Armorhide
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Armorhide is the name of several fictional character
s from various Transformers universes
.
(Translated from the Japanese bio) Armorhide transforms into a combat tank. He specializes in desert warfare, and his body camouflage can even fool Optimus Prime's eyes. Lurking beneath the desert sands, he sets ant lion-type traps, then delivers the final blow with his deadly Dangar Cannon. No matter how bad the road, he can run the distance on it thanks to his cybertitanium-alloy caterpillar treads. He makes post-combat sand baths his only pleasure. Armorhide can combine with the other four Decepticon Combiners to form Ruination.
state, joining Fortress Maximus in slumber until their ship was unearthed by Megatron and his Predacons
. Absconding with the Autobot protoforms right under Optimus Prime's nose, Megatron took them to a nearby military base, intending to scan alternate modes for them. Mega-Octane was the first to be reactivated, infused with a portion of Megatron's own spark energy to create the first of a new breed of Transformer that Megatron dubbed the "Decepticons." The other four members of the team followed, and eventually the sixth, Scourge, who took leadership of the team from Mega-Octane with a show of force.
Simply referred to as the Decepticons, they soon demonstrated their skills by blowing up dams across the country, debuting their combining abilities against Rail Racer and later attempting to harness the energies of a volcano on Montrose Island. As part of a string of failed attempts to locate the Autobots' hidden base, Movor was launched into orbit to track Side Burn from space, and the Decepticons then pretended to have reverted to their original Autobot selves in an effort to make the Autobots take them in. Later, Decepticon corruption of the Autobots' global spacebridge led Ruination into conflict with Landfill.
It soon became apparent that Scourge sought to overthrow Megatron's leadership, and the discovery of Fortress Maximus, buried beneath the Earth's surface accelerated the process as exposure to his energies, and those of the O-Parts - the keys to Maximus's resurrection - awoke memories of Scourge's original mission. His new Decepticon programming turned it on its head, however, as he now wished to command Maximus's power for his own, and soon had the other Decepticons thinking the same way, conspiring with Mega-Octane to get Cerebros, the power key of Fortress Maximus, under his control. As a series of chases to acquire control of Maximus began, Scourge eventually revealed his treachery by trying to have the giant attack Galvatron (Megatron, in a new form), only for the plan to fail. In retribution, Galvatron again brainwashed the Decepticons, turning them back into his loyal servants, who followed him so completely that they were even willing to take his orders after he attempted to kill them as a belated punishment. With Galvatron's defeat, the Decepticons and Predacons were all taken back to Cybertron for imprisonment.
voice actor play. Ruination was commanded by Reptilion. Since he has the same mold and name as Robots in Disguise Armorhide, it's presumed he is either the same character, or a version of Armorhide from a similar, but parallel, world.
partner of the Autobot Rhinox
. Armorhide has not appeared in any official Transformers fiction, but did get a one page bio in the Dreamwave comics More Than Meets The Eye series.
From the Personal Files of Rhinox, Autobot (Located Posthumously)]
Armorhide's a burly, tough, iron-hard brawler. At least, that's what most people think when they take a look at my Mini-Con partner. He's a lot stronger than most Mini-Cons, and he's even been known to go up against a full-size Decepticon or two on occasion. This gained him something of a reputation, which might be the worst thing that ever happened to him. You see, not only is Armorhide strong, he's also smarter than a couple'a Autobots put together. Now he's unable to shed his rep as a tough-bot, and everyone treats him like just another lumbering gear-head. I know how much this bugs him, and I tried to convince him that we know there's more to him than that. But on the battlefield, when I'm barking orders for him to do this or that, he just feels like I'm doing it because I do not believe he can think for himself. That could not be further from the truth... it's just the way I get on the field, and I wish I could make him understand that.
There's been a lot of to-do about how strong Armorhide is and how nearly impenetrable his armor is, but even more important is his intelligence. He's studied enough galactic literature, science, and military theory to make most scholars look like rank amateurs.
Armorhide is extremely sensitive to being treated like he's dumb; if he gets even the hint that he's being condescended to, he will become sullen and difficult to work with.
(From the toy packaging) A soldier to the core, Armorhide is frustrated by missions that do not go perfectly. He often finds himself aggravated during the search for the Planet Key on Earth. Still, he finds a kind of joy in the frequent battles with the Decepticon forces that seem to block him and the other Autobots at every turn. Tough, dedicated and fearless, Armorhide neither asks or gives any mercy in the ongoing battle with the evil Decepticons.
Key Code Info As a plucky new recruit to the Autobot army, Armorhide is always ready with a word of encouragement or a joke to get his partners through the day. In fact, Armorhide is really working on his material as one of the few stand-up comedians in the Cybertronian army. Before the war with the Decepticons broke out, he used to try out his routines in the great hall of Altihex. After Megatron launched a surprise attack on Altihex while he was on the road, Armorhide made it his goal to not only stomp out the Decepticon menace any way he could, but to try and put a smile on anyone's face he came across during the dark times of war.
called Force of Habit. This story explains where he is during the events of the Cybertron story. Ultra Magnus
is the commander of various Autobot ships sent to other planets in search for the Cyber Planet Keys. Longrack
serves as captain of the Spanner which is sent to Delta Draconis
. Among the ship's crew are Armorhide, Blurr
and Checkpoint
.
store exclusive. He is a black redeco of Cybertron Armorhide. His bio describes him as an Autobot who uses any means necessary to stop the Decepticons.
A second toy was released for Armorhide for Revenge of the Fallen. The back of his box states: "Things have been slow lately, so the discovery of a Decepticon hiding right under his nose was like a dream come true for Armorhide. He's enjoying working alongside Bumblebee, since his damaged vocal processor means the other Autobot can't complain about his methods. Armorhide doesn't care about stealth or safety. All he cares about is bringing Dirge down." He turns into an assault dune buggy which resembles a desert patrol vehicle.
After being rescued from control by the Initiative, Armorhide, Blaze Master, Brawn and Smokescreen join the Autobots at the NEST base on Diego Garcia
. Optimus Prime insists they spend time there recovering.
In "Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part 1" Skyblast lead the Autobots Arcee, Armorhide, Elita One, Longarm and Strongarm who in resisting the Decepticons who had conquored Earth. In part 3 Starscream and Scorponok
attack the Autobots Arcee
, Armorhide, Elita One, Longarm
, Skyblast and Strongarm
on the moon. The Autobots flee to Earth, which is exactly what Starscream hoped they'd do. In part 4 Ratchet and Ironhide continued fighting Bonecrusher in Savannah, but didn't stand much of a chance until they were joined by Arcee, Armoride and Longarm, arriving from the moon. In this story Armorhide resembles his scout class toy in robot mode, but assumes a Cybertronian "protoform entry mode" for his vehicle mode.
Armorhide appeared in issue #17 of the Titan Transformers Magazine, in a story called "Return to Cybertron Part 1". In this story he is among the Autobots that go to Cybertron. He is miscolored green for the entire issue.
Fictional character
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s from various Transformers universes
Transformers universes
is an entertainment franchise. It began with the Hasbro Transformers toy line, centered on two factions of warring alien robots which are called the Autobots and the Decepticons...
.
Transformers: Robots in Disguise
Dangar is sometimes also spelled 'Danger'. Armorhide's animated appearance in the TV series is based on the Takara version. Armorhide is capable of firing Plasma Mortar attacks from his tank turret and fires a flameing Armor Blast from his handgun.(Translated from the Japanese bio) Armorhide transforms into a combat tank. He specializes in desert warfare, and his body camouflage can even fool Optimus Prime's eyes. Lurking beneath the desert sands, he sets ant lion-type traps, then delivers the final blow with his deadly Dangar Cannon. No matter how bad the road, he can run the distance on it thanks to his cybertitanium-alloy caterpillar treads. He makes post-combat sand baths his only pleasure. Armorhide can combine with the other four Decepticon Combiners to form Ruination.
Animated series
These five Transformers actually began life as Autobots, sent to Earth along with a sixth to lead them in a mission to reactivate the legendary Autobot battle station known as Fortress Maximus. However, their craft malfunctioned and crashed, and the six Autobots were entombed in protoformProtoform
In the fictional world of the Transformers, protoforms are "basic frames" of a Cybertronian placed in stasis until a suitable form can be found.-"Beast Wars: Transformers" :...
state, joining Fortress Maximus in slumber until their ship was unearthed by Megatron and his Predacons
Predacon (Transformers)
The Predacons usually refer to the name of several fictional Decepticon-like teams led by Megatron, however Transformers: Armada, Predacon is the name of a single character.-Transformers: Generation 1:...
. Absconding with the Autobot protoforms right under Optimus Prime's nose, Megatron took them to a nearby military base, intending to scan alternate modes for them. Mega-Octane was the first to be reactivated, infused with a portion of Megatron's own spark energy to create the first of a new breed of Transformer that Megatron dubbed the "Decepticons." The other four members of the team followed, and eventually the sixth, Scourge, who took leadership of the team from Mega-Octane with a show of force.
Simply referred to as the Decepticons, they soon demonstrated their skills by blowing up dams across the country, debuting their combining abilities against Rail Racer and later attempting to harness the energies of a volcano on Montrose Island. As part of a string of failed attempts to locate the Autobots' hidden base, Movor was launched into orbit to track Side Burn from space, and the Decepticons then pretended to have reverted to their original Autobot selves in an effort to make the Autobots take them in. Later, Decepticon corruption of the Autobots' global spacebridge led Ruination into conflict with Landfill.
It soon became apparent that Scourge sought to overthrow Megatron's leadership, and the discovery of Fortress Maximus, buried beneath the Earth's surface accelerated the process as exposure to his energies, and those of the O-Parts - the keys to Maximus's resurrection - awoke memories of Scourge's original mission. His new Decepticon programming turned it on its head, however, as he now wished to command Maximus's power for his own, and soon had the other Decepticons thinking the same way, conspiring with Mega-Octane to get Cerebros, the power key of Fortress Maximus, under his control. As a series of chases to acquire control of Maximus began, Scourge eventually revealed his treachery by trying to have the giant attack Galvatron (Megatron, in a new form), only for the plan to fail. In retribution, Galvatron again brainwashed the Decepticons, turning them back into his loyal servants, who followed him so completely that they were even willing to take his orders after he attempted to kill them as a belated punishment. With Galvatron's defeat, the Decepticons and Predacons were all taken back to Cybertron for imprisonment.
3H Enterprises
The Universe redeco of Armorhide only appearance was in a Transformers: Universe story as a member of the Ruination combiner team in the 2004 BotconBotCon
BotCon, briefly known as "The Official Transformers Collectors' Convention" , is an annual convention for Transformers fans and collectors. BotCon has been held annually since 1994...
voice actor play. Ruination was commanded by Reptilion. Since he has the same mold and name as Robots in Disguise Armorhide, it's presumed he is either the same character, or a version of Armorhide from a similar, but parallel, world.
Toys
- Car Robots Dangar
- Dangar is a redeco of 'Generation 1 BrawlBrawl (Transformers)Brawl is the name given to several fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. He is sometimes called "Decepticon Brawl" in the toy line for trademark purposes.-Transformers: Generation 1:...
, with slight remolding to mount his handgun on the turret. TakaraTakaraTakara Co., Ltd. was a Japanese toy company founded in 1955, that merged with another prominent Japanese toy company, Tomy Co., Ltd., on March 1, 2006 to form Takara Tomy, also known in English as TOMY Company Ltd....
released Dangar in tan with a black inverted Generation 2 Autobot symbol.
- Robots in Disguise Armorhide (2001)
- Hasbro released Armorhide in blue, not resembling the animated appearance. He also had a Generation 1 Decepticon symbol. With Ruination's official height being given as 15 meters (49.2 feet) tall, and the toy measuring 25 centimeters tall, the toy would have a scale of about 1/60. This would mean Mega-Octane would stand 11.4 meters (37.4 feet) tall, while the other Commandos would stand about 4.8 meters (15.7 feet) tall.
- Robots in Disguise Armorhide redeco (2003)
- In 2003, Hasbro released a Ruination gift-set with all five Commandos painted in arctic camouflage.
- Universe Armorhide
- A character named Armorhide was released in Wal-MartWal-MartWal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000...
stores as part of another Ruination gift-set. He is painted in desert camo.
Transformers: Armada
Armorhide is the name of the Mini-ConMini-Con
Mini-Cons are a human-sized race and faction of power-enhancing transforming robots in the Transformers: Armada universe and its sequels, one of the assorted universes in Transformers fiction...
partner of the Autobot Rhinox
Rhinox
Rhinox is the name of three fictional characters from various Transformers universes.-Beast Wars:Rhinox's character in the Beast Wars television series is very different from how the toy was depicted. As one of the first year toys, the toy of Rhinox was created before the television series came...
. Armorhide has not appeared in any official Transformers fiction, but did get a one page bio in the Dreamwave comics More Than Meets The Eye series.
From the Personal Files of Rhinox, Autobot (Located Posthumously)]
Armorhide's a burly, tough, iron-hard brawler. At least, that's what most people think when they take a look at my Mini-Con partner. He's a lot stronger than most Mini-Cons, and he's even been known to go up against a full-size Decepticon or two on occasion. This gained him something of a reputation, which might be the worst thing that ever happened to him. You see, not only is Armorhide strong, he's also smarter than a couple'a Autobots put together. Now he's unable to shed his rep as a tough-bot, and everyone treats him like just another lumbering gear-head. I know how much this bugs him, and I tried to convince him that we know there's more to him than that. But on the battlefield, when I'm barking orders for him to do this or that, he just feels like I'm doing it because I do not believe he can think for himself. That could not be further from the truth... it's just the way I get on the field, and I wish I could make him understand that.
There's been a lot of to-do about how strong Armorhide is and how nearly impenetrable his armor is, but even more important is his intelligence. He's studied enough galactic literature, science, and military theory to make most scholars look like rank amateurs.
Armorhide is extremely sensitive to being treated like he's dumb; if he gets even the hint that he's being condescended to, he will become sullen and difficult to work with.
Toys
- Armada Rhniox with Armorhide (2003)
- He is a repaint of the Mini-Con Iceberg. He was later repainted into Cybertron Scattorbrain.
Transformers: Cybertron
Unlike most of the Transformers: Cybertron toy line, Armorhide is not based on a toy from the Japanese Galaxy Force toy line, he is an original character created in the U.S. by Hasbro. He did not appear in the television series.(From the toy packaging) A soldier to the core, Armorhide is frustrated by missions that do not go perfectly. He often finds himself aggravated during the search for the Planet Key on Earth. Still, he finds a kind of joy in the frequent battles with the Decepticon forces that seem to block him and the other Autobots at every turn. Tough, dedicated and fearless, Armorhide neither asks or gives any mercy in the ongoing battle with the evil Decepticons.
Key Code Info As a plucky new recruit to the Autobot army, Armorhide is always ready with a word of encouragement or a joke to get his partners through the day. In fact, Armorhide is really working on his material as one of the few stand-up comedians in the Cybertronian army. Before the war with the Decepticons broke out, he used to try out his routines in the great hall of Altihex. After Megatron launched a surprise attack on Altihex while he was on the road, Armorhide made it his goal to not only stomp out the Decepticon menace any way he could, but to try and put a smile on anyone's face he came across during the dark times of war.
Fun Publications
Armorhide appears in the text story from Fun PublicationsFun Publications
Fun Publications is a publishing company that runs the Transformers Collectors Club and G.I. Joe Collectors Club under licensefrom Hasbro. Besides releasing comics, Fun Publications releases exclusive toys and runs conventions for their clubs....
called Force of Habit. This story explains where he is during the events of the Cybertron story. Ultra Magnus
Ultra Magnus
Ultra Magnus is the name of several fictional characters from the various Transformers storylines.-Transformers: Generation 1:The greatest Transformer of them all. A commander could want no finer a soldier than Ultra Magnus...
is the commander of various Autobot ships sent to other planets in search for the Cyber Planet Keys. Longrack
Longrack
Longrack is the name of several fictional characters from Transformers series.-Beast Wars Neo:Longrack is the gabby, annoying class committee member of the group. He is quite serious about following rules to the letter, and will butt in and aggressively complain to others about it. His Arm Shot...
serves as captain of the Spanner which is sent to Delta Draconis
Delta Draconis
Delta Draconis is a yellow star in the constellation Draco. It has the traditional names Aldib, Altais and Nodus Secundus....
. Among the ship's crew are Armorhide, Blurr
Blurr
Blurr is the name given to five different fictional characters in the Transformers universes. He frequently appears as a blue Autobot who transforms into a swift car...
and Checkpoint
Checkpoint (Transformers)
-Transformers Energon:Checkpoint was a part of an Autobot S.W.A.T. team along with Prowl who he was sold with. Checkpoint is a mainly black and white six-wheeled futuristic truck of a fictional make. He is able to 'powerlinx' with any other Powerlinx toy from Energon. His hand-held weapon is a...
.
Toys
- Cybertron Scout Armorhide (2005)
- This toy was later redecoed as Timelines Huffer and as movie Armorhide.
- This toy is 3.5 centimeters wide in vehicle mode, while a real Globetrotter is 247 centimeters wide, making it 1:71 scale. With this scale the real robot would stand 675 centimeters (22.1 feet) tall.
Transformers
Armorhide does not appear in the movie or the video game, but a toy for the movie toy line was released as a TargetTarget Corporation
Target Corporation, doing business as Target, is an American retailing company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the second-largest discount retailer in the United States, behind Walmart. The company is ranked at number 33 on the Fortune 500 and is a component of the Standard & Poor's...
store exclusive. He is a black redeco of Cybertron Armorhide. His bio describes him as an Autobot who uses any means necessary to stop the Decepticons.
A second toy was released for Armorhide for Revenge of the Fallen. The back of his box states: "Things have been slow lately, so the discovery of a Decepticon hiding right under his nose was like a dream come true for Armorhide. He's enjoying working alongside Bumblebee, since his damaged vocal processor means the other Autobot can't complain about his methods. Armorhide doesn't care about stealth or safety. All he cares about is bringing Dirge down." He turns into an assault dune buggy which resembles a desert patrol vehicle.
IDW Publishing
Armorhide appeared among the Autobots opposing the forces Starscream on Cybertron in 'Reign of Starscream' #5.After being rescued from control by the Initiative, Armorhide, Blaze Master, Brawn and Smokescreen join the Autobots at the NEST base on Diego Garcia
Diego Garcia
Diego Garcia is a tropical, footprint-shaped coral atoll located south of the equator in the central Indian Ocean at 7 degrees, 26 minutes south latitude. It is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory [BIOT] and is positioned at 72°23' east longitude....
. Optimus Prime insists they spend time there recovering.
Titan Magazines
Note: Information in italics occure in the alternate storyline where Megatron won the battle for the Allspark.In "Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part 1" Skyblast lead the Autobots Arcee, Armorhide, Elita One, Longarm and Strongarm who in resisting the Decepticons who had conquored Earth. In part 3 Starscream and Scorponok
Scorponok
Scorponok is the name shared by several fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. All are Decepticons that turn into Scorpoins.- Transformers: Generation 1:...
attack the Autobots Arcee
Arcee
Arcee is the name of a fictional character in the Transformers franchise. She is a female Autobot, usually pink in color. Being the most famous of the Female Transformers, she has two primary forms...
, Armorhide, Elita One, Longarm
Longarm (Transformers)
Longarm is the name to four different fictional characters from the Transformers universes.-Transformers: Cybertron:The name Longarm was reused for a member of the Giant Planet Mini-Con Team allies with the Decepticons. This Longarm also turned into a crane...
, Skyblast and Strongarm
Strongarm (Transformers)
Strongarm is the name of four fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. All four are Autobots.-Transformers: Energon:Strongarm is the name of one of the Autobot Omnicons...
on the moon. The Autobots flee to Earth, which is exactly what Starscream hoped they'd do. In part 4 Ratchet and Ironhide continued fighting Bonecrusher in Savannah, but didn't stand much of a chance until they were joined by Arcee, Armoride and Longarm, arriving from the moon. In this story Armorhide resembles his scout class toy in robot mode, but assumes a Cybertronian "protoform entry mode" for his vehicle mode.
Armorhide appeared in issue #17 of the Titan Transformers Magazine, in a story called "Return to Cybertron Part 1". In this story he is among the Autobots that go to Cybertron. He is miscolored green for the entire issue.
Toys
- Transformers Scout Armorhide (2007)
- Although sold as an Autobot, Armorhide lacks any faction symbol of the toy. The Cyber Key is a black retool of the original Cyber Key, with a different frame and a Sector 7 Logo. Because key used for this Armorhide is a redeco of a Decepticon key from the Cybertron series the underside of his Cyber Key there is the raised outline of a Decepticon Logo, and the Sector Seven logo "S7" can be seen on his body, Cyber Key and weapon.
- This toy is 3.5 centimeters wide in vehicle mode, while a real Globetrotter is 247 centimeters wide, making it 1:71 scale. With this scale the real robot would stand 675 centimeters (22.1 feet) tall.
- It should be noted that the same basic design from this toy is used for the evil Autobot HufferHuffer (Transformers)Huffer is the name of several fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. All are Autobots who turn into trucks. Huffer was first introduced in 1984, and was voiced by John Stephenson in the animated series The Transformers....
in the Shattered Glass story by Fun PublicationsFun PublicationsFun Publications is a publishing company that runs the Transformers Collectors Club and G.I. Joe Collectors Club under licensefrom Hasbro. Besides releasing comics, Fun Publications releases exclusive toys and runs conventions for their clubs....
.
- Revenge of the Fallen Deluxe Armorhide (2010)
- A black redeco to the Transformers LandmineLandmine (Transformers)Landmine is the name to several fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. He shouldn't be confused with Lander.-Transformers: Generation 1:...
. - An actual DPV is 408 centimeters long while this toy is 13.5 centimeters long. This gives the toy a scale of about 1:30. The robot mode would stand about 423 (13 feet 11 inches) centimeters tall. Landmine/Armorhide is notable as the only Deluxe-class Transformers mold with working shock absorbers in vehicle mode.