Turbo (GoBots)
| The name or term "Turbo" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Turbo (disambiguation). |
- Turbo is a Guardian from the GoBots continuity family.
Turbo is a heroic Guardian who transforms into a Gobotic car. He is a longtime friend and comrade of Leader-1, especially in the Guardians' operations on Earth against the Renegades.
Fiction
Timelines
Turbo was present at an all-faction crisis meeting on the Cataclysm, where he listened to Dr. B explain about the other transforming robots who seemed responsible. He was extremely interested in the idea of thumping them. Withered Hope
In a dread vision, Small Foot saw Turbo, among others, being devoured by a malevolent force. High Noon
Ask Vector Prime
In Gargent 087.0 Kappa, Turbo was the first Guardian to encounter the Spy Changers. Mistakenly presuming them to be Renegades, Turbo attacked the strangers, and he was soon joined by Ace, Hans-Cuff, Wrong Way, Royal-T, Good Knight, Bolt, and Heat Seeker. The Guardians ended up being driven off by the real Renegades, but not before the Guardians captured Silverstreak. Ask Vector Prime, 30/9/2015
When Gong and Sideways combined two disparate realities into a single amalgamated universe, Turbo replaced Jazz; he and Small Foot were the first to report Unicron's attack on Moonbase One. As the timeline continued to destabilize, he and Jazz switched places several times. Echoes and Fragments
Renegade Rhetoric
In another Gargent reality, Turbo was a close friend of Guardian leader Leader-1 and also had a rivalry with the Renegade Crasher. Renegade Rhetoric, 17/10/2015 Renegade leader Cy-Kill considered that Turbo would have made an excellent Renegade if his life was somehow different. Renegade Rhetoric, 21/10/2015
When the Renegades attacked Earth with Go-Vines, Turbo managed to turn Cy-Kill's own weapon against him by clogging Cy-Kill's Thruster with Go-Vines. Renegade Rhetoric, 17/10/2015
During the Alienapolis Five Million, Turbo, Street Heat, and Sparky raced against Crasher, Spoiler, and Stallion. Even after being disqualified for cheating, Crasher refused to yield to Turbo, but Turbo won the race anyway. Turbo consequently won leadership of the racer civilization, but he declined the position, instead telling them to go their own way. Renegade Rhetoric, 17/10/2015
In another incident, Cy-Kill deliberately allowed himself to be captured and placed in a Guardian prison. When he broke out, his forces severely injured Turbo, prompting Leader-1 and the Guardians to choose to tend to Turbo's medical needs over pursuing the escaping Renegades. Renegade Rhetoric, 17/10/2015
When Cy-Kill ran for President of the United States in order to secretly gain mind-control over the legitimate candidates, Leader-1, Turbo, and Motosan ambushed Cy-Kill in order to foil his scheme. Renegade Rhetoric, 18/10/2015
When the Renegades kidnapped Doctor Turgenova, Leader-1, Turbo, Bent Wing, and Super Couper launched a diversionary frontal assault on the Renegades' base so that their comrades could rescue the doctor. Renegade Rhetoric, 19/10/2015
During the SciFi Con in New York City, Matt Hunter, Raizor, and Turbo were present as they were fans of the alien invasion film Bastille Day. Turbo was dressed as a lead character from The Matrix. The Renegades were also present at the convention to kidnap Doctor Faraji, inventor of the Dynamic Asymmetrical Wavefront Nullifier, ultimately taking both Faraji and Turbo prisoner aboard the Rogue Star. When a Guardian attack disrupted the Rogue Star's power systems, Turbo and Faraji were able to escape, destroy the DAWN, and escape aboard a Space Hawk. Renegade Rhetoric, 21/10/2015
Notes
- Turbo's Cybertronian-style body in the art of "High Noon" is based on Combiner Wars Breakdown.
