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- The Junkion trader is a Junkion from the Generation 1 continuity family.
The Junkion trader is the public face of Junkion commerce. When other civilizations come to buy used and refurbished components, more likely than not they find themselves opposite his cheerful patter and easy smile.
Unlike most Junkions, whose non sequitur laced speech pattern is virtually unintelligible to outsiders, the Junkion trader limits himself to references whose meaning remains clear even to the uninitiated, and has sometimes (when stressed) even been known to speak in plain English!
The Junkion trader is notably good at identifying the needs of his customers in order to forge lifelong business relationships, as well as being a skilled technician. Direct combat is not his forte.
Fiction
Generation 1 cartoon continuity
The Transformers: The Movie
The trader was among Wreck-Gar's war party that attacked the Autobots, initially in motorcycle mode. His rider attacked Arcee with an axe, she retaliated by using a rotating scythe, which sent them tumbling head-over-heels and ripped off the trader's arm. He restored the damage and returned to the chase.
The trader was standing behind Wreck-Gar when the Autobot Hot Rod made parley with the Junkions via the Universal Greeting, and took part in a spontaneous song-and-dance sequence to celebrate the alliance. After, he led a small group which gathered the remains of the fallen Ultra Magnus and restored him to life.
Wreck-Gar was speaking to the trader when Hot Rod's question about Galvatron's location resulted in the wildly popular decision to "destroy Unicron." The trader was with Wreck-Gar on the bridge of the Junkion ship when Unicron crushed it. The Transformers: The Movie
Season 3
- Voice actor: Jerry Houser (english)
some time later, the exiled Decepticon Octane traveled the Junkion to pick up a load of used components, intending to transport them to Cybertron. The trader's cheerful, garrulous demeanor irritated Octane, whom believed (based on past experience with the trader) was trying to sell him more merchandise than he could actually transport. After being bid a friendly goodbye, Octane declared the Junkion trader a "jerk" under his breath and made a racial slur against all Junkions. Starscream's Ghost
Marvel UK comics
The Junkion trader approached the bounty hunter freelance peace-keeper Death's Head during a pursuit on the Planet of Junk, attempting to hire him to liberate his people, who had fallen under the thrall of Unicron. The trader told Deaths Head he shouldn't terminate his prey (renegade Decepticons Cyclonus and Scourge) if they could be used against Unicron, citing the old Junkion saying "Never waste raw materials."
Under Deaths Head's direction the trader pretended to be one of the enthralled workforce and lay high explosives around Unicron's foothold headhold on the planet. However as the trader approached Unicron, his mind was snared by Unicron's control and he was unable to lay the explosives. When Cyclonus and Scourge launched a diversionary attack, he broke free and attempted to warn off Death's Head. Unicron destroyed him for his trouble. Marvel UK #146
A few months later, the Junkion trader was present when Rodimus Prime tried to contact Junk for information about the missing Wreck-Gar, who had been abducted by the Quintessons. The trader had a hard time keeping a straight face as they blew smoke up Rodimus's demands for information, smirking smugly at his overacting comrade.Space Pirates!, part 3
Shortly thereafter, the Junkion trader and his friend were waiting for Wreck-Gar on a small asteroid in the Delta six Quadrant. The Junkions had intercepted the Quintesson Journal (lobbed in their direction by the missing Wreck-Gar) some time ago) and had completed a jerry-rigged setup to relay its contents via the Junkion World Service.Space Pirates!, part 5
The journal, documenting the Quintessons far-reaching plans of conquest for hundreds of inhabited worlds, utterly ruined the Quintessons reputation in the galaxy. Make you wanna grin, doesn't it? Space Pirates!, part 6
Trivia
- The Junkion trader is one of two non-Wreck-Gar Junkions to have a full character model (including alternate mode) developed for The Transformers: The Movie. Both are present in almost every Junkion crowd scene.
- The 1986 profile book series identified this character's design as "Junkion 1" and his compatriot as "Junkion 2."
- Over time, "Junkion 1" has consistently been shown conducting or discussing trade with non-Junkions, probably because his design is the 'friendlier' of the two.
