Exosuit
| This article is about the suits worn by humans in the Generation 1 cartoon. For the Action Master UK vehicles, see Action Master Exo-suit. |
- Exo-suits are technology from the Generation 1 continuity family.
An exo-suit is a mechanical suit-like device that allows humans and other humanoids to venture into environments such as outer space, that would otherwise be hazardous and even fatal. Many models possessed arm blasters, thrusters and the ability to transform into a vehicle mode.
- Japanese name: Excel suit
Fiction
Generation 1 cartoon
The first depiction of the exosuit was as worn by Spike Witwicky while on Moon Base Two with Bumblebee. Later, a similar suit was provided for Daniel Witwicky, which proved able to transform into an all-terrain vehicle. He used this suit to escape Shrapnel and Scavenger on planet Junkion, and later was able to save his father along with Bumblebee, Jazz, and Cliffjumper from Unicron. The Transformers: The Movie
A similar suit was worn by Jessica Morgan when she accompanied Optimus Prime and the Autobots to planet Chaar to retrieve special experimental metal from Galvatron. Despite the suits being equipped to allow humans to survive in space, it was not able to keep Jessica from being infected with the Hate Plague The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2
Later on the planet Nebulos, both the Decepticons and Autobots converted their heads and weapons into new types of exosuits for the Nebulan Hivemembers, and resistance fighters respectively, binary bonding to the Transformers to become Headmasters and Targetmasters. Although all the Nebulan suits were considered exosuits, only Daniel's, which bonded with Arcee, resembled the classical model seen ealier. The Rebirth, Part 1 The Rebirth, Part 2 The Rebirth, Part 3.
The Headmasters cartoon
When preparing to sabotage Metamorpho, the Decepticon meteorite-turned-weapon, Daniel was forced to wear an older, non-metallic, model of spacesuit for the mission. He asked for an exosuit, but was told that it would be destroyed by Metamorpho's gravity-warping field. Approach of the Demon Meteorite
