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:''Landshaker is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] vehicle from the [[Transformers: Zone (franchise)|Zone]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
:''Landshaker is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] vehicle from the [[Transformers: Zone (franchise)|Zone]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Atv-mtmte.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|G2G have a BBQ at the ATV.  We're watching the NFL on its HDTV. Make sure to BYOB.]]
[[File:Zone_gunrunner_landshaker.jpg‎ |upright=1.55|thumb|]]
 
'''Landshaker''' (ランドシェイカー ''Randosheikā'') is an ATV with the ability to convert into a battle base. It is driven by the Autobot Micromaster [[Gunrunner (Zone)|Gunrunner]].
When there's ground shakin' to be done, count on [[Groundshaker (G1)|Groundshaker]] to handle it with '''Landshaker''' (ランドシェイカー ''Randosheikā''), his massive '''All-Terrain Vehicle'''. The ATV is a titanium armored transport bristling with heavy weapons. It can also unfold into a stationary battle platform, allowing all the guns to be manned at once and deploying a radar system with a range of ''two miles''. Man, two miles!<ref>Generation 1 Groundshaker and ATV description</ref>


==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===''Zone'' story pages===
===''Zone'' story pages===
Landshaker was introduced as a vital piece of battle equipment within the [[Zone Base]], usually operated by [[Gunrunner (Zone)|Gunrunner]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 4}}  Later, the Landshaker and [[Sky Hyper]] vehicles (along with their operators Gunrunner and [[Deadwheeler]]) were captured by [[Nine Great Demon Generals|Evil Spirit General]] [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]]. They were eventually rescued by [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 5}}


===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Landshaker was introduced as a vital piece of battle equipment within the [[Zone Base]], usually operated by Gunrunner. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 4}} Later, the Landshaker and [[Sky Hyper]] vehicles (along with their operators Gunrunner and [[Deadwheeler]]) were captured by [[Nine Great Demon Generals|Evil Spirit General]] [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]]. They were eventually rescued by [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 5}}
[[File:Atv-micromasters.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
The ATV was stowed in [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]]'s [[Rocket Base|rocket base]] as the pair returned to Cybertron after pursuing [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] across the galaxy. Groundshaker checked and double checked it, taking assurance in its power as he and Countdown prepared to return to their war-torn world. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}}
 
Later, Groundshaker used the vehicle's power to drive off the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], who had been assaulting the [[Race Track Patrol]] and the unarmed [[Hot Rod Patrol]] in the wastelands. The Hot Rod Patrol accepted a lift from Groundshaker, who took them back to the rocket base to meet Countdown. {{storylink|The Gray Race}}
 
When the Hot Rod Patrol returned to the base, asking for Countdown's help, Groundshaker assured them that the ATV was ready to go. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
As the [[Grand Uprising]] reached a conclusion, Groundshaker's ATV, the Landshaker, served as a mobile base of operations for the Micromaster 001st under [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s command in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|Derailment}}
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==Toys==
==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
===Zone===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1Groundshaker toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Girlies on standby, waiting just to say hi. <br> Did you stop? No, I just rolled by.]]
* '''Groundshaker''' (Micromaster Base, 1989)
** ''Accessories'': Groundshaker Micromaster, large cannon, gun, ramps (2), missile launchers (2), figure stand.
 
: The ATV was sold in a boxed package along with ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Groundshaker. It has six large rolling wheels, the rear set being larger than the other four. It is armed with a huge main cannon, with another gun mounted on its top, and a dual missile launcher on each side. Groundshaker can stand in the cockpit, and, as a testament to the size of the vehicle, he can barely see over the edge of the cabin's armor. The main gun can raise by about 40° while the small gun and the missile launchers can rotate 360°.
 
: The ATV transforms into a large battle station, with a launch pad for Groundshaker himself and two ramps that can be connected to other Micromaster bases. The ATV base is designed to accommodate several Micromaster figures, so one figure can man the main cannon, another can operate the rear computer console and another can sit in the left side recess. The guns retain their functionality from [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], and, as an added bonus, the main cannon can now rotate 360° as well.
 
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Groundshaker/groundshaker.htm More information on Groundshaker (along with the ATV) at TFU.info]''
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===''Zone''===
*'''Landshaker''' (Micro TF Tank Base, 1990)
*'''Landshaker''' (Micro TF Tank Base, 1990)
**''ID number'': '''C-345'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-345'''
** ''Accessories'': Gunrunner Micromaster, large cannon, gun, ramps (2), missile launchers (2), figure stand.
** ''Accessories'': Gunrunner Micromaster, large cannon, gun, ramps (2), missile launchers (2), figure stand.


: ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Zone|Zone]]'' Landshaker was sold in a boxed package along with [[Gunrunner (Zone)#Toys|Gunrunner]]. It has six large rolling wheels, the rear set being larger than the other four. It is armed with a huge main cannon, with another gun mounted on its top, and a dual missile launcher on each side. Gunrunner can stand in the cockpit, and, as a testament to the size of the vehicle, he can barely see over the edge of the cabin's armor. The main gun can raise by about 40° while the small gun and the missile launchers can rotate 360°.
: Landshaker was sold in a boxed package along with Gunrunner. It has six large rolling wheels, the rear set being larger than the other four. It is armed with a huge main cannon, with another gun mounted on its top, and a dual missile launcher on each side. Gunrunner can stand in the cockpit, and, as a testament to the size of the vehicle, he can barely see over the edge of the cabin's armor. The main gun can raise by about 40° while the small gun and the missile launchers can rotate 360°.


: The ATV transforms into a large battle station, with a launch pad for Micromaster jets and helicopters and two ramps that can be connected to other Micromaster bases. The ATV base is designed to accommodate several Micromaster figures, so one figure can man the main cannon, another can operate the rear computer console and another can sit in the left side recess. The guns retain their functionality from vehicle mode, and, as an added bonus, the main cannon can now rotate 360° as well.
: The ATV transforms into a large battle station, with a launch pad for Micromaster jets and helicopters and two ramps that can be connected to other Micromaster bases. The ATV base is designed to accommodate several Micromaster figures, so one figure can man the main cannon, another can operate the rear computer console and another can sit in the left side recess. The guns retain their functionality from vehicle mode, and, as an added bonus, the main cannon can now rotate 360° as well.
:In the west, this mold was released with different decals and a [[Groundshaker|different pilot]] as the [[ATV|Groundshaker ATV]].


::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Cybertron/Gunrunner/gunrunner.htm More information on Landshaker at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Cybertron/Gunrunner/gunrunner.htm More information on Landshaker at TFU.info]''


==Notes==
* Like most Micromaster vehicles, the Hasbro Generation 1 ATV lacks a true proper name. Instructions, specs, packaging and bio most commonly call it an "ATV", for All-Terrain Vehicle. The instructions also label it as the '"Groundshaker" ATV', as if Groundshaker named the vehicle after himself.
*By contrast, the Japanese release had a name, albeit with a different pilot, and decades later ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' would combine the two together.
* The ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#HFTD|Hunt for the Decepticons]]'' Scout Class toy [[Breacher (TF 2010)#Toys|Breacher]] was originally listed with the name "[[Groundshaker (disambiguation)|Groundshaker]]" by both Japanese hobby magazines and online stores that offered pre-orders for [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Autobot Alliance|Autobot Alliance]]'' range, suggesting that Breacher's alternate mode was inspired by Groundshaker's ATV.
==References==
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[[Category:Autobot bases]]
[[Category:Autobot bases]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising vehicles]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 vehicles]]
[[Category:Micromaster vehicles]]
[[Category:Micromaster vehicles]]

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Landshaker is an Autobot Micromaster vehicle from the Zone portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

Landshaker (ランドシェイカー Randosheikā) is an ATV with the ability to convert into a battle base. It is driven by the Autobot Micromaster Gunrunner.

Fiction

Zone story pages

Landshaker was introduced as a vital piece of battle equipment within the Zone Base, usually operated by Gunrunner. Zone Part 4 Later, the Landshaker and Sky Hyper vehicles (along with their operators Gunrunner and Deadwheeler) were captured by Evil Spirit General BlackZarak. They were eventually rescued by Dai Atlas. Zone Part 5

Toys

Zone

  • Landshaker (Micro TF Tank Base, 1990)
    • Japanese ID number: C-345
    • Accessories: Gunrunner Micromaster, large cannon, gun, ramps (2), missile launchers (2), figure stand.
Landshaker was sold in a boxed package along with Gunrunner. It has six large rolling wheels, the rear set being larger than the other four. It is armed with a huge main cannon, with another gun mounted on its top, and a dual missile launcher on each side. Gunrunner can stand in the cockpit, and, as a testament to the size of the vehicle, he can barely see over the edge of the cabin's armor. The main gun can raise by about 40° while the small gun and the missile launchers can rotate 360°.
The ATV transforms into a large battle station, with a launch pad for Micromaster jets and helicopters and two ramps that can be connected to other Micromaster bases. The ATV base is designed to accommodate several Micromaster figures, so one figure can man the main cannon, another can operate the rear computer console and another can sit in the left side recess. The guns retain their functionality from vehicle mode, and, as an added bonus, the main cannon can now rotate 360° as well.
In the west, this mold was released with different decals and a different pilot as the Groundshaker ATV.
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