Lifeline (G1)
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- Lifeline is an Autobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Lifeline is a Paradron Medic, the last of her kind. She is a pacifist at spark, and rejects violence to such a degree that she feels ill-at-ease treating soldiers, knowing full well that she is only sending them back to fight once more after they've been healed. However, she isn't the squeamish type; her sensibility and pragmatism allows her to deactivate without qualms patients who have no chance of surviving, and would only suffer would their lives be prolonged. Aiding her in her practice is her attendant Quickslinger.
Fiction
Of Masters and Mayhem
Impactor left the critically injured Punch in Lifeline's care upon coming to Paradron. When the Autobot returned to check up on his compatriot, Lifeline made clear she viewed the warriors with a certain amount of disdain for their violent ways, but led Impactor to his recovering friend nonetheless. She had grave news for Impactor, however: due to the extensive damage Punch had suffered, she had been forced to remove one of his modes entirely... leaving him with only his "Counterpunch" robot mode and vehicle mode. Outraged by this turn of events, Impactor declared that Lifeline should have simply let Punch die instead of leaving him in his current state and stormed out of the room. Insight During his treatment, Counterpunch briefly woke up and was told of his halved status by Lifeline before he faded back into unconsciousness. The Truth We Make
Beast Wars: Uprising
Apparently a hero of the Great War, Lifeline had died some time prior to the 24th century, and the Lifeline Memorial Hospital in Stanix was presumably named in her honor. Not All Megatrons
War for Cybertron Trilogy marketing material
With Energon running low on the Ark, Ratchet was sent on a mission to a far-off energy-rich planet, detected by Teletraan-1. There he encountered the Paradron Medic Lifeline, a refugee who fled to Paradron after the war broke out. Reluctant to help him secure Energon due to his ties to the war, Ratchet proved himself useful in helping injured bots, such as Hot House, impressing Lifeline with his dedication as high as her own. Paradron Medics marketing material[1]
Generations Selects Special Comic
In 2050, Lifeline joined the Autobots warring with the Dinobots over the fate of the Selectors. She could not penetrate the wall of solar energy beams being emitted by Snarl. Volcanicus comic 2
Toys
Generations
Combiner Wars
- Lifeline with Quickslinger (TFSS 5.0, 2016)
- Accessories: 2 Guns, 2 Swords, Quickslinger
- A redeco of Thrilling 30 Deluxe Class Arcee, Combiner Wars Lifeline is part of the fifth and final series of the Transformers Figure Subscription Service. She is packaged with her Targetmaster partner Quickslinger, but since her fists are not 5 mm compatible, Lifeline is incapable of holding Quickslinger in weapon mode.
- This figure is intended to not only represent the new comic character Lifeline but also the generic Paradron Medic (making her a potential army-building toy), but due to the nature of the mold, Lifeline has Arcee's shoulder kibble while the cartoon model for the Paradron Medic doesn't.
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War for Cybertron: Earthrise
- Paradron Medics (Galactic Odyssey Collection, 2020)
- TakaraTomy ID number: ER EX-20
- TakaraTomy release date: March 27, 2021
- Accessories: Energon infuser, hover board/rear vehicle shell
- A redeco of Earthrise Deluxe Class Arcee, Lifeline comes in a 2-pack with fellow redeco/retool Ratchet, representing her planet, Paradron, as Encounter 1 of the Earthrise "Galactic Odyssey Collection". She transforms into her classic futuristic hovercar mode and is armed with a colorless translucent "Energon infuser". Similar to Arcee, the back half of her waist isn't painted. Lifeline is also a shellformer, having her robot mode resting under a vehicle mode shell, which folds into a backpack for the transformation into her robot mode. Part of the backpack (consisting the rear half of her car mode) can be detached to act as a hover board, having molded-in ports for Lifeline's feet to plug into. Much like the rest of the "Galactic Odyssey Collection", she lacks an Earthrise ID number, and comes in a Selects-style box with a planet card featuring key details about the set's respective planet.
- This two-pack was exclusive to Amazon in the U.S. but was available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets such as Hong Kong.
- This mold was also retooled into War for Cybertron Trilogy Elita-1.
Notes
- The name "Lifeline" was taken from a G.I. Joe member as Fun Publications also held the G.I. Joe Collectors' Club license at the time.
- Separately, "Lifeline" was also a preliminary name of CatSCAN.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Lifeline (ライフライン Raifurain)
