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:''The Creature from the Black Lagoon is an [[Earth]] robot from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | :''The Creature from the Black Lagoon is an [[Earth]] robot or an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | ||
[[image:GillmanTransformer01.jpg|thumb|right| | [[image:GillmanTransformer01.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Despite having no visible genitalia, he ''will'' make off with your women.]] | ||
The '''Creature from the Black Lagoon''' is a monstrous transforming robot who probably lives in a black lagoon somewhere. He transforms into a giant coelacanth. Some know him as the '''Gill-man'''. | The '''Creature from the Black Lagoon''' is a monstrous transforming robot who probably lives in a black lagoon somewhere. He transforms into a giant coelacanth. Some know him as the '''Gill-man'''. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===Ask Vector Prime=== | ===Ask Vector Prime=== | ||
When asked why Transformers based on the Creature from the Black Lagoon and other classic monsters exist, [[Vector Prime]] replied that they were seen as fearsome and potent alternate forms. Evidently, robot-Gill-man is actually the alternate form of an unknown Cybertronian, not the real Gill-man. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime/Facebook | When asked why Transformers based on the Creature from the Black Lagoon and other classic monsters exist, [[Vector Prime]] replied that they were seen as fearsome and potent alternate forms. Evidently, robot-Gill-man is actually the alternate form of an unknown Cybertronian, not the real Gill-man. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#June 10, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/10}} | ||
===IDW | ===2005 IDW continuity=== | ||
The "Creature" was one of many [[Autobot]]s at [[Grindcore (prison)|Grindcore]] prison. He was executed with many other Autobot prisoners in a smelting chamber falsely claimed by the [[Tarn ( | The "Creature" was one of many [[Autobot]]s at [[Grindcore (prison)|Grindcore]] prison. He was executed with many other Autobot prisoners in a smelting chamber falsely claimed by the [[Tarn (G1)|commandant]] to be a teleporting platform. {{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}} | ||
==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===Generation 1=== | ===Generation 1=== | ||
A transforming Creature from the Black Lagoon toy was proposed in the 1980s to be part of a "[[Vintage Horror Movie Series]]". The series never made it past production art, unfortunately, though said art could be found in the Deluxe edition of ''[[Transformers Generations]]''. | A transforming Creature from the Black Lagoon toy was proposed in the 1980s to be part of a "[[Vintage Horror Movie Series]]". The series never made it past production art, unfortunately, though said art could be found in the Deluxe edition of ''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]''. | ||
{{canceledtoy}} | {{canceledtoy}} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*The Creature's alternate mode appears as a [[mechanimal]] in the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' story "[[Not All Megatrons]]". | |||
===Foreign names=== | ===Foreign names=== | ||
:'''Japanese | :'''Japanese''': 大アマゾンの半魚人 (''Dai Amazon no Hangyojin'', "Merman from the Great Amazon") | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* | *{{w|Gill-man|Gill-man at Wikipedia}} | ||
[[Category:Animals]] | [[Category:Animals]] | ||
[[Category:Generation 1 Transformers]] | [[Category:Generation 1 Transformers]] | ||
[[Category:IDW | [[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]] | ||
[[Category:Monsters]] | [[Category:Universal Monsters]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:34, 28 March 2024
- The Creature from the Black Lagoon is an Earth robot or an Autobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.
The Creature from the Black Lagoon is a monstrous transforming robot who probably lives in a black lagoon somewhere. He transforms into a giant coelacanth. Some know him as the Gill-man.
Fiction
[edit]Ask Vector Prime
[edit]When asked why Transformers based on the Creature from the Black Lagoon and other classic monsters exist, Vector Prime replied that they were seen as fearsome and potent alternate forms. Evidently, robot-Gill-man is actually the alternate form of an unknown Cybertronian, not the real Gill-man. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/10
2005 IDW continuity
[edit]The "Creature" was one of many Autobots at Grindcore prison. He was executed with many other Autobot prisoners in a smelting chamber falsely claimed by the commandant to be a teleporting platform. Speak, Memory! (Part 2)
Toys
[edit]Generation 1
[edit]A transforming Creature from the Black Lagoon toy was proposed in the 1980s to be part of a "Vintage Horror Movie Series". The series never made it past production art, unfortunately, though said art could be found in the Deluxe edition of Transformers Generations.
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Notes
[edit]- The Creature's alternate mode appears as a mechanimal in the Beast Wars: Uprising story "Not All Megatrons".
Foreign names
[edit]- Japanese: 大アマゾンの半魚人 (Dai Amazon no Hangyojin, "Merman from the Great Amazon")
