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==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===''Generation 2''=== | ===''Generation 2''=== | ||
[[File: | [[File:G2-toy Dirtbag.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|I am compatible with [[Block Town|LEGO]]! Buy me or I will kill you!]] | ||
* '''Auto Rollers''' (1995) | * '''Auto Rollers''' (1995) | ||
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:{{Bp-d2|[[Dirtbag]]}} | |||
:{{Bp-d2|[[Roadblock (G2)|Roadblock]]}} | |||
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{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}} | |||
:The two Auto Rollers were sold carded. Both are green construction vehicles. They feature a gearing mechanism which triggers an [[autotransformation|autotransform]] from vehicle to robot when pushed forward, as well as spring-loaded missile launchers. | :The two Auto Rollers were sold carded. Both are green construction vehicles. They feature a gearing mechanism which triggers an [[autotransformation|autotransform]] from vehicle to robot when pushed forward, as well as spring-loaded missile launchers. | ||
: [[Redeco]]es of both were planned, as "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#G2General|General Optimus Prime]]" and "[[Hound (G1)#Generation 2|Sergeant Hound]]", but were not released. It would appear that promotion in the Autobot army is hard on the leg [[articulation]]. | : [[Redeco]]es of both were planned, as "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#G2General|General Optimus Prime]]" and "[[Hound (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Sergeant Hound]]", but were not released. It would appear that promotion in the Autobot army is hard on the leg [[articulation]]. | ||
:The two already-released [[mold|sculpt]]s, as well as two more Auto Rollers which had until then remained unused, were released in Japan for the ''[[Beast Wars | :The two already-released [[mold|sculpt]]s, as well as [[Jet Auto Roller|two more]] [[APC Auto Roller|Auto Rollers]] which had until then remained unused, were released in Japan for the ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers#BWII|Beast Wars II]]'' line as the [[Autoroller (BW)|Autorollers]]. | ||
{{ | ==Notes== | ||
* In early ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' planning, Hasbro conceptualized four new vehicular "Auto Roller" toys: [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Notes|Prowl]] as a moon buggy, [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Notes|Starscream]] as a jet, [[Hound (G1)/toys#Notes|Hound]] as a steam shovel, and [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Notes|Rumble]] as a dump truck.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The last proposed Happy Meal Transformers were not the familiar Beast Wars animals, and would have included Prowl, Starscream, Hound and Rumble as Vehicle Auto Rollers, functionally similar to the Creature Auto Rollers.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CJIcRo5Aqym/|name=@roboticplanettoys|site=Instagram|year=2020|month=12|day=23}}</ref> It is unclear how related these four toys would have been to the four molds which did see release in ''Generation 2''/''Beast Wars II''. | |||
===Foreign names=== | ===Foreign names=== | ||
*''English/Spanish/ | *''English/Spanish/Portuguese:'' '''Autorollers''' | ||
*''French/Dutch/German:'' '''Autorollers / Auto-Transformers''' | *''French/Dutch/German:'' '''Autorollers / Auto-Transformers''' | ||
*''Italian:'' '''Excavators''' | *''Italian:'' '''Excavators''' | ||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]] | [[Category:Decepticon subgroups]] | ||
[[Category:Generation 2 subgroups]] | [[Category:Generation 2 subgroups]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:55, 21 October 2024
| This article is about the Decepticon subgroup. For the Predacon subgroup, see Autoroller (BW). |
The Auto Rollers are a pair of big, nasty Decepticon thugs.
They are:
Toys
[edit]Generation 2
[edit]
- Auto Rollers (1995)
- Known designers: Takio Ejima (TakaraTomy), Masakatsu Saito (concept artist)
- The two Auto Rollers were sold carded. Both are green construction vehicles. They feature a gearing mechanism which triggers an autotransform from vehicle to robot when pushed forward, as well as spring-loaded missile launchers.
- Redecoes of both were planned, as "General Optimus Prime" and "Sergeant Hound", but were not released. It would appear that promotion in the Autobot army is hard on the leg articulation.
- The two already-released sculpts, as well as two more Auto Rollers which had until then remained unused, were released in Japan for the Beast Wars II line as the Autorollers.
Notes
[edit]- In early Beast Wars planning, Hasbro conceptualized four new vehicular "Auto Roller" toys: Prowl as a moon buggy, Starscream as a jet, Hound as a steam shovel, and Rumble as a dump truck.[1] It is unclear how related these four toys would have been to the four molds which did see release in Generation 2/Beast Wars II.
Foreign names
[edit]- English/Spanish/Portuguese: Autorollers
- French/Dutch/German: Autorollers / Auto-Transformers
- Italian: Excavators
References
[edit]- ↑ "The last proposed Happy Meal Transformers were not the familiar Beast Wars animals, and would have included Prowl, Starscream, Hound and Rumble as Vehicle Auto Rollers, functionally similar to the Creature Auto Rollers."—@roboticplanettoys, Instagram, 2020/12/23
