Big Daddy (G1)

The name or term "Big Daddy" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Big Daddy (disambiguation).

Big Daddy is an Autobot Micromaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Before we go crazy, before we explode, there's something 'bout me, baby, you got to know.

His idle is a little rough, daddy-o, but his carb's in the right place. Big Daddy (aka Daddy-O) is the leader of the Autobot Hot Rod Patrol. He might be "Big Daddy" to the younger cats on the patrol, but he's really a fairly new Micromaster, whose main program loop hasn't fully optimized itself yet. He doesn't always dig what the brass are saying, and sometimes he just splits and does his own thing.

On the other hand, this Yank tank is older than his years. He ain't just playing the leader bit; he'd give his last drop of go-juice for the patrol, and he's hep to the royal shaft the Micromasters so often get from the big boys. With a few years and a little experience he'd be one of the best there is.

“	That... is Big Daddy. When they say immovable force meets irresistible object, or rock and a hard place, that's all him.	”
—Lionizer to Windstrike, Transformers: Earth Wars

Fiction

Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

Toy bio

Big Daddy was the leader of the Hot Rod Team. Return of Convoy Hot Rod Team bio

Legends comic

Big Daddy worked with the Battlestars on their mission to recover Optimus Prime and revive him with the power of the Zodiac to create Star Optimus Prime. LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

Who knew 1957 Chevy Bel Airs were around on Cybertron several million years ago?

Big Daddy was among the hundreds of Micromasters created by the Autobots and Decepticons millions of years after the launch of the Ark. While in Little Iacon, he befriended Runner, who later became the Decepticon known as Barricade. Big Daddy, along with the Hot Rod Patrol, was selected to join the Autobots. He and his team helped the Monster Trucks Patrol recover Roadbuster, but clashed with his former friends in the Decepticon Race Track Patrol in the battle that ensued. Big Daddy succeeded in evacuating Roadbuster, but team member Crunch was killed in the process.

Upon returning to Iacon, Big Daddy angrily confronted Ultra Magnus and Fortress Maximus. After storming out, he picked a fight with Sidetrack and Sunrunner, avoiding a brawl only when Hydraulic intervened. The confrontation helped Big Daddy realize that the Autobot/Decepticon war wasn't the Micromasters' to fight, and he took off for Little Iacon with his team.

Rebel without a cause. Or brain diameter, apparently.

Driving through the Wastelands, Big Daddy and the Hot Rod Patrol ran straight into the Race Track Patrol, who had just deserted the Decepticons. A fight loomed, but was prevented by the arrival of Falcon and Flanker and their pursuers, a group of vampiric Insecticons. Destined for Nothing The Micromasters were heavily outmatched, but were saved from certain doom when Groundshaker arrived with his ATV, driving off the Insecticons. Groundshaker took Big Daddy and his charges to Countdown's base, where he tried to recruit them for a mysterious mission. Big Daddy and his team declined, and continued on their way to Little Iacon. Once there, Big Daddy met with Roadhandler at an underground bar. Roadhandler chided Big Daddy for leaving the Autobots, and challenged him to a race. Big Daddy took an early lead, but Roadhandler's experience led him to victory. The Gray Race After the race, Big Daddy got in another fight, this time with Road Hugger, but the scuffle was interrupted by another Insecticon raid. The Hot Rod Patrol fled back to Iacon, hoping to enlist the aid of the Autobots, but were denied access to Autobase by Sidetrack and Sunrunner. As they left, Stakeout told them that they were persona non grata with Magnus, prompting them to go to Countdown for help. Recipe for Hate

While Countdown stormed the Decepticon base, Big Daddy and his team snuck into it via oil-disposal tunnels and freed the Micromasters imprisoned by the Insecticons. After battling their way through Ransack and Barrage, they ran straight into Barricade and the Race Track Patrol. While the rest of the team engaged the Decepticons, Big Daddy headed for the command center and saved Countdown from being crushed by Shockwave's severed head. Big Daddy and the rest of the freed Micromasters accompanied Countdown to a battle between the Autobots and Decepticons, and convinced them to lay down arms by informing them that Skystalker had engineered the whole thing. As the Decepticons retreated, Big Daddy tried to console a dying Sidetrack, who cursed him with his last breath. Countdown tried to have Big Daddy calm the restless crowd of Micromasters, but Big Daddy rejected his grand plans, as well as those of the Autobots and the Decepticons.

Big Daddy left the battlefield, vowing to find something more than constant war, toil and death... on his own. Victims of the Revolution

Universe comic

Ayyyy! Sit on it.

A Big Daddy hailed from Primax 302.06 Gamma. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/20 He was one of countless Transformers pulled from his timestream to engage in the death-duels of the Cauldron deep inside the shattered Unicron. He escaped this fate in the jail break set by Trailbreaker and Silverbolt. Escape

Presumably, he was safely returned to his timeline or universe of origin. Because he's that awesome.

2005 IDW continuity

Look, Big Daddy! It's regular daddy!

Big Daddy was one of the denizens of Gorlam Prime who accosted Hardhead and Nightbeat when they arrived on the planet. Spotlight: Hardhead

War for Cybertron Trilogy marketing material

After Cybertron fell, the Autobots left their homeworld aboard the Ark, traveling through space in pursuit of the AllSpark. Earthrise webpage Daddy-O was a Ground Command Infantry Private. Earthrise toy packaging

2019 IDW continuity

Big Daddy, Hubs, and Trip-Up attended an illegal skitter race at Swindle's. Swindle's

After the fall of the Senate, Big Daddy joined the Autobots. He fought in a major battle along the Rust Sea to prevent the Decepticons from acquiring the Enigma of Combination. Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II Big Daddy was injured in the melee with the Decepticons that followed, but was carried to safety afterwards by his fellow Autobots. Enigmatic

Commercial appearances

Marvy, man. Fab. Far out.

Jazz (in his Action Master body) introduced Optimus Prime to Big Daddy, as well as the rest of the Hot Rod Patrol. Prime agreed that they were a "sharp-looking bunch," but he wanted to know if they could transform. A voice which is likely Big Daddy's answered, "You bet we can! We're Micromasters!" The Hot Rod Patrol and the Construction Patrol were then faced by Scorponok advancing menacingly upon them. As the Decepticon began to cross a suspension bridge, the Autobots destroyed it, sending Scorponok tumbling down. Hot Rod and Construction Patrol commercial

Later, Optimus Prime told Jazz to check out his new Micromaster Hot Rod Patrol, opening his fist to reveal the tiny car-mode bots. Squaresville! Property is theft, man. Commercial

Games

Transformers: Earth Wars

Now lining up to be a regular for an Adam Sandler movie.

Toys

The Transformers

What am I rebelling against? Lack of articulation, mostly.

• Hot Rod Patrol (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)

Released in the seventh and final year of the original Transformers toyline in the US (sixth and non-final year in Europe), Micromaster Big Daddy is a tiny robot that transforms into a tiny black and orange modified 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air hardtop hot rod. While the rest of his team also have large rear wheels, the rear of Big Daddy's vehicle mode is large and raised, making his rear wheels look especially huge.

Big Daddy is gang-molded with his teammate Greaser, sharing the same plastic colors.

He was only available as part of the Hot Rod Patrol set, along with Greaser, Hubs, and Trip-Up.

• More information on Big Daddy at TFU.info

• Hot Rod Team (Micro Transformer Team, 1991)

• ID number: C-362
• Accessories: Micro Trailer #2

"Grease" was also released in Takara's Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers line, during the Return of Convoy year, with no notable physical changes from the Hasbro release.

Like the Hasbro toy, he was only available in a complete set with his teammates, but this release included Micro Trailer #2, plus a sticker sheet with extra optional decals to add to your Micromasters.

Transformers (2007)

Realistic AYYYYYY.

• Big Daddy (Deluxe Class, 2008)

• Accessories: Left & right missile launchers, 2 missiles, Autobot Cybertron-style Cyber Key
• Known designers: Joe Kyde (deco artist)

Transformers Big Daddy doubles as Earth Wars Big Daddy.

Transformers: AllSpark Power Big Daddy is a redeco of Cybertron Downshift, transforming into a muscle car that combines elements from various 1970s era muscle and pony cars, and with an orange and black color scheme as an homage to the Generation 1 Micromaster of the same name. In either mode, inserting a Cyber Key into a flip-up slot in his rear window springs open a claw from the car's grill. He comes with two large spring-loaded missile launchers, which can peg via 5 mm post on his vehicle side-panels/robot legs, or clip onto his shoulders. He comes with a clear-red Cybertron-style Cyber Key.

This mold suffers from a design flaw: Even though his head has a swivel joint, it's rendered useless because the ridges on his chest (the air vents in vehicle mode) get in the way in both directions.

This toy was a Walmart exclusive in the US, and a The Warehouse exclusive in New Zealand. It was originally intended to be released in the 2008 Universe toyline as Generation 1 Big Daddy proper, but got shifted to the live-action movie line to meet the incredible demand for more movie-branded product. The original Big Daddy wouldn't appear in this body until the Transformers: Earth Wars game, fifteen years later.

This toy was also repurposed as Shattered Glass Big Daddy.

• More info on Big Daddy at TFU.info

War for Cybertron: Earthrise

"Lord o' mercy, I wish I weren't so stiff!"

• Trip-Up & Autobot Daddy-O (Micromaster, 2020)

• Hasbro ID number: WFC-E3
• TakaraTomy ID number: ER EX-03
• TakaraTomy release date: May 30, 2020
• Known designers: Ken Christiansen (concept artist)

Part of the first wave of Earthrise Micromaster two-packs, "Daddy-O" (presumably renamed for trademark reasons) transforms from robot to vehicle, once again an unlicensed approximation of a '57 Chevy. He can combine with his pack-in partner Trip-Up to form a weapon, though their designs mean both can be wielded independently as smaller guns if one wishes.

In Japan, Trip-Up and Daddy-O were released as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive.

This figure was redecoed into Windstorm.

Notes

• If that's Big Daddy speaking in the first commercial, it sounds like his voice actor miiiiiight be Michael McConnohie.
• Big Daddy's name may be an homage to Big Daddy Don Garlits, considered the father of drag racing, or car designer Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, who used a very familiar looking car to promote his shop.
• Along with his teammates, Big Daddy's Japanese name, "Grease", is likely a pop culture reference, this time to the film Grease.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Grease (グリース Gurīsu)
• French: Paternel (Canada)
• Italian: Ghibli
• Hungarian: Apafej