Beachcomber (G1)

This article is about the Generation 1 Autobot. For the Energon Autobot, see Beachcomber (Energon).

Beachcomber is an Autobot from Generation 1 continuity family.

**Hippies.** They're everywhere. They wanna save the earth, but all they do is smoke pot and smell bad.

Warfare holds no interest for Beachcomber; he much prefers to take long, lone journeys into the vast expanses of desert wilderness and along the rugged coastal shores that occupy so much of the American landscape. Only in these places of such stark, natural beauty does he feel he can completely escape the conflict between the Autobots and Decepticons. He's what Earthlings would refer to as "laid back." But despite his feelings to the contrary, he never shirks his responsibility to fight for the Autobot cause when called upon. Deep down he knows that until his side wins there is no true escape, no matter how far he travels into the desert.

In vehicular mode, Beachcomber has a range of 800 miles and is capable of traveling over very rugged terrain. He's equipped with various magnetic, ionic, electrostatic, infrared, and sonic sensors, among others, which enable him to accurately determine the chemical composition of any terrain he visits, and he uses this ability to locate vital resources for the Autobots. He can use his magnetic sensors to navigate like a compass, but local magnetic disturbances can cause this to lead him astray. His sonic probes possess only limited range.

Beachcomber is neither very fast nor very strong, and his antiwar sentiments gain him little respect from the more martial of the Autobots, yet he has an unusually high agility, which makes him an elusive target. He is also fairly skilled in a fight, and his courage is beyond all reproach.

Greek name: Agelioforos (Αγγελιοφόρος)
French-Canadian name: Déferlo

Fiction

Animated continuity

He showed up out of nowhere in Season 2. Once he found a lagoon full of Electrum.

He also appeared in group shots from time to time.

Marvel Comics continuity

Beachcomber was a member of Perceptor's resistance cell on Cybertron, and with several comrades was accidentally transported to Earth after the raid on Darkmount.

Find Your Fate Junior

AOTI Beachcomer had to find a path to the surface from the cave system the Autobots were trapped in. He explored the system of underground lakes, marveling at the many strange and things that lived there. While recharging the Sun-Pak on the surface, he was attacked by Kickback, and had to be saved by Sparkplug. How humiliating.

In the 'unsuccessful' ending to this multipath adventure, Beachcomber became lost when his magnetic sensors erroneously led him directly to Megatron. He did not regret this error for long.

Earthquake Beachcomber discovered Rumble practicing his earthquakes near a concealed base, and learned of a Decepticon plan to destroy nearby Central City.

Optimus Prime decides that such grave news requires a pinpoint response with utmost secrecy. ...so he sends the recklessly impulsive Windcharger, the bombastic Powerglide, and Beachcomber to babysit the other two.

Dreamwave comics continuity

Toys

Generation 1

Beachcomber (Mini Vehicle, 1985)

Japanese ID number: C-63

Beachcomber transforms into a blue and gray dune buggy of probably made-up model. The figure came in several variants, one with "Hasbro" stamped across the left arm (removing half the "mesh" pattern), and one without (leaving the full mesh there).

Later on, Beachcomber (along with all of the then-current Mini Vehicles) came packaged with a bonus Minispy as well.

Generation 2

Beachcomber (Mini Vehicle, 1993)

Generation 2 Beachcomber uses the exact same mold as his Generation 1 counterpart, however this time around the blue was replaced with a chrome green and the grey of the upper legs and lamps was replaced with neon red. This version uses the "half-mesh" left arm version of the mold.

A rare variant exists that may have been a testshot run with grey legs. These figures were apparently given out internally by Hasbro as Christmas ornaments, as they have been found bagged with a string attached and a card reading "Transformers Christmas ornament" on one side and "Merry Christmas from the Boys' Toys Marketing" on the other.