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:''Booster X10 is a [[Decepticon]] [[Real Gear Robot]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|2007 movie franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''
:''Booster X10 is a [[Decepticon]] [[Real Gear Robot]] from the [[Transformers (2007 franchise)|Transformers]] portion of the [[movie continuity family]].''
[[File:BoosterX10stock.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|The greatest Decepticon you never heard of!]]


[[Image:BoosterX10 beast.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The greatest Decepticon you never heard of!]]
'''Booster X10''' loves to mess with his user's head, and he does that through messing with their ears. Sound manipulation is his specialty: not only can he record and playback sound, but alter still-in-the-air sound waves. He laughs to himself, knowing how much trouble and strife he can cause with a warped word in conversation, or changing something like an ambulance siren into a barking dog.
'''Booster X10''' is one of many small Transformers who were once normal machines brought to life by the power of the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]].  Booster X10 loves to mess with his user's head, and he does that through messing with their ears. Sound manipulation is his specialty, and not only can he record and playback sound, but alter still-in-the-air soundwaves. He laughs to himself, knowing how much trouble and strife he can cause with a warped word in conversation, or changing something like an ambulance siren into a barking dog.


{{quote|Download. Distribute. Destroy.|Booster X10's packaging tagline}}
{{bigquote|Download. Distribute. Destroy.|Booster X10's packaging tagline}}


==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===Mass Media Battle===
===Toy bios===
Two masters of sound and signal, it is perhaps destiny that Booster and [[Speed Dial 800]] 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.<ref>Cardback story blurb from the Wal-Mart exclusive "Mass Media Battle" two-pack.</ref>
Two masters of sound and signal, it is perhaps destiny that Booster and [[Speed Dial 800]] would come into conflict, and ''OOOOH'' 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|#2pack|Mass Media Battle toy bio}}


==Toys==
==Toys==
===Transformers===
===''Transformers'' (2007)===
*'''Booster X10''' (Real Gear Robots, 2007)
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Booster X10''' (Real Gear Robots, [[2007]])}}</ul>
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-12'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''MD-12'''
:*''Accessories'': Earpiece/cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro), [[Alex Kubalsky]] (TakaraTomy)}}


[[Image:BoosterX10 alt.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Not your father's iPod.]]
: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Transformers]]'' [[Real Gear Robot]]s, Booster X10 transforms from a (non-functional) MP3 player vaguely resembling an iPod Nano into a robotic bird. He comes with a wireless earphone/microphone (which is surprisingly comfortable) that becomes a back-mounted cannon for his bird-bot mode.
: Booster X10 transforms from a robotic bird into a (non-functional) fictional model MP3 player with an ear bud.  His main body vaguely resembles the design of an iLO, and his weapon backpack strongly resembles a Bluetooth headset. Like all [[Real Gear Robots]] toys, his robot mode is apparently at 1:1 scale — and the headset is surprisingly comfortable.


: This mold was also used to make [[Night Beat 7]]
:This figure was repurposed as [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]] in the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] movie comics.
 
: This mold was also used to make [[Night Beat 7#Toys|Night Beat 7]].


::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/BoosterX10/boosterx10.htm More information on Booster X10 at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/BoosterX10/boosterx10.htm More information on Booster X10 at TFU.info]''


* '''Mass Media Battle''' (Multi-pack, 2007)
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Mass Media Battle''' (Multi-pack, 2007)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Earpiece/cannon


: Booster X10 was also available in a Wal-Mart [[exclusive]] two-pack with [[Speed Dial 800]].
: Booster X10 was also available in a Wal-Mart [[exclusive]] two-pack with [[Speed Dial 800#Toys|Speed Dial 800]]. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.
{{--}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
[[Image:Sshot-arm-491-ships.jpg|right|120px|thumb|Coincidence?  ...yes, without question.]]
* Booster X10 is a homage to [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]].
* Booster X10 is a obvious homage to [[Generation 1]] [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]].
* Booster X10's bird mode bears a bizarre (and surely coincidental) resemblance to the [[:Image:Sshot-arm-491-ships.jpg|generic Autobot space cruisers]] from [[Armada (cartoon)|Armada cartoon]].


===Foreign names===
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Booster X10''' (ブースターX10 ''Būsutā Ekkusu Wan Zero'')
*''French:'' '''Ampli X10''' (Canada)
*''French:'' '''Ampli X10''' (Canada)
*''Spanish:'' '''Amplificador X10'''
*''Spanish:'' '''Amplificador X10'''


==Footnotes==
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[[Category:Movie Decepticons]]
[[Category:Movie Decepticons]]

Latest revision as of 20:40, 16 August 2024

Booster X10 is a Decepticon Real Gear Robot from the Transformers portion of the movie continuity family.
The greatest Decepticon you never heard of!

Booster X10 loves to mess with his user's head, and he does that through messing with their ears. Sound manipulation is his specialty: not only can he record and playback sound, but alter still-in-the-air sound waves. He laughs to himself, knowing how much trouble and strife he can cause with a warped word in conversation, or changing something like an ambulance siren into a barking dog.

Download. Distribute. Destroy.

—Booster X10's packaging tagline

Fiction

[edit]

Toy bios

[edit]

Two masters of sound and signal, it is perhaps destiny that Booster and Speed Dial 800 would come into conflict, and OOOOH 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)

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  • Booster X10 (Real Gear Robots, 2007)
  • TakaraTomy ID number: MD-12
  • Accessories: Earpiece/cannon
  • Known designers: Bill Rawley (Hasbro), Alex Kubalsky (TakaraTomy)
Part of the second wave of Transformers Real Gear Robots, Booster X10 transforms from a (non-functional) MP3 player vaguely resembling an iPod Nano into a robotic bird. He comes with a wireless earphone/microphone (which is surprisingly comfortable) that becomes a back-mounted cannon for his bird-bot mode.
This figure was repurposed as Buzzsaw in the IDW movie comics.
This mold was also used to make Night Beat 7.


  • Mass Media Battle (Multi-pack, 2007)
  • Accessories: Earpiece/cannon
Booster X10 was also available in a Wal-Mart exclusive two-pack with Speed Dial 800. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

Notes

[edit]

Foreign names

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  • Japanese: Booster X10 (ブースターX10 Būsutā Ekkusu Wan Zero)
  • French: Ampli X10 (Canada)
  • Spanish: Amplificador X10