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:''Powertrain is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | :''Powertrain is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
[[Image:Powertrain cardart.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Jack Kirby has a lot to answer for.]] | [[Image:Powertrain cardart.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Jack Kirby has a lot to answer for.]] | ||
'''Powertrain''' is the leader of the [[Off Road Patrol]], and he's a by-the-book commander, so long as the book is entirely optional. [[Highjump (G1)|Highjump]] thinks he isn't hard enough on [[Mudslinger]] . . . which says more about Highjump than anyone else. | '''Powertrain''' is the leader of the [[Off Road Patrol]], and he's a by-the-book commander, so long as the book is entirely optional. [[Highjump (G1)|Highjump]] thinks he isn't hard enough on [[Mudslinger]] . . . which says more about Highjump than anyone else.<ref>''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #4</ref> | ||
:''Japanese name'': '''Freed''' | :''Japanese name'': '''Freed'''<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/database/list.php?view=hasbro&f_subgroup_id=45 seibertron.com database]</ref> | ||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===Marvel Comics continuity=== | ===Marvel Comics continuity=== | ||
Came to Earth, fought [[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]], did some other stuff. {{storylink|King 'Con!|King 'Con!}} | Came to Earth, fought [[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]], did some other stuff. {{storylink|King 'Con!|King 'Con!}} | ||
===Dreamwave comics continuity=== | ===Dreamwave comics continuity=== | ||
Created after the launch of the [[Ark (G1)|''Ark'']] in a joint venture by the Autobots and [[Decepticon|Decepticons]], Powertrain could first be seen hanging out in [[Little Iacon]] with his fellow Micromasters. He and Highjump were discussing [[Blaze Master]], a Decepticon Micro they thought could be talked over onto the Autobot side. {{storylink|The Gray Race|The Gray Race}} He was also among a crowd of freed Micromasters that had briefly been taken prisoner by the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] in Little Iacon. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution|Victims of the Revolution}} | Created after the launch of the [[Ark (G1)|''Ark'']] in a joint venture by the Autobots and [[Decepticon|Decepticons]], Powertrain could first be seen hanging out in [[Little Iacon]] with his fellow Micromasters. He and Highjump were discussing [[Blaze Master]], a Decepticon Micro they thought could be talked over onto the Autobot side. {{storylink|The Gray Race|The Gray Race}} He was also among a crowd of freed Micromasters that had briefly been taken prisoner by the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] in Little Iacon. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution|Victims of the Revolution}} | ||
===IDW comics continuity=== | ===IDW comics continuity=== | ||
Powertrain and the rest of the "Off-Road Patrol" were part of the Micromaster assault on [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] at [[Gorlam Prime]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead|Spotlight: Hardhead}} | Powertrain and the rest of the "Off-Road Patrol" were part of the Micromaster assault on [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] at [[Gorlam Prime]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead|Spotlight: Hardhead}} | ||
==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
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==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Powertrain/powertrain.htm Powertrain at TFU.info] | *[http://tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Powertrain/powertrain.htm Powertrain at TFU.info] | ||
[[Category:Autobots]] | [[Category:Autobots]] | ||
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]] | [[Category:Generation 1 characters]] | ||
[[Category:Micromasters]] | [[Category:Micromasters]] | ||
Revision as of 09:13, 1 April 2009
- Powertrain is an Autobot Micromaster in the Generation 1 continuity family.
Powertrain is the leader of the Off Road Patrol, and he's a by-the-book commander, so long as the book is entirely optional. Highjump thinks he isn't hard enough on Mudslinger . . . which says more about Highjump than anyone else.[1]
- Japanese name: Freed[2]
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
Came to Earth, fought Iguanus, did some other stuff. King 'Con!
Dreamwave comics continuity
Created after the launch of the Ark in a joint venture by the Autobots and Decepticons, Powertrain could first be seen hanging out in Little Iacon with his fellow Micromasters. He and Highjump were discussing Blaze Master, a Decepticon Micro they thought could be talked over onto the Autobot side. The Gray Race He was also among a crowd of freed Micromasters that had briefly been taken prisoner by the Insecticons in Little Iacon. Victims of the Revolution
IDW comics continuity
Powertrain and the rest of the "Off-Road Patrol" were part of the Micromaster assault on Hardhead and Nightbeat at Gorlam Prime. Spotlight: Hardhead
Toys
Generation 1
- Off Road Patrol (Micromaster Patrol, 1989)
- Powertrain transforms into an orange semi-trailer truck cab. He was only available in a four-pack with his teammates Highjump, Mudslinger and Tote.
- His mold was also used to make Ironworks.
