Override (G1)
| The name or term "Override" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Override (disambiguation). |
- Override is an Autobot Triggerbot from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Override doesn't know the meaning of the word "subtle". Announcing his presence with the deafening blast of his engines, he wants his enemies to know he's coming. The only thing he loves more than blasting Decepticons is charging full throttle, tearing up the roads. Override loves shifting into his powerful "Override Gear," joining battle at frightening speeds, Triggerbot guns blazing full volume (hopefully they hit something), with apparently no concern for his own well being. But this is not true. Annoyingly vain, Override can spiral into depression at the mere sight of a scratch on his chassis. It's probably the only time he quiets down.
Muffler? What's that?
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
Generation 1
Millions of years ago, Override was one of the Autobots under the command of a young, inexperienced Optimus Prime, then a junior officer. Leading them into neutral territory to meet with a wise Transformer known as Boltax, they encountered several booby traps along the way. Override in particular was helpful in deactivating the mercury minefield which threatened to boil them. When they reached the Temple of Knowledge, Override and the other Autobots were instructed to wait outside while Optimus Prime communed with Boltax. The Flames of Boltax!
Years later, in the present day, Override, the other Triggerbots, and the Sparkabots were imprisoned by the Decepticons. Three of their number were taken by the Decepticons to Earth, but Override was left behind. Ca$h and Car-nage!
During the Matrix Quest, the Triggerbots were sent to the planet Cheyne. They stayed with a family of Vrobians who were persecuted by the local law enforcement, but over a period of time, Override and the others forgot their original mission, their past, and perhaps even their names! Fortunately, Dogfight discovered that the Vrobians were psychic vampires, putting the Autobots under their mental control. The Triggerbots rebelled, killed the family, and left Cheyne when no leads on the Matrix's location were uncovered. Kings of the Wild Frontier.
Transformers Comic-Magazin
Template:TransformersComicMagazin Override was present when the Decepticons unleashed a robotic hell-beast known as 'King Con' on New York; however Optimus Prime rented a helicopter to fly a banner announcing huge raw oil deposit finds in the Rocky Mountains. After a short hesitation, the Decepticons retreated to pursue these findings. Transformers — Transforming Robots in Action: New York — A City Sinking in Terror
Generation 2
When G.I. Joe sent word to Optimus Prime that Cobra had rebuilt Megatron, he sent a group of Autobots that included Override to fight him. After several of them were destroyed, Override's job was to distract Megatron while Skydive was loaded into the Ark. He succeeded, but Megatron tore him apart, so it was a somewhat pyrrhic victory. Final Transformations
Regeneration One
Template:Noterg1 Twenty-odd years after the end of hostilities between the Autobots and the Decepticons, Override was seen as having fallen victim to Scorponok's Gene Key Natural Selection #3
Dreamwave Generation One comics
Override and his Triggerbot partner Dogfight worked for Perceptor and Blaster during the Age of Internment. The Age of Wrath Pt.2
IDW Generation 1 comics
Override worked on the Ark-27, bringing Optimus Prime back to Cybertron to battle Bludgeon and his Frankenstein-recreation, Thunderwing. Stormbringer issue 3 His crew later transported Optimus to Earth to join up with Prowl's infiltration unit. Stormbringer issue 4
Toys
Generation 1
- Override (Triggerbot, 1988)
- Generation 1 Override transforms into a blue and red 1980s Suzuki touring motorcycle. As part of the Triggerbots subgroup, he featured flip-out weapons. In motorcycle mode, pressing the trigger deploys the weapons from the rear end of the vehicle. In robot mode, the cannons are mounted on his arms.
Notes
Foreign names
- French: Furio (France), Autopilote (Canada)
- Hungarian: Gázoló ("Wader")
