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:''Rollout is an [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''
:''Rollout is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''
 
[[Image:RolloutArmada-Fleer.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Here I am, like a real character.]]
[[Image:RolloutArmada-Fleer.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Here I am, like a real character.]]
Using an upgraded version of [[Autobot]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] technology, '''Rollout''' transforms into the head and "central core" of [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]]. He's weak physically, but still vies to be the hero that he believes himself to be. When combined, he's part of one of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s most powerful warriors; when separate, he can extinguish a fire from five miles away.<ref>From Rollout's Fleer trading card.</ref> Also in his combined mode, he can fulfill his desires to truly be a hero, leading him to secretly want to stay in this merged form permanently.


Using an upgraded version of [[Autobot]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] technology, '''Rollout''' transforms into the head and "central core" of [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]].  When combined, he's part of one of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s most powerful warriors; when separate, he can extinguish a fire from five miles away.<ref>From Rollout's Fleer trading card.</ref>
{{bigquote|You're only as powerful as your mind allows you to be.|Rollout's [[bio]] quote.}}


==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===Toy pack-in comics===
===Toy pack-in comics===
[[Image:Armada Rollout minicomic.jpg|left|thumb|Say hello to my little me.]]
[[Image:Armada Rollout minicomic.jpg|left|thumb|Say hello to my little me.]]
After [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] was defeated, he was held prisoner in the Cybertronian Autobot base. Overload and Rollout (each speaking as a separate entity, together) accompanied [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] near Galvatron's cell, though Optimus cautioned them about a possible Decepticon attack. As Galvatron ranted loudly and at length, Rollout noted that Overload was ready and willing to shut him up forcefully at Prime's say-so.  
After [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] was defeated, he was held prisoner in the Cybertronian Autobot base. Overload and Rollout (each speaking as a separate entity, together) accompanied [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] near Galvatron's cell, though Optimus cautioned them about a possible Decepticon attack. As Galvatron ranted loudly and at length, Rollout noted that Overload was ready and willing to shut him up forcefully at Prime's say-so.  


True to Prime's warnings, [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] attacked the base. When the giant Decepticon warrior freed Galvatron and combined with him, even Overload in weapon mode piloted by Rollout wasn't enough to stop the Decepticons' advance.   
True to Prime's warnings, [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] attacked the base. When the giant Decepticon warrior freed Galvatron and combined with him, even Overload in weapon mode piloted by Rollout wasn't enough to stop the Decepticons' advance.   


None of this mattered when [[Unicron]] suddenly appeared over Cybertron. {{storylink|Armada Volume 4}}
None of this mattered when [[Unicron]] suddenly appeared over Cybertron. {{storylink|Armada Volume 4}}
{{-}}
{{-}}


===Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity===
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
====''Armada'' cartoon====
[[Image:ArmOverloadToon01.jpg|right|thumb|I'm very important.]]
[[Image:ArmOverloadToon01.jpg|right|thumb|I'm very important.]]
Rollout was never seen by himself, only briefly appearing as the chest of his [[bulk]], [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]], in a joint meeting between the Autobots and Decepticons. Overload stood silently and mostly out-of-the-way as the newly forged alliance discussed how to defeat [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Union}}
Rollout was present as the chest of his [[Bulk]], [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]], in a joint meeting between the Autobots and Decepticons. Overload stood silently and mostly out-of-the-way as the newly forged alliance discussed how to defeat [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Union}}


====Linkage====
====''Linkage''====
[[Image:LinkageOverload.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Cheesebot Spam-a-lot.]]
[[Image:LinkageOverload.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Cheesebot Spam-a-lot.]]
Overload, flanked by [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (who happens to form extra artillery for the [[Megatron (Armada)|Decepticon leader]]), engaged the forces of Unicron with some heavy [[Powerlinx]] artillery, using [[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]] and [[Kingbolt]] in their pistol modes, plus [[Quench]] in his missile launcher mode. {{storylink|Linkage Part 13}}
Rollout was a [[Nucleon (substance)|nucleon]] addict who sought treatment on the planet [[Nebulos]]. By the time that the dying Overload arrived on the planet, Rollout had already lost the ability to transform into his alternate mode and was in danger of permanently locking up. His attending physicians [[Hi-Q]] and [[Arcana]] decided to forge ahead with the ancient [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] surgical procedure, merging the two into a single body. Although the duo would survive, their new body could not handle two [[spark]]s at once and their identities began to blur together. By the time that [[Rhinox (Armada)|Rhinox]] intervened and rebuilt Overload's body, Rollout seemed to have been completely subsumed by the fusion. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/18}}
 
Overload, flanked by [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], engaged the forces of Unicron with some heavy [[Powerlinx]] artillery, using [[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]] and [[Kingbolt (Armada)|Kingbolt]] in their pistol modes, plus [[Quench]] in his missile launcher mode. {{storylink|Linkage Part 13}}
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{{--}}


==Toys==
==Toys==
===Armada===
===''Armada''===
*'''Overload with Rollout''' (Maxcon, 2003)
[[Image:ArmadaRollout.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|(''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MC-14'''
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Overload with Rollout''' (Max-Con Class, [[2003]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara/Sonokong name'': '''Ultra Magnus'''
:*''Takara/Sonokong ID number'': '''MC-14'''
:*''Takara release date'': September ??, 2003
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)|[[Joe Kyde]] (detailing), [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}
 
: Released in the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' Max-Cons (the first wave with the "Unicron Battles" branding) with his larger partner [[Overload (Armada)#Toys|Overload]], Rollout transforms into a Cybertronian armored personnel carrier. In this mode, he can tow Overload in his weapon trailer form, as well as [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Armada|Super Base Optimus Prime's]] trailer. As a Mini-Con, he has a "[[Powerlinx]]" socket on his vehicle-mode underside which allows him to attach to any toy with a "Powerlinx" style [[5 mm post]]; some toys have special Powerlinx posts that activate/unlock gimmicks when a Mini-Con is attached.
 
: Overload's robot mode is incomplete by himself, needing Rollout plugged into the chest cavity to form the central torso and head. Once installed, pushing Rollout back into the cavity just a bit further activates the classic [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] transformation sound effect.


: Overload is a red and black carrier truck capable of carrying [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] in his vehicle mode. His robot mode, in which his [[Mini-Con]], Rollout, acts as his [[Headmaster (technology)|head]], is a heavily armed robot with a vague resemblance to ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'''s [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]] (thus the Japanese name), such as in the transformation pattern and look of his shoulders.  However, according to [[Joe Kyde|the designer]], it actually has more details from the [[Action Master]] [[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]]. Overload can be pulled by Rollout in his alt mode or by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]'s cab, or be attached to Optimus's trailer to form a double trailer. Overload can also transform into a dual spring-loaded missile-firing cannon pack for Optimus Prime's super mode or for Prime's trailer in its "base" mode. Rollout can also transform into a double-barreled gun to be wielded by Optimus & Overload's combined form (or any Transformer with standard fist holes), making him both a Headmaster and a Targetmaster.
: He also has a ''fourth'' mode, a quad-barreled gun that can be held by any Transformer with a [[5 mm post|5 mm hole]]; this mode is meant to give Rollout something to do when Overload is in his weapon-pack mode, since Rollout does not form any part of that configuration.


: Inserting Rollout into Overload's chest cavity and pushing it into position to form the chest/head will press against a button, activating the ''Generation 1'' transformation sound effect.
: The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''Legend of the Microns'' and [[Sonokong]] ''Eunha Yeongung: Cybertron'' versions of "Magnus" have his [[unpaintable plastic]] parts cast in dark red. He also has multiple paint differences from the Hasbro version, notably having ''less'' paint pretty much all over, and a silver face for the the combined-mode head rather than blue.


: The Japanese version features slightly more intricate paint applications and a silver face on Overload.
: This mold was used to make ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Knock Out (Energon)#Toys|Knock Out]], and was retooled to make [[Apelinq (BM)#Universe (2003)|Ape-Linq]].


: The Overload and Rollout molds were reused for ''Energon'' [[Ultra Magnus (Energon)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Knock Out (Energon)|Knock Out]], and were retooled by [[The Official Transformers Collectors Convention|OTFCC]] for ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Sentinel Maximus]] and [[Apelinq|Hyperlinq]] with new heads.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Mini-Con/Rollout/rollout.htm More information on Rollout at TFU.info]''


*'''Magna Convoy DX Set''' (Multi-pack, 2003)
{{-}}{{anchor|MagnaDX}}
[[File:Arm-toy Rollout MagnaConvoyDX.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Magna Convoy DX Set''' (Multi-pack, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''MC-XX'''
:*''Release date'': [[November 19]], 2003


: Overload and Rollout were cast in colored-clear plastics (dubbed "'''Ultra Magnus Special Clear Version'''"), and made available only in a Japanese Toys "R" Us [[exclusive]] multi-pack, coming with Optimus Prime in his "Final Battle Color Version" (aka [[Powerlinx]] colors), [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Corona Sparkplug]], and an [[X-Dimension Micron|X-Dimension]] [[redeco]] of the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Street Action Mini-Con Team]].
: ''Legends of the Microns'' [[Overload (Armada)#MagnaConvoy|Ultra Magnus]] and Magnus were cast in colored-clear plastics as "Ultra Magnus Special Clear Version", and made available only in a Japanese [[Toys"R"Us]]-[[exclusive]] multi-pack.


*'''Special Ultra Magnus''' (Max-Con, 2003)
: This set also includes "[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#MagnaConvoyDX|Convoy Final Battle Color Version]]" (aka "Powerlinx Optimus Prime"), "[[Sparkplug (Armada)#Corona|Corona Prime]]", and an exclusive [[Exdimensions]] [[redeco]] of the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team#Exdimensions|Street Action Microns]].


: 100 samples of this "sky blue" redeco of Overload and Rollout were given away as prizes in a contest from the Japanese ''Tele-V Magazine'' in October 2003.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Micron/CMagnus/magnus.htm More information on Special Clear Magnus at TFU.info]''


===Built To Rule===
{{-}}{{anchor|Special}}
[[Image:Rollout-BTR.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
[[File:Arm-toy RolloutSpecial.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
* '''Roll-out''' (Built to Rule)
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''''Tokusei'' Ultra Magnus''' (Contest give-away, 2003)}}</ul>
** ''Accessories'': Missile
:*''Accessories:'' 2 missiles


: A Rollout ''[[Built to Rule]]'' set was planned as part of the tail-end for the ''Armada'' series, but was cancelled. Compared to the initial ''Armada'' ''Built to Rule'' sets, Rollout was developed with a much more solid Trans-Skeleton with larger, blockier limbs, a design that was carried on to the short-lived ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' ''Built to Rule'' construction sets.  
: 100 samples of this "sky blue" (とくせい) redeco of [[Overload (Armada)#Blue|Ultra Magnus]] and Magnus were given away as prizes in a contest from the Japanese publication ''[[TV Magazine]]'' in its [[October]] 2003 issue. The rules of this contest are currently unknown.
{{-}}


: The unproduced Rollout and [[Ramjet (Armada)|Ramjet]] ''Built to Rule'' sets were reworked into ''Energon'' [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] and [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]], respectively.
===''Built to Rule!''===
[[File:Rollout-BTR.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Roll-out''' (Built to Rule!, <s>2003</s>)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Missile


: A Rollout ''[[Built to Rule!]]'' set was planned as part of the tail-end for the ''Armada'' series, but was cancelled. Compared to the initial ''Armada'' ''Built to Rule!'' sets, Rollout was developed with a much more solid Trans-Skeleton with larger, blockier limbs, a design that was carried on to the short-lived ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' ''Built to Rule!'' construction sets.
: The unproduced Rollout and [[Ramjet (Armada)|Ramjet]] ''Built to Rule!'' sets were reworked into ''Energon'' [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] and [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]], respectively.
{{canceledtoy}}
{{canceledtoy}}
{{-}}


{{-}}
===''Energon''===
[[File:En-toy Rollout.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Super effective!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Overload with Rollout & Optimus Prime with Corona Sparkplug''' (Multi-pack, 2004)}}</ul>
 
: For this [[Costco]]-[[exclusive]] set ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'', [[Overload (Armada)#Energon|Overload]] and Rollout were redecoed into a predominantly yellow color scheme with burgundy accents.
 
: The stock imagery for the toy gives him ''much'' lighter blue paint than the final's rich blue.


===Energon===
: This set also came with a matching new-deco version of ''Armada'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CostCoOverload|Super Base Optimus Prime]] and an unchanged [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Corona|Corona Sparkplug]]. All this cost a whopping $29.99, ten dollars ''less'' than Optimus Prime by ''himself''. Wow!
*'''Optimus Prime with Mini-Con Corona Sparkplug & Overload with Mini-Con Rollout''' (Multi-pack, 2004)


: For this Costco-[[exclusive]] set, Overload (and Rollout) was redecoed into a predominantly yellow scheme with burgundy accents. He came with a new-deco version of ''Armada'' Optimus Prime and [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] (who, despite his larger partner's new duds, remained pretty much the same).
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Mini-Con/CostcoRollout/rollout.htm More information on ''Energon'' Rollout at TFU.info]''


==Notes==
==Notes==
* It was designer [[Aaron Archer]]'s intention that Rollout was simply piloting the larger "Overload" body/trailer in combined [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] form.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=In my mind, the Mini-Con for Overload is a bit of a Headmaster, and I actually think that the Mini-Con is driving the big bot body in my headcanon on that one.|link=https://www.youtube.com/live/3ToNlyjgeZc?t=732|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=Toy Armada Friday Night LIVE - General discussion|year=2023|month=03|day=24}}</ref>
* The origin and alt mode (front end loader) of Rollout's pre-Headmaster form is based on the Generation 1 [[Action Master]] [[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]].
===Foreign names===
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Magnus''' (マグナス ''Magunasu'')
*''Japanese:'' '''Magnus''' (マグナス ''Magunasu'')
*''Korean:'' '''Magnus''' (매그너스 ''Maegeuneoseu'')


==References==
==References==
<references/>
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/Overload/overload.htm Overload at TFU.info]
* [http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/Overload/overload.htm Overload at TFU.info]


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Latest revision as of 22:23, 2 February 2026

The name or term "Rollout" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Rollout (disambiguation).
Rollout is an Autobot-allied Mini-Con from the Armada portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
Here I am, like a real character.

Using an upgraded version of Autobot Headmaster technology, Rollout transforms into the head and "central core" of Overload. He's weak physically, but still vies to be the hero that he believes himself to be. When combined, he's part of one of Cybertron's most powerful warriors; when separate, he can extinguish a fire from five miles away.[1] Also in his combined mode, he can fulfill his desires to truly be a hero, leading him to secretly want to stay in this merged form permanently.

“ You're only as powerful as your mind allows you to be. ”

—Rollout's bio quote.

Fiction

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Toy pack-in comics

[edit]
Say hello to my little me.

After Galvatron was defeated, he was held prisoner in the Cybertronian Autobot base. Overload and Rollout (each speaking as a separate entity, together) accompanied Optimus Prime near Galvatron's cell, though Optimus cautioned them about a possible Decepticon attack. As Galvatron ranted loudly and at length, Rollout noted that Overload was ready and willing to shut him up forcefully at Prime's say-so.

True to Prime's warnings, Tidal Wave attacked the base. When the giant Decepticon warrior freed Galvatron and combined with him, even Overload in weapon mode piloted by Rollout wasn't enough to stop the Decepticons' advance.

None of this mattered when Unicron suddenly appeared over Cybertron. Armada Volume 4

Cartoon continuity

[edit]

Armada cartoon

[edit]
I'm very important.

Rollout was present as the chest of his Bulk, Overload, in a joint meeting between the Autobots and Decepticons. Overload stood silently and mostly out-of-the-way as the newly forged alliance discussed how to defeat Unicron. Union

Linkage

[edit]
Cheesebot Spam-a-lot.

Rollout was a nucleon addict who sought treatment on the planet Nebulos. By the time that the dying Overload arrived on the planet, Rollout had already lost the ability to transform into his alternate mode and was in danger of permanently locking up. His attending physicians Hi-Q and Arcana decided to forge ahead with the ancient Headmaster surgical procedure, merging the two into a single body. Although the duo would survive, their new body could not handle two sparks at once and their identities began to blur together. By the time that Rhinox intervened and rebuilt Overload's body, Rollout seemed to have been completely subsumed by the fusion. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/18

Overload, flanked by Tidal Wave, engaged the forces of Unicron with some heavy Powerlinx artillery, using Prowl and Kingbolt in their pistol modes, plus Quench in his missile launcher mode. Linkage Part 13

Toys

[edit]

Armada

[edit]
(Hasbro version pictured)
  • Overload with Rollout (Max-Con Class, 2003)
  • Takara/Sonokong name: Ultra Magnus
  • Takara/Sonokong ID number: MC-14
  • Takara release date: September ??, 2003
  • Known designers: Eric Siebenaler (Hasbro), Joe Kyde (detailing), Marcelo Matere (packaging artist)
Released in the fourth wave of Armada Max-Cons (the first wave with the "Unicron Battles" branding) with his larger partner Overload, Rollout transforms into a Cybertronian armored personnel carrier. In this mode, he can tow Overload in his weapon trailer form, as well as Super Base Optimus Prime's trailer. As a Mini-Con, he has a "Powerlinx" socket on his vehicle-mode underside which allows him to attach to any toy with a "Powerlinx" style 5 mm post; some toys have special Powerlinx posts that activate/unlock gimmicks when a Mini-Con is attached.
Overload's robot mode is incomplete by himself, needing Rollout plugged into the chest cavity to form the central torso and head. Once installed, pushing Rollout back into the cavity just a bit further activates the classic Generation 1 cartoon transformation sound effect.
He also has a fourth mode, a quad-barreled gun that can be held by any Transformer with a 5 mm hole; this mode is meant to give Rollout something to do when Overload is in his weapon-pack mode, since Rollout does not form any part of that configuration.
The Takara Legend of the Microns and Sonokong Eunha Yeongung: Cybertron versions of "Magnus" have his unpaintable plastic parts cast in dark red. He also has multiple paint differences from the Hasbro version, notably having less paint pretty much all over, and a silver face for the the combined-mode head rather than blue.
This mold was used to make Energon Knock Out, and was retooled to make Ape-Linq.


  • Magna Convoy DX Set (Multi-pack, 2003)
Legends of the Microns Ultra Magnus and Magnus were cast in colored-clear plastics as "Ultra Magnus Special Clear Version", and made available only in a Japanese Toys"R"Us-exclusive multi-pack.
This set also includes "Convoy Final Battle Color Version" (aka "Powerlinx Optimus Prime"), "Corona Prime", and an exclusive Exdimensions redeco of the Street Action Microns.


  • Tokusei Ultra Magnus (Contest give-away, 2003)
  • Accessories: 2 missiles
100 samples of this "sky blue" (とくせい) redeco of Ultra Magnus and Magnus were given away as prizes in a contest from the Japanese publication TV Magazine in its October 2003 issue. The rules of this contest are currently unknown.


Built to Rule!

[edit]
  • Roll-out (Built to Rule!, 2003)
  • Accessories: Missile
A Rollout Built to Rule! set was planned as part of the tail-end for the Armada series, but was cancelled. Compared to the initial Armada Built to Rule! sets, Rollout was developed with a much more solid Trans-Skeleton with larger, blockier limbs, a design that was carried on to the short-lived Energon Built to Rule! construction sets.
The unproduced Rollout and Ramjet Built to Rule! sets were reworked into Energon Inferno and Skyblast, respectively.
Your bargaining posture is highly dubious.
Your bargaining posture is highly dubious.

Proceed on your way to oblivion.
This item has been canceled, with no current plans for release.


Energon

[edit]
Super effective!
  • Overload with Rollout & Optimus Prime with Corona Sparkplug (Multi-pack, 2004)
For this Costco-exclusive set Energon, Overload and Rollout were redecoed into a predominantly yellow color scheme with burgundy accents.
The stock imagery for the toy gives him much lighter blue paint than the final's rich blue.
This set also came with a matching new-deco version of Armada Super Base Optimus Prime and an unchanged Corona Sparkplug. All this cost a whopping $29.99, ten dollars less than Optimus Prime by himself. Wow!

Notes

[edit]
  • It was designer Aaron Archer's intention that Rollout was simply piloting the larger "Overload" body/trailer in combined Headmaster form.[2]
  • The origin and alt mode (front end loader) of Rollout's pre-Headmaster form is based on the Generation 1 Action Master Rollout.

Foreign names

[edit]
  • Japanese: Magnus (マグナス Magunasu)
  • Korean: Magnus (매그너스 Maegeuneoseu)

References

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  1. ↑ From Rollout's Fleer trading card.
  2. ↑ "In my mind, the Mini-Con for Overload is a bit of a Headmaster, and I actually think that the Mini-Con is driving the big bot body in my headcanon on that one."—Aaron Archer, The Toy Armada, "Toy Armada Friday Night LIVE - General discussion", 2023/03/24
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