Hosehead
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Hosehead is a character of the Transformers
toyline and television series. He is an Autobot
Headmaster
and transforms into a fire engine. He should not be confused with the character Cab, who is based on the same toy, but portrayed as a completely different character in the Masterforce anime series.
and Siren, who had been dispatched from Cybertron with the same intention in mind, they soon uncovered the killer as Thunderwing
, who was attempting to prove he was worthy of Decepticon
leadership. The three eventually defeated him via the explosion of the corpse they were investigating.
Following this, Hosehead, Nightbeat and Siren made their US debut in issue #62 of the US Transformers comic, having been dispatched by Prime to recover his previous body and the Matrix
with it. Encountering gangsters on the planet Pz-zazz, they believed the planet's fabled fountain of youth to be the Matrix. Fighting off the criminals, they found it to be a dead end - as their old enemy Thunderwing arrived and took them prisoner.
The Autobots eventually recovered their bodies, and when Thunderwing was possessed by the Matrix, the three deactivated the gravity, sweeping the monster into space. After this, the three joined Prime's troops, and participated in the battle against Unicron
. However, Hosehead would not survive - his body was seen amongst the wreckage of the battle in issue #76.
is captured by the Decepticon
Tentakil. Scorponok
sends a message to the Autobots promising to release him if Optimus Prime
gives himself up. Optimus Prime surrenders but also smuggles Hosehead and Fizzle into the Decepticon base. As expected, Scorponok fails to keep his side of the bargain but the two Autobots manage to free both Optimus Prime and Highbrow and after a brief battle they make their escape.
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series as one of the Autobot rebels during the age of interment. This was before he became a Headmaster or was reformatted into an Earth-style truck.
Hosehead also had a biography printed in the Dreamwave More than Meets the Eye series.
, now leading the Mayhem Attack Squad. Ruckus is holding the pilot hostage, but Slag cuts Ruckus's arm off and recovers the pilot, for which Amory pays them. This story is set after the events of the Marvel Comics Transformers stories, where Hosehead is dead.
Transformers (toy line)
The is a line of toys produced by the American toy company Hasbro. The Transformers toyline was created from toy molds mostly produced by Japanese company Takara in the toylines Diaclone and Microman. Other toy molds from other companies such as Bandai were used as well...
toyline and television series. He is an Autobot
Autobot
Autobot, a faction of sentient robots from the planet Cybertron, are usually the main protagonists in the fictional universe of the Transformers, a collection of various toys, graphic novels, paperback books, cartoons and movies first introduced in 1984. In all but one Transformer story, the...
Headmaster
Headmaster (Transformers)
Headmasters are a sub-group of characters from the Transformers meta-series, distinguished by their ability to detach their heads when transforming into their alternate modes, with the heads then transforming themselves into a humanoid form...
and transforms into a fire engine. He should not be confused with the character Cab, who is based on the same toy, but portrayed as a completely different character in the Masterforce anime series.
Transformers: Generation 1
Hosehead's bio described him as an eager, but scatterbrained soldier, likely to mess up even the simplest instructions. He means well, but usually ends up causing more problems than he solves. He is binary-bonded to the Nebulan Lug, a former all-star athlete.Marvel Comics
Hosehead originally appeared investigating the suspicious death of an Autobot on Earth. Linking up with NightbeatNightbeat (Transformers)
-Transformers: Generation 1:Nightbeat is described as a tough, street-hardened detective who is not above resorting to dirty tricks in order to further his investigations...
and Siren, who had been dispatched from Cybertron with the same intention in mind, they soon uncovered the killer as Thunderwing
Thunderwing
Thunderwing is the name of several fictional characters from the Transformers series. Introduced in 1989, he was a major villain in the Marvel Comics Transformers series. Although Thunderwing was created after the US Transformers television series ended, the character of Black Shadow did appear in...
, who was attempting to prove he was worthy of Decepticon
Decepticon
The Decepticons are usually depicted as the antagonists in the fictional universes of the Transformers stoyline and related comics and cartoons, and the enemies of the Autobots and the University of California Davis Aggies...
leadership. The three eventually defeated him via the explosion of the corpse they were investigating.
Following this, Hosehead, Nightbeat and Siren made their US debut in issue #62 of the US Transformers comic, having been dispatched by Prime to recover his previous body and the Matrix
Autobot Matrix of Leadership
The Matrix of Leadership or Creation Matrix in the fictional Transformers universes is the Autobot talisman of legend, passed down from leader to leader. It consisted of an oval-shaped container, holding a glowing crystal. To open the Matrix is to release an unpredictable wave of power from the...
with it. Encountering gangsters on the planet Pz-zazz, they believed the planet's fabled fountain of youth to be the Matrix. Fighting off the criminals, they found it to be a dead end - as their old enemy Thunderwing arrived and took them prisoner.
The Autobots eventually recovered their bodies, and when Thunderwing was possessed by the Matrix, the three deactivated the gravity, sweeping the monster into space. After this, the three joined Prime's troops, and participated in the battle against Unicron
Unicron
Unicron is a fictional character from the Transformers universe and toyline. Created by Floro Dery, he was introduced in the 1986 animated film The Transformers: The Movie as the film's main antagonist. Unicron is a prodigiously large robot whose scale reaches planetary proportions, and he is also...
. However, Hosehead would not survive - his body was seen amongst the wreckage of the battle in issue #76.
Books
Hosehead was featured in the book Autobot Hostage. While on solo patrol, HighbrowHighbrow (Transformers)
-Transformers: Generation 1:Highbrow is an Autobot Headmaster who turns into a helicopter. His partner is the Nebulan Gort. Highbrow considers himself above warfare and prefers to talk out differences, and is a bit of a snob...
is captured by the Decepticon
Decepticon
The Decepticons are usually depicted as the antagonists in the fictional universes of the Transformers stoyline and related comics and cartoons, and the enemies of the Autobots and the University of California Davis Aggies...
Tentakil. 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:...
sends a message to the Autobots promising to release him if Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime is a fictional character from the Transformers franchise. Prime is the leader of the autobots, a faction of transforming robots from the planet Cybertron. The autobots are constantly waging war against a rival faction of transforming robots called Decepticons...
gives himself up. Optimus Prime surrenders but also smuggles Hosehead and Fizzle into the Decepticon base. As expected, Scorponok fails to keep his side of the bargain but the two Autobots manage to free both Optimus Prime and Highbrow and after a brief battle they make their escape.
Dreamwave Productions
Hosehead appeared only in DreamwaveDreamwave Productions
Dreamwave Productions was a Canadian art design studio and comic book publisher founded in 1996 and is best known for their multiple Transformers comic book series...
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Transformers: The War Within
This article is about the comic book series. For other uses, see The War Within .Transformers: The War Within is a series of comic book mini-series written by Simon Furman and published by Dreamwave Productions featuring Generation One characters with brand new pre-Earth designs.The series focuses...
series as one of the Autobot rebels during the age of interment. This was before he became a Headmaster or was reformatted into an Earth-style truck.
Hosehead also had a biography printed in the Dreamwave More than Meets the Eye series.
Fun Publications
Lug appears in the Fun Publications story Cheap Shots as a member of Nightbeat's team. In this story Nightbeat's crew are hired by a sentient ship named Amory to relocate her pilot. After investigating they find the whole job is a trap set by the Decepticon RuckusRuckus (Transformers)
-Transformers - Generation 1:He did not appear in an episode of any Transformers cartoon. His only appearance in fiction was in the Marvel comic but more so than his fellow Triggercons; Ruckus being the most interesting of the three...
, now leading the Mayhem Attack Squad. Ruckus is holding the pilot hostage, but Slag cuts Ruckus's arm off and recovers the pilot, for which Amory pays them. This story is set after the events of the Marvel Comics Transformers stories, where Hosehead is dead.
Toys
- Generation 1 Headmaster Hosehead with Lug
- This toy is virtually identical to the Japanese character of Cab.