Salt-Man X

Salt-Man X is an Autobot from the toyline portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

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Salt-Man X doesn't know the meaning of the word "impossible". He relentlessly searches the skies for Decepticons at supersonic speeds, catching them by surprise with his gamma-ray gun.

Toys

Transformers

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Argentinean unchromed-rifle release. We'd love to have fresh pics of all the variants, but $$$$

• Salt-Man X (1985?)

• Accessories: Gamma-ray gun

Transformers Salt-Man X is a redeco of the Jumpstarter Topspin, transforming into a Cybertronic spaceship. He features a pull-back motor in vehicle mode that propels him forward on smooth surfaces; after a short run the latch that keeps his spring-loaded legs releases, causing him to flip forward and into upright robot mode.

He was sold in a number of color schemes; the one shown on its box art has red limbs and white body, but it was also available in green limbs and off-white torso (Brazil) as well as green limbs and bright white torso (Argentina). Some Argentinean versions of the toy have unchromed silver-plastic rifles rather than the normal chromed version.

Like most of South American Transformers, Salt-Man X has poor-quality paper decals that are prone to losing their adhesiveness in short order.

The Transformers mold: Topspin
Hasbro: The Transformers Topspin IGA: Transformers Topspin Topspin (red face) Estrela: Transformers Salt-Man X (red) Salt-Man X (green) Antex: Transformers Salt-Man X (green, chrome gun) Salt-Man X (green, no chrome) Generation 2 Robot-Man X (red & yellow) Robot-Man X (green & white)
Takashi Matsuda

Notes

• Salt-Man X and Salt-Man Z's names are based on "jump" in Portuguese and Spanish, saltar being the verb and salto being the noun.