Eldedroid

Eldedroids are Autobot drone warriors from the Generation 1 continuity family.

To combat the progressively more aggressive energy raids of the revitalized Decepticon forces, now commanded by Galvatron II, Wheeljack and Ga'mede put their considerable skills together to create a mass-produced drone warrior capable of taking down opponents psychologically as well as physically. The result was the Eldedroid, a drone warrior built in the image of the most fearsome and powerful Autobot of all, Optimus Prime.

Reproducing not only Prime's appearance, but his energy-absorbing black body coating, the twenty-one Eldedroids are essentially mindless units, controlled by an outside consciousness. The majority of them are under the command of Flip Sides, though at least one is known to be operated by Daniel Witwicky.

Fiction

E-Hobby pack-in comics

When a series of Carbombian shipping vessels were sunk by Decepticon marauders, the Eldedroid controlled by Dann was deployed to meet and defeat the enemy. The Eldedroid eventually stumbled upon a secret undersea Decepticon laboratory, overseen by none other than Megatron, who had recently been deposed as leader of the Decepticons by Galvatron II.

With his opponent unarmed, Dann chose to face Megatron in hand-to-hand combat, as he believed that shooting an unarmed enemy was not "Prime's way". Megatron proceeded to mop the floor with Dann's Eldedroid, though Dann sustained no injury as his physical body was miles away. Dann put on his best Optimus Prime impression, though Megatron immediately saw through the ruse and realized it was not his eternal foe with whom he was actually duking it out.

Megatron then decided enough was enough and informed Dann that he'd be leaving the remains of the undersea lab for the Autobots to clean-up, as well as its closely-guarded experiment: a giant mutated sea monster. MP-1B Cybertron Commander / Convoy Black Ver.

Toys

• Convoy Black Ver. (2010)
  • Japanese ID number: MP-1B
  • Accessories: Ion blaster, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, gun-mode Megatron, Megatron's scope, stock and silencer, energon-axe, cardboard trailer

A redeco of 20th Anniversary/Masterpiece Optimus Prime, "Convoy Black Version" sports the traditional black, grey, teal and red "Nemesis Prime" color scheme, despite not actually being an evil character. The toy is exceptionally poseable, partially constructed from die-cast metal, features rubber tires and vacuum-metalized plastic and is heavily detailed, with sliding pistons in its joints and working spring-loaded suspension in vehicle mode. The figure also contains multiple non-intrusive gimmicks, such as a moving mouthplate, flip-up communications panels on the forearms depicting images of Rodimus Prime and Optimus Prime himself, and an opening Matrix chamber in the chest that lights up with a red LED and contains a removable purple vacuum-metalized Matrix of Leadership, which can also be pulled open to reveal the red crystal at its center.

Other accessories his traditional ion blaster, a transparent red energon-axe that plugs into either wrist when the toy's fist is retracted, a non-transforming gun-mode Megatron weapon, with removable stock, silencer and scope accessories, and a fold-up cardboard trailer to "complete" the figure's vehicle mode.

The version of this figure released through e-Hobby included an exclusive comic by Naoto Sakai and Hidetsugu Yoshioka, while non-e-Hobby releases came with a metal nameplate inside a black velvet pouch.