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{{disambig2|the Generation 2 Decepticon|the Blackthorne comics aliens|Kalkar}}
:''Calcar is a [[Decepticon]] [[Trakkon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
:''Calcar is a [[Decepticon]] [[Trakkon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]. He is also known as '''Roadraider'''.''
[[File:G1CalcarBoxArt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Alright. Who capped my chain gun?]]
{{mainpic|10:04, 24 April 2009 (EDT)}}
The Decepticons' battle analyst, '''Calcar''' is a near-unfeeling machine with flawless memory for military history and tactics. And evil.
 
The Decepticons’ battle analyst, '''Calcar''' is a near-unfeeling machine with flawless memory for military history and tactics. And evil.


==Fiction==
==Fiction==
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Calcar guarded the entrance to [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]'s meeting of the various gangs in the low levels of [[Axiom Nexus]], checking cards to make sure only those invited were allowed in.
Calcar guarded the entrance to [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]'s meeting of the various gangs in the low levels of [[Axiom Nexus]], checking cards to make sure only those invited were allowed in.


[[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] and [[Jackpot]] blew past him in their escape from the meeting, and he was immediately bowled over by a torrent of rushing coolant from a fluid main that had busted during their escape. {{storylink|Gone Too Far}}
[[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] and [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] blew past him in their escape from the meeting, and he was immediately bowled over by a torrent of rushing coolant from a fluid main that had busted during their escape. {{storylink|Gone Too Far}}
 
===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:G2Redux-Scorch+WindbreakerfightSharkticons+Calcar.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Calcar was a member of the Decepticon Syndicate led by [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] in 2010. He was involved in the assault on the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in Switzerland, and drove off the first wave of Autobots who tried to free the hostages and the facility. Standing guard outside, he tried to engage [[Double Punch]] in conversation, but the brute's accent was completely incomprehensible. Calcar appreciated the distraction caused by the Autobots' second wave, if only to give his audio receptors a break. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}


===Wings of Honor===
===2005 IDW continuity===
Calcar prepared a battle analysis report for [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], reviewing [[Snare]] and the [[Predator (subgroup)|Predator]]s prior to their dispatch to [[Garrus-9]] during the [[Surge (event)|Surge]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers}}


Calcar was a member of the Decepticon Syndicate led by [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] in 2010. He was involved in the assault on the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in Switzerland, and drove off the first wave of Autobots who tried to free the hostages and the facility. Standing guard outside, he tried to engage [[Double Punch]] in conversation, but the brute's accent was completely incomprehensible. Calcar appreciated the distraction caused by the Autobots second wave, if only to give his audio receptors a break. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
===Story of Binaltech===
Calcar was one of the Decepticons who used the [[Unleasher]]s to drive the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] into an uncontrollable rage. {{storylink|Outlier (comic)|Outlier}}


===IDW comics continuity===
===''Last Bot Standing''===
Calcar prepared a battle analysis report for [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], reviewing [[Snare]] and the [[Predator (subgroup)|Predator]]s prior to their dispatch to [[Garrus-9]] during the [[Surge (event)|Surge]]. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers}}
Calcar was among the many Decepticons who fought against the Autobots as both sides drained the universe of its resources. {{Storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 2|Last Bot Standing #2}}


==Toys==
==Toys==
===Generation 1===
===''The Transformers''===
[[Image:G1Calcar toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|If I had feelings, my color scheme would make me cry.]]
[[File:G1-toy Calcar.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|A gun so powerful it shoots an extra laser bolt from an imaginary barrel.]]
*'''Calcar''' (Trakkon, 1993)
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Calcar''' (Trakkon, [[1993]])}}</ul>
**''Accessories:'' Gun platform
:*''Accessories:'' Gun platform
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}


:Calcar transforms into a pink and gray off-road Cabriolet buggy. Like his fellow [[Trakkon]] [[Fearswoop (G1)|Fearswoop]] (and the [[Autobot]] [[Lightformer]]s), he comes with an artillery platform that can be mounted on his vehicle mode. The platform has a light-pipe gimmick and gear system that when turned gives the illusion of twin lasers being fired at the target when looked at through the platform’s targeting scope (even though Calcar's gun has only a single gatling-style rotating barrel).
: Calcar transforms into a pink and gray Sbarro Monster G concept car. Like his fellow [[Trakkon]] [[Fearswoop (G1)#Toys|Fearswoop]] (and the [[Autobot]] [[Lightformer]]s), he comes with an artillery platform that can be mounted on his vehicle mode. The platform has a light-pipe gimmick and gear system that when turned gives the illusion of twin lasers being fired at the target when looked at through the platform’s targeting scope (even though Calcar's gun has only a single gatling-style rotating barrel).


:He was sold only in the European and Australasian markets during the “transitional” time between Generation 1 and ''Generation 2''.
:He was sold only in the European and Australasian markets during the “transitional” time between Generation 1 and ''Generation 2''.
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Decepticon/Calcar/calcar.htm More information on Calcar at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Decepticon/Calcar/calcar.htm More information on Calcar at TFU.info]''


===Generation 2===
===''Generation 2''===
*'''Calcar''' (Trakkon, 1994)
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Calcar''' (Trakkon, [[1994]])}}</ul>
**''Accessories:'' Gun platform
:*''Accessories:'' Gun platform


: This release is identical to the first, except sold on a blister card instead of a box.
:This release is identical to the first, except sold on a blister card instead of in a box.


==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Roadraider'''
*''Dutch:'' '''Roadraider'''


[[Category:European-original characters]]
[[Category:Earth-born Transformers]]
[[Category:European-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:TransTech Decepticons]]
[[Category:TransTech Decepticons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]

Latest revision as of 23:13, 20 October 2024

Calcar is a Decepticon Trakkon from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Alright. Who capped my chain gun?

The Decepticons' battle analyst, Calcar is a near-unfeeling machine with flawless memory for military history and tactics. And evil.

Fiction

[edit]

TransTech

[edit]

Calcar guarded the entrance to Gutcruncher's meeting of the various gangs in the low levels of Axiom Nexus, checking cards to make sure only those invited were allowed in.

Hubcap and Jackpot blew past him in their escape from the meeting, and he was immediately bowled over by a torrent of rushing coolant from a fluid main that had busted during their escape. Gone Too Far

Wings Universe

[edit]

Calcar was a member of the Decepticon Syndicate led by Clench in 2010. He was involved in the assault on the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, and drove off the first wave of Autobots who tried to free the hostages and the facility. Standing guard outside, he tried to engage Double Punch in conversation, but the brute's accent was completely incomprehensible. Calcar appreciated the distraction caused by the Autobots' second wave, if only to give his audio receptors a break. Generation 2: Redux

2005 IDW continuity

[edit]

Calcar prepared a battle analysis report for Megatron, reviewing Snare and the Predators prior to their dispatch to Garrus-9 during the Surge. Last Stand of the Wreckers

Story of Binaltech

[edit]

Calcar was one of the Decepticons who used the Unleashers to drive the Dinobots into an uncontrollable rage. Outlier

Last Bot Standing

[edit]

Calcar was among the many Decepticons who fought against the Autobots as both sides drained the universe of its resources. Last Bot Standing #2

Toys

[edit]

The Transformers

[edit]
A gun so powerful it shoots an extra laser bolt from an imaginary barrel.
  • Calcar (Trakkon, 1993)
Calcar transforms into a pink and gray Sbarro Monster G concept car. Like his fellow Trakkon Fearswoop (and the Autobot Lightformers), he comes with an artillery platform that can be mounted on his vehicle mode. The platform has a light-pipe gimmick and gear system that when turned gives the illusion of twin lasers being fired at the target when looked at through the platform’s targeting scope (even though Calcar's gun has only a single gatling-style rotating barrel).
He was sold only in the European and Australasian markets during the “transitional” time between Generation 1 and Generation 2.

Generation 2

[edit]
  • Calcar (Trakkon, 1994)
  • Accessories: Gun platform
This release is identical to the first, except sold on a blister card instead of in a box.

Notes

[edit]

Foreign names

[edit]
  • French: Roadraider
  • Dutch: Roadraider
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