Chromedome (G1)
- Chromedome is an Autobot in the Generation 1 continuity family.
(Note: Chromedome is one of those fun characters whose American and Japanese incarnations were very different. See individual fiction entries below for continuity specific profiles.)
Italian name: Duobot
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
Chomedome is an academic at heart. He only joined the war effort after the Decepticons destroyed Cybertron's Institute for Higher Programming where he did his work. He's tried to use his skills as a programmer to bring an end to the war, but so far has only succeeded in instigating a programming "arms" race. Something of a classic computer programming nerd, he's often a frustration to his cool and very image conscious Nebulan Headmaster partner Stylor.
U.S. animated continuity
Voice actor: Frank Welker (US). ? (Japan)
Chromedome was one of the many Transformers that only made his American cartoon debut during The Rebirth.
After the Decepticons broke into The Plasma Energy Chamber, unleashing waves of powerful plasma energy, Chromedome was amongst the group of Autobots flung half-way across the galaxy to Nebulos. After a misunderstanding, namely the Nebulons threatening to detonate magnetic bombs they had attatched to the Autobots after their capture, Chromedome willingly became a Headmaster. He presumably joined the rest of the Autobots in celebration after Scorponok was flung into space and a new Golden Age begun on Cybertron.
Japanese animated continuity
Voice actor: Hideyuki Hori
Headmasters
A small, human-sized Transformer from the colony planet Master, Chromedome proved himself enough to be granted a large transector body, becoming one of the planet's elite Headmaster warriors. (Like all the Japanese Headmasters, the true Chromedome in this continuity is the head-unit, with the body as simply a sort of "power-suit") Fortress Maximus's 2nd in command and field commander, he is charged with leading a crack troupe of Headmaster soldiers with about one personality between the four of them. Chromedome is notable for often being the guy in charge and being slightly brasher than the rest of this brash lot. Brasher than Armada's Hot Shot. That's pretty darn brash. Brash. He also picked up romancing Arcee when Rodimus was on walkabout for a new planet and Springer was apparently otherwise occupied.
Headmasters manga
Masterforce
Toys
Generation 1
- Chromedome w/ Stylor (1987)
- Japanese ID number: C-101
- Chromedome (Transformers Juniors, 1987?)
Merchandise
- Chromedome was in Act 3 of Takara's Super Collection Figure (SCF) line of PVC figurines. Like all pieces in this set, he was blindpacked in both full-color and all-clear versions.
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