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:''Sledge is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | :''Sledge is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | ||
[[File:Sledge-G1-Boxart.jpg|upright=1. | [[File:Sledge-G1-Boxart.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|You could have a steam train, if you'd just lay down your tracks.]] | ||
'''Sledge''' is a warrior first, and a builder a distant second. While his construction work is professional, his first joy in life is scrapping his enemies. Like his teammate [[Stonecruncher (G1)|Stonecruncher]], he displays a surprising amount of loyalty to the [[Constructor Squad]]. Despite his intelligence, he's lacking in imagination, and isn't really a designer by nature, so his teammates usually need to touch-up his work. He's also not good at focusing his attention on more than one thing at a time. His [[combiner]] partner is [[Hammer (G1)|Hammer]].<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #6</ref> | '''Sledge''' is a warrior first, and a builder a distant second. While his construction work is professional, his first joy in life is scrapping his enemies. Like his teammate [[Stonecruncher (G1)|Stonecruncher]], he displays a surprising amount of loyalty to the [[Constructor Squad]]. Despite his intelligence, he's lacking in imagination, and isn't really a designer by nature, so his teammates usually need to touch-up his work. He's also not good at focusing his attention on more than one thing at a time. His [[combiner]] partner is [[Hammer (G1)|Hammer]].<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #6</ref> | ||
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==Fiction== | |||
===2019 IDW continuity=== | |||
Sledge attended an illegal [[skitter]] race at [[Swindle's]]. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|Swindle's}} | |||
==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
=== | ===''The Transformers''=== | ||
{{anchor|Generation 1}} | |||
[[File:G1-ROC-toy Sledge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Trust me. I know what I'm doing.]] | [[File:G1-ROC-toy Sledge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Trust me. I know what I'm doing.]] | ||
* '''Constructor Squad''' (Micromaster Combiner Squad, 1990) | * '''Constructor Squad''' (Micromaster Combiner Squad, 1990) | ||
: Sledge transforms into the front half of an orange dump truck which is intended to be combined with his partner [[Hammer (G1)|Hammer]] to form a ''complete'' <s>sledgehammer</s> dump truck. He can, of course, be connected to any other [[Micromaster Combiner]]. | : ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Sledge transforms into the front half of an orange dump truck which is intended to be combined with his partner [[Hammer (G1)|Hammer]] to form a ''complete'' <s>sledgehammer</s> dump truck. He can, of course, be connected to any other [[Micromaster Combiner]]. | ||
: Sledge was only available in a six-pack with his squad mates Hammer, [[Excavator (G1)|Excavator]], [[Grit (G1)|Grit]], [[Knockout (G1)|Knockout]] and [[Stonecruncher (G1)|Stonecruncher]]. | : Sledge was only available in a six-pack with his squad mates Hammer, [[Excavator (G1)|Excavator]], [[Grit (G1)|Grit]], [[Knockout (G1)|Knockout]] and [[Stonecruncher (G1)|Stonecruncher]]. | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* In [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' encyclopedia, Sledge is depicted flipped left-to-right. | * In [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' encyclopedia, Sledge is depicted flipped left-to-right. (His combiner pin is on the wrong side.) | ||
===Foreign names=== | ===Foreign names=== | ||
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==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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[[Category:Combiners]] | [[Category:Combiners]] | ||
Revision as of 11:05, 21 June 2020
| The name or term "Sledge" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Sledge (disambiguation). |
- Sledge is a Decepticon Micromaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Sledge is a warrior first, and a builder a distant second. While his construction work is professional, his first joy in life is scrapping his enemies. Like his teammate Stonecruncher, he displays a surprising amount of loyalty to the Constructor Squad. Despite his intelligence, he's lacking in imagination, and isn't really a designer by nature, so his teammates usually need to touch-up his work. He's also not good at focusing his attention on more than one thing at a time. His combiner partner is Hammer.[1]
Fiction
2019 IDW continuity
Sledge attended an illegal skitter race at Swindle's. Swindle's
Toys
The Transformers
- Constructor Squad (Micromaster Combiner Squad, 1990)
- The Transformers Sledge transforms into the front half of an orange dump truck which is intended to be combined with his partner Hammer to form a complete
sledgehammerdump truck. He can, of course, be connected to any other Micromaster Combiner.
- Sledge was only available in a six-pack with his squad mates Hammer, Excavator, Grit, Knockout and Stonecruncher.
- This toy was sold without changes in Japan as the Autobot Sledge. It was also used to make his fellow Decepticon Cement-Head.
Notes
- In Dreamwave's More than Meets the Eye encyclopedia, Sledge is depicted flipped left-to-right. (His combiner pin is on the wrong side.)
Foreign names
- French: Forgeron (Canada)
- Italian: Vega
