Doctor Go
| This subject of this article goes by multiple names that apply to other articles as well. See Go (disambiguation), Herr Fiend. |
- Go is a Renegade from the GoBots continuity family.
Doctor Go is the main scientist of the evil Renegades. He used to be just Go until he got his degree, and his alt-mode is a Porsche 928S.
He is also known as Herr Fiend.
Fiction
Timelines
When Cy-Kill and Leader-1 assembled a coalition expedition team to infiltrate the Cybertronians' universe which was threatening their own, the GoBots were modified to blend in with the local 'bots. Herr Fiend contributed to the modification designs, such as the inclusion of FTL drives and Astro-Beam tech. He also intended to mask the Gobotronians with false Cybertronian energy signatures, but everyone from Silverbolt to Crystal Widow seemed able to see past his modifications. Withered Hope During the away-team's absence, dimensional fluctuations continued to threaten Gobotron. Doctor Go and his team of scientists reported to Cy-Kill and Leader-1 that he believed a major dimensional shift was responsible for their universe's decay. Sunrise
Ask Vector Prime
In Gargent 087.0 Kappa, Dr. Go was one of Cy-Kill's Renegades. He and Crain Brain were responsible for operating an Embargo Field inside the Eiffel Tower which prevented the Guardians from returning to Earth. They were defeated by the Autobot Spy Changers Wheeljack and Trailbreaker, along with the Guardian Tri-Trak. The Embargo Field was deactivated, and the Renegades' plan foiled. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30
When Gong and Sideways created an unstable amalgam universe, Doctor Go was one of the Renegades who besieged Autobot City. On Cy-Kill's orders, he dispatched the Dread Launchers to distrupt Blaster's distress call to Optimus Prime. When the universe shifted again to include the Decepticons among the Renegade ranks, Doctor Go was aboard Astrotrain after Megatron's ejection. He announced that he was most fit to lead the alliance, but was challenged by Puzzler. He retaliated by pulling out a shrink ray and bringing the gestalt down to size. Echoes and Fragments
Renegade Rhetoric
A different Cy-Kill thought that Dr. Go would be able to considerably improve upon Cybertronian technology. He was noted to be a capable medic, and unlike Rest-Q didn't have a cliche alt mode like an ambulance. Renegade Rhetoric (1), 2015/10/17 Cy-Kill also philosophically mused that it was a good thing he had a doctorate as "Mr. Go" just didn't have that something. Renegade Rhetoric (1), 2015/10/19
Dr. Go was responsible for starting up Renegade Space Hawk production after Cy-Kill stole a prototype and wrung the plans from Dr. Turgenova. Renegade Rhetoric (1), 2015/10/19
He was tasked with recreating the Master Renegade's work on Power Suits. When he expanded the task into Project: Nemesis, turning the Grungy ship into a Gobotic tank, Cy-Kill pulled the plug. Renegade Rhetoric (1), 2015/10/20
Dr. Go also created the first three RoGuns at Cy-Kill's request. For some reason he thought it was a good idea to give enslaved guns free will. Renegade Rhetoric (1), 2015/10/20
He helped create a Cylon costume, complete with a glowing red eye, so that Cy-Kill could infiltrate SciFi Con in New York City. Renegade Rhetoric (1), 2015/10/21
On another occasion, Dr. Go modified the Rogue Star's two primary particle beam cannons into the most powerful Astro-Beam ever built, which was used to steal the communication moon of Gobotron. Renegade Rhetoric (1), 2015/10/21
By modifying technology Cy-Kill stole from Shockwave's lab, Dr. Go was able to allow Cy-Kill to hack into a Axiom Nexus News news broadcast, facilitating the creation of the ongoing pirate broadcast Renegade Rhetoric. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/11/05
Notes
- Dr. Go's name is a take off of James Bond's Dr. No.
- Dr. Go was the in-show name for the toy Herr Fiend in the Challenge of the Gobots cartoon, based on a working name for the character. The use of "Herr Fiend" could suggest that the GoBots from "Withered Hope" and related stories are NOT from the exact universal stream (or "level") as that cartoon series.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Go-hakase (ゴー博士, "Doctor Go")
