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:''Speed Dial 800 is an [[ | {{disambig2|the Real Gear Robot|the Transcendent Technomorph|Speed Dial}} | ||
:''Speed Dial 800 is an [[Autobot]] [[Real Gear Robot]] from the [[Transformers (2007 franchise)|Transformers]] portion of the [[movie continuity family]].'' | |||
[[ | [[File:Mov-toy RGR SpeedDial800.jpg|upright=2|thumb|Hit redial, and he kicks your skidplate again.]] | ||
'''Speed Dial 800''' is one of many small robots who was once a normal machine brought to life by the power of the [[ | '''Speed Dial 800''' is one of many small robots who was once a normal machine brought to life by the power of the [[AllSpark]]. He might just give [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] a run for his money, as he luvvy-luvs the talky-talk. He serves as [[you]]r companion and is able to send communications all over the globe, relaying vital information... and also useless babble and text messages. | ||
{{bigquote|Connect. Record. Inform.|Speed Dial 800's packaging tagline}} | |||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
=== | ===Toy bios=== | ||
Two masters of sound and signal, it is perhaps destiny that [[ | Two masters of sound and signal, it is perhaps destiny that [[Booster X10]] and Speed Dial would come into conflict, and OOH have they. The arch foes are in constant conflict now, the air between them thick with their powers. One of the most brutal and pitched battles of the war will never be seen, and rarely even heard, as invisible signals flash back and forth constantly between these bitter rivals. {{storylink|#2-pack|Mass Media Battle toy bio}} | ||
==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===Transformers=== | ===''Transformers'' (2007)=== | ||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Speed Dial 800''' (Real Gear Robots, [[2007]])}}</ul> | |||
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''MA-07''' | |||
: '' | {{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}} | ||
[[ | |||
: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Transformers]]'' [[Real Gear Robot]]s, Speed Dial 800 transforms into a (non-functional) cellular phone with a flip-up screen/button cover. The phone-mode camera lens becomes his big honkin' singular optic in robot mode. Like all [[Real Gear Robot]]s toys, his robot mode is roughly at 1:1 [[scale]]. | |||
: | : There are sticker differences between the Hasbro and Takara releases of this toy. On the Hasbro version, the two "screen" stickers have the time "7:47pm" on them, as in "[[July 4]]th, 2007", the date the [[Transformers (film)|live-action movie]] was originally slated to hit theaters. The Takara version replaces those stickers with similar-but-different ones, this time using the "movie" style Autobot symbol and showing the time "8:04pm"; if this is a similar code for August 8th, it's uncertain what that's referring to. | ||
: This mold was also used to make [[Wire Tap V20#Toys|Wire Tap V20]] and [[Highline 1070#Toys|Highline 1070]]. | |||
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/SpeedDial800/speeddial800.htm More information on Speed Dial 800 at TFU.info]'' | |||
::*''[http://redalert.la.coocan.jp/toybox/tf/realgear/mdrl03/mdrl03.html Hasbro/Takara Speed Dial 800 comparisons at "redalert" blog (Japanese-language)]'' | |||
= | {{-}}{{anchor|2-pack}} | ||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Mass Media Battle''' (Multi-pack, 2007)}}</ul> | |||
: Speed Dial 800 was also available in a [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] two-pack with [[Booster X10#Toys|Booster X10]]. Both toys are identical to their single-pack versions. | |||
==Notes== | |||
===Foreign names=== | |||
*''Japanese:'' '''Speed Dial 800''' (スピードダイヤル800 ''Supīdo Daiyaru 800'') | |||
*''French:'' '''Composition Rapide 800''' (Canada) | |||
*''Spanish:'' '''Llamada Rapida 800''' | |||
[[Category: | [[Category:Communications specialists]] | ||
[[Category:Movie | [[Category:Movie Autobots]] | ||
[[Category:Real Gear Robots]] | [[Category:Real Gear Robots]] | ||
[[Category:Wal-Mart exclusives]] | |||
Latest revision as of 02:55, 28 August 2024
| This article is about the Real Gear Robot. For the Transcendent Technomorph, see Speed Dial. |
- Speed Dial 800 is an Autobot Real Gear Robot from the Transformers portion of the movie continuity family.
Speed Dial 800 is one of many small robots who was once a normal machine brought to life by the power of the AllSpark. He might just give Bluestreak a run for his money, as he luvvy-luvs the talky-talk. He serves as your companion and is able to send communications all over the globe, relaying vital information... and also useless babble and text messages.
| “ | Connect. Record. Inform. | ” |
—Speed Dial 800's packaging tagline | ||
Fiction
[edit]Toy bios
[edit]Two masters of sound and signal, it is perhaps destiny that Booster X10 and Speed Dial would come into conflict, and OOH have they. The arch foes are in constant conflict now, the air between them thick with their powers. One of the most brutal and pitched battles of the war will never be seen, and rarely even heard, as invisible signals flash back and forth constantly between these bitter rivals. Mass Media Battle toy bio
Toys
[edit]Transformers (2007)
[edit]- Speed Dial 800 (Real Gear Robots, 2007)
- TakaraTomy ID number: MA-07
- Known designers: Bill Rawley (Hasbro), Takio Ejima (TakaraTomy)
- Part of the first wave of Transformers Real Gear Robots, Speed Dial 800 transforms into a (non-functional) cellular phone with a flip-up screen/button cover. The phone-mode camera lens becomes his big honkin' singular optic in robot mode. Like all Real Gear Robots toys, his robot mode is roughly at 1:1 scale.
- There are sticker differences between the Hasbro and Takara releases of this toy. On the Hasbro version, the two "screen" stickers have the time "7:47pm" on them, as in "July 4th, 2007", the date the live-action movie was originally slated to hit theaters. The Takara version replaces those stickers with similar-but-different ones, this time using the "movie" style Autobot symbol and showing the time "8:04pm"; if this is a similar code for August 8th, it's uncertain what that's referring to.
- This mold was also used to make Wire Tap V20 and Highline 1070.
- Mass Media Battle (Multi-pack, 2007)
- Speed Dial 800 was also available in a Walmart exclusive two-pack with Booster X10. Both toys are identical to their single-pack versions.
Notes
[edit]Foreign names
[edit]- Japanese: Speed Dial 800 (スピードダイヤル800 Supīdo Daiyaru 800)
- French: Composition Rapide 800 (Canada)
- Spanish: Llamada Rapida 800
