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:''Flanker is a [[Micromaster]] from the [[Operation Combination]] | :''Flanker is a [[Micromaster]] from the [[Operation Combination (franchise)|Operation Combination]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
[[Image:Flanker.jpg|right| | [[Image:Flanker.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Flanker? I hardly know 'er!]] | ||
'''Flanker''' is a member of the [[Sixwing|Wing Team]], and a sniveling little punk. He likes to snipe at the weak and use the strong for protection, all the while schmaltzing up to alternately [[Chain Gun]] or [[Supersonic]] to improve his standing. All the while, he's planning to take leadership of the team for himself, though it's likely if he ever did achieve that goal, he'd last as long as a [[petrorabbit]] in a [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] school. | |||
It's unknown just how he behaved once his [[Autobot]] programming was restored. | |||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
=== | ===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity=== | ||
Flanker | ====Micromaster Collection==== | ||
Flanker was one of several [[Autobot]] [[Seiberdroid]]s who were mutated into [[Decepticon]] Micromasters by a mysterious dimensional shockwave. After the ship crash-landed on [[Earth]], he and his fellow Decepticons began causing trouble. {{storylink|Micromaster Collection#Part 1: A New Transformer Legend Begins!!|A New Transformer Legend Begins!!}} Shortly after the arrival of [[Sixturbo]] on the Autobots' side, Flanker joined his teammates to form Sixwing and attack the Autobots' base after a failed attempt by [[Missile Run]] to steal some Seiberdroid capsules. During the course of the battle, Sixwing took a blast from the Autobots' experimental [[Vaccine Program Gun]], intended to return their original Autobot programming, but instead giving the Wing Team the power of the Berserker. {{storylink|Micromaster Collection#Part 3: Enter the Decepticon Sixwing!!|Enter the Decepticon Sixwing!!}} | |||
Later, Sixwing was routed by the newly-arrived [[Sixtrain]], who used his "Red Mode" power to blast him into his components. The team fled, leaving the Autobots free to examine the Decepticons' excavation site near a [[Mount St. Hilary|dormant volcano]]. Once the Autobots dug up a pair of metal plates of Cybertronian origin, Chain Gun called for another attack to snatch the prizes, the team once again forming Sixwing. {{storylink|Micromaster Collection#Part 5: Sixtrain! Activate Red Mode!!|Sixtrain! Activate Red Mode!!}} | |||
{{note|The Micromaster Collection story was never actually concluded. However, as it has been established that its events take place as part of the normal Japanese Transformers timeline, it is clear that the Wing Team eventually had their original Autobot programming restored somehow.}} | |||
====Operation Combination==== | |||
Years later, Flanker (now an Autobot once again) and the rest of the Six-team Micromasters joined [[Guard City]] and the [[Road Corps]] in defending Earth from the forces of the Decepticon Führer [[Scrash]]. {{storylink|Operation Combination (story page)|Operation Combination}} | |||
{{note|None of the combiner team individuals ever actually show up as individuals, only as components of the combined robot modes.}} | |||
===Dreamwave Generation 1 comics continuity=== | |||
The Decepticons [[Falcon (OC)|Falcon]] and Flanker, pursued by the "Deluxe" [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s, ran across the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] and [[Race Track Patrol]] in nuetral territory. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}} Falcon was quickly killed in the confusion, but Flanker and the others were saved by the timely arrival of [[Groundshaker]] and his [[ATV]], who ran off the monsters. The five Decepticons declined Groundshaker's offer for safe transport to [[Little Iacon]]. As the Autobots left, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] then arrived on the scene, explaining to them that his earlier dismissal of the Micromasters' concerns over fuel rations was perhaps rash, and that they were all free to do as they please. The Race Track Patrol chose to continue to Little Iacon, while Flanker opted to rejoin Shockwave. Once the others were out of sight, though, Shockwave quickly tossed Flanker to the Insecticons as a snack before their newest assignment. {{storylink|The Gray Race}} | |||
{{note|Falcon and Flanker both go unnamed in this appearance.}} | |||
{{-}} | |||
==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===Operation Combination=== | ===Operation Combination=== | ||
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**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TF-02''' | **''Japanese ID number:'' '''TF-02''' | ||
: The original version of Flanker was available only as part of a Sixwing gift set in Japan, transforming into a Sukhoi Su-27 "Flanker" fighter jet (brilliant naming, huh?). He can also form either leg to any of the "[[kibble]]-jet" style of Six-Team, though his nominal placement is as the right leg of Sixwing. The original Six-Teams are considered among the more difficult Japanese Generation 1 pieces to find. | : The original version of Flanker was available only as part of a Sixwing gift set in Japan, transforming into a Sukhoi Su-27 "Flanker" fighter jet (brilliant naming, huh?). He can also form either leg to any of the "[[kibble]]-jet" style of Six-Team, though his nominal placement is as the right leg of Sixwing. (He can form a rather stumpy and awkward arm as well, but requires the [[Sixturbo]] fists to do so.) The original Six-Teams are considered among the more difficult Japanese Generation 1 pieces to find. | ||
: This mold is also used by the ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Aerialbot (Universe)|Aerialbot]] [[Fireflight (Micromaster)|Fireflight]]. | : This mold is also used by the ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Aerialbot (Universe)|Aerialbot]] [[Fireflight (Micromaster)|Fireflight]]. | ||
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::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1983/Generation+1/Flanker.html Flanker toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]'' | ::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1983/Generation+1/Flanker.html Flanker toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]'' | ||
{{-}} | |||
[[Image:Flanker-2002toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Try saying "turquoise Sukhoi" five times fast.]] | |||
===Micromaster Collection=== | ===Micromaster Collection=== | ||
*'''Flanker''' (Micromaster, 2003) | *'''Flanker''' (Micromaster, 2003) | ||
**''Sixwing ID number'': '''5''' | **''Sixwing ID number'': '''5''' | ||
**''Accessories'': Sixwing right footplate. | **''Accessories'': Sixwing right footplate. | ||
: In | : In 2003, the entire Sixwing team was extensively [[redeco]]ed as part of the third ''[[Micromaster Collection]]'' assortment, in individual boxes with a number visible to show which mold was inside each box. | ||
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Destron/Flanker/flanker.htm More information on Destron Flanker at TFU.info]'' | ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Destron/Flanker/flanker.htm More information on Destron Flanker at TFU.info]'' | ||
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1188/Collectors+Edition+Japanese/Flanker.html Destron Flanker toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]'' | ::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1188/Collectors+Edition+Japanese/Flanker.html Destron Flanker toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]'' | ||
{{-}}{{anchor|Berserker}} | |||
*'''Berserker Flanker''' (Micromaster, 2003) | *'''Berserker Flanker''' (Micromaster, 2003) | ||
**''Sixwing ID number'': '''5''' | |||
**''Accessories'': Sixwing right footplate. | |||
: In every case of twelve Wing Team [[Micromaster | : In every case of twelve Wing Team [[Micromaster]]s, two of them were solid-white-plastic "Berserker" variations with purple Autobot sigils. All six Micromasters were available in this manner. | ||
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/BFlanker/flanker.htm More information on Berserker Flanker at TFU.info]'' | ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/BFlanker/flanker.htm More information on Berserker Flanker at TFU.info]'' | ||
Revision as of 11:13, 17 July 2009
- Flanker is a Micromaster from the Operation Combination portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Flanker is a member of the Wing Team, and a sniveling little punk. He likes to snipe at the weak and use the strong for protection, all the while schmaltzing up to alternately Chain Gun or Supersonic to improve his standing. All the while, he's planning to take leadership of the team for himself, though it's likely if he ever did achieve that goal, he'd last as long as a petrorabbit in a Sharkticon school.
It's unknown just how he behaved once his Autobot programming was restored.
Fiction
Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity
Micromaster Collection
Flanker was one of several Autobot Seiberdroids who were mutated into Decepticon Micromasters by a mysterious dimensional shockwave. After the ship crash-landed on Earth, he and his fellow Decepticons began causing trouble. A New Transformer Legend Begins!! Shortly after the arrival of Sixturbo on the Autobots' side, Flanker joined his teammates to form Sixwing and attack the Autobots' base after a failed attempt by Missile Run to steal some Seiberdroid capsules. During the course of the battle, Sixwing took a blast from the Autobots' experimental Vaccine Program Gun, intended to return their original Autobot programming, but instead giving the Wing Team the power of the Berserker. Enter the Decepticon Sixwing!!
Later, Sixwing was routed by the newly-arrived Sixtrain, who used his "Red Mode" power to blast him into his components. The team fled, leaving the Autobots free to examine the Decepticons' excavation site near a dormant volcano. Once the Autobots dug up a pair of metal plates of Cybertronian origin, Chain Gun called for another attack to snatch the prizes, the team once again forming Sixwing. Sixtrain! Activate Red Mode!!
The Micromaster Collection story was never actually concluded. However, as it has been established that its events take place as part of the normal Japanese Transformers timeline, it is clear that the Wing Team eventually had their original Autobot programming restored somehow.
Operation Combination
Years later, Flanker (now an Autobot once again) and the rest of the Six-team Micromasters joined Guard City and the Road Corps in defending Earth from the forces of the Decepticon Führer Scrash. Operation Combination
None of the combiner team individuals ever actually show up as individuals, only as components of the combined robot modes.
Dreamwave Generation 1 comics continuity
The Decepticons Falcon and Flanker, pursued by the "Deluxe" Insecticons, ran across the Hot Rod Patrol and Race Track Patrol in nuetral territory. Destined for Nothing Falcon was quickly killed in the confusion, but Flanker and the others were saved by the timely arrival of Groundshaker and his ATV, who ran off the monsters. The five Decepticons declined Groundshaker's offer for safe transport to Little Iacon. As the Autobots left, Shockwave then arrived on the scene, explaining to them that his earlier dismissal of the Micromasters' concerns over fuel rations was perhaps rash, and that they were all free to do as they please. The Race Track Patrol chose to continue to Little Iacon, while Flanker opted to rejoin Shockwave. Once the others were out of sight, though, Shockwave quickly tossed Flanker to the Insecticons as a snack before their newest assignment. The Gray Race
Falcon and Flanker both go unnamed in this appearance.
Toys
Operation Combination
- Sixwing (Micromaster Sixteam, 1992)
- Japanese ID number: TF-02
- The original version of Flanker was available only as part of a Sixwing gift set in Japan, transforming into a Sukhoi Su-27 "Flanker" fighter jet (brilliant naming, huh?). He can also form either leg to any of the "kibble-jet" style of Six-Team, though his nominal placement is as the right leg of Sixwing. (He can form a rather stumpy and awkward arm as well, but requires the Sixturbo fists to do so.) The original Six-Teams are considered among the more difficult Japanese Generation 1 pieces to find.
- This mold is also used by the Universe Aerialbot Fireflight.
Micromaster Collection
- Flanker (Micromaster, 2003)
- Sixwing ID number: 5
- Accessories: Sixwing right footplate.
- In 2003, the entire Sixwing team was extensively redecoed as part of the third Micromaster Collection assortment, in individual boxes with a number visible to show which mold was inside each box.
- Berserker Flanker (Micromaster, 2003)
- Sixwing ID number: 5
- Accessories: Sixwing right footplate.
- In every case of twelve Wing Team Micromasters, two of them were solid-white-plastic "Berserker" variations with purple Autobot sigils. All six Micromasters were available in this manner.
