Astrotrain (G1)
| This article is about the Triple Changer from Generation 1. For the bounty hunter/pirate from the Unicron Trilogy, see Astrotrain (Timelines). |
- Astrotrain is a Decepticon in the Generation 1 continuity family.
Astrotrain loves to sow confusion. To this end, his Triple Changer penis serves him well. Nothing pleases him more than confronting an Autobot in a dark corner and making him wonder if he's up against one Decepticon or two. He craves having this power over others. Single-minded, you may say, but when most of your time is spent transporting troops around, you have to take your jollies where you can.
He also craves having power over a massive army of train drones. Follow your dreams, Astrotrain. Follow your dreams.
Italian name: Triplex Uno
Fiction
Animated continuity
- Voice actor: Jack Angel (US), Takurō Kitagawa (Japan)
With the help of Blitzwing, Astrotrain froze Megatron and Starscream in sewer system in order to take over the Decpticons. He then created an army of trains to help him rule, thinking it was a good idea. The productive day ended with him flooding the entire city, after bursting a water main. The embarassment of these incidents forced him to creep back into the Decepticon ranks quietly. At gunpoint.
He also transported the Decepticons away after getting their aft-sections handed to them at Autobot City. He couldn't make it back to Cybertron with the amount of weight on board, so they tossed Some dead weight overboard.
Apparently, they made it back ok.
Fight! Super Robot Lifeform: The Transformers manga
Astrotrain photographed the incomplete Autobot City, with the aid of Reflector's camera mode, allowing the Decepticons to build Trypticon from the stolen specs.
Marvel Comics continuity
Astrotrain shows up among a crowd of Decepticons all fired up to tackle the armies of Jhiaxus, just before they're pretty much slaughtered.
Dreamwave comics continuity
He isn't Quintessa.
IDW comics continuity
Astrotrain is part of a Decepticon insurgent cell that has operated covertly on Earth for at least four years, working to destabilize Earth's governing organizations and create global anarchy. He oversees the extraction and refinement of the mysterious, Energon-like substance, Ore-13, but despite having sampled its power, he is unwilling to stand alongside Starscream against Megatron.
Toys
Generation 1
- Astrotrain (1986, 2005)
- "White" Astrotrain
- Japanese ID number: 48
- This toy was a Japanese exclusive, and was released in 1985. Astrotrain's 1986 Japan release was in US toy colors
- Astrotrain (proto color version)
- Japanese ID number: 48
- This Astrotrain was released in the colors used on the original toy's packaging and in the cartoon
- Transformer Collection Astrotrain
- Japanese ID number: 48, TFC-11
- White version, but with NASA stickers changed to ASTR, and with white paint on the shuttle side of the die-cast front.
Classics
- Astrotrain (Deluxe, 2006)
- This version, in an attempt to update the character, eschews the archaic steam locomotive alternate mode for a more modern bullet train mode.
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