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|''This page is about ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] Wheelie'', for his heroic counterpart, see [[Wheelie (G1)]], no really!<br>To see other Wheelies, both evil and good, see [[Wheelie (disambiguation)]] if you're in the right mood!''
|''This page is for the fearsome barbarian trike. / See [[Wheelie (G1)]] for the cheerful survivalist tyke!<br>For the rest of the Wheelie population / Go check out [[Wheelie (disambiguation)]].''
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:''Wheelie is an [[Autobot]], an evil warlord too, from the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] [[continuity family]], what have you.''
:''Wheelie is an [[Autobot]], but probably an ass / Seeing as he comes from the world of [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]].''
[[File:ShatteredGlassWheelie.jpg|thumb|"I think my rhymes are truly broke! Broke, broke, broke, broke, broke, broke, broke!"]]
[[File:ShatteredGlassWheelie.jpg|thumb|300px|Based on [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] an'<br>So he's built like Conan.]]


The barbarian-lord '''Wheelie''' just loves to kill! He's fond of watching his foe's oil spill. Long ago, that evil minx defeated the high-ranked 'bot [[Sky Lynx (SG)|Sky Lynx]]!<ref>''Shattered Glass'' Sky Lynx profile in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 26|''Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club'' #26]]</ref>
The barbarian-lord '''Wheelie''' couldn't be worse<br>
He's cunning, he's massive, and he speaks in verse.<ref>Profile for ''Shattered Glass'' Sky Lynx from [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 26|''Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club'' #26]]</ref>
 
==Fiction==
===Fun Publications ''Shattered Glass'' continuity===
When [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]] staged a coup / Wheelie joined the traitor's crew,<br>
Beat [[Sky Lynx (SG)|Sky Lynx]] in embarrassing fashion and / left him fearing anything assonant. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 26|Sky Lynx's profile in Club magazine #26}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
* While this bot may have killer style, he's only been mentioned in [[Sky Lynx (SG)|Sky Lynx]]'s profile.
* Sky Lynx's profile was Wheelie's one mention / Prior to [[BotCon 2014|the 2014 convention]].<br>
* Whether he rhymes is up for debate, as thinking opposite is often first rate. Keep in mind that a fear for Sky Lynx, is a fear of rhyming speech, which really stinks.
: There, on a souvenir chase card / Turning into a three-wheeled racecar,<br>
* On a card from [[BotCon 2014]], Wheelie's design could finally be seen. A ''Shattered Glass [[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' character, via digital art, he's a redeco of ''Cybertron'' [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)#Dark|Dark Crumplezone]] to the heart. His head is from [[Wheelie (G1)|his G1 self]], and his gun is based on [[Jigu]] straight off the shelf. Funny that Jigu turned into a shark, since it homages [[Wheelie (G1)#Dreamwave Generation 1 continuity|another version]] of this dweller of the Ark; Dreamwave Wheelie's friend was [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]], himself a Sharkticon—that we saw!
: Wheelie's design was finally shown / To be a [[Redeco#"Virtual" redecos|retool]] of [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)#Dark|Dark Crumplezone]].<ref><!--"SG Wheelie has been simmering in minds that are not mine for many years. (And he’s always been a retool of Crumplezone.)  I’m pretty sure whatever else he is has been locked down long ago."-->[https://itswalky.tumblr.com/post/89337114002/so-whats-shattered-glass-machine-wars-wheelies On tumblr], [[David Willis]] reviews the History of Wheelie for a user.</ref><br>
: [[Trent Troop]] had mocked-up the idea / As a toy concept earlier that year.<ref name=mangin><!--He was originally just mentioned in a profile for another character in the Transformers Collectors Club mag back in 2009. A bunch of folks Then Trent Troop did a mock-up of him for the Club/Botcon in 2014 that I drew for some card art that was sold at Botcon that year. I think you can still get the card, or a sheet of cards, in the club store while they're still around. He's based on Cybertron Dark Crumplezone with a Sharktigun. [...] The idea was that if Wheelie fights Sharkticons, then SG Wheelie would fight with a Sharktigun."-->[https://www.deviantart.com/willmangin/art/Botcon-SGMW-Wheelie-462122264 Comment on the Wheelie card from Will Mangin's DeviantArt.]</ref>
 
* The hypothetical Wheelie figure / Would have had a purple redeco of [[Jigu]].<br>
: "The idea was that if Wheelie fights Sharkticons / then SG Wheelie would fight with a [[Sharktigun|Sharkti''gun'']]."<ref name=mangin /><br>
: We think this concept might also draw / From [[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)|Dreamwave]] [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]'s good buddy [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]].
 
* The ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)| Shattered Glass]]'' ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' tag / Referenced a fandom gag.<br>
: [[BotCon]] themes were [[Beast Wars Shattered Glass|pretty]] [[Termination|niche]] / Hence the tongue-in-cheek pastiche.<ref><!--{{citesocial|quote=It was based off a joke made by the fandom, & the previous BotCon owners embraced it. Since the exclusives were trying obscure series - like Machine Wars - & making Shattered Glass versions of others, fans joked the next set would be Shattered Glass Beast Machines Machine Wars.|link=https://twitter.com/BotCon/status/1398983785203519488|name=BotCon|site=Twitter|year=2021|month=05|day=30|(defunct=)}}-->The BotCon account gives a bit o' context for the joke [https://twitter.com/BotCon/status/1398983785203519488 on Twitter].</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 06:15, 31 October 2024

This page is for the fearsome barbarian trike. / See Wheelie (G1) for the cheerful survivalist tyke!
For the rest of the Wheelie population / Go check out Wheelie (disambiguation).
Wheelie is an Autobot, but probably an ass / Seeing as he comes from the world of Shattered Glass.
Based on Crumplezone an'
So he's built like Conan.

The barbarian-lord Wheelie couldn't be worse
He's cunning, he's massive, and he speaks in verse.[1]

Fiction

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Fun Publications Shattered Glass continuity

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When Ultra Magnus staged a coup / Wheelie joined the traitor's crew,
Beat Sky Lynx in embarrassing fashion and / left him fearing anything assonant. Sky Lynx's profile in Club magazine #26

Notes

[edit]
There, on a souvenir chase card / Turning into a three-wheeled racecar,
Wheelie's design was finally shown / To be a retool of Dark Crumplezone.[2]
Trent Troop had mocked-up the idea / As a toy concept earlier that year.[3]
  • The hypothetical Wheelie figure / Would have had a purple redeco of Jigu.
"The idea was that if Wheelie fights Sharkticons / then SG Wheelie would fight with a Sharktigun."[3]
We think this concept might also draw / From Dreamwave Wheelie's good buddy Gnaw.
BotCon themes were pretty niche / Hence the tongue-in-cheek pastiche.[4]

References

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  1. ↑ Profile for Shattered Glass Sky Lynx from Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club #26
  2. ↑ On tumblr, David Willis reviews the History of Wheelie for a user.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Comment on the Wheelie card from Will Mangin's DeviantArt.
  4. ↑ The BotCon account gives a bit o' context for the joke on Twitter.
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