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{{disambig2|Powermaster Optimus Prime's drone partner|Ginrai's drone from ''Super-God Masterforce''|Godbomber}} | {{disambig2|Powermaster Optimus Prime's drone partner|Ginrai's drone from ''Super-God Masterforce''|Godbomber}} | ||
:''Apex Bomber is an [[Autobot]] [[drone]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | :''Apex Bomber is an [[Autobot]] [[drone]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|continuity family of the same name]].'' | ||
[[Image:ApexBomber BioPic.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The Heroic Apex Bomber What Bombs at the Apex]] | [[Image:ApexBomber BioPic.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The Heroic Apex Bomber What Bombs at the Apex]] | ||
He has been | '''Apex Bomber''' is [[Powermaster]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s drone buddy. He is non-cognitive, but he responds to Prime's orders and can be commanded to "perform combat functions," whatever that may mean.<ref>Apex Bomber's on-package bio</ref> His standard alt-mode is just an extra trailer for Prime to tow around. But when Prime is in super robot mode, Apex Bomber can merge with him as [[Apex Armor]]. | ||
He has been called a "roller drone,"<ref>Powermaster Optimus Prime Apex Armor on-package bio</ref> but what connection he may have with [[Roller]] is unknown ''(see [[#Notes|Notes]] below)''. | |||
==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/ApexBomber/apexbomber.htm More info on Apex Bomber at TFU.info]'' | ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/ApexBomber/apexbomber.htm More info on Apex Bomber at TFU.info]'' | ||
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* | * The [[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/toys#Generation_1|first Optimus Prime toy]] came with Roller, a small vehicle stored in the trailer. When the Powermaster Optimus Prime toy was released, Roller was not included, and no explanation was given for his absence. When this toy was re-released 15 years later, it included the new addition of Apex Bomber, who was called a "roller drone". This was probably the [[bio]] writer's attempt to account for Roller's whereabouts, but what it really ''means'' is up to the reader to decide. Apex Bomber has never appeared in any storylines, and according to [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]'s [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''Generation 1'' comic]], Roller was still a cart-like vehicle in Prime's trailer after the Powermaster upgrade.<ref>[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Optimus_Prime_PM Powermaster Optimus Prime's ''Universe'' bio]</ref> Then in ''[[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'', Roller appeared again when Prime's original toy was re-released, and he was seen in Marvel's [[Generation 2 (Marvel Comics)|''Generation 2'' comic]] as well. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 00:17, 1 September 2009
| This article is about Powermaster Optimus Prime's drone partner. For Ginrai's drone from Super-God Masterforce, see Godbomber. |
- Apex Bomber is an Autobot drone from the Generation 1 portion of the continuity family of the same name.
Apex Bomber is Powermaster Optimus Prime's drone buddy. He is non-cognitive, but he responds to Prime's orders and can be commanded to "perform combat functions," whatever that may mean.[1] His standard alt-mode is just an extra trailer for Prime to tow around. But when Prime is in super robot mode, Apex Bomber can merge with him as Apex Armor.
He has been called a "roller drone,"[2] but what connection he may have with Roller is unknown (see Notes below).
Toys
Generation 1
- Powermaster Optimus Prime with Apex Armor (2003)
- When Hasbro re-released Optimus Prime's Powermaster toy in the Commemorative Series, it was simply a repackaging of Takara's earlier God Ginrai re-release, including Godbomber, which had only been sold in the Japanese market. In adapting the toy's presentation for an English-speaking audience, Hasbro was adding a whole new element to Prime's fiction, as Ginrai and Godbomber had nothing to do with Convoy. Thus did Godbomber become "Apex Bomber," which merged with Prime as "Apex Armor."
Notes
- The first Optimus Prime toy came with Roller, a small vehicle stored in the trailer. When the Powermaster Optimus Prime toy was released, Roller was not included, and no explanation was given for his absence. When this toy was re-released 15 years later, it included the new addition of Apex Bomber, who was called a "roller drone". This was probably the bio writer's attempt to account for Roller's whereabouts, but what it really means is up to the reader to decide. Apex Bomber has never appeared in any storylines, and according to Marvel's Generation 1 comic, Roller was still a cart-like vehicle in Prime's trailer after the Powermaster upgrade.[3] Then in Generation 2, Roller appeared again when Prime's original toy was re-released, and he was seen in Marvel's Generation 2 comic as well.
References
- ↑ Apex Bomber's on-package bio
- ↑ Powermaster Optimus Prime Apex Armor on-package bio
- ↑ Powermaster Optimus Prime's Universe bio
