Hoist (Movie)

The name or term "Hoist" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Hoist (disambiguation).

Hoist is an Autobot from the 2007 movie franchise in the live-action film continuity family..

Hoist may seem like just another nice and friendly guy, but any Decepticon who deems him an easy target will live to regret it. Hoist's been trained by some of the greatest warriors in the entire galaxy, and is considered a valuable asset to the Autobot cause.

Fiction

Toy bios

Mixmaster decided one day that he'd use Hoist as a guinea pig for his new toxin: the Autobot is rugged enough to prove it, and valuable enough that his death would hurt the Autobots. Hoist, however, proved stronger than the Decepticon had expected, and a back road brawl broke out!

Titan Magazines ROTF comic

Go on guys, get that evil bastard!

Ironhide and his team are taking out all the remaining Decepticons on Earth, including... er, Hoist? Spare Parts!

Games

Transformers: The Game (PSP)

Voice actor: Mark Ryan

Hoist arrived on Earth some time after Optimus Prime and his team, apparently at the same time as Wheeljack and Sideswipe. He accompanied the other Autobots on their mission to Hoover Dam, and was seen escaping the complex when the Decepticons attacked. Transformers The Game (PSP)

Toys

Revenge of the Fallen

He's shooting his alt-mode!

• Back Road Brawl (Figure multi-pack, 2009)
  • Accessories: Missile

A Toys"R"Us-exclusive, Generation 1-themed redeco of the 2007 Movie toyline's Longarm, Hoist transforms into a Ford F-350 tow truck, capable of towing another toy thanks to his hook-arm. This arm becomes a hand-held spring-loaded missile launcher in robot mode that is affixed to his right hand via a screw. There is a single, nigh-insignificant automorph feature; the emergency lights on top of the gun/tow rig are geared to fold simultaneously.

The gun is not meant to be removable, but is easily unscrewed. The loose gun won't fit on the right hand without the screw, but will peg into the left hand via the connection used to hold the gun/crane steady in vehicle mode. The figure is still capable of full transformation and the loose crane fits tightly in vehicle mode. It is however difficult to transform him while keeping the loose gun attached to his left hand.

Hoist is only available in the Toys"R"Us "Back Road Brawl" figure two pack with a Generation 1-themed redeco of Revenge of the Fallen Mixmaster.

• More information on Hoist at TFU.info

Notes

• Hoist appears in the PSP game as a recolored version of the Longarm drone, in the familiar green and orange of Generation 1 Hoist. It's one of two connections Hoist has with the Longarm mold, the other being the newly-molded head of the Longarm toy, which was based on Generation 1 Hoist, rather than either of the two drone heads the robot has in the games. We've really got to wonder why this redeco hasn't been made yet. This redeco was eventually released in the Revenge of the Fallen toyline.
• While Hoist himself does not appear in either version of the Nintendo DS game, a damn obvious nod to him is one of the many unlockable vehicle forms for Create-A-Bot in the Transformers: Autobots version. While the form (called "Maintenance") is not entirely like his vehicle mode, being a palette-swapped version of Longarm, it has a very similar paint job and the robot mode is almost dead on.
• Hoist's cameo as a Decepticon in "Spare Parts!" is probably a mistake.