High Tide

High Tide is anAutobotfrom theRescue Botsportion of theAligned continuity family.

"This is me. The irreducible me."

High Tideis the crankiest of old sea dogs and the toughest drill instructor you'll find, not to mention one ofOptimus Prime's oldest friends. When the going gets tough, High Tide can combine with his ship, giving him a"Megabot Mode"of immense size and power. He has a dog namedServowho assists him.

Fiction

Rescue Botscartoon

Voice actor:Michael Bell(English),Petri Hanttu(Finnish),Diego Sabre(Italian),Robert Dubois(French),Óscar Flores(Latin-American Spanish),Fábio de Castro(Portuguese, season 3),Marcelo Salsicha(Portuguese, season 4)

Omega Supreme?I think you have me confused with someone else...

High Tide came toEarthin response to a request from Optimus. He was investigating the seabed aroundDrilling Platform number 6nearGriffin Rockwhen he rescuedHeatwavefrom a whirlpool, and took theRescue Botback to land. There Optimus assigned High Tide to train the Rescue Bots in water rescues. He took them out on his ship and drilled them, though he was unimpressed with how they did, requiring him to rescueBoulderat one point, and the next day he was even subjected to insubordination from Heatwave, whom he kicked off the ship. Training was interrupted by a crisis at the oil rig, and the Rescue Bots proved their worth by rescuingDoc GreeneandFrankie,as well as capping the oil shaft to stop the spill. High Tide later admitted his management style could use work, and agreed to stick around as Doc'sfloating labhad been destroyed.Turning the Tide

Darling it's better down where it's wetter, take it from me!

AfterJules Vernearrived from the past, High Tide took him and the Rescue Bots out on the ship. His submarine mode turned out to be invaluable to let Verne, Cody and the Chief reachDr. Morocco's sub theNemo.When Morocco unleashed several large sea beasts on the ship, High Tide simply merged with it, and the sight of the resulting giant 'Bot made Morocco surrender.The Last of Morocco

High Tide sat in on a call to the Rescue Bots who were going to give some new recruits some tips, only to find the Bots on Griffin Rock were only able to sing.I Have Heard the Robots SingingHigh Tide was on his way to Griffin Rock with Blurr and Salvage when they had to stop and rescueWoodrow Burns.They were in sight of the island when it suddenly disappeared, leaving a number of surprised humans to rescue.Now and ThenThey were soon contacted by Chief Burns, and had to clear out the crater where Griffin Rock used to be, so the island could be relocated there after flying back from theArcticwhere it had been teleported.Today and Forever

OnAll Spark Day,High Tide celebrated by repeatedly jumping into the sea, until he was told to stop because he was creating huge waves. The Rescue Bots later called him in to tell stories to a super-sizedCeCe Greeneso she could fall asleep. He was later seen telling Griffin Rock residents a story about the destruction of theHammer of Primus.All Spark Day

Quickshadowand High Tide were assigned as Blades's team to protect theScrubber InitiativeinFaxian,China.They proved unable to prevent theMorocco virusfrom stealing the technology from under their olfactory sensors.UpgradesLater back at the Training Center, they were present as Optimus made the assignment permanent.Transformations

2015Robots in Disguisecartoon

Following the restoration of Cybertron from theGreat War,High Tide was one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the newHigh Councilfor being a supporter ofOptimus Prime.Enemy of My Enemy

Toys

Rescue Bots

Sailing for adventure on the big, blue, wet thing!

• High Tide Rescue Rig(Playset, 2015)
  • Accessories:Crane, lifesaver, cardboardCody BurnsandServo.

The High Tide playset is comprised of a large non-transformable version of High Tide's rescue ship and a transformable figure of High Tide himself that can turn into a mini-submarine. The front of the ship's hull can be opened and High Tide can be placed inside. Pulling a lever on the side of the ship up raises the robot and reveals the Megabot head, while pushing the lever down auto-transforms High Tide into submarine mode if he is placed within the ship. The lower front of the hull can be swiveled to one side to expel High Tide in submarine mode. The High Tide figure is simpler than most figures in the line, but does feature articulation at his shoulders.

The ship crane is removeable and can be attached to hexagonal connectors on Megabot figures and other playsets. The crane's hook is attached by a thread which can be winched up or swapped out with a lifesaver which is also tethered by a thread. The crane has a platform that which has a peg so it can be manned by any of theRescue Botshuman figures.

This set also includes cardboard punch-outs ofCody Burnsclinging to a buoy andServoriding a surfboard.

The ship has a sticker to be applied to the bow that's oddly written in theTrade FederationBasicAlpha betfromStar Wars.^[1]It translates to "High Tide".

Who's fat?

• High Tide(Featured Bot, 2015)

A non-transforming figure of High Tide in his Megabot Mode was unveiled atToy Fair 2015.It features a claw pinching action on its left arm.

Man the bilge pumps!

• Deep Water Rescue High Tide(Megabot, 2016)
  • Accessories:Crane

Part of the second wave of Megabots figures, High Tide in, of course, his Megabot Mode changes into a huge rescue ship and back in a few steps. His crane is removable and can be placed on his robot mode back or on attachment points on both his stern and bow in ship mode. These connection points are the same as the ladder piece from Elite RescueHeatwave'sthus making their tools interchangeable if you felt so inclined to swap them.

He features articulation at his shoulders and numerous 5mm slots to attach Rescue Mini-Con tools as well as small pegs to accommodate human figures.

Epic, dude!

• High Tide(Epic Figure, 2016)

High Tide is a 12-inch-tall non-transforming figure with basic articulation. His chest can open to hold a human figure, and he features 5mm ports to attach accessories and Mini-Cons.

Haha, you can't get me!

• High Tide(Rescue Bot,2017)

Solicited as an exclusive to Amazon, this version of High Tide was to be released concurrently withSalvageand is sized around the scale of the first Rescue Bots toys. He shares engineering with his original figure from the Rescue Rig playset, but isn't encumbered by the gimmickry that toy was designed around and is therefore more robust and show-accurate. While he was unfortunately cancelled in December 2017, a few packaged copies did pop up on the aftermarket.

Proceed on your way to oblivion. This item has been canceled, with no current plans for release.

Notes

Foreign names

• Hungarian:Örvény( "Whirl", the name of G1 Tailspin and RBA Whirl)

References