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[[File:Saltmanz boxart.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|¡El Salto, Los Robot Con Cara De Plata!]] | [[File:Saltmanz boxart.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|¡El Salto, Los Robot Con Cara De Plata!]] | ||
'''Salt-Man Z''' hits hard and fast, using his drills and beta-ray gun to destroy anything he can't knock down. He has yet to meet the thing he couldn't break. | '''Salt-Man Z''' hits hard and fast, using his drills and beta-ray gun to destroy anything he can't knock down. He has yet to meet the thing he couldn't break.<ref>Salt-Man Z packaging bio</ref> | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
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**''Accessories'': Beta-ray gun | **''Accessories'': Beta-ray gun | ||
: Salt-Man Z is a [[redeco]] of [[Twin Twist (G1)|Twin Twist]], transforming into a Cybertronic twin-drill tank via [[Autotransformation|a very simple, one-step process]]. His vehicle mode features a [[pull-back motor]] which propels him forward; after a short distance, a latch on his body releases his spring-loaded legs, and the weight and momentum flips Salt-Man Z up onto his robot-mode feet. A small lever on the back of his head adjusts the timing of when his head hits the floor, and thus his kickoff angle, hopefully making this [[gimmick]] work better. | : ''Transformers'' Salt-Man Z is a [[redeco]] of [[Twin Twist (G1)#Toys|Twin Twist]], transforming into a Cybertronic twin-drill tank via [[Autotransformation|a very simple, one-step process]]. His vehicle mode features a [[pull-back motor]] which propels him forward; after a short distance, a latch on his body releases his spring-loaded legs, and the weight and momentum flips Salt-Man Z up onto his robot-mode feet. A small lever on the back of his head adjusts the timing of when his head hits the floor, and thus his kickoff angle, hopefully making this [[gimmick]] work better. | ||
: Like most South American Transformers of the era, he was available in several color schemes. His [[Package art|box art]] used black/yellow (available in Brazil), but it was also produced in blue/yellow (Argentina), black/white (Argentina), as well as blue/orange (Brazil). It was sold only in Argentina and Brazil. | : Like most South American Transformers of the era, he was available in several color schemes. His [[Package art|box art]] used black/yellow (available in Brazil), but it was also produced in blue/yellow (Argentina), black/white (Argentina), as well as blue/orange (Brazil). It was sold only in Argentina and Brazil. | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*' | *[[Salt-Man X]] and Salt-Man Z's names are based on "jump" in Portuguese and Spanish, ''saltar'' being the verb and ''salto'' being the noun. | ||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]] | [[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]] | ||
[[Category:South American-original characters]] | [[Category:South American-original characters]] | ||
Revision as of 08:04, 31 July 2022
- Salt-Man Z is an Autobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Salt-Man Z hits hard and fast, using his drills and beta-ray gun to destroy anything he can't knock down. He has yet to meet the thing he couldn't break.[1]
Fiction
TransTech
Salt-Man Z was seen among the inhabitants of the multiversal hub city of Axiom Nexus. Transcendent: Part 4
Toys
Transformers
- Salt-Man Z (1985)
- Accessories: Beta-ray gun
- Transformers Salt-Man Z is a redeco of Twin Twist, transforming into a Cybertronic twin-drill tank via a very simple, one-step process. His vehicle mode features a pull-back motor which propels him forward; after a short distance, a latch on his body releases his spring-loaded legs, and the weight and momentum flips Salt-Man Z up onto his robot-mode feet. A small lever on the back of his head adjusts the timing of when his head hits the floor, and thus his kickoff angle, hopefully making this gimmick work better.
- Like most South American Transformers of the era, he was available in several color schemes. His box art used black/yellow (available in Brazil), but it was also produced in blue/yellow (Argentina), black/white (Argentina), as well as blue/orange (Brazil). It was sold only in Argentina and Brazil.
- Like most of the South American Transformers, Salt-Man Z has poor-quality paper decals that are prone to losing their adhesiveness in short order.
- This mold was also used to make Robot-Man Z.
| The Transformers mold: Twin Twist | ||
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Notes
- Salt-Man X and Salt-Man Z's names are based on "jump" in Portuguese and Spanish, saltar being the verb and salto being the noun.
References
- ↑ Salt-Man Z packaging bio
