Gort

Gort is a Nebulan Headmaster partnered with the Autobot Highbrow from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Klaatu barada nikto!

The all-American boy of the Nebulan Headmasters, Gort rose up from a lowly position as stable boy to courageous defender of his planet. The idealistic teenager never has an unkind word for anybody and serves as a shining example of the best the Nebulan Headmasters have to offer.

It's a pity, then, that Gort was partnered with his polar opposite, the elitist snob Highbrow, who takes considerable offense to being binary bonded with what he sees as a mere commoner. Their pairing is among the worst of the Autobot Headmasters, often detracting, not adding, to Highbrow's effectiveness in combat as he refuses to listen to Gort's suggestions except in all but the most life-threatening situations.

Fiction

Marvel Comics continuity

Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.

Hi, folks, I'm Highbrow and—what the...?

Searching for the inhabitants of the planet Nebulos to give them Fortress Maximus's message of peace, Gort's future partner, Highbrow, interrupted the young lad and his girlfriend Marita engaged in what the Transformer called "a primitive form of communication". Gort panicked and, in his haste to fight off the monster for his lover, tripped and fell into a small pit. Smooth. Ring of Hate!

Err...Duros, I think the least you can do is wear pants.

When the Scorponok-led Decepticons arrived searching for the Autobots and threatened the planet, Gort and four others agreed to undergo the binary bonding process, choosing to combine with Highbrow. Broken Glass! These new Headmasters were able to fend off the Decepticon attacks, until the Decepticons themselves underwent the process, capturing and imprisoning Gort and the other Autobot Headmasters. Love and Steel! Realizing the effect the escalating conflict was having on Nebulos, Lord Zarak released Gort and the other prisoners in an attempt to save the planet. Brothers in Armor!!

Highbrow and his fellow Headmasters were captured by the Decepticon Targetmasters as part of a scheme by Scorponok to discern the flaws in the Decepticon Headmaster process. Scorponok chose Highbrow as the subject of his experiments, Highbrow being unable to fight back as his mind and Gort's were struggling for supremacy, until Chromedome arrived and managed to convince them to work together, forcing Scorponok to flee. Worlds Apart!

After the upgrade work on Fortress Maximus was completed as the Steelhaven travelled to Earth, Gort and Duros both questioned Galen's intentions and almost power-hungry preparations for war. Trial by Fire!

Lured into Scorponok's clutches by Nebulans hypnotised by Mindwipe, Highbrow battled the Horrorcons, but was defeated and also hypnotised. While Highbrow thus suffered from amnesia, the Decepticons attempted to convince him that they were on his side. Gort, however, was unaffected, and when he recombined with Highbrow, the two ripped off Scorponok's head. All in the Minds!

Much later, during Unicron's attack on Cybertron, Gort and Highbrow accidentally got into Cloudburst's way and made him steer into the path of Unicron's flame-breath and explode. This caused the Headmaster duo to lose it and perform a full frontal assault on Unicron, who clapped his hands and crushed them. Whoops. On the Edge of Extinction!

Generation 1 cartoon

Voice actors: Michael Bell (English), Kunihiko Yasui (Japanese)

Gort was the leader of the Nebulan resistance movement. Warned by Duros and Pinpointer that there were new, advanced Hive machines roaming around, Gort organised the rebels to spring a trap and was surprised to find the machines were being aided by a human. Though the human, Spike Witwicky protested that the Autobots weren't Hive machines, Gort was firm in his opinion that all machines were evil, and was ready to trigger some magnetic bombs to blow the Autobots up. Fortunately for all concerned, the Decepticons attacked before the bombs could be triggered, and Gort ordered the Autobots be set free.

Once the Decepticons had been repelled, Gort related to their visitors the history of Nebulos, and how the Hive had taken over. With few other options, he agreed to Brainstorm's plan to combine Autobots and Nebulons. The Rebirth, Part 1 One the other Nebulons had chosen their partners, he was left with Highbrow — not his first choice, and Highbrow was even less enthusiastic about it. Still, the pair was soon proving themselves against a Hive machine. Gort pointed out the machine's vulnerable point and suggested that Highbrow introduce his fist to it. Though Arcana worried that the Hive would know of their activited, Gort boldly invited them to bring it on. The Rebirth, Part 2

Returning to Cybertron with the Autobots, Gort led his men in separating from their Autobot partners to make a run for the Plasma Energy Chamber, in an attempt to prevent Galvatron from opening it. Although unsuccessful, he and Arcana modified the polarity on Galvatron's giant rocket engine from blow to suck, enabling the creation of a new Golden Age on Cybertron.

Later returning to Nebulos with the other Headmasters, Gort announced that they'd bring an end to the Hive machines. The Rebirth, Part 3

Toys

Generation 1

• Highbrow with Gort (Headmaster, 1987)

Gort transforms from an armored humanoid into a robot head. Though he only came with his partner, Highbrow, in head mode, he is compatible with any other Headmaster body. On the larger Headmasters, he gives three of Highbrow's Tech Spec stats in their display window, but the smaller ones still display their normal heads' stats due to their construction.

Notes

• "Gort" is the name of the robot from the classic sci-fi film The Day The Earth Stood Still released in 1951, and remade in 2008.

External links

• Highbrow & Gort at TFU.info
• Highbrow and Gort's Universe profile at NFTA.net