Mudslinger (G1)

Mudslinger is anAutobotMicromasterfrom theGeneration 1continuity family.

"Everybody says they don't like me, but who do they all come to in election season?"

Mudslingerdoesn't respond well to even friendly criticism. He's got a chip on his shoulder bigger than his monster tires, and a need to prove his toughness to the world. Unfortunately, this tends to be in the form of breaking cover and charging headlong into battle when theOff Road Patrolis supposed to be keeping covert.Highjumpis particularly annoyed by this unprofessional and dangerous behavior, andPowertrain’s careful attempts to talk to Mudslinger about it have yet to yield any positive result. It’s especially frustrating for the team since Mudslinger is actually very good at camouflage when he puts his mind to it.^[1]

Fiction

Marvel Comics continuity

MarvelThe Transformerscomics

Alongside the rest of the Off Road Patrol, Mudslinger was summoned toEarthbyOptimus Primeto serve as reinforcements for the Autobots stationed on the planet. He was as rebellious as the rest of 'em, immediately explaining that the only reason they even came was to get some action. For their first mission, the Off Road Patrol was sent to investigate some supposed "monsters" in the swamps ofNew Jersey,and Mudslinger soon stumbled upon theDecepticonsSkullgrinandIguanus.Not fearing the larger Transformers one bit, he leapt into action and savedCecilia Santiagofrom their grasp. After he was joined by his teammates, Mudslinger wrecked the weather-control device Skullgrin was guarding, but unfortunately the forces of nature were too far along to stop. Luckily, theRace Car Patrolwere able to stop the Decepticons from collecting the storm's energies in the Big Apple, foiling their plot utterly. After the mission's completion, the Micromasters regrouped at the base of theEmpire State Building,where Optimus offered to pick them up, so they could avoid any trouble from the local law enforcement agents. The Micromasters refused Optimus's help, preferring to instead act as an independent unit and deal with such matters their own way.King Con!

Both the Race Car Patrol and the Off Road Patrol decided to stay and live inNew York Cityafterwards. During their stay, the Micromasters began fighting human crime. At one point, Mudslinger served as a prison transport forTailspinto throw crooks into.The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!

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Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

Legendscomic

Mudslinger was among the Micromasters who founded the planetMicrounder the leadership ofHot Rod.Tailgate/G1 Mini-Con ChapterHe stood by Hot Rod when he tried to convinceBlurrto become a Micromaster.Bonus Edition Vol. 25

Zonestory pages

WhenVictory Saberinitiated the "Zone Project", the Off Road Patrol helped rebuild planetMicrointo the new and improved planet Zone. To counter this threat,Violengiguarbegan conquering worlds to build his ownDecepticon Zone.All theMicromasterteams, including the Off Road Patrol, were then mobilized to patrol the galaxy, specifically planets where their special abilities would be most useful. Early on, the Off Road Patrol were sent to scout a rocky, mountainous planet.Zone Part 1

Later,King PoseidonandTrypticonwere sent to conquer the aquatic world ofWall.The Off Road Patrol engaged them in battle and with the help of CommandersOverload,Erector,Missile Bull,andSkywave,they emerged triumphant.Zone Part 3

When thePowered Mastersflew off to theTenth Planetfor their showdown with Violengiguar, all the Micromaster teams took command of Zone and vowed to keep it safe in their Commander's absence.Zone Part 10

DreamwaveGeneration Onecontinuity

Have you really thought that through, son?

Created after the launch of theArkin a joint venture by the Autobots andDecepticons,Mudslinger could be seen hanging out inLittle Iaconwith his fellow Micromasters. He was getting atattoofromRoad Hugger.The Gray RaceLater, he was present during an attack of theInsecticonson the Micromasters.Recipe for HateFinally, Mudslinger partook in a march of the Micromasters to end a battle between Autobots and Decepticons.Victims of the Revolution

2005 IDW continuity

Mudslinger and his fellow Micromasters ambushedNightbeatandHardheadwhen they visitedGorlam Prime.Spotlight: Hardhead

TransTech

A version of Mudslinger and the rest of the Off Road Patrol found themselves inAxiom Nexus.Along with a few other Mudslingers, they joined theSub-Metro Amateur League Lobbingcompetition, but were defeated by theMighty Mechanics,a team composed of bots named “Fixit”, in the championship.Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/28

2019 IDW continuity

Mudslinger was recruited by Hound to provide security on a procession leading organic civilians away from war-torn Iacon. On the way, he was amused to learn from Nautica that there was such a word as "ambidextrous", and that organics typically weren't. Their procession was attacked the Decepticon Guard, and later independently by the voracious Insecticons.Escape Part TwoDespite these attacks, they managed to make their way to Darkmount with only mild casualties.Escape Part ThreeA refugee camp was set up outside Darkmount while transportation off-world was being prepared. Before they could escape, however, a full swarm of Insecticon clones arrived to feed.Escape Part FourMudslinger fought alongside the other security forces to save what lives they could.Escape Part Five

Commercial appearances

Mudslinger was among the many Autobot Micromasters unleashed byOptimus Primethat managed to infiltrate the Decepticons' lair and muck up the place.Micromaster Patrols commercial

Toys

The Transformers

• Off Road Patrol(Micromaster Patrol,1988/1990)

• Takara ID number:C-335

Released in the sixth year of Hasbro's USTransformerstoyline(fifth year in European markets), Mudslinger transforms into a blue pickup truck of undetermined model with oversized "monster" tires. Mudslinger isgang-moldedwith his teammate Powertrain, sharing the same plastic colors.

He was only available in a four-pack with his teammatesHighjump,Powertrain,andTote.

Together with theAir Strike Patroland theRace Car Patrol,the Off Road Patrol was released by Hasbro in late 1988 (basically, a case of "next year product" being released at the end of the old year), in packaging that differed from the "proper" 1989 Micromasters' redesigned packaging (silver cards and boxes featuring an all-new "Transformers" logo) by retaining a variation of the faction-specific color-coded gradient background on the card and featuring a unique "Micro Transformers" title in a variation of the old, pre-1989 "Transformers" logo. This same basic packaging design was also used for Canada (albeit bilingual English/French) and parts of Europe (bilingual French/Dutch, and Italian-only packaging distributed byGiG). However, a variant of sorts featuring the later 1989 packaging design also exists, and was released (in English-only packaging) in the United Kingdom, where it was sold at Woolworth's stores.

The "Off Road Patrol Team"was sold in Japan a year later as part of Takara'sZoneportion of theFight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformersseries, with no notable changes from theirHasbroreleases.

This sculpt was also redecoed intoGreasepitandGlasspit.

• More information on Mudslinger at TFU.info

Merchandise

Transformers Trading Card Game

• Private Mudslinger, Special Ops-Infiltration(2019)
  • Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I
  • Rarity:CT
  • Card Number:T16/T48
  • Stars:5

Private Mudslinger, Special Ops-Infiltration is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of theTransformers Trading Card Game,War for Cybertron: Siege I. In order to represent Mudslinger's size as aMicromaster,Private Mudslinger, Special Ops-Infiltration is the size of a battle card, about half the size of a normal character card.

Notes

• Leaked product listings for theThrilling 30subline ofGenerationsincluded a "Brawn& Mudslinger ", suggesting that a new toy of Mudslinger was in the works prior to cancelation.^[2]

Foreign names

• Japanese:Footdemo(フットデモFuttodemo)
• French:Garde-Boue(Canada, "Fender" )
• Italian:Nembo

References