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:''The crane is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] vehicle from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | :''The crane is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] vehicle from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
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[[Erector (G1)|Erector]]'s '''crane''' trailer expands his construction capabilities, allowing him to indulge in his first love, construction. When he must turn his talents to combat, the crane trailer can transform to a battle platform equipped with paired antennae, [[machine gun]]s and [[photon cannon]]s. Even in its trailer mode, the crane's armor-piercing hook can serve as a weapon... though Erector would rather it didn't. | [[Erector (G1)|Erector]]'s '''crane''' trailer expands his construction capabilities, allowing him to indulge in his first love, construction. When he must turn his talents to combat, the crane trailer can transform to a battle platform equipped with paired antennae, [[machine gun]]s and [[photon cannon]]s. Even in its trailer mode, the crane's armor-piercing hook can serve as a weapon... though Erector would rather it didn't. | ||
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===''Zone'' story pages=== | ===''Zone'' story pages=== | ||
Erector used his crane in the construction of the Zone Base. He also rode it into battle against [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] on the water planet, assisting [[Star Saber (G1)|Victory Saber]] in his fight. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone}} | Erector used his crane in the construction of the Zone Base. He also rode it into battle against [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] on the water planet, assisting [[Star Saber (G1)|Victory Saber]] in his fight. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone}} | ||
===''Regeneration One''=== | |||
Erector used his crane to help the [[Construction Patrol]] and [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]] in building the [[Nebulos|Nebulan]] end of the [[space bridge]] network in the [[Clar Macro-jungle]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}} | |||
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Revision as of 21:16, 29 November 2021
- The crane is an Autobot Micromaster vehicle from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Erector's crane trailer expands his construction capabilities, allowing him to indulge in his first love, construction. When he must turn his talents to combat, the crane trailer can transform to a battle platform equipped with paired antennae, machine guns and photon cannons. Even in its trailer mode, the crane's armor-piercing hook can serve as a weapon... though Erector would rather it didn't.
Fiction
Zone story pages
Erector used his crane in the construction of the Zone Base. He also rode it into battle against Trypticon and Piranacon on the water planet, assisting Victory Saber in his fight. Zone
Regeneration One
Erector used his crane to help the Construction Patrol and Quickmix in building the Nebulan end of the space bridge network in the Clar Macro-jungle. The War to End All Wars, Part 1
Commercial appearances
The crane, in its base mode, advanced on an attacking Zarak Maximus, alongside dozens of Micromasters.
Later, it was seen among the bases and transports sitting in an unfathomably tiny Micromaster city. Micromaster transports commercial
Toys
The Transformers
- Erector was sold carded with his crane trailer. The trailer crane rotates, the arm pivots up and down, and it has a flip-out hook that imitates a crane's cable.
- The crane trailer transforms into a battle station, with flip-out stabilizers, communications antennas, a double-barrel gun that Erector can man (though he can't grasp the handles), and a large cannon formed out of the crane itself. Both the double gun and the main cannon can pivot up and down, and the latter retains its ability to rotate. As the other Micromaster Transports turn into planes, this base mode makes Erector unique among his sub-group.
- The crane was sold without changes during the Zone portion of the Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers toyline in Japan.
Notes
- As with most Micromaster accessories, the name "crane" comes from the toy's instruction booklet. The instructions at various times refer to the trailer and its modes as an "attack crane", a "tank", and a "battle station".
