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:''The Black Viper [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] was to have been a character from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | :''The Black Viper [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] was to have been a character from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | ||
[[File:HasCon2017G2GoBotsBlackViperArt.jpg|thumb|upright=1. | [[File:HasCon2017G2GoBotsBlackViperArt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|Vyper Vyper, burning bright / On the highways of the night / What immortal hand or optic / Could frame thy fearful diagnostic?]] | ||
The "'''Black Viper Go-Bot'''" is a mysterious individual. | The "'''Black Viper Go-Bot'''" is a mysterious individual. | ||
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==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===''Generation 2''=== | ===''Generation 2''=== | ||
[[File:G2Go-BotBlackViper.jpg|thumb|upright= | [[File:G2Go-BotBlackViper.jpg|thumb|upright=2|As far as we know, not the star of a canceled-then-revived {{w|Viper (TV series)|mid-90s action show}}.]] | ||
*? (Go-Bot, <s>[[1995]]</s>) | *??? (Go-Bot, <s>[[1995]]</s>) | ||
**''Accessories:'' Rifle | **''Accessories:'' Rifle | ||
: Planned as a [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] item for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', this character transforms into a black {{w|Dodge Viper (SR II)|Dodge Viper}}. The figure has through-axle construction to allow for super-fast rolling in car mode. Like its fellow "new"-mold teammates, the figure's rifle stores under the car mode. Ultimately, | : Planned as a fourth-wave [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] item for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', this character transforms into a black {{w|Dodge Viper (SR II)|Dodge Viper}}. The figure has through-axle construction to allow for super-fast rolling in car mode. Like its fellow "new"-mold teammates, the figure's rifle stores under the car mode. | ||
: Ultimately, this toy went unreleased as ''Generation 2'' was canceled due to poor sales; while it got far enough in production to get paint and character art, actual packaging design has not surfaced and thus he character it was intended to represent remains unknown. | |||
: This mold was eventually used to make the [[Spychanger]] version of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Side Burn (RID)#Spychanger|Side Burn]] and the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 ''Universe'']] version of Generation 1 [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|Jazz]]. | : This mold was eventually used to make the [[Spychanger]] version of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Side Burn (RID)#Spychanger|Side Burn]] and the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 ''Universe'']] version of Generation 1 [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|Jazz]]. | ||
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::*''[https://bwtf.com/toyreviews/g2/1995/blackviper Gallery of the Black Viper Go-Bot at BWTF.com]'' | ::*''[https://bwtf.com/toyreviews/g2/1995/blackviper Gallery of the Black Viper Go-Bot at BWTF.com]'' | ||
{{canceledtoy}} | {{canceledtoy}} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 10:01, 5 July 2023
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- The Black Viper Go-Bot was to have been a character from the Generation 2 portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
The "Black Viper Go-Bot" is a mysterious individual.
Toys
Generation 2
- ??? (Go-Bot,
1995)- Accessories: Rifle
- Planned as a fourth-wave Go-Bot item for Generation 2, this character transforms into a black Dodge Viper. The figure has through-axle construction to allow for super-fast rolling in car mode. Like its fellow "new"-mold teammates, the figure's rifle stores under the car mode.
- Ultimately, this toy went unreleased as Generation 2 was canceled due to poor sales; while it got far enough in production to get paint and character art, actual packaging design has not surfaced and thus he character it was intended to represent remains unknown.
- This mold was eventually used to make the Spychanger version of Robots in Disguise Side Burn and the 2003 Universe version of Generation 1 Jazz.
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Notes
- The ad hoc designation "Black Viper" was used in a "Toys For Tots" charity auction listing at BotCon 1996.
- "Black Viper" got far enough along in development to receive package art Hasbro, which was on display during the walking tour of HasCon 2017. It was later revealed to the public by Instagram-based fan @roboticplanettoys in 2021. Alas, its existence was discovered too late to appear in 2014's Legacy: The Art of Transformers Packaging, which did include Rumble, "4X", "911", and Hound (but not "Purple Mercedes").
- Your guess is as good as ours as to which faction this character would have belonged.
