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{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Autobot|the Aligned Rescue Bot|Medix (RB)}} | {{disambig2|the Generation 1 Autobot|the Aligned Rescue Bot|Medix (RB)}} | ||
:''Medix is | :''Medix is an [[Autobot]] [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
[[File:Legacy Medix BoxArt.jpeg|upright=1.4|thumb| Oh, you needed medics ''plural!'' I thought you wanted me to come alone…]] | |||
The newest member of the Protectobots, '''Medix''' is dedicated to his job as a first responder. A field medic in only the most basic sense of the word, his main goal on the battlefield is to keep his critically wounded patients online and stable until someone like [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] or [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] can take a look at them. It's messy, sometimes ugly, work, which leaves Medix emotionally distant from the rest of the Autobots, and even his fellow Protectobots. Perhaps as a result of his grim line of work, he's cultivated a very dry sense of humor. | The newest member of the Protectobots, '''Medix''' is dedicated to his job as a first responder. A field medic in only the most basic sense of the word, his main goal on the battlefield is to keep his critically wounded patients online and stable until someone like [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] or [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] can take a look at them. It's messy, sometimes ugly, work, which leaves Medix emotionally distant from the rest of the Autobots, and even his fellow Protectobots. Perhaps as a result of his grim line of work, he's cultivated a very dry sense of humor. | ||
As a standby Protectobot, Medix can combine with his teammates into [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], replacing any teammate too injured to combine. That said, his inexperience with the combination process leaves Defensor glitchier than normal. | As a standby Protectobot, Medix can combine with his teammates into [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], replacing any teammate too injured to combine. That said, his inexperience with the combination process leaves Defensor glitchier than normal. This probably also affects [[Modulus]], of whom Medix is also a component. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
=== | ===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material=== | ||
With a growing number of combiners serving in the Autobot military, Autobot commanders recognized that the giants came with several drawbacks, chief among them their inability to function if a teammate was | With a growing number of combiners serving in the Autobot military, Autobot commanders recognized that the giants came with several drawbacks, chief among them their inability to function if a teammate was incapacitated. The [[Protectobot (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Protectobots]] thus inducted Medix as the ninth member of their team, following on from [[Rook (CW)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Rook]], [[Skyfeather]], and [[Heatrock]]. {{storylink|#Toys|Customization class Medix bio}} | ||
Serving on Earth, {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Protectobot Blades' bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Protectobot Streetwise's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Protectobot First Aid's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Protectobot Rook's bio}} the protection of humanity - not just from Cybertronian threats, but from ''all'' sources of danger - {{storylink|Hot Spot (G1)#Combiner Wars|Protectobot Hot Spot's bio}} was the team's highest priority. {{storylink|Medix (G1)#Toys|Customization class Medix bio}} | |||
===''Of Masters and Mayhem''=== | |||
Medix worked with [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] to create Stealth Tech for [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak's]] new body. {{storylink|Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Combiner_Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Bluestreak bio}} {{storylink|Lively Pursuit}} | |||
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==Games== | |||
===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''=== | |||
Medix was a substitute Protectobot. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}} | |||
==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
=== | ===''Combiner Wars''=== | ||
[[File:BotCon2016toy-Medix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|If he's having a bad day, he can be a bit of a medick.]] | |||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Medix''' (BotCon 2016 customization class)}}</ul> | |||
:*''Accessories'': Combiner hand/foot, axe | |||
:Exclusive to [[BotCon 2016]]'s customization class, ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Medix is a redeco of ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe Class [[First Aid (G1)#Generations|First Aid]]. Like all ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe toys, he can become an arm or a leg for any compatible Voyager Class figure (including ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' figures) or into one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs, though he is intended to become part of [[Modulus]] (or as a backup component of [[Defensor (G1)#Generations|Defensor]]). | |||
:Class participants were given four deco options for the [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#BotCon2016|Ratchet]] head ([[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel G1]], [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon G1]], [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|G2]], and [[Ratchet (SG)#Generations|''Shattered Glass'' Ratchet]]) and a fifth deco option for the automatically-included-in-the-sprues First Aid head as Medix. Four sticker sheets were available, but class participants were only allowed a G1 sticker sheet and one other of their choice. | |||
:Class participants who finished creating their toy in-class were given an exclusive [[Enigma of Combination#Toys|Enigma of Combination]] accessory that can be either held by Ratchet/Medix or fit into [[Ultra Prime#Generations|Ultra Prime]] or [[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Generations|Optimus Maximus]]'s chest. Unpainted/unstickered versions of Ratchet with the Ratchet head were offered for sale at the convention to regular attendees. | |||
:Class participants who finished creating their toy in-class were given an exclusive [[Enigma of Combination]] accessory that can be either held by Ratchet/Medix or fit into [[Ultra Prime]] or [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]]'s chest. | |||
{{CWOffroadMold}} | {{CWOffroadMold}} | ||
{{-}} | {{--}} | ||
===''Legacy''=== | |||
[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Medix.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I feel like a million Deutschmarks!]] | |||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Medix''' (Deluxe Class, [[2023]])}}</ul> | |||
:*''Accessories'': 2 Blasters, vehicle grill/gun, smaller gun, lightbar | |||
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C2gbilKM7SF/ Design notes on ''Legacy'' Medix] from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] on Instagram</ref> | |||
: Released as a ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' Deluxe, Autobot Medix is a redeco of ''Legacy'' [[Crankcase (G1)#Legacy|Crankcase]] (itself a retool of the same line's [[Skids (G1)#Legacy|Skids]]) with [[Burn Out (Diaclone)#Legacy|Burn Out]]'s head (giving the car a very sunken in hood), transforming into an emergency vehicle-ish offroad car. In addition to the mold's standard weaponry, he includes recolors of [[Elita One (G1)#Legacy|Elita-1]]'s blasters and the lightbar from [[Minerva (G1 robot)#Legacy|Minerva]]. As with Crankcase, Medix can transform with the vehicle grill/blaster on. | |||
:Before the toy was even unveiled by Hasbro, Medix was indirectly revealed from [https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/first-look-at-legacy-evolution-medix-box-art/47592/ a customer's order of ''Legacy'' Crosscut], where the latter was mispackaged in Medix's box. | |||
:Medix was first sighted at Malaysian [[Toys"R"Us]] stores, then later sighted at various GameStop stores in [[Canada]]. The figure is a [[Walgreens]] exclusive in the United States, with limited quantities available from [[Hasbro Pulse]]. | |||
:Stock photos show off the "[[Evo-Fusion]]" gimmick of the toyline by sticking all four of his blasters together to create a large, unwieldy-looking weapon. This combination of weapons is not detailed in his instructions, but ''can'' also be seen in a product shot on the back of his packaging. | |||
::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C2gbilKM7SF/ Designer commentary on ''Legacy'' Medix from Mark Maher on Instagram]'' | |||
{{LegacySkidsMold}} | |||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* Medix is based on the [[Medix (RB)|''Rescue Bots'']] | * Medix is based on the [[Medix (RB)|''Rescue Bots'' character]] of the same name, with his deco taken from the character's [[Playskool Heroes|Playskool ''Heroes'']] toy. | ||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Combiner Wars]] | [[Category:Combiner Wars Autobots]] | ||
[[Category:Combiners]] | [[Category:Combiners]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Convention-original characters]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Customization class toys]] | ||
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]] | [[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]] | ||
[[Category:Legacy Autobots]] | |||
[[Category:Medics]] | [[Category:Medics]] | ||
[[Category:Protectobots]] | [[Category:Protectobots]] | ||
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Autobots]] | |||
[[Category:Walgreens exclusives]] | |||
Latest revision as of 19:44, 28 June 2025
| This article is about the Generation 1 Autobot. For the Aligned Rescue Bot, see Medix (RB). |
- Medix is an Autobot Protectobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.
The newest member of the Protectobots, Medix is dedicated to his job as a first responder. A field medic in only the most basic sense of the word, his main goal on the battlefield is to keep his critically wounded patients online and stable until someone like Ratchet or First Aid can take a look at them. It's messy, sometimes ugly, work, which leaves Medix emotionally distant from the rest of the Autobots, and even his fellow Protectobots. Perhaps as a result of his grim line of work, he's cultivated a very dry sense of humor.
As a standby Protectobot, Medix can combine with his teammates into Defensor, replacing any teammate too injured to combine. That said, his inexperience with the combination process leaves Defensor glitchier than normal. This probably also affects Modulus, of whom Medix is also a component.
Fiction
[edit]Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material
[edit]With a growing number of combiners serving in the Autobot military, Autobot commanders recognized that the giants came with several drawbacks, chief among them their inability to function if a teammate was incapacitated. The Protectobots thus inducted Medix as the ninth member of their team, following on from Rook, Skyfeather, and Heatrock. Customization class Medix bio
Serving on Earth, Protectobot Blades' bioProtectobot Streetwise's bioProtectobot First Aid's bioProtectobot Rook's bio the protection of humanity - not just from Cybertronian threats, but from all sources of danger - Protectobot Hot Spot's bio was the team's highest priority. Customization class Medix bio
Of Masters and Mayhem
[edit]Medix worked with Ratchet and Mirage to create Stealth Tech for Bluestreak's new body. Combiner Wars Bluestreak bio Lively Pursuit
Games
[edit]Transformers Roleplaying Game
[edit]Medix was a substitute Protectobot. The Enigma of Combination
Toys
[edit]Combiner Wars
[edit]
- Medix (BotCon 2016 customization class)
- Accessories: Combiner hand/foot, axe
- Exclusive to BotCon 2016's customization class, Combiner Wars Medix is a redeco of Combiner Wars Deluxe Class First Aid. Like all Combiner Wars Deluxe toys, he can become an arm or a leg for any compatible Voyager Class figure (including Unite Warriors figures) or into one of Legends Godbomber's legs, though he is intended to become part of Modulus (or as a backup component of Defensor).
- Class participants were given four deco options for the Ratchet head (Marvel G1, cartoon G1, G2, and Shattered Glass Ratchet) and a fifth deco option for the automatically-included-in-the-sprues First Aid head as Medix. Four sticker sheets were available, but class participants were only allowed a G1 sticker sheet and one other of their choice.
- Class participants who finished creating their toy in-class were given an exclusive Enigma of Combination accessory that can be either held by Ratchet/Medix or fit into Ultra Prime or Optimus Maximus's chest. Unpainted/unstickered versions of Ratchet with the Ratchet head were offered for sale at the convention to regular attendees.
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Legacy
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- Autobot Medix (Deluxe Class, 2023)
- Accessories: 2 Blasters, vehicle grill/gun, smaller gun, lightbar
- Known designers: Mark Maher (Hasbro), Shuhei Umezu (TakaraTomy)[1]
- Released as a Legacy: Evolution Deluxe, Autobot Medix is a redeco of Legacy Crankcase (itself a retool of the same line's Skids) with Burn Out's head (giving the car a very sunken in hood), transforming into an emergency vehicle-ish offroad car. In addition to the mold's standard weaponry, he includes recolors of Elita-1's blasters and the lightbar from Minerva. As with Crankcase, Medix can transform with the vehicle grill/blaster on.
- Before the toy was even unveiled by Hasbro, Medix was indirectly revealed from a customer's order of Legacy Crosscut, where the latter was mispackaged in Medix's box.
- Medix was first sighted at Malaysian Toys"R"Us stores, then later sighted at various GameStop stores in Canada. The figure is a Walgreens exclusive in the United States, with limited quantities available from Hasbro Pulse.
- Stock photos show off the "Evo-Fusion" gimmick of the toyline by sticking all four of his blasters together to create a large, unwieldy-looking weapon. This combination of weapons is not detailed in his instructions, but can also be seen in a product shot on the back of his packaging.
| Legacy mold: Skids | ||
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Version 1:
Version 2:
Version 3:
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Notes
[edit]- Medix is based on the Rescue Bots character of the same name, with his deco taken from the character's Playskool Heroes toy.
References
[edit]- ↑ Design notes on Legacy Medix from Hasbro designer Mark Maher on Instagram
