Sixshot (G1)
| This article is about the Generation 1 Decepticon. For the Energon Decepticon, see Six Shot. |
- Sixshot is a Decepticon Six Changer from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Sixshot is murderous and ferociously intense in his dedication to his mission. Just about the only redeeming quality found in Sixshot, from an Autobot point-of-view, is his respect for those he's destroyed and sent before him to the "great junkyard in the sky". Sixshot feels life is only worth living as long as there are enemies to pit himself against. Thankfully, his six forms and his function as a S.T.A.G. (Solo Transformer Assault Group) give him plenty of opportunities for combat.
| “ | He kills. He destroys. He eradicates. He doesn't negotiate! | ” |
—Megatron sums up Sixshot, Devastation #5 | ||
Fiction
The Transformers cartoon
- Voice actor: Neil Ross (English), Eiji Yanagisawa (Japanese)
Sixshot transformed six times at Galvatron's command. He used his five alternate modes to effortlessly take down each individual member of the Aerialbots showing them what a one robot army he is. In order, he shot down Air Raid while in tank mode, transformed to beast mode and flew up to destroy Fireflight, landed and transformed to armored car mode to shoot down Slingshot, transformed to jet mode to shoot Skydive and finally transformed into his gun mode which Cyclonus used to shoot down Silverbolt. The Rebirth, Part 1
Japanese cartoon continuity
The Great Transformer War
In the year 2011, Galvatron made plans for an all-out assault on the planet Cybertron. These plans, however, required that the Decepticon Headmasters successfully escape from planet Master and reach Chaar. With the Decepticon Headmasters being tailed by the Autobot Headmasters, Galvatron dispatched Sixshot to ensure that his newest recruits escape their pursuers. Arriving just in time, Sixshot easily defeated the Autobot Headmasters, then angrily ordered the Decepticon Headmasters to head for Chaar so they could participate in the assault on Cybertron. His mission successful, Sixshot left the defeated Autobots to lick their wounds. The Great Transformer War #3
The Headmasters cartoon
- Voice actor: Michihiro Ikemizu (Japanese)
Sixshot, a member of the Six Clan, had a long, bloody history of being a scoundrel and a killer. Millions of years prior to his becoming Decepticon City Commander, Sixshot traveled to the planet Master and tried to rip off a mining operation. One of the miners, Abel, stood up to him and Sixshot brutally murdered him. Abel happened to be a good friend of Chromedome's, however, this was before he underwent the Headmaster process and he was too weak to stop Sixshot. Terror! The Six Shadows
He debuted in 2011 with the function of "Decepticon City Ninja Commander".[1] In this respect, he was something of an arch-enemy to Ultra Magnus. They had their first encounter when Sixshot led Soundwave and the Triple Changers against the Autobots on Earth, trying to prevent reinforcements from reaching Cybertron. Four Warriors Come out of the Sky Sixshot was immensely powerful and soon usurped Cyclonus and Scourge as Galvatron's bestest fwend. Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime He personally guided Trypticon into battle on Earth in order to test Galvatron's Madmachine on Metroplex. The Great Cassette Operation
Sixshot and Galvatron came up with a plan to steal energy from the six major nations on Earth. Using his until-then hidden ability to assume six different modes, combined with his ninja shadow powers, Sixshot would pose as a group of robots extorting energy from Earth, throwing the Autobots off-balance as he would not appear to be associated with the Decepticons. In his various modes, Sixshot made several terrorist strikes on the countries he was blackmailing. He made two vital mistakes, though: one, by not telling Scourge and Cyclonus about the plan, they recruited Trypticon to keep this "mystery robot" from muscling in on Decepticon turf. And two, he attacked Japan. Nobody attacks Japan on the Trainbots' watch. Sixshot was swarmed with enemies in Japan, first the combiner Raiden, then the misguided Decepticons leading Trypticon into the fray, and finally Chromedome and the Headmasters, who had finally recognized him as the evil ninja from Master millions of years before. All the ninja tricks in the world couldn't get Sixshot out of THAT ruckus unscathed. Terror! The Six Shadows
Later, when Galvatron stormed Cybertron to capture the super-metal known as Cybertonuron, Sixshot happened to let it slip to Scorponok that Galvatron said he wouldn't need the Headmaster anymore once the Cybertonuron was his. Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1 Coincidentally enough, Galvatron vanished in a huge explosion just hours later, and Scorponok assumed command of the Decepticons. He declared his new position before Sixshot, Soundblaster and the others, and began hatching evil schemes of his own. As Scorponok sent the Headmasters and Triple Changers to capture the energy-absorbing satellite Sol 1, Sixshot occupied the Autobots on Earth so that they couldn't interfere. The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok Sixshot also coordinated Scorponok's scheme to distract the Autobots with a volcanic eruption in Peru. The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts
In order to keep the Autobots from interfering with Scorponok's plans on Mars, Sixshot and Trypticon intercepted them as they left Autobot City. Sixshot used his six modes to keep the Technobots distracted and off-balance. Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger Later, he left for Chaar to attend the debut ceremony of MegaZarak, Scorponok's massive new Transtector. Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears When a mysterious UFO appeared on Earth, Sixshot was swallowed up inside its luminescent form right before Soundblaster's optics. He reappeared with the UFO on the moon in the midst of a battle between the Autobots and Decepticons, when it was revealed that the UFO was a starcruiser piloted by the returning Decepticon emperor, Galvatron. Return of the Immortal Emperor
After learning the Autobots were going to stockpile large quantities of energon and send it to the needy planet Sandra, Galvatron had Sixshot coordinate a raid on the relief mission. Sixshot and his leader joined the Terrorcons and Constructicons (and Brawl) for an attack on the Trainbots before they could take off with the energon. The battle between the two forces stalemated, as the Decepticons failed to capture the energon, but also prevented the Trainbots from successfully fleeing with it. After shooting down the trains, Sixshot fought their Light-Speed Commander, Shōki. The stalemate eventually ended when the Autobots pulled back and sent the energon from their second base on Athenia instead. SOS from Planet Sandra
Sixshot was next seen using his ninja powers to disguise himself as Galvatron for a meeting with Spike Witwicky. While "Galvatron" pretended to entertain the notion of a joint energy generating project with the Autobots, the real Galvatron gathered his forces to strike out at energy sources elsewhere in the universe. The Autobot double agent Counterpunch reported on the ruse to his superiors, and Sixshot was revealed. As he led the Decepticons on Earth in a retreat, Sixshot blew up the Space Bridge ring as they were departing, preventing Autobot pursuit. Furthermore, because the Space Bridge nexus was already destabilized after the destruction of Mars, the Space Bridges on Athenia and Cybertron were also destroyed thanks to Sixshot's attack. Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!
As the Decepticons flew out into deep space to raid new sources of energy, Sixshot clearly distinguished himself as Galvatron's right-hand man. On Hive, Galvatron only took Sixshot and the Horrorcons with him to force the entire planet to surrender to the Decepticon cause. They fought their way to the palace and its energy stockpile, but were blocked at the five yard line by Chromedome and the Headmasters. Fight to the Death on Planet Hive!! On their next stop, the Decepticons attacked Sperity, the more developed of the Twin Star planets. Galvatron sent Sixshot and Soundblaster to uncover as much energon as they could, but the supply was drastically short. They could barely scrape together enough cubes to fill a room. The Decepticons learned too late that all of Sperity's people and energon had been diverted to the sister planet, Toruin. Battle for Defense of the False Planet When the Decepticons came to Daros to stock up on "goodwill" energon from their ally, the corrupt governor, Galvatron sent out Sixshot and the Horrorcons to stall Fortress's men so that their refueling could be completed. Sixshot successfully kept the Autobot Headmasters occupied long enough for Scorponok to fill up. Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!! Next, on Paradise, Sixshot was sent to occupy the Autobots alone while the other Decepticons gathered energy. He waged a solo Transformer assault (group) on the Battleship Maximus, challenging Fortress's massive vessel. Its weapon systems were inoperative at the time, but hey, it looked impressive. Head Formation of Friendship The Decepticon mission continued at full pace, and they succeeded in accumulating energon on roughly half of the thirteen worlds they visited. Finally, on the Pirate Planet, Sixshot welcomed their new allies, the Decepticon Clones. The Clones and Sixshot aided Galvatron in the search for hidden proton energy on the planet before finally starting their return journey back to Chaar. Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship
Back in our galaxy, Sixshot aided Galvatron in carrying forward his ultimate plan. Sixshot cautioned his leader that Scorponok would not sit idly by while Galvatron made himself all-powerful, but Galvatron dismissed the threat of Scorponok as ultimately insignificant. As the final prepations were being made, Sixshot led an army of Horrorcons, Combaticons and Terrorcons in an assault on Earth. Once the Autobot energy facility in Miami was under siege, Sixshot returned to Autobot City with Trypticon to attack Ultra Magnus while his troops were scattered dealing with other threats. Sixshot and Ultra Magnus fought in personal combat, as Sixshot made full use of his Six-Changer and ninja multiplication powers. After a tireless barrage, Sixshot unveiled his hidden seventh mode, the Wingwolf, possesssing the power of all his separate modes combined. The Wingwolf's assault was too much for Ultra Magnus, and he succumbed to his wounds. The enraged Autobot Headmasters arrived just in time to witness his fall, and they turned their anger on Sixshot, driving him from the murder scene. Ultra Magnus Dies!!
Flush with victory, Sixshot continued the war on Earth, unleashing Menasor, Bruticus, Abominus and the Horrorcons to attack five different locations at once, stretching the Autobot forces to the breaking point. He also uncovered the secret location of Scorponok, who had gone AWOL earlier during the siege of Earth. Reporting back to his commander on Chaar, Sixshot informed Galvatron of his findings. During this meeting, Galvatron unveiled his full plan for the stockpiled energon—he wanted to become another Unicron, incorporating Earth itself into his body to become the planet-sized Grand Galvatron. To do so, he would require..."donations" from the finest of Transformer warriors, using them as spare parts to assemble his massive new frame with the best transforming parts available. Galvatron informed Sixshot that his own impressive transforming powers would mark him as the first warrior Galvatron would honor by disassembling.
Less than thrilled with the idea of being scrapped for Galvatron's insane ambitions, Sixshot reported to Scorponok and forged an alliance with the Headmaster leader in order to hold off his grisly fate. When Galvatron came upon them, Sixshot and Scorponok faked a scuffle until the Autobots arrived on the scene as well. Sixshot was caught up in battle with Metroplex, who was seeking revenge for the death of Ultra Magnus. Fortunately for Sixshot, the Autobot Headmasters united against Galvatron and left him buried deep beneath the icefields of Alaska. Although Sixshot and Scorponok were forced to flee, Sixshot no longer had to worry about being incorporated into the "Grand Galvatron". The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg
Sixshot devoted himself to the new leader, Scorponok, and continued his efforts to upset the Autobot activity on Earth. He and Trypticon staged another attack on Autobot City, injuring Spike Witwicky in the process. I Risk My Life for Earth Scorponok was soon driven off Earth after the Autobots discovered the weak point on his MegaZarak Transtector, and so the Decepticons' new target was the planet Master. When six robots escaped Master in an attempt to warn the Autobots, Sixshot pursued them along with Slugslinger, Misfire and Triggerhappy. They came across the Battleship Maximus in space, and Sixshot engaged the Autobot Headmasters in warfare, using his multiplication power to confuse them. Chromedome and his allies managed to hold their own, however, and the fighting continued until a massive explosion of plasma energy rocked the area. Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)
In the aftermath, Sixshot found Slugslinger and his men had been fused to the Master refugees in the plasma explosion. He brought them back to Master to recuperate, and these new Targetmasters joined Scorponok's forces for the invasion. The Decepticons were forced to modify their plans once the Battleship Maximus arrived in defense of Master. At Scorponok's command, Sixshot used his ninja powers to cast an illusion disguising him as Chromedome. He used his disguise to get close to Chromedome's friend Jack and kidnap him so that the Decepticons could learn about the Master Sword and the Headmasters' weaknesses. Sixshot tortured the poor scientist vigorously, but even Mindwipe's hypnotic powers could not compel Jack to reveal what he didn't know. With his usefulness at an end, Sixshot concocted a cruel plan for using their prisoner against the Autobots. Jack was turned into a suicide bomber, implanted with a powerful explosive and hypnotically compelled to return to the Battleship Maximus and detonate. Chromedome was forced to shoot down his own friend in order to protect the others. Enraged over the deaths of Jack, Abel, and Ultra Magnus, Chromedome launched a furious assault on Sixshot with his fellow Headmasters. Sixshot's arms were blasted completely off his body in the fight, and he was forced to flee before the vengeful Autobot finished him off. Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)
In order to uncover the secret of the Master Sword, Sixshot had the young Autobot named Wheelie kidnapped and dangled above a pit of acid. He demanded that Fortress reveal the secrets within three hours or else Wheelie would die. Chromedome and Danny Witwicky managed to rescue Wheelie from the Decepticons, but Sixshot and his allies were able to steal the data they wanted from Fortress anyway. The Master Sword Is in Danger!! As Scorponok continued construction on his new super weapon, Sixshot led a group of Decepticons to distract Fortress Maximus, keeping him busy elsewhere while the final stages were being completed. The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide Eventually, the Zarak Shield was completed, and the Decepticons rose up from beneath the city center in a massive battle. Sixshot fought against Fortress's warriors and the junior soldiers Chromedome had been training. Operation: Destroy the Decepticons
As the Decepticons made their way back towards Earth, Scorponok recklessly carried the scorpion through an asteroid field against Sixshot's warnings, causing damage to the ship. After Sixshot pointed out his lord's error, Scorponok ordered him out of the ship to attack the pursuing Battleship Maximus alone. During the battle, one of the Autobots' main cannons was jettisoned, and both it and Sixshot were swept up in a space vortex, depositing them on the planet Daira far from the battle. After reviving, Sixshot discovered Danny Witwicky had been inside the turret when it was launched. Although the boy was initially frightened, Sixshot assured Danny it was beneath him to make war on small children. As the two began to separate, a group of rock-creatures rose from the ground to attack. Sixshot defended both himself and Danny, and the two formed a cautious alliance. "Uncle" Sixshot kept Danny alive on Daira until the Autobot Headmasters arrived to rescue him. Chromedome was spoiling for a fight, but Danny insisted they leave Sixhsot alone. My Friend Sixshot!
Despite being abandoned on the field of battle, Sixshot returned to the Decepticons and presented himself before Lord Scorponok once again for service. Scorponok's ship was still in need of repairs, and so Sixshot prepared a distraction—he challenged Chromedome to single combat on Juno. He hoped that destroying Chromedome would cripple the Headmasters' effectiveness and keep all of the Autobots busy until the scorpion could be repaired. Hours later, the duel began, and both combatants fought furiously until Danny arrived, throwing himself between them. While Sixshot denied Danny's pleas to their friendship, he also could not bring himself to shoot the boy in order to get to Chromedome. The stalemate ended abruptly with a massive explosion: Scorponok had laid a series of bombs around Juno in the hopes of eliminated both Sixshot and the Autobots. With Danny in danger, Sixshot declared the duel over. He charged Chromedome with getting the boy to safety, and saved Danny from falling into a ravine just before seemingly being consumed by a blast of lava himself. Duel on the Asteroid
Sixshot survived the blast, and made his way to Earth by clinging to the outside of the Battleship Maximus as it returned. By this point, Sixshot had deemed Scorponok his enemy, and was searching for a way to even their score. With his falling out with Scorponok not common knowledge, he made contact with Bruticus and the Decepticon Clones to gather information about Scorponok's current plans, and their upcoming rendez-vous at the North Pole. The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1) After a battle with the Autobots in Egypt, Sixshot secretly followed Scorponok back to the underwater entrance to Lemuria. Seeing Sixshot, Scorponok once again tried to pretend he was overjoyed by the Ninja Commander's return. Sixshot played along long enough to learn about Scorponok's plans for the crysmagnetal, and then attempted to depart. A suspicious Scorponok refused to allow him to leave and fired upon Sixshot, but only succeeded in hitting one of the ninja's holographic doubles. While at the North Pole, Sixshot intervened twice in the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons, saving Danny from Battletrap and Menasor. In the end, he swore not to return to the Decepticons, and bade Danny farewell. The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)
The Headmasters comic
For the sake of proving how insanely evil he was, Sixshot one day just decided to up and steal a capsule of emergency food rations from a spaceship. The Autobot Headmasters and Daniel attempted to stop him, but they were no match for the ninja, who vanished in a cloud of smoke.
Applauding himself as the "Devil King of Space", Sixshot then swooped down to a nearby planet to relax. Basking in the beauty of nature, Sixshot decided to share his pic-a-nic basket with all the cute and cuddly forest creatures romping and playing on and around him. Suddenly, Daniel popped up behind him, noting that he was nothing more than a big ol' softy. As it turned out, Daniel had latched onto Sixshot as he was making his escape from the Headmasters. Daniel asked Sixshot to join the Autobots since he was actually just a total poser, but Sixshot explained that he owed a ninja debt of ninja loyalty to Galvatron and could do no such thing.
Then Daniel got shot in the arm. As the boy recovered, Sixshot recognized the group of gun-toting rednecks as Space Hunters. Not about to let them kill all the cute animals (and Daniel), Sixshot transformed to all six of his modes, defeating the Hunters, and then to his Wingwolf mode just for the sake of overkill. With the Space Hunters fleeing, Sixshot saw to dressing Daniel's wound and then, with a speech about power, honor and loyalty (and after sending an SOS to Athenia to get Daniel a ride home), he zoomed off into space. The Headmasters #4
After the defeat of MegaZarak, when all the other Decepticons were driven from the planet, Sixshot chose to blaze a new path in his life. Sixshot's next goal was to travel the galaxy and become the greatest warrior in the Universe, learning new transformations from various creatures. His first task was to stay on Earth and learn how to transform into a human being. The Headmasters #8
Super-God Masterforce Master File
Sixshot alerted the Autobots on Athenia about the existence of Devil Z. Master File No, 1
Marvel Comics continuity
Sixshot was one of the Decepticons who followed Scorponok to the planet Nebulos. He acted as an air transport to an unidentifiable Decepticon. Upon greeting Lord Zarak's faction of Nebulans, he noted, "Strange creatures await us." Maybe they were too strange because he was never seen again. Broken Glass!
Transformers in 3-D
While Galvatron was off looking for some new Energon source, Sixshot gathered volunteers for an unspecified mission to make Hot Rod's life interesting. He managed to rustle up Pounce, Wingspan, and Flywheels. The Test
Sixshot took part in an attack on Tau-Ursa, allowing Galvatron to pick up the last component needed for his Nullification Cannon. As a result of the attack, the Decepticons leveled the entire city. They then headed for Cybertron, where Sixshot led a group in creating a diversion. He took great delight in baiting Hot Rod, promising that he would reveal his other three alternate modes to the Autobot someday. When Optimus Prime realised that the diversion was to cover Galvatron's attack on the Energon plant, Sixshot's team retreated, their job done. The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3
Dreamwave comics continuity
Once the Triple Changers turned out to be a success, Shockwave sought to create an even more impressive warrior that could transform into an unprecedented six modes. Shortly after finishing with the being he named Sixshot, Shockwave berated Blitzwing for acting out of rank, in response to which Astrotrain later suggested that Blitzwing (the first triple Changer) no longer was Shockwave's favourite. Lost and Found Shockwave's short rule was ended by Megatron before his project could be unveiled, and so apparently passed under Megatron's radar. While Megatron had moved his attentions to Earth, Sixshot was seen examining the remains of Blitzwing at the deserted site of Shockwave's former base. The Route of All Evil
G.I. Joe vs. The Transformers
After Serpent O.R. took control of the Decepticons, Sixshot led Astrotrain, Blitzwing and Buzzsaw in an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony. The Art of War #3 Sixshot targeted Optimus Prime, only for the Autobot to jump onto his plane mode and steer him into crashing into Piranacon's face. The Art of War #4
IDW comics continuity
Sixshot attended Megatron's rally before the war. Megatron Origin #3
After the war had begun, Megatron called three of his most deadly warriors to him, intent on making them his "phase sixers". Black Shadow and Sixshot were the first two, and Overlord, who teleconferenced holographically while in the middle of a battle on Caldoon 4, was the third. Though Black Shadow and Sixshot were excited to serve the Decepticons in this expanded capacity, Overlord chafed. Last Stand of the Wreckers #2
Sixshot, deployed by the Decepticons as a "living weapon", was one of the most feared Decepticons in the galaxy, as well as one of the most powerful. He was typically unleashed during Phase Five or Phase Six of the Decepticons' phased infiltration protocol, bringing utter devastation to the worlds he visited. His "armature" consisted of metals drawn from the compacted core of a collapsed star, and his hermetically sealed power core contained a "self-regenerating dark matter fission cell"—in other words, he was fast, strong, virtually indestructible, and could fight all day and all night without getting tired. Devastation #4
In the days before Cybertron was abandoned, Starscream voiced concerns over Sixshot, fearing he was simply too powerful. Aware of the dangers of such a powerful soldier, Megatron had Sixshot built with a secret "off switch" that could shut him down if need be. Devastation #5
His lethal nature and the sheer horror of his job ended up ostracizing him from his fellow Decepticons, with Starscream in particular disliking him. Though Sixshot wasn't the most social warrior, he did miss the camaraderie of battle. The closest thing he had to "friends" were the Terrorcons, a troop of Decepticon warriors who envied Sixshot's power and reputation and aspired to one day be as great as he. The only other person not afraid of and shunning him was Megatron, and he'd planted a secret "off switch" in Sixshot anyway. He eventually became tired of his role, losing the glee he used to have and being bored with it all.
While on a mission to the strategically-significant planet Mumu-Obscura, the Terrorcons went missing. After getting the info from Squawkbox, Sixshot set out to rescue his "friends". After arriving, he found Mumu-Obscura to be a dead world, completely razed by a group of aliens known as the Reapers. The Reapers, led by a Deathbringer, offered the lives of the Terrorcons to Sixshot, if the Decepticon could defeat them in battle. Sixshot fought valiantly, though the Reapers proved to just be toying with him.
Eventually, the Deathbringer called off the battle and handed over the Terrorcons. The entire fight had been a test and the Reapers were willing to extend membership to Sixshot. The final test for joining, however, would be that Sixshot must sever all sentimental connections to his past and eliminate the Terrorcons. Sixshot could not bring himself to do the deed, though a part of him truly craved to be a Reaper. The Deathbringer allowed him to leave with the Terrorcons and declared that they would cross paths again, and hopefully then, Sixshot would be ready. Spotlight: Sixshot
After Megatron's recent thrashing by Optimus Prime, Sixshot was called in "early" to deal with the Autobots on Earth. Escalation #6
After arriving on Earth, Megatron instructed Sixshot to track down Optimus Prime's unit and eliminate them. Sixshot was slightly confused that he had been called in so early, but he also knew what happened when you tried to press a point with Megatron, so he complied. The other Decepticons, however, were concerned with Megatron's choice of action. Devastation #1
Once the Autobots' location had been relayed by Ratbat, Sixshot rocketed across the continent, intercepting the Ark-19 as the Autobots attempted to relocate it. He shot it down with a single blast. Devastation #2
Seeing the ship crash into the Gulf of Mexico and explode, Sixshot pursued Ratchet, who had ejected with Verity Carlo and Jimmy Pink in an escape pod before the Ark-19 crashed into the ocean. He was briefly distracted by two fighter jets, which he effortlessly destroyed. The brief distraction allowed Ratchet to escape to Pensacola, where he attempted to hide among an ambulance pool. The "local rules of engagement" didn't apply to Sixshot, however; he proceeded to just blow up every ambulance around to force Ratchet to reveal himself. In the process, he made himself the first Transformer to be caught live on television and be visible in a crowded civilian area.
Transforming to wolf mode, Sixshot chased Ratchet out of town and down a highway, barely noticing as Ratchet discharged his two human passengers. He chased the Autobot to the Gulf of Mexico's edge and was about to kill him, when the crew of the Ark-19 emerged from the water and shot him. Devastation #3
Sixshot shrugged off their attacks and engaged the team of seven Autobots single-handedly on the beach. He badly wounded Bumblebee and Jazz while infodumping the Autobots about his various capabilities. After most of the Autobots escaped via orbital jump, Sixshot faced Optimus Prime alone. The Autobot leader was giving him a considerable run for his money, when he was summoned back to Decepticon headquarters to deal with the recently arrived Reapers. Devastation #4
Arriving in Oregon, Sixshot blasted a hole in the Reapers' ship and fought their whole legion. Deathbringer entreated him to join the Reapers, planning to destroy him if he refused; while Sixshot initially shrugged him off, he became increasingly tempted by the offer of a cause to fight for instead of the degrading, dull destruction of his job. Starscream then emerged, challenging Sixshot to a duel to the death, making his decision easier and causing him to defect. However, Starscream activated Sixshot's "off switch", a verbal command of "Reset: pi-orion-actual-orbit. Enable." Sixshot immediately shut down and crashed. Devastation #5 Amid all the chaos, everyone else seemed to forgot about the deactivated Decepticon... everyone except for Galvatron. Devastation #6
Galvatron took Sixshot to the Dead Universe scientist Jhiaxus, who repaired his body but implanted a device in his brain which gave his will over to the amoral researcher. Once completed, Sixshot was deployed to guard one of the Nega-Cores, which were essential to the Expansion of the Dead Universe. Any attempt to get to the Nega-Core would've involved a vicious battle that an attacking force would lose, Spotlight: Doubledealer so the Autobots snuck in through the back instead. Spotlight: Sideswipe
After the Dead Universe crew was defeated, Sixshot traded Megatron Jhiaxus's technology for his freedom. And thus Sixshot returned, in full possession of all of his faculties.
Rather than being used for full-scale planetary destruction, he first went on a snatch-and-grab mission to recover secret Autobot scientific research; he seemed to be back to his original enthusiasm, acting like the mission was a blast! He snuck into Orvus Base, killing most of the crew before they knew what hit them. The Throttlebots were stationed there, however, and were able to escape with the data and their lives. Sixshot pursued them to planet Orvus Base was orbiting, Salvvatan VIII.
There he confronted the Throttlebots, who put up a fight, but he was having little trouble wearing them down. The fight took them into the city, where Sixshot was thrown through a door into a control room. This set off unusual alarms. While he was preparing to blast Searchlight, an arm emerged out of the city, crushing him. This didn't incapacitate Sixshot, so when the city completed its transformation, it stomped on him, which did put him out of commission... temporarily... Spotlight: Metroplex
United
A nano-virus that afflicted most Autobots save the Targetmasters and the Headmasters required Ricochet to lead a team to Nebulos for an anti-virus. However, the nano-virus was merely a ploy by the Decepticons to draw out the Targetmasters and Headmasters to abduct their Nebulan partners, so when the Autobots arrived on Nebulos, Sixshot and several other Decepticons were waiting for them! Sixshot and the others quickly fell into disarray, unfortunately, when their leader Straxus was singled out and defeated. The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos
Games
Transformers: The Headmasters
When the Decepticons captured some of the Autobots' greatest warriors, Sixshot and Trypticon attacked the planet Earth. They were defeated and all the prisoners were rescued by Chromedome and the other freed Autobots. Transformers: The Headmasters
The Transformers (PS2)
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Sixshot ambushed the Autobots just when they found the giant crystal of the Atalstan gem mine. Stating that the Autobots managed to get through the mines and declaring Cyclonus to be useless, Sixshot teleported in front of the Autobots at Optimus Prime's command. The Six Changer warned the Autobots that there was more than one soul in the body, and told them to witness his magic. This magic turned out to be his shadow powers, as he created two clones of himself. When Optimus exclaimed that it had to be an illusion, Sixshot warned the Prime that he would soon see otherwise and had his clones transform into tank mode and beast mode respectively. Despite all his fancy tricks, Sixshot was defeated. Transforming into his off-road vehicle form, Sixshot swore revenge and retreated. The Transformers
Toys
Generation 1
- Sixshot (1987, 2002)
- Japanese ID number: D-98
- Accessories: 2 "Hypersonic Concussion Blasters"
- Sixshot transforms into a robot, a tank, a spaceship, a gun, an off-road vehicle, and a winged wolf. Each of these modes has their own functionality, including things like a trigger (that is, a little plastic panel that springs back after you pull on it) for his gun mode and his vague animal head which we're assured is a wolf.
- A completely absurd seventh mode was created for the Headmasters animated series named "Wingwolf"—and the toy can actually be configured into this form. It is effectively just an in-between transformation using various configurations from other modes to create... well... something. The idea was that this mode was more powerful because it accessed all the different powers of each of his other modes.
- The toy came with instructions that were sealed by a sticker, challenging the owner to figure out all the toy's modes without help. It really wasn't that hard, honestly—although the instructions (and packaging photos) actually managed to get the car mode wrong, neglecting to mention the additional rotation of the arms necessary to complete it. There are also a pair of extra holes inside Sixshot's legs into which his hypersonic concussion blasters can fit—presumably, this was the intended location for the weapons in gun mode, but the instructions and photos place them on the outside of the legs, in the same position as tank mode, which in turn was how the gun mode appeared in both the American and Japanese animated series.
- Sadly, despite his five alternate modes, robot-mode Sixshot is a brick, having the same amount of useful articulation as a Mini Vehicle, which is a much smaller and cheaper toy. Bad Hasbro.
- Sixshot was not released in the UK, although Quickswitch would see a release the following year.
- This mold was retooled to make Greatshot, which was later used as the basis for the non-Transformers series character Shadowmaru (see Notes).
- Sixshot Shadow Mode (2002)
- Accessories: 2 "Hypersonic Concussion Blasters"
- A special all-black version of Sixshot was made as a March Lucky Draw prize in Figure Ō magazine in Japan. Only 10 Sixshot Shadow Modes were awarded.
- Sixshot Stealth Mode (2002)
- Accessories: 2 "Hypersonic Concussion Blasters"
- A special clear-colorless-plastic version of Sixshot was made as a March Lucky Draw prize from Hyper Hobby Magazine in Japan. Only 10 clear Sixshot Stealth Modes were awarded.
Merchandise
Transformers Caramel
- Sixshot (1987)
- A soft-rubber figurine of Sixshot was available as part of Kabaya's Transformers Milk Caramel line of "candy toys" in yellow, red or blue. Like all the figures from the Headmasters assortment, the figure was permanently attached to a flat base that had a rubber stamp of Sixshot's face and name on its underside.
Super Collection Figure
- Sixshot (2001)
- Sixshot was in Act 3 of Takara's Super Collection Figure (SCF) line of PVC figurines. Like all pieces in this set, he was available both in full-color and all-clear versions.
Notes
- Sixshot's appearance in "The Rebirth" is an extreme case of marketing influencing the fiction, as he shows off his six modes and how cool and badass he is in the space of approximately forty seconds. Sadly, he was not seen again in any of the three parts, not even in the background, and only had one spoken line.
- The Autobot Six Changer Quickswitch might be Sixshot's son.
- According to the information from Comic Bom-Bom, Sixshot owns the Matrix of Evil in Japanese Generation 1 continuity, thus making a contrast to the Matrix of Leadership owned by Rodimus Prime.
- The Sixshot (or, more accurately, Greatshot) mold was later retooled to make the heroic "Ninja Detective" Shadowmaru for Takara's Brave Police J-Decker toyline. Amusingly, while the other 5 forms are of standard size for the series (assuming 5 meters in robot mode), his size for gun mode was increased to the point that, in Transformers terms, Omega Supreme could use him for an oversized rifle. Shadowmaru also had a prototype "brother", Kagerō, who could only change into three forms. He was not produced as a toy. More on Shadowmaru at a Japanese toy photoblog.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Sixshot (シックスショット Shikkusushotto)
- French: Hexabot (Canada)
- Hungarian: Hatlövet
- Italian: Iperbot, Hyperbot
- Mandarin: Shot (Taiwan), Sisha (Taiwan), Liu Mian Shou (China, 六面獸, "Six-faced beast")
- Russian: Shestizarjadnik (cartoon, Шестизарядник, "Sixcharge")
- Ukrainian: Shestystril (Шестистріл, "Sixshooter") (ICTV)
References
- ↑ Infamously translated as "Ninja Consultant" in the Omni Productions dub. Ninja Consultant!! at Youtube.com
