Sixshot (G1)

This article is about the Generation 1 Six Changer. For the Energon tank/satellite, see Six Shot.

Sixshot is a Decepticon from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Determined to make bad where his Autobot son went good, Sixshot joins the Decepticons!

Sixshot is murderous and ferociously intense in his dedication to his mission. Just about the only redeeming quality found in Sixshot, from an Autobot point-of-view, is his respect for those he's destroyed and sent before him to the "Great junkyard in the sky." Sixshot feels life is only worth living as long as there are enemies to pit himself against. Thankfully, his six forms and his function as a S.T.A.G. (Solo Transformer Assault Group) give him plenty of opportunities for combat.

“	He kills. He destroys. He eradicates. He doesn't negotiate!	”
—Megatron sums up Sixshot, Devastation #5

Italian name: Iperbot / Hyperbot

Franch-Canadian name: Hexabot

Chinese name (Taiwan): Shot / Sisha

Chinese name (China): Liu Mian Shou (六面獸 "Six-faced beast")

Hungarian name: Hatlövet

Russian TV Dub name: Shestizaryadnik (Шестизарядник "Sixcharge")

Fiction

Generation 1 cartoon

Voice actor: Neil Ross (English), Eiji Yanagisawa (Japanese)

"Five up, five down! It's like shooting cyber ducks in a barrel!"

Sixshot didn't do much except transform six times at Galvatron's command. He used his five alternate modes to effortlessly take down each individual member of the Aerialbots showing them what a one robot army he is. In order, he shot down Air Raid while in tank mode, transformed to beast mode and flew up to destroy Fireflight, landed and transformed to armored car mode to shoot down Slingshot, transformed to jet mode to shoot Skydive and finally transformed into his gun mode which Cyclonus used to shoot down Silverbolt. The Rebirth, Part 1

Japanese cartoon continuity

The Great Transformer War comic

In the year 2011, Galvatron made plans for an all-out assault on the planet Cybertron. These plans, however, required that the Decepticon Headmasters successfully escape from planet Master and reach Chaar. With the Decepticon Headmasters being tailed by the Autobot Headmasters, Galvatron dispatched Sixshot to ensure that his newest recruits escape their pursuers. Arriving just in time, Sixshot easily defeated the Autobot Headmasters, then angrily ordered the Decepticon Headmasters to head for Chaar so they could participate in the assault on Cybertron. His mission successful, Sixshot left the defeated Autobots to lick their wounds. The Great Transformer War #3

The Headmasters cartoon

Voice actor: Michihiro Ikemizu (Japanese)

I've got nothing to lose and I've got nothing to prove, so I'll be dancing with myself.

Sixshot, a member of the Six Clan, debuted with the function of "Decepticon City Ninja Commander". In this respect, he was something of an arch-enemy to Ultra Magnus. Sixshot was immensely powerful and soon usurped Cyclonus and Scourge as Galvatron's bestest fwend. Sixshot had a long, bloody history of being a scoundrel and a killer. Millions of years prior to his becoming Decepticon City Commander, Sixshot traveled to the planet Master and tried to rip off a mining operation. One of the miners, Abel, stood up to him and Sixshot brutally murdered him. Abel happened to be a good friend of Chromedome's, however, this was before he underwent the Headmaster process and he was too weak to stop Sixshot. Terror! The Six Shadows

Sixshot would continue to plague Chromedome, as he later killed Chromedome's buddy, Jack, and even went so far as to gun down Ultra Magnus with his secret seventh mode, Wingwolf. Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2) Ultra Magnus Dies!!

Sixshot was never well-liked by Scorponok, and once Galvatron was out of the picture, Scorponok did his best to do away with Sixshot. After being deserted by Scorponok and the other Decepticons, Sixshot found himself stranded on a strange planet with Daniel. Sixshot revealed a softer side to Daniel and helped protect the young boy from the killer monsters inhabiting the planet. My Friend Sixshot!

Sixshot later left the Decepticons and helped take them down in the final battle on Earth. This was done to get back at Scorponok for trying to get rid of him a second time, though Sixshot wasn't aware that Scorponok had purposely abandoned him on that planet earlier. He said his goodbyes to Daniel, but did not immediately leave Earth like all the other Transformers. The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)

The Headmasters comic

After the defeat of Mega Zarak, when all the other Decepticons were driven from the planet, Sixshot chose to blaze a new path in his life. Sixshot's next goal was to travel the galaxy and become the greatest warrior in the Universe, learning new transformations from various creatures. His first task was to stay on Earth and learn how to transform into a human being. The Headmasters #8

The Headmasters epilogue

Sixshot alerted the Autobots on Athenia about the existence of Devil Z.

Marvel Comics continuity

No slag, Sherlock.

Sixshot was one of the Decepticons who followed Scorponok to the planet Nebulos. He acted as an air transport to an unidentifiable Decepticon. Upon greeting Lord Zarak's faction of Nebulans, he noted, "Strange creatures await us." Maybe they were too strange because he was never seen again. Broken Glass!

Dreamwave comics continuity

"Strange heads await us."

After Shockwave successfully created the Triple Changer, he sought to create an even more impressive warrior who could transform into an unprecedented six modes. However, Shockwave's short rule was ended by Megatron before his project could be unveiled, but a mysterious figure was seen examining the remains of Blitzwing... The Route of All Evil

Dreamwave went out of business before Sixshot could be properly revealed. Earlier in the series, Octane is shown piloting a land vehicle that is clearly Sixshot's tank mode, which is later jacked by the Dinobots. This vehicle never transforms or shows any signs of sentience, so whether or not it is actually Sixshot is debatable. James McDonough later noted in an interview that it was not some random easter egg, and that its inclusion was deliberate foreshadowing of the future of Shockwave's experiments in multiple transformations.

Devil's Due G.I. Joe vs. The Transformers comics

After Serpent O.R. took control of the Decepticons, Sixshot led Astrotrain, Blitzwing and Buzzsaw in an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony. The Art of War issue 3 Sixshot targeted Optimus Prime, only for the Autobot to jump onto his plane mode and send him crashing into Piranacon's face. The Art of War issue 4

IDW comics continuity

Sixshot is so powerful, he defies all laws of perspective.

Sixshot attended Megatron's rally before the war, despite apparently not existing yet. Megatron Origin issue 3

Sixshot, deployed by the Decepticons as a "living weapon", was one of the most feared Decepticons in the galaxy, as well as one of the most powerful. He was typically unleashed during Phase Five or Phase Six of the Decepticons' phased infiltration protocol, bringing utter devastation to the worlds he visited. His "armature" consisted of metals drawn from the compacted core of a collapsed star, and his hermetically sealed power core contained a "self-regenerating dark matter fission cell"—in other words, he was fast, strong, virtually indestructible, and could fight all day and all night without getting tired. Devastation #4

In the days before Cybertron was abandoned, Starscream voiced concerns over Sixshot, fearing he was simply too powerful. Aware of the dangers of such a powerful soldier, Megatron had Sixshot built with a secret "off switch" that could shut him down if need be. Devastation #5

His lethal, emotionless nature ended up ostracizing him from his fellow Decepticons, with Starscream in particular disliking him; though Sixshot wasn't the most social warrior, he did miss the camaraderie of battle. The closest thing he had to "friends" were the Terrorcons, a troop of Decepticon warriors who envied Sixshot's power and reputation and aspired to one day be as great as he. The only other person not afraid of and shunning him was Megatron, and he'd planted a secret "off switch" in Sixshot anyway.

Trying to warn his boss that setting off this chain of events will only lead to All Hail Megatron.

While on a mission to the strategically-significant planet Mumu-Obscura, the Terrorcons went missing. After getting the info from Squawkbox, Sixshot set out to rescue his "friends". After arriving, he found Mumu-Obscura to be a dead world, completely razed by a group of aliens known as the Reapers. The Reapers, led by a Deathbringer, offered the lives of the Terrorcons to Sixshot, if the Decepticon could defeat them in battle. Sixshot fought valiantly, though the Reapers proved to just be toying with him.

Eventually, the Deathbringer called off the battle and handed over the Terrorcons. The entire fight had been a test and the Reapers were willing to extend membership to Sixshot. The final test for joining, however, would be that Sixshot must sever all sentimental connections to his past and eliminate the Terrorcons. Sixshot could not bring himself to do the deed, though a part of him truly craved to be a Reaper. The Deathbringer allowed him to leave with the Terrorcons and declared that they would cross paths again, and hopefully then, Sixshot would be ready. Spotlight: Sixshot

Think the insurance company will cover those?

After Megatron's recent thrashing by Optimus Prime, Sixshot was called in "early" to deal with the Autobots on Earth. Escalation #6

After arriving on Earth, Megatron instructed Sixshot to track down Optimus Prime's unit and eliminate them. Sixshot was slightly confused that he had been called in so early, but he also knew what happened when you tried to press a point with Megatron, so he complied. The other Decepticons, however, were concerned with Megatron's choice of action. Devastation #1

Once the Autobots' location had been relayed by Ratbat, Sixshot rocketed across the continent, intercepting the Ark-19 as the Autobots attempted to relocate it. He shot it down with a single blast. Devastation #2

Some moron brought a cougar to a party and it went berserk.

Seeing the ship crash into the Gulf of Mexico and explode, Sixshot pursued Ratchet, who had ejected with Verity Carlo and Jimmy Pink in an escape pod before the Ark-19 crashed into the ocean. He was briefly distracted by two fighter jets, which he effortlessly destroyed. The brief distraction allowed Ratchet to escape to Pensacola, where he attempted to hide among an ambulance pool. The "local rules of engagement" didn't apply to Sixshot, however; he proceeded to just blow up every ambulance around to force Ratchet to reveal himself. In the process, he made himself the first Transformer to be caught live on television and be visible in a crowded civilian area.

Transforming to wolf mode, Sixshot chased Ratchet out of town and down a highway, barely noticing as Ratchet discharged his two human passengers. He chased the Autobot to the Gulf of Mexico's edge and was about to kill him, when the crew of the Ark-19 emerged from the water and shot him. Devastation #3

Speedlines accompany Sixshot wherever he goes.

Sixshot shrugged off their attacks and engaged the team of seven Autobots single-handedly on the beach. He badly wounded Bumblebee and Jazz while infodumping the Autobots about his various capabilities. After most of the Autobots escaped via orbital jump, Sixshot faced Optimus Prime alone. The Autobot leader was giving him a considerable run for his money, when he was summoned back to Decepticon headquarters to deal with the recently arrived Reapers. Devastation #4

Arriving in Oregon, Sixshot blasted a hole in the Reapers' ship and fought their whole legion. Deathbringer entreated him to join the Reapers, planning to destroy him if he refused. Starscream then emerged, challenging Sixshot to a duel to the death, making his decision easier and causing him to defect. However, Starscream activated Sixshot's "off switch", a verbal command of "Reset: pi-orion-actual-orbit. Enable." Sixshot immediately shut down and crashed. Devastation issue 5 Amid all the chaos, everyone else seemed to forgot about the deactivated Decepticon... everyone except for Galvatron. Devastation #6

Galvatron took Sixshot to the Dead Universe scientist Jhiaxus, who repaired his body but implanted a device in his brain which gave his will over to the amoral researcher. Once completed, Sixshot was deployed to guard one of the Nega-Cores, which were essential to the Expansion of the Dead Universe. Any attempt to get to the Nega-Core would've involved a vicious battle that an attacking force would lose, Spotlight: Doubledealer so the Autobots snuck in through the back instead. Spotlight: Sideswipe

Dehn-dehn-DEHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

Sixshot traded Jiaxus' [sic] technology for his freedom. And thus Sixshot returned, in full possession of all of his faculties.

Rather than being used for full-scale planetary destruction, he first went on a snatch-and-grab mission to recover secret Autobot scientific research. He snuck into Orvus Base, killing most of the crew before they knew what hit them. The Throttlebots were stationed there, however, and were able to escape with the data and their lives. Sixshot pursued them to planet Orvus Base was orbiting, Salvvatan VIII.

There he confronted the Throttlebots, who put up a fight, but he was having little trouble wearing them down. The fight took them into the city, where Sixshot was thrown through a door into a control room. This set off unusual alarms. While he was preparing to blast Searchlight, an arm emerged out of the city, crushing him. This didn't incapacitate Sixshot, so when the city completed its transformation, it stomped on him, which did put him out of commission... temporarily... Spotlight: Metroplex

Games

Call of the Future

Sixshot is a playable Decepticon in the Japanese Playstation 2 game. He is unlocked after defeating Computron a second time. Transformers: Call of the Future

Toys

Generation 1

"No, I don't have a trigger between my legs. Now will you buy me?"

• Sixshot (1987, 2002)
  • Japanese ID number: D-98
  • Accessories: 2 "Hypersonic Concussion Blasters"

Sixshot transforms into a robot, a tank, a spaceship, a gun, an off-road vehicle, and a winged wolf. Each of these modes has their own functionality, including things like a trigger (that is, a little plastic panel that springs back after you pull on it) for his gun mode and his vague animal head which we're assured is a wolf.

A completely absurd seventh mode was created for the Headmasters animated series named "Wingwolf"—and the toy can actually be configured into this form. It is effectively just an in-between transformation using various configurations from other modes to create... well... something. The idea was that this mode was more powerful because it accessed all the different powers of each of his other modes.

The toy came with instructions that were sealed by a sticker, challenging the owner to figure out all the toy's modes without help. It really wasn't that hard, honestly—although the instructions (and packaging photos) actually managed to get the car mode wrong, neglecting to mention the additional rotation of the arms necessary to complete it. There are also a pair of extra holes inside Sixshot's legs into which his hypersonic concussion blasters can fit—presumably, this was the intended location for the weapons in gun mode, but the instructions and photos place them on the outside of the legs, in the same position as tank mode, which in turn was how the gun mode appeared in both the American and Japanese animated series.

Sadly, despite his five alternate modes, robot-mode Sixshot is a brick, having the same amount of useful articulation as a Mini Vehicle, which is a much smaller and cheaper toy. Bad Hasbro.

This mold was retooled to make Greatshot.

• Sixshot Shadow Mode (2002)
  • Accessories: 2 "Hypersonic Concussion Blasters"

A special all-black version of Sixshot was made as a March Lucky Draw prize in Figure King Magazine in Japan. Only 10 Sixshot Shadow Modes were awarded.

• Sixshot Stealth Mode (2002)
  • Accessories: 2 "Hypersonic Concussion Blasters"

A special clear-colorless-plastic version of Sixshot was made as a March Lucky Draw prize from Hyper Hobby Magazine in Japan. Only 10 clear Sixshot Stealth Modes were awarded.

Merchandise

Super Collection Figure

• Sixshot (2001)

Sixshot was in Act 3 of Takara's Super Collection Figure (SCF) line of PVC figurines. Like all pieces in this set, he was available both in full-color and all-clear versions.

Notes

Go ninjas, go ninjas, go! Shadowmaru is on the left.

• Sixshot's appearance in The Rebirth is an extreme case of marketing influencing the fiction, as he shows off his six modes and how cool and badass he is in the space of approximately forty seconds. Sadly, he was not seen again in any of the three parts, not even in the background, and only had one spoken line.
• The Autobot Six Changer Quickswitch might be Sixshot's son.
• According to the information from Comic Bom-Bom, Sixshot owns the Matrix of Evil in Japanese Generation 1 continuity, thus making a contrast to the Matrix of Leadership owned by Rodimus Prime.
• The Sixshot (or, more accurately, Greatshot) mold was later retooled to make the heroic "Ninja Detective" Shadowmaru for Takara's Brave Police J-Decker toyline. Amusingly, while the other 5 forms are of standard size for the series (assuming 5 meters in robot mode), his size for gun mode was increased to the point that, in Transformers terms, Omega Supreme could use him for an oversized rifle. Shadowmaru also had a prototype "brother", Kagerō, who could only change into three forms. He was not produced as a toy.

External links

• Sixshot at TFU.info
• Page 1 and 2 of Sixshot's MTMTE profile at Transformers-universe.com