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==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)}}
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)}}
The Autobots had to flee [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on [[Earth]] after an attack by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|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 (G1)|Autobot City]] on [[Earth]] after an attack by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|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}}
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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.

Revision as of 02:26, 2 February 2015

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

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

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 One continuity

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


IDW Generation 1 continuity

Metroplex's sparring arena was equipped with auto-combatants that Optimus Prime would often train with. Dai Atlas destroyed a bunch of them to prove to Prime that he wasn't as weak or pacifistic as he seemed. Faces of Darkness

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)