Squeezeplay (G1): Difference between revisions
Importing text file |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
: | <div id="title-factionicons" style="float: right; display: none;"><div style="position: relative;">[[Decepticon|<img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/d/d7/Symbol_decept_reg.jpg/28px-Symbol_decept_reg.jpg" width="28" height="30" border="0"/>]]</div><div style="position: relative;">[[Ultracon|<img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/4/4b/Ultracon_symbol.png/24px-Ultracon_symbol.png" width="24" height="29" border="0"/>]]</div></div> | ||
<center> | |||
<table cellspacing="0" style=""> | |||
[[Image: | <tr> | ||
<td style="padding:0 1em 0 1em;text-align:right;"><div class="tti_messageboxdiv" style="width:100%;padding:.5em; background-color:#efefff; border:solid 1px #9f9fff;text-align:center;margin:auto;">[[Image:PicsNeeded.gif|left|80px|They're actually both looking for characterization.]] | |||
<span style="font-size:125%;font-weight:900;">Let's see what you can see...</span><hr /> | |||
This article is in need of images. | |||
</div><small>'''Specifics:''' fictional appearances</small> | |||
</td></tr></table> | |||
</center> | |||
:''Squeezeplay is a [[Decepticon|Decepticon]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] in the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].'' | |||
[[Image:Squeezeplay boxart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Rar! I'm all scary and the like!]] | |||
'''Squeezeplay''' doesn't draw much of a line between sabotage and devastation. He considers himself an unstoppable engine of destruction, and will charge into any situation without regards to safety. He's not an idiot -- he's merely harnessed the tactical advantages of brute force and intimidation. As Squeezeplay figures it, he is strong enough, tough enough, and fierce enough to plow through most battlefield fortifications and opponents without much damage, so...why not simply do that? | '''Squeezeplay''' doesn't draw much of a line between sabotage and devastation. He considers himself an unstoppable engine of destruction, and will charge into any situation without regards to safety. He's not an idiot -- he's merely harnessed the tactical advantages of brute force and intimidation. As Squeezeplay figures it, he is strong enough, tough enough, and fierce enough to plow through most battlefield fortifications and opponents without much damage, so...why not simply do that? | ||
His [[Nebulan]] partner, [[Lokos]], was a smuggler and air pirate on his home planet before joining the Decepticons. His relationship with Squeezeplay is two-fold. On the one hand, Lokos was always a creative and crafty criminal, and so he tries to get Squeezeplay to use his head more in combat. On the other hand, though, he recognizes the sheer brutal effectiveness of his partner's methods, and so more often than not is comfortable just to let Squeezeplay have his fun. | His [[Nebulos|Nebulan]] partner, [[Lokos|Lokos]], was a smuggler and air pirate on his home planet before joining the Decepticons. His relationship with Squeezeplay is two-fold. On the one hand, Lokos was always a creative and crafty criminal, and so he tries to get Squeezeplay to use his head more in combat. On the other hand, though, he recognizes the sheer brutal effectiveness of his partner's methods, and so more often than not is comfortable just to let Squeezeplay have his fun. | ||
Why mess with what works? | Why mess with what works? | ||
:''Italian name'': '''Morsa''' (Grip) | |||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===Marvel comics continuity=== | ===Marvel comics continuity=== | ||
<div style="width: 90%; margin: 0 auto .2em auto; background-color:#efefef; border: 2px solid #eeeeee; padding: 2px; text-align: left;">'''Note:''' ''Events from the [[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)|UK-only]] comic stories are in italics.''</div> | |||
Squeezeplay worked with his partners [[Horri-Bull|Horri-Bull]] and [[Fangry|Fangry]] in manipulating a group of human bounty hunters called the [[Roadjammer|Roadjammers]] into capturing the Autobots for them. Unfortunately, the Roadjammers discovered that their human partners were actually robots in disguise, and the plan fell through before they could successfully terminate any Autobots. {{storylink|Ca$h and Car-Nage!|Ca$h and Car-Nage!}} | |||
Squeezeplay worked with his partners [[Horri-Bull]] and [[Fangry]] in manipulating a group of human bounty hunters called the [[Roadjammer]] | |||
When the Decepticons under [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and [[Ratbat]] came to blows with one another, Squeezeplay led the charge against their foes along with [[Rippersnapper]], [[Sinnertwin]] and [[Horri-Bull]]. {{storylink|Cold War!}} Sometime later, he was with Scorponok's army when they were | When the Decepticons under [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] came to blows with one another, Squeezeplay led the charge against their foes along with [[Rippersnapper|Rippersnapper]], [[Sinnertwin|Sinnertwin]] and [[Horri-Bull|Horri-Bull]]. {{storylink|Cold War!|Cold War!}} Sometime later, he was with Scorponok's army when they were transferred to Cybertron in time to battle [[Unicron|Unicron]] and his hordes. {{storylink|The Void!|The Void!}} He survived, and was part of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s warriors when they stormed and eliminated the population of the planet [[Klo|Klo]]. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?|The Last Autobot?}} Squeezeplay was one of many Decepticons who tried and failed to disable [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] after he arrived on Klo with the [[Last Autobot|Last Autobot]]. When the Autobots reorganized with the [[Neo-Knights|Neo-Knights]] for a counter-offensive, Squeezeplay was blasted with considerable power by the humans [[Rapture|Rapture]] and [[Dynamo|Dynamo]]. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}} | ||
<div style="width: 90%; margin: 0 auto .2em auto; background-color:#efefef; border: 2px solid #eeeeee; padding: 2px; text-align: left;">'''Note:''' ''Squeezeplay's origin is unknown. He was not one of the original Nebulan-bonded Decepticon Headmasters, so either Zarak recruited more Nebulan partners for the Decepticons behind-the-scenes in Headmasters #4, or returned to Nebulos for a recruitment drive at some later date.''</div> | |||
====Marvel UK future timelines==== | ====Marvel UK future timelines==== | ||
''In 1995, Squeezeplay and his fellow Headmasters joined [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] in attacking the Autobots at a feminism rally. He and Fangry double-teamed [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], and then all the Decepticons joined up against Optimus Prime. However, Squeezeplay was then shot in the back by the new Autobot warrior, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. {{storylink|Prime's Rib!|Prime's Rib!}}'' | |||
===Dreamwave comics continuity=== | ===Dreamwave comics continuity=== | ||
Squeezeplay is listed as an [[Ultracon|Ultracon]]. {{storylink|The War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages}} | |||
==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===Generation 1=== | ===Generation 1=== | ||
*'''Squeezeplay''' (Headmaster, 1988) | *'''Squeezeplay''' (Headmaster, 1988) | ||
*''Accessories:'' Lokos Headmaster unit, tail/shield, gun | |||
[[Image:G1Squeezeplay toy.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Craaab people...Craaab people...Taste like crab...Talk like people...]] | |||
: Squeezeplay allegedly has a "crab mode", but it's more like a bipedal creature grew out of the underside of a crab, and wears the crustacean as a hat. His tail detaches into a handheld shield...mace...gun...whatever. There is a compartment which allows Squeezeplay to store Lokos in his tummy. (Yum!) It hinges, most unfortunately, at his groin. | : Squeezeplay allegedly has a "crab mode", but it's more like a bipedal creature grew out of the underside of a crab, and wears the crustacean as a hat. His tail detaches into a handheld shield...mace...gun...whatever. There is a compartment which allows Squeezeplay to store Lokos in his tummy. (Yum!) It hinges, most unfortunately, at his groin. | ||
| Line 39: | Line 54: | ||
:As a smaller Headmaster Squeezeplay's power meter is on a single tumbler -- so any head plugged into Squeezeplay will result in the same stats. His small size also robbed him of the door that usually hides the tech spec meters on larger Headmasters. As a final indignity, Lokos has Squeezeplay's face plainly visible on his back again because he didn't get the flip-down panel of the 1987 Headmasters... or a bucket seat to sit in like the Autobots from 1988. | :As a smaller Headmaster Squeezeplay's power meter is on a single tumbler -- so any head plugged into Squeezeplay will result in the same stats. His small size also robbed him of the door that usually hides the tech spec meters on larger Headmasters. As a final indignity, Lokos has Squeezeplay's face plainly visible on his back again because he didn't get the flip-down panel of the 1987 Headmasters... or a bucket seat to sit in like the Autobots from 1988. | ||
: This mold was released in Japan without changes as [[Cancer]]. | : This mold was released in Japan without changes as [[Cancer|Cancer]]. | ||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Squeezeplay/squeezeplay.htm Squeezeplay & Lokos at TFU.info] | *[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Squeezeplay/squeezeplay.htm Squeezeplay & Lokos at TFU.info] | ||
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Squeezeplay Squeezeplay's Universe profile at NFTA.net] | |||
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Squeezeplay Squeezeplay's Universe profile at NFTA.net] | |||
[[Category: Decepticons]] | [[Category:Articles in need of images]] | ||
[[Category: Generation 1 characters]] | [[Category:Decepticons]] | ||
[[Category: Headmasters]] | [[Category:Generation 1 characters]] | ||
[[Category:Headmasters]] | |||
Revision as of 07:44, 19 March 2009
<div id="title-factionicons" style="float: right; display: none;"><div style="position: relative;"><img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/d/d7/Symbol_decept_reg.jpg/28px-Symbol_decept_reg.jpg" width="28" height="30" border="0"/></div><div style="position: relative;"><img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/4/4b/Ultracon_symbol.png/24px-Ultracon_symbol.png" width="24" height="29" border="0"/></div></div> <center> <table cellspacing="0" style="">
<tr>
<td style="padding:0 1em 0 1em;text-align:right;"><div class="tti_messageboxdiv" style="width:100%;padding:.5em; background-color:#efefff; border:solid 1px #9f9fff;text-align:center;margin:auto;">
<span style="font-size:125%;font-weight:900;">Let's see what you can see...</span><hr /> This article is in need of images.
</div><small>Specifics: fictional appearances</small>
</td></tr></table>
</center>
- Squeezeplay is a Decepticon Headmaster in the Generation 1 continuity family.
Squeezeplay doesn't draw much of a line between sabotage and devastation. He considers himself an unstoppable engine of destruction, and will charge into any situation without regards to safety. He's not an idiot -- he's merely harnessed the tactical advantages of brute force and intimidation. As Squeezeplay figures it, he is strong enough, tough enough, and fierce enough to plow through most battlefield fortifications and opponents without much damage, so...why not simply do that?
His Nebulan partner, Lokos, was a smuggler and air pirate on his home planet before joining the Decepticons. His relationship with Squeezeplay is two-fold. On the one hand, Lokos was always a creative and crafty criminal, and so he tries to get Squeezeplay to use his head more in combat. On the other hand, though, he recognizes the sheer brutal effectiveness of his partner's methods, and so more often than not is comfortable just to let Squeezeplay have his fun.
Why mess with what works?
- Italian name: Morsa (Grip)
Fiction
Marvel comics continuity
<div style="width: 90%; margin: 0 auto .2em auto; background-color:#efefef; border: 2px solid #eeeeee; padding: 2px; text-align: left;">Note: Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.</div> Squeezeplay worked with his partners Horri-Bull and Fangry in manipulating a group of human bounty hunters called the Roadjammers into capturing the Autobots for them. Unfortunately, the Roadjammers discovered that their human partners were actually robots in disguise, and the plan fell through before they could successfully terminate any Autobots. Ca$h and Car-Nage!
When the Decepticons under Scorponok and Ratbat came to blows with one another, Squeezeplay led the charge against their foes along with Rippersnapper, Sinnertwin and Horri-Bull. Cold War! Sometime later, he was with Scorponok's army when they were transferred to Cybertron in time to battle Unicron and his hordes. The Void! He survived, and was part of Bludgeon's warriors when they stormed and eliminated the population of the planet Klo. The Last Autobot? Squeezeplay was one of many Decepticons who tried and failed to disable Optimus Prime after he arrived on Klo with the Last Autobot. When the Autobots reorganized with the Neo-Knights for a counter-offensive, Squeezeplay was blasted with considerable power by the humans Rapture and Dynamo. End of the Road!
<div style="width: 90%; margin: 0 auto .2em auto; background-color:#efefef; border: 2px solid #eeeeee; padding: 2px; text-align: left;">Note: Squeezeplay's origin is unknown. He was not one of the original Nebulan-bonded Decepticon Headmasters, so either Zarak recruited more Nebulan partners for the Decepticons behind-the-scenes in Headmasters #4, or returned to Nebulos for a recruitment drive at some later date.</div>
Marvel UK future timelines
In 1995, Squeezeplay and his fellow Headmasters joined Shockwave in attacking the Autobots at a feminism rally. He and Fangry double-teamed Jazz, and then all the Decepticons joined up against Optimus Prime. However, Squeezeplay was then shot in the back by the new Autobot warrior, Arcee. Prime's Rib!
Dreamwave comics continuity
Squeezeplay is listed as an Ultracon. The War Within: The Dark Ages
Toys
Generation 1
- Squeezeplay (Headmaster, 1988)
- Accessories: Lokos Headmaster unit, tail/shield, gun
- Squeezeplay allegedly has a "crab mode", but it's more like a bipedal creature grew out of the underside of a crab, and wears the crustacean as a hat. His tail detaches into a handheld shield...mace...gun...whatever. There is a compartment which allows Squeezeplay to store Lokos in his tummy. (Yum!) It hinges, most unfortunately, at his groin.
- In robot mode, like all Headmaster toys, Squeezeplay has a panel on his chest which houses a spring-loaded mini-Tech-Spec-meter which gives readouts for Speed, Strength and Intelligence. The tumbler is activated when Lokos (or any other Headmaster unit) is plugged into his neck socket.
- As a smaller Headmaster Squeezeplay's power meter is on a single tumbler -- so any head plugged into Squeezeplay will result in the same stats. His small size also robbed him of the door that usually hides the tech spec meters on larger Headmasters. As a final indignity, Lokos has Squeezeplay's face plainly visible on his back again because he didn't get the flip-down panel of the 1987 Headmasters... or a bucket seat to sit in like the Autobots from 1988.
- This mold was released in Japan without changes as Cancer.
