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:''Power Up VT6 is a [[Decepticon]] [[Real Gear Robot]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|live-action movie]] [[continuity family]].''
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:''Power Up VT6 is a [[Decepticon]] [[Real Gear Robot]] from the [[Transformers (2007 franchise)|Transformers]] portion of the [[movie continuity family]].''
[[File:Mov-toy RGR PowerUpVT6.jpg|upright=2|thumb|Video Games will rot your brain. With lasers.]]


[[Image:Powerup_Robot.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Video Games will rot your brain. With lasers.]]
Video games rot your brain, kids. At least, this one will. '''Power Up VT6''' can scramble and delete data in nearby machines easily, and his screen can send bad things into your head. Once an ordinary handheld game system given life by the [[AllSpark]], he now lives to cause trouble and sow discord.


'''Power Up VT6''' is one of many small robots who was once a normal machine brought to life by the power of the [[All Spark]].  Video games rot your brain, kids. At least, this one will.  Power Up can scramble and delete data in nearby machines easily, and his screen can send bad things into your head.  Someone call [[wikipedia:Jack Thompson (attorney)|Jack Thompson]]!
{{quote|Gaming the System|Power Up VT6's packaging tagline}}
:''French-Canadian name'': '''Console Video VT6'''<br>
:''Spanish name'': '''Consola de Juegos VT6'''


{{bigquote|Gaming the System|Power Up VT6's packaging tagline}}


==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===Brain Scrambler Team===
===Toy bios===
Power Up and [[Zoom Out 25X]] have teamed up to form the self-designated "Brain Scrambler Team" and screw with [[human]] children for kicks. Zoom Out manufactures embarrassing or incriminating videos for parents to find while Power Up scrambles the poor kid's brains so they can't defend themselves. This accomplishes nothing for the Decepticon cause really, but is good dickish fun for these two. {{storylink|#2pack|Brain Scrambler Team toy bio}}


Power Up and [[Zoom Out 25X]] have teamed up to form the self-designated "Brain Scrambler Team" and screw with [[human]] children for kicks. Zoom Out manufactures embarrassing or incriminating videos for parents to find while Power Up scrambles the poor kid's brains so they can't defend themselves. This accomplishes nothing for the Decepticon cause really, but is good dickish fun for these two.
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==Toys==
==Toys==
===Transformers===
===''Transformers'' (2007)===
*'''Power Up VT6''' (Real Gear Robots, 2007)
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Power Up VT6''' (Real Gear Robots, [[2007]])}}</ul>
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-06'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''MD-06'''
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}


[[Image:Powerup_alt.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Rated "E" for Evil.]]
: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Transformers]]'' [[Real Gear Robot]]s, Power Up VT6 transforms into a non-functional handheld video game system. Although there isn't a single direct real-life equivalent model, his design seems to be an amalgamation of multiple different consoles: the overall design configuration is reminiscent of the first version of the {{w|Game Boy Advance}}, albeit featuring a slightly more rectangular look that also bears some semblance to the {{w|Game Gear}}. Unlike Nintendo's Game Boy consoles, Power Up VT6 features four face buttons rather than two, making his controller configuration more similar to devices like the {{w|PlayStation Portable}}, and the large silver bordering around the screen also suggests some design cues taken from the {{w|Wonderswan|WonderSwan}}. Like all [[Real Gear Robot]]s toys, his robot mode is apparently at 1:1 scale.


: Power Up VT6 transforms into a (non-functional) hand-held video game system. Although there is no real-life equivalent model, he does bear a strong resemblance to the ''Wonderswan'' (without the top screen, anyway) Like all [[Real Gear Robots]] toys, his robot mode is apparently at 1:1 scale.
: Interestingly, the four face buttons follow the color convention (blue, green, yellow, and red) that's been pioneered by the Japanese and European releases of the {{w|Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Nintendo}} and has since been used in multiple home consoles (to name a few; the {{w|Dreamcast|Sega Dreamcast}}, the {{w|Neo Geo CD|Neo Geo CD}}, the {{w|Amiga CD32|Amiga CD32}}, and most notably; the original {{w|Xbox (console)|Xbox}} and its subsequent generations), rather than what would be more common for a portable console within this toy's era.


: There is a notable variation between the [[Hasbro]] and [[Takara]] releases for this toy. In the Hasbro version, his screen, interestingly enough, shows ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] as a video-game character. The Takara version, on the other hand, has a sticker showing movie-characters [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] in a one-on-one beat-em-up style game. (Barricade appears to be winning.)
: There is a notable variation between the [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] releases for this toy. In the Hasbro version, his screen shows ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] as a video-game character, as the Real Gear Robots were originally designed for release in the ''Cybertron'' line. The Takara version, on the other hand, has a sticker showing movie-characters [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] in a one-on-one beat-em-up style game. (Barricade appears to be winning.)


: This mold was also used to make [[Hacker X-3]].
: This mold was also used to make [[Hacker X-3]].


*'''Brain Scrambler Team''' (Multi-pack, 2007)
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/PowerUpVT6/powerupvt6.htm More information on Power Up VT6 at TFU.info]''
 
: Power Up VT6 was also available in a Wal-Mart [[exclusive]] two-pack with [[Zoom Out 25X ]].


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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Brain Scrambler Team''' (Multi-pack, 2007)}}</ul>


==Trivia==
: Power Up VT6 was also available in a [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] two-pack with [[Zoom Out 25X#Toys|Zoom Out 25X]]. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.
* At the time of his release, Power Up VT6 was one of only two Real Gear Robots to not have his name [[tampograph]]ed on his body. The second wave of Real Gear Robots appear to have abandoned the process. The only other first wave Real Gear Robot to share this distinction is [[Speed Dial 800]].


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==External links==
*[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/default.cfm?page=Products/Detail&product_id=19645 Power Up VT6 at Hasbro.com]


===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Power Up VT6''' (パワーアップVT6 ''Pawā Appu Bui Tī Shikkusu'')
*''French:'' '''Console Video VT6''' (Canada)
*''Spanish:'' '''Consola de Juegos VT6'''


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Latest revision as of 20:38, 16 August 2024

Power Up VT6 is a Decepticon Real Gear Robot from the Transformers portion of the movie continuity family.
Video Games will rot your brain. With lasers.

Video games rot your brain, kids. At least, this one will. Power Up VT6 can scramble and delete data in nearby machines easily, and his screen can send bad things into your head. Once an ordinary handheld game system given life by the AllSpark, he now lives to cause trouble and sow discord.


Gaming the System

—Power Up VT6's packaging tagline

Fiction

[edit]

Toy bios

[edit]

Power Up and Zoom Out 25X have teamed up to form the self-designated "Brain Scrambler Team" and screw with human children for kicks. Zoom Out manufactures embarrassing or incriminating videos for parents to find while Power Up scrambles the poor kid's brains so they can't defend themselves. This accomplishes nothing for the Decepticon cause really, but is good dickish fun for these two. Brain Scrambler Team toy bio

Toys

[edit]

Transformers (2007)

[edit]
  • Power Up VT6 (Real Gear Robots, 2007)
Part of the first wave of Transformers Real Gear Robots, Power Up VT6 transforms into a non-functional handheld video game system. Although there isn't a single direct real-life equivalent model, his design seems to be an amalgamation of multiple different consoles: the overall design configuration is reminiscent of the first version of the Game Boy Advance, albeit featuring a slightly more rectangular look that also bears some semblance to the Game Gear. Unlike Nintendo's Game Boy consoles, Power Up VT6 features four face buttons rather than two, making his controller configuration more similar to devices like the PlayStation Portable, and the large silver bordering around the screen also suggests some design cues taken from the WonderSwan. Like all Real Gear Robots toys, his robot mode is apparently at 1:1 scale.
Interestingly, the four face buttons follow the color convention (blue, green, yellow, and red) that's been pioneered by the Japanese and European releases of the Super Nintendo and has since been used in multiple home consoles (to name a few; the Sega Dreamcast, the Neo Geo CD, the Amiga CD32, and most notably; the original Xbox and its subsequent generations), rather than what would be more common for a portable console within this toy's era.
There is a notable variation between the Hasbro and Takara releases for this toy. In the Hasbro version, his screen shows Cybertron Jetfire as a video-game character, as the Real Gear Robots were originally designed for release in the Cybertron line. The Takara version, on the other hand, has a sticker showing movie-characters Barricade and Optimus Prime in a one-on-one beat-em-up style game. (Barricade appears to be winning.)
This mold was also used to make Hacker X-3.


  • Brain Scrambler Team (Multi-pack, 2007)
Power Up VT6 was also available in a Walmart exclusive two-pack with Zoom Out 25X. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.


Foreign names

[edit]
  • Japanese: Power Up VT6 (パワーアップVT6 Pawā Appu Bui Tī Shikkusu)
  • French: Console Video VT6 (Canada)
  • Spanish: Consola de Juegos VT6