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:''Plier is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''
:''Plier is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''
 
[[Image:Cyb-toy Plier.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Don't crush that dwarf, hand me the pliers.]]
[[Image:Cyb-toy Plier.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Don't crush that dwarf, hand me the pliers.]]
'''Plier''' (プライヤー ''Puraiyā'') is one of several Mini-Cons caught up in the events of the [[Unicron Singularity]] as it threatens the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He is a member of the [[Battlefield Maintenance Mini-Con Team]], with fellow engineers [[Socket]] and [[Bit]].


==Fiction==
'''Plier''' (プライヤー ''Puraiyā'') is a member of the [[Battlefield Maintenance Mini-Con Team]], along with [[Bit]] and [[Socket]]. It is difficult to find better engineers than them in combat situations.<ref>[[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime]] Facebook entry, [[July 13|13 July]] [[2015]]</ref>
===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] considered it to be difficult to find better engineers than the Battlefield Maintenance Team, especially in combat situations. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/13}}


==Toys==
==Toys==
===Galaxy Force===
===''Galaxy Force''===
*'''Plier''' (Micron Booster, 2005)
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**''Booster ID number:'' '''8'''
:*''Booster ID number'': '''8'''
 
: ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)#Takara Galaxy Force toyline|Galaxy Force]]'' Plier is a [[redeco]] of the [[Recon Mini-Con Team#Toys|Recon Mini-Con Team]] member [[Reverb (Cybertron)#Toys|Reverb]], transforming into a Dodge Ram pickup truck.


: Plier is a [[redeco]] of the [[Recon Mini-Con Team]] member [[Reverb (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Reverb]], transforming into a Dodge Ram pickup truck. He was sold only as part of the fourth [[Micron Booster]] assortment, in blind-packed individual boxes.
: They were sold only as part of the fourth [[Micron Booster]] assortment, in [[blindpacking|blind-packed]] individual boxes.


: This mold was also used to make [[Rockslide]], [[Guardian Powered]], and [[Drivetrain (TF 2010)|Drivetrain]].
: This mold was also used to make [[Rockslide]], [[Guardian Powered]], and [[Drivetrain (TF 2010)|Drivetrain]].


::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Micron/Plier/plier.htm More information on Plier at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Micron/Plier/plier.htm More information on Plier at TFU.info]''{{CybertronReverbMold}}
 
==Notes==
*Plier was originally released in a toy assortment with no bios whatsover. It was not until 2015 that a Facebook entry of [[Ask Vector Prime]], headed by [[Jim Sorenson]], gave Plier a team name and some characterization.
* In February 2026, [[Greg Sepelak]] revealed that '''Blindside''' was proposed as a localized name for a [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] website bio which never came to fruition.<ref>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZrGuv3rO0_JSJSGyRwY_ND-hSqcZb5ps3OVz0kpKglY/edit?tab=t.0</ref> This bio identified Blindside as the leader of the "Infiltration Team".
 
==References==
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[[Category:Cybertron Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Cybertron Mini-Cons]]

Latest revision as of 14:24, 20 February 2026

Plier is a Mini-Con from the Cybertron portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
Don't crush that dwarf, hand me the pliers.

Plier (プライヤー Puraiyā) is a member of the Battlefield Maintenance Mini-Con Team, along with Bit and Socket. It is difficult to find better engineers than them in combat situations.[1]

Toys

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Galaxy Force

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  • Plier (Micron Booster, 2005)
  • Booster ID number: 8
Galaxy Force Plier is a redeco of the Recon Mini-Con Team member Reverb, transforming into a Dodge Ram pickup truck.
They were sold only as part of the fourth Micron Booster assortment, in blind-packed individual boxes.
This mold was also used to make Rockslide, Guardian Powered, and Drivetrain.
Transformers: Cybertron mold: Reverb
  • Hasbro:
  • Takara/TakaraTomy:
  • Kabaya:

Notes

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  • Plier was originally released in a toy assortment with no bios whatsover. It was not until 2015 that a Facebook entry of Ask Vector Prime, headed by Jim Sorenson, gave Plier a team name and some characterization.
  • In February 2026, Greg Sepelak revealed that Blindside was proposed as a localized name for a Transformers Collectors' Club website bio which never came to fruition.[2] This bio identified Blindside as the leader of the "Infiltration Team".

References

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