Astro Squad

The Astro Squad is a team of Autobot Micromasters from the Generation 1 continuity family.

They picked up a nasty case of jazz-hands on Rigel 6.
Top row, L to R : Phaser, Blast Master, Moonrock
Bottom row, L to R : Barrage, Heave, Missile Master

The Micromaster Combiner Astro Squad is a self-sufficient deep-space exploration and battle team, the Autobots' first line of defense. They take pride in their capacity for great speed; in fact, it is said that they can travel at the speed of light, and also that they can traverse galaxies in seconds. (We must assume either that one claim is exceedingly modest, or that the other is a massive exaggeration.) Whatever the case, their speed is not always an advantage, as they sometimes overshoot their destinations. Luckily, it's not their only ability: Their cyclonic steel coating is impenetrable to Decepticon photon blasts, plus they can use an anti-gravitational device to nullify tractor beams. Defensive maneuvers are aided by a micro-circuitry array that also assists in exploratory operations.

The six squad members are:

• Barrage and Heave the radar rover
• Phaser and Blast Master the Space Shuttle
• Moonrock and Missile Master the rocket transport

In Japan, the Astro Squad was split up between the Shuttle Rocket W Team and the Radar Hover W Team.

Fiction

Dreamwave Generation 1 comics

The strong-willed leader of the squad, Missile Master, chose the thorough and endlessly double-checking Phaser to be his second-in-command. More Than Meets The Eye

Toys

Generation 1

• Astro Squad (Micromaster Combiner Squad, 1990)

The Astro Squad was sold as a carded pack of three vehicles, themed around space exploration. Each vehicle splits into two robots. Any squad member can combine in vehicle mode with any other, or with any other Micromaster Combiner. The team shares a common color palette of red, light gray, white and light blue.