Sandstorm (OC): Difference between revisions
From MediaWiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
m Updated alt mode |
mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
[[File:TVMJuly1992SandstormToy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Not RID [[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]], we swear.]] | [[File:TVMJuly1992SandstormToy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Not RID [[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]], we swear.]] | ||
'''Sandstorm''' (サンドストーム ''Sandosutōmu'') is a member of the [[Battle Gaia]] team, sent to [[Earth]] to capture energy to fuel the Decepticons' conquest. | '''Sandstorm''' (サンドストーム ''Sandosutōmu'') is a member of the [[Battle Gaia (OC)|Battle Gaia]] team, sent to [[Earth]] to capture energy to fuel the Decepticons' conquest. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
| Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
: Sandstorm is a [[redeco]] of [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]], transforming into a Leopard 1A3 main battle tank. Using the [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style of combination, he can form any limb to a compatible torso, though his nominal placement is as the left leg to Battle Gaia. He was only available as part of the Battle Gaia giftset. | : Sandstorm is a [[redeco]] of [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]], transforming into a Leopard 1A3 main battle tank. Using the [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style of combination, he can form any limb to a compatible torso, though his nominal placement is as the left leg to Battle Gaia. He was only available as part of the Battle Gaia giftset. | ||
: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]]. | : This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]]. | ||
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1992/Destron/Sandstorm/sandstorm.htm More information on Sandstorm at TFU.info]'' | ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1992/Destron/Sandstorm/sandstorm.htm More information on Sandstorm at TFU.info]'' | ||
Revision as of 06:37, 3 July 2015
| The name or term "Sandstorm" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Sandstorm (disambiguation). |
- Sandstorm is a Decepticon from the Operation Combination portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Sandstorm (サンドストーム Sandosutōmu) is a member of the Battle Gaia team, sent to Earth to capture energy to fuel the Decepticons' conquest.
Fiction
Operation Combination story pages
Sandstorm is never seen as an individual robot, only as a limb of Battle Gaia. Big Pinch, Autobots! The Decepticons' Attack on Earth! Conclusion
Toys
Operation Combination
- Battle Gaia (Multi-pack, 1992)
- Japanese ID number: TF-10
- Sandstorm is a redeco of Brawl, transforming into a Leopard 1A3 main battle tank. Using the Scramble City-style of combination, he can form any limb to a compatible torso, though his nominal placement is as the left leg to Battle Gaia. He was only available as part of the Battle Gaia giftset.
- This mold was also used to make Robots in Disguise Armorhide.
Notes
- The Sandstorm depicted in the July 1992 issue of TV Magazine (as seen above) has some color differences compared to the final version; the main color of the retail toy is more cream or off-white than sandy tan, while the optic band color veers closer to yellow than orange.
- Sandstorm was later homaged by Universe Treadshot.
