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:''Road Ranger is a [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian | :''Road Ranger is a [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]] from [[GoBots (franchise)|GoBots]].'' | ||
[[Image:G1-GoBots-card.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Mighty robots! Road Ranger is in the left-center.]] | [[Image:G1-GoBots-card.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Mighty robots! Road Ranger is in the left-center.]] | ||
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==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
=== | ===''TransTech''=== | ||
Road Ranger, along with other displaced GoBots, somehow ended up at [[Axiom Nexus]] and was "processed". {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 1|Transcendent: Part 1}} {{storylink|Withered Hope|Withered Hope}} | Road Ranger, along with other displaced GoBots, somehow ended up at [[Axiom Nexus]] and was "processed". {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 1|Transcendent: Part 1}} {{storylink|Withered Hope|Withered Hope}} | ||
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**''Japanese ID number'': '''84''' | **''Japanese ID number'': '''84''' | ||
: Road Ranger is a [[redeco]] of the [[Mini Vehicle]] [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], transforming into a cabover-syle semi truck of indeterminate model. He was only available in an [[e- | : Road Ranger is a [[redeco]] of the [[Mini Vehicle]] [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], transforming into a cabover-syle semi truck of indeterminate model. He was only available in an [[e-HOBBY]]-[[exclusive]] 6-pack with [[Bad Boy]], [[Bug Bite (G1)|Bug Bite]], [[Path Finder]], [[Small Foot]] and [[Treds]]. | ||
: This mold was the basis for the 1986 [[retool]] [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]]. | : This mold was the basis for the 1986 [[retool]] [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]]. | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
[[Image:RoadRanger02.jpg|right|200px|thumb|A '''lot''' of kids used me to sub for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]].]] | [[Image:RoadRanger02.jpg|right|200px|thumb|A '''lot''' of kids used me to sub for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]].]] | ||
*Road Ranger is clearly intended to be the character from [[Tonka]]'s ''[[GoBots (franchise)|GoBots]]'' line. His name does not appear in any of the final product material; it only appeared in an early Photoshopped promotional image on the [[ | *Road Ranger is clearly intended to be the character from [[Tonka]]'s ''[[GoBots (franchise)|GoBots]]'' line. His name does not appear in any of the final product material; it only appeared in an early Photoshopped promotional image on the [[e-HOBBY]] website. The individual toys' names were dropped when [[Takara]]'s legal department became concerned at how [[Bandai]]—the company that made the toys that would become the GoBots—would react to the names being used, despite the minimal chance of provable [[trademark]] infringement on Takara's part. | ||
* Of course, this all became moot once [[Fun Publications]] took the ball and ran with it, re-establishing explicit ties between the two formerly-rival franchises. | * Of course, this all became moot once [[Fun Publications]] took the ball and ran with it, re-establishing explicit ties between the two formerly-rival franchises. | ||
* Unlike the [[Transformer]]s, the GoBots were originally a race of organic [[Human|humanoids]] who replaced much, but not all, of their bodies with machinery. Thus, Road Ranger is a cyborg and not a true robot. | * Unlike the [[Transformer]]s, the GoBots were originally a race of organic [[Human|humanoids]] who replaced much, but not all, of their bodies with machinery. Thus, Road Ranger is a cyborg and not a true robot. | ||
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[[Category:Guardians]] | [[Category:Guardians]] | ||
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]] | [[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:TransTech characters]] | ||
Revision as of 21:26, 12 December 2011
Road Ranger is a traveler from another dimension, who has taken the form of an Autobot and infiltrated their ranks in the hopes of finding the solution to a problem that plagues his home.
Fiction
TransTech
Road Ranger, along with other displaced GoBots, somehow ended up at Axiom Nexus and was "processed". Transcendent: Part 1 Withered Hope
Toys
Generation 1
- G1 GoBots (Multi-pack, 2004)
- Japanese ID number: 84
- Road Ranger is a redeco of the Mini Vehicle Huffer, transforming into a cabover-syle semi truck of indeterminate model. He was only available in an e-HOBBY-exclusive 6-pack with Bad Boy, Bug Bite, Path Finder, Small Foot and Treds.
Notes
- Road Ranger is clearly intended to be the character from Tonka's GoBots line. His name does not appear in any of the final product material; it only appeared in an early Photoshopped promotional image on the e-HOBBY website. The individual toys' names were dropped when Takara's legal department became concerned at how Bandai—the company that made the toys that would become the GoBots—would react to the names being used, despite the minimal chance of provable trademark infringement on Takara's part.
- Of course, this all became moot once Fun Publications took the ball and ran with it, re-establishing explicit ties between the two formerly-rival franchises.
- Unlike the Transformers, the GoBots were originally a race of organic humanoids who replaced much, but not all, of their bodies with machinery. Thus, Road Ranger is a cyborg and not a true robot.
- Road Ranger's Transformers color scheme was devised by Hirofumi Ichikawa. It bears a passing resemblance to the various Nemesis Primes, but how intentional a nod this was on Ichikawa's part is uncertain, particularly given all the orange in Road Ranger's robot mode.
- The Ladybird book Autobots' Lightning Strike features miscolored versions of Huffer and Gears that somewhat resemble the colorations given to Road Ranger and Small Foot. Whether the GoBots' similarities are intentional is debatable.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Road Ranger (ロードレンジャー Rōdo Renjā)
