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==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===''Transformers''=== | ===''Transformers''=== | ||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Eletrix Jipe''' (Eletrix, 1985)}}</ul> | |||
: Released in Brazil by [[Estrela]], Jipe transforms from a blue Toyota Land Cruiser<ref>https://plastiqueboutique.com/remote-change-porsche-robo-sealed/</ref> to a robot and back with a press of one of the buttons on the wired remote control. The other button propels the vehicle (or robot) forwards. Like the other [[Eletrix]], the toy is powered by two AA batteries. | : Released in Brazil by [[Estrela]], Jipe transforms from a blue Toyota Land Cruiser<ref>https://plastiqueboutique.com/remote-change-porsche-robo-sealed/</ref> (aka "not a Jeep") to a robot and back with a press of one of the buttons on the wired remote control. The other button propels the vehicle (or robot) forwards. Like the other [[Eletrix]], the toy is powered by two AA batteries. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* The Eletrix were [[Pre-Transformer|originally released]] in Japan by Yonezawa Toys under the name ''Remote Change Robo Series''. | * The Eletrix were [[Pre-Transformer|originally released]] in Japan by Yonezawa Toys under the name ''Remote Change Robo Series''. They were also released in the US by Village Toys as ''Convert-A-Bots'' "Pow-R-Bots". Jipe is ''mostly'' identical to these other lines' releases of the toy: he has a new "JIPE" sticker on his hood rather than the original "LANDCRU" (the original toy being called the "Landcru & Robo"), plus the stickers on the remote control are different (but similar) for each company. | ||
* Similar to [[Sedan (Robocar)|Sedan]], the same toy that became Jipe ''may'' have been intended for release by [[Hasbro]] at one time; there was an unreleased "Remote Control Jeep" for 1985.<ref>[http://boltax.blogspot.com/2011/01/ron-friedman-auction-hasbro-briefing.html Ron Friedman auction - Hasbro Briefing Binder (pt 6 )]</ref> | * Similar to [[Sedan (Robocar)|Sedan]], the same toy that became Jipe ''may'' have been intended for release by [[Hasbro]] at one time; there was an unreleased "Remote Control Jeep" for 1985.<ref>[http://boltax.blogspot.com/2011/01/ron-friedman-auction-hasbro-briefing.html Ron Friedman auction - Hasbro Briefing Binder (pt 6 )]</ref> | ||
* Thanks to Estrela's habit of re-using names and only giving [[bio]]s to about half their products, it's unclear just who ''this'' Jipe is. We're treating him as his own character, but it's ''possible'' he's a new version of [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], who was named "Jipe" in Brazil. It's similarly unclear what relation either of these Jipes have with the evil [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] [[Jipe (Malignus)|Jipe]]. Fun! | * Thanks to Estrela's habit of re-using uncreative names and only giving [[bio]]s to about half their products, it's unclear just who ''this'' Jipe is. We're treating him as his own character, but it's ''possible'' he's a new version of [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], who was named "Jipe" in Brazil. It's similarly unclear what relation either of these Jipes have with the evil [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] [[Jipe (Malignus)|Jipe]]. Fun! | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 02:37, 11 October 2023
| This article is about the Eletrix. For the evil Malignus, see Jipe (Malignus). |
- Jipe is possibly an Autobot from the Estrela portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Jipe (pronounced "jeep") is a cipher.
Toys
Transformers
- Eletrix Jipe (Eletrix, 1985)
- Released in Brazil by Estrela, Jipe transforms from a blue Toyota Land Cruiser[1] (aka "not a Jeep") to a robot and back with a press of one of the buttons on the wired remote control. The other button propels the vehicle (or robot) forwards. Like the other Eletrix, the toy is powered by two AA batteries.
Notes
- The Eletrix were originally released in Japan by Yonezawa Toys under the name Remote Change Robo Series. They were also released in the US by Village Toys as Convert-A-Bots "Pow-R-Bots". Jipe is mostly identical to these other lines' releases of the toy: he has a new "JIPE" sticker on his hood rather than the original "LANDCRU" (the original toy being called the "Landcru & Robo"), plus the stickers on the remote control are different (but similar) for each company.
- Similar to Sedan, the same toy that became Jipe may have been intended for release by Hasbro at one time; there was an unreleased "Remote Control Jeep" for 1985.[2]
- Thanks to Estrela's habit of re-using uncreative names and only giving bios to about half their products, it's unclear just who this Jipe is. We're treating him as his own character, but it's possible he's a new version of Brawn, who was named "Jipe" in Brazil. It's similarly unclear what relation either of these Jipes have with the evil Malignus Jipe. Fun!
