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:''Gearhead is an [[Autobot]] [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] from the [[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''  
:''Gearhead is an [[Autobot]] [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] from the [[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''  
 
[[Image:G2-toy Gearhead.jpg|right|thumb|400px|]]
[[Image:G2-toy Gearhead.jpg|right|thumb|400px|]]
 
'''Gearhead''' is a stock car on the outside, and an [[Autobot]] warrior engineered for fighting on the inside. It's hard to say which half of his nature he enjoys more. Upon his arrival on the planet [[Earth]] he entered the professional racing circuit. Obviously confident in the power source beneath his titanium-plated hood, he proudly informs his opponents that if they race him, they'll lose. Gearhead is always anxious for the checkered flag, yet his desire for combat with the [[Decepticon]]s has not diminished. In fact, a call to arms will send him speeding to the battlefield at speeds even higher than those he reaches on the racetrack.   
'''Gearhead''' is a stock car on the outside, and an Autobot warrior engineered for fighting on the inside. It's hard to say which half of his nature he enjoys more. Upon his arrival on the planet [[Earth]] he entered the professional racing circuit. Obviously confident in the power source beneath his titanium-plated hood, he proudly informs his opponents that if they race him, they'll lose. Gearhead is always anxious for the checkered flag, yet his desire for combat with the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] has not diminished. In fact, a call to arms will send him speeding to the battlefield at speeds even higher than those he reaches on the racetrack.   


He could have had a [[Relatives|brother]] named [[Greasepit (G2)|Greasepit]].
He could have had a [[Relatives|brother]] named [[Greasepit (G2)|Greasepit]].
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: ''Italian name:'' '''Ariete'''
: ''Italian name:'' '''Ariete'''


==Fiction==
===Wings of Honor===
Gearhead served as [[Bishop]]'s camerabot in the early days of the ''Around Cybertron'' news broadcast. Though Bishop had to give him a crash course in how to deal with malfunctioning technology.  {{storylink|Around Cybertron#Around Cybertron #9|Around Cybertron #9}}


==Toys==
==Toys==
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**''Accessories'': Rifle
**''Accessories'': Rifle


: Part of the first assortment of [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]], Gearhead transforms into a [[NASCAR]]-style Ford Thunderbird stock car with through-axle tires, making him largely compatible with "Hot Wheels" and "Matchbox" playsets and tracks. He was also released in the second assortment, but the clear-plastics of his robot mode were replaced with opaque plastics using the same general colors (the clear-colorless plastic turned to opaque silver).
: Part of the first assortment of [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]], Gearhead transforms into a [[NASCAR]]-style [[wikipedia:Ford Thunderbird|Ford Thunderbird]] stock car with through-axle tires, making him largely compatible with "[[wikipedia:Hot Wheels|Hot Wheels]]" and "[[wikipedia:Matchbox (toy)|Matchbox]]" playsets and tracks. He was also released in the second assortment, but the clear-plastics of his robot mode were replaced with opaque plastics using the same general colors (the clear-colorless plastic turned to opaque silver).


: This mold was [[Redeco|redecoed]] to make the Go-Bots version of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Spy Changer]] [[W.A.R.S.]], and ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Camshaft (G1)|Camshaft]]. It was slated to be used for the [[Go-Bots Racing Rig]] pilot [[Greasepit (G2)|Greasepit]], but this toy was ultimately [[Unreleased toy|never released]].
: This mold was [[redeco]]ed to make the Go-Bots version of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Spy Changer]] [[W.A.R.S.]], and ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Camshaft (G1)|Camshaft]]. It was slated to be used for the [[Go-Bots Racing Rig]] pilot [[Greasepit (G2)|Greasepit]], but this toy was ultimately [[Unreleased toy|never released]].


::*''[http://tfu.info/1995/Autobot/Gearhead/gearhead.htm More information on Gearhead at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://tfu.info/1995/Autobot/Gearhead/gearhead.htm More information on Gearhead at TFU.info]''
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Revision as of 12:49, 1 March 2010

Gearhead is an Autobot Go-Bot from the Generation 2 portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

Gearhead is a stock car on the outside, and an Autobot warrior engineered for fighting on the inside. It's hard to say which half of his nature he enjoys more. Upon his arrival on the planet Earth he entered the professional racing circuit. Obviously confident in the power source beneath his titanium-plated hood, he proudly informs his opponents that if they race him, they'll lose. Gearhead is always anxious for the checkered flag, yet his desire for combat with the Decepticons has not diminished. In fact, a call to arms will send him speeding to the battlefield at speeds even higher than those he reaches on the racetrack.

He could have had a brother named Greasepit.


Italian name: Ariete

Fiction

Wings of Honor

Gearhead served as Bishop's camerabot in the early days of the Around Cybertron news broadcast. Though Bishop had to give him a crash course in how to deal with malfunctioning technology. Around Cybertron #9

Toys

Generation 2

  • Gearhead (Go-Bot, 1995)
    • Accessories: Rifle
Part of the first assortment of Go-Bots, Gearhead transforms into a NASCAR-style Ford Thunderbird stock car with through-axle tires, making him largely compatible with "Hot Wheels" and "Matchbox" playsets and tracks. He was also released in the second assortment, but the clear-plastics of his robot mode were replaced with opaque plastics using the same general colors (the clear-colorless plastic turned to opaque silver).
This mold was redecoed to make the Go-Bots version of Soundwave, Robots in Disguise Spy Changer W.A.R.S., and Universe Camshaft. It was slated to be used for the Go-Bots Racing Rig pilot Greasepit, but this toy was ultimately never released.