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* Exhaust started out as a ''[[Diaclone]]'' variant of the toy that would become [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], featuring a retooled head and a different color scheme | * Exhaust started out as a ''[[Diaclone]]'' variant of the toy that would become [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], featuring a retooled head and a different color scheme and endorsement decals based on {{w|Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro cigarettes}}—albeit misspelled as "Marlboor", so as not to infringe on any trademarks (similar to [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]s toy misspelling "Gitanes", another cigarette brand) as "Citanes"). For lack of an official name, the character was for many years known as "Marlboor Wheeljack" until the ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' toy was announced, finally bestowing the name Exhaust on the character, in the process paying home to his, ah, ''smokey'' origins. | ||
* The vehicle mode deco is specifically based on one of two Series 5 Stratos racing cars produced, the other being the car on which Wheeljack was based, though Exhaust's deco doesn't strive for the same level of accuracy. The original car on which the deco was based no longer exists as it was destroyed in a fire caused by its overheated engine.<ref>[http://www.geocities.ws/simontmallett/stratos.html Group 5 Stratos history]</ref> ''Irony!'' | * The vehicle mode deco is specifically based on one of two Series 5 Stratos racing cars produced, the other being the car on which Wheeljack was based, though Exhaust's deco doesn't strive for the same level of accuracy. The original car on which the deco was based no longer exists as it was destroyed in a fire caused by its overheated engine.<ref>[http://www.geocities.ws/simontmallett/stratos.html Group 5 Stratos history]</ref> ''Irony!'' | ||
* Exhaust's deco was also [[homage]]d by ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'' [[Wheeljack (Prime)#Hyperspeed|"Hyperspeed" Wheeljack]]. | * Exhaust's deco was also [[homage]]d by ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'' [[Wheeljack (Prime)#Hyperspeed|"Hyperspeed" Wheeljack]]. | ||
Revision as of 18:20, 2 September 2014
- Exhaust is a Decepticon from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Exhaust (エグゾースト Eguzōsuto) is a huge gladiatorial games fan.
Fiction
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
Exhaust was one of many Decepticons in the Kaon gladiator arena to witness Megatron's execution of the corrupt Emirate Xeon, signaling the beginning of their uprising. Exhaust stood right next to a jet-helicopter Decepticon. The War Within #2
Exhaust and the jet-helicopter Decepticon were in Iacon when Starscream's botched mechaforming attempt leveled the city. They were unprepared when Shockwave ordered troops to fall back to Kolkular rather than be destroyed. The War Within #6
Toys
Masterpiece
- Exhaust
- Japanese ID number: MP-23
- Masterpiece Exhaust is a retool of Wheeljack who transforms from an officially-licenced Lancia Stratos into a robot and back!
Notes
- Exhaust started out as a Diaclone variant of the toy that would become Wheeljack, featuring a retooled head and a different color scheme and endorsement decals based on Marlboro cigarettes—albeit misspelled as "Marlboor", so as not to infringe on any trademarks (similar to Mirages toy misspelling "Gitanes", another cigarette brand) as "Citanes"). For lack of an official name, the character was for many years known as "Marlboor Wheeljack" until the Masterpiece toy was announced, finally bestowing the name Exhaust on the character, in the process paying home to his, ah, smokey origins.
- The vehicle mode deco is specifically based on one of two Series 5 Stratos racing cars produced, the other being the car on which Wheeljack was based, though Exhaust's deco doesn't strive for the same level of accuracy. The original car on which the deco was based no longer exists as it was destroyed in a fire caused by its overheated engine.[1] Irony!
- Exhaust's deco was also homaged by Prime "Hyperspeed" Wheeljack.
- Exhaust is not the only Decepticon Wheeljack look-alike in the Transformers universe.
