Vehicon (Prime)

The name or term "Vehicon" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Vehicon (disambiguation).

Vehicons are Decepticons from the Aligned continuity family.

There are many copies, and they have a plan: to look bitchin'.

Vehicons may be Megatron and Starscream's cannon fodder and suffer from particularly poor marksmanship, but they do possess sweet alternate modes, be they sports cars, jets (a Seeker variant), helicopters, or tanks.

If they're not slagged by an Autobot, they can be used for experimentation or even simply recycled for parts by a superior, but that's their lot in life, and by and large, they accept this. Their primary motivation is the thought that someday they might make a name for themselves —literally— and rise to the upper ranks. Thus they have a tendency to follow orders blindly, and are highly expendable.

They can appear in a large variety of colors, including black, silver, blue, red, green, yellow, and purple.

Many of them were placed on board the Alchemor after the defeat of Unicron and Megatron's self-exile.

They are also known as Eradicons.

Fiction

Aligned novels

The Nemesis had a complement of Vehicons, who were knocked unconscious by the ship's explosive space bridge journey. They were some of the last crew members to awaken in the aftermath. Exiles

Superion battered his way through hordes of Vehicons after crashing into the Nemesis while he made his way towards the engines to sabotage them. Retribution

IDW Prime comic

GO, GO, Vehicon Rangers!

Vehicons were stationed on Cybertron, building Starscream's space bridge. They captured Cliffjumper and were visibly agitated when he refused to translate Optimus Prime's encrypted message for them. They were prevented from executing him when Arcee came and killed them all. The rest of Starscream's troops in Kaon were killed when she blew up the space bridge. Transformers: Prime

Prime cartoon

Voice actor: Steve Blum / Kevin Michael Richardson / Frank Welker / Daran Norris / Josh Keaton / David Kaye / David Sobolov / Peter Cullen (English), Yūki Tai (Japanese), Jaime Roca (Spain-Spanish), Klaus Lochthove (German), Uwe Jellinek (German)

Possibly the most beautiful army-builders ever.

Airachnid had a couple of Vehicons at her disposal on Cybertron. They captured Tailgate, and were later blasted by Bumblebee during Arcee's rescue. Predatory The Nemesis had a complement of Vehicons on board. Starscream took them with him when he visited Shockwave on Cybertron. Out of the Past

When Starscream arrived on Earth, he brought a scrapload of Vehicons with him. A large squad of them jumped Cliffjumper and took him prisoner, and two were later sent to take out Arcee. They proved quite powerful opponents when it came to physical combat, able to get both Arcee and Bumblebee on the ropes without much difficulty; only Bulkhead's arrival caused them to withdraw. Darkness Rising, Part 1

Drones are people too!

When first Bulkhead and later other Autobots made an assault on the Nemesis, the drones did their best to hold them off but, while still doing damage, were taken down after a drawn-out battle. One managed to capture Jack Darby and Raf, while another came close to murdering the kids. Darkness Rising, Part 3 Darkness Rising, Part 4

When Megatron wanted to defend his space bridge, he sent in a squad of Vehicons with space-jet modes. In a pitched battle, the Autobots flattened them. Darkness Rising, Part 5

In the aftermath of Megatron's demise, Starscream delivered a stirring speech to the Vehicon troopers, only for one of them to question how they'd defeat the Autobots without Megatron's leadership. Starscream's pronouncements met with a lackluster response from the Vehicons, leading him to seek alternate help. The troops must have been pleased when Starscream recovered Megatron's body and placed him in sickbay. Masters & Students

Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang's deadlier cousins.

Some flying Vehicons shot down Wheeljack's ship, before he hacked them to bits with his swords. A bunch more presumably overwhelmed him so that Makeshift could take his place. Makeshift finished off two of the Vehicons once Bulkhead, Arcee and Bumblebee arrived, in order to maintain his disguise. Poor disposable Vehicons. Starscream prepared a battalion of Vehicons to go through the GroundBridge once Makeshift opened it, however Wheeljack killed his Vehicon guard and attacked them atop the Decepticon ship before escaping through the GroundBridge itself. When the GroundBridge opened a second time, the Vehicons rushed into it, only to be knocked over by Makeshift being thrown through it in the other direction. Yet more Vehicons were taken out a short time later when a bomb attached to Makeshift exploded. Con Job

"The Danger Zone looks greener than I was expecting."

A squadron of flying Vehicons were sent to search out and destroy the Autobots during a mission. They succeeded in destroying Prime's trailer before landing and confronting the Autobots themselves. Then they mostly got pounded, but one managed to ram Prime in the face with a tree, sending him over the edge and temporarily knocking him offline. Convoy

Dissatisfied with the progress of Megatron's recovery, the crew voted to bring in outside help, and Starscream summoned Knock Out and Breakdown to repair their leader. One single Vehicon was with Starscream, Knock Out, and Breakdown when they were going to drain an energon seam using the recently stolen Energon Harvester. When Knock Out tried to correct Starscream on who was responsible for obtaining the device, Starscream demonstrated the Harvester's abilities by using it on the Vehicon, draining it of its energon. Deus ex Machina

A couple of Vehicons were present when Starscream chewed out (and subsequently punished) Knock Out for his going out on a street racing escapade one too many times. Speed Metal

The Vehicons were put to work repairing the ship's electromagnetic shielding after it failed, and despite working as fast as they could, it was taking a while. Partly because Starscream was drawing them from their duties to smack them around. Sick Mind While controlling Bumblebee, Megatron trashed a bunch of Vehicons in the Decepticon ship. Another batch of them came running when Megatron revived in his own body, and were promptly ordered to destroy Ratchet and Bumblebee. Out of His Head

A lone Vehicon was manning the Decepticon GroundBridge when Starscream requested an emergency bridge back to the ship. Starscream yelled at it to keep quiet about his activities, and it silently watched him leave the room. Shadowzone Four Vehicons accompanied Starscream in an attempt to rescue Breakdown, who had been captured by MECH. By the time they arrived, Breakdown had already been rescued by Bulkhead. They prepared to attack the Autobot, who flattened them by throwing Breakdown at them. Operation: Breakdown

Several Vehicons were fighting Bumblebee and Arcee when the latter had to leave suddenly. Luckily Bumblebee was more than capable of taking care of the rest of them on his own. Crisscross Breakdown was escorted to the bridge by a couple of Vehicons when he returned to the Nemesis with Airachnid. Metal Attraction A couple of Vehicons were on guard on the Nemesis bridge when Megatron ordered Airachnid and Starscream to go find the wreck of the Harbinger. Partners

The Black Baron

Knock Out and Breakdown were assisted in their quest to grab a Cybertronian data cylinder by a squad of Vehicons. Another squad accompanied Megatron when he attempted to capture Bulkhead who had the data from the cylinder in his head. The Autobots pretty much trashed those Vehicons, after which Megatron decided no one was having the cylinder and flew off. T.M.I. Vehicons played a large role in the collection of more energon. A number of them aided Knock Out and Breakdown during a transport mission, and were pounded by Ratchet. Others of them protected a miner, though not very well as they were trashed by the Autobots. Yet more Vehicons in an energon mine were smashed up when the Autobots went to rescue Ratchet. Stronger, Faster

Several squads of Vehicons attacked a military base to retrieve a power source for the Decepticons' new space bridge, and were wiped out by Optimus, Arcee and Bulkhead before they could get away. One Shall Fall None of the Vehicons were particularly keen to go against Airachnid when she decided Megatron probably wasn't coming back from his trip to see Unicron. A group of them were on the bridge to bow subserviently when Megatron eventually did return. One Shall Rise, Part 3

Megatron informed the Vehicons to be careful with their words around the amnesiac Optimus Prime. Some of them accompanied Knock Out and Breakdown in a raid on a military installation to get a power source. Arcee busted up a bunch of them when she got on board and hunted for Optimus. Starscream encountered a good number of them when he sneaked on board to steal energon cubes too. Orion Pax, Part 1 The Vehicons caught up with Starscream, but were unable to stop him escaping the ship. The Autobots mowed their way through the Vehicons guarding the Decepticon space bridge. Orion Pax, Part 2

Two Vehicons were assigned to guard Orion after he discovered the truth. He appealed to them to help him warn the Autobots of Megatron's plans, and they responded by beating him. They didn't do so well after he worked out he had guns. Orion Pax, Part 3 Megatron used Vehicons to unearth the Spark Extractor, but abandoned them to be trashed by the Autobots in order to return to the Nemesis. Operation Bumblebee, Part 1

Two Vehicons accompanied Knock Out when he presented his latest find, a powerful force-field generator, to Megatron. When Megatron performed an impromptu test of the device by shooting at Knock Out, his companions quickly scampered away. Operation Bumblebee, Part 2

Vehicons could be seen going about their regular duties as Dreadwing first pledged his loyalty to Megatron.Loose Cannons

Dreadwing and a squadron of flying Vehicons came to Megatron's aid when he was surrounded by Autobots. Though Dreadwing promised to let the Autobots go if they spared Megatron, Megatron himself ordered the Vehicons to destroy the Autobots. Naturally, that didn't work out for the Vehicons. Crossfire The Vehicons later responded to a Decepticon beacon Bulkhead had triggered on the Nemesis. They approached what they thought was Starscream and pursued him instead. They later helped Megatron fight against incoming Insecticons. Armada

The Nemesis later crashed and Megatron used Dark Energon to bring it back online. As a consequence, the ship started having a mind of its own and Megatron sent the entire ship's crew to stop the Nemesis. They failed and were stasis locked. The Vehicons and the rest of the Decepticons started regaining consciousness when Jack disabled the ship's Dark Energon influence. Flying Mind

Four of them were dispatched to Antarctica with Dreadwing to find one of the relics. They mostly ended up guarding Starscream, and were all dispatched during the course of a fight with Optimus Prime. Triangulation Only Soundwave was successful in retrieving the relic he was sent to fetch, and the Vehicons manning the bridge once more got an earful of Megatron chewing out the rest of his subordinates for their failures. Triage A couple of Vehicons made their feelings about the Insecticons clear within earshot of Hardshell, resulting in a brawl between the two groups. Hurt Some Vehicons and Insecticons were sent to investigate a crashed Decepticon escape pod. Those that weren't killed by the Autobots perished when the pod exploded. New Recruit A bunch of them attempted to defend a military base while Soundwave hacked the computer. They pretty much all got slagged, including one who was blasted by the orbital death laser Soundwave was controlling. The Human Factor

Megatron had some with him when he was trying to recover the Star Saber. Amazingly several actually escaped destruction when the Autobots attacked and returned to the ship with their leader. Legacy Smokescreen found them easy to evade with the phase shifter, though once he jumped off the Nemesis, an enraged Megatron flung a Flyer and a Trooper after him before ordering more Flyers after him. Two Flyers crashed once Smokescreen phased through the ground while the screaming Trooper blew up after them. Two Flyers accompanying Megatron surveyed the wreckage. Inside Job

Starscream cosplayers are a terrible force to be reckoned with.

Megatron and a large number of Vehicons went to Cybertron with the Omega Keys to find the Omega Lock. They were ambushed by the Autobots, and the Vehicons who survived the attack were taken out by the spark extractor that Smokescreen dropped in their midst. Regeneration Vehicon reinforcements surrounded the Autobots after they were forced to drop their weapons, but didn't last long once Optimus grabbed the Star Saber again. Many flying Vehicons with spanking new paint jobs took part in the attack on the Autobot base. Darkest Hour

They were tasked with searching through the rubble of the Autobot base for bodies, but found only Airachnid and the Forge of Solus Prime. A couple were sent to attack Arcee and Jack Darby, and were blown up in a gas station explosion. Some more of them accompanied Knock Out to Cybertron and managed to dig up the Apex Armor. Darkmount, NV A Vehicon execution team totally failed to execute Wheeljack, but as it turned out, this was part of Starscream's plan as he had counted on them failing. Oddly enough, the flying Vehicons he sent to dispatch Wheeljack and Bulkhead failed too, as they fell into a trap and were blown up. Scattered

A squad of Vehicons bore witness to Shockwave bringing his Predacon experiment to Earth, and unleashing it to track down Wheeljack. Prey The Vehicon forces were subsequently spread thin all over America as Starscream dispatched them to investigate "Autobot mischief." Those that remained at Darkmount had to deal with various fronts of attack from the Autobots, the invaders were all eventually taken prisoner... until Optimus returned in an upgraded body. The tide of the battle turned once more, and the Vehicons were defeated en masse by the Autobots. Though Megatron planned to use the fortress's fusion cannons to destroy nearby metropolises, this plan when to scrap as well when Optimus threw his nemesis into the cannons' power core. With the battle ultimately lost, Starscream ordered a couple of Vehicons to escort Megatron back to the warship, despite their leader's protests. Rebellion

Shockwave had a squad of Vehicons with him in Texas, while digging up Predacon remains. They didn't last particularly long against Bumblebee and Smokescreen. Project Predacon A team of Vehicons searching for Predacon fossils in Scotland was taken out by Ultra Magnus and the Wreckers. Starscream took two seekers with him to investigate the team's disappearance, and both of them somehow managed to survive an encounter with Miko Nakadai in the Apex Armor. Chain of Command

Arcee and Wheeljack managed to bridge into the middle of a squad of Vehicons in New Mexico and took the lot of them out without breaking a sweat. Meanwhile, Starscream attempted to have a couple of Vehicons repair the communication dish on the Nemesis with little success. Plus One

When Cylas was turned into a sort of energon zombie in an experiment, Starscream was confident that the highly trained Vehicons would be able to deal with it. Surprise! They didn't. A bunch of them got infected and turned into more energon zombies instead. A cleanup team headed by Soundwave eventually eradicated the infected Vehicons. Thirst As a result of the infection, Vehicon numbers were cut by a half. That didn't stop the Decepticons using a number of them as bait to lure the Autobots to Shockwave's off-site laboratory. Evolution

A group of Vehicons accompanied Shockwave to the Solaris particle collider installation. Minus One They all died. Five Seeker Vehicons joined Starscream in an attack on the Autobot base and all managed to survive, despite the US military sending a squad of Skystrikers against them. Persuasion They didn't survive an encounter with Optimus Prime when they were sent out with Starscream to intercept a signal though. The Vehicons on the Nemesis meanwhile had to cope with first one of Predaking's rampages, and then an invasion of Autobots. Synthesis Though they put up a desperate defense, the Vehicons were unable to fight off the Autobot assault. Their remaining numbers presumably evacuated the Nemesis in escape pods. Deadlock

A handful of Vehicons (ineptly) attempted to help Bulkhead build a new space port for those who returned to Cybertron. Most of the others were kept locked up with Knock Out. When Starscream arrived and freed them all, the Vehicons attempted to help him retake the warship, only to be blasted by the Autobots. Predacons Rising

Titan Prime comic

"Have you seen Blue, my puppy?"

After the Autobots accidentally uncovered a nuclear warhead, a group of Vehicons mistook the energy signature for an energon trace and headed toward Autobot Outpost Omega One to investigate. They were welcomed to the neighbourhood by Optimus, Arcee and Bumblebee, who comprehensively dismantled them. The Safe and the Failsafe

After a hypnotised Raf opened the GroundBridge, the Decepticons sent wave after wave of Vehicons through it into the Autobot base. The Autobots valiantly kept them at bay until Raf recovered and reconfigured the GroundBridge to suck the Vehicons back through, though there were a few loose parts left behind. Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy! The Vehicons had trouble flying the Nemesis through a storm when Megatron tasked Starscream with finding a way to flush out the Autobots. Starscream took a bunch of them with him to then take Air Force One hostage, and secured the plane's passengers within the Grand Canyon. Though the Autobots took the bait, they easily dispatched all of Starscream's troops in their rescue attempt. All the President's 'Bots!

Megatron forced the Vehicons to engage in a series of deathmatches in a cave below the Erta Ale volcano. This included pitting Starscream against one of the larger Vehicons, Fearstorm, however Starscream used his wits to defeat his foe. Megatron's Law Some land and air Vehicons accompanied Knock Out to Zhejiang Province, China to test his neuron refractor on Optimus Prime. They actually managed to subdue Bulkhead and Arcee when the pair came looking for their leader, but once Optimus was back on his feet, the surviving Decepticons fled. The Mind Trap! After Bulkhead destroyed an energon store, Megatron and six Vehicons tracked him through the forest, eventually dog-piling him and taking him back to the Nemesis. Later, a couple of the Vehicons found the Autobots' kids trying to free the prisoner, but were dispatched by Optimus before they could do anything about it. The Battle for Bulkhead

He ain't no dummy,
He's chummy,
And he's myyyyyyy mummy!

Many Vehicons took part in a battle against the Autobots in The Wave. Some of them tried to outflank Team Prime, only to be smashed to pieces by Bulkhead's wrecking ball. The Evil Shred A good number of them accompanied Megatron in an attack on the Statue of Liberty, only to be smashed up by Optimus Prime and Bumblebee. The final indignity came when Bumblebee threw a lifeless Vehicon in an attempt to knock Megatron off the statue. Protecting the Lady When Knock Out and Breakdown took over the TV show Down and Out, they were accompanied by four Vehicons who disguised themselves as mummies to fit with the show's muddled Aztec/Egyptian theme and attacked Optimus and Bulkhead. Bulkhead took care of them while Optimus rescued the human hostages. It's a Knock-Out

Decepticon's Storytime Theater

Voice actor: Mark Hamill

A jet Vehicon told his audience about the sad tale of Stumble Bee. The Story of Stumble Bee

Eaglemoss Prime comic

Vehicon 367 complained about being under-appreciated by Megatron. Issue #44

2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon

Voice actor: Jim Cummings (English), Fred Tatasciore (English)

Glowstrike had a number of colorful Vehicons at her command, Metal Meltdown using them to guard her Minicon prisoners. Portals

Two Vehicons who are guarding Decepticon Island are very impressed with the supposed captures made by Grimlock who is sadly forced to knock his admirers out when they got suspicious. Decepticon Island (Part 1) Vehicons were some of the many Decepticons helping Steeljaw in his attempt to capture the Autobots. Decepticon Island (Part 2)

Adventure toy bios

Certain Vehicons who displayed particular talent were promoted to the rank of Ground Vehicon General, becoming soldiers considered above and beyond regular Vehicons. Following the Decepticons' defeat and disappearance of the Vehicon armies, one of these generals fell in with Black Shadow. Ground Vehicon General bio

IDW Robots in Disguise comic

Three Vehicons, designated XL-917, XL-571, and Steve were assigned by Starscream to establish an energon mine. Many years later, unaware that the Decepticon army had been defeated, the trio continued to toil until they were discovered by Steeljaw. Steeljaw convinced them that he was a superior officer, and had them help him kidnap Fixit and Russell Clay. Robots in Disguise #5

Together with Steeljaw's men, the Vehicons set about mining the energon. When Bumblebee and his team arrived, the Vehicons joined in the combat, revealing the bomb which Starscream had left them. Optimus Prime arrived and revealed that the war was over, the Decepticon army defeated, and Steeljaw was not part of Starscream's command, at which point the Vehicons turned on their would-be leader. Though Optimus offered them an olive branch, they instead opted to go back into hiding and await Megatron's inevitable return. Robots in Disguise #6

e-HOBBY comics

During an intrusion from Cloud World into his universe, a Vehicon witnessed the bloodthirsty Deadlock shoot a downed Override in the head. Decepticon Jaeger Deadlock

Commercial appearances

• After Optimus and Bumblebee received some new secret weapons from Ratchet, they turned their new acquisitions on legions of Vehicons. Weaponizers commercial

• Ratchet and Bumblebee used the Optimus Maximus mech to blast legions of Vehicons. Optimus Maximus commercial

• A bunch of a Vehicons watched video footage from various strange realms, and one realm vaguely familiar, along with footage from their own universe on a screen somewhere on the Nemesis while chanting "Huboom!" Huboom! Saturdays

• A couple of Vehicons reacted to Megatron's answers as he took questions from his adoring public. They mostly seemed dismayed at his replies. Ask Megatron

• As Megatron read A Visit from St. Nicholas, three Vehicons discussed the stirring preferences of mice, landing on Egg Nog. Megatron then threatened to put them on the naughty list. 30-Second Holiday Special: "Decepticon Holidays: Naughty List" Several Vehicons sang about figgy pudding until Megatron shouted them down. One of the Vehicons then asked for a pony. 30-Second Holiday Special: "Decepticon Holidays: Pudding" Two rogue Vehicons decorated the Nemesis in Christmas lighting. 30-Second Holiday Special: "Decepticon Holidays: Holiday Schmoliday"

Games

Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense

Wave after wave of Terrorcons attacked the town of Jasper and its surrounding area in a bid to amass as much Dark Energon as possible before launching an assault against the Autobots' headquarters. They were defeated by Bumblebee, Arcee and Optimus Prime. Terrorcon Defense

Transformers: Prime - The Game

Voice actor: Steve Blum (English, Car and Truck), Josh Keaton (English, Car and Jet), Fred Tatasciore (English, Helicopter and Tank)

The Fabulous Adventures of Steve the Eradicon Vehicon

There's also helicopter and tank Vehicon types. Who knew? Transformers: Prime - The Game

Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon

Eradicons pestered Bulkhead on his missions inside a Dark Energon cave, the Nemesis, and the Autobot headquarters. They blasted incessantly at the Autobot until they were themselves destroyed. Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon

Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike

Hordes upon hordes of Vehicons weaved across the sky before Optimus Prime, pestering him with weapons' fire, as the Autobot leader fought his way through Megatron's troops. Decepticon Strike

Transformers Universe

Due to the game mechanics, Vehicons generally never miss (unless the player has a miss effect) along with the fact due to their special abilities, they tend to be challenging to take on alone. Vehicons occasionally scout for Autobots, sometimes they appear in High Grand. When a player first enters the game the Vehicons will appear in the tutorial, informing Switchblade a new recruit has arrived. Transformers Universe There are many types of Vehicons for example:

• Vehicon Captain: Wields a large sword and noticeably taller than other vehicons
• Vehicon Scorcher: Carries a flamethrower (similar to Sparkscape). This Vehicon's special ability allows it to deal spark damage over an area.
• Vehicon Bombardier: Carries a grenade launcher (similar to Astraea).
• Vehicon Gunner: Carries a rifle (similar to Duststorm). This Vehicon's special ability allows it to spawn a Smoke/"miss" field on the next hit by the rifle.

Toys

Cyberverse

For the cheapskate army-builder.

• Vehicon (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)
  • Series / Number: 2 / 002
  • Japanese number: EZ-07
  • Japanese release date: 2012-03-31
  • Accessories: Blaster

Part of the first wave of Prime Series 2 Cyberverse Legion Class toys, the Vehicon transforms into a sports car resembling a Cadillac Ciel, and comes with a soft translucent purple blaster that features two 3mm posts and a hole, allowing it to mount onto his hands, doors/arms, and roof/back, as well as combine with other Cyberverse weapons.

There is a molding variation with the Vehicon's weapon. In the initial run of figures, the "shield" piece on the side was thicker. Later waves thinned the shield a bit, tapered the ends, plus added a few more sculpted details. This weapon, in varying colors, was also used by Soundwave and Flamewar.

The TakaraTomy version is, for no apparent reason, labeled as "Decepticon Vehicon". He comes with the later weapon variant and is virtually identical to the Hasbro release, with the exception of the tampographed production code on his right arm ("#37982" for the Hasbro version, "B2412" for the TakaraTomy version).

• More information on Cyberverse Vehicon at TFU.info

• Decepticon Set (EZ Collection 6-pack, 2012-11-24)
  • ID number: EZ-SP2
  • Accessories: Blaster

This Vehicon redeco is cast in metallic purple plastic. He was only available in a TakaraTomy EZ Collection six-pack with Megatron, Breakdown, Starscream, Knock Out, and Terrorcon Cliffjumper.

• Air Vehicon (Cyberverse Legion, 2013)
  • Series / Number: 3 / 011
  • Accessories: Hooksaw Cannon

Part of the fourth wave of Prime: Beast Hunters Series 3 Cyberverse Legion Class toys, the Air Vehicon is an all-new mold, and transforms into a "hoverjet" as seen on the show. He comes with a Hooksaw Cannon which can peg and be pegged via its three 3mm posts and two ports, allowing it to mount onto his hands, wrists, and the tops of his wings.

The cannon, in various colors, was also used by Smokescreen, Soundwave, Hun-Gurrr, and Bluestreak.

• More information on Air Vehicon at TFU.info

• Jet Vehicon (EZ Collection, 2013-10-26)
  • ID number: EG-10
  • Accessories: Hooksaw Cannon

Part of the second wave of TakaraTomy's EZ Collection single packed figures, Jet Vehicon is a redeco of Hasbro's Legion Class Air Vehicon figure, replacing the purple base plastic color with black while retaining the same paint mask including all the various paint colors.

You're making my cannon angry. You wouldn't like it when it's angry.

• Ace Vehicon (Cyberverse Legion, 2014)
  • Series / Number: 3 / 015
  • Accessories: Hooksaw Cannon

A redeco of the Air Vehicon in "Seeker" colors, being cast in white and dark silver, with orange highlights. His Hooksaw Cannon is now red. The paint operations are nearly the same as for Air Vehicon and EZ Collection Jet Vehicon aside from some color changes (the head and the chest are painted in a darker metallic gray, rendering the tampographed Decepticon insignia nearly invisible; and the details on the shoulders and on the alternate mode's sides are now orange instead of purple). The only differences are the lack of the paint operation on the abdomen and the addition of another tampographed Decepticon insignia on the "driver" side next to the windshield. Curiously, the stock photo of his hoverjet mode from the back of his packaging clearly shows a prototype figure, as it is completely unpainted. Furthermore, the last step of his instructions oddly shows his vehicle mode from behind.

Due to being released after the Christmas season and before the launching of the Age of Extinction toy line, Ace Vehicon and the other figures of his wave were ultimately only available in Europe, Australia, and South America, in European packaging in all instances (an unusual occurrence for Australia).

Prime: First Edition

Is that a Danny Elfman score playing?

• Vehicon (First Edition Deluxe, 2011)
  • Number: 006
  • Japanese release date: 2011-12-28
  • Accessories: Gun, stand (Hasbro only)

Part of the second wave of Prime: First Edition Deluxe Class toys, this larger-scale Vehicon comes with a gun that can be tabbed and mounted on his hood or stored underneath in vehicle mode, or be (loosely) held by his hands in robot mode. He features a 5mm port on the foldable door panels just below each of his hands, and flipping either hand back into his arms reveals another port behind each of them, allowing the gun to be mounted directly onto his arms, giving the appearance of integrated weaponry. The Hasbro version features a removable cardboard stand assembled within the packaging.

His instructions tell you to swing down his rear wheels from his shoulders for robot mode, bringing them closer to his elbows, when they are actually meant to be kept in his shoulders for show-accuracy. His stock photography also depicts him with blue hands and knee spikes, when the former are black and the latter are purple in the final product.

His mass-retail release in Hasbro's US markets was canceled, so for about a year, he was only available in Hasbro's Asian markets and in the Japanese TakaraTomy version of the toyline. Later, ToysЯUs picked up the Vehicon, along with a lot of other items, as part of a large number of holiday-time exclusives in the US market for 2012.

• More information on First Edition Vehicon at TFU.info

Prime

My backpack went to my legs.

Extra holes not added by Autobot artillery.

• Vehicon (Deluxe, 2012)
  • Series / Number: 1 / 008
  • Japanese releases date: 2012-06-30
  • Japanese ID number: AM-14
  • Accessories: Blaster Cannon (Hasbro only), "Noji" Arms Micron (TakaraTomy only)

Part of the third wave of Prime: Robots in Disguise Deluxe Class toys, this new, sleeker, smaller version of the Vehicon has much less backpack kibble due to featuring a transformation that has the entire spoiler, trunk, roof, and hood panels of the vehicle mode fold into each other to form his heels and calves. He has an automorph head-reveal when transforming to robot mode activated by pulling down his rear bumper and pushing it into his back. He comes with a blaster cannon that can peg onto his hands and the sides of his rear wheel-wells/shoulders. It also features a clip that allows it to be tabbed onto the sides of his front, as well as be tabbed onto his arms with his hands flipped in.

In wave six of the "Robots in Disguise" toyline, the Vehicon was put into new packaging, which came with a DVD featuring the Prime episode "Loose Cannons".

His stock photography depicts purple paint details on his cannon, vehicle front, and robot feet that were omitted in the final product. It also depicts the cannon being pegged underneath the figure's hands instead of on top.

The TakaraTomy version, part of the fourth assortment of Japanese Prime toys, is dubbed "Decepticon Vehicon", has a much more clear translucent purple-ish light-piping plastic for his visor, and has been retooled to include new 5mm post-holes just before his front wheel-wells and on his back bumper as a booster of sorts. Many of his paint operations have been removed and replaced with customer-applied foil stickers... including, rather annoyingly, some painted details under the clear-plastic parts, like the faction symbol in his chest and the purple details in his headlights. The chest-window can actually be popped out by applying pressure to the pegs through the figure's back, enabling you to place the chest-sticker under the plastic... the headlamps, well, pretty much no.

Instead of the Hasbro version's clip-on blaster, the TakaraTomy Vehicon comes with the Arms Micron Noji, a robotic boar who turns into the Vehicon's distinctively-shaped blaster. Noji cannot clip onto the Vehicon's arm, however, and must be used as a hand-held weapon.

This mold was also used for the BotCon 2014 Pounce-type pirate in the Dread Pirate Crew.

• More information on Deluxe Vehicon at TFU.info

"Butterfly of DOOM! ...Okay, it's mostly my doom, but still..."

• Jet Vehicon (Deluxe, 2012-07-28)
  • ID number: AM-16
  • Accessories: "Igu" Arms Micron

Part of the fifth assortment of TakaraTomy Prime toys, the Jet Vehicon is a redeco and extensive retooling of the normal Vehicon mold, and also transforms into a "hoverjet", with additional transformation steps for his new wings, new stickers for his headlights and wings, and with the Jet Vehicon having metallic pink plastic, paint details, and robot mode stickers instead of purple. He comes with his Arms Micron partner, Igu, who transforms from a robotic iguana into the same blaster as seen on the show, but with the blaster's barrel being considerably longer than the previous Micron.

The Jet Vehicon is currently exclusive to the Japanese Prime toyline, making him rather hard to find for American fans who want him.

This version of the mold was also used for the BotCon 2014 Wingspan-type pirate in the Dread Pirate Crew.

• Jet Vehicon General (Deluxe, 2013-02-23)
  • ID number: AM-34
  • Accessories: "Igu S" Arms Micron

Part of the eleventh and final assortment of TakaraTomy Prime toys, the Jet Vehicon General is a silver redeco of the Jet Vehicon mold. He now comes with Igu S, a silver redeco of Igu.

Kre-O

• Decepticon Ambush (2012)
  • Set number: 38781
  • Pieces: 80
  • Kreons: Cliffjumper, 3 Vehicons

This set featuring Cliffjumper busting through a Decepticon checkpoint comes with three Vehicon Kreons. While each one uses the same base body and tampographs, each one is slightly different from the others; one comes with wheels on his legs, another has a Shockwave wrist-mounted blaster, and one has Wheeljack wings on his back and the Starscream arm-mounted blasters.

All three Vehicons use the same helmet as Megatron.

• More information on Vehicon 1 at TFU.info
• More information on Vehicon 2 at TFU.info
• More information on Vehicon 3 at TFU.info

• Vehicon (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2013)
  • Collection: 2
  • Bag number: ***** 71
  • Accessories: Large Rifle

Part of the second regular collection of Micro-Changer Kreons, Vehicon is a blind-bagged mini-figure. He comes with extra parts to convert him into a car.

This Collection was still in circulation at "dollar" stores and drug stores up through 2015. They eventually lost the individual-identifying bag codes, but other changes were hidden inside the bag. The 2015 releases replaced the 2x4 logo stand-brick with a new 3x4 logo plate. The Kreon was also given the slight retooling to the arm seen in the 2014 Kreons, making the "cuff" parts more sharp-cornered and better adapted to being used as studs. Some of the add-on pieces may also be slightly off-color, possibly due to a change in factories in mid-production.

• More information on Micro-Changer Vehicon at TFU.info

• Brick Box (2015)
  • Set number: B2579
  • Pieces: 82
  • Accessories: Scoped pistol, "Ultimate Dark Energon weapon" cannon part

Part of the "red box" line for discount stores in the US like Dollar General and Big Lots, this "Brick Box" is just the "Decepticon Ambush" set repackaged and sold for a mere $5. Good deal! As with all the Brick Boxes, this set lacks the instruction manual. It does retain the decals for the ATV and light post, however.

• Vehicon (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2016)
  • Collection: 2
  • Accessories: Logo plate, large rifle

In 2016, Micro-Changers Collection 2 was re-released in a whole new production run for Dollar General stores in the US as part of a large collection of re-released Kre-O sets. But where most of these releases are nigh-identical to the originals, the re-released Micro-Changer blind-bags use the almost-entirely-retooled 2015 Kreon, with slightly-differently-hued plastics than the originals. (It is possible for some of the add-on pieces to be in the older hues.) Vehicon's tampographs underwent a slight color change, replacing the light gray with shiny silver, changing the black Decepticon symbol to purple, and making the blue on his legs a darker shade.

Sadly, this release has no individual-identification code on the bag, requiring you to use the feel-through-the-bag method or just buy blind and hope.

Adventure

File:TAV28-Ground-Vehicon-General.jpg

... is that you, Rom?

• Ground Vehicon General (Deluxe, 2015-09-19)
  • ID number: TAV28
  • Accessories: Blaster

Released as part of the Adventure toyline, the Ground Vehicon General is a redeco of the Prime: Robots in Disguise car Vehicon mold in a silver color scheme based on the Jet Vehicon General. As Adventure doesn't make use of the Arms Micron gimmick, the General uses the Hasbro version of the mold without the added 5mm pegs and comes with the original blaster.

The Ground Vehicon General features a scan-badge on its hood which is compatible with TakaraTomy's Transformers Adventure app.

Notes

"Is this gonna happen every week?"
"Pretty much."

Vehicon: Code Red.

• The Vehicons were among the first Prime Transformers shown, in a preview clip from "Darkness Rising, Part 1" shown at Comic-Con 2010: two Vehicons walk under a bridge and one shows its hand to the camera, before Bumblebee arrives to heroically beat up the two guys who aren't doing anything.
• The Vehicons weren't referred to as such in the Prime cartoon until episode 59, "Plus One", only being referred to as "Decepticon Troopers" in the episodes prior to then. A single image on the Hub website refers to a trooper as "Eradicon" instead, and closed captions refer to the troopers as such. Though, they have always been referred to as Vehicons in Titan Magazine's Prime comic.
• While they have been referred to as mere drones, Vehicons do appear to be sentient somewhat. Voting for Knock Out to be brought in for Megatron's repairs, questioning Starscream's leadership, and even insulting the Insecticons. Another factor to consider is that the Spark extractor actually worked on them.
  • At the Transformers Prime panel from San Diego Comic-Con International 2013 (included as a bonus feature on the Shout! Factory DVD release of Beast Hunters), an audience member asked if the Vehicons were meant to be drones or individuals. Apparently, season 2, episode 10 "Armada" was meant to suggest the Vehicons' being clones, "birthed"[sic] similarly to Starscream's clones, as evidenced by the Vehicons having faceplates similar to the "mono-eyed" protoforms found aboard the Harbinger.
• Vehicon body parts are available to use in the Hub website's Vector Sigma Bot Builder online game. Normally, you cannot configure a generic 'bot using all Vehicon parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop.
• Although officially the Vehicons aren't in Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, many Decepticon foot soldiers look extremely similar to them. This can be seen in greater comparison when Optimus Prime finds decapitated Decepticon heads in Grimlock's locker.
• The Art of Prime revealed that originally the Vehicons were not going to speak, with the decision being made late in production, hence the lack of mouth.
• At BotCon 2012, concept art for a Tank Vehicon and a Helicopter Vehicon was released. They have so far been used in Transformers: Prime - The Game along with a Truck version. They haven't been used anywhere else yet, which is unfortunate because they are awesome.
• As of episode 54, "Scattered", the silver Jet Vehicon General types have been referred to as "Seekers" by both Starscream and the episode's end credits. Whether the same applies for the normal-colored, non-General Jet Vehicons hasn't been confirmed, though the end credits referred to one of those as a "Trooper" instead.
• Both the ground and air Vehicons' designs were later used in More Than Meets the Eye as generic members of the Titan Hunters. The Vehicon design was also used for a Badgeless officer in the Windblade Holiday Special and as a pre-war civilian in the 2017 Transformers Annual.

Arms Up Modes

In the Japanese Prime toyline, the Vehicons have named powered-up modes when given various Arms Microns in certain configurations:

• Sky Attack Mode (スカイアタックモード Sukai Atakku Mōdo)
  • Arms Microns: Gora, Gul, Noji

The normal Vehicon's box-back Arms Up mode is just him using the Flame Cannon. Oooooh.

• Jet Attack Mode (ジェットアタックモード Jetto Atakku Mōdo)
  • Arms Microns: Gora, Igu, Zamu

The Jet Vehicon's box-back Arms Up mode is simply him using the Debris Hammer. Yeah. Real elaborate.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Vehicon (ビーコン Bīkon)