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{{ | {{disambig2|the movieverse Decepticon|the Unicron Trilogy Mini-Con|Blue Max}} | ||
:''Blue Maximus is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[ | :''Blue Maximus is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[movie continuity family]] (via the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 Transformers toyline]]).'' | ||
[[File:HFTD Blue Maximus render.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm blue, da ba de da ba di...]] | |||
'''Blue Maximus''' is kind of outdated. He probably doesn't like [[Crosshairs (Movie)#Transformers (2010)|Crosshairs]]. | '''Blue Maximus''' is kind of outdated. He probably doesn't like [[Crosshairs (Movie)#Transformers (2010)|Crosshairs]]. | ||
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==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===Transformers (2010)=== | ===''Transformers'' (2010)=== | ||
[[File: | [[File:TF2010 BlueMaximus instructions.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Back in ''my'' day, we only had two colours. But we were ''proud!'']] | ||
:A [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Ransack (ROTF)#Revenge of the Fallen|Ransack]], Blue Maximus transforms into a German {{w|Albatros D.III}} biplane. He has a non-firing weapon on each arm and a "Battle Mode" in which his wings are deployed in robot mode, presumably for flight. | *'''Blue Maximus vs Crosshairs''' (Multi-pack, <strike>201?</strike>) | ||
:A [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Scout Class [[Ransack (ROTF)#Revenge of the Fallen|Ransack]], ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]'' Blue Maximus transforms into a German {{w|Albatros D.III}} biplane. He has a non-firing weapon on each arm and a "Battle Mode" in which his wings are deployed in robot mode, presumably for flight. | |||
:This sculpt was also used to make ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Divebomb (Movie)#Revenge of the Fallen|Divebomb]]. | :This sculpt was also used to make ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Divebomb (Movie)#Revenge of the Fallen|Divebomb]]. | ||
:Blue Maximus would have been available in a two-pack with [[Crosshairs (Movie)#Transformers (2010)|Crosshairs]], a ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Rollbar (ROTF)|Rollbar]] redeco, but for a long time, the only information on this set came from a set of instructions<ref name="instructions">[http://www.hasbro.com/common/documents/dad2d6781c4311ddbd0b0800200c9a66/397EF68719B9F36910D859C08BE7C63D.pdf Blue Maximus vs Crosshairs instructions on Hasbro.com]</ref> on [[Hasbro]]'s website. Like all ''Transformers'' instructions, they're in black and white, making it impossible to tell how Blue Maximus was to be colored. His [[alternate mode]]'s deco was eventually revealed when [[Makoto Ono]] posted his 3D renders for various toys from the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toy line]] that were (or were intended to be) used as those toys' [[package art]] on TFW2005.<ref name="makoto">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-fan-art/931144-3d-tf-vehicle-modes.html Makoto Ono's 3D renders of 2010 ''Transformers'' toys]</ref> | :Blue Maximus would have been available in a two-pack with [[Crosshairs (Movie)#Transformers (2010)|Crosshairs]], a ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Rollbar (ROTF)#Toys|Rollbar]] redeco, but for a long time, the only information on this set came from a set of instructions<ref name="instructions">[http://www.hasbro.com/common/documents/dad2d6781c4311ddbd0b0800200c9a66/397EF68719B9F36910D859C08BE7C63D.pdf Blue Maximus vs Crosshairs instructions on Hasbro.com]</ref> on [[Hasbro]]'s website. Like all ''Transformers'' instructions, they're in black and white, making it impossible to tell how Blue Maximus was to be colored. His [[alternate mode]]'s deco was eventually revealed when [[Makoto Ono]] posted his 3D renders for various toys from the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toy line]] that were (or were intended to be) used as those toys' [[package art]] on TFW2005.<ref name="makoto">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-fan-art/931144-3d-tf-vehicle-modes.html Makoto Ono's 3D renders of 2010 ''Transformers'' toys]</ref> | ||
{{canceledtoy}} | {{canceledtoy}} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*Blue Maximus is named after ''{{w|The Blue Max}}'', a 1966 film about a German fighter pilot during World War I. | *Blue Maximus is named after ''{{w|The Blue Max}}'', a 1966 film about a German fighter pilot during World War I, the title of which is in turn a reference to the {{w|Pour le Mérite|colloquial name of a wartime medal}}. The fuselage decoration on the figure was also likely intended to homage the "lozenge" camouflage worn by several aircraft in the film. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:57, 5 December 2024
| This article is about the movieverse Decepticon. For the Unicron Trilogy Mini-Con, see Blue Max. |
- Blue Maximus is a Decepticon from the movie continuity family (via the 2010 Transformers toyline).
Blue Maximus is kind of outdated. He probably doesn't like Crosshairs.
Fiction
[edit]Ask Vector Prime
[edit]In Tyran 208.28 Gamma, Blue Maximus was one of the Decepticons assembled by The Fallen after the bulk of the Decepticon forces were stranded by the Autobots on Cybertron. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/21
Toys
[edit]Transformers (2010)
[edit]
- Blue Maximus vs Crosshairs (Multi-pack,
201?)
- A redeco of Revenge of the Fallen Scout Class Ransack, Transformers Blue Maximus transforms into a German Albatros D.III biplane. He has a non-firing weapon on each arm and a "Battle Mode" in which his wings are deployed in robot mode, presumably for flight.
- This sculpt was also used to make Revenge of the Fallen Divebomb.
- Blue Maximus would have been available in a two-pack with Crosshairs, a Revenge of the Fallen Rollbar redeco, but for a long time, the only information on this set came from a set of instructions[1] on Hasbro's website. Like all Transformers instructions, they're in black and white, making it impossible to tell how Blue Maximus was to be colored. His alternate mode's deco was eventually revealed when Makoto Ono posted his 3D renders for various toys from the 2010 Transformers toy line that were (or were intended to be) used as those toys' package art on TFW2005.[2]
 Proceed on your way to oblivion. |
Notes
[edit]- Blue Maximus is named after The Blue Max, a 1966 film about a German fighter pilot during World War I, the title of which is in turn a reference to the colloquial name of a wartime medal. The fuselage decoration on the figure was also likely intended to homage the "lozenge" camouflage worn by several aircraft in the film.
