Pipes (SG)

This article is about the evil Autobot. For his heroic counterpart, see Pipes (G1). For a list of other meanings, see Pipes (disambiguation).

Pipes is an evil Autobot from the Shattered Glass continuity family.

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Pipes is a member of Rodimus's forces.

Fiction

Shattered Glass

Pipes was one of Side Burn's victims. He was kidnapped and dissected to product parts for Side Burn's experiments with bio-mechanical Transhumans. His body was eventually found by Rodimus and the Autobots when Side Burn's true purpose was uncovered. Coalescence

Toys

The Transformers

• Pipes (Mini Vehicle, 1986)
  • Japanese ID number: C-60

The all-blue Mexican "Puffer" version of Generation 1 Pipes was repurposed as Shattered Glass Pipes.

The Transformers Pipes is a blue extensive retool of the 1984 Autobot Mini Vehicle Huffer. Like Huffer, Pipes transforms into an "American truck," which is supposed to be either a terminal tractor (also called a "yard truck," a "mule" and several other things) or a single-axle semi truck of indeterminate, probably made-up model. He is changed quite a lot; his front is Huffer's back and vice-versa, and his cab transforms differently. Whereas Huffer simply moves the truck cab up to reveal his head and then flips over the smokestacks for arms, Pipes flips the cab over, repositioning it behind his head instead of shelling it like a hood, and his arms just pull out from their truck position. Amusingly, the tabs that hold the truck cab in place, sticking out of his robot mode chest, are detailed to look like seats. The grille, headlamp and bumper detailing on the front of his cab has also changed, and the tips of his smokestacks are cylindrical rather than flattened-out like Huffer's claw-hand-things.

In some European markets and Mexico, the toy released for Pipes was not a remolded Huffer toy, but rather a straight redeco (with an unaltered transformation) affectionately known amongst fans as "Puffer".

• Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Pipes at Transformerland.com
• More information on Pipes at TFU.info

Notes

• Pipes was not physically described in the story, but Jesse Wittenrich later clarified his design intent on Twitter.