Ransack (Armada)
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| The name or term "Ransack" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, seeRansack (disambiguation). |
- Ransack is aMini-Confrom theArmadaportion of theUnicron Trilogy.
Ransackloves a good challenge, and is constantly leading theAdventure Mini-Con Teamon risky missions to sate his appetite for danger. His teammatesIcebergandDune Runnerare less enthusiastic about these missions, but Ransack is certain that they'll change their minds eventually. He just has to make them face danger until they learn to like it.
He once litSideways's crotch on fire.[1]
| “ | No obstacle is too great! | ” |
—Ransack'sbioquote. | ||
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Fiction
Cartoon continuity
Linkage
Ransack (or someone with the samebody-typeas him), appeared briefly among the Mini-Cons huggingStella Holleygoodbye, before taking off into space with theAutobots.Linkage Part 12
Cybertroncomic
Ransack was part of an army of insurgent Mini-Cons plotting to destroy a Mini-Con colony on one ofCybertron's moons. He bore witness toUnicron,the insurgents' secret ally, turning on them and killing everyone around him.Revelations Part 5
DreamwaveArmadacomic
After escaping from Cybertron, Ransack and his team ended up on Earth'smoon,where they lived in theMini-Con Moonbaseunder the command ofDualor.When the base was eventually discovered by the Decepticons, Ransack and Dune Runner hauled out satellite mines to defend their base with.Armada #9The Adventure Team later assaultedMegatronwhen he broke into the base.Armada #10
The Mini-Cons were eventually forced to abandon the moonbase, and Ransack and his team ended up working for the Autobots on Earth. They were sent toAlaskato retrieve an escape pod containing several other Mini-Cons, but found thatThrustwas already at the scene. Ransack and the others tried to escape, but were knocked out whenCyclonusjoined the battle.Fire & IceWhen Autobot reinforcements arrived,Joltstarted searching for Ransack.Armada #13
AsUnicronapproached Cybertron, Ransack and the others Mini-Cons on Earth gathered to take aspace bridgeback to their home planet. Presumably, he was among the Mini-Cons at theLoopinCyber City,giving his power to theMini-Con Matrixthat dealt the critical blow to Unicron.The End
PaniniArmadacomic
In the early stages of the war, Ransack was among the Mini-Cons in support ofDualor's plan to killMegatronby luring him to theAutobotheadquarters and blowing it up.Counter-Strike!
Transformers Legendsanthology
With some greasing fromAlexis,Ransack andDune Runnermanaged to get themselves on an archaeological expedition to theLabná ruinsinMexico.Ransack almost immediately proved himself to be unsuitable for archaeology when he used his tow rope to pull open a stone door, and caused a cave in which plunged himself and DoctorJessica Theistinto a cave. Although DoctorCarter Sanfordwas less than pleased, it turned out they'd found evidence of a previously undiscovered civilisation named theNatiltec.Theist promised to lobby for an honorary doctorate for Ransack, and that wasbeforethey found that the writings detailed the tribe encountering a race ofbeast warriors.Fire in the Dark
Toys
Armada
- Adventure Mini-Con Team(Mini-Con 3-pack, 2002 / 2003)
- Takara ID number:MM-16
- Takara release date:August 28,2003
- Known designers:Takashi Kunihiro(Takara),Joe Kyde(deco artist)
- ArmadaRansack transforms into a pickup truck of undetermined, possibly made-up model with oversized off-road tires and rollbar. He has a working winch mechanism connected to aspool and gear systemin his torso; the cable, once pulled out, can be retracted by rolling Ransack in vehicle mode, or by attaching him to the gear system on theArmadaCyclonusmold. Unfortunately, playing with the winch with any level of zeal is likely to break the (rather shoddily-woven) cable.
- As a Mini-Con, he has a "Powerlinx"socket on the back (!) of his vehicle mode, on the spare tire, that allows him to attach to larger toys with compatible Powerlinx plugs, activating specialgimmickson the larger toys when attached to a "live" plug. This placement makes him pretty awkward to Powerlinx with most toys.
- He was normally only available in a three-pack with his teammatesDune RunnerandIceberg.In theHasbroline, the Adventure Team were released in the third assortment of Mini-Con teams. In Japan, it was part of the seventh wave ofLegend of the Micronsproduct, released inAugust2002. Aside from packaging, there are no noteworthy differences between the two releases.
- This mold was also used to makeCliffjumper,Micron BoosterTorque,andCybertronPayload.
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- Grap Super Mode & Adventure Micron(Multi-pack, 2003)
- ID number:MS-07
- Release date:August 28,2003
- In Japan, the Adventure Team was available both in an individual set and in a multi-pack withHoistand "Spark"Liftor.
- All of the toys in the set are identical to their individual releases.
- Adventure Micron Exdimensions(Mini-Con 3-pack, 2003)
- ID number:MM-19
- Release date:September 11,2003
- A limited-edition (yet still standard retail) "Exdimensions"redecoof the Adventure Team was released in Japan. This version of "Winch" was colored bright red.
- This toy also doubles as the separate characterWinch.
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- Powerlinx Cyclonus with Crumplezone and Bonus Mini-Con(Bonus pack, 2003)
- Powerlinx Hot Shot with Jolt and Bonus Mini-Con(Bonus pack, 2003)
- Release date:November 28,2003
- USToys "R" Usstores had special bonus pack Super-Con (Deluxe) toys onBlack Friday2003, which came with a single bonus Mini-Con attached to the card over their sticker, forlessthan the price of a normal Super-Con during their post-ThanksgivingBlack Fridaysale.
- Each of the Adventure Team Mini-Cons could come packaged with eitherPowerlinx CyclonusorPowerlinx Hot Shot.
- Battle for the Matrix(Multi-pack, 2003)
- Release date:November 28, 2003
- ForKmart's 2003 Black Friday sales, they offered amassivemulti-pack of toys. The only truly exclusive item was a gold version ofSuper Base Optimus Prime;the rest are unchanged versions ofSparkplug,JetfireandComettor,the Adventure Mini-Con Team, and (inexplicably)Longarm.
- Adventure Mini-Con Team(Mini-Con 3-pack,
2004)
- Test-shots of a slightly-altered Adventure Team have popped up from various sources. It's possible this was intended to be a mid-series deco-change for the team, though it looks unfinished at best. The team hasexactlythe samepaint applicationlayouts in exactly the samecolorsas the original.
- This version of Ransack replaced the dark green with light tan plastic.
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Energon
- Adventure Mini-Con Team / Sea Mini-Con Team(Multi-pack, 2004)
- An unaltered version of the original Adventure Team was released as part of anEnergon-series "Mini-Con 6-pack" with theSea Mini-Con Team.
- This set was one of three Mini-Con six-packs exclusive to Toys "R" Us stores in the US, and the only one of the three not "shared" withWalmart.
Notes
Foreign names
- Japanese:Winch(ウィンチWinchi)
