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'''Heater''' prefers to take the path of least resistance. Legitimate work is too much of a hassle, so he made a living by shilling illegal pleasure pods; when the [[Nebulan]] authorities closed in, he escaped the rigors of prison by joining the Decepticons. Subjected to the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] process, Heater was binary-bonded with [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] and gained the ability to transform into a [[photon pistol]]. His laziness and criminal tendencies have not endeared him to [[Tiptop]], Quake's other partner. | '''Heater''' prefers to take the path of least resistance. Legitimate work is too much of a hassle, so he made a living by shilling illegal pleasure pods; when the [[Nebulan]] authorities closed in, he escaped the rigors of prison by joining the Decepticons. Subjected to the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] process, Heater was binary-bonded with [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] and gained the ability to transform into a [[photon pistol]]. His laziness and criminal tendencies have not endeared him to [[Tiptop]], Quake's other partner. | ||
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==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===''The Transformers''=== | ===''The Transformers''=== | ||
[[File:G1-toy Heater.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I want to go home and rethink my life.]] | [[File:G1-toy Heater.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I want to go home and rethink my life.]] | ||
*'''Quake''' (Targetmaster, 1988) | *'''Quake''' (Targetmaster, 1988) | ||
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist), [[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}} | |||
:Heater, like all the "double" Targetmaster Nebulans, is one of the smallest and least complicated Transformers. Fold the barrel away, and stand him up. His back has a peg-hole that allows him to combine with Tiptop (or any other Targetmaster or weapon with a 5mm peg) to create a super-weapon. He was only available in a set with Quake and Tiptop. | :Heater, like all the "double" Targetmaster Nebulans, is one of the smallest and least complicated Transformers. Fold the barrel away, and stand him up. His back has a peg-hole that allows him to combine with Tiptop (or any other Targetmaster or weapon with a 5mm peg) to create a super-weapon. He was only available in a set with Quake and Tiptop. | ||
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Heater/heater.htm More information on Heater at TFU.info]'' | ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Heater/heater.htm More information on Heater at TFU.info]'' | ||
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===''Legacy''=== | |||
[[File:TF-Legacy-Heater.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Fortnite|''I say, right foot creep, ooh, walk in with that heater]]]] | |||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''G1 Universe Quake, G1 Universe Heater, G1 Universe Tiptop''' (Deluxe Class, [[2024]])}}</ul> | |||
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Quake & Heater & Tiptop''' (クエイク&ヒーター&ティップトップ) | |||
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TL-82''' | |||
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[January 25]] | |||
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Tomoki Tatsumi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C8GM1yKslnY/ Design notes] on ''Legacy'' Heater from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] on Instagram</ref> | |||
:Included with ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' [[Quake (G1)#Legacy|G1 Universe Quake]], "G1 Universe Heater" functions just like his original figure, transforming into a blaster for Quake to wield, and can also combine with "[[Tiptop#Legacy|G1 Universe Tiptop]]" to form a larger blaster. He retains both of the molded "accessories" of his original figure... and the complete lack of articulation of his original figure. Unlike his original figure, however, Heater is molded in blue and painted black instead of the reverse, making his photon pistol mode primarily blue rather than black. | |||
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:Heater was revealed by Preternia.com alongside Quake and Tiptop on [[June 11]], with pre-orders going live the same day. | |||
::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C8GM1yKslnY/ Designer commentary on ''Legacy'' Heater from Mark Maher on Instagram]'' | |||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*Neither Tiptop nor Heater make an explicit appearance in the Marvel comic, but Quake's tank mode has extra gun on his toy's Targetmaster [[Peg|hardpoint]] in U.S. issues [[On the Edge of Extinction!|#75]] and [[End of the Road! (US)|#80]]. In issue #80 the extra gun looks like a simplified Heater design and his main turret might be Tiptop. Whether or not these are genuine appearances of Quake's Targetmasters is unclear. | *Neither Tiptop nor Heater make an explicit appearance in the Marvel comic, but Quake's tank mode has extra gun on his toy's Targetmaster [[Peg|hardpoint]] in U.S. issues [[On the Edge of Extinction!|#75]] and [[End of the Road! (US)|#80]]. In issue #80 the extra gun looks like a simplified Heater design and his main turret might be Tiptop. Whether or not these are genuine appearances of Quake's Targetmasters is unclear. | ||
== | ===Foreign names=== | ||
* | *''Japanese:'' '''Heater''' (ヒーター ''Hītā'') | ||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]] | [[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]] | ||
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]] | |||
[[Category:Nebulans]] | [[Category:Nebulans]] | ||
[[Category:Targetmasters]] | [[Category:Targetmasters]] | ||
[[Category:Toy-only characters]] | [[Category:Toy-only characters]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:06, 4 June 2025
- Heater is a Decepticon-allied Nebulan Targetmaster from the toyline portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Heater prefers to take the path of least resistance. Legitimate work is too much of a hassle, so he made a living by shilling illegal pleasure pods; when the Nebulan authorities closed in, he escaped the rigors of prison by joining the Decepticons. Subjected to the Targetmaster process, Heater was binary-bonded with Quake and gained the ability to transform into a photon pistol. His laziness and criminal tendencies have not endeared him to Tiptop, Quake's other partner.
Toys
[edit]The Transformers
[edit]
- Quake (Targetmaster, 1988)
- Known designers: Takashi Kunihiro (TakaraTomy), Masakatsu Saito (concept artist), Richard Marcej (packaging)
- Heater, like all the "double" Targetmaster Nebulans, is one of the smallest and least complicated Transformers. Fold the barrel away, and stand him up. His back has a peg-hole that allows him to combine with Tiptop (or any other Targetmaster or weapon with a 5mm peg) to create a super-weapon. He was only available in a set with Quake and Tiptop.
- No version of this character or mold was released in Japan.
Legacy
[edit]
- G1 Universe Quake, G1 Universe Heater, G1 Universe Tiptop (Deluxe Class, 2024)
- TakaraTomy name: Quake & Heater & Tiptop (クエイク&ヒーター&ティップトップ)
- TakaraTomy ID number: TL-82
- TakaraTomy release date: 2025 January 25
- Known designers: Mark Maher (Hasbro), Tomoki Tatsumi (TakaraTomy)[1]
- Included with Legacy: United G1 Universe Quake, "G1 Universe Heater" functions just like his original figure, transforming into a blaster for Quake to wield, and can also combine with "G1 Universe Tiptop" to form a larger blaster. He retains both of the molded "accessories" of his original figure... and the complete lack of articulation of his original figure. Unlike his original figure, however, Heater is molded in blue and painted black instead of the reverse, making his photon pistol mode primarily blue rather than black.
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- Heater was revealed by Preternia.com alongside Quake and Tiptop on June 11, with pre-orders going live the same day.
Notes
[edit]- Neither Tiptop nor Heater make an explicit appearance in the Marvel comic, but Quake's tank mode has extra gun on his toy's Targetmaster hardpoint in U.S. issues #75 and #80. In issue #80 the extra gun looks like a simplified Heater design and his main turret might be Tiptop. Whether or not these are genuine appearances of Quake's Targetmasters is unclear.
Foreign names
[edit]- Japanese: Heater (ヒーター Hītā)
References
[edit]- ↑ Design notes on Legacy Heater from Hasbro designer Mark Maher on Instagram
