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:''Turbo is a [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]] from the [[GoBots]] [[continuity family]].'' | :''Turbo is a [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]] from the [[GoBots]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
[[File: | [[File:GoBots1Matt.jpg|thumb|300px|Sass: A much-needed [[Tech Spec]] statistic addition.]] | ||
'''Turbo''' is a heroic Guardian who transforms into a Gobotic car. He is a longtime friend and comrade of [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|Leader-1]], especially in the Guardians' operations on [[Earth]] against the [[Renegade]]s. | '''Turbo''' is a heroic Guardian who transforms into a Gobotic car. He is a longtime friend and comrade of [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|Leader-1]], especially in the Guardians' operations on [[Earth]] against the [[Renegade]]s. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
=== | ===''Timelines''=== | ||
[[File:High Noon Turbo.jpg|thumb|left|"Hang on, guys, I dropped a contact lens."]] | |||
In [[Gargent 984.08 Alpha|a divergent timeline]], Turbo was present at an all-faction crisis meeting on the [[Cataclysm (GoBots)|Cataclysm]], where he listened to [[Zebediah Braxis|Dr. B]] explain about [[Transformer|the ''other'' transforming robots]] who seemed responsible. He was extremely interested in the idea of thumping them. {{storylink|Withered Hope}} | |||
In a dread vision, [[Small Foot]] saw Turbo, among others, being devoured by a [[Unicron|malevolent force]]. {{storylink|High Noon (SG)|High Noon}} | |||
===Renegade Rhetoric=== | |||
Turbo was a close friend of Guardian leader [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|Leader-1]] and also had a rivalry with the Renegade [[Crasher (GoBots)|Crasher]]. He was present for many Guardian-Renegade clashes on Earth and beyond. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric}} | |||
===Brain Problem Situation=== | |||
[[Turbo (GoBots)|Turbo]] encountered [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Autobot]] [[Spychanger|Spy Changers]] after they arrived in his universal strata. The naturally suspicious Turbo assumed they were Renegades and started a battle. The other Guardians joined in and, when the Renegades arrived and helped the Spy Changers escape, Turbo's assumptions seemed verified. After Scooter and A.J. talked to their one captive, [[Bluestreak (G1)|Silverstreak]], he convinced them the Autobots were good guys, and soon the two teams of heroes joined forces against Cy-Kill and his new [[Moebius]] effect that threatened the Spy Changers' home strata. {{storylink|Brain Problem Situation}} | |||
=== | ===Echoes and Fragments=== | ||
[[ | [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]] and [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]] began playing with [[universal stream]]s, causing elements of the [[GoBot]]s and their history to merge with a [[Transformer]]s universe during the latter's first encounter with [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. As a result, [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] were intermittently replaced by Turbo and [[Night Ranger]] aboard [[Moonbase One]] during Unicron's approach to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}} | ||
===''Go-Bots'' comic=== | |||
Built to take part in [[GoBot|Go-Bot]] racing, Turbo was the partner of [[Matt Hunter]]. After some clever [[transformation]] of Turbo's part netted them a win, the pair was approached by [[T. Coriander Banks]] who sought to incorporate Turbo into his [[gladiatorial combat|gladiator]] arena. When they arrived at the arena, the gladiators threw Matt into the pit, Turbo rushing to defend his friend from [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] before they escaped. Though Turbo and Matt went straight to the police, the arena was gone by the time they returned, leaving only corpses. Before they could do much more, the Go-Bots began openly rebelling. {{storylink|Go-Bots issue 1|Go-Bots #1}} The pair chanced across [[A.J. Foster]] and her Go-Bot Scooter. The four initially hoped that the rebellion was a but [[G-chip]] malfunction but a visit to the [[Tonka Building]] dashed those hopes. As the four began to fight back, they discovered the dying T. Coriander Banks who explained his role in the Go-Bot rebellion before they were attacked by [[Stretch]] who shoved Turbo in the sewers. Their brawl drew the attention of the other rebels, including Cy-Kill himself. Though Turbo tried his hand, he was bested by the revolutionary before Leader-1 arrived and defeated the motorcycle. With the Go-Bots poised to march on [[Washington, D.C.]] and acknowledging Leader-1 as in charge, Turbo asked whether they would return to bondage or make their own world. {{storylink|Go-Bots issue 2|Go-Bots #2}} | |||
In | In the war that followed, Turbo fought alongside Leader-1 at one point but eventually defected when Leader-1 became more despotic, blaming himself for failing to stop Leader-1's descent. After the war, Turbo found Scooter being reprogrammed and tore his friend out of the machine, unaware that Scooter had asked for his memories to be wiped. {{storylink|Go-Bots issue 5|Go-Bots #5}} With his memory all but destroyed, Scooter regressed to a child-like state, Turbo guiltily keeping an eye on his friend, taking him to the ruins of [[Earth]] to watch over the primitive remnants of humanity. {{storylink|Go-Bots issue 4|Go-Bots #4}} | ||
Thousands of years later, the duo crossed paths [[Spay-C]] and his crew of human astronauts. Figuring out that Spay-C had not told his crew the whole truth, Turbo attacked the space shuttle, {{storylink|Go-Bots issue 3|Go-Bots #3}} After forcing Spay-C to explain what had happened to Earth and humanity, Turbo introduced the astronauts to the remnants of their race before the [[Command Center (GoBots)|Command Center]] and the ''[[Thruster]]'' arrived. Though Turbo first cajoled Spay-C into helping him save the humans from the Renegades, Turbo later agreed to a truce with Leader-1 to retrieve the [[Lazer Lance]], a weapon that could kill Zod. After Scooter led them to where the Lance was, Turbo was attacked at [[Stonehead]] but was saved by the [[Go-Lems]]. Entering the mountain, the group was met by Professor Braxis and his army of [[Vamp]]s. After fighting off the army and retrieving the Lance, Zod arrived with Cy-Kill shattering the weapon. As the Go-Lems fought the Renegades, the Guardians descended after the Lance's remains. Working together, Leader-1, Turbo and Scooter managed to reassmble the Lazer Lance and shove it Zod's underbelly, killing him. When the group climbed back to the surface, Cy-Kill had seized control of the Command Center, turning its firepower on Leader-1 and using its [[tractor beam]] to abduct Scooter. {{storylink|Go-Bots issue 4|Go-Bots #4}} | |||
After getting a lift from Spay-C, Turbo went on a rampage through the Command Center before he found the reprogramming chamber. Checking the records, Turbo found the record that showed that he had been responsible for Scooter's brain damage. Continuing on, Turbo confronted Cy-Kill. Though the motorcycle claimed he would be a better ruler than Leader-1, Turbo noticed Cy-Kill's human test subjects and charged the Renegades leader, killing him. After freeing Scooter, Turbo appealed to Crasher to stop the fighting. Crasher agreed and after collecting the rest of their kind from Earth, the two ships returned to [[Gobotron]], discovering the planet had been overrun by Vamps. The army swarmed the Command Center, surrounding the Go-Bots before [[Road Ranger]] saved them. Recognizing that the second generation of Go-Bots had already put their species in order, Turbo was content to shut himself down for a while, dreaming of happier days with A.J. and Matt. {{storylink|Go-Bots issue 5|Go-Bots #5}} | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*Turbo's Cybertronian-style body in the art of "[[High Noon (SG)|High Noon]]" is based on [[Breakdown (G1)#Generations|''Combiner Wars'' Breakdown]]. | *Turbo's Cybertronian-style body in the art of "[[High Noon (SG)|High Noon]]" is based on [[Breakdown (G1)#Generations|''Combiner Wars'' Breakdown]]. | ||
*Turbo was voiced by ''Transformers'' alumnus [[Arthur Burghardt]] in the ''{{gb|Challenge of the GoBots}}'' cartoon. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
{{GBwiki|Turbo}} | {{GBwiki|Turbo}} | ||
* [http://www.tfu.info/Gobots/Guardians/Turbo/turbo.htm Turbo at TFU.info] | * [http://www.tfu.info/Gobots/Guardians/Turbo/turbo.htm Turbo at TFU.info] | ||
[[Category:Guardians]] | [[Category:Guardians]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:00, 6 April 2023
| The name or term "Turbo" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Turbo (disambiguation). |
- Turbo is a Guardian from the GoBots continuity family.
Turbo is a heroic Guardian who transforms into a Gobotic car. He is a longtime friend and comrade of Leader-1, especially in the Guardians' operations on Earth against the Renegades.
Fiction
[edit]Timelines
[edit]
In a divergent timeline, Turbo was present at an all-faction crisis meeting on the Cataclysm, where he listened to Dr. B explain about the other transforming robots who seemed responsible. He was extremely interested in the idea of thumping them. Withered Hope
In a dread vision, Small Foot saw Turbo, among others, being devoured by a malevolent force. High Noon
Renegade Rhetoric
[edit]Turbo was a close friend of Guardian leader Leader-1 and also had a rivalry with the Renegade Crasher. He was present for many Guardian-Renegade clashes on Earth and beyond. Renegade Rhetoric
Brain Problem Situation
[edit]Turbo encountered Optimus Prime and the Autobot Spy Changers after they arrived in his universal strata. The naturally suspicious Turbo assumed they were Renegades and started a battle. The other Guardians joined in and, when the Renegades arrived and helped the Spy Changers escape, Turbo's assumptions seemed verified. After Scooter and A.J. talked to their one captive, Silverstreak, he convinced them the Autobots were good guys, and soon the two teams of heroes joined forces against Cy-Kill and his new Moebius effect that threatened the Spy Changers' home strata. Brain Problem Situation
Echoes and Fragments
[edit]Sideways and Gong began playing with universal streams, causing elements of the GoBots and their history to merge with a Transformers universe during the latter's first encounter with Unicron. As a result, Jazz and Cliffjumper were intermittently replaced by Turbo and Night Ranger aboard Moonbase One during Unicron's approach to Cybertron. Echoes and Fragments
Go-Bots comic
[edit]Built to take part in Go-Bot racing, Turbo was the partner of Matt Hunter. After some clever transformation of Turbo's part netted them a win, the pair was approached by T. Coriander Banks who sought to incorporate Turbo into his gladiator arena. When they arrived at the arena, the gladiators threw Matt into the pit, Turbo rushing to defend his friend from Cy-Kill before they escaped. Though Turbo and Matt went straight to the police, the arena was gone by the time they returned, leaving only corpses. Before they could do much more, the Go-Bots began openly rebelling. Go-Bots #1 The pair chanced across A.J. Foster and her Go-Bot Scooter. The four initially hoped that the rebellion was a but G-chip malfunction but a visit to the Tonka Building dashed those hopes. As the four began to fight back, they discovered the dying T. Coriander Banks who explained his role in the Go-Bot rebellion before they were attacked by Stretch who shoved Turbo in the sewers. Their brawl drew the attention of the other rebels, including Cy-Kill himself. Though Turbo tried his hand, he was bested by the revolutionary before Leader-1 arrived and defeated the motorcycle. With the Go-Bots poised to march on Washington, D.C. and acknowledging Leader-1 as in charge, Turbo asked whether they would return to bondage or make their own world. Go-Bots #2
In the war that followed, Turbo fought alongside Leader-1 at one point but eventually defected when Leader-1 became more despotic, blaming himself for failing to stop Leader-1's descent. After the war, Turbo found Scooter being reprogrammed and tore his friend out of the machine, unaware that Scooter had asked for his memories to be wiped. Go-Bots #5 With his memory all but destroyed, Scooter regressed to a child-like state, Turbo guiltily keeping an eye on his friend, taking him to the ruins of Earth to watch over the primitive remnants of humanity. Go-Bots #4
Thousands of years later, the duo crossed paths Spay-C and his crew of human astronauts. Figuring out that Spay-C had not told his crew the whole truth, Turbo attacked the space shuttle, Go-Bots #3 After forcing Spay-C to explain what had happened to Earth and humanity, Turbo introduced the astronauts to the remnants of their race before the Command Center and the Thruster arrived. Though Turbo first cajoled Spay-C into helping him save the humans from the Renegades, Turbo later agreed to a truce with Leader-1 to retrieve the Lazer Lance, a weapon that could kill Zod. After Scooter led them to where the Lance was, Turbo was attacked at Stonehead but was saved by the Go-Lems. Entering the mountain, the group was met by Professor Braxis and his army of Vamps. After fighting off the army and retrieving the Lance, Zod arrived with Cy-Kill shattering the weapon. As the Go-Lems fought the Renegades, the Guardians descended after the Lance's remains. Working together, Leader-1, Turbo and Scooter managed to reassmble the Lazer Lance and shove it Zod's underbelly, killing him. When the group climbed back to the surface, Cy-Kill had seized control of the Command Center, turning its firepower on Leader-1 and using its tractor beam to abduct Scooter. Go-Bots #4
After getting a lift from Spay-C, Turbo went on a rampage through the Command Center before he found the reprogramming chamber. Checking the records, Turbo found the record that showed that he had been responsible for Scooter's brain damage. Continuing on, Turbo confronted Cy-Kill. Though the motorcycle claimed he would be a better ruler than Leader-1, Turbo noticed Cy-Kill's human test subjects and charged the Renegades leader, killing him. After freeing Scooter, Turbo appealed to Crasher to stop the fighting. Crasher agreed and after collecting the rest of their kind from Earth, the two ships returned to Gobotron, discovering the planet had been overrun by Vamps. The army swarmed the Command Center, surrounding the Go-Bots before Road Ranger saved them. Recognizing that the second generation of Go-Bots had already put their species in order, Turbo was content to shut himself down for a while, dreaming of happier days with A.J. and Matt. Go-Bots #5
Notes
[edit]- Turbo's Cybertronian-style body in the art of "High Noon" is based on Combiner Wars Breakdown.
- Turbo was voiced by Transformers alumnus Arthur Burghardt in the Challenge of the GoBots cartoon.
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