Cybertron Defense Team (Cybertron)

The Cybertron Defense Team is an Autobot sub-group in Cybertron portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity.

The Cybertron Defense Team is an elite heavily armed combat unit within the Autobot army. Answering directly to Optimus Prime, they are despatched to take care of the toughest assignments that other, lesser equipped Autobots can't handle. Armed with courage, determination, and some of the most powerful weapons ever bolted onto a Transformer, the Cybertron Defence Team is a force to be reckoned with.

The group's members are:

• Hot Shot
• Scattorshot
• Red Alert

Japanese name: Vanguard Team

Toys

Cybertron

• Cybertron Defense Hot Shot (Deluxe Class, 2005)

Japanese ID number: GC-19

He's full of tiny missiles.

Cybertron Defense Hot Shot transforms into an M1117 "Guardian" Armored Security Vehicle in the same blue, navy, and red colorscheme as Cybertron Hot Shot. A Cybertron Cyber Key is included and when the key is inserted into the back of the turret, the two gun barrels open up into dual (non-firing) missile launchers. Compartments on his shoulders and his thighs can also open up to reveal additional missile launchers. Cybertron Defense Hot Shot also comes with a dagger that stows between his legs in vehicle mode, and when in robot mode, the dagger can be hand-held, peg into the front of his fist, or be put away in a sheath on his leg.

"Exigeyser," Cybertron Defense Hot Shot's Japanese counterpart, is completely identical, but also came with a cardboard standup depicting three Scrapmetal drones. The American version of Cybertron Defense Hot Shot was at some point intended to have a slightly altered deco, which is shown on the back of the packaging, but this altered deco for some reason never superseded the Japanese deco for American release.

• Cybertron Defense Scattorshot (Voyager Class, 2005/2006)

Japanese ID number: GC-20

You can never have too many weapons!

Cybertron Defense Scattorshot transforms into a Multiple-Launch Rocket System of made-up model mounted on a Merkava 2 tank hull. The halves of the (non-firing) launcher end up on his arms in robot mode. In either mode, inserting a Cyber Planet Key in each half reveales a new weapon: one side has a oull-out double spring-loaded missile launcher, while the other has a flip-out non-firing blaster barrel. He also comes with an extra long blue hand-held rifle that can be mounted in tank mode thanks to his Mini-con-compatible Powerlinx plugs.

The Takara release has slightly different paint applications for his chest, and his Cybertron Defense/Vanguard Team symbol tampograph is smaller.

He comes with a Cybertron-style Cyber Planet Key; the Hasbro version has the Key Code "v4kt" on the back.

• Cybertron Defense Red Alert (Ultra Class, 2005/2006)

Japanese ID number: GC-21

Overcompensation.

An upgraded, all-new tooling of Red Alert. He now transforms into a BTR-90 armoured personnel carrier mounted with a top-mounted missile similar to a SCUD launcher. The left side of his vehicle mode has a flip-up non-firign double-blaster, which can also be "used" in robot mode. Inserting a Cyber Key into the rear of the missile pops it in half, activates the electronic sound and lights, and exposes the inner spring-loaded missile launcher "laser cannon". In robot mode, Red Alert finally has two normal robotic hands, but he comes with a shield that, when a Key is inserted, flips out a multi-tool arm that can be equipped with several tools stored in his shins (a spring-loaded hammer-head or a gripping claw), emulating his old tool-arm. This shield can be mounted on either arm. He comes with a Cybertron-Autobot Cyber Planet Key; the Hasbro version has the Key Code "up0t" tampographed on the back.

This mold was also used to make the Botcon 2006-exclusive "Dawn of Future's Past" Megatron.

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