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:''Roboids are toy robots from the [[IDW | :''Roboids are toy robots from the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | ||
[[File:FortMaxCuddles.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Ignore the guy in the middle.]] | [[File:FortMaxCuddles.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Ignore the guy in the middle.]] | ||
Manufactured and sold by the former [[Decepticon]] entrepreneur [[Demus]] on [[Tebris VII]], '''Roboids''' are adorable mechanical pets that are popular with organic races throughout the galaxy. Roboids with forms resembling Earth horses are called [[Equinoid]]s. | Manufactured and sold by the former [[Decepticon]] entrepreneur [[Demus]] on [[Tebris VII]], '''Roboids''' are adorable mechanical pets that are popular with organic races throughout the galaxy. Roboids with forms resembling Earth horses are called [[Equinoid]]s. | ||
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*[[Beak]] | *[[Beak]] | ||
*[[Bolt]] | *[[Bolt (G1)|Bolt]] | ||
*[[Brace]] | *[[Brace]] | ||
*[[Buck]] | *[[Buck]] | ||
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==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===IDW | ===2005 IDW continuity=== | ||
Demus captured and [[domestication|lobotomized]] [[Transformer]]s with [[beast mode]]s and sold them to mechanoid-hating organics as Roboid torture dolls upon which they could vent their frustrations. {{storylink|Animals}} As a cover story, Demus claimed he branched out into making Roboids when he noticed that his domestic appliances sold better when they looked like they had faces. He said that the toy pets—with a limited battery life, a few limited phrases on a sound chip and some glow-in-the-dark panels—were extremely successful. {{storylink|Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots}} | Demus captured and [[domestication|lobotomized]] [[Transformer]]s with [[beast mode]]s and sold them to mechanoid-hating organics as Roboid torture dolls upon which they could vent their frustrations. {{storylink|Animals}} As a cover story, Demus claimed he branched out into making Roboids when he noticed that his domestic appliances sold better when they looked like they had faces. He said that the toy pets—with a limited battery life, a few limited phrases on a sound chip and some glow-in-the-dark panels—were extremely successful. {{storylink|Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots}} | ||
After a series of escapades involving [[Equinoid]]s and [[Grimlock (G1)/IDW | After a series of escapades involving [[Equinoid]]s and [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]], the Scavengers tricked Fortress Maximus into believing the Roboids' lives were in danger and fled the planet in the ''[[Weak Anthropic Principle]]''—but not before [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] left instructions on how to undo the damage Demus had wrought on the Roboids. They were subsequently brought aboard Maximus's ship, to be taken to a place with better equipment and repaired. {{storylink|Animals}} | ||
The Roboids were brought to [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], where [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] was able to use his expertise to slowly cure the Roboids one by one of their domestication. {{storylink|Ten to Midnight}} After it had proved its worth in stopping [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s army of [[Titan (group)|Titans]], Fortress Maximus sanctioned the use of Cerebros's experimental brain implant to repair the Roboids, which greatly | The Roboids were brought to [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], where [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] was able to use his expertise to slowly cure the Roboids one by one of their domestication. {{storylink|Ten to Midnight}} After it had proved its worth in stopping [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s army of [[Titan (group)|Titans]], Fortress Maximus sanctioned the use of Cerebros's experimental brain implant to repair the Roboids, which greatly sped up the process; once restored to their original condition, the former Roboids returned to Cybertron. {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*The squirrel | *The Roboids seen in "Animals" include a squirrel-former based on [[Nook]] (an ''Animated'' [[dexi-squirrel]]) and a [http://adelightfultedium.tumblr.com/post/130214882372/cavisetticon-djw-transformersanimated-cassette Cavisetticon] (i.e. guinea pig) created by [[Derrick J. Wyatt]]. | ||
[[Category:IDW | [[Category:IDW (2005) subgroups]] | ||
[[Category:IDW | [[Category:IDW (2005) technology]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:40, 15 December 2022
- Roboids are toy robots from the 2005 IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Manufactured and sold by the former Decepticon entrepreneur Demus on Tebris VII, Roboids are adorable mechanical pets that are popular with organic races throughout the galaxy. Roboids with forms resembling Earth horses are called Equinoids.
Named Roboids include:
Fiction
[edit]2005 IDW continuity
[edit]Demus captured and lobotomized Transformers with beast modes and sold them to mechanoid-hating organics as Roboid torture dolls upon which they could vent their frustrations. Animals As a cover story, Demus claimed he branched out into making Roboids when he noticed that his domestic appliances sold better when they looked like they had faces. He said that the toy pets—with a limited battery life, a few limited phrases on a sound chip and some glow-in-the-dark panels—were extremely successful. Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots
After a series of escapades involving Equinoids and Grimlock, the Scavengers tricked Fortress Maximus into believing the Roboids' lives were in danger and fled the planet in the Weak Anthropic Principle—but not before Spinister left instructions on how to undo the damage Demus had wrought on the Roboids. They were subsequently brought aboard Maximus's ship, to be taken to a place with better equipment and repaired. Animals
The Roboids were brought to Luna 1, where Cerebros was able to use his expertise to slowly cure the Roboids one by one of their domestication. Ten to Midnight After it had proved its worth in stopping Sentinel Prime's army of Titans, Fortress Maximus sanctioned the use of Cerebros's experimental brain implant to repair the Roboids, which greatly sped up the process; once restored to their original condition, the former Roboids returned to Cybertron. Last Light
Notes
[edit]- The Roboids seen in "Animals" include a squirrel-former based on Nook (an Animated dexi-squirrel) and a Cavisetticon (i.e. guinea pig) created by Derrick J. Wyatt.
