Sparkride (G1)

This article is about the Autobot from Operation Combination. For the Autobot from Transformers Animated, see Sparkride (Animated).

Sparkride is an Autobot from the Operation Combination portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

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This toy is so boring that it does not deserve a witty caption.

Sparkride (スパークライド Supākuraido) is a member of the Guard City team, the main force in the war against the invading Decepticon forces led by Scrash.

Fiction

Operation Combination story pages

Sparkride is never shown as an individual robot, only as a component of the combined robot form of Guard City. Big Pinch, Autobots! The Decepticons' Attack on Earth! Conclusion

Toys

Operation Combination

• Guard City (Multi-pack, 1992)
  • Japanese ID number: TF-04

Sparkride is a redeco of the original Groove, transforming into a Honda Goldwing GL1200 police motorcycle. He is almost identical to Groove, but he has different decals. Since he uses the Scramble City-style of combination, he can form the limb of any super robot combination, though his nominal placement is as the right leg of Guard City. He was only available as a part of the complete Guard City box set.

• Guard City gallery at TF-1.com

Notes

• The Sparkride toy depicted in the April 1992 issue of TV Magazine (see above) has different chest stickers from the production version - not only are they red instead of silver, but the graphics themselves are different as well. Going by the rough shapes, they might actually be an earlier version of Fly-Up's stickers.