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==Toys==
==Toys==
===''The Headmasters''===
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
[[File:G1toy graphy.jpg|thumb|300px]]
[[File:G1toy graphy.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Gurafi''' {{sic}} (W Cassettebot, 1987)
*'''Gurafi''' {{sic}} (W Cassettebot, 1987)

Revision as of 00:47, 30 November 2021

Graphy is an Autobot Mini-Cassette from The Headmasters portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
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Graphy (グラフィ Gurafi) is one of the Autobot Mini-Cassettes. The aerial intelligence soldier of the group, he is the calmest among them, a stark contrast to his hyper-violent partner Noise. Graphy is an impressive flyer with amazing eyesight.<ref>Generation 1 Graphy toy bio</ref>

As a member of the W Cassettebot sub-sub-group, he can combine with Noise to form the robot Decibel.

Toys

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers

  • Gurafi [sic] (W Cassettebot, 1987)
    • Japanese ID number: C-121
    • Accessories: Left and right "Laser Guns"
Graphy is a mini-cassette that transforms into a red Pteranodon. A pair of silver-chrome laser guns attach to the ends of his wings. In tape mode, he fits into the chest compartment of Blaster or Soundwave (and their retooled reincarnations).
Graphy combines with Noise to form the legs and chestplate of the humanoid robot Decibel. In this form, his guns attach to his legs for added stability.
As one of the few toys unique to the Japanese Headmasters toy line, and something of a tail-ender within the year's product output, Graphy and the other three "dino-cassettes" command ridiculous sums on the secondary market. Their actual rarity is questionable, though; similar "exclusive holy grails" Stepper, Artfire, Twincast, and Soundblaster were uncommon, but not vanishingly rare, yet still commanded top dollar due to overseas perception (until they got reissued, at any rate). Speaking of....


Vintage G1

Now... Hasbro, get on them Headmaster Warrior remakes, okay?
  • Mini-Cassettes 3-Pack (Multi-pack, September 16, 2019)
    • Accessories: Left and right "Laser Guns"
In a surprise move, "Gurafi" (what the hell?) was reissued as part of the Vintage G1 series, in a 3-pack alongside "Noizu" and an inexplicable, just-different-enough-to-make-you-mad version of Vintage G1 "Decepticon Frenzy". This version of the pair comes on a retro-styled two-pack card which is actually the left half of a giant three-pack card, shared with Frenzy on the right half all alone. Bizarrely, this right/left arrangement is retained for the back of the set, with Graphy and Noise's instructions and bios on the left behind Frenzy, and Frenzy's instructions/bio (and the other necessary branding) on the right behind the dinos.
This version of Graphy has several notable differences from the original, mainly in his stickering. His tape-mode stickers are generally larger, extending all the way to the edges of his parts, which leads to the detailing not lining up properly in tape mode. His central-body sticker adds a second silver line just above the tape "window", despite there being only one line on the connecting wing stickers (as the original has). Many of these lines are partially obscured by an added black gradient. And of course, he uses the new Vintage G1 style rubsign, with a red-only symbol and mirror-like silver border.
This set was revealed when it went up for preorder on Hasbro Pulse on the first day of San Diego Comic-Con 2019... despite not being announced at the show at all. This set was also available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets such as Hong Kong. It was originally intended to be a HasCon 2019 exclusive, but was shuffled to Pulse following the convention's indefinite hiatus.


Notes

  • Graphy's name is a bit of a head-scratcher, but given his pairing with "Noise", it's possible it's derived from "[[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Equalization_(audio)|{{#if:graphic equalizer|graphic equalizer|Equalization_(audio)}}]]" (グラフィックイコライザー), audio equipment used to adjust individual frequency levels in recorded audio.

References

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