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:''Cloudraker is an [[ | :''Cloudraker is an [[Autobot]] [[Clone (subgroup)|Clone]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
[[Image:G1 - Fastlane %26 Cloudraker - Boxart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Cue Charlie's Angels theme. (Cloudraker is the one on the right.)]] | [[Image:G1 - Fastlane %26 Cloudraker - Boxart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Cue Charlie's Angels theme. (Cloudraker is the one on the right.)]] | ||
If ever there was a robot in need of years in [[Torkulon|therapy]], '''Cloudraker''' is he. Nothing is good enough for him. He envies his younger clone brother [[ | If ever there was a robot in need of years in [[Torkulon|therapy]], '''Cloudraker''' is he. Nothing is good enough for him. He envies his younger clone brother [[Fastlane]]'s popularity and social skills, wishes he was on the ground with people while simultaneously being terrifed of being grounded. In response to this fear he flies as high as possible, but then becomes frustrated by being bound in an atmosphere. Internal malfunctions lead him to feel claustrophobic at all times, even when flying in an empty sky. Simply a mass of crossed circuits, phobias and frustrations, it's a wonder he's able to function at all. On top of the psychological problems he can also suffer "[[mode-lock]]", trapping him in one form. | ||
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==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===American cartoon continuity=== | ===American cartoon continuity=== | ||
Upon arriving on Cybertron, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] told Fastlane and Cloudraker to search for [[ | Upon arriving on Cybertron, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] told Fastlane and Cloudraker to search for [[Kup]] and the rest of the Autobots who had travelled to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. Since Kup's crew were on a plasma-charged rocket ship halfway to [[Nebulos]] by that point, the Clones had little luck finding them. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1|The Rebirth, Part 1}} | ||
===Japanese cartoon continuity=== | ===Japanese cartoon continuity=== | ||
====''The Headmasters'' cartoon==== | ====''The Headmasters'' cartoon==== | ||
:''Voice actor:'' [[ | :''Voice actor:'' [[Ken Yamaguchi]] | ||
Fastlane and Cloudraker were once friends with another pair of Cybertronian Clones named [[ | Fastlane and Cloudraker were once friends with another pair of Cybertronian Clones named [[Pounce]] and [[Wingspan]]. The two duos lost contact with each other for some time, during which Pounce and Wingspan joined the Decepticons. Fastlane and Cloudraker were confronted by their old friends, who were looking to take a golden skull from their Autobot counterparts and use it to collect a unique energy source from the [[Pirate Planet]]. While trying to keep the skull from the Decepticon Clones, Cloudraker and his brother made contact with the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] aboard the Battleship Maximus. {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}} | ||
===IDW comics continuity=== | ===IDW comics continuity=== | ||
Fastlane and Cloudraker served as security officers for [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] inside the [[ | Fastlane and Cloudraker served as security officers for [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] inside the [[Garrus-9]] penitentiary. When the [[Combaticon|Combaticons]] raided the facility, the clones fought alongside [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and the [[Technobot|Technobots]], but ultimately failed to prevent the Decepticons from making off with the [[Pretender Monster|Pretender Monsters]]. Cloudraker fell in battle along with several Technobots, but the extent of his injuries was unclear. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee|Spotlight: Arcee}} | ||
He later got to go "oooh, shiny!" at a deactive [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe|Spotlight: Sideswipe}} | He later got to go "oooh, shiny!" at a deactive [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe|Spotlight: Sideswipe}} | ||
Revision as of 02:26, 26 March 2009
| This article is about the Autobot Clone jet. For the Armada Mini-Con helicopter, see Cloudraker (Universe). |
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- Cloudraker is an Autobot Clone from the Generation 1 continuity family.
If ever there was a robot in need of years in therapy, Cloudraker is he. Nothing is good enough for him. He envies his younger clone brother Fastlane's popularity and social skills, wishes he was on the ground with people while simultaneously being terrifed of being grounded. In response to this fear he flies as high as possible, but then becomes frustrated by being bound in an atmosphere. Internal malfunctions lead him to feel claustrophobic at all times, even when flying in an empty sky. Simply a mass of crossed circuits, phobias and frustrations, it's a wonder he's able to function at all. On top of the psychological problems he can also suffer "mode-lock", trapping him in one form.
- French-Canadian name: Aéropro
- Italian name: Geminus
Fiction
American cartoon continuity
Upon arriving on Cybertron, Optimus Prime told Fastlane and Cloudraker to search for Kup and the rest of the Autobots who had travelled to the Plasma Energy Chamber. Since Kup's crew were on a plasma-charged rocket ship halfway to Nebulos by that point, the Clones had little luck finding them. The Rebirth, Part 1
Japanese cartoon continuity
The Headmasters cartoon
- Voice actor: Ken Yamaguchi
Fastlane and Cloudraker were once friends with another pair of Cybertronian Clones named Pounce and Wingspan. The two duos lost contact with each other for some time, during which Pounce and Wingspan joined the Decepticons. Fastlane and Cloudraker were confronted by their old friends, who were looking to take a golden skull from their Autobot counterparts and use it to collect a unique energy source from the Pirate Planet. While trying to keep the skull from the Decepticon Clones, Cloudraker and his brother made contact with the Autobot Headmasters aboard the Battleship Maximus. Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship
IDW comics continuity
Fastlane and Cloudraker served as security officers for Fortress Maximus inside the Garrus-9 penitentiary. When the Combaticons raided the facility, the clones fought alongside Jetfire and the Technobots, but ultimately failed to prevent the Decepticons from making off with the Pretender Monsters. Cloudraker fell in battle along with several Technobots, but the extent of his injuries was unclear. Spotlight: Arcee
He later got to go "oooh, shiny!" at a deactive Bludgeon. Spotlight: Sideswipe
Toys
Generation 1
- Fastlane & Cloudraker (Clones, 1987)
- Japanese ID number:
- Accessories: 2 Gravity-rod rifles
- Cloudraker was available in a two-pack with his brother/clone, Fastlane. He transforms into a futuristic jet fighter. Cloudraker has two heat-sensitive rubsigns on his chest -- one indicates he is an Autobot, the other reveals a plane image, indicating which Clone he is. This is especially useful for those times when you can't just turn him over and see the cockpit sticking out of his crotch.
