Neutro

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

Neutro reaches out to adjust the vertical.

Neutro is the hardest-working member of the Construction Patrol. He accepts the destruction of war with stoicism. He secretly longs for the fighting to be over so he can return to his true vocation: interpretive sculpture.

He is sometimes known as Groundbuster.

In Japan, Neutro is the leader of the "Build Patrol Team" rather than Takedown.

Fiction

IDW Generation 1 continuity

Neutro 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

Regeneration One

Takedown was part of a team along with Groundpounder, Takedown, Crumble and Erector, under the command of Quickmix, that constructed the Nebulan end of the space bridge network in the Clar Macro-jungle. As the freshly-woken Fortress Maximus fell under the influence of the Dark Matrix creature and took control of the space bridge network shortly afterwards, Neutro and his team probably perished. The War to End All Wars, Part 1

Toys

Generation 1

• Construction Patrol (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)

Neutro transforms into a mainly yellow bulldozer. He was only available in a four-pack with his teammates Crumble, Groundpounder and Takedown.

• More information on Neutro at TFU.info

Zone

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

The Construction Patrol was sold the same year in Japan in the Zone series with no notable changes as the "Build Patrol Team".

Generations

• Autobot Tailgate & Groundbuster (Legends Class, 2014)
  • Series / Number: 02 / #008

Part of the sixth wave of 2012-onwards Generations Legends Class toys, Thrilling 30 "Autobot Tailgate" comes with "Groundbuster" (name changed due to trademark unavailability). He transforms into a robot, a bomb disposal skid loader, and an extended claw for Tailgate to wield via its 5mm post, or mount onto the peg-hole on Tailgate's hood in vehicle mode.

In a nod to his original toy, he has (non-functional) wheels sculpted on his tread-arms.

Notes

Foreign names

• Japanese: Neutro (ニュートロ Nyūtoro)
• Italian: Neutron