Scoop

Scoop is an Autobot in the Generation 1 continuity family.

Can he fix it? You bet your *turbocharger* he can.

If you're out of ammo and pinned by heavy enemy fire deep in the bowels of a slag swamp, Scoop is the robot you want on your side. He's possibly the best field infantry robot there is. A gung-ho fighter who uses cool-headed logic and battle-hardened tactics, he can outwit the enemy at every turn. Relentless in his resolve, he's always willing to help others out, no matter how dangerous the situation.

Scoop's greatest asset, his dedication, is also his greatest weakness. Since he pushes so hard and for so long, he's prone to overheating, especially if pushing his shovel past its limit.

His Targetmaster partners are Holepunch and Tracer.

Fiction

Marvel Comics continuity

(Note: Events in italics occurred only in the Marvel UK books.)

Scoop was a member of the Autobot Resistance Movement on Cybertron, working for Emirate Xaaron. Along with several others, including the Rescue Patrol and the Classic Pretenders, he helped stage several successful raids on Decepticon fuel depots and military outposts. After Bumblebee and the others left for Earth, though, he stopped making appearances.

Scoop and his fellow Autobots were searching for a rogue Triggerbot named Backstreet, who had gone AWOL after a disasterous mission. Meanwhile, Scoop and his fellow Decepticon Spinister were tormenting Backstreet at a run-down old carnival. Trigger Happy!

This was not the most-bestest edited story ever.

Animated continuity

Scoop and his fellow Double Targetmasters were the first Transformers ever depicted in the cartoon...at least, according to the Cybernet Space Cube. Outside of Generation 2, they never actually appeared in the cartoon.

IDW comics continuity

Scoop appears to be a member of the Wreckers. His main role appears to be helping Twin Twist dig holes. It's possible he isn't a card-carrying member of the unit and is simply "on loan" to the Wreckers. The fact that Broadside is seen at one point yanking Scoop by the scruff of his neck away from danger may suggest that Scoop is unaccustomed to the frontline battles that the Wreckers are usually engaged in.