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 natural beauty does can he completely escape the conflict between the Autobots and Decepticons. He's what Earthlings would refer to as "laid back." Despite his feelings to the contrary, his many physical weaknesses, and the looks of contempt from the more warlike of his fellow Autobots, he never shirks his responsibility to fight for the Autobot cause. Deep down he knows that until his side wins there is no true escape, no matter how far he travels into the desert.

In vehicle mode, Beachcomber has a range of 800 miles and is capable of traveling over 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. He uses this ability to locate vital resources for the Autobots. Beachcomber can use his magnetic sensors like a compass, but magnetic disturbances can lead him astray. His sonic probes possess limited range.

French-Canadian name: Déferlo

Greek name: Agelioforos (Αγγελιοφόρος)

Hungarian name: Guberáló (Scavenger)

Italian name: Pulce

Fiction

Animated continuity

Voice Actor: Alan Oppenheimer (US), ? (Japan)

He showed up out of nowhere in Season 2. Once he found a lagoon full of Electrum, and got all angsty when the forest surrounding it was destroyed, with the Autobots doing nothing to protect the wildlife. Freedom is the right of all sentient beings, Beachcomber.

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 Mini-spy 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 removed the "half-mesh" on the left arm and simply replaced it with a large Hasbro copyright stamp.

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. The same treatment has been seen with a G2 Seaspray as well.