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:''Spark is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | :''Spark is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
[[Image:Spark-packageart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|It took a small... ACCIDENT to make it happen. | [[Image:Spark-packageart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|It took a small... ACCIDENT to make it happen. An ACCIDENT!]] | ||
'''Spark''' (スパーク ''Supāku'') is the youngest of the [[Sixliner|Liner Team]], and he acts it. Brash and impulsive, he tends to solve problems with action. He and [[Leaf]] complement each other's abilities and styles well in battle; Spark has the ability to manipulate water, and mixed with Leaf's wind-controlling skill, the two can plow through [[Decepticon]] formations easily. | '''Spark''' (スパーク ''Supāku'') is the youngest of the [[Sixliner|Liner Team]], and he acts it. Brash and impulsive, he tends to solve problems with action. He and [[Leaf]] complement each other's abilities and styles well in battle; Spark has the ability to manipulate water, and mixed with Leaf's wind-controlling skill, the two can plow through [[Decepticon]] formations easily. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
==='' | ===''Legends'' comic=== | ||
Spark was among the [[Cyberdroid]]s who left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and came to [[Earth]] in search for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. A dimensional shockwave mutated them, altering their forms and enabling them to transform. {{storylink|Transformers | Spark was among the [[Cyberdroid]]s who left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and came to [[Earth]] in search for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. A dimensional shockwave mutated them, altering their forms and enabling them to transform. {{storylink|Transformers 2015 Tailgate/G1 Mini-Con Chapter|Tailgate/G1 Mini-Con Chapter}} | ||
===''Micromaster''=== | ===''Micromaster''=== | ||
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===''The Battlestars'' manga and story pages=== | ===''The Battlestars'' manga and story pages=== | ||
Years later, Spark and the rest of the Liner Team were recruited by [[Sky Garry ( | Years later, Spark 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 Sixliner.}} | {{note|None of the Liner Team ever actually show up as individuals, only as components of the combined robot Sixliner.}} | ||
=== | ===''Operation Combination''=== | ||
{{ | {{stub|{{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (story page)|''Operation Combination'' story pages}}}} | ||
{{note|None of the Liner Team ever actually show up as individuals, only as components of the combined robot Sixtrain.}} | |||
===Train Wars=== | |||
[[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''=== | ||
[[Image:ROC-toy Sixliner-Spark.jpg|right|thumb| | {{anchor|Return of Convoy}} | ||
[[Image:ROC-toy Sixliner-Spark.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]] | |||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Sixliner''' (Micromaster Sixteam, [[1991]])}}</ul> | |||
:*''ID number'': '''C-370''' | |||
: | : 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]], Spark transforms into a {{w|100 Series Shinkansen|100 Series Shinkansen}} locomotive. His rear socket-hitch allows him to connect end-to-end with any fellow train or combiner [[kibble]] weapon with a peg-hitch. | ||
: This mold was [[retool]]ed to make [[Desire]] and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Railspike (Universe)|Railspike]]. | : He can also form the chest of either of the train-team combiners, but his nominal placement is as the chest of [[Sixliner#Toys|Sixliner]] (he can also form the back of any combiner, but so can any other Micromaster, really). | ||
: He was only available in the complete Sixliner box set, along with this fellow Micromasters [[Alan (G1)#Toys|Alan]], [[D-Go#Toys|D-Go]], [[Joe (G1)#Toys|Joe]], [[Leaf#Toys|Leaf]], and [[Night#Toys|Night]]. | |||
: This mold was [[retool]]ed to make [[Desire#Toys|Desire]] and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Railspike (Universe)|Railspike]]. | |||
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Cybertron/Spark/spark.htm More information on Spark at TFU.info]'' | ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Cybertron/Spark/spark.htm More information on Spark at TFU.info]'' | ||
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/785/Generation+1/Spark.html Spark toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]'' | ::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/785/Generation+1/Spark.html Spark toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]'' | ||
{{-}} | |||
===''Micromaster''=== | |||
===Micromaster=== | [[Image:MC-toy Sixliner-Spark.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]] | ||
[[Image:MC-toy Sixliner-Spark.jpg|right|thumb| | <ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Spark''' (Micromaster, [[2002]])}}</ul> | ||
:*''ID number'': '''2''' | |||
:*''Accessories'': Sixliner right foot | |||
: Part of the first ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster]]'' assortment, Spark 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, Spark's deco has been altered with the removal of all sticker detailing, with a modified deco using paint. Spark loses the silver shins, plus his face is now silver instead of yellow (''booooo!''), but he gains a silver midriff application. In train mode, he's been much more extensively painted just like his teammates were, with all of his windows now painted black, extra blue paint on his undercarriage, and yellow headlamps. | ||
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/Spark/spark.htm More information on Spark at TFU.info]'' | ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/Spark/spark.htm More information on Spark at TFU.info]'' | ||
::*''[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/8481654a03096b1f?dmode=source&output=gplain Translation of Spark's ''Micromaster'' bio] by [[Doug Dlin]]'' | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* Spark, 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. | *Spark, 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. | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Legends Autobots]] | ||
[[Category:Micromaster Autobots]] | [[Category:Micromaster Autobots]] | ||
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]] | |||
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]] | [[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:29, 14 December 2023
| The name or term "Spark" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Spark (disambiguation). |
- Spark is an Autobot Micromaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Spark (スパーク Supāku) is the youngest of the Liner Team, and he acts it. Brash and impulsive, he tends to solve problems with action. He and Leaf complement each other's abilities and styles well in battle; Spark has the ability to manipulate water, and mixed with Leaf's wind-controlling skill, the two can plow through Decepticon formations easily.
Fiction
[edit]Legends comic
[edit]Spark was among the Cyberdroids who left Cybertron and came to Earth in search for Optimus Prime and the Matrix. A dimensional shockwave mutated them, altering their forms and enabling them to transform. Tailgate/G1 Mini-Con Chapter
Micromaster
[edit]Spark 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!!
After many battles with the Decepticon Micromasters, Spark and the others were joined by Multiforce, warriors that had stumbled through a dimensional rift. Spark was suspicious of the new arrivals, viewing their stealth modes as the kind of technology Decepticons would use. The Multiforce proved both their alliance and their usefulness by taking out both the Decepticon Sixbuilders and Berserker Sixwing. The Menace of Landcross's Combining Formation!
The Battlestars manga and story pages
[edit]Years later, Spark 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 Sixliner.
Operation Combination
[edit]
None of the Liner Team ever actually show up as individuals, only as components of the combined robot Sixtrain.
Train Wars
[edit]
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
[edit]Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers
[edit]
- 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, Spark transforms into a 100 Series Shinkansen locomotive. 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 the chest of either of the train-team combiners, but his nominal placement is as the chest of Sixliner (he can also form the back of any combiner, but so can any other Micromaster, really).
- He was only available in the complete Sixliner box set, along with this fellow Micromasters Alan, D-Go, Joe, Leaf, and Night.
Micromaster
[edit]
- Spark (Micromaster, 2002)
- ID number: 2
- Accessories: Sixliner right foot
- Part of the first The Transformers: Micromaster assortment, Spark 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, Spark's deco has been altered with the removal of all sticker detailing, with a modified deco using paint. Spark loses the silver shins, plus his face is now silver instead of yellow (booooo!), but he gains a silver midriff application. In train mode, he's been much more extensively painted just like his teammates were, with all of his windows now painted black, extra blue paint on his undercarriage, and yellow headlamps.
Notes
[edit]- Spark, 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.
