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[[Image:Ironworks robotMTMTE.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Yes, my chest is, in fact, asymmetrical, it's a very tender subject, thank you so much for bringing it up. Jeez, why not just pour some sugar in my gas tank while you're at it? [grumble]]] | [[Image:Ironworks robotMTMTE.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Yes, my chest is, in fact, asymmetrical, it's a very tender subject, thank you so much for bringing it up. Jeez, why not just pour some sugar in my gas tank while you're at it? [grumble]]] | ||
'''Ironworks''' is an eccentric hermit, guarding and maintaining his [[construction station]], far from the front lines. He indulges his artistic side by building bizarre devices on the land around his station.<ref>''[[More | '''Ironworks''' is an eccentric hermit, guarding and maintaining his [[construction station]], far from the front lines. He indulges his artistic side by building bizarre devices on the land around his station.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #3</ref> | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===''Zone'' cartoon, comic, and story pages=== | ===''Zone'' cartoon, comic, and story pages=== | ||
Upon the creation of the [[Zone Base]], Ironworks was put in charge of the [[Construction station|Build Base]]. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 4}} However, when the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] attacked, Zone Base was unable to prevent them from stealing the [[Energon Z]]. {{storylink|Zone (manga)}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}} | Upon the creation of the [[Zone Base]], Ironworks was put in charge of the [[Construction station|Build Base]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 4}} However, when the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] attacked, Zone Base was unable to prevent them from stealing the [[Energon Z]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone (manga)}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}} | ||
Later, when [[Violen Jiger]] kidnapped [[Galaxy Rocket]] and fled to the [[Tenth Planet]], all the [[Micromaster]]s (Ironworks included) promised to keep [[Micro|Zone]] safe while [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] and the [[Powered Master]]s pursued the villain. {{storylink|Zone (story page)|Zone Part 10}} | Later, when [[Violen Jiger]] kidnapped [[Galaxy Rocket]] and fled to the [[Tenth Planet]], all the [[Micromaster]]s (Ironworks included) promised to keep [[Micro|Zone]] safe while [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] and the [[Powered Master]]s pursued the villain. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 10}} | ||
===Dreamwave comics continuity=== | ===Dreamwave comics continuity=== | ||
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**''Accessories:'' [[Construction station]], crane/rocket launcher, crane staging, ramp, rocket | **''Accessories:'' [[Construction station]], crane/rocket launcher, crane staging, ramp, rocket | ||
: Ironworks was made available in the Japanese ''[[Zone (toyline)|Zone]]'' line, with no notable changes from the [[Hasbro]] version. | : Ironworks was made available in the Japanese ''[[Transformers: Zone (toyline)|Zone]]'' line, with no notable changes from the [[Hasbro]] version. | ||
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* As the Powertrain mold he is recolored from is "gang molded" with its [[Off Road Patrol]] teammate [[Mudslinger (G1)|Mudslinger]], Ironworks and his fellow Micromaster Station recolor [[Greasepit (G1)|Greasepit]] by necessity share plastic colors. | * As the Powertrain mold he is recolored from is "gang molded" with its [[Off Road Patrol]] teammate [[Mudslinger (G1)|Mudslinger]], Ironworks and his fellow Micromaster Station recolor [[Greasepit (G1)|Greasepit]] by necessity share plastic colors. | ||
* The "RI" on the "RI Construction" decal on Ironworks' trailer hitch most likely stands for Rhode Island, the location of [[Hasbro]]'s headquarters. | * The "RI" on the "RI Construction" decal on Ironworks' trailer hitch most likely stands for Rhode Island, the location of [[Hasbro]]'s headquarters. | ||
* In [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[More | * In [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' encyclopedia, his name appears as "Iron Works", two words. | ||
===Foreign names=== | ===Foreign names=== | ||
Revision as of 03:02, 14 March 2012
- Ironworks is an Autobot Micromaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Ironworks is an eccentric hermit, guarding and maintaining his construction station, far from the front lines. He indulges his artistic side by building bizarre devices on the land around his station.[1]
Fiction
Zone cartoon, comic, and story pages
Upon the creation of the Zone Base, Ironworks was put in charge of the Build Base. Zone Part 4 However, when the Nine Great Demon Generals attacked, Zone Base was unable to prevent them from stealing the Energon Z. Zone (manga) Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!
Later, when Violen Jiger kidnapped Galaxy Rocket and fled to the Tenth Planet, all the Micromasters (Ironworks included) promised to keep Zone safe while Dai Atlas and the Powered Masters pursued the villain. Zone Part 10
Dreamwave comics continuity
Ironworks was seen at the Micros-only bar in Little Iacon. He tried to warn Trip-Up that the chair he was going for belonged to Roller Force. Trip-Up responded by taking the chair anyway, and pushing Ironworks out of his own chair for good measure. The Gray Race He was later seen trying to fight off a group of Decepticons who invaded the Micros' territory. Recipe for Hate
Toys
Generation 1
- Ironworks (Micromaster Station, 1989)
- Accessories: Construction station, crane/rocket launcher, crane staging, ramp, rocket
- A redeco of the Off Road Patrol member Powertrain, Ironworks transforms into a longnosed semi truck cab of undetermined model. He came with a "communications bay", a construction station that unfolds into a communications tower with a (non-firing) missile launcher.
Zone
- Build Base (Micro Transformer Station, 1990)
- Japanese ID number: C-344
- Accessories: Construction station, crane/rocket launcher, crane staging, ramp, rocket
- Ironworks was made available in the Japanese Zone line, with no notable changes from the Hasbro version.
Notes
- As the Powertrain mold he is recolored from is "gang molded" with its Off Road Patrol teammate Mudslinger, Ironworks and his fellow Micromaster Station recolor Greasepit by necessity share plastic colors.
- The "RI" on the "RI Construction" decal on Ironworks' trailer hitch most likely stands for Rhode Island, the location of Hasbro's headquarters.
- In Dreamwave's More than Meets the Eye encyclopedia, his name appears as "Iron Works", two words.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Ironworks (アイアンワークス Aianwākusu)
- French: Cuirassé (Canada)
- Italian: Radar
