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:''Greasepit was to have been an [[Autobot]](?) from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | |||
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==Notes== | |||
*For decades after the [[1997]] ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' toyline, the in-development ''Generation 2'' identities of the flipchangers remained unknown, with fans tending to guess based on alt-mode similarity that the tow truck would have been named Hoist in G2. It was not until May 2024, when a private auction on Facebook noted that surviving Hasbro documents labeled the G2 tow truck as "Greasepit", that the mystery was finally resolved. | |||
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Revision as of 01:51, 8 May 2024
| The name or term "Greasepit" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Greasepit (disambiguation). |
- Greasepit was to have been an Autobot(?) from the Generation 2 portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Greasepit wasn't to be.
Toys
Generation 2
- Greasepit (
1995)- Accessories: Grill/rifle
- Designed for Generation 2 but not seeing release before the line's demise, Greasepit transforms into a Kenworth W900 wrecker truck. The figure is a "flipchanger", meaning most of the transformation sequence is an autotransformation, springing into robot mode by lifting a catch, or rather in this case, the towing hook. The front grill/bumper assembly detaches to form a hand-held blaster.
- Samples of all four prototypes, lacking paint and decals, have surfaced on the secondary market over the years, and TakaraTomy even displayed a set at Transformers Expo in 2014.
| Generation 2 mold: Greasepit | ||
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 Proceed on your way to oblivion. |
Notes
- For decades after the 1997 Machine Wars toyline, the in-development Generation 2 identities of the flipchangers remained unknown, with fans tending to guess based on alt-mode similarity that the tow truck would have been named Hoist in G2. It was not until May 2024, when a private auction on Facebook noted that surviving Hasbro documents labeled the G2 tow truck as "Greasepit", that the mystery was finally resolved.
