Bulkhead (G1)
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- Bulkhead is an Autobot from the 2005 IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Bulkhead is among the leadership of Cybertron's Engineering Guild, and an early supporter of Optimus Prime. A pragmatic bot, he's got no time for fancypants.
Fiction
2005 IDW continuity
Bulkhead attended the inaugural meeting of the Grand Convocation. He was unimpressed by the grandstanding of the Circle of Light's representative, Dai Atlas, and told him to stifle his objections. Derelicts When the Exodus began, Dai Atlas prepared to leave the planet and invited the other members of the Convocation to do the same. Unwilling to abandon the many Cybertronians who couldn't afford a way off-world, Bulkhead declined the offer and remained on Cybertron. Massacre
Attending an Autobot security meeting in response to Trypticon's collision course with Iacon, Bulkhead rejected Hot Rod's suggestion to shoot the beast out of the sky, citing the danger of falling debris. Primacy #2
Centuries later, Bulkhead was trained by Springer for possible inclusion in the next incarnation of the Wreckers. He was present with the other "Wrookies" when Springer appeared as the Shimmer for the last time and told them not to repeat the Wreckers' past mistakes. Requiem of the Wreckers
The Functionist Universe
In an altered timeline in which the war was averted, Bulkhead bore witness to the mass recall of all Cybertronians with data slug altmodes. The Custom-Made Now
2019 IDW continuity
Bulkhead was considered to be brave and loyal by Thunderclash, being counted among his potential recruits for the Wreckers. Tread & Circuits Part 4
Last Bot Standing
Bulkhead was among the many Autobots who fought against the Decepticons as both sides drained the universe of its resources. Last Bot Standing #2
Toys
Prime
- In the 2005-2018 IDW comics, Bulkhead is, of course, a straight repurposing of the character model of Prime Bulkhead, so we'll just link you to that dude's toy page, rather than reproduce it all here.
Legacy
- Prime Universe Bulkhead (Voyager Class, 2022)
- Part of the first wave of Legacy Voyager Class toys, "Prime Universe Bulkhead" is a Generations-styled version of the character that transforms into an squished version of a Rába H18 military truck, which echoes Age of Extinction Hound's vehicle mode, in 30 steps.
- He comes with a mace with 3 5mm ports that opens up to wrap around his fist (as the 2 ports on the side are molded on different levels due to how it opens, they are rendered non functional); a tarp that forms the rear of his vehicle mode and hides his exposed thighs, which can be used as a shield in robot mode (a possible reference to Movie the Best Hound); and a dinky clear-blue Energon rotary machine gun that can mount on his left or right shoulder via 3mm peg.
- In a rarity for Generations toys of the last few years, he features fully-concealed weapon storage in alternate mode, with both his mace and gun stowing "inside" his truck bed, under the tarp. Interestingly, he features two Powerlinx ports on the sides of his tarp. The tarp does not need to be partsfromed for his transformation, but removing it will make the process much smoother.
- Excluding his fists, he has a whopping 17(!) 5mm ports throughout his body in robot mode, but 6 of them are useless as they are on wheels that do not lock in, meaning that if you peg a weaponizer part it will just droop down. Due to how his arms hide inside the cab in vehicle mode, the sides of his robot mode can seem extremely hollow.
- Due to the new windowless packaging featured in the Legacy Line, it is not uncommon to find Bulkhead with his head forced down into his chest cavity, making it appear as though the figure is missing his head. The head can still be seen within the chest cavity however.
- This figure was revealed by IGN as a teaser for the Legacy line on October 20, 2021,[1] ahead of Pulse Con 2021. Bulkhead was discovered on shelves in France in late January.
Notes
- Generation 1 Bulkhead is, of course, a cross-continuity adaptation of Aligned Bulkhead.
