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{{disambig2|the ''Generation 2'' character|the ''Transformers One'' character|High Beam (One)}} | |||
:''High Beam is an [[Autobot]] and later [[Maximal]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | :''High Beam is an [[Autobot]] and later [[Maximal]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
[[File:HighBeam cardart.jpg|thumb|upright=2.1|Behind you. Yes, YOU.]] | [[File:HighBeam cardart.jpg|thumb|upright=2.1|Behind you. Yes, YOU.]] | ||
'''High Beam''' is a tracker who always means business. He never backs down from a challenge or shirks his responsibilities. Although his fellow Autobots tend to think of him as more of a thinker than a fighter, he'll eagerly engage in a firefight if he feels it is his duty to do so. This sense of duty is what drives him on his mission to find and destroy [[Decepticon]]s. High Beam is more than ready to "get busy" with his latest targets, those feisty [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. | '''High Beam''' is a tracker who always means business. He never backs down from a challenge or shirks his responsibilities. Although his fellow Autobots tend to think of him as more of a thinker than a fighter, he'll eagerly engage in a firefight if he feels it is his duty to do so. This sense of duty is what drives him on his mission to find and destroy [[Decepticon]]s. High Beam is more than ready to "get busy" with his latest targets, those feisty [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]].<ref>''Generation 2'' High Beam packaging bio</ref> | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
[[File:Tfccm14 high beam robot.jpg|thumb|left]] | [[File:Tfccm14 high beam robot.jpg|thumb|left|]] | ||
===Theft of the Golden Disk=== | ===Theft of the Golden Disk=== | ||
High Beam underwent the Maximal upgrade at the end of the Great War and joined the [[Maximal Command Security Force]], a group of highly trained individuals who uphold the [[Pax Cybertronia]] on [[Maximal]]-controlled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Due to his brash and over-eager disposition, High Beam often found himself getting demoted... nearly as often as he got promoted up again. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 14|High Beam's profile}} High Beam was very surprised to see that his teammate [[Getout]] modeled himself after a lesser known Autobot named [[Skram (G2)|Skram]] whom High Beam had known personally. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 14|Getout's profile}} | High Beam underwent the Maximal upgrade at the end of the Great War and joined the [[Maximal Command Security Force]], a group of highly trained individuals who uphold the [[Pax Cybertronia]] on [[Maximal]]-controlled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Due to his brash and over-eager disposition, High Beam often found himself getting demoted... nearly as often as he got promoted up again. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 14|High Beam's profile}} High Beam was very surprised to see that his teammate [[Getout]] modeled himself after a lesser known Autobot named [[Skram (G2)|Skram]] whom High Beam had known personally. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 14|Getout's profile}} | ||
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===''Generation 2''=== | ===''Generation 2''=== | ||
[[File:G2-toy HighBeam.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Mattel, please look the other way.]] | [[File:G2-toy HighBeam.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Mattel, please look the other way.]] | ||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''High Beam''' (Go-Bot, 1995)}}</ul> | |||
:*''Accessories'': Rifle | |||
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}} | |||
:Part of the first wave of [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]], High Beam transforms into a "concept car" with an exposed rear engine that looks ''exactly'' like the [[Wikia:hotwheels:Speed Blaster|Speed Blaster]] car from Mattel's ''Hot Wheels'' line that was first released in 1991 under the names "Back Burner" and "Sonic Special". At 1:64 scale and using through-axle wheels for speedy rolling on smooth surfaces, High Beam is compatible with many | :Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)| Generation 2]]'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]], High Beam transforms into a "concept car" with an exposed rear engine that looks ''exactly'' like the [[Wikia:hotwheels:Speed Blaster|Speed Blaster]] car from [[Mattel]]'s ''[[Hot Wheels (franchise)|Hot Wheels]]'' line that was first released in 1991 under the names "Back Burner" and "Sonic Special". At 1:64 scale and using through-axle wheels for speedy rolling on smooth surfaces, High Beam is compatible with many ''Hot Wheels'' and ''Matchbox''-brand playsets and tracks. | ||
:The same mold was [[redeco]]ed in ''Generation 2'' for the Go-Bots version of [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Bumblebee]], as well as for the [[BotCon 1995]] [[exclusive]] toy, [[Nightracer (G2)# | :The same mold was [[redeco]]ed in ''Generation 2'' for the Go-Bots version of [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Bumblebee]], as well as for the [[BotCon 1995]] [[exclusive]] toy, [[Nightracer (G2)#Toys|Nightracer]]. It was later used for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Spychanger]] [[Crosswise (RID)#Toys|Crosswise]]. | ||
::*''[http://tfu.info/1995/Autobot/HighBeam/highbeam.htm More information on High Beam at TFU.info]{{G2HighBeamMold}} | ::*''[http://tfu.info/1995/Autobot/HighBeam/highbeam.htm More information on High Beam at TFU.info]{{G2HighBeamMold}} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* High Beam's card-art mistakenly gives him [[Gearhead]]'s rifle. | * High Beam's card-art mistakenly gives him [[Gearhead]]'s rifle. | ||
* Though most of the Go-Bots were never released in Japan, High Beam did gain a Japanese name via a [[BotCon Japan 1997]] [[exclusive]] poster, which featured bios for all of the new ''Generation 2'' characters released in the U.S. who weren't part of the Japanese line: the [[Axelerator]]s, the [[Skyscorcher]]s, [[Rotor Force]], four of the Go-Bots, and the [[Color Changer]]s. | * Though most of the Go-Bots were never released in Japan, High Beam did gain a Japanese name via a [[BotCon Japan 1997]] [[exclusive]] [http://www.botconarchives.com/archive/1997j/bcj97post2f.jpg poster], which featured bios for all of the new ''Generation 2'' characters released in the U.S. who weren't part of the Japanese line: the [[Axelerator]]s, the [[Skyscorcher]]s, [[Rotor Force]], four of the Go-Bots, and the [[Color Changer]]s. | ||
* As with the rest of Security Force, High Beam's Maximal body is modeled on that of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]]. | * As with the rest of Security Force, High Beam's Maximal body is modeled on that of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]], with a modified head based on his original. His gun, meanwhile, is based on the back half of the gun used by the ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]/[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] mold, without the extended "silencer." | ||
* According to an interview with [[Bob Budiansky]] in a 2018 episode of the [[Netflix]] series ''The Toys That Made Us'', "High Beams" was a rejected name for one of the original 28 Transformers from the 1984 toy line. Budiansky stated that Hasbro declined the name for being a | * According to an interview with [[Bob Budiansky]] in a 2018 episode of the [[Netflix]] series ''The Toys That Made Us'', "High Beams" was a rejected name for one of the original 28 Transformers from the 1984 toy line. Budiansky stated that Hasbro declined the name for being a slang term for erect nipples. The same fate presumably befell the 1987 [[Throttlebot]] ultimately named "[[Searchlight (G1)#Notes|Searchlight]]". | ||
===Foreign names=== | ===Foreign names=== | ||
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*''French:'' '''Turbo-Libero''' (France/Belgium), '''Lumen''' (Canada) | *''French:'' '''Turbo-Libero''' (France/Belgium), '''Lumen''' (Canada) | ||
*''Italian:'' '''Puma''' | *''Italian:'' '''Puma''' | ||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Beast Wars Maximals]] | [[Category:Beast Wars Maximals]] | ||
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[[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]] | [[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]] | ||
[[Category:Generation 2 Go-Bots]] | [[Category:Generation 2 Go-Bots]] | ||
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[[Category:Unite Warriors Autobots]] | [[Category:Unite Warriors Autobots]] | ||
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]] | [[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:57, 1 February 2026
| This article is about the Generation 2 character. For the Transformers One character, see High Beam (One). |
- High Beam is an Autobot and later Maximal from the Generation 1 continuity family.
High Beam is a tracker who always means business. He never backs down from a challenge or shirks his responsibilities. Although his fellow Autobots tend to think of him as more of a thinker than a fighter, he'll eagerly engage in a firefight if he feels it is his duty to do so. This sense of duty is what drives him on his mission to find and destroy Decepticons. High Beam is more than ready to "get busy" with his latest targets, those feisty Combaticons.[1]
Fiction
[edit]
Theft of the Golden Disk
[edit]High Beam underwent the Maximal upgrade at the end of the Great War and joined the Maximal Command Security Force, a group of highly trained individuals who uphold the Pax Cybertronia on Maximal-controlled Cybertron. Due to his brash and over-eager disposition, High Beam often found himself getting demoted... nearly as often as he got promoted up again. High Beam's profile High Beam was very surprised to see that his teammate Getout modeled himself after a lesser known Autobot named Skram whom High Beam had known personally. Getout's profile
High Beam, along with Switchblade, was shot by a Predacon with an energy ray. Theft of the Golden Disk
Wings Universe
[edit]High Beam and the Go-Bots were brought to life on Earth using a combination of human and Nebulan science, becoming part of the "second generation" of Transformers. When the new 'bots started picking sides just like their predecessors, High Beam joined the Autobots under the overall command of Pyro and Rapido. He brought his Go-Bots to assist his commanders at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland when it was raided by Clench and his Decepticon Syndicate. The Go-Bots helped Scorch bring down the colossal Double Punch. Generation 2: Redux
Unite Warriors
[edit]High Beam, with other Autobots, oversaw an attempt to wipe the Combatrons' Destronger programming. However, before they could be reprogrammed, Unicron interrupted the process and whisked away the Combatrons. Ruination Chapter, Part One
Toys
[edit]Generation 2
[edit]
- High Beam (Go-Bot, 1995)
- Accessories: Rifle
- Known designers: Masakatsu Saito (concept artist)
- Part of the first wave of Generation 2 Go-Bots, High Beam transforms into a "concept car" with an exposed rear engine that looks exactly like the Speed Blaster car from Mattel's Hot Wheels line that was first released in 1991 under the names "Back Burner" and "Sonic Special". At 1:64 scale and using through-axle wheels for speedy rolling on smooth surfaces, High Beam is compatible with many Hot Wheels and Matchbox-brand playsets and tracks.
- The same mold was redecoed in Generation 2 for the Go-Bots version of Bumblebee, as well as for the BotCon 1995 exclusive toy, Nightracer. It was later used for the 2001 Robots in Disguise Spychanger Crosswise.
| Generation 2 mold: High Beam | ||
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Notes
[edit]- High Beam's card-art mistakenly gives him Gearhead's rifle.
- Though most of the Go-Bots were never released in Japan, High Beam did gain a Japanese name via a BotCon Japan 1997 exclusive poster, which featured bios for all of the new Generation 2 characters released in the U.S. who weren't part of the Japanese line: the Axelerators, the Skyscorchers, Rotor Force, four of the Go-Bots, and the Color Changers.
- As with the rest of Security Force, High Beam's Maximal body is modeled on that of Cybertron Clocker, with a modified head based on his original. His gun, meanwhile, is based on the back half of the gun used by the Machine Wars Skywarp/Thundercracker mold, without the extended "silencer."
- According to an interview with Bob Budiansky in a 2018 episode of the Netflix series The Toys That Made Us, "High Beams" was a rejected name for one of the original 28 Transformers from the 1984 toy line. Budiansky stated that Hasbro declined the name for being a slang term for erect nipples. The same fate presumably befell the 1987 Throttlebot ultimately named "Searchlight".
Foreign names
[edit]- Japanese: High Beam (ハイビーム Hai Bīmu)
- French: Turbo-Libero (France/Belgium), Lumen (Canada)
- Italian: Puma
References
[edit]- ↑ Generation 2 High Beam packaging bio
