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:''Meltdown is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
:''Meltdown is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
 
[[File:MeltdownBoxart.jpg|250px|thumb|Fon''don't''!]]
[[Image:MeltdownBoxart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Fon''don't''!]]


'''Meltdown''' is full of rage.  His battle plan (regardless of what his commander, [[Direct-Hit (G1)|Direct-Hit]], orders him to do) is always to charge right in, ramming his opponents, then transforming to robot mode to bludgeon them to death.  He regards this as a perfectly sensible approach to anger management.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #4</ref>
'''Meltdown''' is full of rage.  His battle plan (regardless of what his commander, [[Direct-Hit (G1)|Direct-Hit]], orders him to do) is always to charge right in, ramming his opponents, then transforming to robot mode to bludgeon them to death.  He regards this as a perfectly sensible approach to anger management.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #4</ref>
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==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===''Regeneration One''===
===''Regeneration One''===
[[File:Battle patrol soundwave counterpoint.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
Meltdown was a member of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s group of Neo-Decepticons at [[Fort Scyk]] in [[Polyhex]]. {{storylink|Counterpoint}}
Meltdown was a member of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s group of Neo-Decepticons at [[Fort Scyk]] in [[Polyhex]]. {{storylink|Counterpoint}}
 
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==Toys==
==Toys==
===Generation 1===
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-ROC-toy Meltdown.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
[[File:G1-ROC-toy Meltdown.jpg|thumb|300px]]
* '''Battle Squad''' (Microsoft Combiner Squad, 1990)
* '''Battle Squad''' (Microsoft Combiner Squad, [[1990]])


: Meltdown transforms into an armored truck, which is intended to be the front half of a blue anti-aircraft half-track that he forms with his combiner partner [[Half-Track (G1)|Half-Track]]. He can, of course, be connected to any other [[Micromaster Combiner]].  
:Meltdown transforms into an armored truck, which is intended to be the front half of a blue anti-aircraft half-track that he forms with his combiner partner [[Half-Track (G1)|Half-Track]]. He can, of course, be connected to any other [[Micromaster Combiner]].  


: Meltdown was only available in a six-pack with his squad mates Half-Track, [[Direct-Hit (G1)|Direct-Hit]], [[Fireshot (G1)|Fireshot]], [[Power Punch (G1)|Power Punch]] and [[Vanquish (G1)|Vanquish]].
:Meltdown was only available in a six-pack with his squad mates Half-Track, [[Direct-Hit (G1)|Direct-Hit]], [[Fireshot (G1)|Fireshot]], [[Power Punch (G1)|Power Punch]] and [[Vanquish (G1)|Vanquish]].


:This toy was sold in Japan without changes as the [[Autobot]] [[Meltdown (ROC)|Meltdown]].
:This toy was sold in Japan without changes as the [[Autobot]] [[Meltdown (ROC)|Meltdown]].

Revision as of 17:44, 23 July 2014

The name or term "Meltdown" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Meltdown (disambiguation).
Meltdown is a Decepticon Micromaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Fondon't!

Meltdown is full of rage. His battle plan (regardless of what his commander, Direct-Hit, orders him to do) is always to charge right in, ramming his opponents, then transforming to robot mode to bludgeon them to death. He regards this as a perfectly sensible approach to anger management.[1]

His combiner partner on the Battle Squad is Half-Track.

Fiction

Regeneration One

Meltdown was a member of Soundwave's group of Neo-Decepticons at Fort Scyk in Polyhex. Counterpoint

Toys

Generation 1

  • Battle Squad (Microsoft Combiner Squad, 1990)
Meltdown transforms into an armored truck, which is intended to be the front half of a blue anti-aircraft half-track that he forms with his combiner partner Half-Track. He can, of course, be connected to any other Micromaster Combiner.
Meltdown was only available in a six-pack with his squad mates Half-Track, Direct-Hit, Fireshot, Power Punch and Vanquish.
This toy was sold in Japan without changes as the Autobot Meltdown.

Notes

Foreign names

  • French: Fondue (Canada)
  • Italian: Lampo

Footnotes