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'''Apollo''' is a Guardian. He turns into a Saturn V rocket.
'''Apollo''' is a Guardian. He turns into a Saturn V rocket.


==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
===''Timelines''===
Apollo was one of a six-bot crew returning to [[Gobotron]] after a lengthy scouting expedition, one launched shortly after the Gobot conversion process was implemented. [[Scorp]] and [[Crain Brain]], flying in [[Space Hawk]] interceptors, observed them. [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] subsequently captured all of the crew except Apollo, who escaped to warn the Guardians. Apollo returned with Leader-1's team to rescue the scouts, but [[Vain Train|two had]] [[Decker Decker|joined up with]] the [[Renegade]]s.
During the [[Diaspora]], Apollo was dispatched to [[Level 29]] along with an assortment of Guardians and Renegades. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}


Later, Apollo (or possibly [[Spay-C]] or [[Path Finder]]) came close to discovering [[Sky-Jack]]'s satellite hacking. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}
===Renegade Rhetoric===
[[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] once reported [[Sky-Jack]] narrowly avoided getting caught by a Guardian while tapping into [[Earth]]'s television broadcasting satellites. According to Cy-Kill, it may have been [[Spay-C]], [[Path Finder]], or Apollo. Since Apollo hadn't joined the Guardians yet at this time, though, it probably wasn't him. {{storylink|Cy-Kill For President}}
 
Apollo was a member of a deep space expedition crew, GoBots who left [[Gobotron|GoBotron]] shortly after the catastrophe that forced the populace into cybernetic upgrades. His crew were returning from their mission when they were spotted and attacked by Renegade [[Space Hawk]]s. Apollo was the only one to escape, and he made the last leg of the journey to GoBotron, recruiting [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|Leader-1]] and the Guardians to aid his crew. They succeeded in rescuing Captain [[Hi-Way]], [[Jack Attack]], and [[Bullet (GoBots)|Bullet]], but two of Apollo's crewmates, [[Decker Decker]] and [[Vain Train]], decided to join the Renegades instead. {{storylink|Brother's Keeper}}
 
Apollo and [[Matt Hunter]] developed a friendly relationship (no doubt thanks to Matt's history with [[NASA]]), and were known to watch movies together. This helped Matt recognize the Renegade disguise artist, [[Jig Saw]], when he attempted to pose as Apollo and infiltrate [[Cape Canaveral]]. {{storylink|In Zod We Trust}}
 
===Echoes and Fragments===
As [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]] and [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]] manipulated quantum strings to tie together two universal streams, the Decepticons staged an all-out assault on [[Autobot City (G1)|Guardian City]] on Earth. Apollo was destroyed by the superior space-farer, [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
*Apollo is heavily implied to be a repurpose of a Machine Robo toy that never made it into the GoBots line, as are the rest of the colonists.
*Apollo is a [[Repurposing]] of a ''Machine Robo'' toy that never made it into the ''GoBots'' line, as are the rest of the colonists.
*Apollo's Cybertronian-style body in the "Cataclysm universe" is modeled on [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Armada|Sky Blast]] from the [[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|''Armada'' toyline]].


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://counter-x.net/gobots/reviews/mr/apollo_robo.html Apollo Robo] at Counter-x.net
{{GBwiki|Apollo}}
 


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[[Category:Guardians]]

Latest revision as of 16:41, 3 November 2023

The name or term "Apollo" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Apollo (disambiguation).
Apollo is a Guardian from the GoBots continuity family.

Apollo is a Guardian. He turns into a Saturn V rocket.

Fiction

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Timelines

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During the Diaspora, Apollo was dispatched to Level 29 along with an assortment of Guardians and Renegades. Cultural Appropriation

Renegade Rhetoric

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Cy-Kill once reported Sky-Jack narrowly avoided getting caught by a Guardian while tapping into Earth's television broadcasting satellites. According to Cy-Kill, it may have been Spay-C, Path Finder, or Apollo. Since Apollo hadn't joined the Guardians yet at this time, though, it probably wasn't him. Cy-Kill For President

Apollo was a member of a deep space expedition crew, GoBots who left GoBotron shortly after the catastrophe that forced the populace into cybernetic upgrades. His crew were returning from their mission when they were spotted and attacked by Renegade Space Hawks. Apollo was the only one to escape, and he made the last leg of the journey to GoBotron, recruiting Leader-1 and the Guardians to aid his crew. They succeeded in rescuing Captain Hi-Way, Jack Attack, and Bullet, but two of Apollo's crewmates, Decker Decker and Vain Train, decided to join the Renegades instead. Brother's Keeper

Apollo and Matt Hunter developed a friendly relationship (no doubt thanks to Matt's history with NASA), and were known to watch movies together. This helped Matt recognize the Renegade disguise artist, Jig Saw, when he attempted to pose as Apollo and infiltrate Cape Canaveral. In Zod We Trust

Echoes and Fragments

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As Sideways and Gong manipulated quantum strings to tie together two universal streams, the Decepticons staged an all-out assault on Guardian City on Earth. Apollo was destroyed by the superior space-farer, Astrotrain. Echoes and Fragments

Notes

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  • Apollo is a Repurposing of a Machine Robo toy that never made it into the GoBots line, as are the rest of the colonists.
  • Apollo's Cybertronian-style body in the "Cataclysm universe" is modeled on Sky Blast from the Armada toyline.
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