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:''Top Gear is a [[Unicron]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Armada (franchise)| | :''Top Gear is a [[Unicron]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Legends of the Microns]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].'' | ||
[[ | [[File:Linkage2_TopGear.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Black Stig is baffled by human food.]] | ||
'''Top Gear''' (トップギア ''Toppu Gia'') is one of Unicron's many hunters. He is a seemingly emotionless, pitiless, and above all relentless being, who will track a target down no matter what. But he's also smart enough to know when to back off and count his losses. He may or may not be the leader of the [[Speed Chaser Team]]; he and [[Midship]] seem to both pull rank. | |||
'''Top Gear''' (トップギア ''Toppu Gia'') is one of Unicron's many hunters. | |||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===Linkage=== | ===''Linkage''=== | ||
Top Gear arrived on [[Earth]] in search of "renegade" Mini-Cons who did not serve Unicron, and quickly tracked down [[Tailslide]] near [[Portland]], [[Oregon]]. Ignoring the pleas of his fellow Mini-Con, Top Gear used a [[Fixer Bug]] to reformat him into a minion of Unicron. {{storylink|Linkage Part 2}} Together with Midship, he then confronted the [[Super Stunt Team]] in [[India]]. {{storylink|Linkage Part 3}} The battle was eventually interrupted by [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]], and Top Gear called for a retreat. The Speed Chaser Team merged into the [[Magnawing]] and flew off, figuring that they could capture the Super Stunt Team some other time. {{storylink|Linkage Part 4}} | Top Gear arrived on [[Earth]] in search of "renegade" Mini-Cons who did not serve Unicron, and quickly tracked down [[Tailslide]] near [[Portland]], [[Oregon]]. Ignoring the pleas of his fellow Mini-Con, Top Gear used a [[Fixer Bug]] to reformat him into a minion of Unicron. {{storylink|Linkage Part 2}} Together with Midship, he then confronted the [[Super Stunt Team]] in [[India]]. {{storylink|Linkage Part 3}} The battle was eventually interrupted by [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]], and Top Gear called for a retreat. The Speed Chaser Team merged into the [[Magnawing]] and flew off, figuring that they could capture the Super Stunt Team some other time. {{storylink|Linkage Part 4}} | ||
In Magnawing mode, the Speed Chaser Team attacked [[Falcia]] in the sky above [[Seattle]], but were chased off by a ticked-off [[Combusta]]. {{storylink|Linkage Part 6}} As part of a new plan, Top Gear was later given the [[Doomstone]] by [[Mirror]]. {{storylink|Linkage Part 8}} The gem was installed on [[Ravenus]], whom the Speed Chaser Team then unleashed on the Super Stunt Team and their allies. {{storylink|Linkage Part 9}} After Ravenus captured two Mini-Cons, they withdrew in Magnawing mode and ordered the [[ | In Magnawing mode, the Speed Chaser Team attacked [[Falcia]] in the sky above [[Seattle]], but were chased off by a ticked-off [[Combusta]]. {{storylink|Linkage Part 6}} As part of a new plan, Top Gear was later given the [[Doomstone]] by [[Mirror]]. {{storylink|Linkage Part 8}} The gem was installed on [[Ravenus]], whom the Speed Chaser Team then unleashed on the Super Stunt Team and their allies. {{storylink|Linkage Part 9}} After Ravenus captured two Mini-Cons, they withdrew in Magnawing mode and ordered the [[Bulk]] to follow. {{storylink|Linkage Part 10}} They ended up being blasted aside by a super-powered [[Redline]]. {{storylink|Linkage Part 11}} Top Gear and the others watched as Mini-Cons woke up all over Earth, and realized that there were way more of them than they had thought. {{storylink|Linkage Part 12}} | ||
The Speed Chaser Team were among the loyal Mini-Cons who defended Unicron during his battle against the entire population of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] | The Speed Chaser Team were among the loyal Mini-Cons who defended Unicron during his battle against the entire population of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Linkage Part 13}} | ||
==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
=== | ===''Legends of the Microns''=== | ||
[[ | [[File:Arm-toy TopGear.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Some say that he is made of plastic and screws, and that he never got a Hasbro release—All we know is, he's NOT the Stig, but he is the Stig's transformable cousin.]] | ||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Top Gear''' (DVD pack-in Micron, [[2003]])}}</ul> | |||
:*''Release date'': [[May 28]], 2003 | |||
: ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)#Takara Legends of the Microns toyline|Legends of the Microns]]'' Top Gear is a [[redeco]] of the ''Armada'' [[Race Mini-Con Team#Toys|Race Mini-Con Team]] member [[Mirage (Armada)#Toys|Mirage]], transforming into a Formula-1-style race car. He can also form the front end of the Speed Chaser Team's combined [[Magnawing#Toys|Magnawing]] mode. | |||
: | : He was only available with the first run of Volume 2 of the ''Legends of the Microns'' DVD series in Japan, and came with the [[Linkage Part 2|second installment]] of the [[Linkage (comic)|''Linkage'' comic]]. Later pressings of the disc, however, did not include the toy or comic. | ||
: This mold was | : This mold was also similar to the mold used to make ''Armada'' [[Swindle (Armada)#Toys|Swindle]] and [[Zapmaster (Armada)#Toys|Zapmaster]]. | ||
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Micron/Topgear/topgear.htm More information on Top Gear at TFU.info]'' | ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Micron/Topgear/topgear.htm More information on Top Gear at TFU.info]''{{ArmadaMirageMold}} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* According to ''Linkage'' author [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]], Top Gear was not part of the crew of the ''Exodus''; he is a newly | *According to ''Linkage'' author [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]], Top Gear was not part of the crew of the ''Exodus''; he is a newly created Mini-Con sent to Earth by [[Unicron]]. | ||
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[[Category:Armada Mini-Cons]] | [[Category:Armada Mini-Cons]] | ||
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]] | [[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]] | ||
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[[Category:Unicron-related characters]] | [[Category:Unicron-related characters]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:09, 14 February 2026
- Top Gear is a Unicron-allied Mini-Con from the Legends of the Microns portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
Top Gear (トップギア Toppu Gia) is one of Unicron's many hunters. He is a seemingly emotionless, pitiless, and above all relentless being, who will track a target down no matter what. But he's also smart enough to know when to back off and count his losses. He may or may not be the leader of the Speed Chaser Team; he and Midship seem to both pull rank.
Fiction
[edit]Linkage
[edit]Top Gear arrived on Earth in search of "renegade" Mini-Cons who did not serve Unicron, and quickly tracked down Tailslide near Portland, Oregon. Ignoring the pleas of his fellow Mini-Con, Top Gear used a Fixer Bug to reformat him into a minion of Unicron. Linkage Part 2 Together with Midship, he then confronted the Super Stunt Team in India. Linkage Part 3 The battle was eventually interrupted by Scavenger, and Top Gear called for a retreat. The Speed Chaser Team merged into the Magnawing and flew off, figuring that they could capture the Super Stunt Team some other time. Linkage Part 4
In Magnawing mode, the Speed Chaser Team attacked Falcia in the sky above Seattle, but were chased off by a ticked-off Combusta. Linkage Part 6 As part of a new plan, Top Gear was later given the Doomstone by Mirror. Linkage Part 8 The gem was installed on Ravenus, whom the Speed Chaser Team then unleashed on the Super Stunt Team and their allies. Linkage Part 9 After Ravenus captured two Mini-Cons, they withdrew in Magnawing mode and ordered the Bulk to follow. Linkage Part 10 They ended up being blasted aside by a super-powered Redline. Linkage Part 11 Top Gear and the others watched as Mini-Cons woke up all over Earth, and realized that there were way more of them than they had thought. Linkage Part 12
The Speed Chaser Team were among the loyal Mini-Cons who defended Unicron during his battle against the entire population of Cybertron. Linkage Part 13
Toys
[edit]Legends of the Microns
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- Top Gear (DVD pack-in Micron, 2003)
- Release date: May 28, 2003
- Legends of the Microns Top Gear is a redeco of the Armada Race Mini-Con Team member Mirage, transforming into a Formula-1-style race car. He can also form the front end of the Speed Chaser Team's combined Magnawing mode.
- He was only available with the first run of Volume 2 of the Legends of the Microns DVD series in Japan, and came with the second installment of the Linkage comic. Later pressings of the disc, however, did not include the toy or comic.
| Transformers: Armada mold: Mirage | ||
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Notes
[edit]- According to Linkage author Hirofumi Ichikawa, Top Gear was not part of the crew of the Exodus; he is a newly created Mini-Con sent to Earth by Unicron.
