Rollbar (RID)

Rollbar is aDecepticonCommandooriginally from theRobots in Disguise continuity family.

"If you look into his eyes real hard, you can see your own death!"

Rollbar(akaJeepers) is a member of theCommandos,the team that combines intoRuination.Though just as dedicated to fightingAutobotsas the rest of his team, he's more restrained, especially in comparison to his fellow land-based Decepticon,Armorhide,though this is not hard. He's a practitioner ofCrystalocution,as well as jiu-jitsu and other forms of Earthly martial arts. Curiously, he enjoys sauna baths and rainy days.

Also, he sounds vaguely Southern.

Fiction

Cartoon continuity

2001Robots in Disguisecartoon

Voice actor:Michael Lindsay(English),Riki Kitazawa(Japanese),Alexandr Novikov(Russian, tillUltra Magnus: Forced Fusion!),Vladimir Gerasimov(Russian, fromUltra Magnus: Forced Fusion!),Benjamín Rivera(Latin-American Spanish)

Awww, someone needs a hug

Rollbar was originally one of a group of Autobots led byScourge,who travelled toEarthin aprotoformstate. Their ship crashed, and years later was dug up by a group ofPredaconsunderMegatron's leadership. Taken toMcKinley Army Base,the Predacons scanned army vehicles as Megatron infused them with his spark energy. For Rollbar's protoform,Gas Skunkselected a jeep, on the grounds its cannon would "make scraplets out of the Autobots". Though the newly born-Decepticons were ready to fight, Megatron ordered them to retreat so they could repower.The DecepticonsThe new troops' first mission was to destroy a dam, during which Scourge described Rollbar as "all-terrain terror". They plantedpulsar bombsonSherman Dam,however whenSky-Bytetook control of the bombs, preventing them from firing,Mega-Octane,Armorhide and Rollbar blasted a hole in the dam. This released theAutobot Brothersfrom their watery prison, and Rollbar was grabbed byX-Brawn.The subsequent arrival ofTeam Bullet Trainled the Commandos to undergo their first merging into Ruination, tangling withRail Racer.The combined power of the Autobots was too much for them, however, and they retreated.Commandos

The Commandos unsuccessfully fought against theSpychangersonMontrose IslandVolcanoafter which they substitutedMovorfor a real space shuttle, shooting the Decepticon into orbit so he could try to find the Autobots' secret base. Eventually he sent the Commandos toPier 7B,where the Autobots sprung a trap. Mega-Octane ordered the Commandos to form Ruination, but Rollbar rightly pointed out that they were a man down. Things went downhill from there.Attack from Outer Space

The next cunning plan was to try to make the Autobots think that the Decepticons were defecting. The Autobot Brothers tested them by forcing them to do various menial tasks, which they threw themselves into in an attempt to lull the Autobots into a false sense of security. Having to act positive all the time was getting on Rollbar's nerves by the time they came to cleaning up a canal, and he told his teammates to can the act, as the Autobots wouldn't be able to hear them anyway. Despite all their hard work, Scourge ended up giving the plan away at the last minute, andOptimus Primefought them to a retreat.The Test

Scourge, Mega-Octane, Armorhide and Rollbar attacked a power plant, only for Sky-Byte and his three sidekicks to show up disguised as Autobots, followed by the actual Autobots. Attacks at several other power plants didn't go much better, despite Megatron lending a hand.The Fish TestThe Decepticons later interrupted one of Sky-Byte's plans, and obtained a disk which appeared to be a map to theGlobal Space Bridgesystem. Unfortunately when they used it, it turned out to be a map of the localsewersystem, and the Decepticons found themselves on the business end of Optimus's blizzard storm.Wedge's Short Fuse

It's a little known fact that some episodes ofRobots in Disguisewere animated byDreamwave.

When once again, X-Brawn slipped through the Decepticons' fingers using the Global Space Bridge, the Decepticons tracked down the space bridge control center. Rollbar was a proponent of the idea to sabotage the Global Space Bridge computer and accused Armorhide of having a "half-track mind" when his fellow displayed enthusiasm for simply blowing it up. He admitted smashing a wall down is one way to get into a room, but "I myself woulda used the door". Once the space bridge was sabotaged, the Commandos caused havoc inMetro Cityto trick the Autobots into using it, butBuild Teamsoon realised what had happened, defeated the Commandos and repaired the space bridge.LandfillLater the Decepticons attempted to intercept Optimus Prime, who they believed was taking theO-Partsto Sky-Byte, however even combining into Ruination didn't help them and the Autobot leader soon defeated them.Sky-Byte Saves the Day

After their raid on theEast Power Stationwas foiled by the Build Team, the Commandos resolved to get their revenge on the Autobots. To this end, they started attacking construction sites in an attempt to goad the Build Team into fighting them. Eventually they drew the Build Team out and were able to dominate them in combat, at least until Landfill led Ruination into an oil-filled cavern and ignited it, blasting the Commandos into the ocean.A Test of Metal

A later raid on an oil refinery went better—while the Autobot Brothers did turn up, they were prevented from stopping the Decepticons by the arrival ofUltra Magnus.Still, the Decepticons only got a portion of the fuel and, at Megatron's orders, set up a trap for the Autobot Brothers. Instead they got Ultra Magnus, whose fighting skills outclassed theirs. Even forming Ruination didn't help, and the Decepticons were forced into a retreat with the arrival of Optimus Prime.Ultra MagnusBack in theMegastar,they watched the fight between Optimus and Ultra Magnus, as Movor spied on it from orbit. Though Optimus lost, he was taken by the other Autobots to an island to recuperate, and Megatron and his troops went there to finish the job. Despite the Commandos forming Ruination, they were no match forOmega Prime,the combined form of Optimus and Ultra Magnus, and retreated hastily.Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!

Are ya feeling lucky, punk?

After Rollbar captured the Autobot Brothers in a net, the three Autobots were held captive, allowing the Decepticons and Megatron to inflict some punishment on Optimus and Rail Racer, who were unable to fight back. Unfortunately Ultra Magnus rescued the three brothers, and Megatron's forces were soon in retreat once again.The Two Faces of Ultra MagnusRollbar joined Scourge, Sky-Byte, Megatron, and the rest of the Commandos in watching archival footage of Ultra Magnus in order to get a better understanding of their newly arrived enemy.Mystery of the Ultra MagnusScourge attempted to get Ultra Magnus to join him in destroying Optimus, but Magnus turned him down, resulting in the Decepticons springing a trap on the Autobot. ThoughSide BurnandProwlattempted to help Magnus, the renegade Autobot promptly left them to it, and they were little match for Ruination. Of course, the arrival of Optimus and return of Magnus turned things pretty firmly back in the Autobots' favour, and the Decepticons retreated once again.Power to Burn!

I didn't think it was possible, but Armorhide just got even uglier.

More information was gleaned from the captured Doctor Onishi's mind—there were strange ruins beneath Metro City which emanated powerful energy. The Decepticons set out to find the ruins and promptly ran into the Spychangers. Armorhide and Rollbar were left to do battle and easily dispatched the six Autobots, before rejoining the other Decepticons in a tunnel dug by the Build Team. As they neared the source of the power, Rollbar started hallucinating Armorhide was Sky-Byte and accused him of being send by Megatron to spy on them. Scourge settled the matter by swatting Rollbar in the head, freeing him from the illusion. Finally they reached the ruins, and combined into Ruination to fight the Autobots.Fortress MaximusChased off by Fortress Maximus's defense systems, the Commandos formed Ruination to keep Rail Racer busy while Scourge made a second attempt to access Maximus.Koji Gets His Wish

With the hunt for the O-Parts on, the Decepticons confronted the Autobot Brothers and Build Team, who had found an O-Part, and demanded they hand it over. The Autobots promptly disappeared through the Global Space Bridge, starting a game of cat and mouse. The Decepticons eventually cornered them inEgypt,however Sky-Byte's bungling made recovering the O-Parts impossible.A Friendly ContestSpying from space, Movor spotted the Autobots in theSahara Desert,and Megatron and the Decepticons arrived in time to attack Side Burn. Venturing into the subterranean ruins, they found the Autobots had located theOrb of Sigma,and the Decepticons fought them while Megatron went for the Orb. Ultimately they were unsuccessful and, with the loss of Megatron, the Decepticons retreated back to theMegastar.Peril from the Past

Please ignore the floating tree.

Without Megatron's leadership, the Decepticons had a lot more freedom to do what they wanted. They tracked the Autobots to an old temple, where they were able to snatchCerebros,the key to controlling Fortress Maximus, away with the help of the Predacons. Rollbar andRo-Torwere able to locate Maximus himself in Metro City and, despite the Autobots attempting to defend the giant, Scourge was able to use Cerebros to activate him. The Commandos combined into Ruination during the following battle, however Scourge's lack of ability to control Maximus and the return of Megatron as Galvatron resulted in the Decepticons retreating.Maximus Emerges

A second attempt in the desert to control Maximus, with Ruination providing backup, didn't go any betterThe Human Elementand during a third attempt, Scourge's treachery was revealed to Galvatron.Mistaken IdentityThis resulted in Galvatron forcibly reprogramming all of the Decepticons to obey his will, and putting them under the command of Sky-Byte for an assault on Autobot headquarters. Pursuing the fleeing Optimus Prime, the Decepticons and Predacons were led into a trap, though the arrival of theMegastarand Fortress Maximus rendered them superfluous anyway. They watched as Maximus defeated theMegastar,and Galvatron fell to the ground.Surprise Attack!Galvatron was not out, however, and the Decepticons defended him while he drained energy from Fortress Maximus. He sent Ruination and Scourge into the Global Space Bridge after the retreating Autobots, before himself flooding the tunnel with lava by rupturing the tunnel wall.Galvatron's RevengeThey survived the lava, only to be swiftly defeated by the Autobot forces. After Galvatron's defeat, they were shipped off to theasteroid prison colonywith Galvatron and the Predacons.The Final Battle

DreamwaveRobots in Disguisecomic

Rollbar along with Armorhide was assigned to help Scourge steal an experimental nuclear generator from a facility inArizona.As they stormed the base, he accidentally stood onSlapper's tongue. After Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus turned up, his warning to Armorhide came too late, as Magnus peppered his comrade with laser fire. Rollbar himself was then delivered an "ultra kick" to the head which put him out of action for the rest of the confrontation, until Scourge ordered his men to pursue the Predacons.Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?

Unite Warriors/Legends

Following their capture, Rollbar and the other combining Combatrons were brought to a futureCybertronand sentenced to be reverted intoprotoformsto cleanse them of their evil programming... and identities. They were brought to safety by theUnicronof2021,who transported them into the past and granted them new bodies in exchange for helping him combine with the planet. During the battle with the localAutobotforces, Rollbar's finely tuned martial artist senses allowed him to sense the invisibleMiragesneaking up on him and dispatch the Autobot with a crystalocution kick. Upon connecting Unicron's head to the planet, the Combatrons learned that the dark god had no intention of letting them go free, but rather planned to undo the future they hailed from! In order to avoid being erased from existence, the team combined into Ruination and turned on Unicron.Ruination Chapter, Part OneAfter Unicron was defeated thanks to the efforts of Ruination and other combiners, the Combatrons returned to the future with Scourge and Sky-Byte, seeking to free their leader as well.Ruination Chapter, Part Two

The Combatrons occupied an Earth bathhouse to discuss strategy, and Rollbar took this opportunity to have a bath and a sip of oil.Strategy Meeting in an Earth Bath?!

After recovering the ship they once arrived on Earth with, the group attackedNeo Brave Maximuswhere Devil Gigatron was being held. They managed to infiltrate the ship, only to learn that their leader had abandoned his evil ways and joined theDimensional Patrol.LGEX Scourge PrologueWith Scourge forcibly reverted into a heroicprotoformby Gigatron, the Combatrons fled to theLegends Worldwhere their former commander hunted them down. Rollbar was the first to fall: converted back into a protoform and cleansed of his evil, he immediately turned on his fellow Combatrons and converted everyone but Mega-Octane. Fortunately for them,Dark Aiwas managed to undo the conversion using backup personality data, and the Combatrons returned home with Scourge.Bonus Edition Vol. EX

Scourge and the other Combatrons continued traveling together with Dark Ai, seeking their own destiny.Epiloge

Universecomic continuity

The Rollbar ofViron 704.31 Epsiloncame under the command ofMegazarakafter the death of Megatron. However, the Commandos,Constructicons,andMegaboltwere abducted byUnicronfor theUniverse War.Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30

As part of Ruination, Rollbar and the Decepticons were sent byUnicronalong withReptilion,Sunstorm,andPerceptorto intercept some extra-dimensionals Unicron wanted for theCauldron.Ruination's group was successfully fought off by theChildren of Primus.Voice Actor Drama

Ask Vector Prime

Bio Ranger Igaselected a Viron Ruination fromGreengardto be one of hisThirteen Great Demon Generals.Presumably Rollbar was part of this Ruination.Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/27

Beast Wars: Uprising

Jeeperswas a member of the Commandos. Working with the Resistance, he volunteered to be converted into aK-Classbomb, an alternate mode which tapped into the power of his spark to create almost unfathomable explosive force. Jeepers, Movor, and their comrades were to be a weapon of last resort in the Uprising, should the threat of theBuildersprove unsurpassable.

That time came when the Builders unleashed theVehiconnano-vector, a virus which transformed protoformers into mindless slave drones able to assimilate others into their ranks. Three Resistance held cities were compromised, and the Commandos were called into action forOperation Amputation.Jeepers was deployed overDamaxus,and his K-Bomb explosion destroyed the city-state and the Vehicon plague that had arisen within it.Derailment

Velocitron Speedia 500

Rollbar was one of many spectators for theSpeedia 500race onVelocitron.Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2

Games

Transformers Roleplaying Game

Rollbar was a member of the Commandos.Decepticon Directive

Toys

Robots in Disguise(2001)

In Ireland, they drive on the left of the road...(Takara Version Pictured)

...in Louisiana, we drive on what's left of it!(Hasbro Version Pictured)

• Greejeeber(2000)
• Rollbar(Basic Class, 2001)

• Takara ID number:D-006
• Takara release date:July??, 2000
• Accessories:Pistol, large cannon

Aredecoof the "Generation 1"Swindletoy,Robots in DisguiseRollbar transforms into an FMC XR311 combat support vehicle. He has a pair of non-firing weapons that form a gun turret for hisvehicle mode.As the toy uses the "Scramble City"-style of connection, he can form any limb to any combination of similar robots, though naturally, he normally forms a limb to the combined robotRuination;as the right leg in the more-common "Flight Mission" mode, or the left arm for "Land Mission" mode.

He was first released as part of the fifth assortment ofTakaraCar Robotsproduct as "Greejeeber" in 2000. This version of the mold has one minorretoolingdone to it, adding a small peg to the top of the large cannon. While this has no real practical applications by itself (you could make him hold his gun upside-down, whoopeeeee), it is actually a mounting point forDangar's large double-cannon, forming the core of a super-weapon for the team's combined mode.

In 2001,Hasbroreleased the toy as part of theRobots in Disguiseseries in the third wave of "Basic" toys, with quite a list of deco changes. Greejeeber's dark metal-flake green plastic changed to a lighter forest-green (very close toMega-Octane'sgreen), and the dark brown chestplate plastic turned dark gray. The white star and "GV" on Greejeeber's chest was completely removed, with a greenish-tan spray replacing it. The black windshield became silver, the black seats are dark gray, and the "Anti-Cybertron" symbol on his leg was replaced with a Decepticon emblem. For reasons unknown, the large cannon also got some extra retooling, extending a meaningless detail on the left side of the barrel.

• More information on Rollbar at TFU.info

• Baldigus(Multi-pack, 2000)

• ID number:D-011
• Release date:July??, 2000
• Accessories:Pistol, large cannon

In Japan, Greejeeber was also made available as part of a complete team multi-pack with his teammatesDangar,Dolrailer,Hepter,andShuttler.All toys were identical to their individual Takara releases, but the set only came with a bio card for the combined form.

Sonokongalso released this gift set inKoreanmarkets with no differences other than the packaging.

How can you say no to that smile?

• Ruination(Ultra Class multi-pack, 2003)

• Takara release date:September 26,2003
• Accessories:Pistol, large cannon

The entire Commando team was redecoed in various shades of gray with "urban camo" patterns, an extensive amount ofrobot modepaint and dirt-wash, as part of aWalmart-exclusivegift set, oddly released well after the end of theRobots in Disguiseline. This version of Rollbar also has a bright white smile painted on his mug.Awesome.

This set was made available in Japan as a "USA Edition"release, available only to retailers participating inToy's Dream Project's "Toy Card" program. This release uses the same packaging as the Hasbro version, only with some added stickers for "USA Edition" branding and other legal information.

• More information on Walmart Rollbar on TFU.info

Universe(2003)

• Ruination(Ultra Class multi-pack, 2004)

• Accessories:Pistol, large cannon

The entire Ruination team was redecoedagainto makeanotherWalmart exclusive set, this time with a unified "desert camo" theme, under theUniversebanner. It came out at the same time as fiveotherWal-MartTransformersexclusives, which led to a glut. Ruination seemed a particularly slow mover in this batch.

• More information on Universe Rollbar on TFU.info

Unite Warriors

No, it's counterfeit, not stolen. I'm a Greejeeber, not a gleeper, you sprocket-head.

• Baldigus(Giftset,2017)

• ID number:UW-EX
• Release date:March 31,2017
• Accessories:Minigun, cannon

Unite WarriorsGreejeeber is a redeco ofCombiner WarsSwindle(naturally), transforming into a teched-out military SUV. His "standard" gun uses the new tooling fromCombiner WarsHoundthat adds two small nubs onto its rear, which allows it to attach to his backpack as an over-shoulder blaster. He also comes with a redeco ofUnite WarriorsLong Haul's gun as a subtitute for the original Greejeeber's large cannon.

As aCombiner WarsDeluxe-sized figure mold, he can combine with any compatible Voyager Class torso to form a super-robot limb, though once again he is meant to combine with his box-set-matesDangar,Dolrailer,Hepter,andShuttlerto formBaldigus.Greejeeber's weapons are both incorporated into Baldigus's two handheld multi-guns.

As a redeco of the Swindle mold, Greejeeber is likely to suffer from the same flaws from that toy, as repeatedly transforming him will eventually create horizontal scratch marks across the hip parts of his thighs, due to the internal molding of his shins.

This set was the sixthTakaraTomy Mallexclusiveset in the line, and the finalUnite Warriorsrelease period. It was also the fourth toy to have the "UW-EX" ID "number", shared withGrand Scourge,Lynxmaster,andMegatronia.

Notes

Foreign names

• Japanese:Greejeeber(グリジバーGurijibā),Rollbar(ロールバーRōrubā)
• Korean:Greejeeber(글리지버Geullijibeo)