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:''Lightspeed is an [[Autobot]] [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
:''Lightspeed is an [[Autobot]] [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
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Later, Galvatron launched [[Metamorpho]], a gravity-twisting meteorite, and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s were its first victims. Lightspeed and the Technobots were sent out to recover their damaged comrades for repairs, but they were intercepted by the Terrorcons. The fighting escalated with new arrivals on both sides, as the Decepticons tried to keep their foes occupied until the meteorite reached [[Athenia]], destroying the Autobots completely. The [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] eventually arrived to carry the Headmasters into space to confront the meteorite, and so Lightspeed and the Technobots formed Computron and covered their retreat. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}
Later, Galvatron launched [[Metamorpho]], a gravity-twisting meteorite, and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s were its first victims. Lightspeed and the Technobots were sent out to recover their damaged comrades for repairs, but they were intercepted by the Terrorcons. The fighting escalated with new arrivals on both sides, as the Decepticons tried to keep their foes occupied until the meteorite reached [[Athenia]], destroying the Autobots completely. The [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] eventually arrived to carry the Headmasters into space to confront the meteorite, and so Lightspeed and the Technobots formed Computron and covered their retreat. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}


When a giant carnivorous plant took root in [[San Francisco]], Ultra Magnus sent Lightspeed and the Technobots to deal with the incident. The plant proved to be extraordinarily resilient, however, and it was also guarded by the Decepticons. The Technobots were distracted by combat with the [[Stunticon]]s, first as individuals and later combined as Computron and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} After the Trainbots ran into trouble on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], Lightspeed and his team were on the way to help when [[Sixshot]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] intervened. The Earthbound Decepticons succeeded in occupying the Technobots so that they couldn't make it to Mars. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}
When a giant carnivorous plant took root in [[San Francisco]], Ultra Magnus sent Lightspeed and the Technobots to deal with the incident. The plant proved to be extraordinarily resilient, however, and it was also guarded by the Decepticons. The Technobots were distracted by combat with the [[Stunticon]]s, first as individuals and later combined as Computron and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} After the Trainbots ran
 
Lightspeed and the Technobots were part of a strike team that flew to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to disrupt Scorponok's gathering of Decepticons. They immediately formed Computron upon entering the battle. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} Lightspeed's regiment later helped load the Trainbots with energon supplies for the destitute planet [[Sandra]]. They were attacked by the greedy Decepticons and fought back both as the mighty Computron and as individuals, using the Trainbots' large vehicle modes as a shield. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}
 
When Fortress was choosing his team to chase after Scorponok and the Decepticons through space, Lightspeed was one of the Autobots tapped for service. {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}} During this extended mission, Lightspeed and the Technobots formed Computron to battle [[Predaking]] on the planet [[Paradise]]. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}
 
After returning to Earth, Lightspeed and the Technobots reassociated with Ultra Magnus at Autobot City on Earth. They were sent to [[Miami]] to counter a Decepticon attack, and battled Abominus as Computron. Unfortunately, the attack was a ruse to draw them away from Autobot City, and they were unable to stop [[Sixshot]]'s assassination of Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} The Decepticon attacks continued even after Magnus's death, as Sixshot launched five separate strikes at once around the world. Lightspeed and the Technobots were dispatched as Computron to one of the many battle sites. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} When the Decepticons seemingly abandoned Earth, Lightspeed and the Technobots assisted Spike in rebuilding the planet after the enemy's departure. On one occasion, they located Sixshot's old command base. By combining into Computron, the Technobots helped Defensor and Raiden obliterate the base, wiping out all trace of the Decepticons' presence. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}
 
As part of Computron, Lightspeed participated in the Autobots final battle with Scorponok's Decepticons at the North Pole. He lent his energies to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]] to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
 
===''Transformers in 3-D''===
 
Lightspeed discovered evidence of a new energon source on an asteroid near Cybertron. He and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arranged for a team of Autobots to investigate. Lightspeed uncovered an energon trail which led straight to an innocent-looking creature, apparently a native to the asteroid. He brought the creature back to Fortress Maximus for study to uncover its energon-generating abilities. Ultra Magnus cautioned Lightspeed not to get so caught up in his experiments that he forgot it was a living thing he was studying. [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] played with the creature while the Autobots set up a habitat for it. Lightspeed eventually discovered the creature expeled pure energon as a waste product!
 
Before this discovery could be explored much further, however, Lightspeed and the Autobots spotted [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and realized the Decepticons were also on the asteroid. A chase ensued, and soon the Autobot and Decepticon forces were engaged in a brutal battle. As the fighting continued, no one noticed the creature teleport itself to safety. It seemed the creature was actually a remarkably intelligent being, who studied the Transformers in order to gather data for the [[Quintesson]]s.
 
Probably for the best. Lightspeed didn't look like he really ''needed'' any more energon goodies before bed. {{storylink|The Test (issue)|The Test}}
 
===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:Stormbringer1 Lightspeed attacked.jpg|left|200px|thumb|It sure sucks to get stabbed in the stomach by an energon sword.]]
Lightspeed, like the rest of the Technobots, was a crew man aboard the Autobot Science and Survey vessel ''[[Calabi-Yau]]''. His specialty was a little ambiguous, and though he obviously had some pride in his ability to traverse ground in rough conditions, the low-gravity of Cybertron's surface made it tough going even for him. [[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]] impaled him just as he was about to get off the burned-out planet. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1}}
 
Lightspeed survived the techno-cannibalization being performed by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s cultists and helped uncover the key to defeating the revenant [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. Afterwards, he reported not even the most basic molecular activity was present in Thunderwing. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy LightspeedTechno.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
* '''Lightspeed''' (Technobot, 1987)
**''Team ID number'': '''TK4'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-89'''
**''Accessories'': "Light-Burst Gun", 2 "Infra-Red Missile Launchers"
 
: Lighstpeed transforms into a sleek Cybertronic car. He comes with a small handgun and a pair of missiles that attach to his car-mode side panels. Being a "[[Scramble City]]"-style combiner, he can form an arm or leg to any combination of compatible toys, but his nominal placement is as the right leg of Computron.
 
: There is a [[mold]] variant to Lightspeed. Initial releases had an indent for the [[rubsign]] on Lightspeed's hood/feet. Later-run releases filled in the indent, as rubsigns were phased out in 1988 (owing mostly to the deaths of most competitors in the reconfigurable robots toy arena).
 
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Lightspeed/lightspeed.htm More information on Lightspeed on TFU.info]''
 
{{-}}{{anchor|Computron}}
*'''Computron''' (Multi-pack, 1987)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-91'''
 
: All five Technobots were also made available in a complete gift set. The gift set versions are identical to their individual releases.
 
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==Notes==
*The rear view of Lightspeed's [[character model|animation model]] misses the folding spoiler section completely, instead making his back a copy of his front, complete with windshield.
 
 
==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Lightspeed Lightspeed's Universe profile on NTFA.net]

Revision as of 17:26, 14 December 2010

This article is about . For other uses of "Lightspeed", see Lightspeed (disambiguation)|The name or term "Lightspeed" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Lightspeed (disambiguation).}}
Lightspeed is an Autobot Technobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.
I'm not the man they think I am at home. Oh no no no, I'm a Rocket man!

Looking in from the outside, you'd think Lightspeed had it all: He's highly intelligent, strong, fast, and considered dashingly good-looking by Transformers standards. And if any of that mattered to him at all, he'd be golden. Sadly, Lightspeed aches down to the core of his being for something more. His heart yearns to escape the bonds of gravity and fly free. Dreams of soaring between the stars and exploring the vast mysteries of space consume him, making him feel slow, trapped, and dissatisfied with what others would see as a charmed existence. Lightspeed would gladly pursue his dream of being rebuilt as an interstellar spacecraft if the Autobots' situation wasn't so grim. As it is, he knows the necessary resources are more valuable elsewhere and so puts his energy into winning the war and making his dream a possibility. His dreams tend to distract him from his current function as a data processor. He combines with his fellow Technobots to form Computron.

Lightspeed is allergic to energon (and most other fuels to a lesser extent) and must take a special lead sulfide additive when fueling or he experiences severe engine knocking and a bad rust rash.

Daydreaming, Strafe. Or maybe I should say stardreaming. I've been waiting for this chance to explore space, but since leaving Cybertron, the only stars I've seen are in the sky over Autobot City. The stars, the planets, the thousand moons... like jewels in an alien crown.{{#if:|{{{quote2}}}}}{{#if:Lightspeed waxes poetical"Money Is Everything"|Lightspeed waxes poetical{{#if:"Money Is Everything"|, "Money Is Everything"|}}|}}
French-Canadian name: Luméclair
Italian name: Starbot

Fiction

Marvel Comics continuity

Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.

Lightspeed and his fellow Technobots were part of Fortress Maximus's crew on the Steelhaven. When Fortress Maximus decided to leave the war on Cybertron and head to Nebulos, Lightspeed and the other Technobots agreed to follow him on his quest for peace. Ring of Hate! However, the Decepticons followed the Autobots to Nebulos and brought the war with them. Broken Glass!

In the Nebulos resort city of Splendora, Lightspeed and the Technobots fought Abominus as the combined Computron. Though Abominus was defeated and routed, Splendora lay in ruins. Love and Steel! The Autobots and Decepticons ultimately left Nebulos for Earth.

After Starscream was mutated by his short exposure to the Underbase, he obliterated all of the Technobots, including Lightspeed, in Buenos Aires. Dark Star

Marvel UK future timelines

In the year 2510, Lightspeed and the Technobots had apparently fallen into a close alliance with Ultra Magnus. When Rodimus Prime announced the last Decepticon was dead and the war was therefore over, the Technobots attended the meeting at Magnus's side. Unfortunately, so did a Decepticon deep-cover operative named Triton. When Rodimus Prime decided to step down as Autobot leader and named Springer as his intended replacement, Triton saw his chance for treachery. He jumped into the conversation, saying Ultra Magnus was a far better choice to carry the Matrix—he had done so in the past and was more of a statesman than a warrior like Springer, and so better suited to lead in peacetime. Lightspeed quickly responded to Triton's logic, and the room divided between Technobots and Wreckers. After Scattershot killed the Wrecker named Roadbuster and Sandstorm killed Triton in turn, war tragically broke out again on Cybertron. Peace

American cartoon continuity

Voice actor: Danny Mann (English), Takurō Kitagawa (Japanese)

Lightspeed was created along with the other Technobots by Grimlock when the latter gained super intelligence. Viewing Afterburner's excited mannerisms, he advised Afterburner to "mellow out". Good luck with that, Lightspeed. Grimlock's New Brain

In 2007, Lightspeed and the Technobots arrived at Mark Morgan's laboratory to stop the Terrorcons from stealing Morgan's heat-and-radiation-resistant alloy. Unfortunately the subsequent battle between Computron and Abominus caused much damage to Morgan's lab, injuring his daughter and leading to the Hate Plague crisis. The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1 Shortly after Optimus Prime's return, Lightspeed was briefly involved with the battle for Autobot City that inadvertently led to the discovery of Nebulos. Lightspeed was hypnotized by Mindwipe into backing over a cliff, and he shook his head dazedly after he hit the ground. The Rebirth, Part 1

Japanese cartoon continuity

The Great Transformer War manga

Lightspeed and his Technobot comrades were under construction at Metroplex when the Autobots sought the aid of Doctor Dalton in improving their abilities. The Great Transformer War issue 1 Dalton heavily upgraded the Technobots' weaponry, allowing the combined Computron to easily outmatch the Decepticon combiner, Abominus. As the Decepticon motto goes, however: When in doubt, cheat. Galvatron outfitted the Terrorcons with "control liquid", a substance that enabled them to assume control over Computron. Dalton arranged for Spike Witwicky to use a special exo-suit to approach Computron safely and administer an antidote. The Great Transformer War issue 2

The Headmasters cartoon

Voice actor: Masashi Ebara (Japanese)

In 2011, Galvatron staged a major attack on Cybertron. Lightspeed and the Technobots joined the Dinobots on the front lines of defense. Four Warriors Come out of the Sky As Hot Rod began his search for the Matrix of Leadership on Earth, Ultra Magnus gathered Lightspeed and the Technobots to prevent the Decepticons from hampering his quest. When Hot Rod finally located the Matrix, Galvatron confronted him with the Decepticon Headmasters and Terrorcons, but the Technobots arrived to help even the odds. Scattershot ordered them to form Computron, and the mighty giant occupied the Decepticons so that Hot Rod could make a break for the Space Bridge. Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime

Later, Galvatron launched Metamorpho, a gravity-twisting meteorite, and the Aerialbots were its first victims. Lightspeed and the Technobots were sent out to recover their damaged comrades for repairs, but they were intercepted by the Terrorcons. The fighting escalated with new arrivals on both sides, as the Decepticons tried to keep their foes occupied until the meteorite reached Athenia, destroying the Autobots completely. The Battleship Maximus eventually arrived to carry the Headmasters into space to confront the meteorite, and so Lightspeed and the Technobots formed Computron and covered their retreat. Approach of the Demon Meteorite

When a giant carnivorous plant took root in San Francisco, Ultra Magnus sent Lightspeed and the Technobots to deal with the incident. The plant proved to be extraordinarily resilient, however, and it was also guarded by the Decepticons. The Technobots were distracted by combat with the Stunticons, first as individuals and later combined as Computron and Menasor. Head On!! Fortress Maximus After the Trainbots ran

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