Title:
Minibots (Beachcomber, Brawn, Bumblebee, Cosmos, Hubcap, Huffer, Outback, Pipes, Powerglide, Seaspray, Swerve, Tailgate, Warpath, Wheelie & Windcharger)
Description:
Beachcomber
Wave: 2 Year: 1985 Retail: $2.99
Function: Geologist
Motto: Know the conflict within before facing the conflict without.
No interest in warfare; prefers long, lone trips into deserts and along coasts... only places he feels he can escape to and relax. Cool-headed, low-key, personable - what Earthlings call "laid-back”. Fights when called upon despite anti-war feelings. Range of 800 miles... can go over very rugged terrain. Sensors can determine chemical composition of land and find needed resources. Susceptible to mental stress.
Alternate mode: Dune Buggy
Brawn
Wave: 1 Year: 1984 Retail: $2.99
Function: Demolitions
Motto: Might over microchips.
To Brawn, Earth is essentially a hostile environment - and he loves it. Strong, rugged, agile - the most macho of all Autobots. Delights in challenges. Sorry for those not as tough as himself. Second strongest Autobot - can lift 190,000 pounds and knock down a small building with one punch. High resistance to artillery fire. Vulnerable to attack by electromagnetic waves.
Alternate mode: Jeep
Bumblebee (Yellow)
Wave: 1 Year: 1984 Retail: $2.99
Function: Espionage
Motto: The least likely can be the most dangerous
Small, eager, and brave, Bumblebee acts as messenger and spy. Due to his small size, he dares to go where others can’t and won’t. He idolizes the bigger Autobots, especially Optimus Prime and Prowl, and strives to be accepted.
Alternate mode: Volkswagen Beetle
Cosmos
Wave: 2 Year: 1985 Retail: $2.99
Function: Reconnaissance & Communications
Motto: Reach for the stars, but never leave your friends.
Lonely in outer space... relieves boredom by scaring humans by hovering over their backyards at night or zig-zagging through meteor showers. Can achieve Earth orbit, even go to Moon and back with enough fuel. Acts as communications satellite... optical sensors can see bicycle at 600 miles. Has pinpoint accuracy, high-powered particle beam. Not well-suited to function on ground as robot.
Alternate mode: UFO
Hubcap
Wave: 3 Year: 1986 Retail: $3.99
Function: Communications
Motto: Weapons can win battles, but words can win wars
Has everybody’s friendship, nobody’s trust. Affable, witty, generous, charming, but a con artist. Living proof of the Cybertronian adage, "You can’t tell an Autobot by its finish.” Head module equipment receives AM and FM radio, shortwave, UHF, and VHF television signals as weak as .000001 watts. Maximum speed of 90 mph, range 1000 miles.
Alternate mode: Porsche 924 turbo
Outback
Wave: 3 Year: 1986 Retail: $3.99
Function: Gunner
Motto: Rules are detours on the road of life.
Thinks going by the book is going the long way. Doesn’t follow plans - or roads! Cuts across parking lots, sidewalks, backyards to get where he’s going. Travels at 110 mph, range 800 miles, his 4-wheel drive handles roughest terrain, climbs grades up to 50 degrees. Carries turret-mounted mortar cannon that shoots armour-piercing shells.
Alternate mode: Jeep Wrangler
Pipes
Wave: 3 Year: 1986 Retail: $3.99
Function: Warrior
Motto: One being’s junk is another’s art.
Fascinated by seemingly worthless Earthen gadgetry - carrot juicers, musical wrist watches, electrical hair combers, etc. Collects them in unused corner of Ark, creating a mini museum of American consumerism. Travels at 100 mph, range 400 miles, hauls up to 60 tons. Twin exhaust pipes emit corrosive gases that can dissolve 2” thick steel slab in 10 minutes.
Alternate mode: Truck Cab
Powerglide
Wave: 2 Year: 1985 Retail: $2.99
Function: Warrior
Motto: To stop me, you have to catch me first.
A show-off... proud that he’s one of few Autobots that can fly. Incredible maneuverability... delights in displaying his dazzling aerial virtuousity, to friends or foes... just wants their appreciation of his talent. Cruises at 500 mph... can increase power output and speed to 3200 mph for short periods. Carries small concussion bombs... shoots thermal beam as plane and robot. Gets into more troubles with enemy planes than he can handle.
Alternate mode: A-10 Thunderbolt II Plane
Seaspray
Wave: 2 Year: 1985 Retail: $2.99
Function: Naval Defense
Motto: Be unyielding as the ocean waves and your enemies shall fall.
Displays a zest for his job unmatched by fellow Autobots. Loves the ocean and its creatures... unhappy when he returns to land and reverts to robot form. Loves the thrill of naval battle. Can go 120 knots, 4000-mile range. Has sonar radar and underwater and surface-to-air lasers, also used in robot mode. Wheels allow limited land travel. Not too strong or mobile as robot.
Alternate mode: Hovercraft
Swerve
Wave: 3 Year: 1986 Retail: $3.99
Function: Metallurgist
Motto: Molecular structure is the window to understanding
If Autobots had driver’s licenses, his would be revoked. A menace on highways. Doesn’t pay attention to where he’s going or the orders he’s being given - easily distracted by anything. Hands’ sensors can determine physical and chemical properties of metals. Goes 120 mph, range 500 miles in car mode. Gets into lots of accidents.
Alternate mode: Pick-Up Truck
Tailgate
Wave: 3 Year: 1986 Retail: $3.99
Function: Scout
Motto: Let my fellow mechanical beings go!
He sometimes has his mind stuck in low gear, believes 55 mph, speed limit is infringement on rights of cars. Garages are prisons to him... doesn’t understand Earth machines are not alive. Goes 180 mph, range 600 miles. Uses ferrocobalt magnet under hood to be pulled by and within a few feet of other vehicles, reducing his fuel use to near zero. Prone to overheating.
Alternate mode: Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am
Warpath
Wave: 2 Year: 1985 Retail: $2.99
Function: Warrior
Motto: A good shot is worth more than a good intention.
Thinks he’s more impressive than his comrades do... likes to show off his sharpshooting. Boisterous, loud-mouthed... raucous sense of humor makes him welcome company. Vain - upset by even the smallest scratch to his gun barrel. Can go 30 mph over roughest terrain, hit a hex-nut 1.5 miles away. Shoots explosives, thermal, cryogenic, acid, sonic shells. Great strength but helpless if upended.
Alternate mode: M55A1 Sheridan ARAAV tank
Wheelie
Wave: 3 Year: 1986 Retail: $3.99
Function: Survivalist
Motto: Only the fierce shall live.
Wheelie is the sole survivor from a party of intergalactic colonists who crash landed on earth. He’s a barbaric little savage who managed to stay alive by cunning, stealth, and fearlessness. Speaks in odd rhyming sentences and despises the Decepticons. Fights only when he’s under attack and has to defend himself. Staunch friend to the Dinobots and a reliable ally for Hot Rod and Kup.
Alternate mode: Cybertronian Sports Car.
Windcharger
Wave: 1 Year: 1984 Retail: $2.99
Function: Warrior
Motto: Quick action equals quick victory
Windcharger is the fastest Autobot over short distances. Good in situations requiring fast, decisive action. Enthusiastic but impatient. Short attention span. Casts powerful magnetic field which can attract or repel large metal objects. Smashes them at closer distances. These abilities use up tremendous energy. Often burns himself out due to carelessness.
Alternate mode: Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
Wave: 2 Year: 1985 Retail: $2.99
Function: Geologist
Motto: Know the conflict within before facing the conflict without.
No interest in warfare; prefers long, lone trips into deserts and along coasts... only places he feels he can escape to and relax. Cool-headed, low-key, personable - what Earthlings call "laid-back”. Fights when called upon despite anti-war feelings. Range of 800 miles... can go over very rugged terrain. Sensors can determine chemical composition of land and find needed resources. Susceptible to mental stress.
Alternate mode: Dune Buggy
Brawn
Wave: 1 Year: 1984 Retail: $2.99
Function: Demolitions
Motto: Might over microchips.
To Brawn, Earth is essentially a hostile environment - and he loves it. Strong, rugged, agile - the most macho of all Autobots. Delights in challenges. Sorry for those not as tough as himself. Second strongest Autobot - can lift 190,000 pounds and knock down a small building with one punch. High resistance to artillery fire. Vulnerable to attack by electromagnetic waves.
Alternate mode: Jeep
Bumblebee (Yellow)
Wave: 1 Year: 1984 Retail: $2.99
Function: Espionage
Motto: The least likely can be the most dangerous
Small, eager, and brave, Bumblebee acts as messenger and spy. Due to his small size, he dares to go where others can’t and won’t. He idolizes the bigger Autobots, especially Optimus Prime and Prowl, and strives to be accepted.
Alternate mode: Volkswagen Beetle
Cosmos
Wave: 2 Year: 1985 Retail: $2.99
Function: Reconnaissance & Communications
Motto: Reach for the stars, but never leave your friends.
Lonely in outer space... relieves boredom by scaring humans by hovering over their backyards at night or zig-zagging through meteor showers. Can achieve Earth orbit, even go to Moon and back with enough fuel. Acts as communications satellite... optical sensors can see bicycle at 600 miles. Has pinpoint accuracy, high-powered particle beam. Not well-suited to function on ground as robot.
Alternate mode: UFO
Hubcap
Wave: 3 Year: 1986 Retail: $3.99
Function: Communications
Motto: Weapons can win battles, but words can win wars
Has everybody’s friendship, nobody’s trust. Affable, witty, generous, charming, but a con artist. Living proof of the Cybertronian adage, "You can’t tell an Autobot by its finish.” Head module equipment receives AM and FM radio, shortwave, UHF, and VHF television signals as weak as .000001 watts. Maximum speed of 90 mph, range 1000 miles.
Alternate mode: Porsche 924 turbo
Outback
Wave: 3 Year: 1986 Retail: $3.99
Function: Gunner
Motto: Rules are detours on the road of life.
Thinks going by the book is going the long way. Doesn’t follow plans - or roads! Cuts across parking lots, sidewalks, backyards to get where he’s going. Travels at 110 mph, range 800 miles, his 4-wheel drive handles roughest terrain, climbs grades up to 50 degrees. Carries turret-mounted mortar cannon that shoots armour-piercing shells.
Alternate mode: Jeep Wrangler
Pipes
Wave: 3 Year: 1986 Retail: $3.99
Function: Warrior
Motto: One being’s junk is another’s art.
Fascinated by seemingly worthless Earthen gadgetry - carrot juicers, musical wrist watches, electrical hair combers, etc. Collects them in unused corner of Ark, creating a mini museum of American consumerism. Travels at 100 mph, range 400 miles, hauls up to 60 tons. Twin exhaust pipes emit corrosive gases that can dissolve 2” thick steel slab in 10 minutes.
Alternate mode: Truck Cab
Powerglide
Wave: 2 Year: 1985 Retail: $2.99
Function: Warrior
Motto: To stop me, you have to catch me first.
A show-off... proud that he’s one of few Autobots that can fly. Incredible maneuverability... delights in displaying his dazzling aerial virtuousity, to friends or foes... just wants their appreciation of his talent. Cruises at 500 mph... can increase power output and speed to 3200 mph for short periods. Carries small concussion bombs... shoots thermal beam as plane and robot. Gets into more troubles with enemy planes than he can handle.
Alternate mode: A-10 Thunderbolt II Plane
Seaspray
Wave: 2 Year: 1985 Retail: $2.99
Function: Naval Defense
Motto: Be unyielding as the ocean waves and your enemies shall fall.
Displays a zest for his job unmatched by fellow Autobots. Loves the ocean and its creatures... unhappy when he returns to land and reverts to robot form. Loves the thrill of naval battle. Can go 120 knots, 4000-mile range. Has sonar radar and underwater and surface-to-air lasers, also used in robot mode. Wheels allow limited land travel. Not too strong or mobile as robot.
Alternate mode: Hovercraft
Swerve
Wave: 3 Year: 1986 Retail: $3.99
Function: Metallurgist
Motto: Molecular structure is the window to understanding
If Autobots had driver’s licenses, his would be revoked. A menace on highways. Doesn’t pay attention to where he’s going or the orders he’s being given - easily distracted by anything. Hands’ sensors can determine physical and chemical properties of metals. Goes 120 mph, range 500 miles in car mode. Gets into lots of accidents.
Alternate mode: Pick-Up Truck
Tailgate
Wave: 3 Year: 1986 Retail: $3.99
Function: Scout
Motto: Let my fellow mechanical beings go!
He sometimes has his mind stuck in low gear, believes 55 mph, speed limit is infringement on rights of cars. Garages are prisons to him... doesn’t understand Earth machines are not alive. Goes 180 mph, range 600 miles. Uses ferrocobalt magnet under hood to be pulled by and within a few feet of other vehicles, reducing his fuel use to near zero. Prone to overheating.
Alternate mode: Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am
Warpath
Wave: 2 Year: 1985 Retail: $2.99
Function: Warrior
Motto: A good shot is worth more than a good intention.
Thinks he’s more impressive than his comrades do... likes to show off his sharpshooting. Boisterous, loud-mouthed... raucous sense of humor makes him welcome company. Vain - upset by even the smallest scratch to his gun barrel. Can go 30 mph over roughest terrain, hit a hex-nut 1.5 miles away. Shoots explosives, thermal, cryogenic, acid, sonic shells. Great strength but helpless if upended.
Alternate mode: M55A1 Sheridan ARAAV tank
Wheelie
Wave: 3 Year: 1986 Retail: $3.99
Function: Survivalist
Motto: Only the fierce shall live.
Wheelie is the sole survivor from a party of intergalactic colonists who crash landed on earth. He’s a barbaric little savage who managed to stay alive by cunning, stealth, and fearlessness. Speaks in odd rhyming sentences and despises the Decepticons. Fights only when he’s under attack and has to defend himself. Staunch friend to the Dinobots and a reliable ally for Hot Rod and Kup.
Alternate mode: Cybertronian Sports Car.
Windcharger
Wave: 1 Year: 1984 Retail: $2.99
Function: Warrior
Motto: Quick action equals quick victory
Windcharger is the fastest Autobot over short distances. Good in situations requiring fast, decisive action. Enthusiastic but impatient. Short attention span. Casts powerful magnetic field which can attract or repel large metal objects. Smashes them at closer distances. These abilities use up tremendous energy. Often burns himself out due to carelessness.
Alternate mode: Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
Theme:
The Transformers
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
1984
Country:
United States
Size:
5 in
Series:
Generation 1
Date Added:
2022-08-04 14:30:26
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$18.02
Automatic Estimated Date:
2024-09-18
Date Added:
2022-08-04 14:30:26
