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{{disambigm|Groundpounder (RID)|Groundshaker (disambiguation)}} | |||
:''Neutro is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | :''Neutro is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
[[File:Neutro cardart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Neutro reaches out to adjust the vertical.]] | [[File:Neutro cardart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Neutro reaches out to adjust the vertical.]] | ||
'''Neutro''' is the hardest-working member of the [[Construction Patrol]]. He accepts the destruction of war with stoicism. He secretly longs for the fighting to be over so he can return to his true vocation: interpretive sculpture.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #4</ref> | '''Neutro''' (also '''Groundbuster''' or '''Groundshaker''') is the hardest-working member of the [[Construction Patrol]]. He accepts the destruction of war with stoicism. He secretly longs for the fighting to be over so he can return to his true vocation: interpretive sculpture.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #4</ref> | ||
{{note|In Japan, Neutro is the leader of the "Build Patrol Team" rather than [[Takedown]].}} | {{note|In Japan, Neutro is the leader of the "Build Patrol Team" rather than [[Takedown]].}} | ||
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===''Regeneration One''=== | ===''Regeneration One''=== | ||
[[File:Clar macro jungle war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]] | [[File:Clar macro jungle war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]] | ||
Neutro was part of a team along with [[Groundpounder (G1)|Groundpounder]], [[Takedown]], [[Crumble]], and [[Erector (G1)|Erector]], under the command of [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], that constructed the Nebulan end of the [[space bridge]] network in the [[Clar Macro-jungle]]. As the freshly-woken [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]] fell under the influence of the [[Dark Matrix]] creature and took control of the space bridge network shortly afterwards, Neutro and his team probably perished. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}} | Neutro was part of a team along with [[Groundpounder (G1)|Groundpounder]], [[Takedown]], [[Crumble]], and [[Erector (G1)|Erector]], under the command of [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], that constructed the Nebulan end of the [[space bridge]] network in the [[Clar Macro-jungle]]. As the freshly-woken [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]] fell under the influence of the [[Dark Matrix (G1)|Dark Matrix]] creature and took control of the space bridge network shortly afterwards, Neutro and his team probably perished. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}} | ||
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===''Legends'' comic=== | ===''Legends'' comic=== | ||
When [[Dark Nova|Unicron Neo]] attacked the [[Micro|Z Planet]] with [[Violen Jiger]], some of the planet's [[Micromaster]]s, including Neutro, | When [[Dark Nova|Unicron Neo]] attacked the [[Micro|Z Planet]] with [[Violen Jiger]], some of the planet's [[Micromaster]]s, including Neutro, send out to defend their home by crawling all over Violen Jiger. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One}} | ||
==Commercial appearances== | ==Commercial appearances== | ||
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**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-351''' | **''Japanese ID number'': '''C-351''' | ||
:The Construction Patrol was sold the same year in Japan in the ''[[ | :The Construction Patrol was sold the same year in Japan in the ''[[Transformers: Zone (toyline)|Zone]]'' series with no notable changes as the "Build Patrol Team". | ||
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===''Generations''=== | |||
[[File:Generationstoy-Groundbuster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Groundbuster" does not know the difference between right and wrong!]] | |||
*'''Autobot Tailgate & Groundbuster''' (Legends Class, [[2014]]) | |||
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #008''' | |||
:Part of the sixth wave of [[2012]]-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Legends Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' "[[Tailgate (G1)#Generations|Autobot Tailgate]]" comes with "Groundbuster" (name changed due to [[trademark]] unavailability). He transforms into a robot, a bomb disposal skid loader,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96686-generations-legends-targetmaster-moulds/?p=2423893 Designer Joe Kyde on "The Allspark" messageboard, 2013/11/10]</ref> and an extended claw for Tailgate to wield via its [[5mm post]], or mount onto the peg-hole on Tailgate's hood in vehicle mode. | |||
:In a nod to his original toy, he has (non-functional) wheels sculpted on his tread-arms. | |||
:This mold was redecoed into ''Timelines'' [[Shakar]]. | |||
::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenGroundbuster/groundbuster.htm More information on Groundbuster at TFU.info]'' | |||
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===''Legends''=== | |||
[[File:TF-Legends-LG-08-Groundshaker.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]] | |||
*'''Swerve & Tailgate''' (Multi-pack, [[2015]]-[[January 24|01-24]]) | |||
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''LG08''' | |||
:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' "Groundshaker" is a redeco of his ''Generations'' toy in a much darker teal, a result of being [[Gang-molding|gang-molded]] with Tailgate. Tailgate and Groundshaker were sold exclusively in a two-pack with [[Swerve (G1)#Legends|Swerve]] and [[Phaser (G1)#Legends|Phaser]]. | |||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* | *"Groundpounder" was also considered as a trademark-friendly name for the ''Thrilling 30'' incarnation of Neutro before they settled on "Groundbuster".<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ Hasbro customer service listings breakdown by Monzo on the Allspark Forums, 2013/11/01]</ref> | ||
**Amusingly, the 2015 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Decepticon [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] also suffers from this disconnect, being named "Groundpounder" in fiction and "Groundbuster" for his toy. | |||
*Thanks to his plastic colors and choice of red paint accents, the Groundbuster toy does end up bearing an ''extremely'' vague resemblance to the obscure [[w:Dell Comics|Dell Comics]] giant robot character Neutro. | |||
===Foreign names=== | ===Foreign names=== | ||
*''Japanese:'' '''Neutro''' (ニュートロ ''Nyūtoro'') | *''Japanese:'' '''Neutro''' (ニュートロ ''Nyūtoro''), '''Groundshaker''' (''Legends'', グランドシェイカー ''Gurandosheikā'') | ||
*''Italian:'' '''Neutron''' | *''Italian:'' '''Neutron''' | ||
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Revision as of 23:35, 23 May 2019
| This subject of this article goes by multiple names that apply to other articles as well. See Groundpounder (RID), Groundshaker (disambiguation). |
- Neutro is an Autobot Micromaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Neutro (also Groundbuster or Groundshaker) is the hardest-working member of the Construction Patrol. He accepts the destruction of war with stoicism. He secretly longs for the fighting to be over so he can return to his true vocation: interpretive sculpture.[1]
In Japan, Neutro is the leader of the "Build Patrol Team" rather than Takedown.
Fiction
IDW Generation 1 continuity
Neutro was one of the legions of Dead Universe Micromasters who pursued Hardhead and Nightbeat on Gorlam Prime. He survived to pursue the Autobots into the planet's subterranean caverns, and helped the Jhiaxus-possessed Nightbeat dig out after Hardhead triggered a cave-in. Spotlight: Hardhead
Regeneration One
Neutro was part of a team along with Groundpounder, Takedown, Crumble, and Erector, under the command of Quickmix, that constructed the Nebulan end of the space bridge network in the Clar Macro-jungle. As the freshly-woken Fortress Maximus fell under the influence of the Dark Matrix creature and took control of the space bridge network shortly afterwards, Neutro and his team probably perished. The War to End All Wars, Part 1
Legends comic
When Unicron Neo attacked the Z Planet with Violen Jiger, some of the planet's Micromasters, including Neutro, send out to defend their home by crawling all over Violen Jiger. LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One
Commercial appearances
The Construction Patrol and the Hot Rod Patrol were faced by Scorponok advancing menacingly upon them. As the Decepticon began to cross a suspension bridge, they destroyed it, sending Scorponok tumbling down. Hot Rod and Construction Patrol commercial
Toys
Generation 1
- Construction Patrol (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)
- Neutro transforms into a mainly yellow bulldozer. He was only available in a four-pack with his teammates Crumble, Groundpounder, and Takedown.
Zone
- Build Patrol Team (Micro TF team, 1990)
- Japanese ID number: C-351
- The Construction Patrol was sold the same year in Japan in the Zone series with no notable changes as the "Build Patrol Team".
Generations
- Autobot Tailgate & Groundbuster (Legends Class, 2014)
- Series / Number: 02 / #008
- Part of the sixth wave of 2012-onwards Generations Legends Class toys, Thrilling 30 "Autobot Tailgate" comes with "Groundbuster" (name changed due to trademark unavailability). He transforms into a robot, a bomb disposal skid loader,[2] and an extended claw for Tailgate to wield via its 5mm post, or mount onto the peg-hole on Tailgate's hood in vehicle mode.
- In a nod to his original toy, he has (non-functional) wheels sculpted on his tread-arms.
- This mold was redecoed into Timelines Shakar.
Legends
- Legends "Groundshaker" is a redeco of his Generations toy in a much darker teal, a result of being gang-molded with Tailgate. Tailgate and Groundshaker were sold exclusively in a two-pack with Swerve and Phaser.
Notes
- "Groundpounder" was also considered as a trademark-friendly name for the Thrilling 30 incarnation of Neutro before they settled on "Groundbuster".[3]
- Amusingly, the 2015 Robots in Disguise Decepticon Groundpounder also suffers from this disconnect, being named "Groundpounder" in fiction and "Groundbuster" for his toy.
- Thanks to his plastic colors and choice of red paint accents, the Groundbuster toy does end up bearing an extremely vague resemblance to the obscure Dell Comics giant robot character Neutro.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Neutro (ニュートロ Nyūtoro), Groundshaker (Legends, グランドシェイカー Gurandosheikā)
- Italian: Neutron
