Grit

Grit is aDecepticonMicromasterfrom theGeneration 1 continuity family.

Every morning, I get up and eat a big bowl of myselves.

Gritonly believes two things are inevitable: the destruction of all things physical, and the permanence of theDecepticon Empire.While he loves construction as much as his teammates on theConstructor Squad,what he truly works toward is building that empire.^[1]

Hiscombinerpartner isKnockout.

Fiction

Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

Grit was an Autobot and a member of Shovel Team portion of theDump Shovel W Team,a group of Micromasters who acted as support for theBattlestars.As their superior officers advanced on the battlefield, the pairs formed positions and strengthened defenses by actions such as creating bases or setting minefield traps.Return of Convoy bio

2005 IDW continuity

True Me

Even after the war had ended with the Decepticons' defeat, Grit and histwo flunkiescontinued on as always, attacking planets and enslaving the defenseless inhabitants. Discovered byDrift,the three were defeated and brought in chains to the Transformer-hatingGalactic Council,much to Grit's horror.Ratchetoffered to bring them toCybertronin exchange for the location ofGigatron's main Decepticon force, and though Grit refused out of pride and spite, his underlings gave in and handed it over. On arrival, theirshuttlewas shot down by the other Decepticons, who assumed Grit had been working with the Autobots and prepared to execute him. He was rescued by Drift and Ratchet, only for all three of them to be captured and brought before Gigatron.Empire of Stone #1

Grit insisted that he wasn't a traitor, but was only met with mockery from Gigatron's right-hand manHellbat,who told him a Decepticon who gets himself captured doesn'tdeserveto be a Decepticon. Enraged, Grit headbutted him in the face and tried to escape with the Autobots, but was cut off by Gigatron himself and imprisoned. After an unsuccessful attempt at tricking the guard into releasing them, the guard turned out to be Grit's old friend Knockout, who willingly let them go and gave them their weapons back. Grit then took off on his own, seeking to hunt down and kill Hellbat for what he'd said.Empire of Stone #2

Finding Hellbat in the middle of explaining his evil plan to Drift and Ratchet, Grit opened fire on him, giving the Autobots an opening to fight back. Unfortunately his coveted one-on-one battle with Hellbat was interrupted byVanquish,who threw him into a wall and left him to be saved by Drift a second time. Escaping and forging an alliance with Gigatron,Empire of Stone #3the three engaged Hellbat'sStone Armyin battle, and Grit took on Vanquish once more to keep him busy while Drift confronted Hellbat. The fight ended with Vanquish impaling him and mocking his decision to help the Autobots, but Grit mustered up his last bit of strength to stand by his choice and rip his opponent's head off before collapsing. Assuming him to be dead, Drift and Ratchet left him behind when Hellbat was defeated and the building collapsed, but he survived and would later dig himself out of the rubble. After pausing in reflection of all that had happened to him, Grit tore off his Decepticon insignia and set out to live life by his own decisions.Empire of Stone #4

2019 IDW continuity

Grit walked on a street past a dejectedTap-Out.Valentine's Day Special

Toys

The Transformers

"Why do I keep gettingthat guy's mail? "

• Constructor Squad(Micromaster Combiner Squad,1990)

Grit transforms into a wheeled truck that is intended to be the front half of a purple backhoe truck, which he forms with his combiner partnerKnockout.Possessing molded-in rear windows, he is one of the few Combiner Micromasters that forms a convincing vehicle on his own, looking like a sort of armored truck. He can, of course, be connected to any otherMicromaster CombinerorCombiner Transportto make a new vehicle.

Grit was only available in a six-pack with his squad mates Knockout,Excavator,Hammer,SledgeandStonecruncher.

This mold was also used to makePipeline.

• More information on Grit at TFU.info

• Dump Shovel W Team(Micro Trailer team,1991)
  • ID number:C-367
  • Accessories:Micro Trailer #7

Grit is physically identical to theHasbro-release, transforming the front half of a backhoe truck. He can, of course, be connected to any other Micromaster Combiner. Though Knockout nominally forms the back half, Grit can combine with any other Micromaster Combiner,Combiner TransportorMicro Trailerin vehicle mode to form new weird vehicles.

He was only available in a complete set with Knockout, Sledge, and Hammer. The set also comes with Micro Trailer #7. Like allReturn of Convoycharacters, he was marketed as an Autobot instead of a Decepticon.

Notes

• In the firstReturn of Convoytoy catalog, Grit/Knockout andStonecruncher/Excavator's photos were incorrectly swapped between their two teams. This error had an effect on the second catalog for the series, where a piece of art depicting the leaders of all nine Micro Teams incorrectly showed Grit among them rather than Stonecruncher.
• InDreamwave'sMore than Meets the Eyeencyclopedia, Grit is depicted flipped left-to-right. (His combiner pin is on the wrong side.)

Foreign names

• Japanese:Grit(グリットGuritto)
• French:Gravier(Canada)
• Italian:Macigno

References