Coby Hansen
- Coby is a human from the Cybertron portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
Coby Hansen, with his brother Bud, and their friend Lori Jiménez, live in rural Colorado. Although he is only a teenager, he assists the Autobots in the search for the Cyber Planet Keys and the fight to save Cybertron from the devastating Unicron Singularity.
Although Coby has his faults—Lori would be quick to point them out—two of his finest qualities are his concern for his family and friends (especially Bud), and his outstanding mechanical aptitude. Armed with only a few tools and general references, Coby was able to quickly comprehend the alien workings of a Transformer's internal systems, and repair the damaged Landmine, through whom the young mechanic and his friends became acquainted with the Autobots... and, all too soon, with the Decepticons.
Fiction
Cybertron cartoon
- Voice actor: Sam Vincent (English), Yukiko Tamaki (Japanese)
One day, the Hansen family were picnicking in the Rocky Mountains. Coby and his father rode dirt bikes through the forest, which annoyed Coby's friend Lori, whose family had moved to the Hansens' sleepy country town for the peace and quiet, which the Hansens are now disturbing. Before a full-scale argument could break out between Coby and Lori, Bud stepped in and calmed things down and the three kids went for a walk. Suddenly a strange glow in the sky attracted the kids' attention, and they watched as something came crashing down nearby. That something, as they soon discover, is Landmine.
The kids dragged Landmine out of the crater he made and Coby put some of his mechanical knowledge to work repairing an injury in the Autobot's arm. As Coby got to work, Lori and Bud polished his armor, and he told them the events that led to his arrival on Earth. When they were attacked by Thundercracker they were saved when Thundercracker got knocked out of the sky by the sudden arrival of Optimus Prime. Thundercracker fled, and the other Autobots all gathered at Prime's location, where they reunite with Landmine and introduced themselves to Coby, Bud and Lori. Fallen (episode)
Coby helped select a site for the Autobot base, noting that the thickness of the rocks and the natural metal deposits would help protect the Autobots from detection. He assisted in getting the equipment set up inside the command center portion, and later helped spray the stealth coating inside the base. Haven
Coby attempted to teach a group of Cybertronian refugees how to obey the local traffic laws, but inadvertently drew attention from a group of onlookers who are impressed with the alternate modes the refugees have chosen. This in turn drew the attention of a police officer; although the officer merely came to notify Coby that the spoilers on the vehicles are not street-legal, Coby panicked and created an even bigger scene.
The incident drew a reprimand from Jetfire, who is upset with Coby, Bud, and Lori for drawing so much attention to the refugees. The trio apologized and asked for a second chance, which they ultimately received. Coby then set about finding less conspicuous alternate modes for the rest of the refugees. Hidden
Coby, Bud, and Lori inquired after Landmine's condition, but when the Autobots went to go search for information Bud and Lori joined them. This left Coby alone with Landmine, who was grateful for Coby's efforts to maintain and rehabilitate him. With Coby's help, Landmine selected a large payloader vehicle as an alternate mode, after which the two went for a drive. Coby asked Landmine about Cybertron, but Landmine wasn't up to talking about it yet.
Landmine and Coby later reinforced the Autobots after they come under attack, at which point Landmine saved Coby, Lori, and Bud from a stray shot. After Landmine used his Cyber Key to defeat the Decepticons, he asked Coby if Coby could fix him again. The pair soon got to talking, at which point Landmine told Coby that no matter where a person's home is, it's beautiful. Landmine (episode)
When Coby and Lori visited the Autobot base, they found an angry Jetfire trying to figure out where Scattorshot had gone off to. Coby and Lori were themselves concerned, as Bud was supposed to meet them at the base after school. Coby and Lori briefly interrogated the mini-cons, but initially got no response.
Their efforts to find Bud were temporarily halted when the Decepticons attacked again, leaving Coby frustrated about having to watch the base as Jetfire's assistance was needed. However, Coby's frustration turned to horror after he learned the truth about where Bud is and the fact that he and Scattorshot were now in danger. Coby and Jolt are forced to rescue the pair, at which point Jolt teleports himself, Coby, Bud, and Scattorshot back to base. Space (episode)
When he was a small child he and his parents went to an amusement park where he drank and developed an obsession a great love of an ice cream float which he called "green gloop". He apparently loved it so much he wanted to buy a gallon of it or better, enough to fill a swimming pool. This was all recorded to make a home video which he showed to Jolt Collapse
Coby rode inside Hot Shot to help him win the Cyber Planet Key on Velocitron, keeping two important wires held together to allow him to keep at maximum speed. He also fixes up the 'bots when they're broken and is generally scolded at and fussed over by Lori for some crazy reason nobody can possibly guess.
Coby and Lori began dating following the Decepticons's defeat, and got married many years later. Beginning
Cybertron comic
Galaxy Force comic
Notes
- According to TV Aichi's Galaxy Force webpage, Coby is 14 years old at the beginning of the series.
- Early designs for Coby featured differently colored hair and clothing. His final model also appeared with a different, earlier color scheme in a Japanese magazine spread.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Coby (コビー Kobī)
