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[[ | :''The Powerdashers are [[Autobot]]s in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
[[Image:SkyDasher-Catalog.jpg|thumb|300px|He has no elbows and he must scream.]] | |||
'''Powerdasher''' is either a single Autobot who is constantly evolving between entirely different forms | The '''Powerdasher''' is either a single Autobot who is constantly evolving between entirely different forms, or three separate but unnamed individual Autobots. | ||
Powerdasher recently came to Earth to aid the Autobot cause. He is friendly and cheerful, and can operate at various levels of kinetic energy - whatever that means. It sure ''sounds'' impressive, though, doesn't it? | Powerdasher(s) recently came to Earth to aid the Autobot cause. He (they) is (are) friendly and cheerful, and can operate at various levels of kinetic energy - whatever that means. It sure ''sounds'' impressive, though, doesn't it? | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
[[Image:F1Dasher-DW.jpg|150px|thumb|What am I even DOING here? I'm a FLUTIST, for crying out loud!]] | [[Image:F1Dasher-DW.jpg|150px|thumb|left|What am I even DOING here? I'm a FLUTIST, for crying out loud!]] | ||
===Dreamwave Continuity=== | ===Dreamwave Continuity=== | ||
After the defeat of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the Powerdashers were placed aboard the [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]-commanded ship ''[[Orion]]'' as reinforcements. Having been put in shutdown mode for transport, they were activated to repair the ship after it was shot down on [[Earth]] by [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. | After the defeat of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the Powerdashers were placed aboard the [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]-commanded ship ''[[Orion]]'' as reinforcements. Having been put in shutdown mode for transport, they were activated to repair the ship after it was shot down on [[Earth]] by [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} | ||
''('''Note''': The car-form Powerdasher was on the cover of the first issue of the second Generation 1 miniseries, but did not appear anywhere in the story. He wasn't the only one to do this, either.)'' | ''('''Note''': The car-form Powerdasher was on the cover of the first issue of the second Generation 1 miniseries, but did not appear anywhere in the story. He wasn't the only one to do this, either.)'' | ||
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==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===Generation 1=== | ===Generation 1=== | ||
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*'''Powerdasher''' (jet) (Mail-away, 1984) | *'''Powerdasher''' (jet) (Mail-away, 1984) | ||
:Powerdasher was only available as a mail-away premium from [[Hasbro]] for $3 and 2 [[Robot Points]]. However, the customer could not pick which version of Powerdasher to be sent. | : Powerdasher was only available as a mail-away premium from [[Hasbro]] for $3 and 2 [[Robot Points]]. However, the customer could not pick which version of Powerdasher to be sent. Three models were made: a Cybertronic jet, a Cybertronic race car, and a Cybertronic drill tank. (The tank's drill does not spin, sorry.) All three Powerdasher toys have pull-back motors in vehicle mode, which allow them to quickly roll forward across flat surfaces. | ||
: The jet-form Powerdasher appears to be the most common. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The Diaclone names for the toys that became Powerdasher were "F-1 Dasher", "Drill Dasher", and "Sky Dasher". These names are sometimes used by fans to refer to the individual Powerdasher toys. | * The ''[[Diaclone]]'' names for the toys that became Powerdasher were "F-1 Dasher", "Drill Dasher", and "Sky Dasher". These names are sometimes used by fans to refer to the individual Powerdasher toys. | ||
*The term "Powerdasher" first appeared in [[Takara]]'s US-marketed ''[[Diakron]]'' toyline, and was then apparently carried over by [[Hasbro]] into ''Transformers''. | |||
* | *In ''Diakron'', [[GiG]]'s Italian ''Trasformer'' line and [[Joustra]]'s French release of ''Diaclone'', the Powerdasher toys received individual names: "Aragon" (car), "Cromar" (jet), and "Zetar" (drill). | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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*[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/SkyDasher/skydasher.htm "Sky Dasher" at TFU.info] | *[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/SkyDasher/skydasher.htm "Sky Dasher" at TFU.info] | ||
[[Category: Autobots]] | [[Category: Autobots]] | ||
[[Category: Generation 1 characters]] | [[Category: Generation 1 characters]] | ||
[[Category:Mail order exclusives]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div> | [[Category: Mail order exclusives]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div> | ||
Revision as of 20:54, 26 December 2006
- The Powerdashers are Autobots in the Generation 1 continuity family.
The Powerdasher is either a single Autobot who is constantly evolving between entirely different forms, or three separate but unnamed individual Autobots.
Powerdasher(s) recently came to Earth to aid the Autobot cause. He (they) is (are) friendly and cheerful, and can operate at various levels of kinetic energy - whatever that means. It sure sounds impressive, though, doesn't it?
Fiction
Dreamwave Continuity
After the defeat of Shockwave on Cybertron, the Powerdashers were placed aboard the Bumblebee-commanded ship Orion as reinforcements. Having been put in shutdown mode for transport, they were activated to repair the ship after it was shot down on Earth by Sunstorm. Black Sunshine
(Note: The car-form Powerdasher was on the cover of the first issue of the second Generation 1 miniseries, but did not appear anywhere in the story. He wasn't the only one to do this, either.)
Toys
Generation 1
- Powerdasher (car) (Mail-away, 1984)
- Powerdasher (drill vehicle) (Mail-away, 1984)
- Powerdasher (jet) (Mail-away, 1984)
- Powerdasher was only available as a mail-away premium from Hasbro for $3 and 2 Robot Points. However, the customer could not pick which version of Powerdasher to be sent. Three models were made: a Cybertronic jet, a Cybertronic race car, and a Cybertronic drill tank. (The tank's drill does not spin, sorry.) All three Powerdasher toys have pull-back motors in vehicle mode, which allow them to quickly roll forward across flat surfaces.
- The jet-form Powerdasher appears to be the most common.
Trivia
- The Diaclone names for the toys that became Powerdasher were "F-1 Dasher", "Drill Dasher", and "Sky Dasher". These names are sometimes used by fans to refer to the individual Powerdasher toys.
- The term "Powerdasher" first appeared in Takara's US-marketed Diakron toyline, and was then apparently carried over by Hasbro into Transformers.
- In Diakron, GiG's Italian Trasformer line and Joustra's French release of Diaclone, the Powerdasher toys received individual names: "Aragon" (car), "Cromar" (jet), and "Zetar" (drill).
