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:''The auto-combatant is a [[Drone|drone]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:BlackSunshine Autobot training failures.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Ooh, shiny! *gets punched in the stomach* Oof, metal.]]
[[Image:BlackSunshine Autobot training failures.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Ooh, shiny! *gets punched in the stomach* Oof, metal.]]


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==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)}}
:''Voice actor:'' [[Frank Welker]] (English)
The Autobots had to flee [[Autobot City]] on [[Earth]] after an attack by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s forces. During the voyage, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] activated the [[Autobot shuttle|ship]]'s auto-combatant for a little practice melee combat. Hot Rod used an [[Energon sword]] and a shield while the auto-combatant went weaponless. The auto-combatant paused for a moment to allow Hot Rod to speak with the rest of the crew, but then sucker-punched him in the back when he figured the conversation was ended. The shuttle then came under attack and Hot Rod ended his training session. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
The Autobots had to flee [[Autobot City]] on [[Earth]] after an attack by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s forces. During the voyage, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] activated the [[Autobot shuttle|ship]]'s auto-combatant for a little practice melee combat. Hot Rod used an [[Energon sword]] and a shield while the auto-combatant went weaponless. The auto-combatant paused for a moment to allow Hot Rod to speak with the rest of the crew, but then sucker-punched him in the back when he figured the conversation was ended. The shuttle then came under attack and Hot Rod ended his training session. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}


====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
===Dreamwave ''Generation 1'' comics===
As training, [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]], [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] and [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] were pitted against some auto-combatants. They got their afts handed to them. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}
As training, [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]], [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] and [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] were pitted against some auto-combatants. They got their afts handed to them. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}


===Shattered Glass===
===''Shattered Glass''===
[[Image:Shattered Glass combat training.jpg|300px|right|thumb|]]
[[Image:Shattered Glass combat training.jpg|300px|right|thumb|]]
The auto-combatants were solid [[hologram]]s that could be generated by a computer in specifically designed rooms. [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] sometimes sparred with them ''while'' listening to reports from his inferiors. {{storylink|Shattered Glass|Shattered Glass}}  
The auto-combatants were solid [[hologram]]s that could be generated by a computer in specifically designed rooms. [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] sometimes sparred with them ''while'' listening to reports from his inferiors. {{storylink|Shattered Glass}}
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==Notes==
==Notes==
*Unnamed in the finished film, this droid's name comes from the movie's original script, and was used in the [[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|Ladybird adaptation]] of the movie.
*Unnamed in the finished film, this droid's name comes from the movie's original script, and was used in the [[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|Ladybird adaptation]] of the movie.
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Combat robo''' (コンバット・ロボ ''konbatto robo'')


[[Category:Generation 1 drones]]
[[Category:Generation 1 drones]]
[[Category:Shattered Glass technology]]
[[Category:Shattered Glass technology]]

Revision as of 05:05, 17 April 2012

Ooh, shiny! *gets punched in the stomach* Oof, metal.

Some Autobot starships are equipped with auto-combatants to help the Autobots keep in practice while on long voyages.

Fiction

The Transformers cartoon

Voice actor: Frank Welker (English), Masashi Ebara (Japanese)

The Autobots had to flee Autobot City on Earth after an attack by Galvatron's forces. During the voyage, Hot Rod activated the ship's auto-combatant for a little practice melee combat. Hot Rod used an Energon sword and a shield while the auto-combatant went weaponless. The auto-combatant paused for a moment to allow Hot Rod to speak with the rest of the crew, but then sucker-punched him in the back when he figured the conversation was ended. The shuttle then came under attack and Hot Rod ended his training session. The Transformers: The Movie

Dreamwave Generation 1 comics

As training, Hubcap, Swerve, Red Alert, Tailgate and Pipes were pitted against some auto-combatants. They got their afts handed to them. Black Sunshine

Shattered Glass

The auto-combatants were solid holograms that could be generated by a computer in specifically designed rooms. Optimus Prime sometimes sparred with them while listening to reports from his inferiors. Shattered Glass

Notes

  • Unnamed in the finished film, this droid's name comes from the movie's original script, and was used in the Ladybird adaptation of the movie.

Foreign names

  • Japanese: Combat robo (コンバット・ロボ konbatto robo)