: The [[Throttlebot]] Goldbug was released in 1987, and like the other Throttlebots, he has a pull-back motor and a simple transformation. The vehicle mode was not designed to look like a penny racer, as the original toy was, so its variation on the Volkswagen Beetle was much more realistically-proportioned. Though the other Throttlebots seem to have always been intended to be new characters, Goldbug's head was based directly on that of Bumblebee's original toy.
:This toy was reissued in Europe in 1991 as part of the [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] reissues, along with the rest of the Throttlebots. The toy was [[retool]]ed to remove the [[rubsign]] indent, the heat-sensitive decal proper replaced with a glossy-paper faction symbol.
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==Notes==
==Notes==
* IDW's incarnation of Goldbug is unique, in that he's not a rebuilt [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]].
* This version of Goldbug is, of course, based off of the original Throttlebot [[Goldbug (G1)|Goldbug]], only this time he is not a rebuilt [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]].
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The name or term "Goldbug" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Goldbug (disambiguation).
