mans style race car.
They were sold only as part of the fourth Micron Booster assortment, in blind-packed individual boxes.
The same mold is used by Hydroplane, Guardian Speed, and Brake-Neck.
Transformers: Cybertron mold: Six-Speed
  • Hasbro:
  • Takara/TakaraTomy:
  • Kabaya:
  • Micron Galaxy 3 Blit

Notes

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  • Socket was originally released in a toy assortment with no bios whatsover. It was not until 2015 that a Facebook entry of Ask Vector Prime, headed by Jim Sorenson, gave Socket a team name and some characterization.
  • In February 2026, Greg Sepelak revealed that Snoop was proposed as a localized name for a Transformers Collectors' Club website bio which never came to fruition.[2] This bio identified Sidearm as the sheriff leader of the "Frontier Rescue Team".

References

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