Landmine (Movie)
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Landmine is an Autobot from the Movie continuity family.
Landmine was brought to life by the All Spark during the Autobots' final battle with Megatron in Mission City. Though Landmine finds time to log in training sessions with his mentor, Ironhide, he prefers to act as an undercover agent with the humans of Sector Seven.[1]
Toys
Transformers (2007)
- Landmine (Deluxe, 2008)
- Japanese ID number: MA-19
- As part of the "AllSpark Power" portion of the Movie line, Landmine transforms into a Sector Seven assault buggy of the type seen in the movie. As Landmine's fiction places him as a hidden agent within Sector 7's motor pool, he has several ST and Area 52 markings over his chassis. Ther rear of the vehicle sports an identification number of G2G-534. Oddly for a Deluxe, he features spring-loaded shock absorbers on all of his wheels.
Like many of the movieverse characters, Landmine features exceptional articulation, with ball joints at the neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, and hips, with the remainder made up of swivels. Also, his fingers are articulated (though not individually), giving Landmine one of the highest degrees of motion for any sub-Leader class figure.
Landmine features two Automorph gimmicks. The first, and more impressive, is a spring-loaded front end, retracting his front wheels into his chest during transformation. The second is a sliding panel on each of his shins that retracts when the tail light/knee caps are moves into place.
Like his fellow movieverse creation, Payload, Landmine has a few parts that are ill-fitting. Most notable are the tail light/rear bumber assembly pieces, which fall out quite easily, and the ball joint where his head connects is easily stressed. Additionally, the mortar launcher's ammunition chain makes it difficult to put the weapon in Landmine's hand, though once it's there the chain holds it in place nicely.
Footnotes
- ↑ Sector Seven was disbanded at the end of Transformers, so who knows when these adventures take place.
