Hound (G1)

Hound is an Autobot character in the Generation 1 continuity.



Hound wishes he were human. The dark, barren metalscapes of Cybertron no longer interest him. Now that Hound has been shipwrecked on Earth, he considers this planet his home. He sees humankind as beautiful, and wishes he could interact with their ecosphere the same way they do, to feel what they feel and to see what they see.

He treasures his job as an Autobot scout. He uses this opportunity to explore the breathtaking caverns and mountainous expanses that Earth provides. He's a meek, benevolent soul, even compared to his fellow Autobots. He doesn't get along with the more blood-thirsty of their ranks.

Generation 1 Cartoon
Voice actor: Ken Sansom (US), Kenyu Horiuchi (Japan)

Hound was one of the original Autobots aboard the Ark when it crash-landed on Earth four million years ago. When awakened in 1984, he was reformatted to have a terrestrial alt-mode, that of a Mitsubishi military jeep.

As the Autobots got their bearings on this strange new planet, Optimus Prime dispatched Hound on a recon mission to find the Decepticons. The impetuous Cliffjumper tagged along uninvited, and itching to start a fight, took a pot-shot at Megatron once Hound sniffed out the Decepticon base. Cliffjumper missed, and the Decepticons gave chase. Laserbeakpursued the two Autobot eavesdroppers, and Hound took the brunt of the assault, getting blasted by Laserbeak's cannons. Hound spun out of control on the winding mountain roads, and crashed into a ravine.

Cliffjumper returned with help: the Autobot medic, Ratchet. Hound was too injured to even transform, so the crane truck Hauler had to lift him out of the gulch so he could be dragged back to the Ark for repairs. Despite the mishap, Hound bore no ill-will against Cliffjumper. The scout had heard enough about the Megatron's plans to plunder the Earth's resources that Optimus immediately launched a mission to stop the Decepticons.

Generation 1
Hound was released as part of the initial Autobot assortment in 1984. His toy used the same mold as a Diaclone Mitsubishi J59 Jeep.
 * Hound (Autobot, 1984/2004)


 * Japanese ID number: 02, TFC-14


 * This mold was used to make Detritus.

Alternators
The mold was retooled into Alternators Rollbar and Swindle.



Unreleased
A redeco of the Auto Roller Roadblock was planned for release in 1995 as Sgt. Hound, but was one of several redecos and molds that were cancelled with the end of the Generation 2 line.

This mold is also used by Autocrusher from Beast Wars II.