Bad Boy

Bad Boy is a Renegade posing as a Decepticon from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Mighty robots! Bad Boy is the one in the center-right.

Bad Boy is a traveler from another dimension who has taken the form of a Decepticon and infiltrated their ranks in the hopes of finding the solution to a problem that plagues his home. He was a Renegade in his home dimension, and in his current mission is under the strict supervision of the Guardian Treds.

A cocky, sarcastic thug with a penchant for violence, the young Bad Boy is purportedly one of Cy-Kill's most loyal Renegades — that is, until something better comes his way. Occasionally, he also acts as a saboteur and spy.

Fiction

Timelines

Faced with the Cataclysm, a threat to all life in their universe, a group of cybernetic lifeforms called Guardians and Renegades located the probable source of their troubles: a dimensional stream from the 22nd level, involving robot lifeforms called Transformers. Using a Dimensional Interfacer, these "GoBots" planned to send representatives from each group to infiltrate the Autobot and Decepticon factions of Transformers, exploring that universe for a possible resolution for the Cataclysm and their plight. Bad Boy and his Renegade companion Bug Bite were to infiltrate the Decepticons along with their Guardian liaison, Treds.

Their mission, however, was interrupted before it even began. Their transport stream got caught up in a second dimensional transit, alerting the Transcendent Technomorphs of a different Cybertron to their passage. The TransTechs redirected the GoBots' travel to their own Cybertron, at the dimensional hub known as Axiom Nexus. After hearing of their troubles, though, the TransTechs decided to hold the GoBots indefinitely in Axiom Nexus. The Technomorphs feared that the Gobotronians non-transwarp-based transit technology could be used against them, and the risk of letting the Guardians and Renegades back into the universe was too great. Withered Hope

Squinty!

Bad Boy, along with other displaced GoBots, underwent extensive processing before being released into Axiom Nexus proper. Transcendent: Part 1

Soon after being put into processing, Bug Bite disappeared. Fearing what he might do if left unchecked, Path Finder sent Bad Boy and Treds to search for the missing Renegade. Shortly into their search, the two faux Decepticons came across a murder scene, and Bug Bite's distinctive Go-Bot hand blaster seemed to be the murder weapon. Making brief contact with Commander Cheetor at the scene, they followed Bug Bite's trail from the murder to The Blue Deployer, and then to the Malignus Revolutionary Army. While Treds tried the diplomatic approach, Bad Boy had his own way of doing things: He picked the biggest, meanest-looking Malignus in the room and taunted him into a brawl. (The fact that the Malignus was named Turbo may have helped). One chokehold and a LOT of smashed bar furniture later, and the Malignus had practically adopted Bad Boy. When dealing with punks, sometimes a good kick in the skidplate is the best way to make friends.

The Malignus sent Bad Boy and Treds on to the ever-reputable Swindle, Swindle & Swindle, where Bug Bite was sure to have found modifications to disguise himself. Sure enough he had, and what's more, the evidence indicated Bug Bite had already arranged for transit off of Axiom Nexus. Having acquired a "No Questions Asked" transit pass on the black market, Bug Bite was long gone, and the other Go-Bots were left to the tender mercies of General Demolishor, a TransTech desperately searching for a way to cover up his role in the lost passes. Bad Boy and the GoBots got into an extreme battle with Demolishor at The Heap, and they only survived thanks to separate alert signals Bad Boy sent out to the Malignus Revolutionaries and Commander Cheetor.

Having acquired the rest of the transit pass set Bug Bite had pilfered, the GoBots managed to access the dimensional hub and continue on their mission to the 22nd level. They made contact with Bug Bite, who informed them enough time had passed that they should be expecting more arrivals from the Dimensional Interfacer at any time... Withered Hope

Toys

Bad Boy, Bad Boy...whatcha gonna do...whatcha gonna do when he comes for you?

Generation 1

• G1 GoBots (Multi-pack, 2004)
  • Japanese ID number: 84

Bad Boy is a redeco of the Mini Vehicle Powerglide, transforming into an A-10 Thunderbolt II assault plane. He was only available in an e-Hobby-exclusive six-pack with Bug Bite, Path Finder, Road Ranger, Small Foot and Treds.

• More info on Bad Boy on TFU.info

Notes

Bad Bad Boy will make you feel so worse.

Look out, Prime! It's a Renegade!

• Bad Boy is clearly intended to be the character from the Tonka GoBots line. His name does not appear in any of the final product material; it only appeared in an early Photoshopped promotional image on the e-Hobby website. The individual toys' names were dropped when Takara's legal department became concerned at how Bandai—the company that made the toys that would become the Tonka GoBots—would react to the names being used, despite the minimal chance of provable trademark infringement on Takara's part.

• Of course, this was all rendered moot once Fun Publications took the ball and ran with it, explicitly establishing the connections between the formerly rival franchises.

• Bad Boy's coloration is similar to an early version of the toy that only appeared in an early Japanese Transformers catalog image (shown right); all five 1985 Mini Vehicles in this image had color differences from the final versions. This proto-Powerglide had olive instead of Bad Boy's dark blue, however. The reason for the color change in the final toy is unknown.

• Unlike the Transformers, the GoBots were originally a race of organic alien humanoids who replaced much, but not all, of their bodies with machinery. Thus, Bad Boy is a cyborg and not a true robot.

External links

• GoBots Bad Boy on TFU.info