Flywheels
- Flywheels is a Decepticon Duocon in the Generation 1 continuity family.
Flywheels, along with Battletrap, is a Duocon.
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity.
Generation 1
(Note: Events from the UK comics are in italics.)
Flywheels first appeared in a brief battle against Ultra Magnus and the Sparkabots. He was knocked out of the air by Ultra Magnus and was captured by the Autobots. As a prisoner he was soon forced to fight with his captors against a horde of zombie Transformers in Kalis let loose by Flame. Disobeying Ultra Magnus' order not to open fire on them. While engaged in the fighting with the zombots Ultra Magnus allowed Flywheels to go and get reinforcements (though had little expectation of the Duocon's return). Surprisingly Flywheels did come back with Trypticon to give the remaining zombots a good stomping
He later joined the Mayhem Attack Squad and took part in their joint attack with the Wreckers on Galvatron and Megatron. Although he is not seen to die in the ensuing fight, he never appears again after the Time Wars storyline, and is thus possibly an off-panel casualty of the battle.
Headmasters cartoon
- Voice actor: Yūki Satō (Japan)
In The Headmasters, he is affiliation in MegaZarak's palace guard with the Battletrap.
Toys
Generation 1
- Flywheels (Duocon, 1987)
- Japanese ID number: D-97
- Flywheels' robot mode is made from the combination of a maroon F-4 Phantom II fighter jet and and a brown self-propelled howitzer of vague origin, that make up his alt mode. His only articulation is the up and down movement of his arms at the shoulder, and his only accessory is a maroon rifle.
Trivia
- The lack of wheels on Flywheels' altmode has led to speculation that he and Battletrap may have swapped names during production.
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