Checker Road

Checker Road is an Autobot from the Operation Combination portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

What the... hey! Is that my worst arch-enemy back there? Why... by dickens, it is! What are the odds?

Checker Road (チェッカーロード Chekkā Rōdo) uses the power of the stars to boost his energy levels. He hates that Moon Jet, and will follow him anywhere in the hopes of shooting him down.

Fiction

Operation Combination story pages

Checker Road and the Road Corps were the first Autobots deployed to stop the approach of Battle Gaia and the Jet Corps. Unfortunately for Checker Road, the Decepticons defeated him and the Road Corps, then moved on to Earth's orbit and the last line of Autobots. The Road Army vs. the Jet Army! New Decepticons Appear!

Toys

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers

• Checker Road vs. Moon Jet (Versus pack, 1992)

• ID number: TF-08
• Accessories: "Checker Missile Gun" engine/missile launcher, 3 missiles
• Known designers: Takio Ejima (TakaraTomy), Masakatsu Saito (concept artist)

Released in the eighth and final year of the original Takara Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers line under the Operation Combination banner, Checker Road is identical to the Hasbro-release Turbomaster Hurricane, transforming into a "Le Mans"-style racer loosely based on a Porsche 917. His engine in vehicle mode is a spring-loaded missile-launching cannon usable in both vehicle and robot modes.

He was only available as part of a two-pack with Moon Jet.

• More information on Checker Road (well, Hurricane) at TFU.info