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:''Checker Road is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (franchise)|Operation Combination]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
:''Checker Road is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Operation Combination (franchise)|Operation Combination]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''


[[Image:CheckerMoon.jpg|right|200px|thumb|What the... hey! Is that my worst arch-enemy back there? Why... by dickens, it is! What are the odds?]]
[[Image:CheckerMoon.jpg|right|200px|thumb|What the... hey! Is that my worst arch-enemy back there? Why... by dickens, it is! What are the odds?]]
'''Checker Road''' uses the power of the stars to boost his energy levels. He hates that [[Moon Jet]], and will follow him anywhere in the hopes of shooting him down.
'''Checker Road''' (チェッカーロード ''Chekkā Rōdo'') uses the power of the stars to boost his energy levels. He hates that [[Moon Jet]], and will follow him anywhere in the hopes of shooting him down.


==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===''Operation Combination'' story pages===
===''Operation Combination'' story pages===


Checker Road and the [[Road Corps]] were the first Autobots deployed to stop the approach of [[Battle Gaia]] and the [[Jet Corps]]. Unfortunately for Checker Road, the Decepticons defeated him and the Road Corps, then moved on to Earth's orbit and the last line of Autobots. {{storylink|Operation Combination (story page)|The Road Army vs. the Jet Army! New Decepticons Appear!}}
Checker Road and the [[Road Corps]] were the first Autobots deployed to stop the approach of [[Battle Gaia]] and the [[Jet Corps]]. Unfortunately for Checker Road, the Decepticons defeated him and the Road Corps, then moved on to Earth's orbit and the last line of Autobots. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (story page)|The Road Army vs. the Jet Army! New Decepticons Appear!}}


==Toys==
==Toys==
===Operation Combination===
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
*'''Checker Road vs. Moon Jet''' (Versus pack, 1992)
[[File:G1TurbomasterHurricane.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|]]
**''Japanese ID number'': '''TF-08'''
<ul class ="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Checker Road vs. Moon Jet''' (Versus pack, 1992)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''TF-08'''
:*''Accessories'': "Checker Missile Gun" engine/missile launcher, 3 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}


: Checker Road’s toy is identical to the [[Turbomaster]] [[Hurricane]], transforming into a “Le Mans”-style racer. His engine in vehicle mode is a spring-loaded missile-launching cannon usable in both vehicle and robot modes. He was sold in Japan only as part of a two-pack with Moon Jet.
: Released in the eighth and final year of the original Takara ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' line under the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1992 (Operation Combination)|Operation Combination]]'' banner, Checker Road is identical to the Hasbro-release [[Turbomaster]] [[Hurricane#Toys|Hurricane]], transforming into a "[[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Le Mans racer|Le Mans]]"-style racer loosely based on a Porsche 917. His engine in vehicle mode is a spring-loaded missile-launching cannon usable in both vehicle and robot modes.
 
: He was only available as part of a two-pack with [[Moon Jet#Toys|Moon Jet]].


::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1992/Autobot/Hurricane/hurricane.htm More information on Checker Road (well, Hurricane) at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1992/Autobot/Hurricane/hurricane.htm More information on Checker Road (well, Hurricane) at TFU.info]''


[[Category:Autobots]]
 
[[Category:Japanese-original characters]]
[[Category:Operation Combination Autobots]]
[[Category:Operation Combination characters]]

Latest revision as of 20:46, 20 October 2024

Checker Road is an Autobot from the Operation Combination portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
What the... hey! Is that my worst arch-enemy back there? Why... by dickens, it is! What are the odds?

Checker Road (チェッカーロード Chekkā Rōdo) uses the power of the stars to boost his energy levels. He hates that Moon Jet, and will follow him anywhere in the hopes of shooting him down.

Fiction

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Operation Combination story pages

[edit]

Checker Road and the Road Corps were the first Autobots deployed to stop the approach of Battle Gaia and the Jet Corps. Unfortunately for Checker Road, the Decepticons defeated him and the Road Corps, then moved on to Earth's orbit and the last line of Autobots. The Road Army vs. the Jet Army! New Decepticons Appear!

Toys

[edit]

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers

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  • Checker Road vs. Moon Jet (Versus pack, 1992)
  • ID number: TF-08
  • Accessories: "Checker Missile Gun" engine/missile launcher, 3 missiles
  • Known designers: Takio Ejima (TakaraTomy), Masakatsu Saito (concept artist)
Released in the eighth and final year of the original Takara Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers line under the Operation Combination banner, Checker Road is identical to the Hasbro-release Turbomaster Hurricane, transforming into a "Le Mans"-style racer loosely based on a Porsche 917. His engine in vehicle mode is a spring-loaded missile-launching cannon usable in both vehicle and robot modes.
He was only available as part of a two-pack with Moon Jet.