Missile Master

Missile Master is an Autobot Micromaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.

"Soon all of your paltry missiles shall be mine to command!"

Missile Master is the leader of the Astro Squad. He's something of a control freak, and by something we mean "completely". If he isn't utterly in charge of everything, he'll sit quietly by himself, thinking of all the ways he could be doing the job so much better. And that's if the person in charge isn't doing better than him, in which case he'll start sulking. Nasty obsessive tendencies and fragile ego aside, he's not a bad 'bot. He's strong, smart, his cyclonic steel coated armor makes him especially resistant to energy attacks, and his will does keep the Astro Squad together.

He chose to be the back of the missile transport he forms (with his combiner partner, Moonrock) because that gives him control of the missile. Fortunately, Moonrock is so mellow, he lets Missile Master handle the driving as well, so Missile Master's perfectly happy to work with him.

Fiction

War for Cybertron Trilogy marketing material

After Cybertron fell, the Autobots left their homework aboard the Ark, traveling through space in pursuit of the AllSpark. Earthrise webpage When Sky Lynx was sucked into a volatile rift, Missile Master, Ironworks, Overair, and the rest of the Astro Squad encountered the roving comet carrying a densely populated city known as Botropolis. They set up base and hitched a ride on the moving comet to search the universe for signs of Sky Lynx. Encounter 5: Botropolis Rescue Mission

Commercial appearances

Missile Master, Roadburner, Wheel Blaze and Moonrock were among a group of Autobot Micromasters that managed to infiltrate the Decepticon headquarters. Megatron tried to stop them, only to be confounded by their ability to separate and recombine in their vehicle modes. They then shot Megatron in the face. Micromaster Combiners commercial

Toys

The Transformers

I am the master of the M.I.S.S.L.E.! Remember that, commander of all M.I.S.S.L.E.s!

• Astro Squad (Micromaster Combiner Squad, 1990)

• Accessories: Missile

Released in the seventh and final year of the original Hasbro Transformers toyline in the US (sixth and non-final year in Europe), Missile Master transforms into a red missile transport trailer that is intended to be the rear half of a Small ICBM Hard Missile launcher transport vehicle, that he forms with his combiner partner Moonrock. As a Micromaster Combiner he can of course connect to any other Micromaster Combiner or Micromaster Combiner Transport to form new vehicles.

He was only available in a six-pack with his squadmates Moonrock, Barrage, Blast Master, Heave and Phaser.

• More information on Missile Master at TFU.info

• Shuttle Rocket W Team (Shuttle Rocket W Team, 1991)

• ID number: C-364
• Accessories: Missile, Micro Trailer #4

A year later, Missile Master was released in the Return of Convoy part of the original Takara Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers toyline, as part of the Shuttle Rocket W Team.

The other three toys in the set are Phaser, Blast Master, Moonrock; Blast and Moonrock are identical to their Hasbro releases, while Phaser can sometimes have less paint than normal. The set also comes with Micro Trailer #4, a storage/launching vehicle for Micromasters which can also attach to a Micromaster half-vehicle, plus a decal sheet with extra stickers to adorn your Micromasters with.

War for Cybertron: Earthrise

• Botropolis Rescue Mission (Galactic Odyssey Collection, 2021)

• Accessories: Missile
• Known designers: AJ Piejko-Brown (packaging)

Released as part of the Encounter 5 set of the Earthrise Galactic Odyssey Collection, Missile Master is a retool of Siege Power Punch. Missile Master transforms into the back half of a missile transport, replacing Power Punch's cannon with a ladder carrying a missile. Additionally, the missile can detach from the ladder's 5 mm post and attach to the 5 mm port on over his head. The combined mode weapon relies on the short 5 mm post on the ladder instead of the cannon. Missile Master combines with Moonrock to form the complete missile truck, which can be flipped over to form a shoulder cannon for a larger figure.

Missile Master is part of an Amazon-exclusive six-pack consisting exclusively of Autobots, bundled with fellow Micromasters Fuzer, Blast Master, and Moonrock, and the Modulators Overair and Ironworks. The Modulators are designed to combine into a giant space station, enabling Missile Master and Moonrock to interact with the base in their combined form.

The original tooling of the Power Punch mold was also used to make Earthrise Roadburner.

Notes

Foreign names

• Japanese: Missile Master (ミサイルマスター Misairu Masutā)
• French: Missilas (Canada)
• Italian: Centauro