Powered Master
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- The Powered Masters are anAutobotsubgroupfrom theZoneportion of theGeneration 1continuity family.
ThePowered Masters(パワードマスターPawādo Masutā) are an elite squad of high-ranking Autobots, gifted with incredible size, strength, and skill. Together or separately, they're more than a match for any one ofViolengiguar'sNine Great Demon Generals.Their titularPowered Enginesgive them the power to traverse the universe and create energy-producing colony worlds.
The Powered Masters are:
- Dai Atlas,theSupreme Commanderof the Autobots.
- Sonic Bomber,Dai Atlas' fun-loving second in command.
- Roadfire,the other guy who happens to be a gentle giant.
The three Powered Masters can combine to formBig Powered.Dai Atlas can also combine with his teammates individually, formingSky Poweredwhen combined with Sonic Bomber andLand Poweredwhen combined with Roadfire.
There are also two lesser known Powered Masters:
- Twin TwistandTopspin,twin space explorers who are seldom seen operating alongside the other three.
These two brothers can combine intoAttack Powered.They also have the ability to individually combine with the other three, with Roadfire and Topspin formingWing Poweredwhile Dai Atlas and Twin Twist formDrill Powered.
All five Powered Masters together have the ability to form the fearsomeUltra Powered.
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Fiction
Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity
Legendscomic
Dai Atlas, Roadfire, Sonic Bomber were originally built by Megatron onCybertronas the DecepticonPoweredronswith uniquePowered Enginesthat allowed them to traverse the universe and create energy-producing colony worlds. When they learned of Megatron's evil intentions, they stole the Decepticon fleet and evacuated civilians toParadron.Upon their return to Cybertron, they renamed themselves as the Powered Masters and joined the Autobots. In this capacity, they informedOptimus Primethey detected energy onEarththat could help them overcome the Decepticons.Dai Atlas Chapter
Twin Twist and Topspin identified themselves as Powered Masters as early as2004.Bonus Edition Vol. 66
Zonecartoon
After theNine Great Demon Generalsdestroyed planetFeminia,the Powered MastersDai AtlasandSonic Bomberarrived to rescueVictory Saberfrom certain doom. They then headed to planetEarthto stop the Decepticons from obtaining theZodiac,destroyingTrypticon,Devastator,King Poseidon,andPredakingin the process.Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!
Zonecomic and story pages
To counter theAutobot Zone,Violengiguarordered hisNine Great Demon Generalson a campaign to conquer planets and create aDecepticon Zone.The Decepticons attacked planetFeminiaand destroyed it completely, with Victory Saber lost in the destruction. However, Dai Atlas andSonic Bomber,the Powered Master space explorers, had arrived in time to rescue the badly wounded AutobotSupreme Commander.The Decepticons then shifted their focus toEarth,where they hoped to obtain a powerful energy source called theZodiac.Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber intercepted them on Earth, defeated them, and regained the Zodiac. Impressed with Dai Atlas' courage and power, and too injured to lead any longer, Victory Saber inaugurated Dai Atlas as the new Supreme Commander of the Autobots.Transformers: Zone
Dai Atlas helped to complete the Zone Operation, leaving Victory Saber relieved he had passed the role of Supreme Commander on to him.Zone Part 4Soon after, Evil Spirit GeneralBlackZarakattacked Earth and tookLandshakerandSky Hyperhostage. Driven by the need to rescue their comrades, the Powered Masters defeated BlackZarak and rescued their friends.Zone Part 5
The Powered Masters then focused their attention on Super-God GeneralOverlordand Dinosaur GeneralTrypticon,whom they vowed to defeat in under eight seconds. True to their word, they beat them within the time limit.Zone Part 6
Violengiguar then createdMetrotitanas a rival for Dai Atlas and unleashed him on the Lunar Zone Base on Earth'smoon.Dai Atlas heard the SOS and rushed to aid Sonic Bomber in battle.Zone Part 8Dai Atlas arrived and combined with Sonic Bomber intoSky Powered,but they were quickly frozen solid by Metrotitan's Freeze Beam Gun. All hope seemed lost untilRoadfire,the third Powered Master, appeared and took Metrotitan out. Freed, Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber happily welcomed Roadfire into the club.Zone Part 9
Violengiguar at last came out of the shadows and attacked the Earth in person. The Powered Masters attempted to stop him with their "Triple Powered Attack" but failed. Violengiguar escaped back to theTenth Planetwith the Zodiac and aGalaxy Rocketfull of hostages. The Powered Masters then combined intoBig Poweredand gave chase.Zone Part 10
Arriving at theTenth Planet,Violengiguar split into his three forms, Vion, Lenger and Iguarn, and attacked. The Powered Masters quickly destroyed them, but the battle was not over.Zone Part 11Violengiguar returned as a horrible phoenix-thing and attacked. Upgraded with the power of the Zodiac, the Powered Masters combined into Big Powered yet again, but this time their strength was enhanced thirty-fold. They flew through Violengiguar and destroyed him with the "Powered Rainbow Attack". The Zodiac then reformed the desolate Tenth Planet into a lush utopia wherehumansand robots could live in harmony.Zone Part 12
Legendscomic
Generations Selects Special Comic
Ask Vector Prime
Multiversal observerVector Primestated that various iterations of Dai Atlas and the Powered Masters defeated their enemies theThirteen Great Demon Generals.Ask Vector Prime, 2015/12/19
Toys
Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers
- Sonic Bomber(Powered Master,1990)
- ID Number:C-347
- Dai Atlas(Powered Master, 1990)
- ID Number:C-348
- Roadfire(Powered Master, 1990)
- ID number:C-349
- Big Powered(Multi-pack, 1990)
- ID number:C-353
- Known designers:Motoki Takaya(TakaraTomy)
- The three Generation 1 Powered Masters were each available sold separately or in a combined "Big Powered" gift set.
- All three figures incorporate some form ofmotorizedgimmick. Dai Atlas features an electric motor, powered by two AA batterries, which drives his rubber treads, allowing him to roll forwards or backwards in his vehicle and robot modes. Sonic Bomber and Roadfire feature friction motors, which automate portions of their transformation to robot mode; Sonic Bomber's motor splits his noscone and raises his head into view, while Roadfire's rotates his legs into place. The two smaller Powered Masters also feature additional spring-loadedautotransformationgimmicks that reveal the launching ramps for their base modes.
- The three figures' vehicle modes combine into Big Powered, who remains the use of Dai Atlas's motorized functions.
Legends
- Targetmaster Twin Twist(Deluxe Class,March 24,2018)
- ID number:LG65
- Targetmaster Topspin(Deluxe Class, March 24, 2018)
- ID number:LG66
- Bigpowered[sic](Multi-pack,March 30,2019)
- ID number:LG-EX
- Known designers:Hisashi Yuki(TakaraTomy)
- LegendsBig Powered is a three-pack consisting of the primary Powered MastersDai Atlas,Sonic Bomber,andRoadfireas retools ofTitans ReturnSky Shadow,Misfire,andTwin Twist.
- Being contemporaryGenerations-adjacent figures, what the trio tragically lose in power functions they make up for in contemporary articulation creature comforts, as well asTitan Mastergimmickry.
- New recruits Topspin and Twin Twist, each sold separately, are directredecoesof their Hasbro marketTitans Returntoys packed with TargetmastersSpoilandPeacemanrespectively.
Merchandise
Transformers Gum
- Dai Atlas(2012)
- Sonic Bomber(2012)
- Roadfire(2012)
- Big Powered(DX, 2012)
- Part of the sixth wave of Kabaya's revivedTransformers GumSeries, the individual releases of Dai Atlas, Sonic Bomber, and Roadfire are snap-together model kits reproducing all of their original modes. Roadfire includes the Z Powered Cutter weapon and atinynon-transforming car modeSpeederwhich are intended for the concurrently released Dai Atlas kit. The three kits can combine to form Big Powered.
- A "DX" combined release of Kabaya Dai Atlas, Roadfire and Sonic Bomber was also produced. They feature changes to plastic color compared to their initial separate releases, and foil stickers.
- Like most other Kabaya model kits, the Powered Masters have no paint applications and rely on stickers for added details. The kits also includes a substance that could be charitably referred to as gum.
Notes
- Dai Atlas, Sonic Bomber, and Roadfire are also known as "The Hero of the Earth" ( đại địa の anh hùngDaichi no Eiyū), "The Warrior of the Wind" ( phong の chiến sĩ "Kaze no Senshi" ), and "The Brave of the Fire" ( viêm の dũng giảHonō no Yūsha) respectively.
- The addition of theJumpstartersto the Powered Master subgroup some thirty years on becomes somewhat more explicable when one recalls theelaborate motorized action featuresof Topspin and Twin Twist'sownGeneration 1 toys.
