Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)
| This article is about the Diaclone mech. For the G.I. Joe human, see Lift-Ticket (G.I. Joe). |
- Lift-Ticket is a Diaclone mech from the Diaclone continuity family.
Lift-Ticket is Cline's mech, part of the Diaclone project begun to combat the Waruder invaders. It is primarily equipped for rescue and repair. Its tow-truck mode serves it well for this purpose. In humanoid mode, the mechanisms in its arms enable the mech to lift twice as much as it can tow.
Unlike Burn Out, Lift-Ticket's AI is not based on Cline, being cautious and alert as opposed to Cline's methodical approach. Still, the AI's wariness has saved Cline many times from the Waruders' clutches.
Fiction
TransTech
Crossing dimensions in pursuit of the Waruders, Lift-Ticket/Cline and Burn Out/Dia found themselves stranded on Axiom Nexus. Following a Waruder signal underground, the team bumped into a group of Cybertron's most wanted criminals. Startled, they fled the scene. The groups reconvened as they both wound up within the Waruder hive. Joining forces with C-81's group, as well as General Optimus Prime and Sergeant Hound, they did their best to hold the insectoid invaders at bay. During the battle, the Lift-Ticket mech took a severe blow, disabling it. Thankfully, Cline escaped unharmed, and the Waruders were led off-planet thanks to the collaborative efforts of everyone involved. Cybertron's Most Wanted
Toys
Timelines
- Lift-Ticket (Souvenir set, 2015)
- Accessories: Towing hook/blaster
- Lift-Ticket is a redeco of Generations Thrilling 30 Hoist, itself a retool of Generations Trailcutter. He transforms into an off-road truck, and comes with a towing hook that can transform into a blaster and peg via 5mm post onto any of his numerous ports. He was available only in an at-show "Diaclone 2-pack" souvenir set with Burn Out at BotCon 2015.
- In terms of assembly error, at least a small number of units has his towing hook assembled backwards. (This was mostly present on the Transformers Collector's Club's web shop sales though.)
- The original tooling of this toy also served as the basis of the non-toy characters IDW Flatline, Wings Universe Turbofire, and Shattered Glass Trailbreaker and Lockdown.
Notes
- Lift-Ticket is either based on or is 4WD Hi-Lux Wrecker Type, the Diaclone mecha whose toy mold was used to create Generation 1 Hoist.
- His name is taken from a G.I. Joe character, as Fun Publications also holds the G.I. Joe Club license.
- Salvage was a preliminary name for the character as a homage to the the similarly-colored Autobot from the 2007 movie toyline, and that name can still be found on Lift-Ticket's individual polybag.
