Wreckage (Armada)
| The name or term "Wreckage" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Wreckage (disambiguation). |
- Wreckage is a Mini-Con from the Armada portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
Wreckage leads the Land Military Mini-Con Team, possibly the hardiest, most skilled rag-tag band of Mini-misfits their race has produced. And in battle or in the planning stages, he's one of the best. A pragmatic 'bot, Wreckage has never really allowed the Team to permanently side with any group throughout the war, doing jobs for whoever he decides best suits their interests at the time. But he's got principles too, and as the war rages on, he finds he might have to pick a side and stick with it soon.
Fiction
Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity
Armada cartoon
After the Exodus crashed on Earth, Wreckage lay dormant until the Decepticons recovered him on an undisclosed mission. Along with the rest of the Land Military Team and several other Mini-Cons, he was chosen to help Megatron eliminate Optimus Prime once and for all. By setting up a series of warp gate passages around the globe, Megatron and the Mini-Cons lured the Autobots into following them, and then scattered the enemy forces between the various warp points, leaving Optimus to face Megatron alone, with only Rad and Fred at his side.
Wreckage and the Land Military Team were interested in peace, however -- they had sent an message to the Street Action Team earlier that day, seeking a resolution. Despite their misgivings, they continued to carry out Megatron's plan until Optimus Prime passively submitted himself to their missile fire. Impressed by his actions, Wreckage and the other Mini-Cons turned against Megatron, and returned to the Autobot headquarters with Prime. Vow
Wreckage and the Mini-Cons all chose to willingly follow the Autobots into space aboard the Axalon, fighting alongside them against the Decepticons. Depart
Force of Habit
During the Unicron Singularity crisis, the Land Military Mini-Con Team served aboard the Autobot flagship Iron Hope. They were called into action during a Decepticon attack on the ship and battled a number of Divebomb- and Insecticon-type Terrorcons alongside Riptide, Smokescreen and Ironhide. Force of Habit
Dreamwave Armada comic
Wreckage and the Land Military Team were captured and altered by the Decepticons to be used as weapons of conquest millions of years ago. They escaped aboard the Exodus with most other Mini-Cons, and declared themselves free agents upon reactivating on Earth a million years later. Following a signal from a Mini-Con panic pager, the Land Military Team found Alexis, Carlos and Rad, who asked them for help in saving Jolt, Longarm and Sparkplug from Decepticon captivity. Wreckage and his team refused, but they quickly changed their minds after witnessing Rad's courage. They still chose against joining the Autobots, though. Armada #7
Alongside all the other Mini-Cons on Earth, the Land Military Team were later taken against their will to Dualor's moonbase. Armada #8 They were not thrilled about this, but Wreckage chose not to take action for the time being. Armada #9 He figured that it wasn't so bad--the moonbase was the closest thing to a home they could get, and it was heavily fortified to keep any bulks from capturing them! His attitude caused some conflict among the Mini-Cons, but the arguments ended when the Decepticons suddenly broke through the base's fortifications. Armada #10 Wreckage and the others quickly got to the escape pods and fled back to Earth. Armada #11
Following this misadventure, the Land Military Team seemingly stayed with the Autobots. Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4 They were instrumental in separating the Star Saber from Megatron's grip after he used it to destroy the invading Galvatron. Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4
Finally, Wreckage joined with all other active Mini-Cons in returning to Cybertron and activating Over-Run's Mini-Con Matrix, incapacitating Unicron and leading to his destruction. The End
Panini Armada comic
After crashing on Earth in the distant past, Wreckage, Knock Out and Bonecrusher were discovered in 1959 during the construction of a casino in Las Vegas. They were recovered by the US government and subsequently converted into remote-control military equipment by the Extra-Terrestrial Response Division. A few hours after a field test, the three Mini-Cons overrode ERTD's control and drove to the nearby town of Stillwater. With some effort, Wreckage introduced himself to reverend Amos Hume and gave him a code that could be used to locate the Land Military Team. He and his teammates were then recaptured by the ERTD. Blast from the Past!
After the ETRD's funding was cut decades later, former technicians Quint and Hathaway attempted to auction the Mini-Cons off. When the humans decided to show the buyers how safe the robots were by zapping Wreckage, he broke out of their control again and fought back, blowing up a truck in the process. The transaction was interrupted by the arrival of an Autobot shuttle carrying the Air Defense Team and their human friends, whom Hume had contacted upon seeing images of the Transformers on television. Wreckage shook hands with Hume, happily stating that the priest's actions had kept him from losing all hope in humanity. Sale of the Century!
Toys
Armada
- Land Military Mini-Con Team (Basic, 2002/2003)
- Japanese ID number: MM-03
- Accessories: 2 missiles
- Wreckage transforms into a tank with twin pressure-launch missile launchers. These launchers become his robot-mode arms.
- Ironhide & Search with Land Military Microns (Multi-pack, 2003)
- Japanese ID number: MS-03
- Accessories: 2 missiles
- The Land Military Team were available in Japan both as an individual team, and in a multi-pack with Demolishor.
- Land Military Microns X-Dimension (Basic, 2003)
- Japanese ID number: MM-08
- Accessories: 2 missiles
- A limited-edition (but still normal retail) redeco of the Land Military Team was released as part of the X-Dimension Mini-Cons. This version of Wreckage was primarily yellow.
- Shot Ultimate Edition (Mini-Con, 2003)
- Accessories: 2 missiles
- A limited edition of the Team was available as giveaway items in Japanese Toys "R" Us stores, one randomly-selected with the purchase of any Micron Legend toy in January 2003, and then again in March with the purchase of any Super-Con (Deluxe) size toy. In May, they were made available again with the purchase of either the large Optimus Prime toy or Megatron at the “Hello Mac” store chain. This version of Wreckage is dark maroon with teal launchers.
- Shot Night Attack Edition (Basic, 2003)
- Accessories: 2 missiles
- Identical to the US release of the Night Attack Mini-Con Team (in Wreckage's case, he is identical to Fetch), one random member of team was given free at Japanese Toys "R" Us stores with the purchase of any Micron Legend product during April.
Notes
- Although Wreckage's missile launchers clearly had actual arms molded onto them, several artists on the Armada comic book drew the launchers themselves as his arms, with the front gaps working as pincer-hands.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Shot (ショット Shotto)
