Hooligan (G2)

This article is about the Generation 2 Decepticon. For the four-armed alien gladiator, see Hooligan (alien).

Hooligan is a Decepticon Cyberjet in the Generation 2 portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

If Skywarp needed competition in the cruel practical joker department he's found it in Hooligan. Only marginally smarter than fellow Cyberjet Space Case, his idea of a great joke is usually something mean spirited and destructive. Hooligan doesn't care who his target is either; Autobot, human, or fellow Decepticon. His greatest flaw is a tendency to go too far in pursuit of a good joke: most robots would know better than to pull a prank on Megatron, Hooligan...not so much. Given that, it's a wonder he's still functional. But hey, some people do worse, and they get to live.

Fiction

Japanese G2 mini-comics

During battle, Optimus Prime had gotten the advantage over Megatron, who was low on energy. Optimus was about to force Megatron to surrender, when Hooligan arrived and hit Optimus in the back with his "March Shower Missiles". The blow destroyed Prime's back unit, making his cannon in-operative. Megatron then gained the upper hand.

Comics Bom Bom manga "The Earth is in Danger!"

In the year 199X, the Decepticons came to Earth to plunder its forestonite, a newly discovered super energy source. The Decepticon Cyberjets attacked the Japan Self-Defense Force air show and began wrecking the joint. Space Case was about to destroy Junpei when Electro arrived and rescued the boy. Electro fought well and managed to kill Skyjack. To avenge his friend, Hooligan blasted Electro from behind with his "March Shower Missiles", nearly killing the Autobot.

Before Space Case could deliver the final blow, Optimus Prime arrived on the scene. Hooligan was pleased at the opportunity to fight Prime one-on-one, but his joy was short-lived. Before he could touch his opponent, Megatron arrived and sent a fusion cannon blast at Prime. Prime managed to dodge the attack, but Hooligan was not so lucky. The blast completely atomized the fun-loving jokester. The Earth is in Danger!

Toys

Generation 2

• Hooligan (Cyberjet, 1995)
  • Japanese ID number: TRF-9
  • Accessories: 2 missiles

Hooligan transforms into the proposed "swing-wing" Naval variant of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor in orange with black tiger stripes and a large missile launcher atop the airframe. When transformed, the missile launcher becomes the robot's right arm, and like all Cyberjets, Hooligan's robot mode makes use of ball joints for a high degree of articulation.

The Hooligan mold was redecoed to make Generation 2 Jetfire. It was also used to make Robot Masters R-Blade, Universe Wind Sheer, and Timelines Ricochet.

External links

• Hooligan at TFU.info

• English translation of Japan G2 minicomic #9

• English translation of "The Earth is in Danger!"
  
  
  From Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki, a Wikia wiki.