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<div id="title-factionicons" style="float: right; display: none;"><div style="position: relative;"><a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Mini-Con" title="Mini-Con"><img alt="" src="Socket_files/30px-Minicon_symbol.png" border="0" width="30" height="30"></a></div></div>
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:''Socket is a <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Mini-Con" title="Mini-Con">Mini-Con</a> in the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Cybertron_%28franchise%29" title="Cybertron (franchise)">Cybertron</a> portion of the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Unicron_Trilogy" title="Unicron Trilogy">Unicron Trilogy</a>.''
:''Socket is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''


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[[Image:Cyb-toy Socket.jpg|right|thumb|400px|You gave a ''socket'' to me?]]
<div style="text-align: center;">'''Have you seen me?'''</div>
'''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>
&lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:Soon-silhouette.jpg" class="image" title="Soon-silhouette.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="Socket_files/150px-Soon-silhouette.htm" border="0" width="150" height="214"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;sub&gt;This character needs ''some'' sort of visual representation. If you have one, please replace this.&lt;/sub&gt;


==Toys==
===''Galaxy Force''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Socket''' (Micron Booster, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Booster ID number'': '''7'''


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: ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)#Takara Galaxy Force toyline|Galaxy Force]]'' Socket is a [[redeco]] of the [[Recon Mini-Con Team#Toys|Recon Mini-Con Team]] member [[Six-Speed (Cybertron)#Toys|Six-Speed]], transforming into Toyota GT-One a Le Mans style race car.
'''Socket''' is one of several Mini-Cons caught up in the events of the &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Unicron_Singularity" title="Unicron Singularity"&gt;Unicron Singularity&lt;/a&gt; as it threatens the planet &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Cybertron_%28planet%29" title="Cybertron (planet)"&gt;Cybertron&lt;/a&gt;.


: They were sold only as part of the fourth [[Micron Booster]] assortment, in [[blindpacking|blind-packed]] individual boxes.


: The same mold is used by [[Hydroplane]], [[Guardian Speed]], and [[Brake-Neck (TF 2010)|Brake-Neck]].


::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Micron/Socket/socket.htm More information on Socket at TFU.info]''{{CybertronSixSpeedMold}}


&lt;a name="Toys"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span class="editsection"&gt;[&lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Socket&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Toys"&gt;edit&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="mw-headline"&gt;Toys&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
==Notes==
&lt;a name="Cybertron"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span class="editsection"&gt;[&lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Socket&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Cybertron"&gt;edit&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="mw-headline"&gt;Cybertron&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
*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.
*'''Socket''' (Micron Booster, 2005)
* 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".


:''Booster ID number:'' '''7'''
==References==
{{Reflist}}


: Socket is a &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Redeco" title="Redeco"&gt;redeco&lt;/a&gt; of the &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Recon_Mini-Con_Team" title="Recon Mini-Con Team"&gt;Recon Mini-Con Team&lt;/a&gt; member &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Six-Speed" title="Six-Speed"&gt;Six-Speed&lt;/a&gt;, transforming into a Le Mans style race car. He was sold only as part of the fourth &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Micron_Booster" title="Micron Booster"&gt;Micron Booster&lt;/a&gt; assortment, in blind-packed individual boxes.
[[Category:Cybertron Mini-Cons]]
 
[[Category:Engineers]]
: The same mold is used by &lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Hydroplane" title="Hydroplane"&gt;Hydroplane&lt;/a&gt;.
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
 
[[Category:Micron Boosters]]
 
 
 
&lt;a name="External_Links"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span class="editsection"&gt;[&lt;a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Socket&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: External Links"&gt;edit&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="mw-headline"&gt;External Links&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
*[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Micron/Socket/socket.htm Socket at TFU.info]

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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