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* For decades after the [[1997]] ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' toyline, the in-development ''Generation 2'' identities of the flipchangers remained unknown, with fans tending to guess based on physical similarity that the racecar would have been named Mirage in G2. It was not until May 2024, when a private auction on Facebook noted that surviving Hasbro documents labeled the racecar as "Lightspeed", that the mystery was finally resolved.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Last week I helped sell off some prototypes of four unreleased redecos of the Transformers G2 Flipchangers. This week I'm listing the presentation art that was presented to management at Hasbro and REJECTED. Here are the official names for the different characters: "Lightspeed", "Greasepit", "Skystriker", and "Thundercracker". Check out the auctions @PrePro on Facebook!|link=https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/unreleased-transformers-g2-flipchangers-redecos-images.1262602/page-3|name= | * For decades after the [[1997]] ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' toyline, the in-development ''Generation 2'' identities of the flipchangers remained unknown, with fans tending to guess based on physical similarity that the racecar would have been named Mirage in G2. It was not until May 2024, when a private auction on Facebook noted that surviving Hasbro documents labeled the racecar as "Lightspeed", that the mystery was finally resolved.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Last week I helped sell off some prototypes of four unreleased redecos of the Transformers G2 Flipchangers. This week I'm listing the presentation art that was presented to management at Hasbro and REJECTED. Here are the official names for the different characters: "Lightspeed", "Greasepit", "Skystriker", and "Thundercracker". Check out the auctions @PrePro on Facebook!|link=https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/unreleased-transformers-g2-flipchangers-redecos-images.1262602/page-3|name=Dansjoes|site=TFW2005|year=2024|month=05|day=11}}</ref> | ||
* It is ''vaguely'' possible flipchanger Lightspeed and Greasepit would have been the mysterious ''Generation 2'' listings designated "[[Solarbot#Notes|Solarbot]]s", with [[Skystriker (G2)|Skystriker]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Thundercracker]] as "[[Solar Jet]]s". However, the flipchangers were seemingly canceled too early on in development to receive labeled packaging, and thus it is unclear if any documentation exists to confirm or deny what the "Solar" toys actually were. | * It is ''vaguely'' possible flipchanger Lightspeed and Greasepit would have been the mysterious ''Generation 2'' listings designated "[[Solarbot#Notes|Solarbot]]s", with [[Skystriker (G2)|Skystriker]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Thundercracker]] as "[[Solar Jet]]s". However, the flipchangers were seemingly canceled too early on in development to receive labeled packaging, and thus it is unclear if any documentation exists to confirm or deny what the "Solar" toys actually were. | ||
Revision as of 19:20, 13 May 2024
| The name or term "Lightspeed" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Lightspeed (disambiguation). |
- Lightspeed was to have been an Autobot(?) from the Generation 2 portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Lightspeed never had the chance to put the pedal to the metal.
Toys
Generation 2
- Lightspeed (
1995?)- Accessories: 2-part rifle
- Designed for Generation 2 but not seeing release before the line's demise, Lightspeed transforms into a Penske PC-18 Indycar. The figure is a "flipchanger", meaning most of the transformation sequence is an autotransformation, springing into robot mode by lifting a catch. The rifle splits into two pieces, which store inside the robot legs while in vehicle mode.
- Samples of all four prototypes, lacking paint and decals, have surfaced on the secondary market over the years, and TakaraTomy even displayed a set at Transformers Expo in 2014.
| Generation 2 mold: Lightspeed | ||
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See also:
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 Proceed on your way to oblivion. |
Notes
- For decades after the 1997 Machine Wars toyline, the in-development Generation 2 identities of the flipchangers remained unknown, with fans tending to guess based on physical similarity that the racecar would have been named Mirage in G2. It was not until May 2024, when a private auction on Facebook noted that surviving Hasbro documents labeled the racecar as "Lightspeed", that the mystery was finally resolved.[1]
- It is vaguely possible flipchanger Lightspeed and Greasepit would have been the mysterious Generation 2 listings designated "Solarbots", with Skystriker and Thundercracker as "Solar Jets". However, the flipchangers were seemingly canceled too early on in development to receive labeled packaging, and thus it is unclear if any documentation exists to confirm or deny what the "Solar" toys actually were.
References
- ↑ "Last week I helped sell off some prototypes of four unreleased redecos of the Transformers G2 Flipchangers. This week I'm listing the presentation art that was presented to management at Hasbro and REJECTED. Here are the official names for the different characters: "Lightspeed", "Greasepit", "Skystriker", and "Thundercracker". Check out the auctions @PrePro on Facebook!"—Dansjoes, TFW2005, 2024/05/11
