Decepto-Pack
<DIV id=title-factionicons style="DISPLAY: none; FLOAT: right"> <DIV style="POSITION: relative"><A title=Decepticon href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Decepticon"><IMG height=30 alt="" src="Decepto-Pack - Transformers Wiki_fichiers/28px-Symbol_decept_reg.jpg" width=28 border=0></A></DIV></DIV> <DIV class="thumb tright"> <DIV class=thumbinner style="WIDTH: 252px"><A class=image title="Decepticon sympathizer. Disaffected youth, possibly emo." href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:Decepto-pack_sympathizer.jpg"><IMG class=thumbimage height=229 alt="Decepticon sympathizer. Disaffected youth, possibly emo." src="Decepto-Pack - Transformers Wiki_fichiers/250px-Decepto-pack_sympathizer.jpg" width=250 border=0></A> <DIV class=thumbcaption> <DIV class=magnify><A class=internal title=Enlarge href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:Decepto-pack_sympathizer.jpg"><IMG height=11 alt="" src="Decepto-Pack - Transformers Wiki_fichiers/magnify-clip.png" width=15></A></DIV>Decepticon sympathizer. Disaffected youth, possibly emo.</DIV></DIV></DIV> The Decepto-Pack is a backpack designed to be worn by <A title=Human href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Human">Humans</A>. Upon activation it transforms into a full set of <A title=Decepticon href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Decepticon">Decepticon</A> combat armor for the wearer.
The armor consists of a breast plate, belt, wristbands, Transformer helmet with faceplate, an arm shield, and pistol-style laser weapon. All pieces of the armor are visibly marked with the Decepticon symbol. The shield also bears the likeness of an unknown Decepticon warrior. (Whether this face represents some autonomous Decepticon intelligence existing within the Decepto-Pack is unknown.)
It is assumed that a human or group of humans outfitted this way would be
able to aid the Decepticons in combat with the <A title=Autobot
href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Autobot">Autobots</A>. It is possible that the
Decepto-Packs were created to counter the Autobots' aggressive <A
title=S.T.A.R.S. href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/S.T.A.R.S.">S.T.A.R.S.</A>
program. It is unknown if the bearers of the packs would have been
mind-controlled conscripts or voluntary converts.
<BR clear=all> <A name=Toys></A> <H2><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: Toys" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Decepto-Pack&action=edit§ion=1">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>Toys</SPAN></H2><A name=Generation_1_.28Merchandise.29></A> <H3><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: Generation 1 (Merchandise)" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Decepto-Pack&action=edit§ion=2">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>Generation 1 (Merchandise)</SPAN></H3> <DIV class="thumb tleft"> <DIV class=thumbinner style="WIDTH: 182px"><A class=image title="Draco Malfoy joins the Decepticon army." href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:Deceptopack.jpg"><IMG class=thumbimage height=205 alt="Draco Malfoy joins the Decepticon army." src="Decepto-Pack - Transformers Wiki_fichiers/180px-Deceptopack.jpg" width=180 border=0></A> <DIV class=thumbcaption> <DIV class=magnify><A class=internal title=Enlarge href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:Deceptopack.jpg"><IMG height=11 alt="" src="Decepto-Pack - Transformers Wiki_fichiers/magnify-clip.png" width=15></A></DIV>Draco Malfoy joins the Decepticon army.</DIV></DIV></DIV> The Decepto-Pack was sold by HG Toys in 1985. It's the only actual transforming Transformers "costume" marketed to the public. Why they chose the Decepticons over the Autobots is unknown, except perhaps that bad guys are just cooler.
Packaging variant: The Decepto-Pack was sold featuring either a cheerful blond boy in a yellow shirt, or a sullen brown-haired boy in an orange shirt. The boxart differed completely between variants. Presumably the brown-haired version came later, since it matches the live model.
The face on the Decepto-Pack shield kind of resembles <A title="Cy-Kill (GoBots)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Cy-Kill_(GoBots)">Cy-Kill</A> from the <A title="Tonka GoBots" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Tonka_GoBots">Tonka
