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: Part of the [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]] line, Blowout transforms into a 1:64-scale [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Porsche 959|Porsche 959]] sports car with through-axle construction. This not only makes him roll exceptionally fast in car mode, but also makes him largely compatible with playsets from the "Hot Wheels" and "Matchbox" toy-car lines. | : Part of the [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]] line, Blowout transforms into a 1:64-scale [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Porsche 959|Porsche 959]] sports car with through-axle construction. This not only makes him roll exceptionally fast in car mode, but also makes him largely compatible with playsets from the "Hot Wheels" and "Matchbox" toy-car lines. | ||
: | :A slight redeco of this figure, with solid instead of clear plastic parts, was marketed as a separate character, namely [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Megatron]], in the United States, but was still sold as Blowout himself in Europe (at least in the French/Dutch/German packaging variant). Subsequently, the figure was also redecoed into [[Frenzy (G1)#Generation 2|Frenzy]] for a later wave of the same assortment, and later still into the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Spy Changer]] [[Hot Shot (RID)#Toys|Hot Shot]]. | ||
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/Blowout/blowout.htm More information on Blowout at TFU.info]'' | ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/Blowout/blowout.htm More information on Blowout at TFU.info]'' | ||
Revision as of 10:27, 6 May 2019
- Blowout is an Autobot from the Generation 2 portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Always energetic, Blowout tirelessly travels all across the planet Earth in pursuit of his two favorite hobbies: racing through city streets in his car mode, and blasting Decepticons. Want to race? Blowout sure does! But be warned, he carries a Quasar rifle. This weapon draws power from distant stars and can convert it not only into laser fire good for piercing the armor of his enemies, but also into bursts of energy that are just perfect for shooting out someone's tires.
Fiction
Wings Universe
Blowout and the Go-Bots were part of the "second generation" of Transformers created on Earth in the 21st century, using a combination of human, Nebulan, and Cybertronian sciences. He became an Autobot working for Pyro when the new Transformers inevitably started to battle amongst themselves. In 2010, Blowout and the Go-Bots arrived in Switzerland to assist Rapido's team against the Decepticons after Pyro was captured. They fought alongside Scorch against the massive Decepticon, Double Punch. Generation 2: Redux
Toys
Generation 2
- Blowout (Go-Bot, 1995)
- Accessories: Gun
- Part of the Go-Bots line, Blowout transforms into a 1:64-scale Porsche 959 sports car with through-axle construction. This not only makes him roll exceptionally fast in car mode, but also makes him largely compatible with playsets from the "Hot Wheels" and "Matchbox" toy-car lines.
- A slight redeco of this figure, with solid instead of clear plastic parts, was marketed as a separate character, namely Megatron, in the United States, but was still sold as Blowout himself in Europe (at least in the French/Dutch/German packaging variant). Subsequently, the figure was also redecoed into Frenzy for a later wave of the same assortment, and later still into the 2001 Robots in Disguise Spy Changer Hot Shot.
Notes
- A version of Blowout's gun mold was used with the Star Wars Detention Block Rescue playset from 1996.
- Blowout was the preliminary name of Cliffjumper, albeit in that case spelled Blow-Out.
Foreign names
- French: Turbo-Comete (France/Belgium), Crevaison (Canada)
- Italian: Leon
