Graphy

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Graphy is an Autobot Mini-Cassette from The Headmasters portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
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Graphy (グラフィ Gurafi) is one of the Autobot Mini-Cassettes. The aerial intelligence soldier of the group, he is the calmest among them, a stark contrast to his hyper-violent partner Noise. Graphy is an impressive flyer with amazing eyesight.

As a member of the W Cassettebot sub-sub-group, he can combine with Noise to form the robot Decibel.

Toys

The Headmasters

  • Gurafi [sic] (W Cassettebot, 1987)
    • Japanese ID number: C-121
    • Accessories: Left and right "Laser Guns"
Graphy is a mini-cassette that transforms into a red Pteranodon. A pair of silver-chrome laser guns attach to the ends of his wings. In tape mode, he fits into the chest compartment of Blaster or Soundwave (and their retooled reincarnations).
Graphy combines with Noise to form the legs and chestplate of the humanoid robot Decibel. In this form, his guns attach to his legs for added stability.
As one of the few toys unique to the Japanese Headmasters toy line, and something of a tail-ender within the year's product ouput, Graphy and the other three "dino-cassettes" command ridiculous sums on the secondary market. Their actual rarity is questionable, though; similar "exclusive holy grails" Stepper, Artfire, Twincast, and Soundblaster were uncommon, but not vanishingly rare, yet still commanded top dollar due to overseas perception (until they got reissued, at any rate). Speaking of....


Vintage G1

  • Mini-Cassettes 3-Pack (Multi-pack, September 16, 2019)
    • Accessories: Left and right "Laser Guns"
In a surprise move, "Autobot Gurafi" (what the hell?) was reissued as part of the Vintage G1 series, in a 3-pack alongside "Noizu" and an inexplicable, seemingly-identical version of Vintage G1 "Decepticon Frenzy". This version of the pair comes on a retro-styled two-pack card which is actually the left half of a giant three-pack card, shared with Frenzy on the right half all alone. Bizarrely, this right/left arrangement is retained for the back of the set, with Graphy and Noise's instructions and bios on the left behind Frenzy, and Frenzy's instructions/bio (and the other necessary branding) on the right behind the dinos.
This version of Graphy uses the new Vintage G1 style rubsign, with a red-only symbol and mirror-like silver border.
This set was revealed when it went up for preorder on Hasbro Pulse on the first day of San Diego Comic-Con 2019... despite not being announced at the show at all. This set was also available at general retail in Hong Kong. It was originally intended to be a HasCon 2019 exclusive, but was shuffled to Pulse following the convention's indefinite hiatus.


Notes

  • Graphy's name is a bit of a head-scratcher, but given his pairing with "Noise", it's possible it's derived from "[[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Equalization_(audio)|{{#if:graphic equalizer|graphic equalizer|Equalization_(audio)}}]]," audio equipment used to adjust individual frequency levels in recorded audio.
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