Mobile Defense Bay
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- The Mobile Defense Bay is a weapons platform in the Generation 1 continuity family.
The Mobile Defense Bay is formed from Rodimus Prime's trailer. It features twin missile launchers and blast shields. Rodimus Prime can operate the missile launchers by standing on the bay's platform.
Toys
Generation 1
- Rodimus Prime (Autobot Hero, 1986/2004)
- Japanese ID number: C-77
- Accessories: Photon Eliminator, spoiler, 2 x gun shields (left & right)
- Rodimus Prime transforms from a robot and Mobile Defense Bay into a futuristicky Winnebago camper. The toy comes with a "Photon eliminator" rifle and two blast shields to attach to either side of his battle platform's cannon. (The yellow spoiler was also to be removed and replaced during transformation.) Like Hot Rod, there are materials variations; initial releases have metal toes and rubber tires, while latter shipments replaced both with black plastic.
- The metal-toes/rubber-tires version of the toy saw re-release in both Japan and the US in 2004.
- This mold was later redecoed as a lucky draw prize Primus.
Notes
- The Mobile Defense Bay was completely ignored in fiction. It gets no mention in Rodimus Prime's bio or Universe profile.
- Rodimus Prime's Titanium Series figure had his trailer integrate into his robot mode.
- The name "Mobile Defense Bay" comes from the toys instructions.
