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:''Payload is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]].'' | :''Payload is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]].'' | ||
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[[File:Cyb-toy Payload.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Boy, has he got a line for you.]] | |||
'''Payload''', like his fellow [[Lunar Assault Mini-Con Team]] members, spends his time attacking the normally-serene [[Exploration Mini-Con Team]]. Though he is physically one of the strongest Mini-Cons, Payload doesn't like to use his strength in combat; he'd rather outwit an opponent. As such, rather than engage his foe in a one-on-one brawl like [[Kobushi]], Payload battles his "rival" [[Ascentor]] with brains, setting traps in the hopes of one day ensnaring the brilliant Mini-Con. | '''Payload''', like his fellow [[Lunar Assault Mini-Con Team]] members, spends his time attacking the normally-serene [[Exploration Mini-Con Team]]. Though he is physically one of the strongest Mini-Cons, Payload doesn't like to use his strength in combat; he'd rather outwit an opponent. As such, rather than engage his foe in a one-on-one brawl like [[Kobushi]], Payload battles his "rival" [[Ascentor]] with brains, setting traps in the hopes of one day ensnaring the brilliant Mini-Con. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===''Cybertron'' comic=== | ===''Cybertron'' comic=== | ||
Payload was part of an army of insurgent Mini-Cons that were plotting to destroy a Mini-Con colony on one of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s moons. He looked on as [[Unicron]], the insurgents' secret ally, turned on them and started killing everyone. {{storylink|Revelations Part 5}} | Payload was part of an army of insurgent Mini-Cons that were plotting to destroy a Mini-Con colony on one of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s moons. He looked on as [[Unicron]], the insurgents' secret ally, turned on them and started killing everyone. {{storylink|Revelations Part 5}} {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 1}} | ||
==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===Cybertron=== | ===''Cybertron''=== | ||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Payload''' vs '''Ascentor''' (Mini-Con 2-pack, 2005)}}</ul> | |||
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: Released as part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Mini-Con 2-packs, ''Cybertron'' Payload is a [[redeco]] of the [[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Toys|Adventure Mini-Con Team]] member [[Ransack (Armada)#Toys|Ransack]], transforming into a pickup truck of undetermined model with oversized off-road tires and rollbar. He has a [[Retractable string gimmick|working winch mechanism]] connected to a spool and gear system in his torso; the cable, once pulled out, can be retracted by rolling Payload in vehicle mode, or by attaching him to the gear system on the Armada [[Cyclonus (Armada)#Toys|Cyclonus]] mold. | |||
: Payload was only available in a two-pack with the Exploration Team Mini-Con [[Ascentor#Toys|Ascentor]]. | |||
: | : This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Super Link]]'' [[Torque (Energon)|Torque]]. | ||
: | ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/Payload/payload.htm More information on Payload at TFU.info]''{{ArmadaRansackMold}} | ||
==Notes== | |||
* The Lunar Assault and Exploration Team's mold-sets were swapped before final production; it is unknown if the characterization of Payload was originally supposed to be applied to the toy that would become [[Landslide (Mini-Con)|Landslide]] or [[Ascentor]]. | |||
[[Category:Cybertron Decepticons]] | [[Category:Cybertron Decepticons]] | ||
[[Category:Cybertron Mini-Cons]] | [[Category:Cybertron Mini-Cons]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:00, 5 September 2023
| The name or term "Payload" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Payload (disambiguation). |
- Payload is a Decepticon-allied Mini-Con from the Cybertron portion of the Unicron Trilogy.
Payload, like his fellow Lunar Assault Mini-Con Team members, spends his time attacking the normally-serene Exploration Mini-Con Team. Though he is physically one of the strongest Mini-Cons, Payload doesn't like to use his strength in combat; he'd rather outwit an opponent. As such, rather than engage his foe in a one-on-one brawl like Kobushi, Payload battles his "rival" Ascentor with brains, setting traps in the hopes of one day ensnaring the brilliant Mini-Con.
Fiction
[edit]Cybertron comic
[edit]Payload was part of an army of insurgent Mini-Cons that were plotting to destroy a Mini-Con colony on one of Cybertron's moons. He looked on as Unicron, the insurgents' secret ally, turned on them and started killing everyone. Revelations Part 5 The Coming Storm: Part 1
Toys
[edit]Cybertron
[edit]- Payload vs Ascentor (Mini-Con 2-pack, 2005)
- Released as part of the second wave of Cybertron Mini-Con 2-packs, Cybertron Payload is a redeco of the Adventure Mini-Con Team member Ransack, transforming into a pickup truck of undetermined model with oversized off-road tires and rollbar. He has a working winch mechanism connected to a spool and gear system in his torso; the cable, once pulled out, can be retracted by rolling Payload in vehicle mode, or by attaching him to the gear system on the Armada Cyclonus mold.
- Payload was only available in a two-pack with the Exploration Team Mini-Con Ascentor.
- This mold was also used to make Super Link Torque.
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