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{{disambig2|the Autobot Motorvator|the Micromaster mini-rig|Gripper (ROC)}}
{{disambig2|the character|the vehicular drone|Gripper (ROC)}}
:''Gripper is an [[Autobot]] from the [[The Transformers (toyline)|toyline portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
:''Gripper is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Gripper boxart.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Some time, Rock, when the team is up against it, when things are wrong and the breaks are beating the boys, ask them to go in there with all they've got and win just one for the Gripper.]]
[[File:Gripper boxart.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Some time, Rock, when the team is up against it, when things are wrong and the breaks are beating the boys, ask them to go in there with all they've got and win just one for the Gripper.]]


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:Gripper is a [[redeco]] of the [[Brainmaster]] [[Blacker#Toys|Blacker]], transforming into a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Baja buggy]]. His incredibly simplistic transformation for his size is due to the [[gimmick]] in his torso: placing his smaller Energon figure into the open chest cavity then closing the plate pushes the inner core of the small robot up, forming the larger robot's face. The Energon figure can also "pilot" Gripper in vehicle mode.
:Gripper is a [[redeco]] of the [[Brainmaster]] [[Blacker#Toys|Blacker]], transforming into a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Baja buggy]]. His incredibly simplistic transformation for his size is due to the [[gimmick]] in his torso: placing his smaller Energon figure into the open chest cavity then closing the plate pushes the inner core of the small robot up, forming the larger robot's face. The Energon figure can also "pilot" Gripper in vehicle mode.


:Like the other Motorvators, Gripper lacks the Combiner [[kibble]] used by Blacker to form [[Road Caesar]] (in Gripper's case, the shield/chestplate and blaster/robot face), but can still be combined with the other two to form an incomplete [[Motorvator combiner]].
:Like the other Motorvators, Gripper lacks the Combiner [[kibble]] used by Blacker to form [[Road Caesar]] (in Gripper's case, the shield/chestplate and blaster/robot face), but can still be combined with the other two to form an incomplete [[Big Motorvator|Motorvator combiner]].


:Gripper was released in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand in 1991, and was also released in European packaging in Japan, much like the later [[USA Edition]]s.
:Gripper was released in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand in 1991, and was also released in European packaging in Japan, much like the later [[USA Edition]]s.
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*''Japanese:'' '''Gripper''' (グリッパー ''Gurippā'')
*''Japanese:'' '''Gripper''' (グリッパー ''Gurippā'')
*''Italian:'' '''Phantom'''
*''Italian:'' '''Phantom'''


[[Category:European-original Transformers]]
[[Category:European-original Transformers]]

Revision as of 01:04, 25 June 2019

This article is about the character. For the vehicular drone, see Gripper (ROC).
Gripper is an Autobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Some time, Rock, when the team is up against it, when things are wrong and the breaks are beating the boys, ask them to go in there with all they've got and win just one for the Gripper.

Leader of the Motorvator assault force, Gripper is a mighty robot characterized by courage and pure strength. He has a penchant for off-roading, as his mega-grip tires and super reinforced vehicular armor are well suited to rough terrain. His dual function Energon figure supplies him with wide-sweep radar and a sonic scanner. He wields a crack calibre laser-blazer broadsword. Which sounds totally awesome.

Fiction

2005 IDW continuity

Gripper was front and center among the Transformers who defended Cybertron from Shockwave's attacking Ammonite army. Black Planet

Gripper later gave a testimony on the D.J.D. during Megatron's trial, having lost a number of close friends within the Decepticons to them. Words Hang in the Air

Toys

The Transformers

  • Gripper (Motorvator, 1991)
    • Accessories: Energon figure, sword
Gripper is a redeco of the Brainmaster Blacker, transforming into a Baja buggy. His incredibly simplistic transformation for his size is due to the gimmick in his torso: placing his smaller Energon figure into the open chest cavity then closing the plate pushes the inner core of the small robot up, forming the larger robot's face. The Energon figure can also "pilot" Gripper in vehicle mode.
Like the other Motorvators, Gripper lacks the Combiner kibble used by Blacker to form Road Caesar (in Gripper's case, the shield/chestplate and blaster/robot face), but can still be combined with the other two to form an incomplete Motorvator combiner.
Gripper was released in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand in 1991, and was also released in European packaging in Japan, much like the later USA Editions.

Notes

Foreign names

  • Japanese: Gripper (グリッパー Gurippā)
  • Italian: Phantom
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