Roadblock (Energon)
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| The name or term "Roadblock" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Roadblock (disambiguation). |
| This article is about the toy-bio character. For the rebuilt version of Inferno, see Inferno (Energon). |
- Roadblock is an Autobot from the Energon portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
Roadblock is a gifted architect, having designed numerous Autobot fortresses such as Ocean City. That doesn't mean he can't fight with the best of them, however—particularly in the defense of his own creations.
Toys
Energon
- Roadblock (Deluxe, 2004)
- Accessories: Missile
- Like Generation 1 Grapple being a crane retool of Generation 1 Inferno, Roadblock is an extensive retool of Energon Inferno, replacing his front bumper, head, stabilizers and the entire "water cannon" structure with a new crane and cab. This assembly retains the spring-loaded missile launching gimmick from Inferno, and can be mounted on either robot-mode arm.
- As a Deluxe Powerlinx combiner, Roadblock can form the top or bottom half of a super robot with any Deluxe or Mega-class Energon Autobot mold.
- This toy also represents the upgraded version of Energon Inferno, and was sold as such in Japan.
Notes
- With mid- to late-run Energon toys like Mirage, Landquake, Beachcomber and Roadblock, the apparent struggle between Hasbro's intentions and Takara's decisions came to a head. Numerous toys intended to be new characters had been turned into powered-up versions of existing characters when portrayed in the cartoon. And so it was with Roadblock, who was shown to be a rebuilt Inferno when he debuted in the cartoon. Hasbro had intended the toy to be a new character, however, and either did not have time to change his bio, or else decided to proceed as planned regardless. And so, Roadblock represents both Inferno and a new, separate character.
