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{{disambig2|the unmade Autobot Turbomaster|the Decepticon Micromaster|Hyperdrive}} | |||
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:''Hyperdrive was to have been an [[Autobot]] [[Turbomaster]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | |||
:''Hyperdrive was to have been an [[ | |||
[[Image:HyperdriveTurboConcept.jpg|right|300px|thumb|So Prime it hurts.]] | [[Image:HyperdriveTurboConcept.jpg|right|300px|thumb|So Prime it hurts.]] | ||
The rarely-seen '''Hyperdrive''' is supposedly the supreme commander of the Autobot army in the time of the [[Turbomaster|Turbomasters]], even out-ranking the "Commander-in-Chief" [[ | The rarely-seen '''Hyperdrive''' is supposedly the supreme commander of the Autobot army in the time of the [[Turbomaster|Turbomasters]], even out-ranking the "Commander-in-Chief" [[Thunder Clash]]. | ||
He was probably really super-duper-heroic. | He was probably really super-duper-heroic. | ||
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No toy of Hyperdrive was ever made, and no hardcopies are known to exist either. He only seems to exist in art form... | No toy of Hyperdrive was ever made, and no hardcopies are known to exist either. He only seems to exist in art form... | ||
Hyperdrive can be seen in one of the [[ | Hyperdrive can be seen in one of the [[Megavisor]] slides of the [[Decepticon]] commander [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]]. For years, the actual identity of this character was unknown (often initially being mistaken for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Star Convoy]]), until concept art of Hyperdrive was revealed in the Deluxe edition of the Japanese ''[[Transformers Generations]]'' book in 2004. | ||
He clearly would have had the standard Turbomaster spring-loaded cannon gimmick... but what all ''else'' his toy would have done is unknown. | He clearly would have had the standard Turbomaster spring-loaded cannon gimmick... but what all ''else'' his toy would have done is unknown. | ||
Revision as of 07:18, 24 March 2009
| This article is about the unmade Autobot Turbomaster. For the Decepticon Micromaster, see Hyperdrive. |
- Hyperdrive was to have been an Autobot Turbomaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.
The rarely-seen Hyperdrive is supposedly the supreme commander of the Autobot army in the time of the Turbomasters, even out-ranking the "Commander-in-Chief" Thunder Clash.
He was probably really super-duper-heroic.
Toys
No toy of Hyperdrive was ever made, and no hardcopies are known to exist either. He only seems to exist in art form...
Hyperdrive can be seen in one of the Megavisor slides of the Decepticon commander Skyquake. For years, the actual identity of this character was unknown (often initially being mistaken for Star Convoy), until concept art of Hyperdrive was revealed in the Deluxe edition of the Japanese Transformers Generations book in 2004.
He clearly would have had the standard Turbomaster spring-loaded cannon gimmick... but what all else his toy would have done is unknown.
The prevailing theory on why he was never produced is simple "cost"; he was planned to be the "pinnacle" of the 1992 assortment, which likely means he'd have been huge... and the two big boys of the series, Thunder Clash and Skyquake, were already pretty hefty.
