Heavy Tread

The name or term "Heavytread" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Heavytread (disambiguation).

Heavy Tread is an Autobot Micromaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Caught here in a rare moment of being able to see past his own chest.

Heavy Tread is quite popular among his Autobot comrades for using his sense of humor to relieve the stresses of war. Mostly because it involves pulling exceptionally mean and painful pranks on the Decepticons right before he scraps them. His teammates on the Monster Truck Patrol enjoy hearing his recounts of these punks, but it's all beginning to take its toll on Heavy Tread. The pressure of coming up with newer, more inventive ways of being a jackass is mounting, and the idea that his buddies might lose interest in him if he doesn't keep out-doing himself doesn't sit well. The stress of having to constantly be entertaining and on the top of his game can actually affect his performance in battle.

Fiction

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

Heavy Tread defended Little Iacon during the invasion of Venom and his Decepticons. Recipe for Hate He also showed up with the other Micromasters when they interrupted the fight between the guzzler factions. Victims of the Revolution

2005 IDW continuity

In the 2005 IDW continuity, Heavy Tread is not a Micromaster.

Heavy Tread was captured by the Decepticons around the time of the Simanzi Massacre and converted into one of the many anti-personal mines with which they seeded the western provinces. He was found by the bomb negotiator Skids, who attempted to defuse him by shutting down his brain module. Unfortunately for them both, Skids made the mistake of promising Heavy Tread that Primus would look after him in the afterlife and this platitude "triggered" the unfortunate 'bot, causing him to literally explode with anger. Speak, Memory: Part 1

Beast Wars: Uprising

Heavy Tread served under general Hydraulic of the Micromaster 56th in Ky-Alexia during the Grand Uprising. While wrapping up their successful campaign against the Resistance Tol-Tech brigade, the Micromasters remarked upon the relentless Vehicon horde seen passing their position on the way to Iacon. Derailment

Toys

The Transformers

See, it's because he's a "funny" car. See what they did there?

• Monster Truck Patrol (Micromaster Patrol, 1990/1991)
  • Takara ID number: C-361
  • Accessories: Micro Trailer #1 (Takara release only)

The Transformers Heavy Tread doesn't actually transform into a "truck" per se, but a six-wheeled, double-engined, tractor-pull funny car. He was only available in a Micromaster four-pack with his teammates Big Hauler, Hydraulic, and Slow Poke.

Heavy Tread is gang-molded with his teammate Hydraulic, sharing the same plastic colors.

The Monster Truck Patrol was released in Japan with no discernible differences during Return of Convoy. However, the team did come with Micro Trailer #1.

• More information on Heavy Tread at TFU.info

Notes

• In Dreamwave's More than Meets the Eye encyclopedia, Heavy Tread is drawn with six wheels in robot mode (on his shoulders and ankles), but only four in vehicle mode. Oops.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Heavy Tread (ヘビートレード Hebī Torēdo)
• French: Chenille (Canada)
• Italian: Grugno