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:''The unproduced G.I. Joe Transformer was to be an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | |||
:''The unproduced G.I. Joe Transformer was to be an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 2]] | [[Image:Unproduced_GIJoe_Generation2_Transformer.jpg|thumb|300px|A real American hero that's more than meets the eye.]] | ||
The '''unproduced G.I. Joe Transformer''' is a known unknown. | The '''unproduced G.I. Joe Transformer''' is a known unknown. | ||
==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===Unreleased=== | ===Unreleased=== | ||
Hasbro had plans to release the unproduced G.I. Joe Transformer at the time of the ''[[Generation 2 (Marvel Comics)|Transformers: Generation 2]]'' crossover with ''[[G.I. Joe (comic)|G.I. Joe]]'', in late 1993. Apparently a new character, it was never given a name. This Autobot would have transformed into a 1:18 [[scale]] six-wheeled Armored Personnel Carrier for transporting ''G.I. Joe'' figures. It also appears to have been equipped with an air pressure-based rocket launching gimmick. The presumed purpose of this crossover toy was to boost Transformers sales, as Generation 2 was an untested new line just starting to get off the ground and G.I. Joe had been in US toy aisles continuously since 1982. How times change. | |||
Hasbro had plans to release the unproduced G.I. Joe Transformer at the time of the | |||
According to [[Vinnie D'Alleva]], "[[Hasbro|We]] tried several times to develop a G.I. Joe/Transformers combo pack where the Joe figure could fit inside the Transformer vehicle, but could never find the right time to do so. Either Transformers was 'hot' and Joe was not, or it was the other way around."<ref>[http://obscuretf.com/hhk/BC04interviews.html Botcon 2004 Interview with Vinnie D'Alleva], p2</ref> | According to [[Vinnie D'Alleva]], "[[Hasbro|We]] tried several times to develop a G.I. Joe/Transformers combo pack where the Joe figure could fit inside the Transformer vehicle, but could never find the right time to do so. Either Transformers was 'hot' and Joe was not, or it was the other way around."<ref>[http://obscuretf.com/hhk/BC04interviews.html Botcon 2004 Interview with Vinnie D'Alleva], p2</ref> | ||
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==References== | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.yojoe.com/archive/preprod/93/transformer.shtml Unproduced G.I. Joe Transformer at | * [http://www.yojoe.com/archive/preprod/93/transformer.shtml Unproduced G.I. Joe Transformer at YoJoe.com] | ||
* [http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Prototypes/Generation2/GiJoeTransformers1.html Unproduced G.I. Joe Transformer at Toyarchive.com] | |||
[[Category:G.I. Joe]] | [[Category:G.I. Joe]] | ||
[[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]] | [[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]] | ||
[[Category:Things that don't exist]] | [[Category:Things that don't exist]] | ||
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- The unproduced G.I. Joe Transformer was to be an Autobot from the Generation 2 portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
The unproduced G.I. Joe Transformer is a known unknown.
Toys
Unreleased
Hasbro had plans to release the unproduced G.I. Joe Transformer at the time of the Transformers: Generation 2 crossover with G.I. Joe, in late 1993. Apparently a new character, it was never given a name. This Autobot would have transformed into a 1:18 scale six-wheeled Armored Personnel Carrier for transporting G.I. Joe figures. It also appears to have been equipped with an air pressure-based rocket launching gimmick. The presumed purpose of this crossover toy was to boost Transformers sales, as Generation 2 was an untested new line just starting to get off the ground and G.I. Joe had been in US toy aisles continuously since 1982. How times change.
According to Vinnie D'Alleva, "We tried several times to develop a G.I. Joe/Transformers combo pack where the Joe figure could fit inside the Transformer vehicle, but could never find the right time to do so. Either Transformers was 'hot' and Joe was not, or it was the other way around."[1]
This toy is not known to have ever made it past the resin prototype stage.
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