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[[Captain Fanzone]] was seated in his car, about to eat a burger, when he received a radio call summoning all units to a [[Sumdac Systems]] building. (A humongous nanobug was absorbing everything in its path.) His car was thus present among the collected emergency vehicles when [[Teletran 1]] scanned them for new altmodes for [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and his crew of [[Autobot]]s. Scrappy speedster [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] adopted the look of the yellow hatchback, sans rust. When the Autobots made their debut to confront the nanobug, Fanzone briefly mistook 'Bee for his car, exclaiming, "How is my car driving itself?!" {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out!}}
 
[[Captain Fanzone]] was seated in his car, about to eat a burger, when he received a radio call summoning all units to a [[Sumdac Systems]] building. (A humongous nanobug was absorbing everything in its path.) His car was thus present among the collected emergency vehicles when [[Teletran 1]] scanned them for new altmodes for [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and his crew of [[Autobot]]s. Scrappy speedster [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] adopted the look of the yellow hatchback, sans rust. When the Autobots made their debut to confront the nanobug, Fanzone briefly mistook 'Bee for his car, exclaiming, "How is my car driving itself?!" {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out!}}
   
[[Image:TFA Fanzone Car Wreck BftP.jpg|left|thumb|"''This'' is why I ''hate'' bumper cars!"]]
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[[Image:TFA Fanzone Car Wreck BftP.jpg|thumb|left|"''This'' is why I ''hate'' bumper cars!"]]
 
Fanzone's car was present for many of his encounters with Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s, often in the role of "collateral damage". For example, in the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobot]]s' debut appearance, [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]] knocked a car into the air with his tail, causing it to bounce amusingly off of Fanzone's vehicle. {{storylink|Blast from the Past}} Afterwards, he briefly used a normal police cruiser. {{storylink|Lost and Found}}
 
Fanzone's car was present for many of his encounters with Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s, often in the role of "collateral damage". For example, in the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobot]]s' debut appearance, [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]] knocked a car into the air with his tail, causing it to bounce amusingly off of Fanzone's vehicle. {{storylink|Blast from the Past}} Afterwards, he briefly used a normal police cruiser. {{storylink|Lost and Found}}
   
 
The resemblance between Fanzone's car and Bumblebee was occasionally useful, as when Fanzone drove Bumblebee to a ransom meeting with the [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]], thus sneaking the Autobot into the building under the guise of a normal car. {{storylink|Headmaster (episode)|Headmaster}}
 
The resemblance between Fanzone's car and Bumblebee was occasionally useful, as when Fanzone drove Bumblebee to a ransom meeting with the [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]], thus sneaking the Autobot into the building under the guise of a normal car. {{storylink|Headmaster (episode)|Headmaster}}
 
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[[Image:TFA Fanzone Car Wreck Velocity.jpg|thumb|right|"And '''this''' is why I '''hate''' bananas in the tailpipe!"]]
 
[[Image:TFA Fanzone Car Wreck Velocity.jpg|thumb|right|"And '''this''' is why I '''hate''' bananas in the tailpipe!"]]
 
The car's most energetic death yet came when Fanzone was investigating [[Master Disaster]]'s underground races. He and Bumblebee ended up pursued by the crazy Decepticon [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]]. Bumblebee and [[Sari Sumdac]] urged Fanzone to jump into 'Bee, and moments later Blitzwing destroyed Fanzone's car with a missile. {{storylink|Velocity}}
 
The car's most energetic death yet came when Fanzone was investigating [[Master Disaster]]'s underground races. He and Bumblebee ended up pursued by the crazy Decepticon [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]]. Bumblebee and [[Sari Sumdac]] urged Fanzone to jump into 'Bee, and moments later Blitzwing destroyed Fanzone's car with a missile. {{storylink|Velocity}}
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* (One hopes the [[redeco]] opportunity here is as obvious to [[HasTak]] as it is to us.)
 
* (One hopes the [[redeco]] opportunity here is as obvious to [[HasTak]] as it is to us.)
   
==Trivia==
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==Notes==
 
* No explanation has been explicitly offered for how his car keeps coming back from being totaled. Either he's repeatedly buying identical cars, or he's getting them fixed at great expense (but ''not'' getting the rust fixed).
 
* No explanation has been explicitly offered for how his car keeps coming back from being totaled. Either he's repeatedly buying identical cars, or he's getting them fixed at great expense (but ''not'' getting the rust fixed).
   
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*Since Sari is such good friends with the Autobots, and pretty much every time Fanzone's car is destroyed the Autobots are involved. Sari's dad probably apologizes to Fanzone and has some repair bots fix it up like new.
 
*Since Sari is such good friends with the Autobots, and pretty much every time Fanzone's car is destroyed the Autobots are involved. Sari's dad probably apologizes to Fanzone and has some repair bots fix it up like new.
   
* It and [[Wasp]] now not only have this same immortality gimmick but also it is Wasp's second altmode before his [[Technorganic]] [[Reformatting]]. Mabye the alt mode is what gives one the ability. <s>Try it on Bumblebee.</s>
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* It and [[Wasp]] now not only have this same immortality gimmick but also it is Wasp's second altmode before his [[Technorganic]] [[Reformatting]]. Maybe the alt mode is what gives one the ability. <s>Try it on Bumblebee.</s>
 
   
 
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Latest revision as of 00:45, 1 August 2019

This article is about the normal car belonging to Captain Fanzone. For the Autobot who looks just like it, but cleaner, see Bumblebee (Animated).


Captain Fanzone's car is a hapless vehicle in the Transformers Animated continuity.
TFA Fanzone Car Scan

"This is why I hate apricot Jell-O!"

Captain Fanzone's car is a rusty yellow sports car of undetermined model (although its general shape and size are similar to three concept 'mini' cars built by Chevrolet). It gets destroyed a lot, but always seems to be back in time for its next mauling. It was also the basis for Bumblebee's Earth vehicle altmode.

"How come your interior's so much cleaner than mine?"
―{{{2}}}
"Maybe because it's not on fire?"
Captain Fanzone and Sari[["Velocity"| [src]]]


Fiction[]

Captain Fanzone was seated in his car, about to eat a burger, when he received a radio call summoning all units to a Sumdac Systems building. (A humongous nanobug was absorbing everything in its path.) His car was thus present among the collected emergency vehicles when Teletran 1 scanned them for new altmodes for Optimus Prime and his crew of Autobots. Scrappy speedster Bumblebee adopted the look of the yellow hatchback, sans rust. When the Autobots made their debut to confront the nanobug, Fanzone briefly mistook 'Bee for his car, exclaiming, "How is my car driving itself?!" Transform and Roll Out!

TFA Fanzone Car Wreck BftP

"This is why I hate bumper cars!"

Fanzone's car was present for many of his encounters with Autobots and Decepticons, often in the role of "collateral damage". For example, in the Dinobots' debut appearance, Snarl knocked a car into the air with his tail, causing it to bounce amusingly off of Fanzone's vehicle. Blast from the Past Afterwards, he briefly used a normal police cruiser. Lost and Found

The resemblance between Fanzone's car and Bumblebee was occasionally useful, as when Fanzone drove Bumblebee to a ransom meeting with the Headmaster, thus sneaking the Autobot into the building under the guise of a normal car. Headmaster

TFA Fanzone Car Wreck Velocity

"And this is why I hate bananas in the tailpipe!"

The car's most energetic death yet came when Fanzone was investigating Master Disaster's underground races. He and Bumblebee ended up pursued by the crazy Decepticon Blitzwing. Bumblebee and Sari Sumdac urged Fanzone to jump into 'Bee, and moments later Blitzwing destroyed Fanzone's car with a missile. Velocity

Toys[]

  • Most of Bumblebee's toys will serve, so long as you don't transform them. You might want to paint on some rust, and scatter a few burger wrappers around the interior.
  • (One hopes the redeco opportunity here is as obvious to HasTak as it is to us.)

Notes[]

  • No explanation has been explicitly offered for how his car keeps coming back from being totaled. Either he's repeatedly buying identical cars, or he's getting them fixed at great expense (but not getting the rust fixed).
  • On the other hand, dialogue in "Velocity" implies that the car is the property of the Detroit Police Department. Given how large bureaucracies work, it's possible they bought a fleet of identical unmarked cars several years ago, and they're all rusting at about the same rate.
Wasp vehicle

Green redecos are all the rage now.

  • Along with Fanzone's car, Fanzone's phone has also appeared in episodes where it has been smashed to pieces and dropped into the river yet it also comes back. Going off of the above theory, what kind of tech are the police being supplied with in the future?!
  • Since Sari is such good friends with the Autobots, and pretty much every time Fanzone's car is destroyed the Autobots are involved. Sari's dad probably apologizes to Fanzone and has some repair bots fix it up like new.
  • It and Wasp now not only have this same immortality gimmick but also it is Wasp's second altmode before his Technorganic Reformatting. Maybe the alt mode is what gives one the ability. Try it on Bumblebee.