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When alarms went off and [[Deerstalker]] asked Blue Carbuncle what was wrong, the laborer just attempted to reassure the detective. {{storylink|Metrowars: Spy}}
When alarms went off and [[Deerstalker]] asked Blue Carbuncle what was wrong, the laborer just attempted to reassure the detective. {{storylink|Metrowars: Spy}}


==Toy==
==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
===''The Transformers''===
{{charstubtoys}}
[[File:G1-toy Mini-spy Jeep.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Huffer''' (Mini-Vehicle, 1985)}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Windcharger''' (Mini-Vehicle, 1985)}}</ul>
 
:Blue Carbunble is based on the blue variant of the "4WD Type" [[Mini-spy#Toys|Motorized Transformer]]. Released in the early part of the second year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''The Transformers'' toyline]], the "Motorized Transformers" (see [[Mini-spy#Notes]]) were packed in with the re-releases of the six first-year [[Mini-Vehicle|Mini-Cars]] (now dubbed "Mini-Vehicles"). These were the first toys to debut with heat-sensitive [[rubsign]]s, and the only way to determine whether a given Motorized Transformer toy was an [[Autobot]] or [[Decepticon]] was by rubbing said rubsign. They also use a [[pull-back motor]] to zip along smooth surfaces. They're just packed with [[gimmick]]y goodness, especially considering that they were freebie pack-ins.
 
: Sealed specimens that have survived to the modern day suggest that the color apparently depended on the figure they were packed with (it's possible that the faction ''also'' depended on the Mini-Car figure, but that's almost impossible to tell at this point); blue came with [[Huffer (G1)#Toys|Huffer]] and [[Windcharger (G1)#Toys|Windcharger]].
 
: On top of that, each model has ''three'' multi-part variations centered around the pull-back assembly:
:* The seemingly most common version of each toy has an angled motor casing with 8-spoke rear hubcaps and "DUNLOP"-branded tires.
:* Rarer variants have rounded casing with a shallower, more complicated hubcap pattern and "GOODYEAR"-branded tires. This matches the pre-''Transformers'' versions of the toys previously released by Takara.
:* Rounded-casing versions may also have blank tires with no branding whatsoever. It is uncertain at this point which is the rarer round-casing version.
 
:These toys seem especially susceptible to [[photodegradation|yellowing]]. Why is unclear, but there is an undeniable difference in the feel of the plastic they're made out of. Thus it's very possible they used a less durable/chemically-stable plastic than the normal ''Transformers'' toys were made out of, what with being fairly complex freebies added to already-not-expensive offerings, likely produced at different factories than normal ''Transformers'' toys by the "Koma" company.
 
::*[https://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/4wdType/4wdtype.htm More information on blue 4WD Type Motorized Transformer at TFU.info]


==Notes==
==Notes==

Revision as of 23:03, 18 April 2026

Blue Carbuncle is an Autobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Blue Carbuncle (ブルーカーバンクル Burū Kābankuru) is a pretty chill fellow.

Now, now~{{#if:|{{{quote2}}}}}{{#if:Blue Carbuncle"Metrowars: Spy"|Blue Carbuncle{{#if:"Metrowars: Spy"|, "Metrowars: Spy"|}}|}}

Fiction

Wars comics

Blue Carbuncle was a migrant worker who was sent from Cybertron to Earth to work on the Scramble City Project. When Hubcap caused a furor over the lesser status of his fellow crew on the freighter they were travelling on, Blue Carbuncle tried to calm everybody's tempers.

When alarms went off and Deerstalker asked Blue Carbuncle what was wrong, the laborer just attempted to reassure the detective. Metrowars: Spy

Toys

The Transformers

  • Huffer (Mini-Vehicle, 1985)
  • Windcharger (Mini-Vehicle, 1985)
Blue Carbunble is based on the blue variant of the "4WD Type" Motorized Transformer. Released in the early part of the second year of the original The Transformers toyline, the "Motorized Transformers" (see Mini-spy#Notes) were packed in with the re-releases of the six first-year Mini-Cars (now dubbed "Mini-Vehicles"). These were the first toys to debut with heat-sensitive rubsigns, and the only way to determine whether a given Motorized Transformer toy was an Autobot or Decepticon was by rubbing said rubsign. They also use a pull-back motor to zip along smooth surfaces. They're just packed with gimmicky goodness, especially considering that they were freebie pack-ins.
Sealed specimens that have survived to the modern day suggest that the color apparently depended on the figure they were packed with (it's possible that the faction also depended on the Mini-Car figure, but that's almost impossible to tell at this point); blue came with Huffer and Windcharger.
On top of that, each model has three multi-part variations centered around the pull-back assembly:
  • The seemingly most common version of each toy has an angled motor casing with 8-spoke rear hubcaps and "DUNLOP"-branded tires.
  • Rarer variants have rounded casing with a shallower, more complicated hubcap pattern and "GOODYEAR"-branded tires. This matches the pre-Transformers versions of the toys previously released by Takara.
  • Rounded-casing versions may also have blank tires with no branding whatsoever. It is uncertain at this point which is the rarer round-casing version.
These toys seem especially susceptible to yellowing. Why is unclear, but there is an undeniable difference in the feel of the plastic they're made out of. Thus it's very possible they used a less durable/chemically-stable plastic than the normal Transformers toys were made out of, what with being fairly complex freebies added to already-not-expensive offerings, likely produced at different factories than normal Transformers toys by the "Koma" company.

Notes

  • Following Deerstalker's [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Sherlock Holmes|{{#if:||Sherlock Holmes}}]] theming, Blue Carbuncle is named after the story "[[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle|{{#if:||The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle}}]]".
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