Slow Poke

Slow Poke is an Autobot Micromaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Mi nombre is Slow Poke Rodriguez...

Slow Poke of the Monster Truck Patrol can always be counted on to follow orders to the letter... though he'll complain about it the entire time. He's bitter and ornery to the core, but not once has he let it stop him from carrying out a mission. This unwillingness to stop in the face of adversity is normally a positive, but he takes it too far... he'll keep at a losing proposition long after more reasonable 'bots would have changed tactics, even if he's taking damage (and complaining about that) the entire time.

Fiction

Dreamwave comics continuity

Slow Poke was seen in The Burn Outs, throwing darts at a poster of those stupid guzzlers Optimus Prime and Megatron. He later watched a race between Roadhandler and Big Daddy. The Gray Race

Toys

Generation 1

You keep me waitin'
'Til it's getting aggravatin'
You're a Slow Poke

• Monster Truck Patrol (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)

Slow Poke transforms into a 1940s Ford F-150 with oversized "monster truck" tires and a tow-hook arm mounted on the back. He was only available in a Micromaster four-pack with his teammates Big Hauler, Heavy Tread and Hydraulic.

• More information on Slow Poke at TFU.info

Return of Convoy

• Big Truck Team (Micro Trailer Team, 1991)
  • Japanese ID number: C-361

The Monster Truck Patrol was released in Japan with no discernible differences during Return of Convoy. However, the team did come with Micro Trailer #1.

Notes

• Slow Poke and Big Hauler's bios from the Dreamwave More Than Meets The Eye encyclopedia are incredibly similar, only Slow Poke's is written from the viewpoint of team leader Hydraulic. Error or intent?

Foreign names

• Japanese: Slow Poke (スローポーク Surō Pōku)
• French: Lambin (Canada)