Turbomaster
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| The name or term "Turbomaster" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, seeTurbomaster (disambiguation). |
- The Turbomasters are anAutobotsubgroupfrom theGeneration 1continuity family.
TheTurbomastersare a group of Autobots whose engines become powerful artillery pieces. They're at the forefront of the battle against the viciousDecepticonsin any fight. Their Decepticon counterparts are the (mostly) aerialPredators.
The Turbomasters include...
- Thunder Clash(leader)
- Rotorstorm
- Boss
- Flash
- Hurricane
- Scorch
There is also an unmade Turbomaster,Hyperdrive.
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Fiction
Predator Air Attack!
Breakneck returned to the Turbomasters' base, warning them of an imminent attack by the Predators. The Turbomasters and Predators engaged in smaller skirmishes asSkyquakeand Thunder Clash locked optics from across the battlefield. Suddenly...!Predator Air Attack!
DreamwaveGeneration Onecontinuity
Flash, Boss, Hurricane, and Scorch were members of the underground resistance cell led byBlasterandPerceptorduring theAge of Internment.The Age of Wrath Pt.2They were aching for action, but Perceptor held them in reserve as hisDimensional Interface Assemblywas searching forOptimus Primeafter he disappeared in aSpace Bridgeaccident. He hoped to send the Turbomasters to retrieve Optimus once the long-lost Autobot leader was found.The Age of Wrath Pt.3
Wings Universe
When the newGolden Agereached Cybertron, the team of Flash, Boss, Hurricane, and Scorch spent five stellar cycles stamping out lingering Decepticon hot spots around the galaxy. Scorch, nicknamed "The Turbomaster", left them at Optimus Prime's request to lend support to the Autobots dealing with theDecepticon Syndicateon Earth.Scorch'sWingsbio
Ask Vector Prime
InPrimax 092.0 Beta,the TurbomasterHyperdrivesucceeded Optimus Prime as leader of the Autobots after theMatrix of Leadershipwas passed to him. Despite this, Hyperdrive had a hands-off approach to the war, allowing Thunder Clash to make tactical decisions down in the trenches. Nevertheless, he took to the battlefield against Skyquake in hisApex Armor.Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/16
Toys
The Transformers
| Small Turbomasters | Medium Turbomaster | Large Turbomaster |
- Known designers:Andy Couzens(Hasbro),Takio Ejima(TakaraTomy),Masakatsu Saito(concept artist)
- The Turbomasters were part of the final year of products in theoriginalTransformerstoylinein European, Australian, and Canadian markets. (Thunder Clash was also released in Japan in late 1992 in European packaging with some legal-info stickers in Japanese added to it, as one of the earliest ancestors of Takara's twenty-first century "USA Edition"imprint.) The team were considered the" headliners "for that year; Thunder Clash is presumed to be the new leader of the entire Autobot faction in fact, though Europe/Australasia was a little liberal when it came to handing out" Leader "Functions and" 10 "Ranks.
- The team's central unifying gimmick is powerful spring-loaded missile launchers that become engines/turbines in vehicle mode. These launchers use pretty small projectiles, which means they would nevereverpass U.S.safety standards.While the two larger molds did see U.S. releases (as other characters), every release has either neutered the launchers or altered them to fire much larger, choke-gate-test-passing ammunition.
- In at least France, the Netherlands, and Belgium, the Turbomasters were referred to asCanon Masters.
- The four smaller Turbomasters were released without any notable changes inTakara'sOperation Combinationas the "Road Corps,"a completely different set of characters.
Notes
Foreign names
- Japanese:Turbomaster(ターボマスターTābomasutā)
- Dutch:Canon Master[1]
- French:Canon Master(Europe)
- Italian:Turbomaster(no plural- "s" )
References
- ↑Dutch commercialfor the 1992The Transformersassortment at theInternational Audiovisual Instute's web archives.
