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:''The Metro Squad is a team of [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]]s from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | :''The Metro Squad is a team of [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]]s from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
[[Image:Micromaster Metro squad.jpg|right|350px|thumb|''Top row, L to R'' : Power Run, Strikedown, Roadburner<br>''Bottom row, L to R'' : Oiler, Slide, Wheel Blaze]] | [[Image:Micromaster Metro squad.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Unafraid to get manicures or carry handbags.<br />''Top row, L to R'' : Power Run, Strikedown, Roadburner<br />''Bottom row, L to R'' : Oiler, Slide, Wheel Blaze]] | ||
The [[Micromaster Combiner]] '''Metro Squad''' is dedicated to protecting the innocent potential victims of the [[Transformer]]s' war. Their success ratio in this endeavor is impeccable, due in no small part to their well-known courage. When they're not shielding civilians, they're clearing battlefields of debris and [[Decepticon]] casualties. They will accept no rewards for their heroism; the knowledge that they helped in the battle against evil is enough. This enthusiam, however, can be hampered by their tendency to get in each other's way.<ref>[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/techspecs/autobot/1990/ts_metro_squad.jpg On-package bio]</ref> | |||
The squad consists of: | |||
* [[Power Run]] and [[Strikedown]] the hovercraft | * [[Power Run]] and [[Strikedown]] the hovercraft | ||
* [[Oiler]] and [[Slide]] the fuel transport truck | * [[Oiler]] and [[Slide]] the fuel transport truck | ||
* [[Roadburner]] and [[Wheel Blaze]] the cherry-picker truck | * [[Roadburner]] and [[Wheel Blaze]] the cherry-picker truck | ||
{{note|In Japan, the Metro Squad was split up between the [[Fire Tanker W Team]] and the [[Radar Hover W Team]].}} | {{note|In Japan, the Metro Squad was split up between the [[Fire Tanker W Team]] and the [[Radar Hover W Team]].}} | ||
==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
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:The Metro Squad was sold as a carded pack of three vaguely urban-themed vehicles (if a hovercraft counts as "urban"), each of which splits into two robots. Any squad member can combine in vehicle mode with any other, or with any other [[Micromaster Combiner]]. The squad shares a common color palette of white, black, blue and yellow. | :The Metro Squad was sold as a carded pack of three vaguely urban-themed vehicles (if a hovercraft counts as "urban"), each of which splits into two robots. Any squad member can combine in vehicle mode with any other, or with any other [[Micromaster Combiner]]. The squad shares a common color palette of white, black, blue and yellow. | ||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Autobot subgroups]] | [[Category:Autobot subgroups]] | ||
Revision as of 07:59, 4 June 2010
| This article is about the Autobot Micromaster group. For the Decepticon force, see Metrosquad. |
- The Metro Squad is a team of Autobot Micromasters from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Top row, L to R : Power Run, Strikedown, Roadburner
Bottom row, L to R : Oiler, Slide, Wheel Blaze
The Micromaster Combiner Metro Squad is dedicated to protecting the innocent potential victims of the Transformers' war. Their success ratio in this endeavor is impeccable, due in no small part to their well-known courage. When they're not shielding civilians, they're clearing battlefields of debris and Decepticon casualties. They will accept no rewards for their heroism; the knowledge that they helped in the battle against evil is enough. This enthusiam, however, can be hampered by their tendency to get in each other's way.[1]
The squad consists of:
- Power Run and Strikedown the hovercraft
- Oiler and Slide the fuel transport truck
- Roadburner and Wheel Blaze the cherry-picker truck
In Japan, the Metro Squad was split up between the Fire Tanker W Team and the Radar Hover W Team.
Toys
Generation 1
- Metro Squad (Micromaster Combiner Squad, 1990)
- The Metro Squad was sold as a carded pack of three vaguely urban-themed vehicles (if a hovercraft counts as "urban"), each of which splits into two robots. Any squad member can combine in vehicle mode with any other, or with any other Micromaster Combiner. The squad shares a common color palette of white, black, blue and yellow.
