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===Cybertron=== | ===Cybertron=== | ||
[[Image:Cybertron_Red_Alert_toy.jpg|right|thumb|185px|Cut you up, geezer!]] | |||
*'''Red Alert''' | *'''Red Alert''' | ||
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''GC-11''' | : ''Japanese ID number:'' '''GC-11''' | ||
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:This was a two-pack of the Deluxe-size Red Alert and ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Sideways]]. | :This was a two-pack of the Deluxe-size Red Alert and ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Sideways]]. | ||
===Legends of Cybertron=== | |||
[[Image:LOC_CD_Red_Alert.jpg|right|thumb|160px|"Say 'ello to my 'ittle friend!"]] | [[Image:LOC_CD_Red_Alert.jpg|right|thumb|160px|"Say 'ello to my 'ittle friend!"]] | ||
*'''Red Alert''' (Cybertron Defense) | *'''Red Alert''' (Cybertron Defense) | ||
:A much-simplified version of Red Alert in terms of detail and articulation. This mold was later used to make ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]. | :A much-simplified version of Red Alert in terms of detail and articulation. This mold was later used to make ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]. | ||
Revision as of 07:13, 30 November 2006
| The name or term "Red Alert" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Red Alert (disambiguation). |
- Red Alert is an Autobot in the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
Red Alert was once a fierce warrior. It was not until he was seriously wounded, losing his hand permanently in battle, that he was able to sit back and realize how terrible war is. He is now a reluctant fighter, and somewhat emotionally detached, preferring to repair his friends than tear his enemies to shreds. This does not mean he is now a coward. To the contrary, when a fellow Autobot on the battlefield needs his immediate medical attention, he will be there no matter what it takes.
His nominal Mini-Con partner is Longarm, though during the searchfor the Cyber Planet Keys, he was accompanied by Dirt Boss.
Fiction
Animated continuity
Armada
Voice actor: Brian Dobson (US), Ikuya Sawaki (Japan)
Japanese Name: Ratchet/Ratchet S
Cybertron
Voice actor: Brian Dobson (US), Yasuyuki Kase (Japan)
Japanese Name: First Aid/First Gunner
Special Attacks: Photon Beam
Dreamwave Comics continuity
Armada
Toys
Armada
- Red Alert w/Longarm
- Japanese ID number: MC-02
- Red Alert transforms into a white Nissan Patrol rescue SUV. When a Mini-Con is attached to his hood-mounted Mini-Con port, the fenders open. Pulling back on the attached Mini-Con launches a rescue disk/missile. Similarly, when a Mini-Con is used on his emergency lights port and is pushed forward, the sirens flash and a voice chip proclaims "RED-ALERT! WOO-WOO-WOO-WOO-WOO!" In robot mode, pulling back on the Mini-Con unlocks a shoulder-mounted missile/rescue grappling claw launcher, which can also be detached and held in his hand.
- His right leg guard contains several tools that can be attached onto his left wrist socket, while his left leg guard can be unfolded to become a Mini-Con repair bay.
- This mold was later used to make Prowl.
- Red Alert (Happy Meal)
- Powerlinx Red Alert w/Longarm
- Japanese ID number: MC-12
- This is a predominantly orange redeco of Armada Red Alert, with white stripes and 'RESCUE' tampographed lettering.
Cybertron
- Red Alert
- Japanese ID number: GC-11
- Cybertron Red Alert transforms into a Dodge Magnum emergency vehicle. He features an unusual transformation sequence where both the front and rear halves of the vehicle mode come together to form his legs. His hood halves opens to reveal storage space for extra tools that can be attached onto his left arm blaster.
- This mold was later used to make Cannonball.
- Cybertron Defense Red Alert
He has two hands!
- Japanese ID number: GC-21
- An upgraded, all-new tooling of Red Alert. He now transforms into a BTR-90 armoured personnel carrier mounted with a top-mounted missile similar to a SCUD launcher. Inserting a Cyber Key into the rear of the missile pops it in half, exposing the inner laser cannon. In robot mode, Red Alert finally has two normal robotic hands, but on his left arm (though it can be mounted on his right arm) is a shield that, when a Key is inserted, flips out a multi-tool arm that can be equipped with several tools stored in his shins.
This mold was also used to make the Botcon 2006-exclusive Dawn of Futures Past Megatron.
- Red Alert with Dirt Boss
- This is a Wal*Mart-exclusive version of Deluxe-size Red Alert packaged with a Tiny Tins version of the Armada Mini-Con Dirt Boss.
- Critical Path (Red Alert vs. Sideways)
Legends of Cybertron
- Red Alert (Cybertron Defense)
- A much-simplified version of Red Alert in terms of detail and articulation. This mold was later used to make Classics Perceptor.
Trivia
- The Armada Red Alert toy's "WOO WOO WOO" sound effect has since become a famous in-joke within the Transformers fandom. For a short time, it also became something of an impromptu chant among fans at Transformers conventions. Reportedly, at the start of the OTFCC 2003 Hasbro Panel, several fans started chanting "WOO WOO WOO WOO!" to the initial confusion of Hasbro designer Archer Archer, until he realized what was occuring.
