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.

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