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:''Wheelie is an [[Autobot]], but probably an ass / Seeing as he comes from the world of [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]].'' | :''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|Based on [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] an'<br>So he's built like Conan.]] | [[File:ShatteredGlassWheelie.jpg|thumb|300px|Based on [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] an'<br>So he's built like Conan.]] | ||
The barbarian-lord '''Wheelie''' couldn't be worse<br> | 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 | 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== | ==Fiction== | ||
When [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]] staged a coup | ===Fun Publications ''Shattered Glass'' continuity=== | ||
Wheelie joined the traitor's crew,<br> | 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 | 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}} | ||
left him fearing anything assonant. | |||
{{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 26|Sky Lynx's profile in Club magazine #26}} | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
[[ | * Sky Lynx's profile was Wheelie's one mention / Prior to [[BotCon 2014|the 2014 convention]].<br> | ||
: There, on a souvenir chase card / Turning into a three-wheeled racecar,<br> | |||
: 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 hypothetical Wheelie figure | : "The idea was that if Wheelie fights Sharkticons / then SG Wheelie would fight with a [[Sharktigun|Sharkti''gun'']]."<ref name=mangin /><br> | ||
*The ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)| Shattered Glass]]'' ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' tag | : 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.
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
[edit]Fun Publications Shattered Glass continuity
[edit]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]- Sky Lynx's profile was Wheelie's one mention / Prior to the 2014 convention.
- 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.
- The Shattered Glass Machine Wars tag / Referenced a fandom gag.
References
[edit]- ↑ Profile for Shattered Glass Sky Lynx from Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club #26
- ↑ On tumblr, David Willis reviews the History of Wheelie for a user.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Comment on the Wheelie card from Will Mangin's DeviantArt.
- ↑ The BotCon account gives a bit o' context for the joke on Twitter.
