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:''Desire is a [[Micromaster]] from the [[Operation Combination (franchise)|Operation Combination]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | :''Desire is a [[Micromaster]] from the [[Operation Combination (franchise)|Operation Combination]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
[[Image:Desire-2002packageart.jpg|thumb|right| | [[Image:Desire-2002packageart.jpg|thumb|right|250px|He is totally ''not'' a streetcar.]] | ||
'''Desire''' is the leader of the [[Sixtrain|Train Team]], even though he has no memories of his life before he evolved into a Micromaster. Carrying a fragment of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] within him, the key to Sixtrain's "Red Mode" ultimate attack, Desire burns with an urge to eradicate evil in all forms. This drive has made him very popular among the Autobots, and a charismatic leader. | |||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
=== | ===Micromaster Collection=== | ||
Desire | Desire and the other Train Team members used their combined "Red Mode" to drive the [[Decepticon]] [[Sixwing]] from an excavation site at the base of a [[Mount St. Hilary|dormant volcano]]. When two pieces of Cybertronian metal were unearthed, Desire noted that the fragments had to have been there for at least three million years, judging from the depth where they were found. The team had to re-combine to drive off yet another attack by Siwxing. {{storylink|Micromaster Collection#Part 5: Sixtrain! Activate Red Mode!!|Sixtrain! Activate Red Mode!!}} After the construction of [[Metrobase]], he helped the newly-arrived [[Multiforce]] fight back Sixwing, though Desire was wary of the newcomers at first. {{storylink|Micromaster Collection#Part 6: The Menace of Landcross's Combining Formation!|The Menace of Landcross's Combining Formation!}} | ||
===Operation Combination=== | |||
Years later, Desire 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.}} | |||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===Operation Combination=== | ===Operation Combination=== | ||
*'''SixTrain''' (Micromaster Sixteam, 1992) | *'''SixTrain''' (Micromaster Sixteam, 1992) | ||
**''Japanese ID number'': | **''Japanese ID number'': '''TF-05''' | ||
: | : An extensive [[retool]]ing of the [[Sixliner]] component [[Spark (ROC)|Spark]], Desire transforms into a Hokkaido Bullet Train engine. He has a "socket" connector tab in the back of his train mode allows him to connect to any fellow Micromaster train or footplate-weapon with a "peg" connector. He also forms the chest of Sixtrain, and can be used in the place of Spark as well. This version of Desire was available only as part of a SixTrain gift set in Japan. The original Six-Teams are considered among the more difficult Japanese Generation 1 pieces to find. | ||
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1992/Cybertron/Desire/desire.htm More information on Desire at TFU.info]'' | ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1992/Cybertron/Desire/desire.htm More information on Desire at TFU.info]'' | ||
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/805/Generation+1/Desire.html Desire toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]'' | ::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/805/Generation+1/Desire.html Desire toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]'' | ||
{{-}} | |||
[[Image:MC-toy Sixtrain-Desire.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]] | |||
===Micromaster Collection=== | ===Micromaster Collection=== | ||
*'''Desire''' (Micromaster, 2003) | *'''Desire''' (Micromaster, 2003) | ||
**'' | **''Sixtrain ID number'': '''1''' | ||
**''Accessories'': Sixtrain right foot | |||
: In 2003, the entire Sixtrain team was re-released as | : In 2003, the entire Sixtrain team was re-released as the fifth ''[[Micromaster Collection]]'' assortment, in individual boxes with a number visible to show which mold was inside each box. For this release, each character was extensively [[redeco]]ed, plus the decals from the original version were replaced with [[Paint operation|paint applications]]. | ||
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/Desire/desire.htm More information on Desire at TFU.info]'' | ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/Desire/desire.htm More information on Micromaster Collection Desire at TFU.info]'' | ||
{{-}}{{anchor|RedMode}} | |||
*'''Desire Red Mode''' (Micromaster, 2003) | *'''Desire Red Mode''' (Micromaster, 2003) | ||
**''Sixtrain ID number'': '''1''' | |||
**''Accessories'': Sixtrain right foot | |||
: In every case of twelve Train Team Micromasters, two of them were solid-red-plastic "Red Mode" variations. All six Micromasters were available in this manner. | : In every case of twelve Train Team Micromasters, two of them were solid-red-plastic "Red Mode" variations. All six Micromasters (and their combiner [[kibble]]) were available in this manner. | ||
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/HDesire/desire.htm More information on Desire Red Mode at TFU.info]'' | ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/HDesire/desire.htm More information on Desire Red Mode at TFU.info]'' | ||
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1208/Collectors+Edition+Japanese/Rage+Desire.html Desire Red Mode toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]'' | ::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1208/Collectors+Edition+Japanese/Rage+Desire.html Desire Red Mode toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]'' | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 04:15, 18 July 2009
- Desire is a Micromaster from the Operation Combination portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Desire is the leader of the Train Team, even though he has no memories of his life before he evolved into a Micromaster. Carrying a fragment of the Matrix within him, the key to Sixtrain's "Red Mode" ultimate attack, Desire burns with an urge to eradicate evil in all forms. This drive has made him very popular among the Autobots, and a charismatic leader.
Fiction
Micromaster Collection
Desire and the other Train Team members used their combined "Red Mode" to drive the Decepticon Sixwing from an excavation site at the base of a dormant volcano. When two pieces of Cybertronian metal were unearthed, Desire noted that the fragments had to have been there for at least three million years, judging from the depth where they were found. The team had to re-combine to drive off yet another attack by Siwxing. Sixtrain! Activate Red Mode!! After the construction of Metrobase, he helped the newly-arrived Multiforce fight back Sixwing, though Desire was wary of the newcomers at first. The Menace of Landcross's Combining Formation!
Operation Combination
Years later, Desire 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.
Toys
Operation Combination
- SixTrain (Micromaster Sixteam, 1992)
- Japanese ID number: TF-05
- An extensive retooling of the Sixliner component Spark, Desire transforms into a Hokkaido Bullet Train engine. He has a "socket" connector tab in the back of his train mode allows him to connect to any fellow Micromaster train or footplate-weapon with a "peg" connector. He also forms the chest of Sixtrain, and can be used in the place of Spark as well. This version of Desire was available only as part of a SixTrain gift set in Japan. The original Six-Teams are considered among the more difficult Japanese Generation 1 pieces to find.
Micromaster Collection
- Desire (Micromaster, 2003)
- Sixtrain ID number: 1
- Accessories: Sixtrain right foot
- In 2003, the entire Sixtrain team was re-released as the fifth Micromaster Collection assortment, in individual boxes with a number visible to show which mold was inside each box. For this release, each character was extensively redecoed, plus the decals from the original version were replaced with paint applications.
- Desire Red Mode (Micromaster, 2003)
- Sixtrain ID number: 1
- Accessories: Sixtrain right foot
- In every case of twelve Train Team Micromasters, two of them were solid-red-plastic "Red Mode" variations. All six Micromasters (and their combiner kibble) were available in this manner.
