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.

Generation 1 Puffer vs. Shattered Glass Pipes.
What would Shattered Glass Puffer look like?

Pipes is a member of Rodimus's forces.

Fiction

Fun Publications Shattered Glass continuity

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

Transformers

• Pipes (Mini Vehicle, 1987)

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

In the Mexican Transformers line produced by IGA, Pipes was probably released as a straight redeco of Huffer, sold on Pipes cards. Pipes came in two different, but closely-similar color schemes: metallic-blue with white robot parts, and all-over metallic-blue. Fans have given these versions the nickname "Puffer".

We say "probably" because while IGA appears to have done this old-mold-new-colors-sold-as-new-character move with all of the third-year retooled Mini Vehicles, so far Tailgate and Swerve are the only ones that have been confirmed with carded samples. All of the IGA versions of probably-Hubcap, Outback, and Pipes have only been found loose. So it's highly likely, we just don't have mint condition proof yet. Fun!

IGA Transformers also eventually made their way to a variety of European markets, slightly decreasing their rarity.

• TFSquareOne article on the "Mexican Pipes" toy

Notes

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