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:''Pothole was to have been an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
:''Pothole was to have been an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''


'''Pothole''' was to have been an Autobot from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], possibly with very fast wheels. Dare we say... ''superfast''?
'''Pothole''' (aka '''Belzone''') was to have been an Autobot from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], possibly with very fast wheels. Dare we say... ''superfast''?


==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===''Animated''===
[[Rosanna (Animated)|Rosanna]]'s song "The Iron Baron", a tribute to [[Grandus (Animated)|Grandus]], described him as "seeking answers, like Belzone in the [[Void]]". {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II}}
===Ask Vector Prime===
===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] stated that he was familiar with versions of Cybertronians named Pothole from various realities. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}
[[Vector Prime]] stated that he was familiar with versions of Cybertronians named Pothole from various realities, but was unaware of any named Belzone. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}


==Notes==
==Notes==

Revision as of 18:59, 19 October 2024

Coming to you live from BotCon 1994!
Pothole was to have been an Autobot from the Generation 2 portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

Pothole (aka Belzone) was to have been an Autobot from Cybertron, possibly with very fast wheels. Dare we say... superfast?

Fiction

Animated

Rosanna's song "The Iron Baron", a tribute to Grandus, described him as "seeking answers, like Belzone in the Void". Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II

Ask Vector Prime

Vector Prime stated that he was familiar with versions of Cybertronians named Pothole from various realities, but was unaware of any named Belzone. Ask Vector Prime

Notes

  • Pothole appeared as a packaging mock-up featuring a yellow and blue Power Master Ironhide with the subgroup "Superfast Wheels" (actually an early working name for the Go-Bots) during the Hasbro presentation at BotCon 1994. His existence was captured on an unofficial fan film documenting the 1994 and 1995 conventions, where he was rediscovered years later.
  • Aside from Pothole, a packaging mock-up featuring a yellow and blue Power Master Ironhide also exists bearing the name "Belzone", while a mock-up for a Real Action Pop-Ups 3-D Transformer Trading Card featuring the same art has the name "Light Speed".
  • Ask Vector Prime consulted with Hasbro to uncover the mystery behind this figure. Mock packaging such as seen here is created for "sales meetings, hallway displays, and scale mock-ups prior to copy being ready. We have a long hallway that is set like store shelves. It's a sales display. All products are comp [handmade] packages. We swap it out twice a year. We sell to retail partners well in advance of [the] final toys being ready and before final packages are ready. To overcome that we make hundreds of dummy packages. They look right from a distance but copy details are Greeked in often." This would strongly indicate there was never any intention to release a toy named Pothole at this time.
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