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:''Astoria Carlton-Ritz is a [[human]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | : ''Astoria Carlton-Ritz is a [[human]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | ||
[[File:G1 Astoria Carlton-Ritz.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|"Didn't I say I never hang out with the Hilton sisters?"]] | [[File:G1 Astoria Carlton-Ritz.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|"Didn't I say I never hang out with the Hilton sisters?"]] | ||
After the death of her father, '''Astoria Carlton-Ritz''' inherited his vast fortune as well as his company, [[Hybrid Technologies]]. Spoiled rotten, Astoria is mostly a figurehead with little control over the company's goings-on. Instead, she spends most of her time throwing herself lavish parties and wondering why nobody wants to be her friend. She has the bizarre ability to jinx any mechanical device just by coming into contact with it, which is just one more reason why she keeps away from her father's company and its equipment. Her father gave her a necklace with a top secret formula and requested she never take the necklace off. | After the death of her father, '''Astoria Carlton-Ritz''' inherited his vast fortune as well as his company, [[Hybrid Technologies]]. Spoiled rotten, Astoria is mostly a figurehead with little control over the company's goings-on. Instead, she spends most of her time throwing herself lavish parties and wondering why nobody wants to be her friend. She has the bizarre ability to jinx any mechanical device just by coming into contact with it, which is just one more reason why she keeps away from her father's company and its equipment. Her father gave her a necklace with a top secret formula and requested she never take the necklace off. Astoria also has a thing for [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]]. | ||
She probably spends her time with the Hilton sisters. | She probably spends her time with the Hilton sisters. | ||
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[[File:Astoria kisses Powerglide.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|The original Kiss Player.]] | [[File:Astoria kisses Powerglide.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|The original Kiss Player.]] | ||
While Astoria was throwing herself a birthday party (being attended by the board of her late father's company), the [[Conehead]]s came trying to kidnap her, as [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] believed that she had her father's energy formula. Powerglide, who was passing by, rescued her and took her to the [[Autobot]]s' [[New York City]] base. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], believing that the [[Decepticon]]s wanted access to the company's industrial capabilities, ordered Powerglide to escort her back home. However, the Coneheads again attacked, this time succeeding in capturing Astoria and leaving Powerglide damaged. | While Astoria was throwing herself a birthday party (being attended by the board of her late father's company), the [[Conehead]]s came trying to kidnap her, as [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] believed that she had her father's energy formula. Powerglide, who was passing by, rescued her and took her to the [[Autobot]]s' [[New York City]] base. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], believing that the [[Decepticon]]s wanted access to the company's industrial capabilities, ordered Powerglide to escort her back home. However, the Coneheads again attacked, this time succeeding in capturing Astoria and leaving Powerglide damaged. | ||
Astoria was taken to the [[Sky Platform]], the Decepticons' new power-gathering facility, where [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] attempted to interrogate her about her father's formula with the [[psycho-probe]], but got nowhere. Megatron then tried his own hand at interrogating her. What he experienced was frustration beyond anything [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] could hope to cause. Finally, Powerglide arrived and managed to rescue her. While no one was looking, Astoria destroyed the gem in her necklace, which contained the formula Megatron sought. She was then sent home, while Powerglide seemed to experience some sort of strange reaction in his circuits. | Astoria was taken to the [[Sky Platform]], the Decepticons' new power-gathering facility, where [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] attempted to interrogate her about her father's formula with the [[psycho-probe]], but got nowhere. Megatron then tried his own hand at interrogating her. What he experienced was frustration beyond anything [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] could hope to cause. Finally, Powerglide arrived and managed to rescue her. While no one was looking, Astoria destroyed the gem in her necklace, which contained the formula Megatron sought. She was then sent home, while Powerglide seemed to experience some sort of strange reaction in his circuits. {{storylink|The Girl Who Loved Powerglide}} | ||
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Astoria was one of the many women brought to the [[Legends World]] by [[Tigatron]] using the [[10.2 ultra-drill|ultra-drill]] in an attempt to get women who liked him better than [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]. It did not work out, as all of the women brought over eventually swooned over Springer. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 19|Bonus Edition Vol. 19}} | Astoria was one of the many women brought to the [[Legends World]] by [[Tigatron]] using the [[10.2 ultra-drill|ultra-drill]] in an attempt to get women who liked him better than [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]. It did not work out, as all of the women brought over eventually swooned over Springer. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 19|Bonus Edition Vol. 19}} | ||
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{{spoiler|Destro issue 1|July 17, 2024}} | {{spoiler|Destro issue 1|July 17, 2024}} | ||
Astoria, as the new head of Hybrid Technologies, decided to visit the Bi-Annual Security Innovation Defense Expo in the newly "liberated" nation of [[Darklonia]]. She found herself impressed by the sunny Darklonian summer weather, but wasn't expecting much from the convention. Mingling with the other guests, talk drifted to how [[Extensive Enterprises]] had opted to no-show. It was then that Astoria ran into [[Destro]], a friend of her father's and host of the Expo. Things got "interesting" when unmanned drones started bombing the convention. While the other guests evacuated and the situation grew chaotic, Astoria was transfixed by the beauty of the bombs exploding around her. She was so entranced that Destro had to shove her out of the way of a falling bomb. Thankfully, the explosive turned out to be a dud. {{storylink|Destro issue 1|Destro #1}} | Astoria, as the new head of Hybrid Technologies, decided to visit the Bi-Annual Security Innovation Defense Expo in the newly "liberated" nation of [[Darklonia]]. She found herself impressed by the sunny Darklonian summer weather, but wasn't expecting much from the convention. Mingling with the other guests, talk drifted to how [[Extensive Enterprises]] had opted to no-show. It was then that Astoria ran into [[Destro]], a friend of her father's and host of the Expo. Things got "interesting" when unmanned drones started bombing the convention. While the other guests evacuated and the situation grew chaotic, Astoria was transfixed by the beauty of the bombs exploding around her. She was so entranced that Destro had to shove her out of the way of a falling bomb. Thankfully, the explosive turned out to be a dud. {{storylink|Destro issue 1|Destro #1}} | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
[[File:Astoria strength.JPG|upright=0.85|thumb|She is probably stronger than [[:File:RollForIt FloppyDisk destruction.jpg|Chip Chase]].]] | [[File:Astoria strength.JPG|upright=0.85|thumb|She is probably stronger than [[:File:RollForIt FloppyDisk destruction.jpg|Chip Chase]].]] | ||
* The name "Astoria Carlton-Ritz" is a play on two famous hotels, the {{w|Waldorf | * The name "Astoria Carlton-Ritz" is a play on two famous hotels, the {{w|Waldorf Astoria New York|Waldorf Astoria}} and {{w|The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company|Ritz-Carlton}}. | ||
* When her mind was being probed, the psycho-probe said that Astoria's mind was "completely empty". Let's not speculate what this means. Let's also not dwell on the fact that sending 90,000 volts through her brain simply made her laugh. | * When her mind was being probed, the psycho-probe said that Astoria's mind was "completely empty". Let's not speculate what this means. Let's also not dwell on the fact that sending 90,000 volts through her brain simply made her laugh. | ||
* She was slammed by Powerglide a few times without getting hurt. (Not that way.) Not to mention, practically thrown out of the room for "jinxing" the controls and pushed off when the Sky Platform was falling. | * She was slammed by Powerglide a few times without getting hurt. (Not that way.) Not to mention, practically thrown out of the room for "jinxing" the controls and pushed off when the Sky Platform was falling. | ||
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===Foreign names=== | ===Foreign names=== | ||
*''Japanese:'' '''Astoria Carlton-Ritz''' (アストリア・カールトン=リッツ ''Asutoria Kāruton-Rittsu'') | * ''Japanese:'' '''Astoria Carlton-Ritz''' (アストリア・カールトン=リッツ ''Asutoria Kāruton-Rittsu'') | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carlton-Ritz, Astoria}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Carlton-Ritz, Astoria}} | ||
Revision as of 01:51, 21 June 2024
- Astoria Carlton-Ritz is a human from the cartoon portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
After the death of her father, Astoria Carlton-Ritz inherited his vast fortune as well as his company, Hybrid Technologies. Spoiled rotten, Astoria is mostly a figurehead with little control over the company's goings-on. Instead, she spends most of her time throwing herself lavish parties and wondering why nobody wants to be her friend. She has the bizarre ability to jinx any mechanical device just by coming into contact with it, which is just one more reason why she keeps away from her father's company and its equipment. Her father gave her a necklace with a top secret formula and requested she never take the necklace off. Astoria also has a thing for Powerglide.
She probably spends her time with the Hilton sisters.
Fiction
Generation 1 cartoon continuity
The Transformers cartoon
- Voice actor: Laurie O'Brien (English), Run Sasaki (Japanese), Maria Böhme (German), Mônica Rossi (Brazilian Portuguese)
While Astoria was throwing herself a birthday party (being attended by the board of her late father's company), the Coneheads came trying to kidnap her, as Megatron believed that she had her father's energy formula. Powerglide, who was passing by, rescued her and took her to the Autobots' New York City base. Optimus Prime, believing that the Decepticons wanted access to the company's industrial capabilities, ordered Powerglide to escort her back home. However, the Coneheads again attacked, this time succeeding in capturing Astoria and leaving Powerglide damaged.
Astoria was taken to the Sky Platform, the Decepticons' new power-gathering facility, where Soundwave and Rumble attempted to interrogate her about her father's formula with the psycho-probe, but got nowhere. Megatron then tried his own hand at interrogating her. What he experienced was frustration beyond anything Starscream could hope to cause. Finally, Powerglide arrived and managed to rescue her. While no one was looking, Astoria destroyed the gem in her necklace, which contained the formula Megatron sought. She was then sent home, while Powerglide seemed to experience some sort of strange reaction in his circuits. The Girl Who Loved Powerglide
Wings Universe
In 2012, she visited Autobot City and encountered Dirk Manus. A Flash Forward, Part 2
Legends comic
Astoria was one of the many women brought to the Legends World by Tigatron using the ultra-drill in an attempt to get women who liked him better than Springer. It did not work out, as all of the women brought over eventually swooned over Springer. Bonus Edition Vol. 19
Energon Universe
 Plot details for Destro issue 1 follow. |
Astoria, as the new head of Hybrid Technologies, decided to visit the Bi-Annual Security Innovation Defense Expo in the newly "liberated" nation of Darklonia. She found herself impressed by the sunny Darklonian summer weather, but wasn't expecting much from the convention. Mingling with the other guests, talk drifted to how Extensive Enterprises had opted to no-show. It was then that Astoria ran into Destro, a friend of her father's and host of the Expo. Things got "interesting" when unmanned drones started bombing the convention. While the other guests evacuated and the situation grew chaotic, Astoria was transfixed by the beauty of the bombs exploding around her. She was so entranced that Destro had to shove her out of the way of a falling bomb. Thankfully, the explosive turned out to be a dud. Destro #1
Notes
- The name "Astoria Carlton-Ritz" is a play on two famous hotels, the Waldorf Astoria and Ritz-Carlton.
- When her mind was being probed, the psycho-probe said that Astoria's mind was "completely empty". Let's not speculate what this means. Let's also not dwell on the fact that sending 90,000 volts through her brain simply made her laugh.
- She was slammed by Powerglide a few times without getting hurt. (Not that way.) Not to mention, practically thrown out of the room for "jinxing" the controls and pushed off when the Sky Platform was falling.
- She can tear a metal cover with her bare hands.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Astoria Carlton-Ritz (アストリア・カールトン=リッツ Asutoria Kāruton-Rittsu)
