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:''Honk is a [[Transformer]] from the [[2019 IDW continuity|2019 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | |||
[[File:FrogCivilianTread&CircuitsP4.jpeg|thumb|right|If I shot them, would I get rain powers or grapple powers?]] | |||
'''Honk''' is an anuran Velocitronian. Yeah, we didn't think frogs were that fast either. Must be something in the [[energon]]. | |||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===2019 IDW continuity=== | ===2019 IDW continuity=== | ||
As [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] prepared to be sworn in as [[Velocitron]]'s [[Senate|First Senator]], | As [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] prepared to be sworn in as [[Velocitron]]'s [[Senate|First Senator]], Honk was among the many innocent Velocitronians caught up in the chaos of the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]'s... attack. Mayhem had already sealed off the exits before storming the Senate building, so Honk and the other onlookers could only stand by and watch as the [[Wreckers]] fought to keep them safe. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 4}} | ||
==Games== | |||
===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''=== | |||
Honk was a Maximal with an amphibian alternate mode. {{storylink|Technorganic Secrets}} | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*The | *Honk was conceptualized by Rebecca Ann, significant other of IDW ''Transformers'' editor [[David Mariotte]], with artist [[Jack Lawrence]] adding the character at their suggestion.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Dang. The most popular new character in Wreckers and I didn't even create them! This was actually my SO @beccabeean's idea that Jack and Heather executed beautifully and I'm very thankful they put so much time and effort into.|link=https://twitter.com/IDW_David_M/status/1481994550423928835|name=David Mariotte|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=01|day=14}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=The character wasn’t scripted in at all; @beccabeean had mentioned they'd love to be represented as a Transformer, so I briefly spoke with them about it, and that little frogbot was the result!|link=https://twitter.com/JLawrence_Art/status/1482119481518444545|name=Jack Lawrence|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=01|day=14}}</ref> They went unnamed in the comic, but Mariotte later confirmed that they had been named "Honk" by Ann, that they were nonbinary, and that they were actually a [[Triple Changer]], with their third mode being a {{w|clown car}}.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://twitter.com/idw_david_m/status/1595068230288437250|quote=First saw this over on Instagram, but I was very excited to see Honk, the frog-clown car-bot triple-changer inspired by @beccabeean and brought to life by @JLawrence_Art and @angienessyo in Wreckers: Tread & Circuits. Ashley really nailed them!|name=David Mariotte|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=11|day=22}}</ref> | ||
*Honk has a color palette drawn from the {{w|transgender flag}}. | |||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Comic-only Transformers]] | [[Category:Comic-only Transformers]] | ||
[[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]] | [[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]] | ||
[[Category:Maximals]] | |||
[[Category:Nonbinary characters]] | |||
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Maximals]] | |||
[[Category:Triple Changers]] | |||
[[Category:Velocitron]] | |||
Latest revision as of 09:25, 30 October 2025
- Honk is a Transformer from the 2019 IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Honk is an anuran Velocitronian. Yeah, we didn't think frogs were that fast either. Must be something in the energon.
Fiction
[edit]2019 IDW continuity
[edit]As Knock Out prepared to be sworn in as Velocitron's First Senator, Honk was among the many innocent Velocitronians caught up in the chaos of the Mayhem Attack Squad's... attack. Mayhem had already sealed off the exits before storming the Senate building, so Honk and the other onlookers could only stand by and watch as the Wreckers fought to keep them safe. Tread & Circuits Part 4
Games
[edit]Transformers Roleplaying Game
[edit]Honk was a Maximal with an amphibian alternate mode. Technorganic Secrets
Notes
[edit]- Honk was conceptualized by Rebecca Ann, significant other of IDW Transformers editor David Mariotte, with artist Jack Lawrence adding the character at their suggestion.[1][2] They went unnamed in the comic, but Mariotte later confirmed that they had been named "Honk" by Ann, that they were nonbinary, and that they were actually a Triple Changer, with their third mode being a clown car.[3]
- Honk has a color palette drawn from the transgender flag.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Dang. The most popular new character in Wreckers and I didn't even create them! This was actually my SO @beccabeean's idea that Jack and Heather executed beautifully and I'm very thankful they put so much time and effort into."—David Mariotte, Twitter, 2022/01/14
- ↑ "The character wasn’t scripted in at all; @beccabeean had mentioned they'd love to be represented as a Transformer, so I briefly spoke with them about it, and that little frogbot was the result!"—Jack Lawrence, Twitter, 2022/01/14
- ↑ "First saw this over on Instagram, but I was very excited to see Honk, the frog-clown car-bot triple-changer inspired by @beccabeean and brought to life by @JLawrence_Art and @angienessyo in Wreckers: Tread & Circuits. Ashley really nailed them!"—David Mariotte, Twitter, 2022/11/22
