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:''Loafer is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | :''Loafer is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | ||
[[ | [[File:Tapestry Loafer.jpg|thumb|200px|Goldbrick.]] | ||
'''Loafer''' (ローファー ''Rōfā'') is one of the [[Autobot Master Warrior]]s, the group of diminutive young robots training on the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]] to become fully-fledged [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. A pretty clever bot, he grants any [[Transtector]] he's attached to incredible strength ''and'' speed, despite his name. | '''Loafer''' (ローファー ''Rōfā'') is one of the [[Autobot Master Warrior]]s, the group of diminutive young robots training on the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]] to become fully-fledged [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. A pretty clever bot, he grants any [[Transtector]] he's attached to incredible strength ''and'' speed, despite his name. | ||
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==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===''The Headmasters'' cartoon=== | ===''The Headmasters'' cartoon=== | ||
[[ | [[File:Loafer.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.2|Lollygaggers.]] | ||
Several robots using Loafer’s body design appeared as members of the resistance force formed to force the [[Decepticon]]s off of planet Master, including a green version who thanked the Autobot Headmasters for their aid in a battle, {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} and two grey and black versions that flanked [[Kirk]] when he met with [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] to plan strategy. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}} | Several robots using Loafer’s body design appeared as members of the resistance force formed to force the [[Decepticon]]s off of planet Master, including a green version who thanked the Autobot Headmasters for their aid in a battle, {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} and two grey and black versions that flanked [[Kirk]] when he met with [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] to plan strategy. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}} | ||
{{Note|Given the lack of color resemblance between the Kirk toy and cartoon model, it is unclear if any of these Loafer-based crowd-fillers are intended to be Loafer himself or not, afflicted with a similar case of color-blindness.}} | {{Note|Given the lack of color resemblance between the Kirk toy and cartoon model, it is unclear if any of these Loafer-based crowd-fillers are intended to be Loafer himself or not, afflicted with a similar case of color-blindness.}} | ||
===''TV Magazine Super-God Masterforce'' prologue=== | ===''TV Magazine Super-God Masterforce'' prologue=== | ||
Some time later, after the Decepticons had been forced off of [[Earth]] and a larger war began based around use of advanced technology from Planet Master, Chromedome and the other Headmasters took it upon themselves to train Loafer and the other Master Warriors in the use of their powers. {{Storylink|Master File No, 1}} | Some time later, after the Decepticons had been forced off of [[Earth]] and a larger war began based around use of advanced technology from Planet Master, Chromedome and the other Headmasters took it upon themselves to train Loafer and the other Master Warriors in the use of their powers. {{Storylink|Master File No, 1}} | ||
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==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
=== | ===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''=== | ||
[[File:HM-toy Loafer.jpg|right|thumb| | {{anchor|The Headmasters}} | ||
*'''Loafer''' (Cybertron Master Warrior, 1987) | [[File:HM-toy Loafer.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Slacker.]] | ||
*'''Loafer''' (Cybertron Master Warrior, [[1987]]) | |||
: Available exclusively in [[Japan]] in a tiny individual box, Loafer transforms from a maroon and dark blue humanoid robot into a humanoid head, in which mode he can connect to any of the larger Headmaster toys, activating their built-in [[Tech Specs]] meter. Loafer grants his host body a Speed rating of 9, Strength of 8, and Intelligence of 8. Loafer and his fellow [[Autobot Master Warrior]]s go for ludicrous sums of money on the secondary market. | : Available exclusively in [[Japan]] in a tiny individual box, Loafer transforms from a maroon and dark blue humanoid robot into a humanoid head, in which mode he can connect to any of the larger Headmaster toys, activating their built-in [[Tech Specs]] meter. Loafer grants his host body a Speed rating of 9, Strength of 8, and Intelligence of 8. Loafer and his fellow [[Autobot Master Warrior]]s go for ludicrous sums of money on the secondary market. | ||
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Cybertron/Loafer/loafer.htm More information on Loafer at TFU.info]'' | ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Cybertron/Loafer/loafer.htm More information on Loafer at TFU.info]'' | ||
::*''[http://tfbaka.de-blog.jp/1dai/2010/01/post_8a35.html More information on white Loafer at Transformers Generation Fool (Japanese site)] | ::*''[http://tfbaka.de-blog.jp/1dai/2010/01/post_8a35.html More information on white Loafer at Transformers Generation Fool (Japanese site)] | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
[[ | [[File:Loafer toy.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Maybe he worked at a bakery before joining up?]] | ||
*Early catalog photos show Loafer with a more orange body and near-black limbs. | |||
* Early catalog photos show Loafer with a more orange body and near-black limbs. | |||
[[Category:Headmasters]] | [[Category:Headmasters]] | ||
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]] | [[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]] | ||
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]] | [[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]] | ||
Revision as of 13:27, 4 September 2021
- Loafer is an Autobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Loafer (ローファー Rōfā) is one of the Autobot Master Warriors, the group of diminutive young robots training on the planet Master to become fully-fledged Headmasters. A pretty clever bot, he grants any Transtector he's attached to incredible strength and speed, despite his name.
Fiction
The Headmasters cartoon
Several robots using Loafer’s body design appeared as members of the resistance force formed to force the Decepticons off of planet Master, including a green version who thanked the Autobot Headmasters for their aid in a battle, Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2) and two grey and black versions that flanked Kirk when he met with Chromedome to plan strategy. Operation: Destroy the Decepticons
Given the lack of color resemblance between the Kirk toy and cartoon model, it is unclear if any of these Loafer-based crowd-fillers are intended to be Loafer himself or not, afflicted with a similar case of color-blindness.
TV Magazine Super-God Masterforce prologue
Some time later, after the Decepticons had been forced off of Earth and a larger war began based around use of advanced technology from Planet Master, Chromedome and the other Headmasters took it upon themselves to train Loafer and the other Master Warriors in the use of their powers. Master File No, 1
Toys
Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers
- Loafer (Cybertron Master Warrior, 1987)
- Available exclusively in Japan in a tiny individual box, Loafer transforms from a maroon and dark blue humanoid robot into a humanoid head, in which mode he can connect to any of the larger Headmaster toys, activating their built-in Tech Specs meter. Loafer grants his host body a Speed rating of 9, Strength of 8, and Intelligence of 8. Loafer and his fellow Autobot Master Warriors go for ludicrous sums of money on the secondary market.
- What go for even more ludicrous sums of money are the super-rare, entirely white versions of the figures. These were only available as part of the "Throttlebot Promotional Sales Campaign", where a bagged all-white Headmaster was given away with the purchase of any Throttlebot at select Japanese retailers (sadly, we do not know which retailers these were).
Notes
- Early catalog photos show Loafer with a more orange body and near-black limbs.
