Goldbug (IDW)

The name or term "Goldbug" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Goldbug (disambiguation).

Goldbug is an Autobot Throttlebot from the IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

I can safely say that Gold brings something to the firm we didn't have before. Not this. This is something here before NOT we have!

Goldbug is the leader of the Throttlebots.

Fiction

IDW comics continuity

Spotlight: Metroplex

Notes

• This version of Goldbug is, of course, based off of the original Throttlebot Goldbug, only this time he is not a rebuilt Bumblebee.

Toys

Generation 1

• Goldbug (Throttlebot, 1987/1991)
  • Japanese ID number: C-97

The Goldbug toy transforms into a Volkswagon Beetle. Like all Throttlebots, it features a pull-back motor that zips him forward in both vehicle and robot modes. In 1991, the Throttlebots were re-released in European markets as part of the "Classics" sub-line. Goldbug was retooled to remove the rubsign indent on his roof/chest, and the rubsign decal itself was replaced with a glossy-paper Autobot sigil.

The toy, which predates this incarnation of the character, is an Earth mode body that differs from the body depicted in Goldbug's sole IDW depiction to date.

• More information on Goldbug at TFU.info