Big Daddy (G1)
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| The name or term "Big Daddy" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, seeBig Daddy (disambiguation). |
- Big Daddy is anAutobotMicromasterfrom theGeneration 1continuity family.
His idle is a little rough, daddy-o, but his carb's in the right place.Big Daddy(akaDaddy-O) is the leader of theAutobotHot Rod Patrol.He might be "Big Daddy" to the younger cats on the patrol, but he's really a fairly newMicromaster,whose main program loop hasn't fully optimized itself yet. He doesn't always dig what the brass are saying, and sometimes he just splits and does his own thing.
On the other hand, this Yank tank is older than his years. He ain't just playing the leader bit; he'd give his last drop of go-juice for the patrol, and he's hep to the royal shaft theMicromastersso often get from the big boys. With a few years and a little experience he'd be one of the best there is.
| “ | That... is Big Daddy. When they say immovable force meets irresistible object, or rock and a hard place, that's all him. | ” |
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Fiction
Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity
Toy bio
Big Daddy was the leader of the Hot Rod Team.Return of ConvoyHot Rod Team bio
Legendscomic
Big Daddy worked with theBattlestarson their mission to recoverFalse Convoyand redeem him with the power of theZodiacto createStar Convoy.LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two
DreamwaveGeneration Onecontinuity
Big Daddy was among the hundreds of Micromasters created by the Autobots andDecepticonsmillions of years after the launch of theArk.While inLittle Iacon,he befriended Runner, who later became the Decepticon known asBarricade.Big Daddy, along with theHot Rod Patrol,was selected to join the Autobots. He and his team helped theMonster Truck PatrolrecoverRoadbuster,but clashed with his former friends in the DecepticonRace Track Patrolin the battle that ensued. Big Daddy succeeded in evacuating Roadbuster, but team memberCrunchwas killed in the process.
Upon returning toIacon,Big Daddy angrily confrontedUltra MagnusandFortress Maximus.After storming out, he picked a fight withSidetrackandSunrunner,avoiding a brawl only whenHydraulicintervened. The confrontation helped Big Daddy realize that the Autobot/Decepticon war wasn't the Micromasters' to fight, and he took off for Little Iacon with his team.
Driving through theWastelands,Big Daddy and the Hot Rod Patrol ran straight into the Race Track Patrol, who had just deserted the Decepticons. A fight loomed, but was prevented by the arrival ofFalconandFlankerand their pursuers, a group of vampiricInsecticons.Destined for NothingThe Micromasters were heavily outmatched, but were saved from certain doom whenGroundshakerarrived with his ATV, driving off the Insecticons. Groundshaker took Big Daddy and his charges toCountdown's base, where he tried to recruit them for a mysterious mission. Big Daddy and his team declined, and continued on their way to Little Iacon. Once there, Big Daddy met withRoadhandlerat an underground bar. Roadhandler chided Big Daddy for leaving the Autobots, and challenged him to a race. Big Daddy took an early lead, but Roadhandler's experience led him to victory.The Gray RaceAfter the race, Big Daddy got in another fight, this time withRoad Hugger,but the scuffle was interrupted by another Insecticon raid. The Hot Rod Patrol fled back to Iacon, hoping to enlist the aid of the Autobots, but were denied access toAutobaseby Sidetrack and Sunrunner. As they left,Stakeouttold them that they werepersona non gratawith Magnus, prompting them to go to Countdown for help.Recipe for Hate
While Countdown stormed the Decepticon base, Big Daddy and his team snuck into it via oil-disposal tunnels and freed the Micromasters imprisoned by the Insecticons. After battling their way throughRansackandBarrage,they ran straight into Barricade and the Race Track Patrol. While the rest of the team engaged the Decepticons, Big Daddy headed for the command center and saved Countdown from being crushed byShockwave's severed head. Big Daddy and the rest of the freed Micromasters accompanied Countdown to a battle between the Autobots and Decepticons, and convinced them to lay down arms by informing them thatSkystalkerhad engineered the whole thing. As the Decepticons retreated, Big Daddy tried to console a dying Sidetrack, who cursed him with his last breath. Countdown tried to have Big Daddy calm the restless crowd of Micromasters, but Big Daddy rejected his grand plans, as well as those of the Autobots and the Decepticons.
Big Daddy left the battlefield, vowing to find something more than constant war, toil and death... on his own.Victims of the Revolution
Universecomic
A Big Daddy hailed fromPrimax 302.06 Gamma.Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/20He was one of countless Transformers pulled from his timestream to engage in the death-duels of theCauldrondeep inside the shatteredUnicron.He escaped this fate in the jail break set byTrailbreakerandSilverbolt.Escape
Presumably, he was safely returned to his timeline or universe of origin. Because he's that awesome.
2005 IDW continuity
Big Daddy was one of the denizens ofGorlam Primewho accostedHardheadandNightbeatwhen they arrived on the planet.Spotlight: Hardhead
War for Cybertron Trilogymarketing material
After Cybertron fell, the Autobots left their homeworld aboard theArk,traveling through space in pursuit of theAllSpark.Earthrisewebpage[1]Daddy-O was aGround Command Infantry Private.Earthrisetoy packaging
2019 IDW continuity
Big Daddy,Hubs,andTrip-Upattended an illegalskitterrace atSwindle's.Swindle's
After the fall of the Senate, Big Daddy joined the Autobots. He fought in a major battle along theRust Seato prevent the Decepticons from acquiring theEnigma of Combination.Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust IIBig Daddy was injured in the melee with the Decepticons that followed, but was carried to safety afterwards by his fellow Autobots.Enigmatic
Commercial appearances
Jazz(in hisAction Masterbody) introducedOptimus Primeto Big Daddy, as well as the rest of the Hot Rod Patrol. Prime agreed that they were a "sharp-looking bunch," but he wanted to know if they could transform. A voice which is likely Big Daddy's answered, "You bet we can! We're Micromasters!" The Hot Rod Patrol and theConstruction Patrolwere then faced byScorponokadvancing menacingly upon them. As the Decepticon began to cross a suspension bridge, the Autobots destroyed it, sending Scorponok tumbling down.Hot Rod and Construction Patrol commercial
Later,Optimus PrimetoldJazzto check outhisnew Micromaster Hot Rod Patrol, opening his fist to reveal the tiny car-mode bots. Squaresville! Property is theft, man.Commercial
Games
Transformers: Earth Wars
Toys
The Transformers
- Hot Rod Patrol(Micromaster Patrol,1990)
- Released in the seventh and final year of theoriginalTransformerstoylinein the US (sixth and non-final year in Europe),MicromasterBig Daddy is a tiny robot that transforms into a tiny black and orange modified1957Chevrolet Bel Air hardtop hot rod. While the rest of his team also have large rear wheels, the rear of Big Daddy's vehicle mode is large and raised, making his rear wheels look especially huge.
- Big Daddy isgang-moldedwith his teammateGreaser,sharing the same plastic colors.
- He was only available as part of theHot Rod Patrolset, along withGreaser,Hubs,andTrip-Up.
- Hot Rod Team(Micro Transformer Team,1991)
- ID number:C-362
- Accessories:Micro Trailer #2
- "Grease" was also released inTakara'sFight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformersline, during theReturn of Convoyyear, with no notable physical changes from the Hasbro release.
- Like the Hasbro toy, he was only available in a complete set with his teammates, but this release includedMicro Trailer#2, plus a sticker sheet with extra optional decals to add to your Micromasters.
Transformers(2007)
- Big Daddy(Deluxe Class,2008)
- Transformers:AllSpark PowerBig Daddy is aredecoofCybertronDownshift,transforming into a muscle car that combines elements from various 1970s era muscle and pony cars, and with an orange and black color scheme as anhomageto theGeneration 1Micromasterof the same name. In either mode, inserting aCyber Keyinto a flip-up slot in his rear window springs open a claw from the car's grill. He comes with two large spring-loaded missile launchers, which can peg via5 mm poston his vehicle side-panels/robot legs, or mount on his shoulders. He comes with a clear-red Cybertron-style Cyber Key.
- This mold suffers from adesign flaw:Even though his head has aswivel joint,it's rendered useless because the ridges on his chest (the air vents invehicle mode) get in the way in both directions.
- This toy was aWalmartexclusivein the US, and a The Warehouse exclusive inNew Zealand.It was originally intended to be released in the2008Universetoyline[2]as Generation 1 Big Daddy proper, but got shifted to the live-action movie line to meet theincredibledemand for more movie-branded product. The original Big Daddy wouldn't appear in this body until theTransformers: Earth Warsgame, fifteen years later.
- This toy was alsorepurposedasShattered GlassBig Daddy.
War for Cybertron: Earthrise
- Trip-Up & Autobot Daddy-O(Micromaster,2020)
- Hasbro ID number:WFC-E3
- TakaraTomy ID number:ER EX-03
- TakaraTomy release date:May 30,2020
- Known designers:Ken Christiansen(concept artist)
- Part of the first wave ofEarthriseMicromaster two-packs, "Daddy-O" (presumably renamed fortrademarkreasons) transforms from robot to vehicle, once again an unlicensed approximation of a '57 Chevy. He can combine with his pack-in partnerTrip-Upto form a weapon, though their designs mean both can be wielded independently as smaller guns if one wishes.
- In Japan, Trip-Up and Daddy-O were released as aTakaraTomy Mallexclusive.
- This figure was redecoed intoWindstorm.
Notes
- If that's Big Daddy speaking in the first commercial, it sounds like his voice actor miiiiiight beMichael McConnohie.
- Big Daddy's name may be an homage toBig Daddy Don Garlits,considered the father of drag racing, or car designerEd "Big Daddy" Roth,who used a veryfamiliar looking carto promote his shop.
- Along with his teammates, Big Daddy's Japanese name, "Grease", is likely a pop culture reference, this time to the filmGrease.
Foreign names
- Japanese:Grease(グリースGurīsu)
- French:Paternel(Canada)
- Italian:Ghibli
- Hungarian:Apafej
