Ro-Tor (RID)

Toys

Robots in Disguise

• Ro-Tor (Basic, 2000/2001)
  • Japanese ID number: D-009
  • Accessories: Left & right vehicle cannons, pistol

A redeco of the Generation 1 Vortex toy, Ro-Tor transforms into a Kaman Aerospace SH-2G Super Seasprite helicopter. He has a pair of large, non-firing cannons that clip onto the back end of his copter mode, plus a pistol that becomes a nose-mounted gun. As the toy uses the Scramble City-style of connection, he can form any limb to any combination of similar robots, though naturally, he normally forms a limb to the combined robot Ruination.

He was first released as part of the Takara Car Robots line in 2000. In 2001, Hasbro released the toy as part of the Robots in Disguise series. There are quite a few differences between the two versions. The Takara Hepter uses metallic blue plastic with a bright white "underbelly" paint spray, plus has the old Combatron symbol. The Hasbro version uses a darker, matte blue plastic, drops the white, adds red arrow marks to the sides of the copter mode, plus uses the Decepticon sigil.

This mold was also used to make Target Hawk.

• More information on Ro-Tor at TFU.info

• Baldigus (Multi-pack, 2000)
  • Japanese ID number: D-011
  • Accessories: Left & right vehicle cannons, pistol

In Japan, Ro-Tor/Hepter was also made available as part of a complete team multi-pack with his teammates Armorhide, Mega-Octane, Movor, and Rollbar. All toys were identical to their individual Japanese releases, but the set only came with a bio card for the combined form.

• Ruination (Ultra, 2003)
  • Accessories: Left & right vehicle cannons, pistol

The entire Commando team was redecoed in various shades of gray with "urban camo" patterns as part of a Wal-Mart exclusive gift set, with an extensive number of robot mode paint applications. This set oddly released well after the end of the Robots in Disguise line.

• More information on Walmart Ro-Tor at TFU.info

Universe

• Ruination (Ultra, 2004)
  • Accessories: Left & right vehicle cannons, pistol

The entire Ruination team was redecoed again to make another Wal-Mart exclusive set, this time with a unified "desert camo" theme under the Universe banner. It came out at the same time as five other Wal-Mart Transformers exclusives, which led to a glut. Ruination seemed a particularly slow mover in this batch.

• More information on Universe Ro-Tor at TFU.info