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**''Accessories'': Pistol, left & right cannons
**''Accessories'': Pistol, left & right cannons


: Released in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1992 (Operation Combination)|Operation Combination]]'' portion of the original [[TakaraTomy|Takara]], ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toyline, Sparkride is (barely) a [[redeco]] of the original [[Groove (G1)#Toys|Groove]], transforming into a Honda Goldwing GL1200 police motorcycle.  He is almost identical to Groove, but he has different decals. Since he uses the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]''-style of combination, he can form the limb of any super robot combination, though his nominal placement is as the right leg of Guard City.
: Released in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1992 (Operation Combination)|Operation Combination]]'' portion of the original [[TakaraTomy|Takara]], ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toyline, Sparkride is (barely) a [[redeco]] of the original [[Groove (G1)#Toys|Groove]], transforming into a Honda Goldwing GL1200 police motorcycle.  The figure is almost identical to Groove, save for different decals. Since Sparkride uses the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]''-style of combination, they can form the limb of any super robot combination, though their nominal placement is as the right leg of Guard City.


: He was only available as a part of the complete [[Guard City#Toys|Guard City]] box set, along with [[Fire Chief (G1)|Fire Chief]], [[Fly-Up]], [[Safety]], and [[Streetstar]]. As one of the very last releases of the Japanese Transformers line, at a time when pretty much everyone had stopped buying Transformers, even a loose set of the team can demand prices over a thousand dollars.
: Sparkride was only available as a part of the complete [[Guard City#Toys|Guard City]] box set, along with [[Fire Chief (G1)|Fire Chief]], [[Fly-Up]], [[Safety]], and [[Streetstar]]. As one of the very last releases of the Japanese Transformers line, at a time when pretty much everyone had stopped buying Transformers, even a loose set of the team can demand prices over a thousand dollars.


::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1992/Cybertron/Sparkride/sparkride.htm More information on Sparkride at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1992/Cybertron/Sparkride/sparkride.htm More information on Sparkride at TFU.info]''

Revision as of 17:02, 21 July 2023

This article is about the Generation 1 Autobot. For the Animated Autobot, see Sparkride (Animated).
Sparkride is an Autobot from the Operation Combination portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
This toy is so boring that it does not deserve a witty caption.

Sparkride (スパークライド Supākuraido) is a member of the Guard City team, the main force in the war against the invading Decepticon forces led by Scrash.

Fiction

Operation Combination story pages

Sparkride served as a limb for Guard City. Big Pinch, Autobots! The Decepticons' Attack on Earth! Conclusion

Metrowars

As part of Guard City, Sparkride performed repairs on Scramble City in the wake of a Decepticon attack. Metrowars


Toys

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers

  • Guard City (Multi-pack, 1992)
    • ID number: TF-04
    • Accessories: Pistol, left & right cannons
Released in the Operation Combination portion of the original Takara, Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers toyline, Sparkride is (barely) a redeco of the original Groove, transforming into a Honda Goldwing GL1200 police motorcycle. The figure is almost identical to Groove, save for different decals. Since Sparkride uses the Scramble City-style of combination, they can form the limb of any super robot combination, though their nominal placement is as the right leg of Guard City.
Sparkride was only available as a part of the complete Guard City box set, along with Fire Chief, Fly-Up, Safety, and Streetstar. As one of the very last releases of the Japanese Transformers line, at a time when pretty much everyone had stopped buying Transformers, even a loose set of the team can demand prices over a thousand dollars.

Notes

  • None of the Guard City components were given individual bios. This was actually very common by this point in the Takara Transformers line, which was loaded up with multi-packs (mainly of Micromasters) where the singular on-package bio would cover the entire team, and there was very little fiction to even attempt to highlight anyone beyond "hey cool robot that fights good".