King Atlas
| The name or term "Atlas" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Atlas (disambiguation). |
King Atlas is a colossal Autobot, once the commander of the army of Combatron, who now fights alongside Optimus Primal against the hordes of Unicron.
Fiction
Timelines: Force of Habit text story
King Atlas was the commander of the Transformer army based on the planet Combatron, stationed as part of the efforts to construct a galaxy-wide Space Bridge. Long ago, he inexplicably vanished, and the result was an endless planetary civil war all across Combatron.
3H Universe comics
When Trailbreaker and Silverbolt cut the security systems that keep Unicron's prisoners in their cells, King Atlas is part of the swarm of Cybertronians who make their escape. Escape
(Note: 3H writers noted that King Atlas was going to become a much more prominent character in the Universe comics, leading an "underground railroad" that would free the untold numbers of Cybertronians who had been kidnapped by Unicron. This, of course, never came to be due to the bankruptcy of 3H.)
Fun Publications Cybertron comics
King Atlas was present at the end of the Universe battles, as told by Robots in Disguise Optimus Prime. As Unicron's physical form collapsed, King Atlas carried Trailbreaker and Roulette to safety. Revelations, Part 2
Toys
Universe (2003)
- King Atlas (Ultra, 2004)
- Accessories: 6 missiles
- A redeco of the Generation 1 Decepticon Predator Skyquake, King Atlas transforms into a large bomber jet, its model pretty much made-up but based (loosely) on an SR-71 Blackbird recon plane. Like the other US release of this mold, Machine Wars Starscream, it lacks the original spring-loaded missile launcher hand-weapon due to there being no way in hell it would pass US safety testing. It does retain the "carpet bombing" gimmick in its wings, plus the light-pipe and "periscope" gimmicks.
Trivia
- Hasbro Transformers Design Director Aaron Archer said that this figure was deliberately colored to resemble Dai Atlas. Along with the extensive paint washing of his jet-mode parts, he actually ends up looking a fair bit like a Star Wars vehicle.
