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:''Road Rocket is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 2]] | :''Road Rocket is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 2]] and [[Robot Masters]] portions of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
'''Road Rocket''' is quite literally a hot headed young punk, ready, willing and able to burn up the pavement as he races into battle. When doing this, Road Rocket is constantly pushing his triple-turbo engine to its very limits, putting off so much heat that it glows and he needs to drink a cocktail of oil and anti-freeze to cool off. Road rocket wields a light saber weapon which can dissolve Decepticon armor faster than ice cream melts on a summertime sidewalk. | '''Road Rocket''' is quite literally a hot headed young punk, ready, willing and able to burn up the pavement as he races into battle. When doing this, Road Rocket is constantly pushing his triple-turbo engine to its very limits, putting off so much heat that it glows and he needs to drink a cocktail of oil and anti-freeze to cool off. Road rocket wields a light saber weapon which can dissolve Decepticon armor faster than ice cream melts on a summertime sidewalk. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===Japanese G2 minicomics=== | |||
===''Robot Masters'' online mini-comics=== | |||
===IDW comics continuity=== | ===IDW comics continuity=== | ||
:'''Road Rocket''' was a part of [[Hound]]'s Tactical Response Unit, stationed at [[Thunderhead Pass]] to guard the remains of [[Thunderwing]]. After an unsuccessful attempt to contain the attacking [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], he and most of the other members of his team were knocked offline but their lives were spared in an uncharacteristic act of mercy. | :'''Road Rocket''' was a part of [[Hound]]'s Tactical Response Unit, stationed at [[Thunderhead Pass]] to guard the remains of [[Thunderwing]]. After an unsuccessful attempt to contain the attacking [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], he and most of the other members of his team were knocked offline but their lives were spared in an uncharacteristic act of mercy. | ||
==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
*'''Road Rocket''' (1995) | ===Generation 2=== | ||
*'''Road Rocket''' (Laser Cycle, 1995) | |||
:Road Rocket transforms into a red and blue Yamaha GTS1000 motorcycle. One of the two [[Laser Cycle]]s released in the tail end of Generation 2, Road Rocket has a light up gimmick and articulation similar to the [[Laser Rod]]'s, pressing a button will light an [[LED]], making the clear plastic of its arm mounted weapon illuminate. | :Road Rocket transforms into a red and blue Yamaha GTS1000 motorcycle. One of the two [[Laser Cycle]]s released in the tail end of Generation 2, Road Rocket has a light up gimmick and articulation similar to the [[Laser Rod]]'s, pressing a button will light an [[LED]], making the clear plastic of its arm mounted weapon illuminate. | ||
== | : This mold was also used for ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Sideways]]. It was planned for use in ''Generation 2'' as [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], but that toy never saw release. | ||
*Road Rocket was | |||
===Robot Masters=== | |||
*'''Road Rocket''' (Robot Master, 2004) | |||
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''RM-18''' | |||
:Road Rocket's second toy was a redeco of his first, largely in yellow and black. It retained the LED functionality of the original release. | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/RoadRocket/roadrocket.htm Road Rocket at TFU.info.] | *[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/RoadRocket/roadrocket.htm Road Rocket at TFU.info.] | ||
[[Category: Autobots]] | [[Category: Autobots]] | ||
[[Category: Generation 2 characters]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div> | [[Category: Generation 2 characters]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div> | ||
Revision as of 19:34, 13 July 2007
- Road Rocket is an Autobot from the Generation 2 and Robot Masters portions of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Road Rocket is quite literally a hot headed young punk, ready, willing and able to burn up the pavement as he races into battle. When doing this, Road Rocket is constantly pushing his triple-turbo engine to its very limits, putting off so much heat that it glows and he needs to drink a cocktail of oil and anti-freeze to cool off. Road rocket wields a light saber weapon which can dissolve Decepticon armor faster than ice cream melts on a summertime sidewalk.
Fiction
Japanese G2 minicomics
Robot Masters online mini-comics
IDW comics continuity
- Road Rocket was a part of Hound's Tactical Response Unit, stationed at Thunderhead Pass to guard the remains of Thunderwing. After an unsuccessful attempt to contain the attacking Galvatron, he and most of the other members of his team were knocked offline but their lives were spared in an uncharacteristic act of mercy.
Toys
Generation 2
- Road Rocket (Laser Cycle, 1995)
- Road Rocket transforms into a red and blue Yamaha GTS1000 motorcycle. One of the two Laser Cycles released in the tail end of Generation 2, Road Rocket has a light up gimmick and articulation similar to the Laser Rod's, pressing a button will light an LED, making the clear plastic of its arm mounted weapon illuminate.
- This mold was also used for Robots in Disguise Sideways. It was planned for use in Generation 2 as Jazz, but that toy never saw release.
Robot Masters
- Road Rocket (Robot Master, 2004)
- Japanese ID number: RM-18
- Road Rocket's second toy was a redeco of his first, largely in yellow and black. It retained the LED functionality of the original release.
