Greasepit (G2 Go-Bot)

This article is about the unreleased Generation 2 Go-Bot. For the Generation 1 Micromaster, see Greasepit (G1).

Greasepit would have been an Autobot from the Generation 2 portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

Tasteful. Very tasteful.

Greasepit is a bold, showboating thrill-seeker and the brother of Gearhead. He drove around in a truck with a deploying ramp; he loved jumping off this ramp because it made the crowds cheer for him and gave him a chance to try landing on Decepticons and crushing them.

At least, that's what he would have been, if his toy had come out.

Toys

Generation 2

• Go-Bots Racing Rig (1995)

Minty!

Greasepit was going to be a redeco of Gearhead, transforming into a Ford Thunderbird NASCAR stock car with through-axle tires, making him largely compatible with "Hot Wheels" and "Matchbox" playsets and tracks. He would have been packaged with the Go-Bots Racing Rig vehicle/playset.

It appears both Greasepit and the Racing Rig never made it to "mass-production-ready" state, as samples of Greasepit himself are just Gearheads painted over. It's quite possible his colors would have further changed (as well as that packaging mock-up art) had he actually been produced.

This mold (the car, not the unmade giant truck) was also used to make Go-Bots Soundwave, Robots in Disguise W.A.R.S., and the Universe version of Camshaft.

Your bargaining posture is highly dubious. Proceed on your way to oblivion. This item has been canceled, with no current plans for release.

Notes

This wiki page is basically a layout nightmare.

• For years — nay, at least a decade — it was unknown whether or not Greasepit had been given a character bio prior to the cancellation of his release. Eventually, internal Hasbro documentation containing his Bio and Tech Specs showed up on eBay, and the mystery was solved.