Arthur Shaw
- Arthur Shaw is a human from the Rescue Bots cartoon portion of the Aligned continuity family.
Captain Arthur Shaw is in charge of the Griffin Rock ferry. He's a man willing to go down with his ship.
Fiction
Rescue Bots cartoon
- Voice actor: Maurice LaMarche (English)
When the ferry was attacked by a shark submarine, Captain Shaw was warned by Chief Burns and able to steer the ship to avoid the shark's first pass. As it attacked again, Shaw ordered the passengers into the lifeboat, though Burns had to talk Shaw out of going down with his ship. Deep Trouble
Shaw was at the town hall when a ghost chased him and other people out onto an unstable fire escape. They were rescued by Heatwave. The Haunting of Griffin Rock
After seeing a strange creature circle the ferry, Shaw assumed it was a sea monster and notified Chief Burns. Though Burns was unable to spot the sea monster, it did mean Chase was on hand when Shaw almost ran the ferry into an unexpected iceberg. On a later voyage, Shaw tried to outrace the overloading Sub-Zero Expander, only to end up with the ferry trapped in the snap-frozen sea temporarily. Tip of the Iceberg
Shaw attended the dog show which ended with the tent burning down. Rescue Dog Shaw took Heatwave to the mainland, but on the return journey, was unable to speed the ferry up as they passed through an area strewn with wrecked boats. Changes When Mario and a container of presents fell overboard during a bad winter storm, Shaw called mayday, and the rescue team turned up in time to save Mario, though the container sank. The Riders of Midwinter Shaw and his passengers were forced to abandon ship when a right whale jumped onto the ferry, and were picked up by Heatwave. Odd Bot Out
Shaw regularly took people out on the ferry looking for the S.S. Phantom Voyager. Phantom of the Sea When the ferry's power was knocked out by a solar flare, Shaw was only able to get help as Cody and Salvage were patrolling at the dock and able to use a rope to pull the ferry to port. A New Hero
When Griffin Rock suddenly vanished, Captain Shaw ended up in the sea and had to be rescued by High Tide. Now and Then He was surprised when the island appeared in the sky and flew back to its usual spot. Today and Forever
Notes
- Shaw shares the same last name with actor Robert Shaw, who played Quint in the film Jaws. Given the multiple homages to the film included in "Deep Trouble," this probably isn't a coincidence.
