Delta Magnus

Delta Magnus is an Autobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Fear me. I'm not just a Convoy; I'm a Powered Convoy.

Delta Magnus was the leader of the legendary Primal Vanguard, known for overusing the adjective "glorious". He and Ultra Magnus are both members of the House of Magnus.

Fiction

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

A red and blue Ultra Magnus clone was one of several clones created by Shockwave in the same program that produced Sunstorm. While in a tube, he was discovered by the Battlechargers, who released Sunstorm. The laboratory the clones were stored in was soon destroyed by Sunstorm. Night of the Combaticons Prowl later watched footage of the clone from Shockwave's lab while trying to unravel the Decepticon's schemes. The Omega Effect

IDW Generation 1 continuity

Delta Magnus and the Primal Vanguard watched over the Matrix of Leadership after the disappearance of Nova Prime.

Ironfist worshipped Delta Magnus, reading as much as he could about Delta Magnus's days with the Primal Vanguard, adopting his catchphrase "glorious", and even building a life-size model of Delta Magnus. An Intimate Beheading

When the war broke out, Delta Magnus fought the Decepticons alongside Ultra Magnus, Orion Pax, and Skids. The Divided Self

Toys

Generation 1

Blue Honkimus Prime

• Ultra Magnus Yokokuhen Version (2001)
  • Japanese ID number: C-69
  • Accessories: Large robot head, rifle, chest plate, trailer connector/waist plate, 2 small robot fists (left & right), 2 missile launchers, 4 missiles

The clone of Ultra Magnus is based on the Diaclone Powered Convoy toy that was later recolored to become Ultra Magnus for the Transformers toyline. The color scheme of that toy later saw use as "Yokokuhen Version" exclusive version of the Magnus toy. In the early stages of the development of The Transformers: The Movie, promotional footage for the movie was released that depicted Ultra Magnus in the black, red and dark blue color scheme of the original Diaclone Powered Convoy toy. As the second of two exclusive redecos released in the wake of the 2000 reissue of the original Ultra Magnus toy, the "Movie Preview Version" (予告編バージョン Yokokuhen Bājon) of Ultra Magnus paid homage to this early appearance. He is just a redeco of the Magnus figure, however, and so despite his resemblance to the Diaclone figure, he still lacks that toy's exclusive features, like Powered Buggy, wheels in his chestplate, and a Diaclone pilot.

Movie Preview Version Ultra Magnus was available exclusively at Toy Festival 2001, held on February 26, 2001 in Tokyo, Japan, limited to 1,500 pieces.

• More information on Ultra Magnus Movie Preview Version at TFU.info

Masterpiece

Surprise, I'm not him!

• Delta Magnus (2016-08-27)
  • Japanese ID number: MP-31
  • Accessories: Super Blaster Gun, 2 missiles, Marissa figure, 2 neutral faces, 2 yelling faces

Masterpiece Delta Magnus is a redeco of the 2014 Masterpiece MP-22 Ultra Magnus in his Diaclone/movie preview colors. He lacks MP-22's Spike and Daniel figures and Matrix-holding hands, but instead comes with two alternate faces for Ultra Magnus and an articulated figure of Marissa Faireborn who can ride in his cab.

He represents yet another example of Takara's use of elements from comics that were never available in Japanese.

Notes

• Dreamwave's Ultra Magnus clone was never named in any of his appearances. He is included here because he uses the same basis—the Powered Convoy toy—as Delta Magnus.
• IDW Delta Magnus's body appears to incorporate elements of both Ultra Magnus's and Orion Pax's designs, including Magnus's antennae and huge shoulders and Pax's shoulder-tires and droplet-shaped forehead vent.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Delta Magnus (デルタマグナス Deruta Magunasu)