Rail Racer (Universe)

This article is about the Micromaster combiner from Universe. For the Robots in Disguise bullet train combiner, see Rail Racer (RID).

Rail Racer is an Autobot Micromaster combiner from the Unicron Trilogy continuity family (via the 2003 Universe series).

Rail Racer is the combined form of the Micromaster Railbots.

Fiction

Ask Vector Prime

In universal stream Aurex 1104.30-DB Zeta (a highly Primax-influenced universe), the Railbots were born from Dr. Brian Jones's attempts at reverse-engineering Maximus combiner technology and applying it to Mini-Con anatomy. The Aerialbots, the Protectobots, and the Railbots fought the Constructicons in the Combiner Wars during the Unicron Singularity crisis. Ask Vector Prime

Toys

Universe (2003)

Rail Racer was never sold as a complete set; he could only be obtained by buying all six individual Railbot components (Overload, Midnight Express, Railspike, Rapid Run, Swindle, and Tankor). He requires a large amount of combiner kibble to form a complete robot mode. These parts form little "battle train" stations to be towed by the individuals' train modes when separated. He is physically identical to the 2003 Takara reissue of Sixtrain, who was also available only by purchasing the individual team members.

This set of molds was redecoed and retooled from those used to make Sixliner.

The Railbots were originally a Kay-Bee stores exclusive, but later made their way to other outlets, most notably drugstores like CVS.

• More information on Rail Racer at TFU.info

Cybertron

Rail Racer and the rest of the Universe Micromasters were released in the "main" line in Europe under the Cybertron line. Presumably this is because the Universe line was never released in the European market. Why the Micromasters were the only part of the Universe line to get a European release in unknown, but it probably had something to do with their sub-Basic class size and previously being Japanese-exclusive molds.