Toxitron (G1)
| The name or term "Toxitron" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Toxitron (disambiguation). |
- Toxitron is a Decepticon from the Of Masters and Mayhem portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
He killed a lot of 'bots and made a love connection
By day, he had a girl who baked him Energon breads
By night, he roamed the streets and ripped off robot's heads
This is the legend
He’s the legend
The legend of the Toxic Transformer
Toxitron was a nobody, discovered by Shockwave in the Sea of Rust. Shockwave promised Toxitron "gifts" which would give him power, but the modifications failed. Toxitron instead became a living weapon, exuding poison every conscious moment. He was eventually forgotten after others successfully benefited from Shockwave's upgrades. Toxitron now vows to take revenge on those Shockwave considers more "perfect".[1]
Toxitron can combine with his fellow Wreckers to form Wreckage. Thanks to his internal forcefields, Toxitron's energies are prevented from damaging the combiner.
Fiction
Of Masters and Mayhem
Loudpedal and Oil Slick were trying to create a combiner when instead they made a subject that constantly produced noxious, toxic acid and could heal most wounds. Like the bastards they were, they implanted a stasis implant that would leave "Toxitron" paralysed and stewing in hate when they didn't want him used; this meant that when he was let off the leash, he would be many times more vicious. The icing on the cake was giving him Optimus Prime's face.
His first known attack was on the remnants of an Autobot force led by Spin-Out, where Toxitron was 'taken prisoner' and then wiped out the soldiers. His second was attacking a factory making the Ark engines, where he used the transponder from Spin-Out's rotting head to sneak in and went on to throw down with Jetfire. In each place he was used, he would especially loathe any Autobot whose armor was "too shiny". The Toxic Transformer
At some point during all this, Shockwave or one of his subordinates used Toxitron to "grow" a Matrix shell, which later became part of Thunder Mayhem. Deadly Aim
The mad scientists got complacent and when the primary stasis implant melted, they assumed Toxitron was too conditioned to have realized it. Instead, the mutant was just waiting until a resupply ship arrived at the lab and then he broke free, butchered his tormentors in a very nasty way, and almost reached the ship to escape before the secondary implant kicked in. After that, the lab was abandoned. Toxitron stood immobile and alone until, after Thunder Mayhem had destroyed Cybertron, the Wreckers came to recruit him for a revenge mission. He'd been tortured into being a monster and now Impactor, who openly said he didn't care what Toxie had done as long as he helped fight, was offering him a chance to belong but only to a group of monsters. Toxitron found that bloody funny and agreed to join. The Toxic Transformer Unbeknownst to them, Toxitron was also swayed by the idea of being part of a team, though he wasn't about to let them know that.
After the team recruited two new members, Alpha Bravo and Offroad, Toxitron was recruited by Fractyl as a guinea-pig, hoping his resemblance to Optimus Prime would assist the scientist in an experimental mix of greenergon and a sample of Toxitron's fluids. Toxitron's animated ranting about Thunder Mayhem, and the cruelties of life, caused an accident in the lab.
Later on, after being knocked out with some assistance from Offroad, Toxitron had a special orb installed in him that would allow him to combine with others, along with an other special device of Impactor's. Afterward, the Wrecker took the motley crew on a daytrip to a Mechcannibal hive. Toxitron, for his part, was overjoyed to see such hideous creatures... at least until they took an interest in the "spicy" mechanoid, proving immune to his deteriorating touch. Before he could be devoured, the team formed the mighty Wreckage for the first time. However, the mesh of psyches proved uncontrollable, and the creation was soon split apart.
After recovering, Toxitron stumbled upon Alpha Bravo, the Autobot having fatally wounded Offroad in an attempt to prevent Wreckage ever forming again. Angered at this, though also impressed by the consequences of the Autobot's actions, Toxitron promptly ran Alpha Bravo through with his sword. In the aftermath, Impactor indicated he'd devised a means of dealing with their combined form if the situation went too far. Outraged at being lied to again, Toxitron went on a rampage through the ship. Deadly Aim
The Wreckers followed a signal back to Cybertron, where they met the Autobot gunner known as Bluestreak. The chatterbox impressed Toxitron, both with his kill record and his penchant not to brag about it, especially after Thunder Mayhem. Bluestreak had met alien terraformers known as the Teklaans who offered to restore Cybertron, but betrayed him and placed him in captivity along with the Wreckers. They learned the rejuvenation effect was something of a slow invasion, designed to destroy the planet again within a generation, allowing the Teklaans to claim it according to their programming.
When the Wreckers broke out, Toxitron, Fractyl, and Counterpunch made their way to the planetary rejuvenation emitter in the Teklaan ship. They came up with an idea to absorb and contain the rejuvenation radiation within the crystalline lattice of Toxitron's Greenergon matrix, but it seemed like the energy would be more than Toxitron could handle. Impactor and Bluestreak arrived, having modified themselves for Combination, and it was decided Wreckage might be able to absorb more power than Toxitron alone. The Wreckers combiner was reformed and successfully stopped the terraforming process and destroyed the Teklaan ship. Wreckage also pointedly located and removed Impactor's failsafe device from within the portion of him that was Toxitron. Lively Pursuit
Toxitron and the Wreckers received a signal tracking Thunder Mayhem to the planet Earth. Toxitron used his sludge to ruin the pretty features of the Minion of Unicron known as Ramjet (Thunder Mayhem's partner), unaware the dimensional hopper may have actually preferred his old, unstable physical condition. Pandora's Gift There they teamed up with Optimus Prime, Megatron, and the humans and Mega Pretenders of another reality to battle Thunder Mayhem. The human Elizabeth used her power to channel Wreckage's energies and shatter the Matrix of Malice, forcing the evil combiner apart. Toxitron and the Wreckers took the Mayhem Attack Squad into custody following that exchange. Finale
Toys
Generations
Circuits afire as I remember
Again I hear a promise spoken
My rage repairs what once was broken
- Wrecker Toxitron (TFSS 5.0, 2017)
- Accessories: Distortion Rifle, Agonizer Sword
- Part of the Figure Subscription Service 5.0, Combiner Wars "Wrecker Toxitron" is a redeco of Combiner Wars Motormaster with the mold's previously unused alternate head, with the combiner head being reused from the Optimus Prime mold. Like all Combiner Wars-style Voyager Class figures, he can combine any compatible Deluxe Class figures, although he is intended to form the torso of Wreckage. His two accessories can combine into a larger sword for his combined mode.
- Toxitron uses the revised version of the hip joints. Despite the ratchet fix however, the other design failures of the original mold related to combining still remain. As an unadvertised feature, Blackjack (and any of his redecoes) can plug onto the pegs of Toxitron's gestalt chest, though the tension is weak.
- He was released along with Wrecker Counterpunch and Shattered Glass Starscream.
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Notes
- Fun Publications scrapped tentative plans to do a Combiner Wars Nemesis Prime toy because e-HOBBY did the similar Unite Warriors Grand Scourge. Thus the North American use of Combiner Wars Motormaster's pretooled alternate head went to Toxitron instead.[2]
- Though a Decepticon at first allegiance, Toxitron sports a "melted" Autobot logo on his toy, as well as having an Autobot logo on his Bio and Tech Spec card. Thus he is listed under both factions on this page.
References
- ↑ Combiner Wars Toxitron profile card
- ↑ http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/127659-future-of-unite-warriors-from-figure-king/page-2#entry3212769
