Carzap (BT)

This article is about the pseudo-Generation 2 character. For the Animated character, see Carzap (Animated).

Carzap is an Autobot from the Block Town portion of the Generation 1 continuity family

Carzap forgot to finish spray-painting his hands.

Carzap (カーザップ Kāzappu) has an unusual outlook on life. Where some people might mourn missed opportunities, he believes that life is cyclical—have patience, and you might just find that another open door presents itself. This philosophy is born of Carzap's circuit racing pastime. Life, like the race track, is a loop.

Fiction

Wings Universe

There we go. All done.

Carzap was born on Earth as a "Generation 2" Transformer. His creation took place in the Block Town unit of Blackrock Corporations' Tsukuba Laboratory in Japan, and, as such, Carzap has much affection for his "homeland". It was also in Japan that Carzap became fascinated with car races by watching them at the Dia Speedway. Carzap's bio During the Machine Wars, Carzap became part of the "Alpha Squad", led by fellow second generation Autobot Rapido. (Or perhaps the Bravo Squad...there was some debate.) His unit was sent from Earth to Cybertron as reinforcements as part of a plan by Pyro and Obsidian. A Common Foe

Kre-O online comic

Oh the irony...oh the irony...

Carzap was relieved that a fire had been put out. Dive Into the Fire! The Rescue Operation of Friendship

Earth's Most Wanted criminals and their army of Nightbirds attempted to steal Metroplex's brain on a floppy disk, but their group was repelled by G.B. Blackrock and Carzap. The Brick List: Earth's Most Wanted

Beast Wars: Uprising

The religious have a saying, "render unto Carzap". Derailment

2019 IDW continuity

Carzap was a security guard working for Perceptor at the Forge Pyramid. When war came to Cybertron, the Decepticons attacked the Pyramid as Optimus Prime and his Autobots were visiting. Carzap fought to defend the Pyramid, but its regulation systems were already damaged by quakes before being damaged by laser fire. As molten plasma flooded the building and destroyed it, Carzap evacuated with Perceptor and the Autobots. War World: Titans

Games

Transformers: Battle Tactics

Carzap participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were two of him! He was an Epic character that could be recruited during the September Daily Campaign by collecting 20 alpha cores, 20 beta cores, 20 omega cores, and 10 cores of this character. Transformers: Battle Tactics

Toys

Block Town

"Parking Space Set" didn't have the same oomph.

• Garage Set (Block Town, 1996)
  • ID number: TFBT-5
  • Accessories: Engine block/gun, garage brick set

The European-original Windbreaker mold was one of several intended to be used in the post-G-2 Takara Block Town line. To be redecoed in white with red robot parts, Carzap was to come with the Garage Set, a building-block car port that could be rebuilt into a battle station of some form. This set ultimately never came to release. In 2005, a supposed Takara "release" schedule listed the Block Town sets among several other future items coming out. Only the Galaxy Force items on that list saw release, however (and some only as store exclusives to boot).

A picture of the Garage Set's box in the Transformers Generations guidebook gives the Windbreaker redeco the name "Carzap", which was what Windbreaker's Japanese name was revealed to be on a BotCon Japan 1997-exclusive poster.

Your bargaining posture is highly dubious. Proceed on your way to oblivion. This item has been canceled, with no current plans for release.

Timelines

Blackrock loved Bumblebee so much, he built a new car in Bee's image.

• Carzap (Deluxe, 2015)

• TFSS3 number: 1
• Accessories: 2 blasters, gas pump/laser blaster block set

A retool of Generations: Thrilling 30 Deluxe Class Bumblebee, Timelines Carzap sports a new head based on the Windbreaker mold, and a deco based on the cancelled Block Town Carzap toy. He transforms into a muscle car that resembles a fifth generation Ford Mustang. He comes a pair of chromed blasters that can be combined into one, larger weapon, or mounted in halves on each end of his vehicle-mode spoiler via 5 mm post.

In homage to Block Town, Carzap includes a small gas pump Kre-O building set which can turn into a cannon, and a G.B. Blackrock Kreon.

He was available only as part of the Transformers Figure Subscription Service 3.0. Despite having a Generation 2 Autobot symbol on his car mode, his bio card labels him with the original "Generation 1" Autobot symbol.

This mold was also retooled into Generations Nightbeat and Goshooter.

• More information on Carzap at TFU.info

Notes

• Kre-O Carzap in the online manga is made from several existing Kre-O pieces, in this case he uses the grey or chromed version of the Prowl helmet (with additional grey details). His appearance in the "Earth's Most Wanted" comic uses a Sideswipe helmet instead. His color scheme is very different from that of the original Carzap from the 1997 BotCon Japan poster, though.
• Windbreaker's gang-molded pair Skram was the only Axelerator not shown as part of the canceled Block Town series. Judging from gang-molding, a hypothetical Block Town "Skram" alongside Carzap would have been a red car with white robot parts.