Heavy Tread

The name or term "Heavytread" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Heavytread (disambiguation).

Heavy Tread is an Autobot Micromaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Caught here In a rare moment of being able to see past his own chest.

Heavy Tread is quite popular among his Autobot comrades for using his sense of humor to relieve the stresses of war. Mostly because it involves pulling exceptionally mean and painful pranks on the Decepticons right before he scraps them. His teammates on the Monster Truck Patrol enjoy hearing his recounts of these punks, but it's all beginning to take its toll on Heavy Tread. The pressure of coming up with newer, more inventive ways of being a jackass is mounting, and the idea that his buddies might lose interest in him if he doesn't keep out-doing himself doesn't sit well. The stress of having to constantly be entertaining and on the top of his game can actually affect his performance in battle.

Fiction

Dreamwave comic continuity

Heavy Tread was briefly seen defending Little Iacon during the invasion of Venom and his Decepticons. Recipe for Hate He also showed up with the other Micromasters when they interrupted the fight between the guzzler factions. Victims of the Revolution

Toys

Generation 1

See, it's because he's a "funny" car. See what they did there?

• Monster Truck Patrol (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)

Heavy Tread doesn't actually transform into a "truck" per se, but a six-wheeled, double-engined, tractor-pull funny car. He was only available in a Micromaster four-pack with his teammates Big Hauler, Hydraulic and Slow Poke.

• More information on Heavy Tread 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

• In Dreamwave's More Than Meets The Eye encyclopedia, Heavy Tread is drawn with six wheels in robot mode (on his shoulders and ankles), but only four in vehicle mode. Oops.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Heavy Tread (ヘビートレード Hebī Torēdo)
• French: Chenille (Canada)
• Italian: Grugno