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{{factions|autobot}}{{disambig3|Joe}} | {{factions|autobot}}{{disambig3|Joe}} | ||
:''Joe is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the ''[[Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]]'' portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | :''Joe is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the ''[[Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]]'' portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
[[Image:Joe-packageart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Yooooooooooo ME!]] | [[Image:Joe-packageart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Yooooooooooo ME!]] | ||
'''Joe''' (ジョー, ''jō'') is a friendly, sociable type who is always willing to offer a fellow Autobot his counsel and ease their worries. This dovetails well with his job as the information analyst of the [[Sixliner|Liner Team]]. He uses his remote probe [[Gripper (ROC)|Gripper]] to gather data from afar, carefully analyze it and help the team formulate plans. Joe can also manipulate electricity, giving him incredible strength in combat. | |||
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{{ | ==Fiction== | ||
Joe and [[Sireen]] developed a vaccine program to counter the [[Reverse Evolution virus]], a [[Decepticon]] weapon that had turned the rest fo the [[Sixturbo|Turbo Team]] into Decepticons. {{storylink|Micromaster Collection#Part 2: Enter the Urban Disaster Relief Specialists!!|Enter the Urban Disaster Relief Specialists!!}} He also assisted [[Convertor (OC)|Convertor]] with scans that revealed a special stratum below a [[Mount St. Hilary|dormant volcano]]. {{storylink|Micromaster Collection#Part 5: Sixtrain! Activate Red Mode!!|Sixtrain! Activate Red Mode!!}} After the creation of the [[Metrobase]] at the volcano, Joe, Convertor and [[Crush-Bull]] uncovered a mysterious life-pod in the middle of a pitched battle that released a pulse of tachyon energy, knocking all of the Micromasters temporarily offline. {{storylink|Micromaster Collection#Part 6: The Menace of Landcross's Combining Formation!|The Menace of Landcross's Combining Formation!}} | |||
===Return of Convoy=== | |||
Years later, Joe and the rest of the Liner Team were recruited by [[Sky Garry (G1)|Sky Garry]] into the ranks of the [[Battlestars]]. | |||
{{note|None of the Liner Team ever actually show up as individuals, only as components of the combined robot Sixtrain.}} | |||
{{-}} | |||
==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===Return of Convoy=== | ===Return of Convoy=== | ||
*'''Sixliner''' (1991) | [[Image:ROC-toy Sixliner-Joe.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]] | ||
**''Japanese ID number:'' ''' ''' | *'''Sixliner''' (Micromaster Sixteam, 1991) | ||
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-370''' | |||
:Originally released in a giftset with his fellow Micromaster trains, Joe transforms into bullet train | : Originally released in a giftset with his fellow Micromaster trains, Joe transforms into a Super Hitachi bullet train engine. His rear socket-hitch allows him to connect end-to-end with any fellow train or combiner [[kibble]] weapon with a peg-hitch. He can form either leg to the two train-team combiners, but his nominal placement is as the right leg of Sixliner. | ||
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Cybertron/Joe/joe.htm More information on Joe at TFU.info]'' | ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Cybertron/Joe/joe.htm More information on Joe at TFU.info]'' | ||
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/779/Generation+1/Joe.html Joe toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]'' | ::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/779/Generation+1/Joe.html Joe toy gallery at Transformertoys.co.uk]'' | ||
{{-}} | |||
===Micromaster Collection=== | ===Micromaster Collection=== | ||
*'''Joe''' (2002) | [[Image:MC-toy Sixliner-Joe.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]] | ||
**''Accessories | *'''Joe''' (Micromaster, 2002) | ||
**''Sixliner ID number'': '''5''' | |||
**''Accessories'': Sixliner right & left fists | |||
:Joe and his teammates were re-released in Japan in 2002, this time sold in identical individual boxes | :Joe and his teammates were re-released in Japan in 2002 as the first assortment of the ''[[Micromaster Collection]]'', this time sold in identical individual boxes, identifiable only by the number on their instruction sheets visible through a small hole in the box. Like the rest of the Micromaster Collection figures, Joe 's stickers were either replaced with [[Tampograph|tampographs]] or dropped entirely, though he did gain a few new spots of color. | ||
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/Joe/joe.htm More information on Joe at TFU.info]'' | ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/Joe/joe.htm More information on Joe at TFU.info]'' | ||
==Notes== | |||
* Joe, like all of the six-team Micromasters, had no individual [[bio]] information whatsoever until his ''Micromaster Collection'' release a decade after his original ''Return of Convoy'' release. | |||
* Joe is the only Sixliner mold to not be [[redeco]]ed or [[retool]]ed for the later [[Sixtrain]] toy; the robot in his place in that set is the entirely-new mold [[Windy]]. | |||
* Though his ''Micromaster Collection'' bio specifically assigns him the Gripper probe, the original ''Return of Convoy'' Sixliner [[instruction booklet]] shows [[Alan]] towing it. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/8481654a03096b1f?dmode=source&output=gplain Translation of Joe's bio by Doug Dlin] | *[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/8481654a03096b1f?dmode=source&output=gplain Translation of Joe's bio by Doug Dlin] | ||
[[Category:Autobots]] | [[Category:Autobots]] | ||
Revision as of 03:45, 20 July 2009
| The name or term "Joe" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Joe (disambiguation). |
- Joe is an Autobot Micromaster from the Return of Convoy portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Joe (ジョー, jō) is a friendly, sociable type who is always willing to offer a fellow Autobot his counsel and ease their worries. This dovetails well with his job as the information analyst of the Liner Team. He uses his remote probe Gripper to gather data from afar, carefully analyze it and help the team formulate plans. Joe can also manipulate electricity, giving him incredible strength in combat.
Fiction
Joe and Sireen developed a vaccine program to counter the Reverse Evolution virus, a Decepticon weapon that had turned the rest fo the Turbo Team into Decepticons. Enter the Urban Disaster Relief Specialists!! He also assisted Convertor with scans that revealed a special stratum below a dormant volcano. Sixtrain! Activate Red Mode!! After the creation of the Metrobase at the volcano, Joe, Convertor and Crush-Bull uncovered a mysterious life-pod in the middle of a pitched battle that released a pulse of tachyon energy, knocking all of the Micromasters temporarily offline. The Menace of Landcross's Combining Formation!
Return of Convoy
Years later, Joe and the rest of the Liner Team were recruited by Sky Garry into the ranks of the Battlestars.
None of the Liner Team ever actually show up as individuals, only as components of the combined robot Sixtrain.
Toys
Return of Convoy
- Sixliner (Micromaster Sixteam, 1991)
- Japanese ID number: C-370
- Originally released in a giftset with his fellow Micromaster trains, Joe transforms into a Super Hitachi bullet train engine. His rear socket-hitch allows him to connect end-to-end with any fellow train or combiner kibble weapon with a peg-hitch. He can form either leg to the two train-team combiners, but his nominal placement is as the right leg of Sixliner.
Micromaster Collection
- Joe (Micromaster, 2002)
- Sixliner ID number: 5
- Accessories: Sixliner right & left fists
- Joe and his teammates were re-released in Japan in 2002 as the first assortment of the Micromaster Collection, this time sold in identical individual boxes, identifiable only by the number on their instruction sheets visible through a small hole in the box. Like the rest of the Micromaster Collection figures, Joe 's stickers were either replaced with tampographs or dropped entirely, though he did gain a few new spots of color.
Notes
- Joe, like all of the six-team Micromasters, had no individual bio information whatsoever until his Micromaster Collection release a decade after his original Return of Convoy release.
- Joe is the only Sixliner mold to not be redecoed or retooled for the later Sixtrain toy; the robot in his place in that set is the entirely-new mold Windy.
- Though his Micromaster Collection bio specifically assigns him the Gripper probe, the original Return of Convoy Sixliner instruction booklet shows Alan towing it.
