Lugnut (TF 2010)

The name or term "Lugnut" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Lugnut (disambiguation).

Lugnut is a Decepticon from the Generation 1 continuity family via the 2010 Transformers toyline.

Surprise! I'm a G1 guy!

Lugnut isn't the most brilliant tactical mind Cybertron has ever seen. In a faction full of brilliant scientists, cunning schemers and devious warlords, Lugnut's processing capacity doesn't rank anywhere near the top. Rather, Lugnut possesses a quality that's exceedingly rare in Decepticons: loyalty. Unswerving, unthinking, blind loyalty to the glorious Megatron and the Decepticon leader's vision for Cybertron. Couple this with an armament that makes the charging behemoth an unstoppable force on the battlefield, and it isn't hard to see why Megatron finds no fault with Lugnut's brutish methodology. In particular, the explosive point-singularity generators in Lugnut's immense fists put fear into many an Autobot.

Fiction

United

Dun-da-da DUN dun, dun-da-da DUN dan, dun-da-da DUN dun, dun-da-da daaahhh...

At some undetermined point in time, Lugnut stood in close proximity to Frenzy and Scourge. A New Battle!

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, Lugnut and several other Decepticons were waiting for them! Once their leader, Straxus, was singled out and defeated, Lugnut saw the writing on the wall and advocated for a retreat. The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos

Rodimus vs. Cyclonus

Man, he musta freaked out when Starscream tossed Megs out of the shuttle.

Lugnut was one of the many Decepticons at the Battle of Autobot City. He was shot in the head by Warpath, but it seemed to cause only minimal damage. Rodimus vs. Cyclonus

Toys

Transformers (2010)

Atomic robo.

• Lugnut (Voyager Class, 2011)
  • Accessories: Missile

Part of wave 4 of the 2010 Transformers toyline, Lugnut transforms into a jet bomber whose design is a loose amalgamation of elements from World War II propeller bombers, particularly the B-24 Liberator and B-17 Flying Fortress. He sports a shark-tooth deco on the cabin, similar to Animated Atomic Lugnut. His tail section has a spring-loaded missile launcher that becomes an over-the-shoulder launcher in robot mode. Both arms are equipped with a spring-loaded extending section allowing him to perform the Punch of Kill Everything. This feature is present in vehicle mode, where activating the extension reveals a battery of (sculpted) missiles. There are a whopping 21 clip-joint rungs spread across his shoulders, legs, forearms, wingtips, and tail. Both his mouth and his fingers are articulated. All five eyes as well as his mouth receive light-piping. As he is part of the "Reveal the Shield" promotion, he also has a Rubsign.

United

Gloriously purple.

• Decepticon Lugnut (Voyager Class, 1-29-2011)
  • Japanese ID number: UN-14
  • Accessories: Missile

Released in Japan as part of the Transformers United toyline, this version of Lugnut has a significantly different deco all around than the Hasbro version. United Lugnut is primarily stony-green-gray, with large swaths of metallic purple paint... oddly, including his head. Like all United toys, it lacks a rubsign, and instead sports a tampographed Decepticon logo on the chest.

This version of Lugnut has spring-loaded fists that are excessively prone to jamming. The peg on the sliding hand section to which the long spring within the arm connects is too thin, meaning the spring dislodges randomly. This is easily fixable by unscrewing the arm, then squeezing the spring with pliers until it is secure on the peg... if the spring didn't end up bent and cause a lot more problems because of the jam, that is.

The United version, despite reaching release first, actually has two additional small retools, this time concerning the cockpit. The first is that two small tabs have been added to the upper cockpit portion to hold the two halves underneath in place for jet mode. The second is that the upper cockpit portion hinge now slides back to lock in place for robot mode.

Unfortunately, there are a number of Lugnuts that lack most of these "large swaths" of metallic purple paint, only having the face painted. These Lugnuts also lack the two cockpit retools mentioned.

Notes

• Lugnut is based on the Animated character of the same name.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Lugnut (ラグナッツ Ragunattsu)