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{{disambig2|the ''Armada'' Mini-Con|the ''Dark of the Moon'' Mini-Con|Dualor (DOTM)}}
:''Dualor is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''
:''Dualor is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''


[[Image:DualorCard.jpg|thumb|250px|Son of Singlor, brother to Triplor.]]
[[File:DualorCard.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Son of Singlor, brother to Triplor.]]


The leader of the [[Destruction Mini-Con Team]], '''Dualor''' might very well be one of the most dangerous Mini-Cons ever. Not so much for his physical attributes, which are admittedly impressive. But Dualor is a ''staunch'' believer in Mini-Con independence, loathing all "[[bulk]]s", be they [[Decepticon]] or [[Autobot]]. He will lie, coerce, bully, and flat-out kidnap others into his cause. And there is nothing he's not willing to sacrifice... even other Mini-Cons, whether they signed up for his vision of how things should be or not. If innocents must suffer and die for his cause, well, so be it.
The leader of the [[Destruction Mini-Con Team]], '''Dualor''' might very well be one of the most dangerous Mini-Cons ever. Not so much for his physical attributes, which are admittedly impressive. But Dualor is a ''staunch'' believer in Mini-Con independence, loathing all "[[Bulk]]s", be they [[Decepticon]] or [[Autobot]]. He will lie, coerce, bully, and flat-out kidnap others into his cause. And there is nothing he's not willing to sacrifice... even other Mini-Cons, whether they signed up for his vision of how things should be or not. If innocents must suffer and die for his cause, well, so be it.


People like this need watching.  Preferably from a distance, behind a barrier of some kind.
People like this need watching.  Preferably from a distance, behind a barrier of some kind.


{{bigquote|The end justifies the means.|Dualor's [[bio]] quote.}}


:''Japanese name'': '''Duster'''
==Fiction==
===Toy pack-in comics===
[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] and the Destruction Mini-Con Team were sent to destroy a satellite dish that could have helped detect [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. While they succeeded at destroying the dish, the Destruction Team were tied up by the Autobots guarding it. {{Storylink|Armada Volume 2}}


===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===
[[File:Armada9 DualorSurveys.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|left|In the name of the moon, I will punish [[Bulk|you]].]]
When [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] took over [[Cyber City]], he took a peek in one of the Mini-Con containers. Dualor (along with [[Buzzsaw (Armada)|Buzzsaw]] and [[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]]) looked up, and Dualor begged him that the Mini-Cons would do anything so long as Megatron didn't harm them. Two seconds later, the [[Exodus (Armada)|Mini-Con escape ship]] blasted off, leaving Dualor trapped with Megatron along with the other handful of Mini-Cons the Decepticons had brought with them. {{Storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 2|Armada #2}}


==Fiction==
After the Mini-Con escape craft crashed on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]], Dualor (who had MAGICALLY changed places!) found himself in a position of power among his disoriented peer, which he used to have a concealed [[Mini-Con Moonbase]] built. He used the constant threat of future Decepticon aggression to build a stable, regimented society which he ruled with his fellow members of the [[Destruction Mini-Con Team|Destruction Team]], [[Buzzsaw (Armada)|Buzzsaw]] and [[Drill Bit (Armada)|Drill Bit]]. When the Mini-Cons on Earth awakened one million years later, Dualor was prepared to take drastic action to de-escalate the situation. He sent an [[Mini-Con Ark|ark]] to Earth, hypnotizing and drawing many of the planet's Mini-Cons to him via an override signal. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 8|Armada #8}}
====''Armada'' cartoon continuity====
 
[[File:Armada10 DestructionTeamRad.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right|]]
The Mini-Con Moonbase was prepared for any possible Decepticon invasion, with massive ammunition stockpiles. Dualor's colleagues were less keen on the idea of fighting the Autobots, but Dualor feared that the Autobots had grown too dependent on Mini-Con augmentation to be trusted. He secretly placed the Autobots' human ally [[Rad White|Rad]] (who had stowed away on the ark) in an orbital mine to dissuade [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]'s approach. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 9|Armada #9}} When Megatron [[Mini-Con Moonbase breacher|drilled]] his way into the base, Dualor ordered [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]] to make sure the Mini-Cons from Earth weren't going anywhere and had [[Astroscope]] launch the orbital mines. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 10|Armada #10}}


Dualor was the last Mini-Con to volunteer to follow the Autobots to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Depart}}
[[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] subsequently attacked Dualor and his teammates in order to take over the fortress's control center in a bid to destroy Megatron. The attempt was unsuccessful, but resulted in the incapacitated Destruction Team falling into Megatron's clutches. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 11|Armada #11}}


{{charstubfiction}}
[[File:Fire&Ice DualorMegatronDeal.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|left|He's running a tiny scam, a "mini con" if you will.]]
Megatron discovered the Destruction Team had installed a [[feedback failsafe]] to prevent them from being used against their will again, but Dualor was willing to make a deal: They'd give Megatron pure, unfettered power with no afterburn in exchange for a bigger say in what was going on around there. Megatron accepted, then designated Cyclonus to use the power-up instead of himself.


===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comics continuity===
Predictably, Dualor lied—that unfettered power could cause serious damage to a Transformer, if the Destruction Team so wanted. While on mission in Alaska, they did this with Cyclonus; the very second [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] happily reminisced about capturing and hurting Mini-Cons on Cybertron, the Destruction Team overloaded Cyclonus and caused him to attack his comrade. {{Storylink|Fire & Ice}} Overheating and driven crazy(er), the Decepticon was heavily damaged in his own rampage. For this, Megatron consigned the trio to the [[Punishment Cube]], used for disciplining naughty Mini-Cons. (He also mused that he knew they'd betray him, and yet, he still made a deal with them that could have given them the chance to overload ''him''...) {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 13|Armada #13}}
Prior to the war, Dualor was a resident of [[Mini-con Village C52]]. Dualor always longed to assert himself, but [[Rollbar (Armada)|Rollbar's]] level-headed leadership never gave him a chance.<ref>Dualor's MtMtE entry, and a flashback to [[Dreamwave Armada issue 10|Armada #10]]</ref> Dualor was captured alongside his fellow residents when [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] broke through the village's defenses.


When [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] took over [[Cyber City]], he took a peek in one of the Mini-Con containers. Dualor (along with [[Buzzsaw (Armada)|Buzzsaw]] and [[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]]) looked up, and Dualor begged him that the Mini-Cons would do anything so long as Megatron didn't harm them. Two seconds later, the Mini-Con escape ship blasted off, leaving Dualor trapped with Megatron along with the other handful of Mini-Cons the Decepticons had brought with them. {{Storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 2|Armada #2}}
Dualor and his teammates Buzz Saw and Drill Bit were not among the Decepticon Mini-Cons released for the final battle with [[Unicron]]. Megatron was vague on their fate, simply saying that the Decepticons were "better off without them". {{Storylink|The End (Armada)|The End}}


After their escape craft crashed on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]], Dualor (who had MAGICALLY changed places!) finally found himself in the position of responsibility he'd long craved, founding the [[Mini-Con Militia]] and building the concealed [[Mini-con Fortress Base]]. He used the constant threat of future Decepticon aggression to build a stable, regimented society which he ruled with his fellow members of the [[Destruction Mini-Con Team|Destruction Team]], [[Buzzsaw (Armada)|Buzzsaw]] and [[Drill Bit (Armada)|Drillbit]]. {{Storylink|Armada (Dreamwave comic)#Volume_2:_Fortress|Fortress}} When the Mini-Cons on Earth awakened one million years later, Dualor was prepared to take drastic action to de-escalate the situation. He sent an [[Mini-con Ark|Ark]] to Earth, involuntarily drawing many of the planet's Mini-cons to him via an override signal. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 8|Dreamwave Armada issue 8}}
===''Armada'' cartoon===
[[File:Depart DualorHesistant.jpg|thumb|upright=1||"No guys, don't trust anyone over ten feet tall!"]]
Dualor was recovered by the Decepticons after [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] first acquired the power of the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]], in the midst of several victories by [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s forces. {{storylink|Conspiracy}}  


The Moon base was prepared for any possible Decepticon invasion, with massive ammunition stockpiles. The Mini-Con militia was less keen on the idea of fighting the Autobots (Buzz Saw even admired Optimus Prime), but Dualor feared that the Autobots had grown too dependent on Mini-Con augmentation to be trusted.  He secretly placed the Autobots' human ally [[Rad White|Rad]] (who had stowed away on the Ark) in an orbital mine to dissuade [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime's]] approach. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 9|Dreamwave Armada issue 9}}
On a later mission, Megatron gathered Dualor and a number of other Mini-Cons to help him in a scheme against [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Prime managed to win the Mini-Cons' loyalty, however, by absorbing their laser fire without resistance or fighting back. Moved by his actions, Dualor and the others turned on Megatron and accompanied Optimus back to Autobot headquarters. {{storylink|Vow}}


[[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] subsequently attacked Dualor and his teammates in order to take over the fortress's control center in a bid to destroy Megatron. The attempt was unsuccessful, but resulted in the incapacitated Destruction Team falling into Megatron's clutches. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 11|Dreamwave Armada issue 11}}
Dualor, seemingly stolen back by the Decepticons along with the other Mini-Con defectors, was found by [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] and the Autobots, working on the [[Hydra Cannon|Decepticon ship]]. He, along with his [[Destruction Mini-Con Team|teammates]] were rescued by the Autobots and taken back into their custody. {{storylink|Rescue}}


Megatron discovered the Destruction Team had installed a [[feedback failsafe]] to prevent them from being used against their will again, but Dualor was willing to make a deal: They'd give Megatron pure, unfettered power with no afterburn in exchange for a bigger say in what was going on around there.  Megatron accepted, then designated Cyclonus to use the power-up instead of himself.
After being rescued, he and the other Mini-Cons all chose to willingly follow the Autobots into space aboard the ''[[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]]'', fighting alongside them against the Decepticons. Dualor was the last Mini-Con to volunteer, but apparently he just wasn't paying attention. {{storylink|Depart}}


Predictably, Dualor lied—that unfettered power could cause serious damage to a Transformer, if the Destruction Team so wanted. While on mission in Alaska, they did this with Cyclonus; the very second [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] happily reminisced about capturing and hurting Mini-Cons on Cybertron, the Destruction Team overloaded Cyclonus and caused him to attack his comrade. Overheating and driven crazy(er), the Decepticon was heavily damaged in his own rampage. For this, Megatron consigned the trio to the [[Punishment Cube]], used for disciplining naughty Mini-Cons. (He also mused that he knew they'd betray him, and yet, he still made a deal with them that could have given them the chance to overload ''him''...) {{Storylink|Fire & Ice}}
===Panini ''Armada'' comic===
[[File:PaniniArmada9 Mini-Con Emergency Bunker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|left]]
Back on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Dualor had enough of the Decepticons' reign of terror and thought up a plan. Calling together various other Mini-Cons at the [[Mini-Con Emergency Bunker]], he revealed that he sought to lure [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] to [[Autobot Command HQ]], then blow it up with [[magno-web]] charges. Sure, some Autobots would be lost in the process, but there are always casualties in war. The plan went smoothly at first, but just before Dualor detonated the explosives, the Autobots suddenly evacuated. This caught Megatron's attention before he could enter the base's perimeter, and he was unharmed when the building exploded. Dualor was furious: he knew that [[Sparkplug (Armada)|someone]] had ruined everything by leaking information to the Autobots, and promised that the traitor would pay dearly. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 9|Counter-Strike!}}


Dualor and his teammates Buzz Saw and Drill Bit were not among the Decepticon Mini-Cons released for the final battle with [[Unicron]].  Megatron was vague on their fate, simply saying that the Decepticons were "better off without them." ''None of the Destruction Team were ever seen again...'' {{Storylink|The End}}
[[File:DawnofDestruction DestructionTeamPayback.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|right]]
Following the Mini-Cons' escape from Cybertron, Dualor and his team ended up on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. They woke up one (or four) million years later, and constructed their own hideout out of some wreckage from their ship. One day, the Destruction Team found [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] crashed on the moon, and Dualor decided to enact a little revenge on the Decepticons. He and the others power-linked with the Decepticon, granting him extreme power and taking control of his body. Using the Bulk, they then assaulted the Decepticons' moonbase, blowing big holes in it and clashing with Megatron. They defeated him, but before they could finish him off, their power-links were severed by [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]'s [[sonic destabiliser]]. Dualor and his teammates escaped back to their hideout, where Starscream later contacted them and offered them a deal... {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 9|Dawn of Destruction!}}
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==Toys==
==Toys==
===Armada===
{{picsneeded|Road Wrecker and TRU packs}}
[[Image:Armada-toy_Dualor.JPG|right|thumb|250px]]
===''Armada''===
*'''Destruction Mini-Con Team''' (Basic, 2002/2003)
[[File:Armada-toy Dualor.JPG|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
**''Japanese  ID number'': '''MM-04'''
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Destruction Mini-Con Team''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, [[2002]]/[[2003]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Destruction Micron'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''MM-04'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 26]] 2002
{{toydesigner|[[Yuichiro Hira]] (Takara)}}


: Dualor transforms into an anti-aircraft tank similar to a Gepard. He features a gear-wheel system that causes his tank-mode cannons to pom-pom back and forth when he is rolled in vehicle mode. He can also be attached to the underside of the ''Armada'' Cyclonus mold, interacting with the Decepticon’s gear-wheel rotor system.
: Released in the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' Mini-Con three-packs, Dualor transforms into an anti-aircraft tank similar to a Gepard. He features a gear-wheel system that causes his tank mode cannons to pom-pom back and forth when he is rolled in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. He can also be attached to the underside of the ''Armada'' [[Cyclonus (Armada)#Toys|Cyclonus]] mold, interacting with the Decepticon’s gear-wheel rotor system so the guns move as Cyclonus's rotor-trigger is pulled.


: This mold was also used to make [[Ascentor]] and [[Repeater]].
: The proper orientation of Dualor's lower half in [[robot mode]] is a bit of an odd topic of debate. His [[instructions]] portray his crotch-mounted Powerlinx port facing towards the front, and the yellow bits that flip out from his lower legs to be his toes, leaving him with hollow legs. However, his box art has it swiveled around so that the yellow bits are instead heel-supports, and his Powerlinx port is hidden behind him, with the "covered" side of the legs facing forwards instead. It appears the second orientation is the ''intended'' one, as the flipped out heels help support the weight of his massive turret backpack, and hides the hollow parts from the front. ''Armada'' figures also tend to ''only'' have waist-swivels for transformation purposes, which also supports this orientation for robot mode. That being said, Dualor's media appearances vary, sometimes even changing back and forth within a single ongoing fiction (see above), but generally favor the Powerlinx-forward orientation by a slight margin.
 
: He was nominally only available in a three-pack with his teammates [[Buzzsaw (Armada)#Toys|Buzzsaw]] and [[Drill Bit (Armada)#Toys|Drill Bit]].


::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Mini-Con/Dualor/dualor.htm More information on Dualor at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Mini-Con/Dualor/dualor.htm More information on Dualor at TFU.info]''
{{ArmadaDualorMold}}


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{{-}}{{anchor|Cyclonus}}
*'''Sandstorm & Cannon with Destruction Micron''' (Multi-pack, 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Sandstorm & Destruction Micron''' (Multi-pack, 2002)}}</ul>
**''Japanese ID number'': '''MS-04'''
:*''Sonokong name'': '''Sandstorm & Destruction'''
:*''ID number'': '''MS-04'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 26]], 2002
 
: The Destruction Microns were also included in a multi-pack in Japan with [[Cyclonus (Armada)#Toys|Sandstorm]] and his partner Mini-Con [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Toys|Cannon]]. Each toy is identical to their individual Takara releases.
 
: This set was also released by [[Sonokong]] in Korea, with no changes from the Takara release, other than the packaging. This was also the only way to obtain Sandstorm (Cyclonus) and the "Destructions" in Korea.
 
{{-}}{{anchor|Exdimensions}}
[[File:2003-destructionmicron-xdimension-toys.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|More like DEstructicons!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Destruction Micron Exdimensions''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2002)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''MM-09'''
:*''Release date'': [[December 26]], 2002


: In Japan, the Destruction Team was available both as an individual Team, and in a multi-pack with Cyclonus and [[Crumplezone (Armada)|Crumplezone]].
: Part of the [[Exdimensions]] series, a limited-edition (yet still standard retail) [[redeco]] of the Destruction Microns was released in Japan. The entire team was given an orange, light grey, and dark grey color scheme.


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: This toy also doubles as the separate character [[Duster]].
*'''Destruction Microns X-Dimension''' (Basic, 2003)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''MM-09'''


: Part of the [[X-Dimension]] Micron series, a limited-edition (yet still standard retail) [[redeco]] of the Destruction Team was released in Japan. The entire team was given an orange and gray color scheme.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Micron/XDuster/duster.htm More information on Exdimensions Duster at TFU.info]''
{{ArmadaDualorMold}}


::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Micron/XDuster/duster.htm More information on X-Dimension Duster at TFU.info]''
{{-}}{{anchor|Undergrove}}
[[File:Arm-toy Dualor Undergrove.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|We want… a ''shrubbery!!!'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Duster Undergrove Edition''' (Promotional Micron, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[January 1]], 2003


{{-}}
: [[Exclusive]] to Ito Yokaido stores in Japan, one member of the "Undergrove Edition" Destruction Microns were given at random to customers who bought [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Armada|MC-01 Convoy Super Mode]] throughout January (until they ran out of them), though reportedly some stores gave one away with any ''Legends of the Microns'' purchase.
*'''Duster Undergrove Edition''' (Mini-Con, 2003)


: [[Exclusive]] to Ito Yokaido stores in Japan, one member of the "Undergrove Edition" Destruction Team was given at random to customers who bought ''Micron Legend'' product in January (or until they ran out of them).
: "Undergrove Edition" was not on the instructions packed in with the toys; the name was ultimately revealed in the "Micron Museum" portion of Takara's ''Legends of the Microns'' website on [[July 18]]th that year.


::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Micron/IYDuster/duster.htm More information on Undergrove Duster at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Micron/IYDuster/duster.htm More information on Undergrove Duster at TFU.info]''
{{ArmadaDualorMold}}
{{-}}{{anchor|White}}
[[File:Arm-toy Dualor White.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Duster White Micron''' (Promotional Micron, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[April 26]], 2003


{{-}}
: As part of the "Golden Week" holiday, Japanese "[[TF Station]]" affiliate stores gave out solid-white versions of the Destruction Microns at a limit of one per customer.
*'''Duster White Micron''' (Mini-Con, 2003)


: In April, Japanese "TF Station" affiliate stores gave out solid-white versions of the Destruction Team as part of the "Golden Week" holiday.  These pieces were made with the intent of being "paint your own" versions.
: In some stores, these pieces were given out with the intent of being used in "paint your own" in-store events.


::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Micron/WhiteDuster/duster.htm More information on White Duster at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Micron/WhiteDuster/duster.htm More information on White Duster at TFU.info]''
{{ArmadaDualorMold}}
{{-}}{{anchor|SpaceGalaxy}}
[[File:Arm-toy DualorSG.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Duster Space Galaxy Edition''' (Micron pack-in, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[May 1]], 2003
: In May, [[AEON|JUSCO]] stores in Japan got in special versions of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)#|Convoy Super Mode]] that contained one member of the "Space Galaxy Edition" Destruction Microns per box… but the bonus Microns were [[blindpacking|blind-packed]] ''inside'' the boxes.


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: Yes, you read that correctly. Blind-packed inside the most expensive toy in the line (at the time).
*'''Duster Space Galaxy Edition''' (Mini-Con pack-in, 2003)
 
: As such, this version of the team is among the most expensive of the promotional Microns on the secondary market.
{{ArmadaDualorMold}}


: In May, Jusco stores in Japan got in special versions of [[Optimus Prime (Armada) #|Convoy Super Mode]] that contained one member of the "Space Galaxy Edition" Destruction Team per box... but the bonus Mini-Cons were blind-packed inside the boxes.  As such, this version of the Team is among the most expensive of the promotional Mini-Cons on the secondary market.
{{-}}{{anchor|RoadWrecker}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Road Wrecker Mini-Con Team''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2003)}}</ul>


{{-}}
: Released in the sixth wave of ''Armada'' Mini-Con three-packs, a green-and-gray redeco of the Destruction Mini-Con Team was put out under a new team name, but as the same individual characters.
*'''Road Wrecker Mini-Con Team''' (Basic, 2003)


: Late in the ''Armada'' line, a redeco of the Destruction Team was put out under a new Team name (but as the same individual characters).  This version is primarily green with gray parts.
: This set was released under the ''Unicron Battles'' branding, hyping up the release of the giant [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]] toy.


::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Mini-Con/Dualor/dualor.htm More information on Road Wrecker Dualor at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Mini-Con/Dualor/dualor.htm More information on Road Wrecker Dualor at TFU.info]''
{{ArmadaDualorMold}}
{{-}}{{anchor|Predacon}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Predacon with Side Burn and Skid-Z''' (Bonus Buy pack, 2003)}}</ul>
: The entire team, in their original colors, was included in a "Bonus Buy" set, in a small bubble added to the top of the normal [[Predacon (Armada)#Toys|Predacon]] box, sold for the price of Predacon alone.
: It is currently unknown what retailer this set was sold through.
{{-}}{{anchor|TRUpack}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Blurr with Incinerator and Bonus Mini-Con''' (Bonus pack, 2003)}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Sideways with Rook & Crosswise and Bonus Mini-Con''' (Bonus pack, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[November 28]], 2003


: In November of 2003, US [[Toys"R"Us]] stores had special bonus pack Super-Con (Deluxe) toys, which came with a single bonus Mini-Con attached to the card over their sticker, for ''less'' than the price as a normal Super-Con during Toys"R"Us's [[Black Friday (event)|post-Thanksgiving-day]] sale. Each of the original-color Destruction Mini-Con Team members could come packaged with either [[Blurr (Armada)#Toys|Blurr]] or [[Sideways (Armada)#Toys|Sideways]].
{{-}}
{{-}}
*'''Blurr with Incinerator and Bonus Mini-Con''' (Bonus pack, 2003)
*'''Sideways with Rook & Crosswise and Bonus Mini-Con''' (Bonus pack, 2003)


: In November of 2003, US Toys "R" Us stores had special bonus pack Max-Con (Deluxe) toys, which came with a single bonus Mini-Con attached to the card over their sticker, for ''less'' than the price as a normal Max-Con during Toys "R" Us' post-Thanksgiving-day sale.  Each of the Destruction Team Mini-Cons could come packaged with either [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] or [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]].
===''Energon''===
[[File:Road-Wrecker-Night-Attack.JPG|thumb|upright=0.6]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Road Wrecker Mini-Con Team & Night Attack Mini-Con Team''' (Mini-Con 6-pack, [[2004]])}}</ul>


===Energon===
: A re-release of the Road Wrecker Mini-Con Team was included as part of an ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' "Mini-Con 6-pack" with the [[Night Attack Mini-Con Team#Toys|Night Attack Mini-Con Team]].
*'''Road Wrecker Mini-Con Team & Night Attack Mini-Con Team'''


: An unaltered version of the Road Wrecker Team was released as part of an ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]''-series "Mini-Con 6-pack" with the [[Night Attack Mini-Con Team]].
: This pack was a shared exclusive to both Toys"R"Us and [[Walmart]] stores in the US.


==Notes==
==Notes==
* The name "Dualor" shows up as one of the sponsor-labels on ''[[Alternators]]'' [[Decepticharge]].
* A team of Mini-Cons based on the Destruction Team, but with different colors, appears in the first two issues of Dreamwave's ''Armada'' comic, but they are apparently not supposed to be the real Destruction Team. This trio was left behind on Cybertron when everyone else escaped, and were never seen again.
* A team of Mini-Cons based on the Destruction Team, but with different colors, appear in the first two issues of Dreamwave's ''Armada'' comic, but they are apparently not supposed to be the real Destruction Team. This trio was left behind on Cybertron when everyone else escaped, and were never seen again.
* In regards to the Dualor and the Destruction Team's ambiguous fate in the ''Armada'' comic, [[Simon Furman]] has said in the [[letters page]] of "[[Multiplicity, Pt. 3]]" that it can be assumed that Megatron strapped them to a rocket and fired them into the sun.
*In regards to the Dualor and the Destruction Team's ambiguous fate in the ''Armada'' comic, [[Simon Furman]] has said that it can be assumed that Megatron strapped them to a rocket and fired them into the sun. {{fact}}
* In the game ''[[Transformers Armada: The Energon Within]]'', the Decepticon "Raider" units are based on Dualor's design.
* The name "Dualor" shows up as one of the sponsor-labels on ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Decepticharge]].


==References==
===Foreign names===
<references/>
*''Japanese:'' '''Duster''' (ダスター ''Dasutā'')
*''Korean:'' '''Duster''' (더스터 ''Deoseuteo'')


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Latest revision as of 19:44, 11 December 2024

This article is about the Armada Mini-Con. For the Dark of the Moon Mini-Con, see Dualor (DOTM).
Dualor is a Mini-Con from the Armada portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
Son of Singlor, brother to Triplor.

The leader of the Destruction Mini-Con Team, Dualor might very well be one of the most dangerous Mini-Cons ever. Not so much for his physical attributes, which are admittedly impressive. But Dualor is a staunch believer in Mini-Con independence, loathing all "Bulks", be they Decepticon or Autobot. He will lie, coerce, bully, and flat-out kidnap others into his cause. And there is nothing he's not willing to sacrifice... even other Mini-Cons, whether they signed up for his vision of how things should be or not. If innocents must suffer and die for his cause, well, so be it.

People like this need watching. Preferably from a distance, behind a barrier of some kind.

“ The end justifies the means. ”

—Dualor's bio quote.

Fiction

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Toy pack-in comics

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Starscream and the Destruction Mini-Con Team were sent to destroy a satellite dish that could have helped detect Megatron. While they succeeded at destroying the dish, the Destruction Team were tied up by the Autobots guarding it. Armada Volume 2

Dreamwave Armada comic

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In the name of the moon, I will punish you.

When Megatron took over Cyber City, he took a peek in one of the Mini-Con containers. Dualor (along with Buzzsaw and Blackout) looked up, and Dualor begged him that the Mini-Cons would do anything so long as Megatron didn't harm them. Two seconds later, the Mini-Con escape ship blasted off, leaving Dualor trapped with Megatron along with the other handful of Mini-Cons the Decepticons had brought with them. Armada #2

After the Mini-Con escape craft crashed on Earth's moon, Dualor (who had MAGICALLY changed places!) found himself in a position of power among his disoriented peer, which he used to have a concealed Mini-Con Moonbase built. He used the constant threat of future Decepticon aggression to build a stable, regimented society which he ruled with his fellow members of the Destruction Team, Buzzsaw and Drill Bit. When the Mini-Cons on Earth awakened one million years later, Dualor was prepared to take drastic action to de-escalate the situation. He sent an ark to Earth, hypnotizing and drawing many of the planet's Mini-Cons to him via an override signal. Armada #8

The Mini-Con Moonbase was prepared for any possible Decepticon invasion, with massive ammunition stockpiles. Dualor's colleagues were less keen on the idea of fighting the Autobots, but Dualor feared that the Autobots had grown too dependent on Mini-Con augmentation to be trusted. He secretly placed the Autobots' human ally Rad (who had stowed away on the ark) in an orbital mine to dissuade Optimus Prime's approach. Armada #9 When Megatron drilled his way into the base, Dualor ordered Mirage to make sure the Mini-Cons from Earth weren't going anywhere and had Astroscope launch the orbital mines. Armada #10

Leader-1 subsequently attacked Dualor and his teammates in order to take over the fortress's control center in a bid to destroy Megatron. The attempt was unsuccessful, but resulted in the incapacitated Destruction Team falling into Megatron's clutches. Armada #11

He's running a tiny scam, a "mini con" if you will.

Megatron discovered the Destruction Team had installed a feedback failsafe to prevent them from being used against their will again, but Dualor was willing to make a deal: They'd give Megatron pure, unfettered power with no afterburn in exchange for a bigger say in what was going on around there. Megatron accepted, then designated Cyclonus to use the power-up instead of himself.

Predictably, Dualor lied—that unfettered power could cause serious damage to a Transformer, if the Destruction Team so wanted. While on mission in Alaska, they did this with Cyclonus; the very second Thrust happily reminisced about capturing and hurting Mini-Cons on Cybertron, the Destruction Team overloaded Cyclonus and caused him to attack his comrade. Fire & Ice Overheating and driven crazy(er), the Decepticon was heavily damaged in his own rampage. For this, Megatron consigned the trio to the Punishment Cube, used for disciplining naughty Mini-Cons. (He also mused that he knew they'd betray him, and yet, he still made a deal with them that could have given them the chance to overload him...) Armada #13

Dualor and his teammates Buzz Saw and Drill Bit were not among the Decepticon Mini-Cons released for the final battle with Unicron. Megatron was vague on their fate, simply saying that the Decepticons were "better off without them". The End

Armada cartoon

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"No guys, don't trust anyone over ten feet tall!"

Dualor was recovered by the Decepticons after Starscream first acquired the power of the Star Saber, in the midst of several victories by Megatron's forces. Conspiracy

On a later mission, Megatron gathered Dualor and a number of other Mini-Cons to help him in a scheme against Optimus Prime. Prime managed to win the Mini-Cons' loyalty, however, by absorbing their laser fire without resistance or fighting back. Moved by his actions, Dualor and the others turned on Megatron and accompanied Optimus back to Autobot headquarters. Vow

Dualor, seemingly stolen back by the Decepticons along with the other Mini-Con defectors, was found by Perceptor and the Autobots, working on the Decepticon ship. He, along with his teammates were rescued by the Autobots and taken back into their custody. Rescue

After being rescued, he and the other Mini-Cons all chose to willingly follow the Autobots into space aboard the Axalon, fighting alongside them against the Decepticons. Dualor was the last Mini-Con to volunteer, but apparently he just wasn't paying attention. Depart

Panini Armada comic

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Back on Cybertron, Dualor had enough of the Decepticons' reign of terror and thought up a plan. Calling together various other Mini-Cons at the Mini-Con Emergency Bunker, he revealed that he sought to lure Megatron to Autobot Command HQ, then blow it up with magno-web charges. Sure, some Autobots would be lost in the process, but there are always casualties in war. The plan went smoothly at first, but just before Dualor detonated the explosives, the Autobots suddenly evacuated. This caught Megatron's attention before he could enter the base's perimeter, and he was unharmed when the building exploded. Dualor was furious: he knew that someone had ruined everything by leaking information to the Autobots, and promised that the traitor would pay dearly. Counter-Strike!

Following the Mini-Cons' escape from Cybertron, Dualor and his team ended up on Earth's moon. They woke up one (or four) million years later, and constructed their own hideout out of some wreckage from their ship. One day, the Destruction Team found Cyclonus crashed on the moon, and Dualor decided to enact a little revenge on the Decepticons. He and the others power-linked with the Decepticon, granting him extreme power and taking control of his body. Using the Bulk, they then assaulted the Decepticons' moonbase, blowing big holes in it and clashing with Megatron. They defeated him, but before they could finish him off, their power-links were severed by Starscream's sonic destabiliser. Dualor and his teammates escaped back to their hideout, where Starscream later contacted them and offered them a deal... Dawn of Destruction!

Toys

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Let's see what you can see...

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Specifics: Road Wrecker and TRU packs

Armada

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  • Destruction Mini-Con Team (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2002/2003)
  • Takara name: Destruction Micron
  • Takara ID number: MM-04
  • Takara release date: December 26 2002
  • Known designers: Yuichiro Hira (Takara)
Released in the second wave of Armada Mini-Con three-packs, Dualor transforms into an anti-aircraft tank similar to a Gepard. He features a gear-wheel system that causes his tank mode cannons to pom-pom back and forth when he is rolled in vehicle mode. He can also be attached to the underside of the Armada Cyclonus mold, interacting with the Decepticon’s gear-wheel rotor system so the guns move as Cyclonus's rotor-trigger is pulled.
The proper orientation of Dualor's lower half in robot mode is a bit of an odd topic of debate. His instructions portray his crotch-mounted Powerlinx port facing towards the front, and the yellow bits that flip out from his lower legs to be his toes, leaving him with hollow legs. However, his box art has it swiveled around so that the yellow bits are instead heel-supports, and his Powerlinx port is hidden behind him, with the "covered" side of the legs facing forwards instead. It appears the second orientation is the intended one, as the flipped out heels help support the weight of his massive turret backpack, and hides the hollow parts from the front. Armada figures also tend to only have waist-swivels for transformation purposes, which also supports this orientation for robot mode. That being said, Dualor's media appearances vary, sometimes even changing back and forth within a single ongoing fiction (see above), but generally favor the Powerlinx-forward orientation by a slight margin.
He was nominally only available in a three-pack with his teammates Buzzsaw and Drill Bit.
Transformers: Armada mold: Dualor
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  • Sandstorm & Destruction Micron (Multi-pack, 2002)
  • Sonokong name: Sandstorm & Destruction
  • ID number: MS-04
  • Takara release date: December 26, 2002
The Destruction Microns were also included in a multi-pack in Japan with Sandstorm and his partner Mini-Con Cannon. Each toy is identical to their individual Takara releases.
This set was also released by Sonokong in Korea, with no changes from the Takara release, other than the packaging. This was also the only way to obtain Sandstorm (Cyclonus) and the "Destructions" in Korea.


More like DEstructicons!
  • Destruction Micron Exdimensions (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2002)
Part of the Exdimensions series, a limited-edition (yet still standard retail) redeco of the Destruction Microns was released in Japan. The entire team was given an orange, light grey, and dark grey color scheme.
This toy also doubles as the separate character Duster.
Transformers: Armada mold: Dualor
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  • Takara:


We want… a shrubbery!!!
  • Duster Undergrove Edition (Promotional Micron, 2003)
Exclusive to Ito Yokaido stores in Japan, one member of the "Undergrove Edition" Destruction Microns were given at random to customers who bought MC-01 Convoy Super Mode throughout January (until they ran out of them), though reportedly some stores gave one away with any Legends of the Microns purchase.
"Undergrove Edition" was not on the instructions packed in with the toys; the name was ultimately revealed in the "Micron Museum" portion of Takara's Legends of the Microns website on July 18th that year.
Transformers: Armada mold: Dualor
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  • Duster White Micron (Promotional Micron, 2003)
As part of the "Golden Week" holiday, Japanese "TF Station" affiliate stores gave out solid-white versions of the Destruction Microns at a limit of one per customer.
In some stores, these pieces were given out with the intent of being used in "paint your own" in-store events.
Transformers: Armada mold: Dualor
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  • Takara:


  • Duster Space Galaxy Edition (Micron pack-in, 2003)
  • Release date: May 1, 2003
In May, JUSCO stores in Japan got in special versions of Convoy Super Mode that contained one member of the "Space Galaxy Edition" Destruction Microns per box… but the bonus Microns were blind-packed inside the boxes.
Yes, you read that correctly. Blind-packed inside the most expensive toy in the line (at the time).
As such, this version of the team is among the most expensive of the promotional Microns on the secondary market.
Transformers: Armada mold: Dualor
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  • Takara:


  • Road Wrecker Mini-Con Team (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2003)
Released in the sixth wave of Armada Mini-Con three-packs, a green-and-gray redeco of the Destruction Mini-Con Team was put out under a new team name, but as the same individual characters.
This set was released under the Unicron Battles branding, hyping up the release of the giant Unicron toy.
Transformers: Armada mold: Dualor
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  • Predacon with Side Burn and Skid-Z (Bonus Buy pack, 2003)
The entire team, in their original colors, was included in a "Bonus Buy" set, in a small bubble added to the top of the normal Predacon box, sold for the price of Predacon alone.
It is currently unknown what retailer this set was sold through.


  • Blurr with Incinerator and Bonus Mini-Con (Bonus pack, 2003)
  • Sideways with Rook & Crosswise and Bonus Mini-Con (Bonus pack, 2003)
In November of 2003, US Toys"R"Us stores had special bonus pack Super-Con (Deluxe) toys, which came with a single bonus Mini-Con attached to the card over their sticker, for less than the price as a normal Super-Con during Toys"R"Us's post-Thanksgiving-day sale. Each of the original-color Destruction Mini-Con Team members could come packaged with either Blurr or Sideways.


Energon

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  • Road Wrecker Mini-Con Team & Night Attack Mini-Con Team (Mini-Con 6-pack, 2004)
A re-release of the Road Wrecker Mini-Con Team was included as part of an Energon "Mini-Con 6-pack" with the Night Attack Mini-Con Team.
This pack was a shared exclusive to both Toys"R"Us and Walmart stores in the US.

Notes

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  • A team of Mini-Cons based on the Destruction Team, but with different colors, appears in the first two issues of Dreamwave's Armada comic, but they are apparently not supposed to be the real Destruction Team. This trio was left behind on Cybertron when everyone else escaped, and were never seen again.
  • In regards to the Dualor and the Destruction Team's ambiguous fate in the Armada comic, Simon Furman has said in the letters page of "Multiplicity, Pt. 3" that it can be assumed that Megatron strapped them to a rocket and fired them into the sun.
  • In the game Transformers Armada: The Energon Within, the Decepticon "Raider" units are based on Dualor's design.
  • The name "Dualor" shows up as one of the sponsor-labels on Alternators Decepticharge.

Foreign names

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  • Japanese: Duster (ダスター Dasutā)
  • Korean: Duster (더스터 Deoseuteo)
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