Quasar

Quasar is an Animatronian Mini-Con from the Cybertron portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.

A member of the Hellflame Mini-Con Team, Quasar (クエーサー Kuēsā) enforces the rule of the mighty Scourge with his projectile-weapon attacks as an Ion Displacer rifle, a rare ability among the citizenry of the Jungle Planet.

Fiction

Ask Vector Prime

Vector Prime cautioned readers to be wary of the Hellflame Mini-Con Team. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/19

Toys

Galaxy Force

• Hellflame Quasar (Promotional Micron, 2005)

• Release date: March 17, 2005

A redeco of the Armada Emergency Mini-Con Team member Prowl, Quasar transforms into a Cybertronic police car. He also has a third weapon mode, transforming into a pistol that can be held by most toys that use 5 mm post accessories.

He was available at Japanese Ito Yokaido stores in March of 2005 with the purchase of any Transformers Galaxy Force product, as well as at JUSCO stores with the purchase of Flame Convoy (aka Scourge).

The same mold is used by Checkpoint, Groove, and Kingbolt.

• More info on Quasar at TFU.info

Transformers: Armada mold: Prowl
Hasbro: Armada Prowl Prowl (redeco) Universe (2003) Prowl Cybertron Checkpoint Takara: Legends of the Microns MM-20 Prowl MM-21 Prowl (Exdimensions) Kingbolt Super Link 9 Groove (Micron Booster) Galaxy Force Quasar Quasar (white version) JIVE Ltd.: Legends of the Microns Special Color Kingbolt

• Hellflame Quasar White Version (Promotional Micron, 2005)

• Release date: April 28, 2005

An all-white version of the Hellflame Micron was released later as a JUSCO store exclusive, free with the purchase of the Leader-class Galaxy Convoy.

Notes

• As with most Takara-exclusive Mini-Con toys in the 2000s, Quasar was part of Fun Publications' Mini-Con bio program, but ultimately no bio and localized name ever manifested. Quasar's profile art did appear in an article about Mini-Con toys in issue #47 of the Club magazine.