Chromia (G1)
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| The name or term "Chromia" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Chromia (disambiguation). |
- Chromia is an Autobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Chromia is a seasoned, tough-as-nails infiltrator who's adept at unflinching sabotage. Bluntly honest and a little married to her job, she doesn't make an ideal friend, but she can nevertheless be fiercely protective, a quality which also makes her an exceptional bodyguard. Her rough edges often find her a kinship with other like-minded security officers such as Ironhide. More diplomatic peers such as Windblade have attempted to socialize her, but beware—she might "arrange" an exit out of an overwhelming interpersonal situation with a quietly-placed detonator.
Fiction
Generation 1 cartoon continuity
The Transformers cartoon
- Voice actor: ? (English); Masako Katsuki (Japanese), Yu Hong (Chinese)
Four million years ago, Chromia tried to board the Ark, while it was being attacked, with the rest of Elita One's team. The plan failed though, and she and the others appeared to be destroyed.
Chromia led a mission to steal energon cubes from Shockwave. When Moonracer got trapped after disobeying orders, Chromia confronted the alerted Shockwave and managed to trick him into freeing Moonracer.
Shortly thereafter, a team of Decepticons from Earth came to capture Elita One. In doing so, Rumble destroyed the Female Autobots' underground base, trapping them inside. When they managed to free themselves, Chromia took charge of the search for their missing leader. On their way, they met up with a group of Earth-stationed Autobots who had come looking for Optimus Prime and Chromia was reunited with Ironhide. The two teams together fought the Decepticons, eventually winning when Optimus and Elita returned. Given a new base by Alpha Trion, Chromia stayed with Elita's squad on Cybertron when Optimus' team returned to Earth. The Search for Alpha Trion
Japanese cartoon continuity
MC Axis comics
Chromia and the rest of the team defeated a gigantic Decepticon. Chromia and her compatriots seemed confident that they could retake Cybertron on their own, though Elita One insisted that Optimus Prime was still their last hope to win the war. The Transformers: Elita One
Legends comic
Tigatron of the Legends World had a dream in which Chromia appeared before him and warned him he was in danger, soon followed by all kinds of heroic female Transformers. Sure enough, a group of evil female Transformers then showed up to kidnap Tigatron, but Chromia picked him up and kept him safe during the ensuing battle. Bonus Edition Vol. 11
During Halloween, Alpha Trion summoned the real Chromia into the Legends Universe to help stop Megatron's latest grab for energy. Dressed up as a bunny girl, she confronted Megatron and his underlings alongside Arcee and Windblade, though she was confused and embarrassed as to why it being Halloween meant she had to dress like that. The three were then defeated and tied up by Blackarachnia, but it turned out the Decepticons hadn't gotten any energy anyway. Bonus Edition Vol. 17 Tigatron later had another dream of Chromia in which she explained that her new body was the result of changing armor parts, displayed her new altmode and ability to fly, and traded armors with Arcee. Chromia Chapter Chromia later swooned over the Springer from her home universe when he crossed over to the Legends Universe. Bonus Edition Vol. 19 Chromia and Ultra Magnus were tied up by Skids during his mission to send all interdimensional visitors to the Legends Universe back to where they came from, though he eventually gave up and allowed them to stay. Bonus Edition Vol. 20
While acting as cheerleaders at a soccer game for whatever reason, Chromia and the other girls found themselves being harassed by Wheelie. Bonus Edition Vol. 29 After Metroplex was sold off to the Decepticon Tera-Kura Co., Chromia joined the Decepticon organization so that she could remain with the city-bot. Bonus Edition Vol. 31 As Alpha Trion had done the same, she was near him when he was looking for his ultra-drill. Bonus Edition Vol. 33 As an office worker she wore a snazzy suit, though Apeface ripped it to pieces while displaying his telekinetic powers. Bonus Edition Vol. 38 She later started taking Astrotrain's new commuter service to work, Bonus Edition Vol. 40 and was exasperated with Alpha Trion when he lost his drill again. LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter
When the Decepticon Headmasters turned on Tera-Kura Co. and came to steal Metroplex's transformation cog, Chromia was defeated by Trickdiamond's earthquake powers. Decepticon Civil War She hung back at the office while the cog was used to rebuild Trypticon, then cheered Metroplex on when he defeated the beast. Bonus Edition Vol. 43 She was later among those pestered by Kickback and his clone army. Bonus Edition Vol. 47
As Scorponok's obsession with plasma energy threatened the entire Legends World, Chromia and Alpha Trion worked with the Jumpstarters to begin opening dimensional portals, evacuating the population. Targetmaster Chapter Finale Part Two Chromia and her Autobot allies returned to Cybertron of 2039. They faced the Powered Masters, corrupted and possessed by the spirits of Violen Jiger. The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 2 By 2039, peace reigned on Earth and on Cybertron between the Autobots and Decepticons. Metroplex and Trypticon became sister cities on the planet Earth, and Chromia was on hand as a law enforcer, keeping an eye out for the few remaining criminal elements. Epiloge
Wings Universe
To gather energy for the energy-sapped Autobots, a crew was formed to pilot the Ark. Chromia was to be part of the crew, but a Decepticon attack blocked her and others from reaching the ship before it departed. Soon after, as their current reserve of energies was dangerously low, Chromia joined her comrades still on the planet in stasis hibernation as an energy-saving measure. Battle Lines, Part 6
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
Chromia was a member of an elite squad of five warriors under the command of the Quintessons. Following a report from their Autobot sleeper agent, Arcee, that the awaited situation to commence their mission had come, Elita One used a space bridge to get to the Autobase on Cybertron. Chromia and the others waited patiently for her to signal that they could follow. Chromia joined her commander soon after it came. With only Firestar still to get through the portal, the group was attacked by Gnaw, but Moonracer and Elita One took care of that. While the rest of the team went further into the Autobot facility, Chromia was sent back to Quintessa with an unconscious Hot Rod. Generation 1 #11
Descent into Evil
Chromia and her ward Flareup were part of an Autobot strike force tasked with destroying the Decepticon general Deathsaurus' cloning lab on Ceti Alpha Seven. Although the pair had handily beaten Deathsaurus's Insecticon underling Buzzclaw on Regulon Four some time previous, they were taken by surprise by the first production run of clones. Although Chromia fought effectively against the clones, she was no match for Deathsaurus himself when he entered the battle personally. Falling before the general's might, she was taken captive.
Chromia, along with her teammates and the backup team of Ironhide and Ratchet, was ultimately rescued when Ricochet, who had evaded capture, came to the rescue of the entire Autobot party. Descent into Evil
2005 IDW continuity
- First Appearance: Megatron Origin #3 (apocryphal); Transformers: Robots in Disguise #25
One erroneous account presented Chromia as a Cybertronian, who was among those attended Bumper and Fastback's funeral. Megatron Origin #3 However, every other account shows that Chromia was born from the hot spot contained in the Titan Caminus, who founded a distant colony in his name that was cut off from Cybertron long before the war and whose citizens retained differentiated genders. Her people's isolation ended with the arrival of Thunderclash, who had come seeking help from a Cityspeaker in order to aid Metroplex. The chosen Cityspeaker, Windblade, needed a bodyguard, however, and so Chromia (and Nautica) were enlisted. A Bot and Her City If I Know You The three joined the crew of the Vis Vitalis shortly before it crossed paths with Alpha Trion. The legendary Autobot was preoccupied with an important quest, so the three volunteered to watch after Metroplex for him and keep him alive. Burning Bright Under their watch, Metroplex's insides were besieged with invaders, so Chromia and Nautica hunted them down to confront them and fight them off, if necessary. They found a small group of robots and Chromia threatened to put the hurt down on them. The Dead Are Not Enough
Their adversaries turned out to be fellow Autobots from the Lost Light who were battling an army of angered Ammonites. Chromia and Nautica led them back to their boss, Windblade, who explained their mission, and subsequently the Lost Light was able to give Metroplex a jump, allowing him to spacebridge back to Cybertron. Burning Bright On arrival, they couldn't do much but hang on tight within Metroplex as the city-bot did battle with the Necrotitan. Finis Temporis Following Metroplex's victory, Chromia and her pals got to mingle with the locals, including another female Autobot named Arcee. The Becoming When Shockwave's army of Ammonites invaded Cybertron, the three Camiens returned to Metroplex to convince him to fight the invaders. Black Planet Toward the end of the battle, Mainframe contacted Chromia to let them to know the Lost Light was about to ram Monstructor, though she got frustrated by the vague, dramatic way he phrased it. ...And the Damage Done
Chromia accompanied Nautica to her audition to join the crew of the Lost Light, helping out by keeping her friend's rambling to a minimum. Chromia and Windblade later attended Megatron's trial. Towards Peace The pair went to find cover when a group of Decepticons disrupted proceedings with the intent to rescue the defendant. Predestination: A Beginner's Guide
Six months later, Chromia had stayed behind on Cybertron in order to protect and train Windblade as she performed her role as Metroplex's Cityspeaker. She was highly untrusting of Cybertron's elected ruler, Starscream, though Windblade preferred to give him the benefit of the doubt. When Windblade sought advice on how to best interact with Starscream, Chromia scoffed at Windblade's choice of talking to the "mopey" Ironhide, but was visibly upset when Windblade teased her about telling Ironhide she described him as such. Later, Chromia accompanied Windblade as the pair investigated an area of the city that might reveal why Metroplex was suffering blackouts, and at the end of the day Chromia insisted they not over-exert themselves and reconvene in the morning. A 'Bot and Her City Chromia planted a bomb near where they'd be, in an attempt to make Windblade return to Caminus. Windblade vol. 1 #4 In the morning, when she and Windblade returned to the area, the bomb exploded, damaging Windblade. Chromia dragged her to medical care. A 'Bot and Her City
Chromia was guarding Windblade when Starscream paid her a visit, and afterwards encouraged Windblade to pursue the idea that Starscream was behind the bomb. Enlisting Ironhide's help, they followed up a lead in the form of Waspinator whom Chromia had to physically tackle when he tried to run. Chromia stayed in Blurr's bar while Windblade went with Waspinator. After Windblade discovered Starscream was trying to mine ore from Metroplex, Chromia joined a team that went down to investigate. A Long Way Down They were attacked by the Terrorcons and Chromia went instinctively to Windblade's aid, eventually managing to avoid being arrested when Starscream and Rattrap arrived. Windblade vol. 1 #3 She arranged for Metroplex's spacebridge to activate, Windblade vol. 1 #4 and organized a jail break, successfully springing Windblade and the others. As they headed for Metroplex, Windblade revealed that she believed Starscream wasn't behind the bomb. Windblade vol. 1 #3
The pair rushed to Metroplex, where Chromia insisted Windblade merge with the Titan's mind. She fought with Starscream when he arrived, but he managed to injure Windblade and sliced off Chromia's right arm. Windblade, merged with Metroplex, was able to subdue him with the Titan's internal defenses and revealed she'd discovered Chromia was behind the bomb. Though Chromia encouraged Windblade to make Metroplex jump back to Caminus, Windblade instead opted to shut the spacebridge down in favor of making a deal with Starscream. Windblade vol. 1 #4
She was among the group present when Wheeljack was brought back online, though she wasn't as enthusiastic about the event when she observed how happy Starscream was. The World of Tomorrow Chromia then participated in the violent arrest of the Firecons, primary suspects in a series of murders, Quest for Fire and was present when they were locked up. The Killing Jar
Chromia and Ironhide found Windblade and Optimus Prime being attacked by Decepticons and Chromia managed to stop the fight through sheer force of intimidation. They retired to Metroplex to contemplate the spacebridge, now linked to Caminus. Optimus ordered Chromia and Ironhide to guard the portal; however they were unable to prevent Swindle from taking Menasor through. First Contact They headed through the portal with Starscream's forces and attacked Menasor. The giant briefly held Chromia in his fist until she broke free. In the end, the battle was decided when Superion joined in. The Sum and Its Parts Chromia was taking part in the subsequent cleanup on Caminus when Devastator arrived and started smashing more things. As the giant started trying to smash the spacebridge, Chromia rallied those present to fight him until Superion and Defensor defeated him. Mistakes and Mayhem As Starscream returned to Cybertron, Chromia went with him to make sure no one started shooting. She was later back on Caminus when Menasor again went through the spacebridge and started fighting with the combiners already there. You, Me, and the Universe As a combiner incorporating Optimus joined the fight, Chromia led a group back through to Cybertron to help prevent the Decepticons there from attacking Caminus. All That Remains
Windblade and Chromia were returning to Cybertron through the spacebridge while Optimus communicated with Arcee on Earth. Now and On Earth To celebrate the union between Cybertron and Caminus, the Mistress of Flame declared an official holiday that saw Chromia temporarily don some Cityspeaker-style face paint for the occasion. While she was guarding the Enigma of Combination with a Badgeless, Arcee stole the artifact. Chromia and Windblade pursued her into the Sea of Rust where their confrontation was interrupted by the Torchbearers. After the Torchbearers were merged into Victorion, the trio fought to survive the giant's onslaught until Windblade managed to talk the giant into separating. Chromia later returned the Enigma and resumed guarding it. An Uneventful Night
She and Windblade interceded in a quarrel between visiting Camiens and Decepticons, though Chromia was a little too aggressive with the Decepticons. Windblade left her to finish sorting things out. She later joined Windblade, Ironhide, and Blurr for a trip to Velocitron, where they found themselves in the path of Delta, a city fleeing a wall of fire. Windblade vol. 2 #4 Chromia managed to encourage Ironhide into safely making it onto the city by staying by his side. She accompanied Windblade and Clocker to inspect Navitas, the Titan on which the city was built, and stood by as Windblade talked to the Titan directly. Race Against the Light
When Windblade returned disappointed from Eukaris following the death of Chela, Chromia believed she'd done her best to save the Titan. The Will of the Few Following the formation of the Council of Worlds, Starscream declared Chosen One Day, a new holiday. Windblade hugged Chromia and forgave her for past discretions...if only for a night. Choose Me
Chromia, Ironhide, and Windblade helped re-secure the spacebridge nexus after a gaggle of Decepticons stormed it. Chromia was present when Optimus Prime used the bridge to go to Earth and annex it in advance of Galvatron's invasion. Perihelion Shortly after taking this drastic step, Optimus had a nightmare where he saw Windblade and Chromia bowing down before him. Once Upon a Time on Earth The real Chromia, meanwhile, had gone off to attend an emergency Council meeting to discuss this problem. New Worlds Order
The uneasy peace on Cybertron was growing increasingly threatened by the distrust of the Badgeless, and compounded by a spree of mnemosurgical attacks on several Decepticons within Iacon, including a supplier of parts to Carcer. The Committee moved to have Ironhide investigate the issue. When the meeting was adjourned, Chromia went off to spar with Strika. 07:00:00 Tensions boiled over after the suspicious death of a disgruntled Decepticon, and Chromia participated in a Council meeting that saw Ironhide step up as the new head of Cybertronian security. Applicable Skills
Shortly after Sentinel Prime reawoke, Chromia was walking around in the Decepticon ghetto outside of Metroplex. The Last Autobot On learning that Windblade was being forced to help Starscream because he knew of Chromia's actions in bombing Acrolight, Chromia took over decoding security footage related to Swindle's death and discovered the Decepticon's body had been taken by Wheeljack and Rattrap. She visited Wheeljack, only for the pair of them to be taken prisoner by the rest of the Combaticons, who forced Wheeljack to lead them to Swindle's brain-dead body. Things We Said We'd Never Do After the Combaticons used the Enigma to merge into Bruticus, Chromia worked with Windblade to talk the Combaticons down, however Ironhide took matters into his own hands and blasted Bruticus. In the aftermath, Chromia coopted Circuit's broadcast to make a public confession of her actions in Acrolight, and was arrested by Ironhide. The Line Between Us
Chromia being in prison was later one of the factors Windblade mentioned that had demoralized her. Ping When a fleet of undead Titans arrived to destroy Cybertron (as they do), Chromia was marched onto a prison ship when Starscream gave the evacuation order. She broke the prison line to speak to Ironhide about Metroplex being felled and urged him to help Windblade who was doubtlessly with the Titan. Ironhide said Windblade was at the Spire (and he was right) and there was no need to worry but Chromia was convinced that without Ironhide, Windblade would do something stupid (she was also right). Desperate Times
Said stupid thing turned out to be releasing Carcer. When the evil Titan made planetfall, Chromia rushed back to Ironhide to try and find Windblade, only for the irritable warden to grab her and stuff her in a prison cell to be killed by the undead. However, Metroplex managed to release her and direct her to Windblade's location with Carcer so she could free her friend. Chromia rushed to the Titan and scaled up his body, breaching his body and arriving at his brain module just as Elita One had blown it into chunks, seemingly killing Windblade. Rubicon
Chromia was subsequently put back into prison and set to be tried for crimes against Cybertron. The Mistress of Flame attempted to get Starscream to turn Chromia over to her but when Starscream refused, she demanded Swindle and Menasor in exchange. The ghost of Bumblebee urged Starscream to hand over Chromia. Starscream instead opted to free Chromia and turn her into a hit-bot to hunt down and kill Liege Maximo, offering her a pardon in exchange, as well as saying he'd lost his own chance to be better, telling Chromia not to waste hers. Heavy Starscream and Obsidian provided Chromia with the Sabre, with Greenlight and Lancer as her crew, while the Camien herself recorded a goodbye message for Windblade, encouraging her friend to stay strong while she was away. The Chosen One
Shortly after setting out, however, the crew ran afoul of the Maximals. Though they managed to triumph over their foes, the Maximals had damaged the Sabre's long range communication, leaving them unable to contact Cybertron. Stranger Eons
When Liege Maximo returned to Cybertron as a prisoner of Onyx Prime, Windblade asked whether the bestial Prime had encountered Chromia or her team. Onyx chose to ignore the question and grill Soundwave instead. Another Mine
When the Sabre finally repaired its communications, the crew had caught up with the Decepticon Vengeance Division facing off against Unicron in G Nebula 89. Calling Cybertron, Chromia was quickly caught up on the recent political changes before she reported that, despite their incredible firepower, the Decepticons were failing to damage the Chaos Bringer. Unicron unleashing the Maximals on the Decepticons was enough incentive for Chromia to order a quantum jump back to Cybertron. Stranger Eons
The Sabre arrived back home to find Unicron had beaten them there and assumed a robot mode to attack the planet, while having warped the DVD into his service. Acting as a battlefield coordinator, Chromia tried to deter Elita One from charging head-on to no success, the Carcerian confident in her plan. Our Finest As the Autobot fleet fell and Unicron began physically tearing into Cybertron, Windblade called upon the Spectral Knights to use their magic to teleport Cybertron's populace to safety. Noticing this, Unicron returned his attention to the fleet, preventing them from reaching the magic before Elita One defiantly slammed Carcer into Unicron's face, distracting him just long enough for the magical ribbon to reach the fleet and teleport them to Earth. Road's End Safe on the organic world, Chromia reunited with Windblade, before Prowl arrived with information on Unicron's origins and inner workings. As part of the do-or-die attack on Unicron, Chromia joined in the diversionary attack on the DVD. Assembly When Optimus Prime had successfully used the Talisman to collapse Unicron, Chromia pulled Centurion out of Trypticon's burning corpse before Metroplex space bridged everyone back to Earth. Ceremony
Chromia was one of the mourners present at Optimus's funeral, Post before she invited Nautica and Velocity to Earth so they could catch up. How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2
Kre-O cartoon
Chromia's Pizza features a picture of Chromia on the box. A box of this pizza sat on the floor near Megatron as he watched television. Megatron's Revenge
2019 IDW continuity
- First Appearance: Transformers issue #2
Chromia was the head of Security Operations, a position she attained at least partly due to Prowl's unsociability. The World In Your Eyes Part Two After Cliffjumper returned from Probat with no energon and a comatose Deathsaurus, Chromia briefly questioned the minibot but eventually let him go. Wannabee, Part 2
Along with Prowl, Chromia was called to Brainstorm's energon transmission station when the scientist was found to have been murdered. After getting statements from Windblade and Bumblebee, Chromia asked Rubble, a newborn, to not consider the murder indicative of Cybertronian society. The World In Your Eyes Part Two
After Megatron created the Ascenticon Guard, with the notable inclusion of Quake, Chromia briefed Senator Orion Pax on the actions of The Rise before Froid stole the Senator away for a private word. Chromia later made her way to Rubble's apartment, along with Geomotus, so she could borrow Windblade. Before leaving, Chromia linked her and Prowl's communicators' to Rubble's but, much to Windblade's disapproval, added a tracer, albeit an inactive one in the code. The World In Your Eyes Part Three
As the trio made their way back into the wilderness, Windblade and Chromia compared stories about Brainstorm, trying to find something nice to say, before they ran across Cyclonus. Though the veteran initially tried to avoid their questions, he revealed that he'd seen a blue Cybertronian near the transmission station on the night of the murder. Unsatisfied, Chromia gave him one cycle to present himself to Iacon for further questioning. The World In Your Eyes Part Four As she drove back into Iacon, Chromia was hailed by Sideswipe who revealed that, while several high ranking Rise members had gone into hiding, a total of two hundred Cybertronians had mysteriously dropped off the grid since the night of the murder. The World In Your Eyes Part Five
Tragedy soon struck again when Rubble was found dead in the Xeno-Quarter along with the missing Voin scavenger. Chromia largely kept to herself in the autopsy only speaking up to have Ratchet recite his analysis of Rubble's corpse. After seeing off Greenlight, Chromia assured Prowl that Rubble's death was not his fault. The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One
Alongside Prowl, Chromia was questioning Froid about Quake's psychology before Cyclonus crashed into the interrogation room, telling Chromia that he'd found the missing people beneath the Memorial Crater, hoarding an armory's worth of weapons. The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two
Breaking open their own armory, Chromia led Sideswipe and Windblade to the base, entering with the latter only to find that the place had been picked clean. As Chromia tried to salvage data from an energon station, she was attacked by Sixshot. Though proving nimble enough to evade the hexa-changer, Chromia failed to detain him. She returned to the surface in time to see the base detonate, Windblade's broken body being spat out of the explosion. The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three
After Sentinel Prime had returned to Cybertron, Chromia briefed the Prime on what he'd missed before she passed her confirmed list of Risers onto Orion. The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five
While visiting Windblade in the hospital, Chromia was called away to a stand-off in the Cybertronian Mountains. Before she left, Ratchet suggested that Frenzy had been Brainstorm's killer. The Change In Your Nature Part One
Meeting up with Springer, Chromia attempted negotiation before Javelin was shot in the head. Ordering her troops into action, Chromia failed to smoke out the terrorists before the Ascenticon Guard arrived, Senator Soundwave entering the immersant Titan to conduct negotiations personally. Shortly after Soundwave returned, the Titan's corpse violently exploded. The Change In Your Nature Part Two
Managing to capture two of Ruckus's cell, albeit in stasis, Chromia checked in with Orion and Bumblebee, revealing their suspicions to the yellow bot that Quake had killed Rubble, before she and Orion came before Sentinel. In light of their findings, Sentinel agreed to bend the Nominus Edict but also made several other changes to their operating procedures. The Change In Your Nature Part Three
Soon afterwards, disaster struck when the Rise caused the Tether to collapse, the space elevator devastating Iacon. In the midst of all this, Chromia received a distress call from Bumblebee, who'd begun to fear for his life among the Guard, and arrived in time to save him from Treadshot and Catgut. After confirming Bumblebee's suspicions, Chromia relieved him of his mission and thanked him for his services. Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down
War for Cybertron Trilogy cartoon
Games
Transformers Legends
Chromia was part of Elita 1's team which carried out a series of raids on Decepticon installations, until they were taken down in a trap planned by Flamewar. Fatal Furies
Chromia was dispatched by Elita One in response to Flamewar's squad's retaliatory attacks on a number of Autobot bases. Fatal Furies: Flamewar's Revenge
Transformers: Battle Tactics
Chromia participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of her! She was a Super Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, and 10 cores of this character. Transformers: Battle Tactics
Toys
Timelines
- Descent into Evil (BotCon 2005 boxset)
- Accessories: Launcher, missile, scope, 2 tailpipes, energon chip
- Available only as part of BotCon 2005's "Descent into Evil" set, Timelines Chromia is a new-head retool of Energon Basic Class Arcee, transforming into a Cybertronic racing motorcycle. She has multiple clear-plastic "energon" parts that form side-thrusters in bike mode, and combine to form a massive compound bow with a spring-loaded missile.
- The toy was originally intended to be Moonracer, but Fun Publications could not secure the trademark on the name. As such, Chromia's toy is in Moonracer's teal and white colors and has a head that resembles Moonracer's. (Fun Publications' intent was for the head to be a compromise between the Moonracer and Firestar head designs.)[1][2] Later Fun Publications stories would repurpose the Chromia toy as Moonracer.
- Her base mold is also used by Flamewar and the live-action movieverse Arcee and Elita-One, while the Chromia-retooled version is also used by Flareup.
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Generations
Thrilling 30
- Chromia (Deluxe Class, 2014)
- Series / Number: 02 / #022
- Accessories: Rifle
- Generations: Thrilling 30 Chromia is a heavy retool of Prime: Robots in Disguise Arcee, transforming into a Cybertronian motorbike. Her blaster weapon can be mounted on the bottom of her bike mode. Originally scheduled for March 2014 along with Arcee, Chromia was delayed to fall of that year and ultimately not released until December.
- Hasbro's original stock photo for the figure depicting a hand-painted prototype (which is also featured on the back of the toy's packaging) showed her holding one of her wave-mate Arcee's guns along with her own. This was most certainly due to a mix-up error; the weapon's design, especially the size and shape of its handle and additional pegs (which are identical to those of Arcee's other weapon), make it very obvious that it was always intended to go with Arcee rather than Chromia. A different version of the stock photo was released in November 2014 on the official Transformers Facebook page, with the extra gun edited out. Some specimens of Chromia also feature a sticker on the back of the packaging that says "Additional weapon not included."
- Due to the nature of her transformation, Chromia's paint is extremely prone to chipping, especially the white paint on her head. Caution and care is recommended when transforming her to avoid damaging her paint.
- The original version of this sculpt was also used to make BotCon 2014 Flareup, and was differently retooled to make Prime: Beast Hunters Arcee. This version of the mold served as the model for the non-toy Beast Wars: Uprising version of Blackarachnia.
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Combiner Wars
- Combiner Hunters (Multi-pack, July 9, 2015)
- Accessories: Gun, Primeon Blade sword
- The Combiner Hunters redeco of Chromia not only has many of her coloring details changed, but in fact mostly stands out for its new accessory: a huge Primeon Blade sword. The tooling for this weapon was originally used for the 16"-tall electronic version of Robots in Disguise Titan Heroes Optimus Prime.
- This version of Chromia was only available in a Combiner Wars gift set together with Combiner Hunters redecoes of Generations Arcee and Windblade, each with their own giant new melee weapons. In the U.S., this set was exclusive to the Hasbro Toy Shop website and the Hasbro Toy Shop booth at San Diego Comic-Con 2015. In Asia, it was also available at Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong 2015 and subsequently stocked by Toys"R"Us Hong Kong. Later, it was also available at The Falcon's Hangar booth at Singapore Toy, Game & Comic Convention 2015.
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War for Cybertron: Siege
- Chromia (Deluxe Class, 2019)
- ID number: WFC-S20
- Japanese ID number: SG-22
- Japanese release date: May 31, 2019
- Accessories: "RT-5 Anti-thermo Blaster," "SR Hushfuze," and 2 "EMP-Grenades"
- Part of the second wave of Siege Deluxe Class figures, Chromia transforms into a Cybertronian car. She includes the "RT-5 Anti-thermo Blaster," a gun compatible with the C.O.M.B.A.T. System. Two "EMP-Grenades" can connect to the barrel, and the "SR Hushfuze" scope can be detached and can extend the barrel as well, allowing you to change the length of the barrel and/or scope. The grenades can also attach to the back of the vehicle, as if they are big exhaust pipes. As with all non-gimmick Siege figures, Chromia features "battle damage" paint applications on her vehicle mode front. She also features multiple hardpoints all over herself and her weapon to accommodate "Fire Blasts" from the Battle Masters assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions.
- Despite looking similar to Moonracer/Novastar's toy from Power of the Primes, she transforms differently and cannot transform into a limb for a Combiner Wars-style combiner. However, Chromia is arguably an extensive retool, reusing the wheels, hands, and upper legs (still having the notches necessary for Moonracer's leg mode) while otherwise being made of new parts.
- Half of the official promotion pictures have the backpack wheels folded back in robot mode, and the head not visible on the back of the vehicle, the other half of the official promotional images have the backpack wheels splayed out to the sides and the robot head visible on the back of the vehicle.
- In a rather amusing design flaw, moving both her hips together at an angle may pop off her crotch piece.
- She is infamous for shelfwarming in multiple markets, and could still be found in plentiful numbers after the next toyline began.
- This mold was redecoed into War for Cybertron Trilogy Chromia (below), and retooled into Generations Selects Nightbird.
War for Cybertron Trilogy
- Autobot Chromia (Deluxe Class, 2020)
- Japanese ID number: WFC-03
- Japanese release date: October 23, 2020
- Accessories: "RT-5 Anti-thermo Blaster," "SR Hushfuze," and 2 "EMP-Grenades"
- Promoting the Netflix-exclusive War for Cybertron Trilogy cartoon, this redeco of Siege Chromia slathers the Autobot in an extensive paint wash coating to represent accumulated grime and battle scars.
- This release was exclusive to Walmart in the U.S. and Canada.
Legends
- Chromia (February 14, 2015)
- Japanese ID number: LG11
- Accessories: Gun
- Legends Chromia is a redeco of Thrilling 30 Deluxe Class Chromia, making use of lavender and white in place of sky blue in a bid to appear more cartoon-accurate. Her wheels feature more black and much of her bike kibble is coated in metallic blue paint, including the back half of her canopy, which is now cast in translucent blue. Her eyes are also painted blue. Chromia comes with a leaflet featuring a character profile, tech specs, and the mini-manga Legends Bonus Edition Vol. 11.
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Merchandise
Tiny Titans
- Chromia (Tiny Titans, 2015)
- Series: 5
- Number: 1/12
- Part of the fifth assortment of Tiny Titans blindpacks, this version of Chromia is a very small, soft-plastic figure of her in robot mode, based mainly on the original animation model.
- She includes a collectible card that renders her in the 2015 Robots in Disguise styling. The card includes a scan-badge for the Robots in Disguise mobile game, which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.
Transformers Trading Card Game
- Chromia, Special Ops (2018)
- Wave 1
- Rarity: RT
- Card Number: T11/T40
- Stars: 8
- Chromia, Special Ops is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the Transformers Trading Card Game.
- The artwork on the card is reused from the Transformers Legends mobile card game
- Sergeant Chromia, Special Ops-Counterintelligence (2019)
- Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I
- Rarity: CT
- Card Number: T41/T48
- Stars: 7
- Sergeant Chromia, Special Ops-Counterintelligence is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the Transformers Trading Card Game, War for Cybertron: Siege I.
- The card's artwork is based on the Siege Chromia toy, with the Bot Mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging art, and with original Alt Mode artwork (line-art by Dan Khanna).
Notes
- Though other female Transformers may be more well known, Chromia holds the distinction of being the first female Transformer to appear in ANY media. She's the first of the Female Autobots to appear on screen in "The Search for Alpha Trion".
- Though the first to appear in any media, Minerva was the first female Autobot to receive a toy, and Freezon the first female Transformer to receive one (though due to a retcon). That being said, Chromia finally did get a toy as a Botcon exclusive 20 years after her debut, and a mass-released figure in the Generations line 29 years after her debut.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Chromia (クロミア Kuromia)
- Mandarin: Chroria (克劳莉娅 Kèláolìyà)
References
- ↑ alt.toys.transformers post by Lanny Lathem explaining the Moonracer/Chromia SNAFU.
- ↑ Chromia toy notes at BWTF.com
External links
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