Changes: Perceptor (Armada)

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The name or term Perceptor refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Perceptor (disambiguation).

Perceptor is a Mini-Con from the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.

Perceptor is a Mini-Con combiner made up of Grindor, Sureshock, and High Wire.

Japanese Micron Legend name: Bumble

Japanese Superlink name: Cliffjumper

Fiction

Animated continuity

Armada

Perceptor only uses his combined form when needed. In some situations he is very fast and strong. In other episodes, he is only able to keep Thrust from killing Starscream. He can't hold out against Leader-1 and Bonecrusher when they work together. Perceptor seems to lead the Mini-Cons in some instances, shaking hands with Prime and Megatron to show the Mini-Cons were willing to help fight Unicron.

Energon

Comics continuity

Armada

Energon

Fan Club Cybertron comic

Toys

Armada

Street Action Team (Basic, 2002/2003)

Japanese ID number: MM-01

Street Action Micron Anime Color (CD pack-in, 2003)

Magna Convoy DX Set (Multi-pack, 2003)

Energon

Perceptor (Basic, 2004)

This mold-set was also used to make Heavy Metal and Super Link Windcharger.

Universe

Sunstorm w/ Inferno & Street Action Mini-Con Team (Multi-pack, 2004)

Perceptor (Basic, 2005)

Energon Perceptor was repackaged on a Universe-themed card and sold through discount chains in the US like Big Lots!.

Cybertron

Backblast vs Sureshock
Blastcharge vs High Wire
Scrap Iron vs Grindor

Perceptor's Cybertron version was not made available as a complete set; he could only be assembled by buying all three of the Street Action Team vs Deep Space Mini-Con Team two-packs. Since this assortment was the final wave of two-packs, they are somewhat harder to find than the other sets. Both the Deep Space Mini-Con Team and Street Action Team were not depicted on the back of the box to combine, only in the manual.

Merchandise

A PVC figurine of Perceptor was made as part of the ninth "Act" of Takara's Super Collection Figure series. He was available in both full-color and pewter-finish versions.

Trivia

According to Aaron Archer at OTFCC 04, he choose to name the Armada Mini-Con combiner robot "Perceptor" to honor the Takara employee who engineered the Street Action Team - because that employee was also responsible for engineering the original Generation 1 Perceptor toy. It's likely this was Hideaki Yoke, but Archer did not specify at the time. It may be interesting to note that noted mecha designer Shinji Aramaki also worked on the original Perceptor, at the very least coming up with the initial concept, but given that he was long-gone from Takara and directing the animated movie Appleseed in 2004, Archer probably didn't mean him.

External links

Perceptor at TFU.info

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-: Perceptor's ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' version was not made available as a complete set; he could only be assembled by buying all three of the Street Action Team vs [[Deep Space Mini-Con Team]] two-packs.  Since this assortment was the final wave of two-packs, they are somewhat harder to find than the other sets. Both the Deep space Mini-Con team and Street Action team were not depicted on the back of the box to cobine, only in the manual.
+: Perceptor's ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' version was not made available as a complete set; he could only be assembled by buying all three of the Street Action Team vs [[Deep Space Mini-Con Team]] two-packs.  Since this assortment was the final wave of two-packs, they are somewhat harder to find than the other sets. Both the Deep Space Mini-Con Team and Street Action Team were not depicted on the back of the box to combine, only in the manual.
 ===Merchandise===