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:''Glitch is an [[Autobot]] [[Action Master]] | {{factions|autobot}} | ||
{{disambig3|Glitch}} | |||
:''Glitch is an [[Autobot]] [[Action Master partner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | |||
[[File:Rollout's Action Master partner Glitch from MtMtE.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|This is your Glitch.<br>This is your Glitch under a steamroller.<br>Any questions?]] | |||
'''Glitch''' is a character that is portrayed differently in different universes. See below for details. | |||
He is the Action Master partner of [[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]]. | |||
==Fiction== | |||
===Generation 1 toy bio=== | |||
Glitch was an all-terrain battle [[drone]], armed with [[Stun weapon|stun lasers]] and a [[photon gun]]. He was remote-controlled and often used for demolitions. | |||
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity=== | |||
Glitch is a brilliant spy, completing an impressive array of missions. Missions for which his loudmouthed, moronic partner Rollout gets the credit. Considering that Glitch not only does the work, but keeps Rollout alive, the credit distribution isn't exactly fair, but them's the breaks. | |||
In [[electromagnetic rocket launcher]] mode, Glitch is capable of firing bursts of static electricity that can severely impede a target's cerebral functions. Using this in combination with his robot mode's [[Stun weapon|stun gun]] and [[photon blaster]] arms, Glitch is quite the intimidating little bugger. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye}} | |||
==Games== | |||
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''=== | |||
[[File:Earth Wars Glitch.jpg|thumb|200px]] | |||
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}} | |||
==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
=== | ===''The Transformers''=== | ||
[[File:G1Rollout toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Seen here before he hit it big on ''ReBoot''.]] | |||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Rollout with Glitch''' ([[Action Master]], [[1990]])}}</ul> | |||
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}} | |||
:Part of the first wave of "basic" carded Action Masters, released in the seventh and final year of ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' in the US, Glitch turns from a bipedal robotty thing with gun-arms to an electromagnetic rocket launcher with a spring-loaded pop-out blaster-barrel. Like all [[Action Master partner]]s, he can be held by any Action Master figure, and his barrel can be extended by attaching a figure's hand-held rifle to it. His arms are removable, held in place by the same size peg as on Action Master accessories, making them optional hand-held weapons. | |||
: | :Glitch was only available packed in with his larger partner [[Rollout (G1)#Toys|Rollout]]. | ||
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Glitch/glitch.htm More information on Glitch at TFU.info]'' | |||
== | ==Notes== | ||
*[ | *The [[Action Master partner]] robots were given the "[[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]" classification [[Retcon|retroactively]] by [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' [[profile]] series. | ||
===Foreign names=== | |||
*''Japanese:'' '''Glitch''' (グリッチ ''Guritchi'') | |||
*''Italian:'' '''Goblin''' | |||
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Latest revision as of 10:14, 30 November 2025
| The name or term "Glitch" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Glitch (disambiguation). |
- Glitch is an Autobot Action Master partner from the Generation 1 continuity family.
This is your Glitch under a steamroller.
Any questions?
Glitch is a character that is portrayed differently in different universes. See below for details.
He is the Action Master partner of Rollout.
Fiction
[edit]Generation 1 toy bio
[edit]Glitch was an all-terrain battle drone, armed with stun lasers and a photon gun. He was remote-controlled and often used for demolitions.
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
[edit]Glitch is a brilliant spy, completing an impressive array of missions. Missions for which his loudmouthed, moronic partner Rollout gets the credit. Considering that Glitch not only does the work, but keeps Rollout alive, the credit distribution isn't exactly fair, but them's the breaks.
In electromagnetic rocket launcher mode, Glitch is capable of firing bursts of static electricity that can severely impede a target's cerebral functions. Using this in combination with his robot mode's stun gun and photon blaster arms, Glitch is quite the intimidating little bugger. More than Meets the Eye
Games
[edit]Transformers: Earth Wars
[edit]
Toys
[edit]The Transformers
[edit]
- Rollout with Glitch (Action Master, 1990)
- Known designers: Masakatsu Saito (concept artist)
- Part of the first wave of "basic" carded Action Masters, released in the seventh and final year of The Transformers in the US, Glitch turns from a bipedal robotty thing with gun-arms to an electromagnetic rocket launcher with a spring-loaded pop-out blaster-barrel. Like all Action Master partners, he can be held by any Action Master figure, and his barrel can be extended by attaching a figure's hand-held rifle to it. His arms are removable, held in place by the same size peg as on Action Master accessories, making them optional hand-held weapons.
- Glitch was only available packed in with his larger partner Rollout.
Notes
[edit]- The Action Master partner robots were given the "Targetmaster" classification retroactively by Dreamwave's More than Meets the Eye profile series.
Foreign names
[edit]- Japanese: Glitch (グリッチ Guritchi)
- Italian: Goblin
