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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*Ricon's name appears to be derived from the "RI Construction" label on the original Ironworks toy's vehicle mode, itself a reference to [[Rhode Island]], home to [[Hasbro]]'s headquarters. | *Ricon's name appears to be derived from the "RI Construction" label on the original Ironworks toy's vehicle mode, itself a reference to [[Rhode Island]], home to [[Hasbro]]'s headquarters, and apparently is pronounced "rai-con". | ||
*Ricon's status as an original character, not [[homage|homaging]] any prior Micromaster, was confirmed by [[John Warden]] during an [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6C7F-5B9ms interview] at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] [[2019]]. | *Ricon's status as an original character, not [[homage|homaging]] any prior Micromaster, was confirmed by [[John Warden]] during an [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6C7F-5B9ms interview] at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] [[2019]]. | ||
Revision as of 23:49, 21 July 2019
- Ricon is an Autobot Micromaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Ricon works in transport with his partner Irontread, and may or may not be from Rhode Island.
Toys
Generations
- Autobots vs. Decepticons (Micromaster multi-pack, 2019)
- Part of a Target-exclusive set of ten Micromasters, Siege Ricon is a retool of Highjump, featuring a new head and torso based on Generation 1 Hydraulic. He transforms into something akin to a Cybertronian Land Rover, and can also combine with Irontread to form a double-barrelled C.O.M.B.A.T. System blaster.
Notes
- Ricon's name appears to be derived from the "RI Construction" label on the original Ironworks toy's vehicle mode, itself a reference to Rhode Island, home to Hasbro's headquarters, and apparently is pronounced "rai-con".
- Ricon's status as an original character, not homaging any prior Micromaster, was confirmed by John Warden during an interview at San Diego Comic-Con 2019.
