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*Hello? He turns into a taxi? And his name's "Overcharge"? | *Hello? He turns into a taxi? And his name's "Overcharge"? | ||
**At one point in development, the name '''''Warfare''''' was considered - but Mattel held the trademark for "General Warfare"!<ref>"The deco artist asked an IRC channel for taxi names, I tossed Warfare at him and he liked it, then I looked it up in the trademark database and saw Mattel still had the trademark, so he went with someone else's suggestion instead" - Unattributed quote [https://discordapp.com/channels/656241088826441729/656241089312718860/679087085348454440 posted by Monzo] on [https://discord.gg/ | **At one point in development, the name '''''Warfare''''' was considered - but Mattel held the trademark for "General Warfare"!<ref>"The deco artist asked an IRC channel for taxi names, I tossed Warfare at him and he liked it, then I looked it up in the trademark database and saw Mattel still had the trademark, so he went with someone else's suggestion instead" - Unattributed quote [https://discordapp.com/channels/656241088826441729/656241089312718860/679087085348454440 posted by Monzo] on [https://discord.gg/tfwiki the TFWiki Discord server].</ref> | ||
*Overcharge's mold is the only Mini-Con mold with [[Powerlinx]] sockets that are accessible only in [[robot mode]] by design: the sockets on the outside of his lower legs, which end up folded against his thighs inside his [[Alternate mode|car mode]]. However, he still has other sockets that remain accessible in both modes. | *Overcharge's mold is the only Mini-Con mold with [[Powerlinx]] sockets that are accessible only in [[robot mode]] by design: the sockets on the outside of his lower legs, which end up folded against his thighs inside his [[Alternate mode|car mode]]. However, he still has other sockets that remain accessible in both modes. | ||
Revision as of 06:13, 28 April 2023
| This article is about the Unicron Trilogy Mini-Con. For the Generation 1 Quintesson drone, see Overcharge (G1). |
- Overcharge is a Autobot-allied Mini-Con from the Armada portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family (via the 2008 Universe toyline).
Overcharge is a member of the Battle Support Team.
Toys
Universe (2008)
- Mini-Con 10-Pack (Multi-pack, 2009)
- Series: Armada Series
- Overcharge is a redeco of Classics Strongarm, transforming into a taxi based on a 2006 Dodge Charger (but with the proportions messed up).
- He was only available as part of a Mini-Con 10-pack with Windrazor, Ransack, Stockade, Sky Shadow, Scavenger, Longview, Snow Cat, Treadshot, and Crosshairs. This set was not widely available at retail, showing up primarily at Kmart and Meijer stores in the U.S., Canadian Tire in Canada, and Tesco outlets in the United Kingdom.[1]
- This mold was also used to make Cybertron Strongarm, Detectas, Rad Rogue, Flatfoot, and Mighty Stra.
| Transformers: Classics mold: Strongarm | ||
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Notes
- Hello? He turns into a taxi? And his name's "Overcharge"?
- At one point in development, the name Warfare was considered - but Mattel held the trademark for "General Warfare"![2]
- Overcharge's mold is the only Mini-Con mold with Powerlinx sockets that are accessible only in robot mode by design: the sockets on the outside of his lower legs, which end up folded against his thighs inside his car mode. However, he still has other sockets that remain accessible in both modes.
References
- ↑ http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.206-0976.aspx
- ↑ "The deco artist asked an IRC channel for taxi names, I tossed Warfare at him and he liked it, then I looked it up in the trademark database and saw Mattel still had the trademark, so he went with someone else's suggestion instead" - Unattributed quote posted by Monzo on the TFWiki Discord server.
