Cybertron Defense Team (Cybertron)

This article is about theCybertronteam. For theWings Universeteam, seeCybertron Defense Team (G1).

The Cybertron Defense Team is anAutobotsubgroup from theCybertronportion of theUnicron Trilogy continuity family.

TheCybertron Defense Teamis an elite heavily armed combat unit within the Autobot army. Answering directly toOptimus Prime,they are dispatched to take care of the toughest assignments that other, lesser equipped Autobots can't handle. Armed with courage, determination, and some of the most powerful weapons ever bolted onto aTransformer,the Cybertron Defense Team is a force to be reckoned with.

The group's members are:

• Hot Shot
• Scattorshot
• Red Alert

Contents 1Fiction 1.1Cybertroncartoon 2Toys 2.1Cybertron 3Notes 3.1Foreign names

Fiction

Cybertroncartoon

WhenMegatronreturned toEarthseeking vengeance forStarscream'streacherous duplicity, Hot Shot, Red Alert, and Scattorshot were tasked with keeping the powerful Decepticon leader busy whileOptimus Primeassisted the other Autobots. Enraged by the humiliation of defeat at the hands of lesser beings, Megatron summoned the power of theOmega Lockto grant him a new weapon, the Death Machine Gun, which he used to swiftly mow down the three Autobots.Revelation

Severely damaged, the trio were transported byColonel Franklinto a nearby U.S. Air Force facility where technicians attempted to repair them. However, the damage was too severe, beyond repair, to the point of Red Alert giving up hope on himself and his friends. Encouraged by the children, the three Autobots recounted their memories since meeting their kids, their desire for revenge against Megatron, and their hopes of saving theirhome planet.Their words reached the ears ofPrimus,who bathed them in holy light, healing their wounds and allowing them to reformat into new, more powerful bodies, as the Cybertron Defense Team!

The new Autobot unit rushed back to the battlefield and soundly defeated the surprised Megatron andScourgewith their incredible firepower, then covered the other Autobots as Optimus Prime led them to Starscream's island.Critical

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Toys

Cybertron

• Cybertron Defense Hot Shot(Deluxe Class, 2005)
• Cybertron Defense Red Alert(Ultra Class, 2005/2006)
• Cybertron Defense Scattorshot(Voyager Class, 2005/2006)

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  Hot Shot

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  Red Alert

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  Scattorshot

The "main" toys of the Cybertron Defense Team were all new molds for characters that already existed in theCybertronfranchise.Thematically, they are unified by transforming into military vehicles, sporting patriotic colors, and each possessing absolutelyhugeamounts of weaponry.

• Red Alert(Legends of Cybertron, 2006)

A much-simplified version of the Cybertron Defense Red Alert toy.

Notes

• Apparently, it took Hasbro a long time to decide upon a Western name for the Vanguard Team. Early online retailer listings and bios posted on Hasbro.com featured the toys' names as "Hot Shot SWAT" and "Red Alert SWAT", and early batches of the Cybertron Defense Red Alert toy available at retail and from online stores were lacking the "Cybertron Defense" portion of the name on the packaging. However, the more widespread version with the full name was found within mere days of the original version's initial retail sighting, and Cybertron Defense Hot Shot and Cybertron Defense Scattorshot were available without any namevariants.
• While Scattorshot and Red Alert both got upgraded insize classtoy-wise (Scout Class to Voyager Class, and Deluxe Class to Ultra Class, respectively), Hot Shot apparently got the shaft, possibly because Hasbro wanted to keep the "kid-appeal" character at the Deluxe price point.

Foreign names

• Japanese:Vanguard Team(バンガードチームBangādo Chīmu)