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*[[Fire Convoy]]/[[God Fire Convoy]] | *[[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]]/[[Omega Prime|God Fire Convoy]] | ||
*[[Scourge (RID)|Black Battle Convoy]] | |||
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*[[Override (Cybertron)|Nitro Convoy]] | *[[Override (Cybertron)|Nitro Convoy]] | ||
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Flame Convoy]] | *[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Flame Convoy]] | ||
*[[Evac| Live Convoy]] | *[[Evac|Live Convoy]] | ||
*[[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Megalo Convoy]] | *[[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Megalo Convoy]] | ||
Revision as of 21:13, 14 March 2008
Convoy is an Autobot and Maximal rank of leadership throughout many Japanese series. It is similar in many ways to the American rank of "Prime". The rank was named in honor of Convoy (the Japanese name for Optimus Prime).
In the Generation 1 continuity, an Autobot did not have to achieve a Convoy rank to be the Supreme Commander. The structured ranking of Convoys was not established until the era of the Beast Wars.
Unlike those in the American fiction with a rank of "Prime", a Convoy isn't the Supreme Commander of the Maximals as a whole (that job belongs to the Convoy Council). Virtually any high ranking Maximal General is a Convoy, and they are instead the Supreme Commander of a crew of Maximals. They typically possess their own Matrix, most often an Energon Matrix.
Whether it's a requirement of the rank or just bizarre coincidence, many Convoys share quite a few common design elements, generally based on the original Optimus Prime/Convoy.
Known Convoys
Generation 1/2
Robot Masters
Beast Wars
- Convoy/Covobat/Burning Convoy/Metals Convoy/Powered Convoy/Beast Convoy
- Convoy/Lio Convoy/Flash Lio convoy
- Big Convoy
- Great Convoy
- Crow Convoy
Car Robots
Micron Legend/Super Link
- Convoy/Jet Convoy/Magna Convoy/Magna Jet Convoy/Grand Convoy/Wing Convoy/Omega Convoy
- Rodimus Convoy
Galaxy Force
See also
Note
The name "Convoy" derives from "Battle Convoy", the Japanese name of Optimus Prime in Diaclone toyline, because the name "Optimus Prime" is difficult for Japanese kids to remember and pronounce. [1]
Reference
- ↑ Figure-Oh No. 114
