Decoy (G1)

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<I>Decoys are <A class=mw-redirect title=Drone

href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Drone">drones</A> in the <A class=mw-redirect title="Generation 1" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Generation_1">Generation 1</A> <A title="Continuity family" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Continuity_family">continuity family</A>.</I>

<DIV class="thumb tright"> <DIV class=thumbinner style="WIDTH: 302px"><A class=image title=""In fact, I'll do the Autobots one better: I'll destroy all my troops so my army is NOTHING but decoys!"" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:PackIn_DecoyCollection_Comic.jpg"><IMG class=thumbimage height=306 alt=""In fact, I'll do the Autobots one better: I'll destroy all my troops so my army is NOTHING but decoys!"" src="Decoy - Transformers Wiki_fichiers/300px-PackIn_DecoyCollection_Comic.jpg" width=300 border=0></A> <DIV class=thumbcaption> <DIV class=magnify><A class=internal title=Enlarge href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:PackIn_DecoyCollection_Comic.jpg"><IMG height=11 alt="" src="Decoy - Transformers Wiki_fichiers/magnify-clip.png" width=15></A></DIV>"In fact, I'll do the Autobots one better: I'll destroy all my troops so my army is NOTHING but decoys!"</DIV></DIV></DIV> Decoys are drone replicas of <A title=Transformer href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformer">Transformers</A> used to distract the enemy. If <A title="Ultra Magnus (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ultra_Magnus_(G1)">Ultra Magnus</A>'s decoy is any indication, they're about half the size of the Transformers they represent. They seem to have the ability to fly, or at least fall with their arms outstretched.


<TABLE class=toc id=toc summary=Contents> <TBODY> <TR> <TD> <DIV id=toctitle> <H2>Contents</H2></DIV>

<LI class=toclevel-1><A href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Decoy#Fiction"><SPAN class=tocnumber>1</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Fiction</SPAN></A>

<LI class=toclevel-2><A href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Decoy#Toy_pack-in_mini-comic"><SPAN class=tocnumber>1.1</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Toy pack-in mini-comic</SPAN></A> <LI class=toclevel-1><A href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Decoy#Toys"><SPAN class=tocnumber>2</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Toys</SPAN></A>

<LI class=toclevel-2><A href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Decoy#Takara"><SPAN class=tocnumber>2.1</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Takara</SPAN></A> <LI class=toclevel-2><A href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Decoy#Hasbro"><SPAN class=tocnumber>2.2</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Hasbro</SPAN></A>

<LI class=toclevel-1><A href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Decoy#Trivia"><SPAN class=tocnumber>3</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Trivia</SPAN></A> <LI class=toclevel-1><A href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Decoy#External_links"><SPAN class=tocnumber>4</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>External links</SPAN></A> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <A name=Fiction></A> <H2><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: Fiction" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Decoy&action=edit&section=1">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>Fiction</SPAN></H2><A name=Toy_pack-in_mini-comic></A> <H3><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: Toy pack-in mini-comic" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Decoy&action=edit&section=2">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>Toy pack-in mini-comic</SPAN></H3> In response to the <A title=Decepticon href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Decepticon">Decepticons</A> stealing the <A title="Matrix of Leadership" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Matrix_of_Leadership">Creation Matrix</A>, <A title="Ultra Magnus (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ultra_Magnus_(G1)">Ultra Magnus</A> had <STRIKE><A title="Ratchet (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ratchet_(G1)">Ratchet</A></STRIKE> <A title="First Aid (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/First_Aid_(G1)">First Aid</A> build an army of decoys to keep the Decepticons occupied while the main <A title=Autobot href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Autobot">Autobot</A> team would infiltrate their base. First Aid claimed that there was a decoy in every Autobot's image.

As Magnus set the plan in motion, the decoy army flew into position and successfully distracted the Decepticons. An Autobot squad was able to get inside the base and take out the <A title="Sharkticon (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Sharkticon_(G1)">Sharkticons</A> guarding the Matrix. Moments later, Galvatron fumed at the Autobots' ruse and declared that the Decepticons would develop their own set of decoys, presumably to try the exact same trick, later on. <SPAN class=tt1_nowrap style="BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; BORDER-TOP: #cccccc 0px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; FONT-SIZE: 10px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #cccccc 0px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec"><A title="Start Your Own Decoy Collection" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Start_Your_Own_Decoy_Collection">Start Your Own Decoy Collection</A></SPAN> It is unknown if this flawless plan was ever carried out. <A name=Toys></A> <H2><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: Toys" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Decoy&action=edit&section=3">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>Toys</SPAN></H2><A name=Takara></A> <H3><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: Takara" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Decoy&action=edit&section=4">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>Takara</SPAN></H3> <DIV class="thumb tright"> <DIV class=thumbinner style="WIDTH: 152px"><A class=image title="The Autobots will never see this one coming!" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:ReflectorDecoy1.jpg"><IMG class=thumbimage height=210 alt="The Autobots will never see this one coming!" src="Decoy - Transformers Wiki_fichiers/150px-ReflectorDecoy1.jpg" width=150 border=0></A> <DIV class=thumbcaption> <DIV class=magnify><A class=internal title=Enlarge href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:ReflectorDecoy1.jpg"><IMG height=11 alt="" src="Decoy - Transformers Wiki_fichiers/magnify-clip.png" width=15></A></DIV>The Autobots will never see this one coming!</DIV></DIV></DIV>

The decoys were originally developed as game pieces for Japanese

Transformers board games. They were one-piece statuettes made from molded rubber. They were also sold in larger box sets:

  • Cybertron Hero Collection 22
(<A title="Blaster (G1)"

href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Blaster_(G1)">Blaster</A>, <A title=Bluestreak href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Bluestreak">Bluestreak</A>, <A title="Brawn (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Brawn_(G1)">Brawn</A>, <A title=Grapple href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Grapple">Grapple</A>, <A title="Hoist (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Hoist_(G1)">Hoist</A>, <A title="Hound (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Hound_(G1)">Hound</A>, <A title="Huffer (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Huffer_(G1)">Huffer</A>, <A title="Ironhide (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ironhide_(G1)">Ironhide</A>, <A title="Jazz (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Jazz_(G1)">Jazz</A>, <A title="Mirage (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Mirage_(G1)">Mirage</A>, <A title="Optimus Prime (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Optimus_Prime_(G1)">Optimus Prime</A>, <A title="Perceptor (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Perceptor_(G1)">Perceptor</A>, <A title="Ratchet (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ratchet_(G1)">Ratchet</A>, <A title="Red Alert (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Red_Alert_(G1)">Red Alert</A>, <A title="Sideswipe (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Sideswipe_(G1)">Sideswipe</A>, <A title="Skids (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Skids_(G1)">Skids</A>, <A title="Smokescreen (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Smokescreen_(G1)">Smokescreen</A>, <A title="Sunstreaker (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Sunstreaker_(G1)">Sunstreaker</A>, <A title="Swoop (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Swoop_(G1)">Swoop</A>, <A title=Tracks href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Tracks">Tracks</A>, <A title="Wheeljack (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Wheeljack_(G1)">Wheeljack</A>, <A title="Windcharger (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Windcharger_(G1)">Windcharger</A>)

  • Cybertron Hero Collection 9
(<A title="Bumblebee (G1)"

href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Bumblebee_(G1)">Bumblebee</A>, <A title="Cliffjumper (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Cliffjumper_(G1)">Cliffjumper</A>, <A title="Grimlock (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Grimlock_(G1)">Grimlock</A>, <A title="Inferno (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Inferno_(G1)">Inferno</A>, <A title="Prowl (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Prowl_(G1)">Prowl</A>, <A title="Slag (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Slag_(G1)">Slag</A>, <A title="Sludge (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Sludge_(G1)">Sludge</A>, <A title="Snarl (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Snarl_(G1)">Snarl</A>, <A title="Trailbreaker (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Trailbreaker_(G1)">Trailbreaker</A>)

  • Destron Hero Collection 22
(<A title="Astrotrain (G1)"

href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Astrotrain_(G1)">Astrotrain</A>, <A title="Blitzwing (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Blitzwing_(G1)">Blitzwing</A>, <A title=Bombshell href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Bombshell">Bombshell</A>, <A title="Bonecrusher (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Bonecrusher_(G1)">Bonecrusher</A>, <A title="Devastator (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Devastator_(G1)">Devastator</A>, <A title="Frenzy (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Frenzy_(G1)">Frenzy</A>, <A title="Hook (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Hook_(G1)">Hook</A>, <A title="Kickback (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Kickback_(G1)">Kickback</A>, <A title="Laserbeak (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Laserbeak_(G1)">Laserbeak</A>, <A title="Long Haul (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Long_Haul_(G1)">Long Haul</A>, <A title="Megatron (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Megatron_(G1)">Megatron</A>, <A title="Mixmaster (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Mixmaster_(G1)">Mixmaster</A>, <A title="Ravage (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ravage_(G1)">Ravage</A>, <A title="Reflector (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Reflector_(G1)">Reflector</A>, <A title="Scavenger (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Scavenger_(G1)">Scavenger</A>, <A title="Scrapper (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Scrapper_(G1)">Scrapper</A>, <A title="Shockwave (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Shockwave_(G1)">Shockwave</A>, <A title="Shrapnel (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Shrapnel_(G1)">Shrapnel</A>, <A title="Skywarp (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Skywarp_(G1)">Skywarp</A>, <A title="Soundwave (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Soundwave_(G1)">Soundwave</A>, <A title="Starscream (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Starscream_(G1)">Starscream</A>, <A title="Thundercracker (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Thundercracker_(G1)">Thundercracker</A>) Later, <A title="Galvatron (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Galvatron_(G1)">Galvatron</A>, <A title="Hot Rod" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Hot_Rod">Rodimus Prime</A>, <A title="Ultra Magnus (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ultra_Magnus_(G1)">Ultra Magnus</A>, <A title="Metroplex (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Metroplex_(G1)">Metroplex</A>, <A title="Bruticus (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Bruticus_(G1)">Bruticus</A>, <A title="Menasor (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Menasor_(G1)">Menasor</A>, <A title="Defensor (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Defensor_(G1)">Defensor</A> and <A title="Superion (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Superion_(G1)">Superion</A> were made available as board-game pieces in multiple colors. <A name=Hasbro></A> <H3><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: Hasbro" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Decoy&action=edit&section=5">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>Hasbro</SPAN></H3>

In 1987, <A title=Hasbro href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Hasbro">Hasbro</A>

brought over fifty-two of the designs as "decoys" and randomly packaged them with the smaller carded toys of the time: the <A title=Throttlebot href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Throttlebot">Throttlebots</A>, <A title="Aerialbot (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Aerialbot_(G1)">Aerialbots</A>, <A title=Stunticon href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Stunticon">Stunticons</A>, <A title="Protectobot (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Protectobot_(G1)">Protectobots</A>, <A title=Combaticon href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Combaticon">Combaticons</A>, <A title=Technobot href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Technobot">Technobots</A> and <A title="Terrorcon (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Terrorcon_(G1)">Terrorcons</A>. The Throttlebots could come with either Autobot or Decepticon pieces, while the combiners only had Decoys of the faction they belonged to.

There is one notable change in the Hasbro version of the decoys: the

numbers on the back of the pieces are a simple "checklist" number.

While the Autobot pieces were only available in red, the Decepticon pieces

came in both red and purple. The red versions are part of an early run and are much harder to find as they were only available early on and only with the Throttlebots, and therefore are considerably more expensive on the secondary market.

Though Laserbeak was made available in the Japanese Destron pack, he was

supposedly not available as part of the Hasbro offerings, not being listed on the comic's checklist. <A title="Karl Hartman" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Karl_Hartman">Karl Hartman</A> and <A title="Jon Hartman" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Jon_Hartman">Jon Hartman</A> believe he was, though, and if anyone can offer photo proof of Laserbeak on a Hasbro card, contact them! <A name=Trivia></A> <H2><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: Trivia" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Decoy&action=edit&section=6">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>Trivia</SPAN></H2>

  • The one decoy drawn clearly is a copy of Ultra Magnus, yet that decoy toy

was never available in the US. It is therefore unclear whether the fictional decoys correspond at all to the toys.

  • The comic that advertised the decoys in US clearly states, both inside and

outside of the fiction, that there is a decoy for every Transformer. Yet, this is clearly not so. In fact, nearly every decoy available was for a Transformer that was no longer being distributed. Conversely, Transformers that were then-currently available (such as Ultra Magnus, noted above) did not have a decoy available.

  • This wasn't the first time that "decoys" showed up in Transformers;

the concept goes all the way back to "<A title="More than Meets the Eye, Part 3" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/More_than_Meets_the_Eye,_Part_3">More than Meets the Eye, Part 3</A>". <A name=External_links></A> <H2><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: External links" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Decoy&action=edit&section=7">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>External links</SPAN></H2>

  • <A class="external text"

title=http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0866/ href="http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0866/" rel=nofollow>X-Entertainment.com article on the Transformers Decepto-Pack and Decoys</A>, with a <A class="external text" title=http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0866/large.gif href="http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0866/large.gif" rel=nofollow>scan of the Decoy comic strip.</A>

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