Waver
- Waver is an Autobot from the Victory portion of Generation 1 continuity family.
Waver (ウェーバー Wēbā) is typically the lower half of the Multiforce combiner Wingwaver and the thighs of giant Landcross. The strong, silent type, Waver seems to have no problems with sitting around the oddest places in his hydrofoil mode during firefights. He also seems to have no problem perpetually being the legs to Wing's torso. For all he says, Waver might be mute, but he certainly manages to make his presence known when supporting his teammates in their combined forms.
Fiction
Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity
Victory cartoon
- Voice actor: Yoshikazu Hirano ("Sneak Attack! Dinoking", Japanese), Shinobu Satouchi ("Jan - Defend the Campus!!", Japanese)
During an attack on Wingwaver in space, Waver turned into a boat and sat on a metal beam. Sneak Attack! Dinoking During an attack on a power plant, Waver turned into a boat and sat on the beach. During an attack on a man-made island, Waver did NOT turn into a boat and evacuate people. Go figure. One time he was able to drive across the ground in boat mode. Huh. Awaken! Victory Leo
Micromaster
While testing out stealth technology, Waver and the rest of the Multiforce stumbled through a dimensional rift that brought them years into the past. There, Micromasters battled over Mount St. Hillary, where Optimus Prime, Megatron, and their troops slumbered within the Ark. Before Wing could introduce him to the local Autobots, the Multiforce had to head out to meet a Decepticon threat. He combined with Wing to form Wingwaver and helped taking on the Decepticon Sixbuilders. Waver then combined with the rest of the Multiforce into Landcross to send Berserker Sixwing packing. The Menace of Landcross's Combining Formation!
Ask Vector Prime
The Multiforce followed the normal flow of time to return to their native period, making sure to not interfere with events they knew had to transpire. To this end, they avoided the other Transformers and explored the Skomiloch Territories and clashed with the Predators. Their journey enabled them to be able to stop the Praetorian from using the corrupted Reconfiguration Matrix to rewrite all robotic life in the Vega Sector into loyal Scrapmetal. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/01
Victory manga
The Multiforce was summoned to Earth by Star Saber and battled Dinoking as Landcross. After defeating Dinoking, Landcross separated in order to swarm Deathsaurus with superior numbers. Magnificent! Our Friend, Star Saber!
After having lost a battle to Deathsaurus as Landcross, and being subsequently rescued by Star Saber, Waver helped rescue the animals hurt by the forest fire caused by the Decepticon Emperor. Great Turn-Around! Star Saber
Waver also fought against the Decepticons inside their space base as it was raining down meteors onto the Earth. The war ended peacefully with a truce between both factions. Heroic! The Victory War
Toys
Victory
- Wingwaver (1989)
- Japanese ID number: C-316
- Accessories: Gun, Landcross fist
- Waver transforms into a very chunky hydrofoil jet of unknown, possibly made-up design. He can also transform into either the upper or lower half of a two-robot combiner, though his nominal combination is with his pack-in partner Wing, forming the bottom half of Wingwaver. He can also also form the lower torso to Landcross. Theoretically he can form any limb of the combiner as well, but he's the only component that has the proper connections to form the combiner's lower torso.
- Landcross (1989)
- Japanese ID number: C-319
- Accessories: Gun, Landcross fist
- Waver was also available in a giftset containing the entire Multiforce team. All of the toys in this set are identical to their individual releases.
Micromaster
- Waver (DX Micromaster, 2002)
- Micromaster ID number: 2
- Accessories: Gun, Landcross fist
- Released in the final wave of Micromaster as a "DX Micromaster", this reissue of Waver was sold in a single-bot box. The box has a small hole in the front to show a number printed on the instructions, revealing which toy is inside.
- Though this release (mostly) retains his plastic colors (the black joints are now dark gunmetal), his extra deco has changed. His face changed from blue to silver with yellow eyes, and an Autobot symbol tampograph was added to the left side of his hull.
- A special "chase" version of Waver was available, in mostly black plastic and minimal paint operations; though Waver retains his chest sticker, the colors on it have changed. All six members were available in "stealth mode", but only two out of every twelve toys in a case were black versions, and which two the case had was randomized. And no, you can't peek in through the hole in the box to see if it's a chase or not, as the instructions block it off.
