Wheelie (G1)

Wheelie is an Autobot, you see, in the Generation 1 continuity.



Wheelie, so small, is an Autobot child. But when stakes are high, he gets mean and wild! He carries a slingshot that shoots hurtful things; they'll hit your nose (the projectile, it stings). He has a speech pattern that ends in like sounds. It's just his deal, like Warpath's "Bam! Zounds!"

Some think he's annoying and wish he would die. His answer to that? Here's death in your eye.

French-Canadian name: Tourbillo

Animated continuity
Voice actor: Frank Welker (US), Kazue Komiya (Japan)

His spaceship, it crashed and turned into ash. But Wheelie not scared; he climbed out of there. The planet Quintessa he's on, but now his friends are all gone. He stays alive. The fierce survive.

Wheelie journeyed from Cybertron to Earth, protecting a cog for all he is worth. Galvatron destroyed his ship, sent him and Blurr flying through space, but Wheelie not scared, shot a Sweep in the face! Stranded on Io, rescued by human chick, bomb-bats destroy her ship, Sky Lynx'll do the trick! Transformation cog delivered, Metroplex is alive, 'Plex fights a dinosaur, Trypticon takes a dive!



Headmasters
Voice actor: Kazue Komiya (Japan)

Wheelie was too busy being a petulant teenager to rhyme.

At one point, he got drunk at a party while Hardhead sang karaokee and Chromedome danced with Arcee.

Marvel Comics continuity
(Note: Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.)

''None too far did Wheelie roam - still he called Quintesson home. For Rodimus Prime he was a spy. He'd report on what the locals try. Wreck-Gar's rescue was his claim to fame. Then helped the Junkion spoil the Quints' good name.''

Headmasters Manga


Shortly after Mega Zarak and the Decepticons were driven from Earth, Soundblaster showed up, jump-kicked Wheelie square in the face and took Daniel's family hostage. In retaliation, Daneil went insane and took on both Slugfest and Overkill, defeating the pair of Cassette dinosaurs and leaving Soundblaster open to an attack from Chromedome.

Dreamwave Comics continuity
Shockwave promised peace to all, but for that ruse Wheelie won't fall. He joined a team, he had a pet; they'll unveil Shockwave's evil threat.

Prime joins their side, but he's a brute, so tiny Wheelie bites his boot.

Many fans cried for the status quo, but Dreamwave decided 'twould not be so: When introduced this time, Wheelie did nae speak in rhyme!

Universe: The Wreckers Comics
Many Nightbirds they fight; they attack left and right! Fujiyama in tow, so the Autobots must go! But Daniel and he have no room to flee. Wheelie is harmed, a blast in the back! Daniel's bombs are now armed; kamikaze attack. "Through all our lives, I've been your friend. But now it's time for this to end."

3H Universe Comics
Is it just me or alternate Wheelie? Fight inside Unicron and release energon! Trapped in a cage until the end of the age? Now bars are released, thanks to truck and a beast. Now Wheelie is free to fight and to flee!

Generation 1

 * Wheelie (Mini Vehicle, 1986/2005)
 * C-80 is his Japanese ID number, stuck right between Wreck-Gar and Blurr, what a bummer.


 * Wheelie transforms along Cybertronic vehicular norms. The fans' fancy he tickles as the only new mold among the third-year Mini Vehicles. He was reissued in a Japanese "bookbox" set, with Targetmaster Kup in 2005; on that you can bet.


 * This mold was redecoed much later on, into an old friend of Prime's who was named Dion.