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{{disambig2|the toaster-bot who is Blaster's brother from ''Generation 1''|the [[AllSpark Mutation|AllSpark-mutated]] toaster-bot from ''Revenge of the Fallen''|Ejector}} | {{disambig2|the toaster-bot who is Blaster's brother from ''Generation 1''|the [[AllSpark Mutation|AllSpark-mutated]] toaster-bot from ''Revenge of the Fallen''|Ejector}} | ||
:''Toaster is a [[Transformer]] from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | :''Toaster is a [[Transformer]] from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | ||
[[File:Toaster ark.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Toaster is rebuilt in his new Earthly disguise.]] | [[File:Toaster ark.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Toaster is rebuilt in his new Earthly disguise.]] | ||
'''Toaster''' is the [[Relatives|brother]] of Autobot communications officer [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Karmen]]. He transforms into a toaster. Duh. | '''Toaster''' is the [[Relatives|brother]] of [[Autobot]] communications officer [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Karmen]]. He transforms into a toaster. Duh. | ||
Alarmingly, Toaster's alt mode doesn't seem to be the size of a normal household toaster at all, and is in fact around ten feet tall. While a questionable disguise, he's so rarely seen, it must be working pretty well for him. | Alarmingly, Toaster's alt mode doesn't seem to be the size of a normal household toaster at all, and is in fact around ten feet tall. While a questionable disguise, he's so rarely seen, it must be working pretty well for him. | ||
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===Marvel Comics continuity=== | ===Marvel Comics continuity=== | ||
====Marvel UK ''The Transformers'' comic==== | ====Marvel UK ''The Transformers'' comic==== | ||
Toaster was among the Transformers rebuilt by the Ark when it awoke in 1984. He was given the alternate mode of a human bread-searing machine, colloquially known as a toaster. {{storylink|Cold Comfort and Joy!}} | Toaster was among the Transformers rebuilt by the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when it awoke on [[Earth]] in [[1984]]. He was given the alternate mode of a human bread-searing machine, colloquially known as a toaster. {{storylink|Cold Comfort and Joy!}} | ||
Blaster, while hosting the [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|letters page]] of the UK comic, told an interested letter-writer that he had a brother named Toaster who transformed into a toaster and whom he liked first thing in the morning.<ref>[http://www.transfans.co.uk/comics_guide_detail.php?id=461&page=22 Letters Page to Marvel UK 310 at Transfans.co.uk]</ref> It's unclear whether this was always Toaster's name (coincidental alignment among Transformer's pre-existing names and Earthly [[alternate mode]]s is common) or if he [[Renaming|changed]] his name to reflect his new Earthly altmode. (See: [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]]) | Blaster, while hosting the [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|letters page]] of the UK comic, told an interested letter-writer that he had a brother named Toaster who transformed into a toaster and whom he liked first thing in the morning.<ref>[http://www.transfans.co.uk/comics_guide_detail.php?id=461&page=22 Letters Page to Marvel UK 310 at Transfans.co.uk]</ref> It's unclear whether this was always Toaster's name (coincidental alignment among Transformer's pre-existing names and Earthly [[alternate mode]]s is common) or if he [[Renaming|changed]] his name to reflect his new Earthly altmode. (See: [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]]) | ||
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[[File:Toaster tw.jpg|thumb|Toaster (enlarged and highlighted in red) was among Galvatron's victims.]] | [[File:Toaster tw.jpg|thumb|Toaster (enlarged and highlighted in red) was among Galvatron's victims.]] | ||
In 1989, the time-traveling [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], caught in a series of time-loops and re-writes, remembered seeing himself triumph 20-some years earlier while he was Megatron. Toaster was among the vanquished foes at Galvatron's feet in this earlier iteration of the timeline. Toaster used the awesome power of his seldom-seem "giant toaster" form to attack Galvatron, but was defeated. Toaster did not appear in the "new" unfolding of events. | In [[1989]], the time-traveling [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], caught in a series of time-loops and re-writes, remembered seeing himself triumph 20-some years earlier while he was [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Mega]][[Straxus (G1)|tron]]. Toaster was among the vanquished foes at Galvatron's feet in this earlier iteration of the timeline. Toaster used the awesome power of his seldom-seem "giant toaster" form to attack Galvatron, but was defeated. Toaster did not appear in the "new" unfolding of events. {{storylink|Time Wars}} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* Perhaps the most tantalizing thing about Toaster is that it's not clear if he's an Autobot or a Decepticon. All of his appearances take place at times when Autobots and Decepticons are together. Blaster's filial affection towards Toaster is limited to right after waking up, possibly squelched later in the day by the reality that they fight on opposite sides. Or because he just wants toast for breakfast as the joke implies. It is also possible that he may have been damaged for an extended period. Such absences are hardly unknown. (The Autobot [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] was out of commission from 1984 to 1991.) | *Perhaps the most tantalizing thing about Toaster is that it's not clear if he's an Autobot or a [[Decepticon]]. All of his appearances take place at times when Autobots and Decepticons are together. Blaster's filial affection towards Toaster is limited to right after waking up, possibly squelched later in the day by the reality that they fight on opposite sides. Or because he just wants toast for breakfast as the joke implies. It is also possible that he may have been damaged for an extended period. Such absences are hardly unknown. (The Autobot [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] was out of commission from 1984 to 1991.) | ||
* According to [[James Roberts]], Toaster is a member of the [[Lost Light]]'s crew in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]]. As everyone aboard the Lost Light is an Autobot or a neutral, Toaster is presumably an Autobot. However, Toaster hasn't shown up yet "onscreen," so only time will tell what faction he belongs to.<ref>http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=309015#309015</ref> | *According to [[James Roberts]], Toaster is a member of the ''[[Lost Light]]'''s crew in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]]. As everyone aboard the ''Lost Light'' is an Autobot or a neutral, Toaster is presumably an Autobot. However, Toaster hasn't shown up yet "onscreen," so only time will tell what faction he belongs to.<ref>http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=309015#309015</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 15:45, 23 April 2014
| This article is about the toaster-bot who is Blaster's brother from Generation 1. For the AllSpark-mutated toaster-bot from Revenge of the Fallen, see Ejector. |
- Toaster is a Transformer from the Marvel portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Toaster is the brother of Autobot communications officer Blaster and Karmen. He transforms into a toaster. Duh.
Alarmingly, Toaster's alt mode doesn't seem to be the size of a normal household toaster at all, and is in fact around ten feet tall. While a questionable disguise, he's so rarely seen, it must be working pretty well for him.
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
Marvel UK The Transformers comic
Toaster was among the Transformers rebuilt by the Ark when it awoke on Earth in 1984. He was given the alternate mode of a human bread-searing machine, colloquially known as a toaster. Cold Comfort and Joy!
Blaster, while hosting the letters page of the UK comic, told an interested letter-writer that he had a brother named Toaster who transformed into a toaster and whom he liked first thing in the morning.[1] It's unclear whether this was always Toaster's name (coincidental alignment among Transformer's pre-existing names and Earthly alternate modes is common) or if he changed his name to reflect his new Earthly altmode. (See: Goldbug)
Toaster seemed to all but vanish after the Ark's awakening, and went unseen for five years. It is possible that his naked power was so awesome and impossible to contain that the Ark simply forced him back into hibernation after realizing the dervish of destruction he could become in his much-feared "giant toaster" altmode.
In 1989, the time-traveling Galvatron, caught in a series of time-loops and re-writes, remembered seeing himself triumph 20-some years earlier while he was Megatron. Toaster was among the vanquished foes at Galvatron's feet in this earlier iteration of the timeline. Toaster used the awesome power of his seldom-seem "giant toaster" form to attack Galvatron, but was defeated. Toaster did not appear in the "new" unfolding of events. Time Wars
Notes
- Perhaps the most tantalizing thing about Toaster is that it's not clear if he's an Autobot or a Decepticon. All of his appearances take place at times when Autobots and Decepticons are together. Blaster's filial affection towards Toaster is limited to right after waking up, possibly squelched later in the day by the reality that they fight on opposite sides. Or because he just wants toast for breakfast as the joke implies. It is also possible that he may have been damaged for an extended period. Such absences are hardly unknown. (The Autobot Sunstreaker was out of commission from 1984 to 1991.)
- According to James Roberts, Toaster is a member of the Lost Light's crew in the IDW Generation 1 continuity. As everyone aboard the Lost Light is an Autobot or a neutral, Toaster is presumably an Autobot. However, Toaster hasn't shown up yet "onscreen," so only time will tell what faction he belongs to.[2]
