Ricochet (G1)
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- Ricochet is a Nebulan "double" Targetmaster partnered with Boomer and the Autobot Quickmix.
His friends call Ricochet mercurial—to his face. Under their breath, they might mutter manic depressive. Ricochet shifts without notice between a furious passion for combat and sulking, angsty depression, needing to be coerced and cajoled onto the battlefield. His fellow Nebulan Boomer takes it on himself to cheer up Ricochet when this happens. Fortunately, he's good at this.
On Nebulos, Ricochet was a renowned environmental sculptor (think, "landscaping as a fine art").
Ricochet was bio-engineered to turn into an automatic sub-machine gun that fires titanium-tipped, armor-piercing explosive rounds. As a Nebulan Targetmaster partner, Ricochet is able to combine with Boomer to increase the power of his own weapon or boost the power of Boomer's sonic pulse cannon.
Ricochet responds poorly to criticism.
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
Ricochet witnessed the destruction of several of his famous sculptures by the Decepticons. Stung by the perceived insult, he signed up to join the Autobots. Quickmix's Universe profile
The Terrorcons (and specifically Blot) are shown destroying several elaborately designed trees in the Nebulan city of Splendora. Love and Steel! This could be the vandalism which caused Ricochet to join the Autobots.
Ricochet and Boomer were paired with Quickmix on Cybertron during a series of fuel raids with the recently revived Grimlock, Jazz and Bumblebee. Yesterday's Heroes! When Galvatron attacked some months later, Ricochet, Boomer and the other Nebulan "double" Targetmasters were absent during their Autobot partners' fight with Galvatron. Surrender!
Generation 2 cartoon
Many millions of years ago, on the planet Cybertron, life existed. But not life as we know it today. Intelligent robots that could think and feel inhabited the cities. Apparently among those robots were the Autobots Landfill, Quickmix, and Scoop, as well as their Targetmaster partners (including Ricochet), who transformed from their vehicle modes and shot at some unknown attackers. More than Meets the Eye, Part 1
Toys
Generation 1
- Quickmix (Targetmaster, 1988)
- Ricochet, like all "double" Targetmasters, is one of the smallest and least complicated Transformers toys. Fold the barrel away, and stand him up, and can also combine with Boomer to form a rifle He was released with the Autobot Quickmix in 1988. No version of this character or mold was released in Japan.
