Knok

Knok is an Autobot Powermaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Who's there?

Knok is the Powermaster partner of Doubledealer. Though loyal to the Autobot cause, he's also a money-grubbing little fellow, making him a good match for the ambitious Doubledealer whose business office he helps run.

When transformed into Doubledealer's power-supply engine, Knok allows him to transform to his humanoid robot mode. Little does Knok suspect the true levels of Doubledealer's duplicity—he is totally unaware of Doubledealer's Decepticon form, or the other Powermaster partner that enables it.

Commercial appearances

After Doubledealer spoke with Optimus Prime, he transformed into his missile carrier mode. Knok then transformed and attached himself to his larger partner. Knok was nowhere to be seen when Doubledealer arrived at the Decepticon camp and linked-up with Skar instead. Doubledealer commercial

Toys

The Transformers

I'm really a boy with big glasses, honest. In Japan anyway.

• Doubledealer (Powermaster, 1988)

• Known designers: Richard Marcej (packaging)

Released in the fifth year of the The Transformers toyline (fourth year in the European line), Knok transforms into an engine block. Plugging engine-mode Knok into any Autobot Powermaster socket unlocks the toy's ability to transform to robot mode.

He was only available packed in with his larger partner Doubledealer, and unlocks his vehicle-to-Autobot-robot transformation. This set also comes with Skar, who unlocks Doubledealer's vehicle-to-Decepticon-falcon transformation.

In Japan, this mold was slightly redecoed to make Clouder's Autobot armor, and would have been used for Shinichi in earlier plans.

• More information on Knok at TFU.info

Generations Selects

• Soundwave Spy Patrol 3rd Unit (Deluxe Class multi-pack, 2020)

• Series: War for Cybertron: Earthrise
• ID number: WFC-GS10
• Known designers: AJ Piejko-Brown (packaging)

A Generations Selects add-on to Earthrise, Knok is a retool of Siege Rumble, transforming into a flattened box that is theoretically compatible with Siege Soundwave and Soundblaster. However, due to Knok's large size, he fits very tightly into their chest compartments. He can also attach to other figures as some sort of shield via 5 mm post.

Primarily, Knok is meant to compliment Earthrise Doubledealer, who features a chest compartment similar to the Siege Soundwave mold. Doubledealer's torso engine block can be removed and attached to Knok's back via the flip-down tab, giving him a slightly more accurate appearance to his original toy while also allowing his engine mode to appear accurate when plugged into his larger partner's chest.

The toy is labeled "Decepticon Knok" in the instructions, but online retailers such as Hasbro Pulse instead use "Autobot Knok"; the toy itself has no faction symbols.

Knok was released in a Deluxe-sized four-pack with his mold-mate Frenzy, Wingthing, and fellow Powermaster Skar.

Notes

• Unlike most binary-bond partners, it has never been made explicit in Generation 1 media that Knok is a Nebulan or even an organic. Dreamwave's More than Meets the Eye refers to both him and Skar as "Transformers".