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{{faction|decepticon}}
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{{disambig3|Lugnut}}
{{disambig3|Lugnut}}
:''Lugnut is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]] via the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toyline.]]''
:''Lugnut is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]] (via the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 Transformers toyline]]).''


[[Image:Reveal-the-Shield-Lugnut.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Surprise! I'm a G1 guy!]]
[[File:Reveal-the-Shield-Lugnut.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|'''Show up retroactively in all the G1 continuities!!!''']]
 
'''Lugnut''' isn't the most brilliant tactical mind [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] has ever seen. In a faction full of brilliant scientists, cunning schemers and devious warlords, Lugnut's processing capacity doesn't rank anywhere near the top. Rather, Lugnut possesses a quality that's exceedingly rare in Decepticons: loyalty. Unswerving, unthinking, blind loyalty to the glorious [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and the Decepticon leader's vision for Cybertron. Couple this with an armament that makes the charging behemoth an unstoppable force on the battlefield, and it isn't hard to see why Megatron finds no fault with Lugnut's brutish methodology. In particular, the [[Punch of Kill Everything|explosive point-singularity]] in Lugnut's immense fists put fear into many an Autobot.
'''Lugnut''' isn't the most brilliant tactical mind [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] has ever seen. In a faction full of brilliant scientists, cunning schemers and devious warlords, Lugnut's processing capacity doesn't rank anywhere near the top. Rather, Lugnut possesses a quality that's exceedingly rare in Decepticons: loyalty. Unswerving, unthinking, blind loyalty to the glorious [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and the Decepticon leader's vision for Cybertron. Couple this with an armament that makes the charging behemoth an unstoppable force on the battlefield, and it isn't hard to see why Megatron finds no fault with Lugnut's brutish methodology. In particular, the explosive [[Gravity_Generator|point-singularity generators]] in Lugnut's immense fists put fear into many an Autobot.


==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===''United''===
===''United''===
[[Image:FierceFightingOnPlanetNebulos-StraxusDecepticons.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Dun-da-da DUN dun, dun-da-da DUN dan, dun-da-da DUN dun, dun-da-da daaahhh...]]
[[File:FierceFightingOnPlanetNebulos-StraxusDecepticons.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Dun-da-da DUN dun, dun-da-da DUN dan, dun-da-da DUN dun, dun-da-da daaahhh...]]
At some undetermined point in time, Lugnut stood in close proximity to [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. {{storylink|A New Battle!}}
At some undetermined point in time, Lugnut stood in close proximity to [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. {{storylink|A New Battle!}}


A [[nano-virus]] that afflicted most Autobots save the [[Targetmaster]]s and the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] required [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]] to lead a team to [[Nebulos]] for an anti-virus. However, the nano-virus was merely a ploy by the Decepticons to draw out the Targetmasters and Headmasters to abduct their [[Nebulan]] partners, so when the Autobots arrived on Nebulos, Lugnut and several other Decepticons were waiting for them! Once their leader, [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], was singled out and defeated, Lugnut saw the writing on the wall and advocated for a retreat. {{storylink|The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos}}
A [[nano-virus]] that afflicted most Autobots save the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s and the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] required [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]] to lead a team to [[Nebulos]] for an anti-virus. However, the nano-virus was merely a ploy by the Decepticons to draw out the Targetmasters and Headmasters to abduct their [[Nebulan]] partners, so when the Autobots arrived on Nebulos, Lugnut and several other Decepticons were waiting for them! Once their leader, [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], was singled out and defeated, Lugnut saw the writing on the wall and advocated for a retreat. {{storylink|The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos}}
{{-}}
{{-}}


===Rodimus vs. Cyclonus===
===Rodimus vs. Cyclonus===
[[Image:RodimusVsCyclonus-totalvictory.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Man, he musta freaked out when Starscream tossed Megs out of the shuttle.]]
[[File:RodimusVsCyclonus-totalvictory.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Man, he musta freaked out when Starscream tossed Megs out of the shuttle.]]
Lugnut was one of the many Decepticons at the [[Battle of Autobot City]]. He was shot in the head by [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]], but it seemed to cause only minimal damage. {{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}
Lugnut was one of the many Decepticons at the [[Battle of Autobot City]]. He was shot in the head by [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]], but it seemed to cause only minimal damage. {{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}


===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Rise|''Autocracy'' #10]]}}
[[File:MTMTE 54 Brainstorm Punch.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|...show up retroactively in ''all'' the G1 continuities...?]]
At the dawn of the Great War, Lugnut served [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s growing insurgency. He stood guard one day as Megatron welcomed a visitor, [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]]. {{storylink|Rise}}
After the end of the war, Lugnut joined [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s breakaway army and got a whole new body. With the rest of the crew, he would fight alongside the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] in cornering the Autobot Megatron. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight}} During the battle with the Autobots, Lugnut was attacked by [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]], who broke his wrist in a misguided attempt at punching out the massive Decepticon. Before Lugnut could strike back, he was tackled out of the way by Rodimus. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}}
{{-}}
===''TransTech''===
On the day of the [[Waruder]] invasion of Cybertron, Lugnut was one of countless Offworlders who inhabited [[Axiom Nexus]]'s Under City. {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}
===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] noted that Lugnut's body type and [[Lugnut (WFC)|identity]] was shared across [[Tyran]], [[Primax]], and [[Uniend]] streams. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/29}}
===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:TheChangeInYourNaturePartThree-gladiators.jpg|thumb|250px|Yes, show up retroactively in '''all''' the G1 continuities!]]
During the Age of [[Expansion]], Lugnut fought in the [[Gladiatorial combat|gladiatorial arena]], being defeated in a match by Megatron. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Three}} Judging by an old poster, he faced [[Apeface]] in the Iacon Arena at some point. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's}} At a different point, Lugnut posed in a group photo with many Cybertronians, including [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]. {{storylink|Open Comms}}
In the modern day, Lugnut had become a member of [[The Rise]]. He was confirmed among those entrenched under the memorial crater before that base was discovered. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part One}} Lugnut was part of a crowd of Decepticons who watched [[Termagax]] denounce them (and Megatron in particular) for twisting her ideals. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings|Awakenings}} He was recruited into [[Strika's Heavies]] just before a Decepticon attack on the [[Forge Pyramid|Pyramid]]. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} 
Lugnut and the Heavies assembled for Strika along with the rest of the Decepticon army as they prepared to siege [[Crystal City]]. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}} When the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]] and the Combiner [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] arrived, Strika tried to maintain order in the ranks. However, even her Heavies were unable to defeat the new Combiner. {{storylink|The Landscape of Fear}} Lugnut was later seen at the battle of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], where the entire Decepticon army's firepower finally brought down Computron for good. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
{{--}}
{{--}}
===Energon Universe===
{{charstubfiction}}
{{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 32|''Transformers'' #32}}
==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file: LugNutEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|Show up in '''ALL''' the Videogames! FOR MEGATRON!!!]]
Despite having about as much intelligence as a rock, his unwavering loyalty and huge arsenal make up for it. His single-minded charging of enemy defenses makes him Megatron's go-to for breaching Autobot lines, a fact that Lugnut revels in. {{storylink|Source:Transformers:_Earth_Wars/2018#Lugnut|Lugnut Bio}}
With Megatron still severely damaged, Lugnut hoped to turn the tides of the war by repairing Megatron before Optimus could. Lugnut did not, however, count on the Rust Renegades showing up with Elita-One. The Rust Renegades engaged Motormaster and the Stunticons on the ground, while Lugnut engaged Elita-One in the air, hoping to bring her down with him. {{storylink|Doomed Together}}
*'''Added:''' [[April 13]], 2018
*'''Autobot Counterpart:''' [[Elita One (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Elita-1]]
* '''Class''': Special (Melee)
*'''Star Ratings:''' 2 - 5 stars
*'''Abilities:'''
** '''Ability: [[Punch of Kill Everything]]''' - Fly to your target and strike the ground, dealing heavy damage to nearby buildings/enemies applying electricity damage and disabling them.
***'''Cost''': 6 + 3 per reuse.
***'''Level 11 Bonus''': Enemies outside of range of the Punch of Kill Everything take half of the damage dealt and are disabled.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.T.s:'''
**Companion
**Melee
*'''Bot Specific [[Transformers: Earth Wars#Power Cores|Power Cores]]:'''
**'''Lugnut's Mace:''' Upon having less than 30% health, Lugnut gains invulnerability and cannot be disabled for a brief period.
*'''Skins:'''
**'''Reveal the Shield Lugnut:''' Gives Lugnut an approximation of the colours on his ''[[#Toys|Reveal the Shield Voyager class toy]]'', though the colours are noticeably more... "watermelony" than the real thing.
[https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733777843359-Elita-1-Lugnut#toc2  Lugnut at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
{{--}}
===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Lugnut was a loyal Decepticon. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}


==Toys==
==Toys==
===Transformers (2010)===
===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[Image:TF2010toy-Lugnut.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Atomic robo.]]
[[File:TF2010toy-Lugnut.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Atomic robo.]]
*'''Lugnut''' (Voyager Class, 2011)
*'''Lugnut''' (Voyager Class, [[2011]])
**''Accessories'': Missile
**''Accessories'': Missile
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}
: Part of the fourth wave of [[Transformers (2010 toyline)#RTS|''Transformers'']] Voyager Class toys (the first wave of the ''Reveal the Shield'' [[subline imprint]]), Lugnut transforms into a jet bomber whose design is a loose amalgamation of elements from World War II propeller bombers, particularly the B-25 Mitchell, as well as the B-24 Liberator and B-17 Flying Fortress. He sports a shark-tooth deco on the cabin, similar to [[Lugnut (Animated)#Atomic|''Animated'' Atomic Lugnut]]. He also has a [[rubsign]] on his left wing-tip, and the "'''LU-6'''" and "'''NU-7'''" codes on his wings and tail-fin are references to his name.
:He has five eyes and an opening mouth, all of which receive [[light-piping]], while his fingers and cockpit cannons are [[Articulation|articulated]]. There are a whopping 21 [[C joint|clip-joint rungs]] spread across his shoulders, legs, forearms, wingtips, and tail.
:Both fists are spring-loaded extending sections, allowing him to perform the [[Punch of Kill Everything]]. This feature is present in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], wherein activating the extension reveals a battery of (sculpted) missiles. His tail section has a spring-loaded [[missile]] launcher that can swing down in vehicle mode, or become an over-the-shoulder launcher in [[robot mode]].
:The toy was later [[Repurposing|reused]] as the [[Lugnut (WFC)|Aligned version of Lugnut]].


:Part of wave 4 of the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toyline]], Lugnut transforms into a jet bomber whose design is a loose amalgamation of elements from World War II propeller bombers, particularly the B-24 Liberator and B-17 Flying Fortress. He sports a shark-tooth deco on the cabin, similar to [[Lugnut (Animated)#Atomic|''Animated'' Atomic Lugnut]]. His tail section has a spring-loaded missile launcher that becomes an over-the-shoulder launcher in robot mode. Both arms are equipped with a spring-loaded extending section allowing him to perform the [[Punch of Kill Everything]]. This feature is present in vehicle mode, where activating the extension reveals a battery of (sculpted) missiles. There are a whopping 21 [[C joint|clip-joint rungs]] spread across his shoulders, legs, forearms, wingtips, and tail.  Both his mouth and his fingers are articulated. All five eyes as well as his mouth receive light-piping.  As he is part of the "[[Reveal the Shield]]" promotion, he also has a [[Rubsign]]. 
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/Lugnut/lugnut.htm More information on Lugnut at TFU.info]''
{{-}}
{{--}}


===United===
===''United''===
[[Image:United_Lugnut.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Gloriously purple.]]
[[File:Unitedtoy-Lugnut.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Behold my new glorious color scheme!]]
*'''Decepticon Lugnut''' (Voyager Class, [[January 29|1-29]]-2011)
*'''Decepticon Lugnut''' ([[January 29]], [[2011]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''UN-14'''
**''ID number'': '''UN-14'''
**''Accessories'': Missile
**''Accessories'': Missile


: Released in Japan as part of the ''[[United (toyline)|Transformers United]]'' toyline, this version of Lugnut has a significantly different deco all around than the Hasbro version. ''United'' Lugnut is primarily stony-green-gray, with large swaths of metallic purple paint... oddly, including his head.  Like all ''United'' toys, it lacks a rubsign, and instead sports a [[tampograph]]ed Decepticon logo on the chest.
: Released in Japan as part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' toys, [[TakaraTomy]]'s "Decepticon Lugnut" is a [[redeco]] of ''Reveal the Shield'' Voyager Class Lugnut, being primarily dark green, with metallic purple paint on his head, [[tampograph]]ed Decepticon [[insignia]]s on his wings and chest, an additional Decepticon logo being tampographed on the chest, and with the rubsign and alphanumerical codes being removed.


[[File:United Lugnut.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|His purple was originally so glorious that TakaraTomy had to tone it down for the final toy.]]
:This version of Lugnut has spring-loaded fists that are excessively prone to jamming. The peg on the sliding hand section to which the long spring within the arm connects is too thin, meaning the spring dislodges randomly. This is easily fixable by unscrewing the arm, then squeezing the spring with pliers until it is secure on the peg... if the spring didn't end up ''bent'' and cause a lot more problems because of the jam, that is.
:This version of Lugnut has spring-loaded fists that are excessively prone to jamming. The peg on the sliding hand section to which the long spring within the arm connects is too thin, meaning the spring dislodges randomly. This is easily fixable by unscrewing the arm, then squeezing the spring with pliers until it is secure on the peg... if the spring didn't end up ''bent'' and cause a lot more problems because of the jam, that is.


:The ''United'' version, despite reaching release first, actually has two additional small retools, this time concerning the cockpit. The first is that two small tabs have been added to the upper cockpit portion to hold the two halves underneath in place for jet mode. The second is that the upper cockpit portion hinge now slides back to lock in place for robot mode.
:The [[stock photography]] to the left depicts Lugnut having large swaths of metallic purple paint that were mostly not present on the final product, with only the metallic paint on his aforementioned head being retained.
 
:Unfortunately, there are a number of Lugnuts that lack most of these "large swaths" of metallic purple paint, only having the face painted. These Lugnuts also lack the two cockpit retools mentioned.
{{--}}
{{--}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
* Lugnut is based on the ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' character [[Lugnut (Animated)|of the same name]].
[[File:TF2010 Lugnut alternate head.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb|The bot that never was.]]
*Lugnut is a Generation 1 transplant of ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]]. His appearance in the 2019 IDW continuity is heavily influenced by his namesake's appearance in the ''Animated'' cartoon.
*Lugnut's Hasbro [[instructions]] depict him sporting an [[retool#Gang-molded alternate parts|alternate head]] that was stated at [[BotCon 2010]] to have been designed without any specific character in mind. Thus far, that head sculpt has never been used for an officially released toy.
*''[[The Reluctant Specialist|Spotlight: Trailcutter]]'' features a generic [[Titan Hunter]] [[:File:ReluctantSpecialist-BlitzvingLugnut.jpg|homaging]] ''Animated'' Lugnut. However, the "Lugnut" Titan Hunter seems to be a separate individual from the Decepticon [[#2005 IDW continuity|mentioned above]].
*Even though this page mostly refers to Lugnut as being from Generation 1, he is technically ''also'' from the [[live-action film series|movie series]] due to the Ask Vector Prime entry.


===Foreign names===
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Lugnut''' (ラグナッツ ''Ragunattsu'')
*''Japanese:'' '''Lugnut''' (ラグナッツ ''Ragunattsu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Luōmǔ''' (罗姆)
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:IDW-MTMTE-Lugnut-alt mode-Milne.jpg|IDW ''More than Meets the Eye'' vehicle mode concept art
File:EW-skin-Lugnut-RTS.jpg|''Reveal the Shield''-based skin in ''Earth Wars''
</gallery>


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Latest revision as of 17:23, 13 May 2026

The name or term "Lugnut" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Lugnut (disambiguation).
Lugnut is a Decepticon from the Generation 1 continuity family (via the 2010 Transformers toyline).
Show up retroactively in all the G1 continuities!!!

Lugnut isn't the most brilliant tactical mind Cybertron has ever seen. In a faction full of brilliant scientists, cunning schemers and devious warlords, Lugnut's processing capacity doesn't rank anywhere near the top. Rather, Lugnut possesses a quality that's exceedingly rare in Decepticons: loyalty. Unswerving, unthinking, blind loyalty to the glorious Megatron and the Decepticon leader's vision for Cybertron. Couple this with an armament that makes the charging behemoth an unstoppable force on the battlefield, and it isn't hard to see why Megatron finds no fault with Lugnut's brutish methodology. In particular, the explosive point-singularity in Lugnut's immense fists put fear into many an Autobot.

Fiction

[edit]

United

[edit]
Dun-da-da DUN dun, dun-da-da DUN dan, dun-da-da DUN dun, dun-da-da daaahhh...

At some undetermined point in time, Lugnut stood in close proximity to Frenzy and Scourge. A New Battle!

A nano-virus that afflicted most Autobots save the Targetmasters and the Headmasters required Ricochet to lead a team to Nebulos for an anti-virus. However, the nano-virus was merely a ploy by the Decepticons to draw out the Targetmasters and Headmasters to abduct their Nebulan partners, so when the Autobots arrived on Nebulos, Lugnut and several other Decepticons were waiting for them! Once their leader, Straxus, was singled out and defeated, Lugnut saw the writing on the wall and advocated for a retreat. The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos

Rodimus vs. Cyclonus

[edit]
Man, he musta freaked out when Starscream tossed Megs out of the shuttle.

Lugnut was one of the many Decepticons at the Battle of Autobot City. He was shot in the head by Warpath, but it seemed to cause only minimal damage. Rodimus vs. Cyclonus

2005 IDW continuity

[edit]
First appearance: Autocracy #10
...show up retroactively in all the G1 continuities...?

At the dawn of the Great War, Lugnut served Megatron's growing insurgency. He stood guard one day as Megatron welcomed a visitor, Hot Rod. Rise

After the end of the war, Lugnut joined Deathsaurus's breakaway army and got a whole new body. With the rest of the crew, he would fight alongside the Decepticon Justice Division in cornering the Autobot Megatron. The Sun in Flight During the battle with the Autobots, Lugnut was attacked by Brainstorm, who broke his wrist in a misguided attempt at punching out the massive Decepticon. Before Lugnut could strike back, he was tackled out of the way by Rodimus. Rage, Rage

TransTech

[edit]

On the day of the Waruder invasion of Cybertron, Lugnut was one of countless Offworlders who inhabited Axiom Nexus's Under City. Cybertron's Most Wanted

Ask Vector Prime

[edit]

Vector Prime noted that Lugnut's body type and identity was shared across Tyran, Primax, and Uniend streams. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/29

2019 IDW continuity

[edit]
Yes, show up retroactively in all the G1 continuities!

During the Age of Expansion, Lugnut fought in the gladiatorial arena, being defeated in a match by Megatron. The Change In Your Nature Part Three Judging by an old poster, he faced Apeface in the Iacon Arena at some point. Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's At a different point, Lugnut posed in a group photo with many Cybertronians, including Blast Off. Open Comms

In the modern day, Lugnut had become a member of The Rise. He was confirmed among those entrenched under the memorial crater before that base was discovered. The Change In Your Nature Part One Lugnut was part of a crowd of Decepticons who watched Termagax denounce them (and Megatron in particular) for twisting her ideals. Awakenings He was recruited into Strika's Heavies just before a Decepticon attack on the Pyramid. Titans

Lugnut and the Heavies assembled for Strika along with the rest of the Decepticon army as they prepared to siege Crystal City. A Dust of Crystals When the Titan Lodestar and the Combiner Computron arrived, Strika tried to maintain order in the ranks. However, even her Heavies were unable to defeat the new Combiner. The Landscape of Fear Lugnut was later seen at the battle of Darkmount, where the entire Decepticon army's firepower finally brought down Computron for good. Fate of Cybertron

Energon Universe

[edit]


I want to tell you about the Transformers!

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Transformers #32

Games

[edit]

Transformers: Earth Wars

[edit]
Show up in ALL the Videogames! FOR MEGATRON!!!

Despite having about as much intelligence as a rock, his unwavering loyalty and huge arsenal make up for it. His single-minded charging of enemy defenses makes him Megatron's go-to for breaching Autobot lines, a fact that Lugnut revels in. Lugnut Bio

With Megatron still severely damaged, Lugnut hoped to turn the tides of the war by repairing Megatron before Optimus could. Lugnut did not, however, count on the Rust Renegades showing up with Elita-One. The Rust Renegades engaged Motormaster and the Stunticons on the ground, while Lugnut engaged Elita-One in the air, hoping to bring her down with him. Doomed Together

  • Added: April 13, 2018
  • Autobot Counterpart: Elita-1
  • Class: Special (Melee)
  • Star Ratings: 2 - 5 stars
  • Abilities:
    • Ability: Punch of Kill Everything - Fly to your target and strike the ground, dealing heavy damage to nearby buildings/enemies applying electricity damage and disabling them.
      • Cost: 6 + 3 per reuse.
      • Level 11 Bonus: Enemies outside of range of the Punch of Kill Everything take half of the damage dealt and are disabled.
  • Compatible C.O.M.B.A.T.s:
    • Companion
    • Melee
  • Bot Specific Power Cores:
    • Lugnut's Mace: Upon having less than 30% health, Lugnut gains invulnerability and cannot be disabled for a brief period.
  • Skins:
    • Reveal the Shield Lugnut: Gives Lugnut an approximation of the colours on his Reveal the Shield Voyager class toy, though the colours are noticeably more... "watermelony" than the real thing.

Lugnut at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki

Transformers Roleplaying Game

[edit]

Lugnut was a loyal Decepticon. Decepticon Directive

Toys

[edit]

Transformers (2010)

[edit]
Atomic robo.
  • Lugnut (Voyager Class, 2011)
    • Accessories: Missile
Part of the fourth wave of Transformers Voyager Class toys (the first wave of the Reveal the Shield subline imprint), Lugnut transforms into a jet bomber whose design is a loose amalgamation of elements from World War II propeller bombers, particularly the B-25 Mitchell, as well as the B-24 Liberator and B-17 Flying Fortress. He sports a shark-tooth deco on the cabin, similar to Animated Atomic Lugnut. He also has a rubsign on his left wing-tip, and the "LU-6" and "NU-7" codes on his wings and tail-fin are references to his name.
He has five eyes and an opening mouth, all of which receive light-piping, while his fingers and cockpit cannons are articulated. There are a whopping 21 clip-joint rungs spread across his shoulders, legs, forearms, wingtips, and tail.
Both fists are spring-loaded extending sections, allowing him to perform the Punch of Kill Everything. This feature is present in vehicle mode, wherein activating the extension reveals a battery of (sculpted) missiles. His tail section has a spring-loaded missile launcher that can swing down in vehicle mode, or become an over-the-shoulder launcher in robot mode.
The toy was later reused as the Aligned version of Lugnut.

United

[edit]
Behold my new glorious color scheme!
  • Decepticon Lugnut (January 29, 2011)
    • ID number: UN-14
    • Accessories: Missile
Released in Japan as part of the second wave of United toys, TakaraTomy's "Decepticon Lugnut" is a redeco of Reveal the Shield Voyager Class Lugnut, being primarily dark green, with metallic purple paint on his head, tampographed Decepticon insignias on his wings and chest, an additional Decepticon logo being tampographed on the chest, and with the rubsign and alphanumerical codes being removed.
His purple was originally so glorious that TakaraTomy had to tone it down for the final toy.
This version of Lugnut has spring-loaded fists that are excessively prone to jamming. The peg on the sliding hand section to which the long spring within the arm connects is too thin, meaning the spring dislodges randomly. This is easily fixable by unscrewing the arm, then squeezing the spring with pliers until it is secure on the peg... if the spring didn't end up bent and cause a lot more problems because of the jam, that is.
The stock photography to the left depicts Lugnut having large swaths of metallic purple paint that were mostly not present on the final product, with only the metallic paint on his aforementioned head being retained.

Notes

[edit]
The bot that never was.
  • Lugnut is a Generation 1 transplant of Animated Lugnut. His appearance in the 2019 IDW continuity is heavily influenced by his namesake's appearance in the Animated cartoon.
  • Lugnut's Hasbro instructions depict him sporting an alternate head that was stated at BotCon 2010 to have been designed without any specific character in mind. Thus far, that head sculpt has never been used for an officially released toy.
  • Spotlight: Trailcutter features a generic Titan Hunter homaging Animated Lugnut. However, the "Lugnut" Titan Hunter seems to be a separate individual from the Decepticon mentioned above.
  • Even though this page mostly refers to Lugnut as being from Generation 1, he is technically also from the movie series due to the Ask Vector Prime entry.

Foreign names

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  • Japanese: Lugnut (ラグナッツ Ragunattsu)
  • Mandarin: Luōmǔ (罗姆)
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  • IDW More than Meets the Eye vehicle mode concept art
    IDW More than Meets the Eye vehicle mode concept art
  • Reveal the Shield-based skin in Earth Wars
    Reveal the Shield-based skin in Earth Wars
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