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:''"Marlboor Wheeljack" is an unnamed [[Decepticon]] | :''"Marlboor Wheeljack" is an unnamed [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]. | ||
"'''Marlboor Wheeljack'''" is a huge gladiatorial games fan. | "'''Marlboor Wheeljack'''" is a huge gladiatorial games fan. | ||
[[Image:Marlboor tww2 v1.jpg|thumb|250px|Smoking is good for you, kids!]] | [[Image:Marlboor tww2 v1.jpg|thumb|250px|Smoking is good for you, kids!]] | ||
{{note|"Marlboor Wheeljack" is a fan nickname for 1983 [[Diaclone]] | |||
{{note|"Marlboor Wheeljack" is a fan nickname for the 1983 [[Diaclone]] [[retool]] of the [[Wheeljack (G1)|G1 Wheeljack]] toy with a racing deco based on Marlboro cigarettes, though its stickers instead read 'Marlboor' for [[trademark]] reasons. The toy was never released as a Transformer, but a Decepticon based on the toy has appeared in several comics beginning in 2002.}} | |||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===Dreamwave comics continuity=== | ===Dreamwave comics continuity=== | ||
[[Image:Marlboor tww6 v1.jpg|thumb|]] | [[Image:Marlboor tww6 v1.jpg|thumb|]] | ||
Marlboor Wheeljack and the Jet-Helicopter Triple Changer were in the Iacon when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s botched [[mechaforming]] attempt leveled the city. Marlboor Wheeljack and the Triple Changer were unprepared when Shockwave ordered troops to fall back to [[Kolkular]] rather than be destroyed.{{Storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #6}} | Marlboor Wheeljack was one of many Decepticons in the [[Kaon]] gladiator arena to witness [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron's]] execution of the corrupt of [[Emirate Xeon]], signaling the beginning of their uprising. He was standing right next to [[Jet-Helicopter Triple Changer]]. {{Storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} | ||
Marlboor Wheeljack and the Jet-Helicopter Triple Changer were in the Iacon when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s botched [[mechaforming]] attempt leveled the city. Marlboor Wheeljack and the Triple Changer were unprepared when Shockwave ordered troops to fall back to [[Kolkular]] rather than be destroyed. {{Storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #6}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Though unnamed and indeed nonspeaking in his fictional appearances, "Marlboor Wheeljack" is referred to as such here due to being a cameo appearance of a [[Diaclone]] variant of the toy that would become [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]. The toy | * Though unnamed and indeed nonspeaking in his fictional appearances, "Marlboor Wheeljack" is referred to as such here due to being a cameo appearance of a ''[[Diaclone]]'' variant of the toy that would become [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]. The toy features a retooled head and a different color scheme with "Marlboor" endorsements. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.tfu.info/issue03/Marborojack/index.htm Review of Marlboro Wheeljack on TFU.info] | *[http://www.tfu.info/issue03/Marborojack/index.htm Review of Marlboro Wheeljack on TFU.info] | ||
[[Category:Decepticons]] | [[Category: Comic-only characters]] | ||
[[Category: Decepticons]] | |||
[[Category: Generation 1 characters]] | |||
[[Category: Nameless 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: Nameless 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 17:16, 8 February 2008
- "Marlboor Wheeljack" is an unnamed Decepticon from the Generation 1 continuity family.
"Marlboor Wheeljack" is a huge gladiatorial games fan.
"Marlboor Wheeljack" is a fan nickname for the 1983 Diaclone retool of the G1 Wheeljack toy with a racing deco based on Marlboro cigarettes, though its stickers instead read 'Marlboor' for trademark reasons. The toy was never released as a Transformer, but a Decepticon based on the toy has appeared in several comics beginning in 2002.
Fiction
Dreamwave comics continuity
Marlboor Wheeljack was one of many Decepticons in the Kaon gladiator arena to witness Megatron's execution of the corrupt of Emirate Xeon, signaling the beginning of their uprising. He was standing right next to Jet-Helicopter Triple Changer. The War Within #2
Marlboor Wheeljack and the Jet-Helicopter Triple Changer were in the Iacon when Starscream's botched mechaforming attempt leveled the city. Marlboor Wheeljack and the Triple Changer were unprepared when Shockwave ordered troops to fall back to Kolkular rather than be destroyed. The War Within #6
Trivia
- Though unnamed and indeed nonspeaking in his fictional appearances, "Marlboor Wheeljack" is referred to as such here due to being a cameo appearance of a Diaclone variant of the toy that would become Wheeljack. The toy features a retooled head and a different color scheme with "Marlboor" endorsements.
