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{{factions|decepticon}}
{{factions|decepticon|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the Decepticon Micromaster|the Autobot Micromaster from ''Zone''|Road Hugger (Zone)}}
{{disambig2|the Decepticon Micromaster|the Autobot Micromaster from ''Zone''|Road Hugger (Zone)}}
:''Road Hugger is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
:''Road Hugger is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
 
[[File:RoadHuggerBoxart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Finally. My elbow!"]]
[[File:RoadHuggerBoxart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Holy cow! Someone bit my elbow off!"]]
Even by Micromaster standards, '''Road Hugger''' is brash, defiant, and contemptuous of authority. His intelligence and bravery make him [[Blackjack (G1)|Blackjack]]'s most valued operative in the [[Sports Car Patrol]], but his willingness to follow orders can't be relied on. Despite this, and his disdain for Blackjack's intricate plans and excessive caution, they work well together.
Even by Micromaster standards, '''Road Hugger''' is brash, defiant, and contemptuous of authority. His intelligence and bravery make him [[Blackjack]]'s most valued operative in the [[Sports Car Patrol]], but his willingness to follow orders can't be relied on. Despite this, and his disdain for Blackjack's intricate plans and excessive caution, they work well together.


==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
While most of Transformer-kind believed [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] to be deceased, the [[Sports Car Patrol]] worked in secret to help him regain control of the [[Decepticon]]s. Using forged [[Autobot]] insignia, the four Micromasters infiltrated the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and lured [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with promises of advanced medical equipment to aid him in restoring his fallen comrades to life. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}} In reality, Ratchet was needed to assist in the recreation of Megatron's most lethal lieutenant, [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]. Road Hugger and his teammates continued to serve Megatron as muscle until Megatron's plans and his fortress came crashing down around him, thanks to Ratchet's trickery.
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Generic decepticon 3 marvel uk 230.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8]]
''After studying the captive Autobot [[Battle Patrol]], [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] and his scientists managed to replicate [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]]'s Micromaster process and create a new era of Decepticon Micromasters, including Road Hugger and his cohorts.'' {{storylink|A Small War!}}
[[File:Sportscarpatrol-backfromthedead.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8]]
While most of [[Transformer]]kind believed [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] to be deceased, the [[Sports Car Patrol]] worked in secret to help him regain control of the [[Decepticon]]s. Using forged [[Autobot]] [[insignia]], the four Micromasters infiltrated the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and lured [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with promises of advanced medical equipment to aid him in restoring his fallen comrades to life. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}} In reality, Ratchet was needed to assist in the recreation of Megatron's most lethal lieutenant, [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]. Road Hugger openly mocked Ratchet's dismay over the situation, gloating on how his team had so thoroughly tricked the Autobot. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}}
 
[[File:Sports car patrol all the familiar faces.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
Soon after, Megatron declared the Decepticons' moment of triumph imminent. With Starscream fully repaired and upgraded into a mindless weapon of mass destruction, Megatron invited the Sports Car Patrol to join him in watching the Ark's destruction after they had disassembled Ratchet's lab. But Ratchet had been hatching a plot of his own, and caused a terminal in the lab to overload, catching Road Hugger and the other Micromasters in its explosion. The Autobot then reactivated his buddies ([[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]]), and sicced them on Megatron and his minions. {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}} The Race Car Patrol swarmed Jazz, the battle going in their favor until Ratchet informed his teammate of his new capabilities as a Pretender. Once the Autobot managed to get the hang of remote-controlling his shell, Road Hugger's group began losing ground. Megatron was still more than capable of dealing with the Autobots however, and pitched all three of the new Pretenders outside, ordering his minions after them while he chased down Ratchet through his base's corridors. But despite their superior numbers, Road Hugger and the others were defeated just as Ratchet managed to teleport several explosives within the base. From a distance, both sides witnessed the building go up in flames, seemingly signaling the end of both Ratchet and Megatron. {{storylink|Skin Deep}}


{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}} {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}} {{storylink|Skin Deep}}}}
''Road Hugger went to the Transformers' [[Christmas]] party in [[1989]], where he somehow got himself entangled in the tree.'' {{storylink|:File:MarvelUK-250.jpg|''The Transformers'' #250 cover}}


====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 7|New York — A City Sinking in Terror}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 16|Transforming Robots in Action: The Case of Optimus Prime}}}}
Road Hugger and the Sports Car Patrol arrived on Earth and were part of a huge battle between the Autobots and Decepticons...apparently, as Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 7|New York — A City Sinking in Terror}}
 
When Optimus Prime was kidnapped by the Decepticons, the Sports Car Patrol captured a Decepticon Targetmaster and pumped him for information. They learned that Shockwave was holding Prime hostage on the moon! {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 16|Transforming Robots in Action: The Case of Optimus Prime}}


===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Roadhugger mm2.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Pimp your Hide]]
[[File:Roadhugger mm2.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Pimp your Hide]]
Road Hugger performed some painful detail work on his fellow Micromaster [[Mudslinger (G1)|Mudslinger]] in [[The Burn Outs|a neutral bar]] in [[Little Iacon]] as the Autobot [[Hot Rod Patrol]] arrived in the establishment, and witnessed their subsequent confrontation with the [[Race Track Patrol]]. {{storylink|The Gray Race}}
Road Hugger performed some painful detail work ([[:File:Blentron red.png|the specifics of which]] came to him in a dream after overindulging on high-grade energon)<ref>[[Victims of the Revolution|''Micromasters'' #4]] letters page</ref> on his fellow Micromaster [[Mudslinger (G1)|Mudslinger]] in [[The Burn Outs|a neutral bar]] in [[Little Iacon]] as the Autobot [[Hot Rod Patrol]] arrived in the establishment, and witnessed their subsequent confrontation with the [[Race Track Patrol]]. {{storylink|The Gray Race}}


After [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] lost a race with [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]], Road Hugger tried to pick a fight with the defeated Autobot, but was captured by [[Chop Shop (G1)|Chop Shop]], who was searching for the Race Track Patrol. [[Venom (G1)|Venom]] convinced the reluctant [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] to toss him back. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}
After [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] lost a race with [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]], Road Hugger tried to pick a fight with the defeated Autobot, but was captured by [[Chop Shop (G1)|Chop Shop]], who was searching for the Race Track Patrol. [[Venom (G1)|Venom]] convinced the reluctant [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] to toss him back. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}
{{--}}


{{note|Road Hugger appears to be tattooing the [[Blendtron]] symbol on Mudslinger's arm. The letters page in [[Victims of the Revolution]] explained that it came to Road Hugger in a dream after overindulging on high-grade energon.}}
===2005 IDW continuity===
 
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:Spotlight Nightbeat Road Hugger.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2]]
[[File:Spotlight Nightbeat Road Hugger.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2]]
On behalf of a mysterious benefactor, Road Hugger and the rest of the Sports Car Patrol ambushed [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] in a bizarre underground chamber on [[Gorlam Prime]]. After a brief chase, they led him into a dead end, allowing their master to capture him. {{storylink|Spotlight: Nightbeat}} When Nightbeat returned, with [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] in tow, Road Hugger was amongst the denizens of Gorlam Prime that attempted to repel the pair. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}
On behalf of a mysterious benefactor, Road Hugger and the rest of the Sports Car Patrol ambushed [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] in a bizarre underground chamber on [[Gorlam Prime]]. After a brief chase, they led him into a dead end, allowing their master to capture him. {{storylink|Spotlight: Nightbeat}} When Nightbeat returned, with [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] in tow, Road Hugger was amongst the denizens of Gorlam Prime that attempted to repel the pair. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}
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==Toys==
==Toys==
===Generation 1===
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy RoadHugger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|If you frequent The Allspark, my name is hilarious.]]
[[File:G1-toy RoadHugger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|If you frequent The Allspark, my name is hilarious.]]
*'''Sports Car Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, 1989)
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Sports Car Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, [[1989]])}}</ul>


: Road Hugger transforms into a Ferrari 408 Integrale concept car. He was only available in a four-pack with his teammates [[Detour (G1)|Detour]], [[Hyperdrive (Micromaster)|Hyperdrive]], and [[Blackjack]]. Road Hugger is [[gang-molding|gang-molded]] with his teammate Blackjack and they share plastic colors.
: Released in the sixth year of the ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (fifth year in the European line), Road Hugger transforms into a Ferrari 408 Integrale concept car.


: This mold was also used to make the other [[Road Hugger (Zone)|Road Hugger]].
: He was only available in the Sports Car Patrol four-pack, released in the second wave of Micromaster Patrols, with his teammates [[Blackjack (G1)#Toys|Blackjack]], [[Detour (G1)#Toys|Detour]], [[Hyperdrive (Micromaster)#Toys|Hyperdrive]]. Road Hugger is [[gang-molding|gang-molded]] with his teammate Blackjack, so they share plastic colors.
 
: This mold was also used to make the other [[Road Hugger (Zone)#Toys|Road Hugger]].


::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/RoadHugger/roadhugger.htm More information on Road Hugger at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/RoadHugger/roadhugger.htm More information on Road Hugger at TFU.info]''
{{--}}
{{-}}
 
==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W3RaiderRoadHugger.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Raider Road Hugger, Infantry-Tactics''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T35/T48'''
**''Stars: ''5
 
:Raider Road Hugger, Infantry-Tactics is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege I. In order to represent Road Hugger's size as a [[Micromaster]], Raider Road Hugger, Infantry-Tactics is the size of a battle card, about half the size of a normal character card.
 
:Raider Road Hugger, Infantry-Tactics features original artwork, with line-art by [[Dan Khanna]] and colors by [[Volta]].
 
{{-}}
 
*'''Raider Road Hugger, Infantry-Tactics''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3P'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''P10/2019'''
**''Stars: ''5
:A reprint of '''Raider Road Hugger, Infantry-Tactics''' was made available as an in-store play promo card for the release of Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II. The card is identical to the original release, printed with gold-foil on the Robot Mode side.
{{-}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
*According to Hasbro designer [[Joe Kyde]]'s [http://web.archive.org/web/20080304010643/http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/default.cfm?page=News/Item&newsID=5716B133-D56F-E112-46403859800D7A16 design notes on Hasbro's Transformers website], [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 ''Transformers'']] [[Jolt (Movie)|Jolt]] was originally made with a darker purple deco as a Road Hugger homage. The name could not be secured, so he got to be a [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]] [[Laser Rod]] [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]] homage too. Subsequently, all fiction has referred to that toy as Dead End.
===Foreign names===
===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Embrasio''' (Canada)
*''French:'' '''Embrasio''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Rebus'''
*''Italian:'' '''Rebus'''
==References==
{{reflist}}


[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformers]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]

Latest revision as of 19:39, 13 February 2026

This article is about the Decepticon Micromaster. For the Autobot Micromaster from Zone, see Road Hugger (Zone).
Road Hugger is a Decepticon Micromaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.
"Finally. My elbow!"

Even by Micromaster standards, Road Hugger is brash, defiant, and contemptuous of authority. His intelligence and bravery make him Blackjack's most valued operative in the Sports Car Patrol, but his willingness to follow orders can't be relied on. Despite this, and his disdain for Blackjack's intricate plans and excessive caution, they work well together.

Fiction

[edit]

Marvel Comics continuity

[edit]

Marvel The Transformers comics

[edit]
Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.

After studying the captive Autobot Battle Patrol, Thunderwing and his scientists managed to replicate Emirate Xaaron's Micromaster process and create a new era of Decepticon Micromasters, including Road Hugger and his cohorts. A Small War!

While most of Transformerkind believed Megatron to be deceased, the Sports Car Patrol worked in secret to help him regain control of the Decepticons. Using forged Autobot insignia, the four Micromasters infiltrated the Ark and lured Ratchet to Cybertron with promises of advanced medical equipment to aid him in restoring his fallen comrades to life. Back from the Dead In reality, Ratchet was needed to assist in the recreation of Megatron's most lethal lieutenant, Starscream. Road Hugger openly mocked Ratchet's dismay over the situation, gloating on how his team had so thoroughly tricked the Autobot. The Resurrection Gambit!

Soon after, Megatron declared the Decepticons' moment of triumph imminent. With Starscream fully repaired and upgraded into a mindless weapon of mass destruction, Megatron invited the Sports Car Patrol to join him in watching the Ark's destruction after they had disassembled Ratchet's lab. But Ratchet had been hatching a plot of his own, and caused a terminal in the lab to overload, catching Road Hugger and the other Micromasters in its explosion. The Autobot then reactivated his buddies (Jazz, Grimlock, and Bumblebee), and sicced them on Megatron and his minions. All the Familiar Faces! The Race Car Patrol swarmed Jazz, the battle going in their favor until Ratchet informed his teammate of his new capabilities as a Pretender. Once the Autobot managed to get the hang of remote-controlling his shell, Road Hugger's group began losing ground. Megatron was still more than capable of dealing with the Autobots however, and pitched all three of the new Pretenders outside, ordering his minions after them while he chased down Ratchet through his base's corridors. But despite their superior numbers, Road Hugger and the others were defeated just as Ratchet managed to teleport several explosives within the base. From a distance, both sides witnessed the building go up in flames, seemingly signaling the end of both Ratchet and Megatron. Skin Deep

Road Hugger went to the Transformers' Christmas party in 1989, where he somehow got himself entangled in the tree. The Transformers #250 cover

Transformers Comic-Magazin

[edit]

Road Hugger and the Sports Car Patrol arrived on Earth and were part of a huge battle between the Autobots and Decepticons...apparently, as Autobots. New York — A City Sinking in Terror

When Optimus Prime was kidnapped by the Decepticons, the Sports Car Patrol captured a Decepticon Targetmaster and pumped him for information. They learned that Shockwave was holding Prime hostage on the moon! Transforming Robots in Action: The Case of Optimus Prime

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

[edit]
Pimp your Hide

Road Hugger performed some painful detail work (the specifics of which came to him in a dream after overindulging on high-grade energon)[1] on his fellow Micromaster Mudslinger in a neutral bar in Little Iacon as the Autobot Hot Rod Patrol arrived in the establishment, and witnessed their subsequent confrontation with the Race Track Patrol. The Gray Race

After Big Daddy lost a race with Roadhandler, Road Hugger tried to pick a fight with the defeated Autobot, but was captured by Chop Shop, who was searching for the Race Track Patrol. Venom convinced the reluctant Insecticon to toss him back. Recipe for Hate

2005 IDW continuity

[edit]

On behalf of a mysterious benefactor, Road Hugger and the rest of the Sports Car Patrol ambushed Nightbeat in a bizarre underground chamber on Gorlam Prime. After a brief chase, they led him into a dead end, allowing their master to capture him. Spotlight: Nightbeat When Nightbeat returned, with Hardhead in tow, Road Hugger was amongst the denizens of Gorlam Prime that attempted to repel the pair. Spotlight: Hardhead

Commercial appearances

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  • Bumblebee and Jazz managed to "capture" the Thunder Arrow and the Attack Copter, and hauled them within an Autobot base. Little did they know, Road Hugger was among a group of Micromaster Decepticons concealed within the nabbed vehicles! Under the leadership of Skystalker, the Micromasters transformed the vehicles into mini-bases and launched a surprise attack! Micromaster micro bases commercial

Toys

[edit]

The Transformers

[edit]
If you frequent The Allspark, my name is hilarious.
  • Sports Car Patrol (Micromaster Patrol, 1989)
Released in the sixth year of the The Transformers toyline (fifth year in the European line), Road Hugger transforms into a Ferrari 408 Integrale concept car.
He was only available in the Sports Car Patrol four-pack, released in the second wave of Micromaster Patrols, with his teammates Blackjack, Detour, Hyperdrive. Road Hugger is gang-molded with his teammate Blackjack, so they share plastic colors.
This mold was also used to make the other Road Hugger.


Merchandise

[edit]

Transformers Trading Card Game

[edit]
  • Raider Road Hugger, Infantry-Tactics (2019)
    • Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I
    • Rarity: CT
    • Card Number: T35/T48
    • Stars: 5
Raider Road Hugger, Infantry-Tactics is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the Transformers Trading Card Game, War for Cybertron: Siege I. In order to represent Road Hugger's size as a Micromaster, Raider Road Hugger, Infantry-Tactics is the size of a battle card, about half the size of a normal character card.
Raider Road Hugger, Infantry-Tactics features original artwork, with line-art by Dan Khanna and colors by Volta.


  • Raider Road Hugger, Infantry-Tactics (2019)
    • Wave 3P
    • Rarity: CT
    • Card Number: P10/2019
    • Stars: 5
A reprint of Raider Road Hugger, Infantry-Tactics was made available as an in-store play promo card for the release of Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II. The card is identical to the original release, printed with gold-foil on the Robot Mode side.


Notes

[edit]

Foreign names

[edit]
  • French: Embrasio (Canada)
  • Italian: Rebus

References

[edit]
  1. ↑ Micromasters #4 letters page
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