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[[File:EN-toy MB2 Blitz.jpg|right|thumb|400px|It was like ''lightning!'']] | [[File:EN-toy MB2 Blitz.jpg|right|thumb|400px|It was like ''lightning!'']] | ||
'''Blitz''' (ブリッツ ''Burittsu'') is one of the many energy-enhancing Mini-Cons who assist the [[Autobot]]s in searching out deposits of raw [[energon]] ore and protecting them from the [[Decepticon]]s. He is part of the [[Sky Scorcher Mini-Con Team]] alongside [[Effect]] and [[Seeker (Energon)|Seeker]]. | '''Blitz''' (ブリッツ ''Burittsu'') is one of the many energy-enhancing Mini-Cons who assist the [[Autobot]]s in searching out deposits of raw [[energon]] ore and protecting them from the [[Decepticon]]s. He is part of the [[Sky Scorcher Mini-Con Team]] alongside [[Effect]] and [[Seeker (Energon)|Seeker]].<ref>[[Ask Vector Prime]] post on Facebook, [[July 15|15 July]] [[2015]]</ref> | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===''Timelines''=== | ===''Timelines''=== | ||
Stationed aboard the ''[[Iron Hope (Cybertron)|Iron Hope]]'' during the black hole crisis, the Sky Scorcher Mini-Cons sortied with [[Quickstrike (Energon)|Quickstrike]], [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]], and [[Overcast (Energon)|Overcast]] to repel a [[Decepticon]] attack on the ship. {{storylink|Force of Habit}} | |||
==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
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**''Booster ID number'': '''6''' | **''Booster ID number'': '''6''' | ||
: Blitz uses the [[Air Military Mini-Con Team]] [[Terradive (Armada)# | : ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Super Link]]'' Blitz uses the [[Air Military Mini-Con Team]] [[Terradive (Armada)#Toys|Terradive]] mold, transforming into a "Blackbird"-like stealth jet. He also has a third three-bladed claw mode. He was available only as part of the third [[Micron Booster]] assortment, in a blind-packed, single-toy box. | ||
: The unfortunate design flaw of the three claw/cockpit sections, is that there isn't enough clearance for each claw to move past each other during transformation, meaning each claw has to be flexed past one another, causing any of them to pop off. In the worst recorded cases, the outer claw joints can crack and break. As it is a result of the overall design, it's safe to assume that every use of the mold is just as prone to breakage. Caution is adviced. | : The unfortunate design flaw of the three claw/cockpit sections, is that there isn't enough clearance for each claw to move past each other during transformation, meaning each claw has to be flexed past one another, causing any of them to pop off. In the worst recorded cases, the outer claw joints can crack and break. As it is a result of the overall design, it's safe to assume that every use of the mold is just as prone to breakage. Caution is adviced. | ||
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[[Image:Booster-AirMil-Proto.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Blitz's proto coloration (right).]] | [[Image:Booster-AirMil-Proto.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Blitz's proto coloration (right).]] | ||
* Early promotional images of the set showed the Air Military recolors in a ''considerably'' different color scheme than what was eventually produced. Proto-Blitz had yellow parts instead of the final version's orange, and purple paint accents instead of bluish-gray. | * Early promotional images of the set showed the Air Military recolors in a ''considerably'' different color scheme than what was eventually produced. Proto-Blitz had yellow parts instead of the final version's orange, and purple paint accents instead of bluish-gray. | ||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Cybertron Mini-Cons]] | [[Category:Cybertron Mini-Cons]] | ||
Revision as of 09:00, 24 October 2023
| The name or term "Blitz" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Blitz (disambiguation). |
- Blitz is an Autobot-allied Mini-Con from the Energon portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
Blitz (ブリッツ Burittsu) is one of the many energy-enhancing Mini-Cons who assist the Autobots in searching out deposits of raw energon ore and protecting them from the Decepticons. He is part of the Sky Scorcher Mini-Con Team alongside Effect and Seeker.[1]
Fiction
Timelines
Stationed aboard the Iron Hope during the black hole crisis, the Sky Scorcher Mini-Cons sortied with Quickstrike, Skyblast, and Overcast to repel a Decepticon attack on the ship. Force of Habit
Toys
Super Link
- Blitz (Micron Booster, 2004)
- Booster ID number: 6
- Super Link Blitz uses the Air Military Mini-Con Team Terradive mold, transforming into a "Blackbird"-like stealth jet. He also has a third three-bladed claw mode. He was available only as part of the third Micron Booster assortment, in a blind-packed, single-toy box.
- The unfortunate design flaw of the three claw/cockpit sections, is that there isn't enough clearance for each claw to move past each other during transformation, meaning each claw has to be flexed past one another, causing any of them to pop off. In the worst recorded cases, the outer claw joints can crack and break. As it is a result of the overall design, it's safe to assume that every use of the mold is just as prone to breakage. Caution is adviced.
| Transformers: Armada mold: Terradive | ||
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Notes
- Early promotional images of the set showed the Air Military recolors in a considerably different color scheme than what was eventually produced. Proto-Blitz had yellow parts instead of the final version's orange, and purple paint accents instead of bluish-gray.
References
- ↑ Ask Vector Prime post on Facebook, 15 July 2015
