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[[Image:DropTest-robot.jpg|right|200px|thumb|This is what happens when you ''find a stranger in the Alps!'']] | [[Image:DropTest-robot.jpg|right|200px|thumb|This is what happens when you ''find a stranger in the Alps!'']] | ||
'''Drop-Test''' is a little unstable. An older Mini-Con, he's loud, brash, violent, and generally obnoxious, and prone to reminding the younger mechs of all the hardships his generation went through (never mind the current generation isn't exactly living in luxury now). He thinks himself a tactical genius, and while he is actually good at predicting enemy actions, his countermeasures are invariably ''awful''. He can always be counted on to pick the worst possible plan and bullheadedly see it through to its disastrous end. He also considers himself the leader of the [[Rogue Team]]. And he's one of the good guys. Yikes.<ref> | '''Drop-Test''' is a little unstable. An older Mini-Con, he's loud, brash, violent, and generally obnoxious, and prone to reminding the younger mechs of all the hardships his generation went through (never mind the current generation isn't exactly living in luxury now). He thinks himself a tactical genius, and while he is actually good at predicting enemy actions, his countermeasures are invariably ''awful''. He can always be counted on to pick the worst possible plan and bullheadedly see it through to its disastrous end. He also considers himself the leader of the [[Rogue Team]]. And he's one of the good guys. Yikes.<ref>Defunct Collectors' Club site members' section, Micro-Sized Online! Mini-Con Profiles, 23 March 2007</ref> | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
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==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
[[Image:DropTest-vehicle.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Say what you want about the tenets of National Socialism, dude, but at least it's a slagging ethos.]] | [[Image:DropTest-vehicle.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Say what you want about the tenets of National Socialism, dude, but at least it's a slagging ethos.]] | ||
===Micron Densetsu=== | ===''Micron Densetsu''=== | ||
*'''Rod''' (Micron Booster, 2003) | *'''Rod''' (Micron Booster, 2003) | ||
**''Booster ID number:'' '''1''' | **''Booster ID number:'' '''1''' | ||
: | : Rod is a [[redeco]] of the partner Mini-Con [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Toys|Sparkplug]], transforming into a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Lamborghini_Diablo|Lamborghini Diablo]]. He was sold as part of the first [[Micron Booster]] assortment (called "Ver.0") in Japan, in individual, blind-packed boxes so you did not know which Mini-Con you got until you opened the box and opaque black plastic bag inside. | ||
: He uses the same mold as [[Atlas (MD)|Atlas]]. A [[retool]] of the mold is used for [[Chrome]], [[Synapse (SL)|Synapse]], and [[Road Rebel|Thyristor]]. | : He uses the same mold as [[Atlas (MD)#Toys|Atlas]]. A [[retool]] of the mold is used for [[Chrome#Toys|Chrome]], [[Synapse (SL)#Toys|Synapse]], and [[Road Rebel#Toys|Thyristor]]. | ||
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Micron/Rod/rod.htm More information on Rod at TFU.info]'' | ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Micron/Rod/rod.htm More information on Rod at TFU.info]'' | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* | * Drop-Test's original Japanese name, "Rod", is taken from "[[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rodimus]]", as the first three [[Micron Booster]] assortment "headliners" have names inspired by Japanese [[Autobot]] protagonists. | ||
* His English-language [[Transformers Collectors' Club|Club]] [[bio]] is inspired by Walter Sobchak, [[John Goodman]]'s character from ''{{w|The Big Lebowski}}''. The original long-form bio was written by fan [[User:Hooper X|Cenate Pruitt]] for an uncompleted group fan project, then later condensed down to a single paragraph and used (with permission) by [[Fun Publications]]. | |||
* Drop-Test's name comes from a common [[For safety reasons|safety test]] in the toy industry. A drop test consists of dropping a toy from set heights, and if it breaks into sharp pieces, it fails. | * Drop-Test's name comes from a common [[For safety reasons|safety test]] in the toy industry. A drop test consists of dropping a toy from set heights, and if it breaks into sharp pieces, it fails. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Armada Mini-Cons]] | [[Category:Armada Mini-Cons]] | ||
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]] | [[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]] | ||
[[Category:Micron Boosters]] | [[Category:Micron Boosters]] | ||
Revision as of 02:29, 24 May 2020
| This article is about the Mini-Con. For the safety test, see for safety reasons. |
- Drop-Test is a Mini-Con from the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
Drop-Test is a little unstable. An older Mini-Con, he's loud, brash, violent, and generally obnoxious, and prone to reminding the younger mechs of all the hardships his generation went through (never mind the current generation isn't exactly living in luxury now). He thinks himself a tactical genius, and while he is actually good at predicting enemy actions, his countermeasures are invariably awful. He can always be counted on to pick the worst possible plan and bullheadedly see it through to its disastrous end. He also considers himself the leader of the Rogue Team. And he's one of the good guys. Yikes.[1]
Fiction
Ask Vector Prime
Drop-Test considered himself the leader of the Rogue Team, though his ineptitude meant the position fell to Rán in actuality. Atlas, the strong, silent type, often interceded when Drop-Test and Rán came into conflict. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/24
Toys
Micron Densetsu
- Rod (Micron Booster, 2003)
- Booster ID number: 1
- Rod is a redeco of the partner Mini-Con Sparkplug, transforming into a Lamborghini Diablo. He was sold as part of the first Micron Booster assortment (called "Ver.0") in Japan, in individual, blind-packed boxes so you did not know which Mini-Con you got until you opened the box and opaque black plastic bag inside.
Notes
- Drop-Test's original Japanese name, "Rod", is taken from "Hot Rodimus", as the first three Micron Booster assortment "headliners" have names inspired by Japanese Autobot protagonists.
- His English-language Club bio is inspired by Walter Sobchak, John Goodman's character from The Big Lebowski. The original long-form bio was written by fan Cenate Pruitt for an uncompleted group fan project, then later condensed down to a single paragraph and used (with permission) by Fun Publications.
- Drop-Test's name comes from a common safety test in the toy industry. A drop test consists of dropping a toy from set heights, and if it breaks into sharp pieces, it fails.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Rod (ロッド Roddo)
References
- ↑ Defunct Collectors' Club site members' section, Micro-Sized Online! Mini-Con Profiles, 23 March 2007
