Laser Cycle (Legacy)
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| This article is about the individual character. For the character group, see Laser Cycle. |
- Laser Cycle is an Autobot from the Generation 2 portion of the Generation 1 continuity family (via Legacy: Evolution).
Laser Cycle is an eye-searing motorcycle.
Toys
Legacy
- G2 Universe Laser Cycle (Deluxe Class, 2022)
- Accessories: 2 Energon blades, front tire/Energon blaster
- Legacy: Evolution "G2 Universe Laser Cycle" is a redeco of G2 Universe Road Rocket, itself a new head retool of Prime Universe Arcee toy, transforming into a '90s-style sportbike motorcycle. Laser Cycle includes the same Energon blade accessories as Arcee, but with additional paint decos in the center to resemble a shuriken. The blaster weapon formed by splitting the front tire can also be plugged into a 5 mm port on the robot mode back, allowing Laser Cycle to better resemble the original Road Rocket mold with its distinctive shoulder wheels. Unfortunately, the modern mold does not include a buzzsaw weapon like the original figure. Laser Cycle features Generation 2 Autobot insignia accurate to the original toy's line.
- Laser Cycle was revealed with full stock photography by a Taiwan-based eBay seller in mid-June 2023 ahead of any official announcement by Hasbro.
- The mold was also used for Shattered Glass Collection Decepticon Flamewar.
| Legacy mold: Prime Universe Arcee | ||
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Notes
- Laser Cycle is based on a canceled 1995 Generation 2 Laser Cycle toy of Jazz, which was planned by Hasbro as a redeco of Road Rocket. Nearly 30 years after the fact, Hasbro resurrected the deco on the Legacy incarnation of Road Rocket, but made into a new character with a separate name, allowing the motorcycle figure to coexist with a properly-named Jazz in the same subline.[1]
References
- ↑ Fan Q&A with Hasbro designer Mark Maher on Instagram, captured on Imgur
"Hello, Mark. Thank you for all the insights on toys you publicly share with us Transformers fans!"
"I know you get a lot of questions, but may I ask, are Walmart Toxitron Jazz and Laser Cycle supposed to be two separate people if they are two simultaneous toys? Is Laser Cycle a female character like Arcee and Road Rocket?"
"I meannn they were originally the same person but then I came to think, it’d be cooler if they were seperate people"
