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:''Tiptop is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Nebulan]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] from the [[The Transformers (toyline)|toyline portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | :''Tiptop is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Nebulan]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] from the [[The Transformers (toyline)|toyline portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
[[File:Tiptop.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Tiptop o' the world, ma!]] | [[File:Tiptop.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Tiptop o' the world, ma!]] | ||
'''Tiptop''' was a renowned strongman with the [[Traveling Three-Sphere Circus of Nebulos]], until his own carelessness led to his downfall. He blamed others for his misfortune, however, and joined the Decepticons to get back at them. | '''Tiptop''' was a renowned strongman with the [[Traveling Three-Sphere Circus of Nebulos]], until his own carelessness led to his downfall. He blamed others for his misfortune, however, and joined the Decepticons to get back at them. | ||
Binary-bonded with [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], Tiptop became a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] capable of transforming into a gyroscopic | Binary-bonded with [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], Tiptop became a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] capable of transforming into a [[gyroscopic destabilizer]] that unbalances its targets. Tiptop can't stand Quake's other partner, the smarmy and shiftless [[Heater]]. | ||
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==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===''The Transformers''=== | ===''The Transformers''=== | ||
[[File:G1-toy Tiptop.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]] | [[File:G1-toy Tiptop.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]] | ||
*'''Quake w/ Tiptop and Heater''' (Targetmaster, 1988) | *'''Quake w/ Tiptop and Heater''' (Targetmaster, [[1988]]) | ||
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}} | {{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}} | ||
:Tiptop, like all the "double" Targetmaster Nebulans, is one of the smallest and least complicated Transformers. Fold the barrel away, and stand him up. He was released with the Decepticon Quake in 1988. No version of this character or mold was released in Japan. | :Tiptop, like all the "double" Targetmaster Nebulans, is one of the smallest and least complicated Transformers. Fold the barrel away, and stand him up. He was released with the Decepticon [[Quake (G1)#Toys|Quake]] in 1988. No version of this character or mold was released in Japan. | ||
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Quake/quake.htm More information on Tiptop (with Quake & Heater) at TFU.info]'' | ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Quake/quake.htm More information on Tiptop (with Quake & Heater) at TFU.info]'' | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* Neither Tiptop nor Heater make an explicit appearance in the Marvel comic, but Quake's tank mode has an extra gun on his toy's Targetmaster [[Peg|hardpoint]] in | *Neither Tiptop nor Heater make an explicit appearance in the Marvel comic, but Quake's tank mode has an extra gun on his toy's Targetmaster [[Peg|hardpoint]] in US issues [[On the Edge of Extinction!|#75]] and [[End of the Road! (US)|#80]]. In issue #80 the extra gun looks like a simplified Heater design and his main turret might be Tiptop. Whether or not these are genuine appearances of Quake's Targetmasters is unclear. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 14:23, 10 January 2024
- Tiptop is a Decepticon-allied Nebulan Targetmaster from the toyline portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Tiptop was a renowned strongman with the Traveling Three-Sphere Circus of Nebulos, until his own carelessness led to his downfall. He blamed others for his misfortune, however, and joined the Decepticons to get back at them.
Binary-bonded with Quake, Tiptop became a Targetmaster capable of transforming into a gyroscopic destabilizer that unbalances its targets. Tiptop can't stand Quake's other partner, the smarmy and shiftless Heater.
Toys
The Transformers
- Quake w/ Tiptop and Heater (Targetmaster, 1988)
- Known designers: Takashi Kunihiro (TakaraTomy)
- Tiptop, like all the "double" Targetmaster Nebulans, is one of the smallest and least complicated Transformers. Fold the barrel away, and stand him up. He was released with the Decepticon Quake in 1988. No version of this character or mold was released in Japan.
Notes
- Neither Tiptop nor Heater make an explicit appearance in the Marvel comic, but Quake's tank mode has an extra gun on his toy's Targetmaster hardpoint in US issues #75 and #80. In issue #80 the extra gun looks like a simplified Heater design and his main turret might be Tiptop. Whether or not these are genuine appearances of Quake's Targetmasters is unclear.
