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:''Wash and Roll is a car wash in the [[Generation 1]] and [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[ | :''Wash and Roll is a car wash in the [[Generation 1|Generation 1]] and [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[Continuity family|continuity families]].'' | ||
[[Image:Wash and roll.jpg|thumb | |||
If your car is dirty, you can take it to '''Wash and Roll''', an automated drive-through car wash. | [[Image:Wash and roll.jpg|right|180px|thumb|WASH AND ROLL MAR-TIAN!]] | ||
If your car is dirty, you can take it to '''Wash and Roll''', an automated drive-through car wash. You may not remember the experience, however. | |||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===Marvel Comics continuity=== | ===Marvel Comics continuity=== | ||
Devised as part of a nefarious scheme by [[Ratbat]], Wash and Roll car wash franchises were set up at a number of | [[Image:Ratbatcarwash.jpg|left|250px|thumb|]] | ||
Devised as part of a nefarious scheme by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], Wash and Roll car wash franchises were sold prefabricated and set up at a number of locations—including [[Witwicky Auto Repairs|Witwicky Auto Repairs]]—as a front for a gas-siphoning operation. The car wash's flashing lights and blaring music made it an entrancing experience for customers, drawing in huge amounts of business. But [[Human|humans]] who drove their cars through the Wash and Roll were ''literally'' hypnotized by the flashing lights of the car wash's [[Stroboscopic opticon|stroboscopic opticon]]. The hypnotized humans were compelled to drive to a [[Blackrock Industries|Blackrock Industries]] facility at night and drain their vehicle's gasoline into the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]]' storage tanks. | |||
An initial trial proved only partially successful; the humans were hypnotized, but the effect wore off after only one fill-up and siphoning. Ratbat promised that the improved '''Wash and Roll II''' would keep the humans under his control ''forever!!'' | |||
The scheme was undone when [[Buster Witwicky|Buster Witwicky]] made it through a Wash and Roll un-hypnotized because he had been [[Kiss|distracted]] and didn't see the flashing lights. Smashing the car wash's huge electric sign produced a flash which likewise de-hypnotized the other hypnotized humans; they then drove off Ratbat and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], who had been overseeing the operation. [[G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]] himself had also been hypnotized into collaborating with the Decepticons in this scheme, but once freed promised to use the stolen gasoline profits to aid the poor of the Pacific Northwest. {{storylink|Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom|Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom}} | |||
===''Transformers'' film continuity=== | ===''Transformers'' film continuity=== | ||
After arriving on Earth and adopting his disguise, [[Signal Flare (Movie)|Signal Flare]] secretly acquired an unspecified position at the Wash & Roll. It is unknown what role a MASER tank might fulfill at a car wash without raising suspicion. He may be completely in hiding, even from the Wash & Roll staff. Regardless, his fellow Autobots are aware of his location, and come to him when they need repairs or refills. | After arriving on Earth and adopting his disguise, [[Signal Flare (Movie)|Signal Flare]] secretly acquired an unspecified position at the Wash & Roll. It is unknown what role a MASER tank might fulfill at a car wash without raising suspicion. He may be completely in hiding, even from the Wash & Roll staff. Regardless, his fellow Autobots are aware of his location, and come to him when they need repairs or refills.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0" title="">[1]</a></sup> | ||
There may be only one Wash & Roll in this continuity, but it is stated to be near the Witwicky home, much like its ''Generation 1'' counterpart. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<ol class="references"><li id="cite_note-0"><a href="#cite_ref-0" title="">↑</a> [[Robo-Vision|Robo-Vision]] Origin: Signal Flare expanded online character bio.</ol> | |||
[[Category:Businesses]] | [[Category:Businesses]] | ||
[[Category:Generation 1]] | [[Category:Generation 1]] | ||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
Revision as of 08:08, 19 March 2009
- Wash and Roll is a car wash in the Generation 1 and Movie continuity families.
If your car is dirty, you can take it to Wash and Roll, an automated drive-through car wash. You may not remember the experience, however.
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
Devised as part of a nefarious scheme by Ratbat, Wash and Roll car wash franchises were sold prefabricated and set up at a number of locations—including Witwicky Auto Repairs—as a front for a gas-siphoning operation. The car wash's flashing lights and blaring music made it an entrancing experience for customers, drawing in huge amounts of business. But humans who drove their cars through the Wash and Roll were literally hypnotized by the flashing lights of the car wash's stroboscopic opticon. The hypnotized humans were compelled to drive to a Blackrock Industries facility at night and drain their vehicle's gasoline into the Decepticons' storage tanks.
An initial trial proved only partially successful; the humans were hypnotized, but the effect wore off after only one fill-up and siphoning. Ratbat promised that the improved Wash and Roll II would keep the humans under his control forever!!
The scheme was undone when Buster Witwicky made it through a Wash and Roll un-hypnotized because he had been distracted and didn't see the flashing lights. Smashing the car wash's huge electric sign produced a flash which likewise de-hypnotized the other hypnotized humans; they then drove off Ratbat and Laserbeak, who had been overseeing the operation. G.B. Blackrock himself had also been hypnotized into collaborating with the Decepticons in this scheme, but once freed promised to use the stolen gasoline profits to aid the poor of the Pacific Northwest. Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom
Transformers film continuity
After arriving on Earth and adopting his disguise, Signal Flare secretly acquired an unspecified position at the Wash & Roll. It is unknown what role a MASER tank might fulfill at a car wash without raising suspicion. He may be completely in hiding, even from the Wash & Roll staff. Regardless, his fellow Autobots are aware of his location, and come to him when they need repairs or refills.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0" title="">[1]</a></sup>
There may be only one Wash & Roll in this continuity, but it is stated to be near the Witwicky home, much like its Generation 1 counterpart.
References
<ol class="references"><li id="cite_note-0"><a href="#cite_ref-0" title="">↑</a> Robo-Vision Origin: Signal Flare expanded online character bio.</ol>
