Six-Gun
- Six-Gun is an Autobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.
The name Six-Gun (also Sixgun) isn't just metaphoric; this Autobot soldier is literally a walking, talking mass of weaponry. Six-Gun is one of Metroplex's autonomous troops, and is composed of six of the Titan's guns. Along with Scamper and Slammer, he helps patrol and defend Metroplex's interior and periphery. Like his partners, he is mentally linked to Metroplex, and shares a similar personality. Perhaps befitting a living artillery battery, Six-Gun tends to be a bit more blustery and belligerent than his teammates.
Fiction
Generation 1 cartoon continuity
The Transformers cartoon
- Voice actor: Maurice LaMarche (English), Yoku Shioya (Japanese), Michael Rüth (German)
Six-Gun was part of Metroplex's investigation into the disappearance of Fort Knox after "dinosaur transform static" was found at the scene of the crime. When Sky Lynx objected to being grouped together with the Dinobots, Six-Gun pointed out that he had dinosaur electrons inside of him. However, Perceptor revealed that the energon cubes found at Fort Knox were made of a Decepticon formula, and Six-Gun realized that Trypticon must have been the real culprit. Thief in the Night
The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers
After an attack on Autobot City by Trypticon, things were looking pretty bad for Metroplex and especially bad for all the Autobots and humans inside him. With Scamper having been dispatched and Full-Tilt prepared to deliver the finishing blow with the Brunt tank, Ultra Magnus at last ordered Six-Gun into action.
Despite being made entirely out of guns, Six-Gun chose to resolve the issue by punching Full-Tilt in the face. He then proceeded to commandeer the Brunt tank and blast Trypticon with it. With Trypticon's controls being destroyed, Galvatron ordered the Decepticons to retreat. The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #3
Wars manga
Six-Gun was stationed at Metrobase in Earth orbit at some point after 2035. When Metrotitan plowed through Metrobase to attack Scramble City, Six-Gun alerted his comrades at the city of what happened to Metrobase. Metrowars
Legends comic
When Metroplex was rebuilt in a new body, Six-Gun took on a new form known as "Six-Guns", losing his robot mode in exchange for becoming two gigantic cannons that could fly and operate freely of Metroplex. Six-Guns helped Metroplex defeat Metrotitan for good, then came with him to the Legends World where he and Metroplex's other components assured him they'd always be together. Bonus Edition Vol. EX
Kre-O online manga
Six-Gun was at the newly constructed Autobot base, Metroplex. Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!
Toys
Generation 1
- Metroplex (Autobot City, 1986)
- Japanese ID number: C-70
- Six-Gun only came with Metroplex, as he was composed of both of Metroplex's larger guns (forming the legs), both smaller guns (forming the arms), a tower (forming the body), and a tower top piece (forming the chestplate). An additional gun can be plugged in a peghole on his arm. This leaves Metroplex underarmed, and Six-Gun a bit overkill. Of course, the combination doesn't obstruct the rifles' pegs, meaning he can be used as a colossal super-gun.
Generations
- Autobot Sixgun (Deluxe Weaponizer, 2019)
- ID number: WFC-S22
- Japanese ID number: SG-18
- Japanese release date: April 27, 2019
- Accessories: 2 "W-5 Gyro Blasters," "MTX-S2A Guided Missile Launcher," "MTX-50 Dual-Flank Boost Launcher," 2 "MTX-LR Ion-Pulse Blasters," and 2 "MTX-M2 Anti-Gravity Cannons" (combine to form Sixgun)
- Siege "Autobot Sixgun" is a new mold that transforms from robot to Cybertronian tank[1]. As a Weaponizer, he can also be taken apart and converted into weapons and armor that can be attached to other figures that use the C.O.M.B.A.T. System. The toy's transformation consists mostly of taking it apart and attaching the pieces in a different configuration. Like Cog and Brunt, Sixgun's parts can connect to the various 5 mm holes on his partner, Thrilling 30 Metroplex.
- Although officially described as transforming into a Cybertronian tank, Sixgun's alternate mode is more akin to an aircraft. Like Cog from the same line, his alternate mode can seperate into two seperate halves, although only the part formed from his upper body appears to be a functional vehicle, while the bottom half appears immobile.
- There have been reports that many Six-Guns come with toe parts attached on the wrong feet. If the toes are pushed out of position when collapsing them down, they can be popped off and reapplied to the correct feet, allowing them to collapse properly.
- The detacheable tips of Sixgun's back-mounted weapons were also used for War for Cybertron: Siege Sideswipe's Gyro blaster.
Notes
- Six-Gun presents some very big scale problems. Most portrayals of Metroplex show him as hundreds or even thousands of feet tall. Accordingly, Six-Gun—composed of weapons that are scaled for Metroplex's use—should be pretty gargantuan himself, but he's shown as a normal-sized Transformer. No fiction has ever attempted to reconcile this oddity.
- Like most comic-original Kreons, Kre-O Six-Gun is made up of existing Kreon parts. He wears Soundwave's helmet, Onslaught's twin cannon backpack, and Starscream's clip-on arm guns.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Six-Gun (シックスガン Shikkusugan), Six-Guns (シックスガンズ Shikkusuganzu)
- French: Sextuplo (Canada)
- Russian: Shestizaryadnik (Шестизарядник, "Sixshot")
