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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''G1 Universe Quake, G1 Universe Heater, G1 Universe Tiptop''' (Deluxe Class, [[2024]])}}</ul> | <ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''G1 Universe Quake, G1 Universe Heater, G1 Universe Tiptop''' (Deluxe Class, [[2024]])}}</ul> | ||
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Quake & Heater & Tiptop''' (クエイク&ヒーター&ティップトップ) | |||
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TL-82''' | |||
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[January 25]] | |||
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Tomoki Tatsumi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C8GM1yKslnY/ Design notes] on ''Legacy'' Tiptop from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] on Instagram</ref> | {{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Tomoki Tatsumi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C8GM1yKslnY/ Design notes] on ''Legacy'' Tiptop from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] on Instagram</ref> | ||
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==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 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. | *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. | ||
===Foreign names=== | |||
*''Japanese:'' '''Tiptop''' (ティップトップ ''Tipputoppu'') | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 16:08, 6 August 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 (Targetmaster, 1988)
- Known designers: Takashi Kunihiro (TakaraTomy)
- Released in the fifth year of the original Transformers toyline, Tiptop transforms from armored humanoid to a "gyroscopic destabilizer" cannon. In cannon mode, he can also form a "super weapon" by combining with his pack-in partner Heater or any other small Targetmaster gun (or really anything that uses 5 mm posts and holes).
- He was only available packed in with the Decepticon Quake and the aforementioned Heater. No version of this mold-set was released in Japan.
Legacy
- G1 Universe Quake, G1 Universe Heater, G1 Universe Tiptop (Deluxe Class, 2024)
- TakaraTomy name: Quake & Heater & Tiptop (クエイク&ヒーター&ティップトップ)
- TakaraTomy ID number: TL-82
- TakaraTomy release date: 2025 January 25
- Known designers: Mark Maher (Hasbro), Tomoki Tatsumi (TakaraTomy)[1]
- Included with Legacy: United G1 Universe Quake, "G1 Universe Tiptop" functions just like his original figure, transforming into a blaster for Quake to wield, and can also combine with "G1 Universe Heater" to form a larger blaster. He retains both of the molded "accessories" of his original figure... and the complete lack of articulation of his original figure.
- Tiptop was revealed by Preternia.com alongside Quake and Heater on June 11, with pre-orders going live the same day.
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.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Tiptop (ティップトップ Tipputoppu)
References
- ↑ Design notes on Legacy Tiptop from Hasbro designer Mark Maher on Instagram
