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:''King Atlas is a [[Combatron (planet)|Combatron]]ian [[Autobot]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy | |||
:''King Atlas is a [[Combatron (planet)|Combatron]]ian [[Autobot]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]] (via the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|2003 Universe series]]).'' | |||
[[File:KingAtlas-card.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Not in a gay way, but in a manly, Viking kinda way.]] | [[File:KingAtlas-card.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Not in a gay way, but in a manly, Viking kinda way.]] | ||
'''King Atlas''' is a colossal Autobot, once the commander of the army of [[Combatron (planet)|Combatron]], who now fights alongside [[Optimus Primal]] against the hordes of [[Unicron]]. | '''King Atlas''' is a colossal Autobot, once the commander of the army of [[Combatron (planet)|Combatron]], who now fights alongside [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] against the hordes of [[Unicron]]. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
=== | ===3H and Fun Publications comics=== | ||
King Atlas was the commander of the Transformer army based on the planet Combatron, stationed as part of the efforts to construct a galaxy-wide [[space bridge|Space Bridge]]. Long ago, he [[Unicron|inexplicably vanished]], and the result was an endless planetary civil war all across Combatron. {{storylink|Force of Habit}} | King Atlas was the commander of the Transformer army based on the planet Combatron, stationed as part of the efforts to construct a galaxy-wide [[space bridge|Space Bridge]]. Long ago, he [[Unicron|inexplicably vanished]], and the result was an endless planetary civil war all across Combatron. {{storylink|Force of Habit}} | ||
[[File:TFUjailbreak.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|These walls suddenly cannot contain me!]] | [[File:TFUjailbreak.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|These walls suddenly cannot contain me!]] | ||
When [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Silverbolt ( | When [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] cut the security systems that kept Unicron's prisoners in their cells, King Atlas was part of the swarm of Cybertronians who made their escape. {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}} Following his escape he joined [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] and the [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]] in battling Unicron's minions in what would become known as the [[Universe War]]. {{storylink|Homecoming (Universe)|Homecoming}} | ||
King Atlas would later team up with [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] to set up an underground network to free Unicron's captives from the [[Cauldron]]. {{storylink|Homecoming (Universe)|''Universe'' Depth Charge profile}} | King Atlas would later team up with [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] to set up an underground network to free Unicron's captives from the [[Cauldron]]. {{storylink|Homecoming (Universe)|''Universe'' Depth Charge profile}} | ||
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[[File:Optimusprimaluniverseend.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|You're carrying me? Who's carrying you?!]] | [[File:Optimusprimaluniverseend.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|You're carrying me? Who's carrying you?!]] | ||
At what would be the end of the Universe conflict, Optimus Primal led his Children of Primus against the [[Minion of Unicron|Minions of Unicron]] within Unicron himself. Unicron began [[Unicron Singularity|falling apart beneath them]], and so King Atlas and the others were forced to escape. King Atlas grabbed [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]], intending to carry them to safety through a dimensional portal presumably leading back to Primal's technorganic Cybertron. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}} | At what would be the end of the Universe conflict, Optimus Primal led his Children of Primus against the [[Minion of Unicron (Universe)|Minions of Unicron]] within Unicron himself. Unicron began [[Unicron Singularity|falling apart beneath them]], and so King Atlas and the others were forced to escape. King Atlas grabbed [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]], intending to carry them to safety through a dimensional portal presumably leading back to Primal's technorganic Cybertron. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}} | ||
King Atlas and [[Sentinel Maximus]] later replaced [[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] and [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]] as [[Matrix Templar]]s. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/18}} | King Atlas and [[Sentinel Maximus]] later replaced [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]] as [[Matrix Templar]]s. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/18}} | ||
===Ask Vector Prime=== | ===Ask Vector Prime=== | ||
In [[Aurex 1104.30-JM Zeta]], it was [[Whirl (Universe)|Whirl]] rather than King Atlas who was abducted by Unicron to fight in the Cauldron. Thus, King Atlas survived to the present day to lead his forces in aid of the Autobots during the hunt for the [[Omega Lock]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/23}} | In [[Aurex 1104.30-JM Zeta]], it was [[Whirl (Universe)|Whirl]] rather than King Atlas who was abducted by Unicron to fight in the Cauldron. Thus, King Atlas survived to the present day to lead his forces in aid of the Autobots during the hunt for the [[Omega Lock]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/23}} | ||
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==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===Universe (2003)=== | ===''Universe'' (2003)=== | ||
[[ | [[File:Uni03-toy KingAtlas.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|In Rand McNally, they wear hats on their feet and hamburgers eat people.]] | ||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''King Atlas''' (Ultra, [[2004]])}}</ul> | |||
**''Accessories | :*''Takara release date'': May ??, 2004 | ||
:*''Accessories'': 6 missiles | |||
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}} | |||
: Part of "wave 2.5" of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)| Universe]]'' Ultras (functionally wave 4), King Atlas is a [[redeco]] of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] Decepticon [[Predator (subgroup)|Predator]] [[Skyquake (G1)#Toys|Skyquake]] in a rather [[Star Wars (franchise)|''Star-Wars''-y]] deco complete with dirt-wash "wear" paint, transforming into a pretty much made-up jet based (loosely) on the [[Wikipedia:SR-71 Blackbird|Blackbird recon plane]]. Like the other U.S. release of this mold, ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Starscream]], it lacks the original spring-loaded missile launcher hand-weapon due to there being no way in hell it would pass U.S. [[For safety reasons|safety testing]]. It does retain the "carpet bombing" gimmick in its wings, plus the light-pipe and "periscope" gimmicks. | |||
: His [[stock photography]] has the [[:File:Universe KingAtlas toy.jpg|entire wing/engine area painted black]], while the final toy just has the rounded engine casings and vents in black. | |||
: | : King Atlas received a "[[USA Edition]]" release in [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] markets in May 2004 via boutique retailer [[e-HOBBY]]. Like most USA Editions, the toy and packaging were unchanged save for a "USA Edition" sticker on the box. | ||
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/KingAtlas/kingatlas.htm More information on King Atlas at TFU.info]'' | ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/KingAtlas/kingatlas.htm More information on King Atlas at TFU.info]'' | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*Hasbro ''Transformers'' Design Director [[Aaron Archer]] said that this figure was deliberately colored to resemble [[Dai Atlas ( | *Hasbro ''Transformers'' Design Director [[Aaron Archer]] said that this figure was deliberately colored to resemble [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]]. A bio written for the toy by [[3H Productions]] would have cemented King Atlas as the same character as Dai Atlas (and thus would have made "King Atlas" the English name for Dai Atlas), but said bio was ultimately never published, leaving its [[canon]]icity in limbo. Consequently, the lack of any published bio information for the toy led "[[Force of Habit]]" to instead establish King Atlas as a distinct [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] character by this wiki's classification, while Dai Atlas later went on to appear in various English-language media using his original name. | ||
*Proposed but unrealized [[Fun Publications]] [[BotCon]] [[exclusive]]s included redecoes of [[Silverbolt (G1)#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Silverbolt]] into [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]]/[[Scrash ( | *Proposed but unrealized [[Fun Publications]] [[BotCon]] [[exclusive]]s included redecoes of [[Silverbolt (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Silverbolt]] into [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]]/[[Scrash (G1)|Scrash]] and Dai Atlas/King Atlas.<ref>[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc14/bc14br.html BotCon 2014 attendee report]</ref> | ||
*The | *The [[trademark]] "King Atlas" was [[Transformers names in other Hasbro lines|previously used]] for a ''[[Micronauts]]'' villain, who was one of [[Baron Karza]]'s generals. | ||
===Foreign names=== | ===Foreign names=== | ||
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[[Category:Children of Primus]] | [[Category:Children of Primus]] | ||
[[Category:Combatron]] | |||
[[Category:Cybertron Autobots]] | [[Category:Cybertron Autobots]] | ||
[[Category:Dimension hoppers]] | [[Category:Dimension hoppers]] | ||
[[Category:Universe Autobots]] | [[Category:Universe Autobots]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:05, 30 June 2025
- King Atlas is a Combatronian Autobot from the Unicron Trilogy continuity family (via the 2003 Universe series).
King Atlas is a colossal Autobot, once the commander of the army of Combatron, who now fights alongside Optimus Primal against the hordes of Unicron.
Fiction
[edit]3H and Fun Publications comics
[edit]King Atlas was the commander of the Transformer army based on the planet Combatron, stationed as part of the efforts to construct a galaxy-wide Space Bridge. Long ago, he inexplicably vanished, and the result was an endless planetary civil war all across Combatron. Force of Habit
When Trailbreaker and Silverbolt cut the security systems that kept Unicron's prisoners in their cells, King Atlas was part of the swarm of Cybertronians who made their escape. Escape Following his escape he joined Optimus Primal and the Children of Primus in battling Unicron's minions in what would become known as the Universe War. Homecoming
King Atlas would later team up with Depth Charge to set up an underground network to free Unicron's captives from the Cauldron. Universe Depth Charge profile
At what would be the end of the Universe conflict, Optimus Primal led his Children of Primus against the Minions of Unicron within Unicron himself. Unicron began falling apart beneath them, and so King Atlas and the others were forced to escape. King Atlas grabbed Trailbreaker and Roulette, intending to carry them to safety through a dimensional portal presumably leading back to Primal's technorganic Cybertron. Revelations Part 2
King Atlas and Sentinel Maximus later replaced Rodimus and Magnaboss as Matrix Templars. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/18
Ask Vector Prime
[edit]In Aurex 1104.30-JM Zeta, it was Whirl rather than King Atlas who was abducted by Unicron to fight in the Cauldron. Thus, King Atlas survived to the present day to lead his forces in aid of the Autobots during the hunt for the Omega Lock. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/23
Toys
[edit]Universe (2003)
[edit]
- King Atlas (Ultra, 2004)
- Takara release date: May ??, 2004
- Accessories: 6 missiles
- Known designers: Aaron Archer (Hasbro), Marcelo Matere (packaging artist)
- Part of "wave 2.5" of Universe Ultras (functionally wave 4), King Atlas is a redeco of the Generation 1 Decepticon Predator Skyquake in a rather Star-Wars-y deco complete with dirt-wash "wear" paint, transforming into a pretty much made-up jet based (loosely) on the Blackbird recon plane. Like the other U.S. release of this mold, Machine Wars Starscream, it lacks the original spring-loaded missile launcher hand-weapon due to there being no way in hell it would pass U.S. safety testing. It does retain the "carpet bombing" gimmick in its wings, plus the light-pipe and "periscope" gimmicks.
- His stock photography has the entire wing/engine area painted black, while the final toy just has the rounded engine casings and vents in black.
- King Atlas received a "USA Edition" release in Takara markets in May 2004 via boutique retailer e-HOBBY. Like most USA Editions, the toy and packaging were unchanged save for a "USA Edition" sticker on the box.
Notes
[edit]- Hasbro Transformers Design Director Aaron Archer said that this figure was deliberately colored to resemble Dai Atlas. A bio written for the toy by 3H Productions would have cemented King Atlas as the same character as Dai Atlas (and thus would have made "King Atlas" the English name for Dai Atlas), but said bio was ultimately never published, leaving its canonicity in limbo. Consequently, the lack of any published bio information for the toy led "Force of Habit" to instead establish King Atlas as a distinct Unicron Trilogy character by this wiki's classification, while Dai Atlas later went on to appear in various English-language media using his original name.
- Proposed but unrealized Fun Publications BotCon exclusives included redecoes of Universe Silverbolt into Skyquake/Scrash and Dai Atlas/King Atlas.[1]
- The trademark "King Atlas" was previously used for a Micronauts villain, who was one of Baron Karza's generals.
Foreign names
[edit]- Japanese: King Atlas (キングアトラス Kingu Atorasu)
