Reboost

Reboost is anAutobotfrom theGeneration 1 continuity family(viaMasterpiece).

For a guaranteed ratings smash, dig it up out of the trash; c'mon, just Reboost it!

Assigned toAutobot City,citadel guardian^[1]Reboost(リブーストRibūsuto) is known for his outgoing attitude and many hobbies, including giving rides around town to humans, multispectrum landscape photography, and cy-fiber weaving. The only Autobot who doesn't seem to like him isTailgate.Unlike most Transformers, Reboost didn't scan his beloved Honda City Rvehicle mode,but physically merged his life core with one, after being reduced to hispersonality componentbyMarlboor,which reads to the machine-loving little Autobot as a kind of bodyjacking. Reboost is quite familiar with that kind invasion of privacy, though. The story behind his coming to Earth is a tragic tale of love lost, but you wouldn't know it by talking to him.

Reboost can separate his consciousness into his autonomousComponent Xdrone, allowing it to run interference using hisholomatteravatars, but his most impressive power is his Boost Key special ability. Reboost can power up the life force of any organism, organic or metallic, granting them increased power and even regenerative properties. Its only downside is Reboost's own lack of medical knowledge: there's no guarantee he'll restore what needs restoring, limiting its potential uses.

Fiction

Masterpiecetoy bios

Reboost originally transformed into a surveillance satellite, and put his long-range reconnaissance talents to good use as a member of theAutobot Outer Planetary Support Squad.Eventually, however, Reboost successfully petitioned to join the Autobot defense force on the planetEngali,a world known for its complicated octuple-gender marriage rituals. To cement the alliance between Engali andCybertron,it was decided that Reboost would marryMerai,heir to one of Engali's most powerful families.

Although Reboost and Merai got on well, Reboost soon realized that the planet's ruling houses were after his unique abilities, and he became embroiled in a dispute between two feuding princes. When a group of traitorous Engalians attacked him, Reboost lost consciousness, and was transferred to an offworld research facility. Upon reawakening, Reboost found that he'd been disassembled, with his life core transferred into his Component X drone; worse, he discovered that his assailants had entered into an alliance with the sinisterMarlboor Dynamicmegacorporation, and that in his absence the other members of his marriage had married into other families. Upon discovering data regarding a red Honda City R from Earth, Reboost distracted his captor usingholomatteravatars long enough for him to rebuild his Component X drone into an ambulatory unit, then smuggled himself through awarp gateto the Sol system and hitched a ride on an Earth-bound cargo ship.

After arriving on Earth, Reboost landed in a city under threat from the Decepticons. Fortunately, he was able to transplant his life core into a nearby Honda City R, reshaping the car into a new Autobot body for himself! Reborn in a stronger form, Reboost saw off the Decepticon invaders and became the city's new defender.MasterpieceReboost bio

Toys

Masterpiece

• Reboost(November 20,2021)

• ID number:MP-54
• Accessories:"Laser Gun", "Rocket Pod", "Double Laser Gauntlet", "Component X","HolomatterAvatar "
• Known designers:Kōjin ŌnoandYūya Ōnishi(TakaraTomy)

MasterpieceReboost is aredecoandretoolingof the simultaneously-releasedMP-53 Skids,based on the red version ofDiacloneNo. 6 Honda City R. Reboost transforms into an officially-licensed 1st generation Honda City R vehicle mode, and he also features the same alt mode functionalities that other versions of the mold have such as opening front doors, an opening hood with engine detailing underneath, an openable rear trunk that can store some of his accessories, and a basic interior.

For accessories, Reboost comes included with a "Laser Gun" that can be folded into a more compact form for storage in Reboost's vehicle mode rear trunk, a "Rocket Pod", and a "Double Laser Gauntlet" which shares tooling with Skids's twin electron blaster. Reboost also comes withComponent X,based on the fold-out motocompo included with real-life Honda subcompact cars. In addition, Reboost includes aHolomatterAvatar driver that can ride inside Reboost's interior in vehicle mode, which is a transparent version of theSpike Witwickyfigure included withHound.

This tooling, complete with scooter, was redecoed into fellowDiaclonealumnusCrosscut,then further retooled to makeDia Burnout.

• MasterpieceReboost bio translation

Notes

TeamDiacloneHonda City. Back row:Crosscut,Skids,Burn Out.Front row: Screech, Reboost.

• LegendaryDiacloneveteran and currentMasterpiecedesignerKōjin Ōnohappened to own just such a red City R himself. It's not just anyone who gets to make their car into a Transformer. Twice!
• Reboost was created to commemorate the 40th anniversary of theHonda City R(ホンダ・シティR(アール)) in its iconic red color scheme, the car itself being significantly more famous than Skids in Japan.^[2]
• Reboost'sDiaclone-based red colouration often lends to confusion with the burnt orange form ofSkidsknown asScreech,himself inspired byRevenge of the FallenMudflap.Remember, Reboost has the blue head, hands, and feet while Screech has dark grey hands and feet.
• The Crosscut/Reboost tooling was considered for inclusion in the Generation 1 line long enough for the Reboost colouration to be used by Takara in a preliminary 1985 packaging mural.^[3](Said mural featured other oddities, such as Skids inthe black decoas well as the distinctive prototype version ofSuperion.)
• The Honda City R received its own bio in Reboost'sMasterpiecerelease and even got top billing over Reboost himself!^[4]

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