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:''Wheeljack is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Movie continuity family]].'' | :''Wheeljack is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Movie continuity family]].'' | ||
[[File:ROTB-Urkeljack.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Got any cheese?]] | [[File:ROTB-Urkeljack.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Got any cheese?]] | ||
'''Wheeljack''' turns into a {{W|Volkswagen Type 2}} and speaks with a Mexican [[accent]] | '''Wheeljack''' turns into a {{W|Volkswagen Type 2}} and speaks with a Mexican [[accent]]. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
Revision as of 01:39, 17 June 2023
| This article is about the Rise of the Beasts Autobot. For the other movie Wheeljack, see Wheeljack (Movie). For a list of other meanings, see Wheeljack (disambiguation). |
- Wheeljack is an Autobot from the Movie continuity family.
Wheeljack turns into a Volkswagen Type 2 and speaks with a Mexican accent.
Fiction
Rise of the Beasts film
- Voice actor: Cristo Fernández (English), Benjamin Pascal (European French), Marc Winslow (Latin American Spanish), Renato Novara (Italian), Karim El Kammouchi (German), Wendel Bezerra (Brazilian Portuguese)
Wheeljack joined the Autobot forces upon their arrival in Peru to assist with their search for the Transwarp Key. After a brief chat with their new human ally Noah Diaz establishing that, while he may have a Spanish accent, he did not speak Spanish, he explained the lie of the land to the group, including the Festival which would prevent the Autobots easily accessing the city. During Noah and Elena Wallace's search and subsequent chase underground, he hid in the city with Arcee taking cover inside his vehicle mode. When the Terrorcons arrived in force to hunt down the humans, the pair tailed Battletrap up the mountain roads, Arcee exchanging fire while Wheeljack dodged missiles and wrecking balls thrown his way. When the fight ended with the forces separated, Wheeljack joined the other Autobots in trying to rescue their human allies from an unfamiliar robotic gorilla. Unfortunately for him, Rhinox bowled him over from behind. After Optimus Prime and Primal made a truce, Wheeljack accompanied the united Autobot and Maximal group to the human village which held Primal's half of the Transwarp Key. The next day, he took part in the final battle to prevent Unicron being summoned to Earth, fighting off the horde of Freezers and Scorponoks as a distraction for his allies to shut the machine down. Rise of the Beasts
Toys
Buzzworthy Bumblebee
- Jungle Mission 3-pack: Cheetor, Nightbird, and Wheeljack (Multipack, 2023)
- Accessories: Blaster
- Released in a Target-exclusive Buzzworthy Bumblebee Jungle Mission 3-pack, Wheeljack is a Deluxe Class figure based on his appearance in Rise of the Beasts. He transforms from a bespectacled robot into an unlicensed approximation of a Volkswagen Minibus with "TV Pablo" livery on the side. He includes a blaster that he can hold, or store on the roof of his vehicle mode.
Rise of the Beasts
- Wheeljack (Deluxe Class, 2023)
- TakaraTomy name: Deluxe Class Wheeljack
- TakaraTomy ID number: BD-05
- TakaraTomy release date: July 15, 2023
- Accessories: Blaster
- The Wheeljack from the Buzzworthy Bumblebee Jungle Mission 3-pack was also available individually at general retail under Rise of the Beasts packaging.
- He was first sighted at Australian retail, before any of his wave mates.
- Wheeljack & Rhinox (Beast Weaponizer, 2023)
- TakaraTomy name: Kakusei Change Set Wheeljack & Rhinox
- TakaraTomy ID number: BCS-03
- TakaraTomy release date: July 15, 2023
- Known designers: Shogo Hasui (TakaraTomy)
- Beast Weaponizer Wheeljack is a simplified toy that converts from a robot to an unlicensed approximation of a Volkswagen Minibus in 11 steps. He comes with a redecoed Beast Battle Master Rhinox, who transforms into a minigun for Wheeljack to wield.
- Like much of this toyline, this set was found at retail before any official announcement, this time in Canada.
Notes
- Rise of the Beasts Wheeljack is considered to be a distinct character from Dark of the Moon Que/Wheeljack (and variations thereof) by staff of the former film, thus he exists on his own page.[1]
Foreign names
- Japanese: Wheeljack (ホイルジャック Hoirujakku)
- Mandarin: Qiānjīndǐng (China, 千斤顶, "Wheeljack" or "Hoisting Jack")
References
- ↑ "Okay. Wheeljack is in this movie. But Wheeljack is also in Transformers: Dark of the Moon, and also just gets killed out of the blue. I love Wheeljack, but this Wheeljack and that Wheeljack seem nothing alike.
Yeah, they’re different, man. I know the fans have been calling him Pablo Wheeljack, so I’m going to ride with the fans on that one.
So these are different characters?
Yes, exactly. When I got into the film, they had already wanted the Wheeljack part of this picture, but they wanted to redesign it and actually lean more into the science and nerdy part of Wheeljack. They felt like the Wheeljack – I don’t know if this is the studio or Hasbro who was here before me – he was kind of falling into the lane of the other characters. Kind of tough. Ironhide, and those kind of vibes. Just didn’t feel like enough variety across the board. And so, for me as a fan, I was like, “All right, how can I keep some of the essence?” But I was like, I’m going to just dive deep into the lore and just gave him his whole sort of personality and a different look as we start to now develop and move on. But yeah, that was it. It was no shade or callbacks to the other Wheeljack at all. But people started calling Pablo Wheeljack, which I thought was kind of funny. And Cristo likes it too. He’s like, “I’m down for that.” Cristo Fernandez, who plays him, which is cool."—Steven Caple Jr., Uproxx, 2023/06/07
