Hooligan (G2)

This article is about the Generation 2 Decepticon. For the four-armed alien gladiator, see Hooligan (G1).

Hooligan is a Decepticon from the Generation 2 portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

Now, Hooligan... about that sugar in my gas tank...

If Skywarp needed competition in the cruel practical joker department, he's found it in Hooligan. Only marginally smarter than fellow Cyberjet Space Case, his idea of a great joke is usually something mean spirited and destructive. Hooligan doesn't care who his target is, either: Autobot, human, or fellow Decepticon. His greatest flaw is a tendency to go too far in pursuit of a good joke: most robots would know better than to pull a prank on Megatron, Hooligan... not so much. Given that, it's a wonder he's still functional. But hey, some people do worse, and they get to live.

French-Canadian name: Voyou

Fiction

G-2 pack-in comics and story pages

Something about this image is awesome, but I'm not sure what...

Hooligan was once teammates with the Autobot Cyberjets back when they were Decepticons. However, once they defected to the enemy, Hooligan and the remaining Decepticon Cyberjets swore vengeance. G-2 Part 4

During one of the Generation 2 battles, Optimus Prime had gotten the advantage over Megatron, who was low on energy. Optimus was about to force Megatron to surrender, when Hooligan arrived and hit Optimus in the back with his "Multi Shower Missile" attack. The blow destroyed Prime's back unit, making his cannon inoperative. Megatron then gained the upper hand. G-2 #9

Hooligan and the other Cyberjets then joined with Jolt and Sizzle, encircling the Autobot Laser Rods. Unfortunately, Road Rocket was able to blind them with a smokescreen, allowing for their enemy's escape. G-2 #11

Hooligan was later attacked by Volt and Electro, who damaged his wings, forcing him to escape on foot. Chased by the Autobots, he eventually stumbled upon Road Pig, who got a good laugh out of seeing a running jet, then transformed into a motorcycle and let Hooligan ride him. Together, the two Decepticons turned to face Hooligan's hunters. G-2 #12

Some time after that, Hooligan watched as Volt was defeated in battle and offered a place among the Decepticons by a generous Megatron. Strafe then flew past him, punching Megatron in the jaw and rescuing his Autobot ally. G-2 #15

Megatron later attacked the Autobot headquarters full force, with Hooligan joining in the battle. Megatron was eventually defeated by Optimus Prime, and so all the Decepticons (Hooligan included) were driven into deep space. G-2 Part 6

The New Battle!!

This may seem gritty and mature, but then Junpei shows up and ruins it.

In the year 199X, the Decepticons came to Earth to plunder its forestonite, a newly discovered super energy source. The Decepticon Cyberjets attacked the Japan Self-Defense Force air show and began wrecking the joint. (Why? What's the connection to forestonite? Who knows?) The three Cyberjets closed in on the spastic human Junpei, who had stuck around to hurl rocks at the Decepticons, but Electro arrived and rescued the boy. Hooligan snarled that Jolt must have screwed up, as he had been sent to kill Electro earlier.

Electro fought well against the trio, especially considering the damage he had taken in his battle to the death with Jolt on Earth's Moon, managing to destroy Skyjack. To avenge his friend, Hooligan blasted Electro from behind with his missiles, severing his right arm and nearly killing the Autobot.

Before Space Case could deliver the final blow, Optimus Prime arrived on the scene, (presumably) killing Space Case and saving Electro's tailpipe. Hooligan was pleased at the opportunity to fight Prime one-on-one, but his joy was short-lived. Before he could touch his opponent, Megatron arrived and sent a fusion cannon blast at Prime. Prime managed to dodge the attack, but Hooligan was not so lucky. The blast completely atomized the fun-loving jokester. The New Battle!!

Wings of Honor

Hey guys, so when do I get a toy based off my new body?

Millions of years ago, Hooligan, using a newly-developed "Skyraider" style body, was part of Skyquake's crew sent to recover a mysterious item from the crashed Autobot ship Van De Graaff on Beta-Nine. He and Leozack hunted town the hiding Flak and Landshark when Skyquake left to pursue Thunder Clash. Flak eventually revealed himself, and though both Decepticons were finally able to bring the heavily-armed robot down after a rough fight, they were caught off-guard by a sneak-attack by Landshark. Hooligan was captured and returned to Cybertron as a prisoner. Wings of Honor

Toys

Generation 2

You corner me, and I might become a scallywag!

• Hooligan (Cyberjet, 1995)
  • Japanese ID number: TRF-9
  • Accessories: 2 missiles

Hooligan transforms into the proposed "swing-wing" Naval variant of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor in orange with black tiger stripes and a large pressure-launch missile launcher atop the airframe. When transformed, the missile launcher becomes the robot's right arm, and like all Cyberjets, Hooligan's robot mode makes use of ball joints for a high degree of articulation. His two missiles store by clipping into grooves on this non-launcher arm, which ends up on the underside of his jet mode.

The Hooligan mold was redecoed to make Generation 2 Jetfire. It was also used to make Robot Masters R-Blade, Universe Wind Sheer, and Timelines Ricochet.

• More information on Hooligan at TFU.info

Notes

We're the hooligans!*pop*

• In the Comic Bom Bom story and pack-in comics, Hooligan's special missile attack is called the "Multi Shower Missiles" (though it has also been Romanized as "March Shower Missiles"). The attack is portrayed differently depending on the medium: the pack-in comic shows it to be his claw-arm missile attack, while the Comic Bom Bom comic shows it to be a pair of missiles launched from the bits that stick up on his back in robot mode.
• The "Multi Shower Missiles" attack stands in contrast to the special attack listed on Hooligan's Japanese character bio card, the "Flap Guillotine" (フラップ･ギロチン), which involves placing an opponent's head between one of his swing-wing sections and decapitating them with it. Ouch!
• In "The New Battle!!", Hooligan is drawn with pupils, making him look not unlike a robot from the SD Gundam franchise. This stylistic choice was applied to all Transformers in the story, but is a particularly odd look for him and his normally blank-faced Cyberjet buddies.
• Hooligan's colour scheme was homaged in the Revenge of the Fallen toy Fearswoop, but not named "Hooligan" due to Hasbro being unable to trademark that name.

External links

• English translation of Japan G2 minicomic #9
• English translation of "The Earth is in Danger!"