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[[File:Legacy boxart Axlegrease.jpeg|right|thumb|upright=1|me nd my pirate girlfriend [holdin hands]<br>me: bb ur hands r so cold<br>her: that me hook<!--Do not correct the grammar on this. It's intentional-->]] | [[File:Legacy boxart Axlegrease.jpeg|right|thumb|upright=1|me nd my pirate girlfriend [holdin hands]<br>me: bb ur hands r so cold<br>her: that me hook<!--Do not correct the grammar on this. It's intentional-->]] | ||
The traitorous [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] '''Axlegrease''' rocks the blue and purple look. Including her immobilizing dual impulse blasters,<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/bios/mwitjkre Legacy packaging bio page]</ref> she wields a dangerous amount of weapons | The traitorous [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] '''Axlegrease''' rocks the blue and purple look. Including her immobilizing dual impulse blasters,<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/bios/mwitjkre Legacy packaging bio page]</ref> she wields a dangerous amount of weapons<ref>[https://hasbropulse.com/collections/transformers/products/transformers-legacy-evolution-axlegrease Hasbro Pulse official description]</ref> and "borrows" the parts of opponents she defeats,<ref name ="Insta">[https://www.instagram.com/p/CrYglvPuEao/?img_index=1 Mark Maher's Instagram entry on Axlegrease's creation]</ref> so it's a pity the Decepticons have hired her services. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic''=== | ===''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic''=== | ||
Axlegrease, clad in a makeshift race queen outfit, was a spectator of the second week of the [[Speedia 500]] on [[Velocitron]]. {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3}} | Axlegrease, clad in a makeshift race queen outfit, was a spectator of the second week of the [[Speedia 500]] on [[Velocitron]]. {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3}} | ||
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==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
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:*''Known designers'': [[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Marcelo Matere]] (concept art)<ref name = "Insta"/> | :*''Known designers'': [[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Marcelo Matere]] (concept art)<ref name = "Insta"/> | ||
: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' Deluxe Class figures, Axlegrease is a [[retool]]ing of [[Scraphook#Toys|Scraphook]], transforming into a junky, post-apocalyptic muscle car. She includes Scraphook's exhaust pipes and hook, but instead of his towing arm and spare tire, she includes two thrusters | : Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' Deluxe Class figures, Axlegrease is a [[retool]]ing of [[Scraphook#Toys|Scraphook]], transforming into a junky, post-apocalyptic <strike>version of [[Lockdown (disambiguation)|Lockdown]]'s</strike> muscle car. She includes Scraphook's exhaust pipes and hook, but instead of his towing arm and spare tire, she includes two thrusters that can be used as cannons for her robot mode. Her vehicle engine block splits to form two blasters as well. Similar to Scraphook, her lower elbow joints are made of a softer plastic, which often causes her arms to pop off when attempting to rotate or transform them, but they're just as easily reattached. Again, due to said softer plastic, it's generally impossible for her to wield medium-to-larger weapons unless the arms are raised horizontally to the front. | ||
: Axlegrease's [[Evo-Fusion]] function is analogous to the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|Weaponizer]] gimmick from the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' toylines: her body splits apart to form armor and weapon enhancements for her allies. Her instructions specifically call out a combined vehicle mode with Crashbar despite being in opposing factions; her vehicle's front end is removed, split in half, and attached to Crashbar's saddlebags. Unlike previous figures of this nature, Axlegrease does not need to be disassembled to change from robot to vehicle and back, similar to other ''Legacy'' Junkions. | |||
: | : Oddly, her package art depicts her cannons as being attached to her forearms via the rear peg. This does not work with the toy, due to clearance issues with the cannons' short rear pegs and impeding kibble. | ||
: | : Axlegrease's head sculpt is based on [[Nancy]], while her Decepticon-aligned color scheme is inverted from the Junkions' usual palette.<ref>{{citesocial|name=Mark Maher|quote=Legacy has been really hitting its stride and I felt the more curveballs I throw yall, the better. I did always appreciate the shattered glass colorway on the junkions for a Decepticon look, but once I had the inverted color idea and saw it on the computer screen, I just fell in love with it. Then I thought, why not a female, checked the archives and realized Nancy was the only named girl in the lore. So I started drawing with the inspiration head crest detail in mind and SHABLAMO! 😍 the team fell in love!|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CrYglvPuEao/|year=2023|month=04|day=23|site=Instagram}}</ref> | ||
: | : For reasons unknown, this assortment basically did not show up at brick-and-mortar stores and there was no second round of online orders available, leaving Axlegrease very difficult to find... [[eBay|at normal prices, anyway]]. | ||
: The original version of this mold was also used to make ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' [[Tow-Line (RID)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Tow-Line]]. | : This version of the mold was also used to make ''Legacy: United'' "[[Lockdown (G1)#Legacy|Star Raider Lockdown]]" and ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' [[Jalopy]]. The original version of this mold was also used to make ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' [[Tow-Line (RID)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Tow-Line]]. | ||
::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CrYglvPuEao/ Designer commentary on Axlegrease from Mark Maher on Instagram]'' | ::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CrYglvPuEao/ Designer commentary on Axlegrease from Mark Maher on Instagram]'' | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:03, 27 November 2025
- Axlegrease is a Decepticon Junkion Weaponizer from the Legacy portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
me: bb ur hands r so cold
her: that me hook
The traitorous Junkion Axlegrease rocks the blue and purple look. Including her immobilizing dual impulse blasters,[1] she wields a dangerous amount of weapons[2] and "borrows" the parts of opponents she defeats,[3] so it's a pity the Decepticons have hired her services.
Fiction
[edit]Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic
[edit]Axlegrease, clad in a makeshift race queen outfit, was a spectator of the second week of the Speedia 500 on Velocitron. Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3
Toys
[edit]Legacy
[edit]
She's super-freaky, yow!
- Axlegrease (Deluxe Class, 2023)
- TakaraTomy ID number: TL-45
- TakaraTomy release date: October 28, 2023
- Accessories: Left & right engine block halves/blasters, left & right exhaust pipes, left & right thrusters, hook
- Known designers: Mark Maher (Hasbro), Takio Ejima (TakaraTomy), Marcelo Matere (concept art)[3]
- Part of the third wave of Legacy: Evolution Deluxe Class figures, Axlegrease is a retooling of Scraphook, transforming into a junky, post-apocalyptic
version of Lockdown'smuscle car. She includes Scraphook's exhaust pipes and hook, but instead of his towing arm and spare tire, she includes two thrusters that can be used as cannons for her robot mode. Her vehicle engine block splits to form two blasters as well. Similar to Scraphook, her lower elbow joints are made of a softer plastic, which often causes her arms to pop off when attempting to rotate or transform them, but they're just as easily reattached. Again, due to said softer plastic, it's generally impossible for her to wield medium-to-larger weapons unless the arms are raised horizontally to the front.
- Axlegrease's Evo-Fusion function is analogous to the Weaponizer gimmick from the War for Cybertron Trilogy toylines: her body splits apart to form armor and weapon enhancements for her allies. Her instructions specifically call out a combined vehicle mode with Crashbar despite being in opposing factions; her vehicle's front end is removed, split in half, and attached to Crashbar's saddlebags. Unlike previous figures of this nature, Axlegrease does not need to be disassembled to change from robot to vehicle and back, similar to other Legacy Junkions.
- Oddly, her package art depicts her cannons as being attached to her forearms via the rear peg. This does not work with the toy, due to clearance issues with the cannons' short rear pegs and impeding kibble.
- Axlegrease's head sculpt is based on Nancy, while her Decepticon-aligned color scheme is inverted from the Junkions' usual palette.[4]
- For reasons unknown, this assortment basically did not show up at brick-and-mortar stores and there was no second round of online orders available, leaving Axlegrease very difficult to find... at normal prices, anyway.
- This version of the mold was also used to make Legacy: United "Star Raider Lockdown" and Age of the Primes Jalopy. The original version of this mold was also used to make Buzzworthy Bumblebee Tow-Line.
Notes
[edit]Foreign names
[edit]- Japanese: Axelgrease (アクセルグリース Akuserugurīsu)
References
[edit]- ↑ Legacy packaging bio page
- ↑ Hasbro Pulse official description
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mark Maher's Instagram entry on Axlegrease's creation
- ↑ "Legacy has been really hitting its stride and I felt the more curveballs I throw yall, the better. I did always appreciate the shattered glass colorway on the junkions for a Decepticon look, but once I had the inverted color idea and saw it on the computer screen, I just fell in love with it. Then I thought, why not a female, checked the archives and realized Nancy was the only named girl in the lore. So I started drawing with the inspiration head crest detail in mind and SHABLAMO! 😍 the team fell in love!"—Mark Maher, Instagram, 2023/04/23
