Groundpounder (G1)

Groundpounder is an Autobot Micromaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.

The reason Micromaster box art always shows them reaching for your purse is because the toys didn't come with guns. And they want yours.

Groundpounder of the Construction Patrol lives by the philosophy, "Dig first, plan later." His tendency to dig into buried power lines, gas mains, and sewage pipes has made him less-than-popular with his teammates.

Remember, call before you dig!

Fiction

Dreamwave Generation One comics

Groundpounder was present in the Micromaster barracks when Big Daddy flew off the handle and stormed off with his Hot Rod Patrol. Destined for Nothing Later, Groundpounder was testing his might against Bombshock in Little Iacon: both he and Dropshot were arm-wrestling a single one of Bombshock's arms... and losing! The Gray Race

IDW Generation 1 continuity

Groundpounder was one of the legions of Dead Universe Micromasters who pursued Hardhead and Nightbeat on Gorlam Prime. He survived to pursue the Autobots into the planet's subterranean caverns, and helped the Jhiaxus-possessed Nightbeat dig out after Hardhead triggered a cave-in. Spotlight: Hardhead Groundpounder was decapitated trying to defend Jhiaxus from Arcee. Spotlight: Sideswipe

Regeneration One

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More than twenty-one years after the end of the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons, Groundpounder fell victim to Scorponok's Gene Key on Cybertron. He assisted Perceptor and the resurrected Decepticon in creating a planet-wide version of the Gene Key in the Sonic Canyons. Natural Selection #4

Toys

Generation 1

Basically the Micromaster version of Scoop

• Construction Patrol (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)

Groundpounder transforms into an orange earth mover of undetermined model. He was only available in a four-pack with his teammates Crumble, Neutro and Takedown.

• More information on Groundpounder at TFU.info

Zone

• Build Patrol Team (Micro TF Team, 1990)
  • Japanese ID number: C-351

The Construction Patrol was sold in Japan as part of the Zone series with no notable changes from the Hasbro version.

Generations

• Tailgate (Legends, 2014)
  • Accessories: Groundpounder

Included with Tailgate, Groundpounder is a triple-changing target master, transforming from robot to bulldozer to claw weapon.

Notes

Foreign names

• Japanese: Groundpounder (グランドパウンダー Gurandopaundā)
• French: Pilon (Canada)
• Italian: Cuneo