Tackle
- Tackle is an Autobot from the Victory portion of Generation 1 continuity family.
Tackle (タックル Takkuru) combines with his erstwhile partner Mach to form the robot Machtackle and separately serves as the left leg of Landcross. Tackle is brains, capable of discussing geology or physics with equal ease, though most often he ends up having to explain both to Mach. A speed demon who prefers fighting in his vehicle mode, Tackle more often than not serves as the legs to Machtackle. When not being ordered off the front lines that is.
Fiction
Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity
Victory cartoon
- Voice actor: Shinobu Satouchi (Japanese), John Culkin (English, Omni Productions dub)
Tackle defeated the Breastforce member Killbison without having to fire a single shot by making him so dizzy the Decepticon simply collapsed. Considering the usual combat effectiveness of the Breastforce members, this is an accomplishment on par with Davidbot versus Goliathtron. Later he trounced Jallguar, teaching him how to impersonate an ostrich. Pretty impressive work for a pair of pants. Mach and Tackle
Micromaster
While testing out stealth technology, Tackle and the rest of the Multiforce stumbled through a dimensional rift that brought them years into the past. There, Micromasters battled over Mount St. Hillary, where Optimus Prime, Megatron, and their troops slumbered within the Ark. Before Wing could introduce him to the local Autobots, the Multiforce had to head out to meet a Decepticon threat. He combined with Mach to form Machtackle and helped taking on the Decepticon Sixbuilders. Tackle then combined with the rest of the Multiforce into Landcross to send Berserker Sixwing packing. The Menace of Landcross's Combining Formation!
Ask Vector Prime
The Multiforce followed the normal flow of time to return to their native period, making sure to not interfere with events they knew had to transpire. To this end, they avoided the other Transformers and explored the Skomiloch Territories and clashed with the Predators. Their journey enabled them to be able to stop the Praetorian from using the corrupted Reconfiguration Matrix to rewrite all robotic life in the Vega Sector into loyal Scrapmetal. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/01
Victory manga
The Multiforce was summoned to Earth by Star Saber and battled Dinoking as Landcross. After defeating Dinoking, Landcross separated in order to swarm Deathsaurus with superior numbers. Magnificent! Our Friend, Star Saber!
After having lost a battle to Deathsaurus as Landcross, and being subsequently rescued by Star Saber, Tackle helped rescue the animals hurt by the forest fire caused by the Decepticon Emperor. Great Turn-Around! Star Saber
Tackle once enjoyed a communal bath with the other Autobots. Warrior of Love, Star Saber!
Tackle also fought against the Decepticons inside their space base as it was raining down meteors onto the Earth. The war ended peacefully with a truce between both factions. Heroic! The Victory War
Toys
Victory
- Machtackle (1989)
- Japanese ID number: C-318
- Accessories: Multi-Tackle Gun, Landcross footplate
- Tackle transforms into a camper truck of indeterminate model. He can also transform into either the upper or lower half of a two-robot combiner, though his nominal combination is with his pack-in partner Mach, forming the lower half of Machtackle. He can also also form any limb to Landcross, with his default placement as the left leg.
- Landcross (Gift set, 1989)
- ID number: C-319
- Accessories: Multi-Tackle Gun, Landcross footplate
- Tackle was also available as part of the complete Multiforce/Landcross gift set. The toys are identical to their individual releases, though the packaging lacked the bios and Tech Specs for the individual members.
Micromaster
- Tackle (Micromaster, 2002)
- Micromaster ID number: 6
- Accessories: Multi-Tackle Gun, Landcross footplate
- Released in the final wave of Micromaster as a "DX Micromaster", this reissue of Tackle was sold in a single-bot box. The box has a small hole in the front to show a number printed on the instructions, revealing which toy is inside.
- Tackle is the only one in the series to undergo significant plastic color changes beyond the black joints changing to dark gunmetal, as the original's darker, richer orange is now a significantly lighter shade. His robot mode faces changed to silver, and his optics have now changed to red. An Autobot symbol has been added to the passenger-side hood.
- Tackle (Micromaster, 2002)
- Micromaster ID number: 6
- Accessories: Multi-Tackle Gun, Landcross footplate
- A special "chase" version of Tackle was available, in mostly black plastic and minimal paint operations. All six members were available in "stealth mode", but only two out of every twelve toys in a case were black versions, and which two the case had was randomized. And no, you can't peek in through the hole in the box to see if it's a chase or not, as the instructions block it off.
Notes
- The animation model for Tackle's vehicle mode looks strikingly like a less-chibified version of Gears.
