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[[Image:ReflectorDecoy1.jpg |right|200px|thumb|The Autobots will never see this one coming!]]


'''Decoys''' are small, one-piece statuettes of Transformers made from molded rubber, good for erasing pencil marks, <strike>chewing</strike>, and fooling extremely stupid enemies.
:&lt;I&gt;Decoys are &lt;A class=mw-redirect title=Drone
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Drone"&gt;drones&lt;/A&gt; in the &lt;A class=mw-redirect
title="Generation 1" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Generation_1"&gt;Generation
1&lt;/A&gt; &lt;A title="Continuity family"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Continuity_family"&gt;continuity family&lt;/A&gt;.&lt;/I&gt;


&lt;DIV class="thumb tright"&gt;
&lt;DIV class=thumbinner style="WIDTH: 302px"&gt;&lt;A class=image
title="&quot;In fact, I'll do the Autobots one better:  I'll destroy all my troops so my army is NOTHING but decoys!&quot;"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:PackIn_DecoyCollection_Comic.jpg"&gt;&lt;IMG
class=thumbimage height=306
alt="&quot;In fact, I'll do the Autobots one better:  I'll destroy all my troops so my army is NOTHING but decoys!&quot;"
src="Decoy - Transformers Wiki_fichiers/300px-PackIn_DecoyCollection_Comic.jpg"
width=300 border=0&gt;&lt;/A&gt;
&lt;DIV class=thumbcaption&gt;
&lt;DIV class=magnify&gt;&lt;A class=internal title=Enlarge
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:PackIn_DecoyCollection_Comic.jpg"&gt;&lt;IMG
height=11 alt="" src="Decoy - Transformers Wiki_fichiers/magnify-clip.png"
width=15&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;"In fact, I'll do the Autobots one better: I'll destroy all
my troops so my army is NOTHING but decoys!"&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
'''Decoys''' are drone replicas of &lt;A title=Transformer
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformer"&gt;Transformers&lt;/A&gt; used to distract the
enemy. If &lt;A title="Ultra Magnus (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ultra_Magnus_(G1)"&gt;Ultra Magnus&lt;/A&gt;'s decoy is any
indication, they're about half the size of the Transformers they represent. They
seem to have the ability to fly, or at least fall with their arms outstretched.


==Fiction==
===Bonus comic===
The [[Decepticon]]s have stolen the [[Creation Matrix]].  <strike>Ratchet</strike> [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] has developed the decoys to keep the Decepticons occupied.  The decoys ''fly'' into position, while the [[Autobots]] sneak into Decepticon headquarters and retrieve the Matrix.


Upon learning of the ruse, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] angrily declares that the Decepticons would develop their own set of Decoys, presumably to try the exact same trick, later on. That'll show 'em. {{storylink|The Decepticon Deception}}
&lt;TABLE class=toc id=toc summary=Contents&gt;
&lt;TBODY&gt;
&lt;TR&gt;
&lt;TD&gt;
&lt;DIV id=toctitle&gt;
&lt;H2&gt;Contents&lt;/H2&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;


==Toys==
&lt;LI class=toclevel-1&gt;&lt;A
===Takara===
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Decoy#Fiction"&gt;&lt;SPAN
: The Decoys were originally developed as game pieces for Japanese ''Transformers'' board games. They were also sold in larger box sets:
class=tocnumber&gt;1&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN class=toctext&gt;Fiction&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/A&gt;


* '''Cybertron Hero Collection 22'''
&lt;LI class=toclevel-2&gt;&lt;A
: ([[Blaster]], [[Bluestreak]], [[Brawn]], [[Grapple]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Huffer]], [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], [[Jazz]], [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Skids]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Sunstreaker]], [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], [[Tracks]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]])
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Decoy#Toy_pack-in_mini-comic"&gt;&lt;SPAN
class=tocnumber&gt;1.1&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN class=toctext&gt;Toy pack-in
mini-comic&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/A&gt;
&lt;LI class=toclevel-1&gt;&lt;A href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Decoy#Toys"&gt;&lt;SPAN
class=tocnumber&gt;2&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN class=toctext&gt;Toys&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/A&gt;


*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 9'''
&lt;LI class=toclevel-2&gt;&lt;A
: ([[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]], [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], [[Trailbreaker]])
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Decoy#Takara"&gt;&lt;SPAN
class=tocnumber&gt;2.1&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN class=toctext&gt;Takara&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/A&gt;
&lt;LI class=toclevel-2&gt;&lt;A
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Decoy#Hasbro"&gt;&lt;SPAN
class=tocnumber&gt;2.2&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN class=toctext&gt;Hasbro&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/A&gt;


*'''Destron Hero Collection 22'''
&lt;LI class=toclevel-1&gt;&lt;A href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Decoy#Trivia"&gt;&lt;SPAN
: ([[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], [[Blitzwing]], [[Bombshell]], [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]], [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], [[Hook]], [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Mixmaster]], [[Ravage]], [[Reflector]], [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]], [[Scrapper]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]])
class=tocnumber&gt;3&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN class=toctext&gt;Trivia&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/A&gt;
&lt;LI class=toclevel-1&gt;&lt;A
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Decoy#External_links"&gt;&lt;SPAN
class=tocnumber&gt;4&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN class=toctext&gt;External links&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/A&gt;
&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TBODY&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;
&lt;A name=Fiction&gt;&lt;/A&gt;
&lt;H2&gt;&lt;SPAN class=editsection&gt;[&lt;A title="Edit section: Fiction"
href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Decoy&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1"&gt;edit&lt;/A&gt;]&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN class=mw-headline&gt;Fiction&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/H2&gt;&lt;A name=Toy_pack-in_mini-comic&gt;&lt;/A&gt;
&lt;H3&gt;&lt;SPAN class=editsection&gt;[&lt;A title="Edit section: Toy pack-in mini-comic"
href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Decoy&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2"&gt;edit&lt;/A&gt;]&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN class=mw-headline&gt;Toy pack-in mini-comic&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/H3&gt;
In response to the &lt;A title=Decepticon
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Decepticon"&gt;Decepticons&lt;/A&gt; stealing the &lt;A
title="Matrix of Leadership"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Matrix_of_Leadership"&gt;Creation Matrix&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Ultra Magnus (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ultra_Magnus_(G1)"&gt;Ultra
Magnus&lt;/A&gt; had &lt;STRIKE&gt;&lt;A title="Ratchet (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ratchet_(G1)"&gt;Ratchet&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/STRIKE&gt; &lt;A
title="First Aid (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/First_Aid_(G1)"&gt;First
Aid&lt;/A&gt; build an army of decoys to keep the Decepticons occupied while the main
&lt;A title=Autobot href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Autobot"&gt;Autobot&lt;/A&gt; team would
infiltrate their base. First Aid claimed that there was a decoy in every
Autobot's image.


Later, characters from [[The Transformers: The Movie (1986)|the Movie]] and larger pieces representing the "[[Scramble City]]" combiner-teams' super-robot forms were made available as board-game pieces in multiple colors.
As Magnus set the plan in motion, the decoy army ''flew'' into position
and successfully distracted the Decepticons. An Autobot squad was able to get
inside the base and take out the &lt;A title="Sharkticon (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Sharkticon_(G1)"&gt;Sharkticons&lt;/A&gt; guarding the
Matrix. Moments later, Galvatron fumed at the Autobots' ruse and declared that
the Decepticons would develop their ''own'' set of decoys, presumably to try
the exact same trick, later on. &lt;SPAN class=tt1_nowrap
style="BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; BORDER-TOP: #cccccc 0px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; FONT-SIZE: 10px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #cccccc 0px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec"&gt;&lt;A
title="Start Your Own Decoy Collection"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Start_Your_Own_Decoy_Collection"&gt;Start Your Own
Decoy Collection&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt; It is unknown if this flawless plan was ever carried
out.
&lt;A name=Toys&gt;&lt;/A&gt;
&lt;H2&gt;&lt;SPAN class=editsection&gt;[&lt;A title="Edit section: Toys"
href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Decoy&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3"&gt;edit&lt;/A&gt;]&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN class=mw-headline&gt;Toys&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/H2&gt;&lt;A name=Takara&gt;&lt;/A&gt;
&lt;H3&gt;&lt;SPAN class=editsection&gt;[&lt;A title="Edit section: Takara"
href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Decoy&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4"&gt;edit&lt;/A&gt;]&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN class=mw-headline&gt;Takara&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/H3&gt;
&lt;DIV class="thumb tright"&gt;
&lt;DIV class=thumbinner style="WIDTH: 152px"&gt;&lt;A class=image
title="The Autobots will never see this one coming!"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:ReflectorDecoy1.jpg"&gt;&lt;IMG class=thumbimage
height=210 alt="The Autobots will never see this one coming!"
src="Decoy - Transformers Wiki_fichiers/150px-ReflectorDecoy1.jpg" width=150
border=0&gt;&lt;/A&gt;
&lt;DIV class=thumbcaption&gt;
&lt;DIV class=magnify&gt;&lt;A class=internal title=Enlarge
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:ReflectorDecoy1.jpg"&gt;&lt;IMG height=11 alt=""
src="Decoy - Transformers Wiki_fichiers/magnify-clip.png" width=15&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;The
Autobots will never see this one coming!&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;


===Hasbro===
:The decoys were originally developed as game pieces for Japanese
: In 1987, [[Hasbro]] brought over fifty-two of the pieces as "Decoys", and randomly packaged them with the smaller carded toys of the time: the [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Stunticon]]s, [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], [[Combaticon]]s, [[Technobot]]s and [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]. The Throttlebots could come with either Autobot or Decepticon pieces, while the combiners only had Decoys of the faction they belonged to.
''Transformers'' board games. They were one-piece statuettes made from
molded rubber. They were also sold in larger box sets:


: There is one notable change in the Hasbro version of the Decoys: the numbers on the back of the pieces are a simple "checklist" number.
*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 22'''


: While the Autobot pieces were only available in red, the Decepticon pieces came in both red and purple. The red versions are part of an early run and are ''much'' harder to find as they were ''only'' available early on and ''only'' with the Throttlebots, and therefore are considerably more expensive on the secondary market.
:(&lt;A title="Blaster (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Blaster_(G1)"&gt;Blaster&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A title=Bluestreak
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Bluestreak"&gt;Bluestreak&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A title="Brawn (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Brawn_(G1)"&gt;Brawn&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A title=Grapple
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Grapple"&gt;Grapple&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A title="Hoist (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Hoist_(G1)"&gt;Hoist&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A title="Hound (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Hound_(G1)"&gt;Hound&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A title="Huffer (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Huffer_(G1)"&gt;Huffer&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A title="Ironhide (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ironhide_(G1)"&gt;Ironhide&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A title="Jazz (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Jazz_(G1)"&gt;Jazz&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A title="Mirage (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Mirage_(G1)"&gt;Mirage&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Optimus Prime (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Optimus_Prime_(G1)"&gt;Optimus Prime&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Perceptor (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Perceptor_(G1)"&gt;Perceptor&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Ratchet (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ratchet_(G1)"&gt;Ratchet&lt;/A&gt;,
&lt;A title="Red Alert (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Red_Alert_(G1)"&gt;Red
Alert&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A title="Sideswipe (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Sideswipe_(G1)"&gt;Sideswipe&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Skids (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Skids_(G1)"&gt;Skids&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Smokescreen (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Smokescreen_(G1)"&gt;Smokescreen&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Sunstreaker (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Sunstreaker_(G1)"&gt;Sunstreaker&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Swoop (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Swoop_(G1)"&gt;Swoop&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title=Tracks href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Tracks"&gt;Tracks&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Wheeljack (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Wheeljack_(G1)"&gt;Wheeljack&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Windcharger (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Windcharger_(G1)"&gt;Windcharger&lt;/A&gt;)


: Though Laserbeak was made available in the Japanese Destron pack, he was supposedly not available as part of the Hasbro offerings, not being listed on the comic's checklist.  [[Karl Hartman]] and [[Jon Hartman]] believe he was, though, and if anyone can offer photo proof of Laserbeak on a Hasbro card, contact them!
*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 9'''  


===Miscellaneous trivia===
:(&lt;A title="Bumblebee (G1)"
*In the promotional comic, Decoys are shown to be accurately colored, and about half the size of the Transformer they represent. It appears they can also fly, or at least fall out of a plane with their arms stretched out.
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Bumblebee_(G1)"&gt;Bumblebee&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Cliffjumper (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Cliffjumper_(G1)"&gt;Cliffjumper&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Grimlock (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Grimlock_(G1)"&gt;Grimlock&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Inferno (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Inferno_(G1)"&gt;Inferno&lt;/A&gt;,  
&lt;A title="Prowl (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Prowl_(G1)"&gt;Prowl&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Slag (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Slag_(G1)"&gt;Slag&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Sludge (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Sludge_(G1)"&gt;Sludge&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Snarl (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Snarl_(G1)"&gt;Snarl&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Trailbreaker (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Trailbreaker_(G1)"&gt;Trailbreaker&lt;/A&gt;)


*The comic appears to have been written either before the specific events of the movie were known, or to keep from revealing some of the movie's dramatic developments, in a manner similar to the toy commercials of the time:
*'''Destron Hero Collection 22'''  
**Ultra Magnus appears to be the leader of the Autobots, briefing them on the situation, and then deploying them into action. Likewise, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] is absent, showing only Hot Rod in his place.
**Ratchet is oddly present, despite having died in the movie. This could have been intended to ''be'' Ratchet, with his name changed at the last minute to the closest medic who ''wasn't'' dead.
**[[Sharkticon|Sharkticons]] are shown working for Galvatron.
**It's also puzzling how the Decepticons were able to "steal" the Matrix, as Rodimus usually keeps it in his chest.
*Despite "First Aid"'s claims, and the example presented, no decoys of the post-Movie characters were made.  It's unclear why the Autobots would make decoys of pre-Movie characters, and why such a ruse would work in that context, save for the sudden shock of a whole bunch of dead guys coming at you.


*Judging from the map shown at the top level strategy meeting in the promotional comic, Decepticon Headquarters is located somewhere in mainland China.
:(&lt;A title="Astrotrain (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Astrotrain_(G1)"&gt;Astrotrain&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Blitzwing (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Blitzwing_(G1)"&gt;Blitzwing&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A title=Bombshell
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Bombshell"&gt;Bombshell&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Bonecrusher (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Bonecrusher_(G1)"&gt;Bonecrusher&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Devastator (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Devastator_(G1)"&gt;Devastator&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Frenzy (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Frenzy_(G1)"&gt;Frenzy&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Hook (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Hook_(G1)"&gt;Hook&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Kickback (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Kickback_(G1)"&gt;Kickback&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Laserbeak (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Laserbeak_(G1)"&gt;Laserbeak&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Long Haul (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Long_Haul_(G1)"&gt;Long
Haul&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A title="Megatron (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Megatron_(G1)"&gt;Megatron&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Mixmaster (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Mixmaster_(G1)"&gt;Mixmaster&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Ravage (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ravage_(G1)"&gt;Ravage&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Reflector (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Reflector_(G1)"&gt;Reflector&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Scavenger (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Scavenger_(G1)"&gt;Scavenger&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Scrapper (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Scrapper_(G1)"&gt;Scrapper&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Shockwave (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Shockwave_(G1)"&gt;Shockwave&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Shrapnel (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Shrapnel_(G1)"&gt;Shrapnel&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Skywarp (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Skywarp_(G1)"&gt;Skywarp&lt;/A&gt;,
&lt;A title="Soundwave (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Soundwave_(G1)"&gt;Soundwave&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Starscream (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Starscream_(G1)"&gt;Starscream&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Thundercracker (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Thundercracker_(G1)"&gt;Thundercracker&lt;/A&gt;)
Later, &lt;A title="Galvatron (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Galvatron_(G1)"&gt;Galvatron&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A title="Hot Rod"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Hot_Rod"&gt;Rodimus Prime&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Ultra Magnus (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ultra_Magnus_(G1)"&gt;Ultra
Magnus&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A title="Metroplex (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Metroplex_(G1)"&gt;Metroplex&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Bruticus (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Bruticus_(G1)"&gt;Bruticus&lt;/A&gt;,
&lt;A title="Menasor (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Menasor_(G1)"&gt;Menasor&lt;/A&gt;,  
&lt;A title="Defensor (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Defensor_(G1)"&gt;Defensor&lt;/A&gt; and &lt;A
title="Superion (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Superion_(G1)"&gt;Superion&lt;/A&gt;
were made available as board-game pieces in multiple colors.
&lt;A
name=Hasbro&gt;&lt;/A&gt;
&lt;H3&gt;&lt;SPAN class=editsection&gt;[&lt;A title="Edit section: Hasbro"
href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Decoy&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5"&gt;edit&lt;/A&gt;]&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN class=mw-headline&gt;Hasbro&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/H3&gt;


*This wouldn't be the first time that "decoys" showed up in Transformers; the concept goes all the way back to [[More Than Meets the Eye, Part 3]].
:In 1987, &lt;A title=Hasbro href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Hasbro"&gt;Hasbro&lt;/A&gt;
brought over fifty-two of the designs as "decoys" and randomly packaged them
with the smaller carded toys of the time: the &lt;A title=Throttlebot
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Throttlebot"&gt;Throttlebots&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Aerialbot (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Aerialbot_(G1)"&gt;Aerialbots&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title=Stunticon href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Stunticon"&gt;Stunticons&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title="Protectobot (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Protectobot_(G1)"&gt;Protectobots&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title=Combaticon href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Combaticon"&gt;Combaticons&lt;/A&gt;, &lt;A
title=Technobot href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Technobot"&gt;Technobots&lt;/A&gt; and &lt;A
title="Terrorcon (G1)"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Terrorcon_(G1)"&gt;Terrorcons&lt;/A&gt;. The Throttlebots
could come with either Autobot or Decepticon pieces, while the combiners only
had Decoys of the faction they belonged to.  


==External links==
:There is one notable change in the Hasbro version of the decoys: the
*[http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0866/large.gif The Decoy comic strip.]
numbers on the back of the pieces are a simple "checklist" number.  
*[http://www.tfu.info/subgroup/decoys.htm Decoys at TFU.info]


[[Category:Toys]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>
:While the Autobot pieces were only available in red, the Decepticon pieces
came in both red and purple. The red versions are part of an early run and are
''much'' harder to find as they were ''only'' available early on and
''only'' with the Throttlebots, and therefore are considerably more
expensive on the secondary market.
 
:Though Laserbeak was made available in the Japanese Destron pack, he was
supposedly not available as part of the Hasbro offerings, not being listed on
the comic's checklist. &lt;A title="Karl Hartman"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Karl_Hartman"&gt;Karl Hartman&lt;/A&gt; and &lt;A
title="Jon Hartman" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Jon_Hartman"&gt;Jon Hartman&lt;/A&gt;
believe he was, though, and if anyone can offer photo proof of Laserbeak on a
Hasbro card, contact them! &lt;A name=Trivia&gt;&lt;/A&gt;
&lt;H2&gt;&lt;SPAN class=editsection&gt;[&lt;A title="Edit section: Trivia"
href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Decoy&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6"&gt;edit&lt;/A&gt;]&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN class=mw-headline&gt;Trivia&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/H2&gt;
 
*The one decoy drawn clearly is a copy of Ultra Magnus, yet that decoy toy
was never available in the US. It is therefore unclear whether the fictional
decoys correspond at all to the toys.
*The comic that advertised the decoys in US clearly states, both inside and
outside of the fiction, that there is a decoy for every Transformer. Yet, this
is clearly not so. In fact, nearly ''every'' decoy available was for a
Transformer that was no longer being distributed. Conversely, Transformers
that were then-currently available (such as Ultra Magnus, noted above) did not
have a decoy available.
*This wasn't the first time that "decoys" showed up in ''Transformers;''
the concept goes all the way back to "&lt;A
title="More than Meets the Eye, Part 3"
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/More_than_Meets_the_Eye,_Part_3"&gt;More than Meets
the Eye, Part 3&lt;/A&gt;". &lt;A name=External_links&gt;&lt;/A&gt;
&lt;H2&gt;&lt;SPAN class=editsection&gt;[&lt;A title="Edit section: External links"
href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Decoy&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7"&gt;edit&lt;/A&gt;]&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;SPAN class=mw-headline&gt;External links&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/H2&gt;
 
*&lt;A class="external text"
title=http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0866/
href="http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0866/"
rel=nofollow&gt;X-Entertainment.com article on the Transformers Decepto-Pack and
Decoys&lt;/A&gt;, with a &lt;A class="external text"
title=http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0866/large.gif
href="http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0866/large.gif"
rel=nofollow&gt;scan of the Decoy comic strip.&lt;/A&gt;
*&lt;A class="external text" title=http://www.tfu.info/subgroup/decoys.htm
href="http://www.tfu.info/subgroup/decoys.htm" rel=nofollow&gt;Decoys at

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<I>Decoys are <A class=mw-redirect title=Drone

href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Drone">drones</A> in the <A class=mw-redirect title="Generation 1" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Generation_1">Generation 1</A> <A title="Continuity family" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Continuity_family">continuity family</A>.</I>

<DIV class="thumb tright"> <DIV class=thumbinner style="WIDTH: 302px"><A class=image title=""In fact, I'll do the Autobots one better: I'll destroy all my troops so my army is NOTHING but decoys!"" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:PackIn_DecoyCollection_Comic.jpg"><IMG class=thumbimage height=306 alt=""In fact, I'll do the Autobots one better: I'll destroy all my troops so my army is NOTHING but decoys!"" src="Decoy - Transformers Wiki_fichiers/300px-PackIn_DecoyCollection_Comic.jpg" width=300 border=0></A> <DIV class=thumbcaption> <DIV class=magnify><A class=internal title=Enlarge href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:PackIn_DecoyCollection_Comic.jpg"><IMG height=11 alt="" src="Decoy - Transformers Wiki_fichiers/magnify-clip.png" width=15></A></DIV>"In fact, I'll do the Autobots one better: I'll destroy all my troops so my army is NOTHING but decoys!"</DIV></DIV></DIV> Decoys are drone replicas of <A title=Transformer href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformer">Transformers</A> used to distract the enemy. If <A title="Ultra Magnus (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ultra_Magnus_(G1)">Ultra Magnus</A>'s decoy is any indication, they're about half the size of the Transformers they represent. They seem to have the ability to fly, or at least fall with their arms outstretched.


<TABLE class=toc id=toc summary=Contents> <TBODY> <TR> <TD> <DIV id=toctitle> <H2>Contents</H2></DIV>

<LI class=toclevel-1><A href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Decoy#Fiction"><SPAN class=tocnumber>1</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Fiction</SPAN></A>

<LI class=toclevel-2><A href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Decoy#Toy_pack-in_mini-comic"><SPAN class=tocnumber>1.1</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Toy pack-in mini-comic</SPAN></A> <LI class=toclevel-1><A href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Decoy#Toys"><SPAN class=tocnumber>2</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Toys</SPAN></A>

<LI class=toclevel-2><A href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Decoy#Takara"><SPAN class=tocnumber>2.1</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Takara</SPAN></A> <LI class=toclevel-2><A href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Decoy#Hasbro"><SPAN class=tocnumber>2.2</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Hasbro</SPAN></A>

<LI class=toclevel-1><A href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Decoy#Trivia"><SPAN class=tocnumber>3</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Trivia</SPAN></A> <LI class=toclevel-1><A href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Decoy#External_links"><SPAN class=tocnumber>4</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>External links</SPAN></A> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <A name=Fiction></A> <H2><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: Fiction" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Decoy&action=edit&section=1">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>Fiction</SPAN></H2><A name=Toy_pack-in_mini-comic></A> <H3><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: Toy pack-in mini-comic" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Decoy&action=edit&section=2">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>Toy pack-in mini-comic</SPAN></H3> In response to the <A title=Decepticon href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Decepticon">Decepticons</A> stealing the <A title="Matrix of Leadership" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Matrix_of_Leadership">Creation Matrix</A>, <A title="Ultra Magnus (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ultra_Magnus_(G1)">Ultra Magnus</A> had <STRIKE><A title="Ratchet (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ratchet_(G1)">Ratchet</A></STRIKE> <A title="First Aid (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/First_Aid_(G1)">First Aid</A> build an army of decoys to keep the Decepticons occupied while the main <A title=Autobot href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Autobot">Autobot</A> team would infiltrate their base. First Aid claimed that there was a decoy in every Autobot's image.

As Magnus set the plan in motion, the decoy army flew into position and successfully distracted the Decepticons. An Autobot squad was able to get inside the base and take out the <A title="Sharkticon (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Sharkticon_(G1)">Sharkticons</A> guarding the Matrix. Moments later, Galvatron fumed at the Autobots' ruse and declared that the Decepticons would develop their own set of decoys, presumably to try the exact same trick, later on. <SPAN class=tt1_nowrap style="BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; BORDER-TOP: #cccccc 0px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; FONT-SIZE: 10px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #cccccc 0px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec"><A title="Start Your Own Decoy Collection" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Start_Your_Own_Decoy_Collection">Start Your Own Decoy Collection</A></SPAN> It is unknown if this flawless plan was ever carried out. <A name=Toys></A> <H2><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: Toys" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Decoy&action=edit&section=3">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>Toys</SPAN></H2><A name=Takara></A> <H3><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: Takara" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Decoy&action=edit&section=4">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>Takara</SPAN></H3> <DIV class="thumb tright"> <DIV class=thumbinner style="WIDTH: 152px"><A class=image title="The Autobots will never see this one coming!" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:ReflectorDecoy1.jpg"><IMG class=thumbimage height=210 alt="The Autobots will never see this one coming!" src="Decoy - Transformers Wiki_fichiers/150px-ReflectorDecoy1.jpg" width=150 border=0></A> <DIV class=thumbcaption> <DIV class=magnify><A class=internal title=Enlarge href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:ReflectorDecoy1.jpg"><IMG height=11 alt="" src="Decoy - Transformers Wiki_fichiers/magnify-clip.png" width=15></A></DIV>The Autobots will never see this one coming!</DIV></DIV></DIV>

The decoys were originally developed as game pieces for Japanese

Transformers board games. They were one-piece statuettes made from molded rubber. They were also sold in larger box sets:

  • Cybertron Hero Collection 22
(<A title="Blaster (G1)"

href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Blaster_(G1)">Blaster</A>, <A title=Bluestreak href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Bluestreak">Bluestreak</A>, <A title="Brawn (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Brawn_(G1)">Brawn</A>, <A title=Grapple href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Grapple">Grapple</A>, <A title="Hoist (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Hoist_(G1)">Hoist</A>, <A title="Hound (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Hound_(G1)">Hound</A>, <A title="Huffer (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Huffer_(G1)">Huffer</A>, <A title="Ironhide (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ironhide_(G1)">Ironhide</A>, <A title="Jazz (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Jazz_(G1)">Jazz</A>, <A title="Mirage (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Mirage_(G1)">Mirage</A>, <A title="Optimus Prime (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Optimus_Prime_(G1)">Optimus Prime</A>, <A title="Perceptor (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Perceptor_(G1)">Perceptor</A>, <A title="Ratchet (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ratchet_(G1)">Ratchet</A>, <A title="Red Alert (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Red_Alert_(G1)">Red Alert</A>, <A title="Sideswipe (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Sideswipe_(G1)">Sideswipe</A>, <A title="Skids (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Skids_(G1)">Skids</A>, <A title="Smokescreen (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Smokescreen_(G1)">Smokescreen</A>, <A title="Sunstreaker (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Sunstreaker_(G1)">Sunstreaker</A>, <A title="Swoop (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Swoop_(G1)">Swoop</A>, <A title=Tracks href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Tracks">Tracks</A>, <A title="Wheeljack (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Wheeljack_(G1)">Wheeljack</A>, <A title="Windcharger (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Windcharger_(G1)">Windcharger</A>)

  • Cybertron Hero Collection 9
(<A title="Bumblebee (G1)"

href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Bumblebee_(G1)">Bumblebee</A>, <A title="Cliffjumper (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Cliffjumper_(G1)">Cliffjumper</A>, <A title="Grimlock (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Grimlock_(G1)">Grimlock</A>, <A title="Inferno (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Inferno_(G1)">Inferno</A>, <A title="Prowl (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Prowl_(G1)">Prowl</A>, <A title="Slag (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Slag_(G1)">Slag</A>, <A title="Sludge (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Sludge_(G1)">Sludge</A>, <A title="Snarl (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Snarl_(G1)">Snarl</A>, <A title="Trailbreaker (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Trailbreaker_(G1)">Trailbreaker</A>)

  • Destron Hero Collection 22
(<A title="Astrotrain (G1)"

href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Astrotrain_(G1)">Astrotrain</A>, <A title="Blitzwing (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Blitzwing_(G1)">Blitzwing</A>, <A title=Bombshell href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Bombshell">Bombshell</A>, <A title="Bonecrusher (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Bonecrusher_(G1)">Bonecrusher</A>, <A title="Devastator (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Devastator_(G1)">Devastator</A>, <A title="Frenzy (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Frenzy_(G1)">Frenzy</A>, <A title="Hook (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Hook_(G1)">Hook</A>, <A title="Kickback (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Kickback_(G1)">Kickback</A>, <A title="Laserbeak (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Laserbeak_(G1)">Laserbeak</A>, <A title="Long Haul (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Long_Haul_(G1)">Long Haul</A>, <A title="Megatron (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Megatron_(G1)">Megatron</A>, <A title="Mixmaster (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Mixmaster_(G1)">Mixmaster</A>, <A title="Ravage (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ravage_(G1)">Ravage</A>, <A title="Reflector (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Reflector_(G1)">Reflector</A>, <A title="Scavenger (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Scavenger_(G1)">Scavenger</A>, <A title="Scrapper (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Scrapper_(G1)">Scrapper</A>, <A title="Shockwave (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Shockwave_(G1)">Shockwave</A>, <A title="Shrapnel (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Shrapnel_(G1)">Shrapnel</A>, <A title="Skywarp (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Skywarp_(G1)">Skywarp</A>, <A title="Soundwave (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Soundwave_(G1)">Soundwave</A>, <A title="Starscream (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Starscream_(G1)">Starscream</A>, <A title="Thundercracker (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Thundercracker_(G1)">Thundercracker</A>) Later, <A title="Galvatron (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Galvatron_(G1)">Galvatron</A>, <A title="Hot Rod" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Hot_Rod">Rodimus Prime</A>, <A title="Ultra Magnus (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ultra_Magnus_(G1)">Ultra Magnus</A>, <A title="Metroplex (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Metroplex_(G1)">Metroplex</A>, <A title="Bruticus (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Bruticus_(G1)">Bruticus</A>, <A title="Menasor (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Menasor_(G1)">Menasor</A>, <A title="Defensor (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Defensor_(G1)">Defensor</A> and <A title="Superion (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Superion_(G1)">Superion</A> were made available as board-game pieces in multiple colors. <A name=Hasbro></A> <H3><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: Hasbro" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Decoy&action=edit&section=5">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>Hasbro</SPAN></H3>

In 1987, <A title=Hasbro href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Hasbro">Hasbro</A>

brought over fifty-two of the designs as "decoys" and randomly packaged them with the smaller carded toys of the time: the <A title=Throttlebot href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Throttlebot">Throttlebots</A>, <A title="Aerialbot (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Aerialbot_(G1)">Aerialbots</A>, <A title=Stunticon href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Stunticon">Stunticons</A>, <A title="Protectobot (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Protectobot_(G1)">Protectobots</A>, <A title=Combaticon href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Combaticon">Combaticons</A>, <A title=Technobot href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Technobot">Technobots</A> and <A title="Terrorcon (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Terrorcon_(G1)">Terrorcons</A>. The Throttlebots could come with either Autobot or Decepticon pieces, while the combiners only had Decoys of the faction they belonged to.

There is one notable change in the Hasbro version of the decoys: the

numbers on the back of the pieces are a simple "checklist" number.

While the Autobot pieces were only available in red, the Decepticon pieces

came in both red and purple. The red versions are part of an early run and are much harder to find as they were only available early on and only with the Throttlebots, and therefore are considerably more expensive on the secondary market.

Though Laserbeak was made available in the Japanese Destron pack, he was

supposedly not available as part of the Hasbro offerings, not being listed on the comic's checklist. <A title="Karl Hartman" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Karl_Hartman">Karl Hartman</A> and <A title="Jon Hartman" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Jon_Hartman">Jon Hartman</A> believe he was, though, and if anyone can offer photo proof of Laserbeak on a Hasbro card, contact them! <A name=Trivia></A> <H2><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: Trivia" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Decoy&action=edit&section=6">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>Trivia</SPAN></H2>

  • The one decoy drawn clearly is a copy of Ultra Magnus, yet that decoy toy

was never available in the US. It is therefore unclear whether the fictional decoys correspond at all to the toys.

  • The comic that advertised the decoys in US clearly states, both inside and

outside of the fiction, that there is a decoy for every Transformer. Yet, this is clearly not so. In fact, nearly every decoy available was for a Transformer that was no longer being distributed. Conversely, Transformers that were then-currently available (such as Ultra Magnus, noted above) did not have a decoy available.

  • This wasn't the first time that "decoys" showed up in Transformers;

the concept goes all the way back to "<A title="More than Meets the Eye, Part 3" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/More_than_Meets_the_Eye,_Part_3">More than Meets the Eye, Part 3</A>". <A name=External_links></A> <H2><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: External links" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Decoy&action=edit&section=7">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>External links</SPAN></H2>

  • <A class="external text"

title=http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0866/ href="http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0866/" rel=nofollow>X-Entertainment.com article on the Transformers Decepto-Pack and Decoys</A>, with a <A class="external text" title=http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0866/large.gif href="http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0866/large.gif" rel=nofollow>scan of the Decoy comic strip.</A>

href="http://www.tfu.info/subgroup/decoys.htm" rel=nofollow>Decoys at

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