Big Daddy (SG)
| This article is about the evil Autobot who is not a Micromaster. For his heroic Micromaster counterpart, see Big Daddy (G1). For a list of other meanings, see Big Daddy (disambiguation). |
- Big Daddy is an evil Autobot from the "Shattered Glass" continuity family.
Big Daddy is an old evil Autobot who lives up to his name by being a calm and pleasantly paternal figure to his teammates. He likes to watch over the younger mechs and make sure they're obedient, in good spirits, and living up to the Autobot "ideals" (read: theft, extortion, in-fighting, and various other "good old-fashioned Autobot faction values"), though his advice and platitudes aren't always appreciated.
Fiction
Shattered Glass
Big Daddy was onboard the Ark when it traveled to Earth and crashed into the ocean off the United States' west coast. He later was part of the group of Autobots that met up with Rodimus when he (being the only one who had reached an escape pod before the crash) finally arrived at the Ark's crash site. Rodimus tried to talk Big Daddy and the others out of shooting him for desertion by saying he had found three human allies who were "quintespecially Autobot" [sic] because they tried to steal him. Big Daddy decided that the "lad" had a point, noting that theft was indeed a classic Autobot value.
When a fight between Rodimus and Goldbug broke out over who would be the leader of the Earth-bound Autobots, Big Daddy seemed laid-back and unconcerned about the outcome. He answered Buster's question about whether they typically solved arguments this way by explaining some Autobot philosophy to him.
Later, Big Daddy was part of the assault force to hijack the Burpleson Air Force Base and gain access to the Global Orbital Defense Satellites. After they succeeded in gaining control of the base, he took up guard duty outside the base with Side Burn. He spent the time trying to chat with and instruct the younger 'bot, much to Side Burn's irritation. When Soundwave and the Decepticons' human allies showed up to try to get into the base with a cover story, he talked down Side Burn's suspicions with more finger-waggling and wisdom-dispensing and let the humans pass, much to the other Autobot's even greater irritation. That turned out to be a bad move, as it helped the Decepticons successfully destroy the base. Eye in the Sky
Big Daddy took part in an assault on a newly-built Mega-Rig. He tried to attack Shockwave, only to be bludgeoned by the Decepticon's cannon arm. He later took part in an ambush which succeeded in capturing a number of Decepticons, and Rodimus gave him the first shot, suggesting he shoot whoever was jamming the comms. When it turned out the jammer wasn't Soundwave, Big Daddy pointed up at the plane overhead, which dropped off R.J. Blackrock in a Centurion mech. Once Goldbug and Swoop had the Centurion restrained, Big Daddy prepared to shoot it, but was surprised when the machine turned out to have extra remote drone defenses. The Autobots battled long to try and bring down the Centurion, but after Ratchet sustained a head injury, Rodimus sounded the retreat. Transhuman
Somehow back on Cybertron, Big Daddy helped construct Omega Doom. Reunification: Part 3
Toys
Transformers (2007)
- Big Daddy (Deluxe, 2008)
- Accessories: Two launchers (left & right), two missiles, Autobot Cybertron-style Cyber Key
- Part of a wave of Walmart exclusive deluxes, Big Daddy is a orange and black redeco of Cybertron Downshift, and an homage to the Generation 1 Micromaster of the same name. Big Daddy transforms into a car that combines elements from two different design trends of various 1970s era muscle and pony cars, namely the "zigzag"-style front grille and bumper found on models like the first generation Chevrolet Monte Carlo, the 1974 Ford Gran Torino, and the 1974-1977 Dodge Monaco, and the rear section and hood vent of cars such as the 1970 T/A Dodge Challenger, the 1970 AAR Plymouth Barracuda, and the 1970 Boss 302 Ford Mustang. The car also features an exposed supercharger engine on the hood and a sculpted roof textured like vinyl roof applications from the 1960s and 70s.
- Inserting his Cyber Key into a flip-up slot in his rear window activates a claw from the car's grill. This feature is also available in robot mode. He comes with two large spring-loaded missile launchers, which can be mounted on his side-panels in car mode, or be used in robot mode as hand-held blasters or mounted on his shoulders.
- As with Downshift, Big Daddy suffers from a design flaw: Even though the head has an articulation joint, it's rendered useless because the ridges on the chest (the air vents in vehicle mode) get in the way in both directions.
Notes
- Big Daddy's pattern of speech is based on Bing Crosby's. That's right, he's an evil Sugar Bear.
