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When you need a fix, try not to get the repair bay and war machine mixed up.

WhenIronhideandRatchettransform intorobot mode,part of theirvehicle modeforms theOnebox component.Ironhide's becomes a weapons platform and Ratchet's is a repair bay.

Fiction

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Transformerscartoon

Ratchet's component stood ready asHaulerrescuedHound.More than Meets the Eye, Part 1

AlthoughIronhidenever deployed his separate component, he did utilize its missile launcher/laser. In van mode, he hadBumblebeeclimb inside and man it to trench-off a rushing flood to save a nearby town.More than Meets the Eye, Part 2Later, he extended the launcher out of his own back as he chased escaping Decepticons and blew part ofSkywarp'stailfin off.More than Meets the Eye, Part 3

Healers, Fighters, and Transformers

The two times Ratchet transformed, he did so while leaving his repair bay as a separate component, which did not itself transform beyond deploying the caterpillar tracks. Ratchet loaded acar crash victiminto the repair bay before reconnecting with it while transforming back into an ambulance to transport her to a hospital.Healers, Fighters, and Transformers

Wings Universe

Obtaining an upgraded body upon enlisting into the military, Ironhide also gained a battle platform which he nicknamed "The Cavalry."Ironhide'sWings of Honorprofile

MarvelThe Transformerscomics

When first arriving onEarth,Ironhide and Ratchet rode their components around.The TransformersPower Play!

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Soon, however, both Ironhide and Ratchet began walking without the aid of their component.

Ratchet's component helped repairGears.It even spoke, reporting when it finished minimum repairs on him.Prisoner of War!

2005 IDW continuity

AsRatchetrepairedBroadsideandJetfire,his repair bay sat next to him.International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"

Toys

The Transformers

• Ironhide(1984/1991/2001)
  

  
  • Japanese ID number:98
  • Accessories:"Static Laser Gun", gun post, 3 missiles

Ironhide splits when he transforms, with most of the rear section of his van mode transforming into a battle platform, and the remainder becoming his rather misshapen, headless robot form.

• More information on Ironhide at TFU.info

• Ratchet(1984/1986/1990/2001/2007)
  • Japanese ID number:99
  • Accessories:"Static Laser Gun", gun connector, 3 missiles

The toy transforms from an ambulance to a robot and gun-station.

• More information on Ratchet at TFU.info

Timelines

• Descent into Evil(Multi-figure boxset, 2005)
  • Accessories:Fold out gun/radar energon weapon, BotCon 2005 pin

Like Ironhide's original toy, this redeco/retoolofEnergonTow-Linesplits from a van into arobot modeand a battle sled.

• More information on Timelines Ironhide at TFU.info

• Autobot Ratchet & Flareup(2005)
  • Accessories:Lightbar/blaster

Inrobot mode,Ratchet's lower vehicle portion becomes a mobile battle/repair platform. Also a redeco/retoolofEnergonTow-Line.

• More information on BotCon Ratchet at TFU.info

Encore

• Ironhide(2007)
  • Japanese ID number:05
  • Accessories:"Static Laser Gun", gun post, 3 missiles

Ironhide's original Generation 1 toy was made available again in mid-December 2007 as part of Takara's ongoingEncoreline ofreissues.

• Ratchet(2007)
  • Japanese ID number:05
  • Accessories:"Static Laser Gun", gun post, 3 missiles

Ratchet's original Generation 1 toy was made available again in mid-December 2007 as part of Takara's ongoingEncoreline ofreissues.

• Ironhide Protect Black(2008)
  • Japanese ID number:05
  • Accessories:"Static Laser Gun", gun post, 3 missiles

Tied in to Ironhide'sEncorereissue wase-HOBBY'sexclusive"New Year Special"redecoof the figure: Ironhide Protect Black.

• More information on Ironhide Protect Black at TFU.info

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• Ratchet Emergency Green(2008)
  • Accessories:"Static Laser Gun", gun connector, 3 missiles

Aredecoof the original toy (well, the retooled Encore version) whichhomagesthe live-action movie Ratchet,Ratchet Emergency Green is a Japanese mail-away exclusive available with a purchase of the bookTransformers Visualworks.

• More information on Ratchet Emergency Green at TFU.info

Notes

• "One-box design",of which the Nissan Vanette is a quintessential example, is a car style which lacks separately defined areas for the engine and trunk, as opposed to the more common two- and three-box designs (e.g. station wagons and sedans, respectively).
• Inthe first issue of the Marvel comic,there is a gun platform on theArkthat strongly resembles this component.
• This component is absent in Ironhide and Ratchet'scharacter models,where the robot transforms directly into the whole vehicle. Therobot modeitself was extensively redesigned, giving these characters averylow degree oftoy-accuracy.
• This component is not mentioned in the text of the characters'bios,Universeprofiles,orMore than Meets the Eyeprofiles,but it is included in the artwork.
• Other Ironhide and Ratchet toys have been produced that do not include this component. Notably, theMasterpiecetoys incorporate the entire vehicle into the robot mode, but each toy comes with an accessory storage tray that resembles the original component.