Medix (G1)

Medix is anAutobotProtectobotfrom theGeneration 1continuity family.

Oh, you needed medicsplural!I thought you wanted me to come alone…

The newest member of the Protectobots,Medixis dedicated to his job as a first responder. A field medic in only the most basic sense of the word, his main goal on the battlefield is to keep his critically wounded patients online and stable until someone likeRatchetorFirst Aidcan take a look at them. It's messy, sometimes ugly, work, which leaves Medix emotionally distant from the rest of the Autobots, and even his fellow Protectobots. Perhaps as a result of his grim line of work, he's cultivated a very dry sense of humor.

As a standby Protectobot, Medix can combine with his teammates intoDefensor,replacing any teammate too injured to combine. That said, his inexperience with the combination process leaves Defensor glitchier than normal. This probably also affectsModulus,of whom Medix is also a component.

Fiction

Timelines

With a growing number of combiners serving in the Autobot military, Autobot commanders recognized that the giants came with several drawbacks, chief among them their inability to function if a teammate was incapacitated. The Protectobots thus inducted Medix as the newest member of their team, joiningRook,Skyfeather,andHeatrockas backup teammates.Customization class Medix bio

Of Masters and Mayhem

Medix worked withRatchetandMirageto create Stealth Tech forBluestreak'snew body.Combiner WarsBluestreak bioLively Pursuit

Games

Transformers Roleplaying Game

Medix was a substitute Protectobot.The Enigma of Combination

Toys

Combiner Wars

If he's having a bad day, he can be a bit of a medick.

• Medix(BotCon 2016 customization class)

• Accessories:Combiner hand/foot, axe

Exclusive toBotCon 2016's customization class,Combiner WarsMedix is a redeco ofCombiner WarsDeluxe ClassFirst Aid.Like allCombiner WarsDeluxe toys, he can become an arm or a leg for any compatible Voyager Class figure (includingUnite Warriorsfigures) or into one ofLegendsGodbomber's legs, though he is intended to become part ofModulus(or as a backup component ofDefensor).

Class participants were given four deco options for theRatchethead (Marvel G1,cartoon G1,G2,andShattered GlassRatchet) and a fifth deco option for the automatically-included-in-the-sprues First Aid head as Medix. Four sticker sheets were available, but class participants were only allowed a G1 sticker sheet and one other of their choice.

Class participants who finished creating their toy in-class were given an exclusiveEnigma of Combinationaccessory that can be either held by Ratchet/Medix or fit intoUltra PrimeorOptimus Maximus's chest. Unpainted/unstickered versions of Ratchet with the Ratchet head were offered for sale at the convention to regular attendees.

Legacy

I feel like a million Deutschmarks!

• Autobot Medix(Deluxe Class,2023)

• Accessories:2 Blasters, vehicle grill/gun, smaller gun, lightbar
• Known designers:Mark Maher(Hasbro),Shuhei Umezu(TakaraTomy)^[1]

Released as aLegacy: EvolutionDeluxe, Autobot Medix is a redeco ofLegacyCrankcase(itself a retool of the same line'sSkids) withBurn Out's head (giving the car a very sunken in hood), transforming into an emergency vehicle-ish offroad car. In addition to the mold's standard weaponry, he includes recolors ofElita-1's blasters and the lightbar fromMinerva.As with Crankcase, Medix can transform with the vehicle grill/blaster on.

Before the toy was even unveiled by Hasbro, Medix was indirectly revealed froma customer's order ofLegacyCrosscut,where the latter was mispackaged in Medix's box.

Medix was first sighted at MalaysianToys "R" Usstores, then later sighted at various GameStop stores inCanada.The figure is aWalgreensexclusive in the United States, with limited quantities available fromHasbro Pulse.

Stock photos show off the "Evo-Fusion"gimmick of the toyline by sticking all four of his blasters together to create a large, unwieldy-looking weapon. This combination of weapons is not detailed in his instructions, butcanalso be seen in a product shot on the back of his packaging.

• Designer commentary onLegacyMedix from Mark Maher on Instagram

Notes

• Medix is based on theRescue Botscharacterof the same name, with his deco taken from the character'sPlayskoolHeroestoy.

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