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Submissive and afraid to fight? It's like Bizarro-Arcee or something.
Paradron Medics hail from the planet Paradron where a group of pacifist Autobots settled while trying to escape the Great War. As such, they are all likely cowardly peaceniks who'd sooner be shot in the face than defend themselves. Oddly, they all look exactly like Arcee but with a different paint job and without the shoulder-thingys. They all carry energon infusers as part of their standard medical equipment.[1]
During an outer space battle with the Autobots, Cyclonus and Scourge found themselves defeated and left unconscious on the hidden world of Paradron. There they were then taken in by a community of pacifist refugees from Cybertron. Near the fountains flowing with energon, the two Decepticons were nursed back to health by a pair of Paradron Medics. Upon regaining consciousness, Cyclonus and Scourge smacked the Medics in the face and tossed them to the side so that they could gorge themselves on energon. The Medics simply got up and left without saying a word. Fight or Flee
Paradron Medic was to be a redeco of BinaltechArcee (herself a retool of Windcharger/Overdrive). She was intended to be released simultaneously with Arcee, but she was apparently canceled without much fanfare.
This mold was also used for Decepticharge and as the robot mode (sans head) of Legion.
Your bargaining posture is highly dubious.
Proceed on your way to oblivion. This item has been canceled, with no current plans for release.
Merchandise
Paradron Medic (Super Collection Figure, 2002)
A redeco of the Arcee PVC figure, Paradron Medic was a chase figure. It is easily distinguishable from its American counterpart by its filled-in Autobot symbol.[1]
Paradron Medic (Heroes of Cybertron, 2003)File:Paradron medic PVC.JPGI've had the bullets in my gun medically coated for the fastest possible injection of life-saving medicine!
A recolor of the Arcee PVC. It is cast in translucent blue plastic, with the back of the helm and optics left unpainted to provide a light-piping effect.
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Paradron Medic (Palisade statue, 2004)
A repaint of the earlier PalisadesArcee statue, inspired by a pin-up poster by Rob Armstrong.[2] The statue features looks-right-at-only-one-angle perspective and a face so flat you'd swear she'd flown into a window. It was limited to 300 pieces.
The sculpt is based on the Studio Ox character model, with its obnoxious shoulder-armor rig.
The Paradron Medic inspired the limited-edition Japanese "Paradron-Type" redeco of EnergonArcee. This toy was not a separate character, but just that series' Arcee with an inexplicable color change.
The script of Dreamwave's first Micromasters issue called for a Paradron Medic to be visible on the landscape of Paradron, but she wasn't.
