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==Shuttles in Fiction== |
==Shuttles in Fiction== |
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| + | [[Image:Shuttle human.JPG|thumb|130px|I bet you get sick of those colors ''real'' quick in the [[E.D.C.]]]] |
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| + | * A human shuttle was used to make a kamikaze-run on Cybertron's central power facility in [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]] before a full-scale planetary invasion. ''This shuttle was painted in the [[E.D.C.]]'s signature white-and-blue colors. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 23:27, 18 May 2007
- The Autobot shuttle is a starship in multiple continuity families.
Ultra Magnus' shuttle detaching from its main section
The Autobot shuttle is a multi-stage transport use by the Autobots around the 2005 era. Though they have a tendency to explode if you look at them wrong, the Autobot shuttles enjoy a good reputation due to their excellent safety rating. You can crash them, shoot them, set them on fire, blow them up, but the passengers will almost always walk away uninjured.
The Autobot shuttle can be launched either vertically or VTOL via thrust vectoring through apetures on the bottom of the ship.
A handful of Autobot Shuttles remain in active service through the Beast Era where they are considered antiques.
The E.D.C. has also been known to use this type of shuttle.
In the Marvel comics, the Ark slowly morphed into something resembling the Autobot shuttle- and the Autobot shuttles looked like the Ark. *sigh*.
Shuttle Section
The shuttle has a modular design similar to... I'm gonna say Ginrai. Adding modules on to the front section expands the shuttle's range and abilities. The addition of a small lifepod means it's possible to detonate 1/2, 3/4 or 4/4 of the ship and still survive.
Rear
Mid
Front module
An Autobot Transport Gunship[1] forms the foremost module of the shuttle.
This section's function is to keep the occupants alive in a tight situation, it excels at short-range space combat, but is not designed for traveling interstellar distances.
Out pops a surprise!
The Gunship is armed with three cannons on the lower surface, and the 'wings' on either size can house a variety of armaments, such as pop-out guns[2] or sonic warheads[3].
Lifepod
The lifepod module is capable of carrying several transformers a short distance, keepign them alive in time for rescue or putting down on a nearby planet.
Though airtight, this lifepod has no life support system, leaving humans with just the air trapped inside it to breathe. Presumably this defect has been addressed in the E.D.C. version of the Autobot shuttle.
Shuttles in Fiction
Despite the large number of shuttles in Transformers fiction, none of them have ever been given a name, and it's likely that all shuttles are nameless.
- The shuttle on its way to Autobot City, hijacked by Megatron.
- The shuttle commanded by Ultra Magnus that has the main section detonanted to escape destruction by Galvatron's ship.
- The shuttle with Kup, Hot Rod and the Dinobot that crashes on Quintessa.
I bet you get sick of those colors real quick in the E.D.C.
- A human shuttle was used to make a kamikaze-run on Cybertron's central power facility in Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4 before a full-scale planetary invasion. This shuttle was painted in the E.D.C.'s signature white-and-blue colors.
References
- ↑ The front module was explicitly named in Dreamwave Armada issue 10.
- ↑ The pop-out guns were used in in Legacy of Unicron!
- ↑ Sonic warheads were used in Dreamwave Armada issue 10