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:''The Lightformers are an [[Autobot]] subgroup from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | :''The Lightformers are an [[Autobot]] subgroup from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | ||
[[File:Deftwing boxart.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb]] | |||
The '''Lightformers''' are two Autobots who fight using big artillery platforms in either mode. They are: | The '''Lightformers''' are two Autobots who fight using big artillery platforms in either mode. They are: | ||
*[[Deftwing]] | * [[Deftwing]] | ||
*[[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] | * [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] | ||
The Lightformers' evil counterparts are the [[Decepticon]] [[Trakkon]]s. | The Lightformers' evil counterparts are the [[Decepticon]] [[Trakkon]]s. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
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===2005 IDW continuity=== | ===2005 IDW continuity=== | ||
Ironfist was a [[Wreckers]] reservist and weapons engineer, armed with a powerful [[lightformer cannon]] of his own making. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}} He participated in the Wreckers mission to [[Garrus-9]] and later perished due to a work accident. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}} | Ironfist was a [[Wreckers]] reservist and weapons engineer, armed with a powerful [[lightformer cannon]] of his own making. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}} He participated in the Wreckers mission to [[Garrus-9]] and later perished due to a work accident. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}} | ||
==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===''The Transformers''=== | ===''The Transformers''=== | ||
[[File: | [[File:G1-toy-Ironfist.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|[[Ironfist (G1)#Toys|Ironfist]]]] | ||
<ul class="iconlist"> | |||
{{Bp-a2|'''[[Deftwing#Toys|Deftwing]]''' (Lightformer, 1993)}} | |||
{{Bp-a2|'''[[Ironfist (G1)#Toys|Ironfist]]''' (Lightformer, 1993)}}</ul> | |||
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}} | {{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}} | ||
: | : Sold individually in the ninth and final year of the original [[The Transformers (European toyline)|European/Australasian-market ''Transformers'' toyline]] (which used the packaging style and new faction symbols used in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' despite not ''being'' part of ''Generation 2''), the Lightformers' (and Trakkons') primary [[gimmick]] is having ''huge'' gun platforms, nearly the size of the robots themselves, that can be mounted on the figures in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] or manned in [[robot mode]]. These platforms used a combination of [[light-piping]] and gear-driven shutters to simulate two beams of laser fire striking your target if you look through their targeting scopes (even if the toy only has a single gun on one side, as both Lightformers do), while simultaneously making the gun barrel(s) move. | ||
===''Generation 2''=== | ===''Generation 2''=== | ||
<ul class="iconlist"> | |||
{{Bp-a2|'''Deftwing''' (Lightformer, 1994)}} | |||
{{Bp-a2|'''Ironfist''' (Lightformer, 1994)}}</ul> | |||
: The Lightformers were again available as part of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' toyline a year later. The toys themselves were identical to their earlier versions, but were now packaged on ''Generation 2''-themed blister cards instead of in Generation 1 boxes. | : The Lightformers were again available as part of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' toyline a year later. The toys themselves were identical to their earlier versions, but were now packaged on ''Generation 2''-themed blister cards instead of in Generation 1 boxes. | ||
Revision as of 01:22, 12 July 2024
- The Lightformers are an Autobot subgroup from the Generation 1 continuity family.
The Lightformers are two Autobots who fight using big artillery platforms in either mode. They are:
The Lightformers' evil counterparts are the Decepticon Trakkons.
Fiction
Marvel The Transformers comics
The Lightformers appeared exclusively in the UK portion of the Marvel Comics continuity.
Deftwing was one of the Autobots on Earth under Optimus Prime's command. He and Jetfire destroyed a massive set of rocket engines Megatron designed to move Earth out of orbit. Moving Day Planet Earth
2005 IDW continuity
Ironfist was a Wreckers reservist and weapons engineer, armed with a powerful lightformer cannon of his own making. Last Stand of the Wreckers #1 He participated in the Wreckers mission to Garrus-9 and later perished due to a work accident. Last Stand of the Wreckers #5
Toys
The Transformers
- Known designers: Takio Ejima (TakaraTomy)
- Sold individually in the ninth and final year of the original European/Australasian-market Transformers toyline (which used the packaging style and new faction symbols used in Generation 2 despite not being part of Generation 2), the Lightformers' (and Trakkons') primary gimmick is having huge gun platforms, nearly the size of the robots themselves, that can be mounted on the figures in vehicle mode or manned in robot mode. These platforms used a combination of light-piping and gear-driven shutters to simulate two beams of laser fire striking your target if you look through their targeting scopes (even if the toy only has a single gun on one side, as both Lightformers do), while simultaneously making the gun barrel(s) move.
Generation 2
- Deftwing (Lightformer, 1994)
- Ironfist (Lightformer, 1994)
- The Lightformers were again available as part of the Generation 2 toyline a year later. The toys themselves were identical to their earlier versions, but were now packaged on Generation 2-themed blister cards instead of in Generation 1 boxes.
