Offroad (CW)
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| The name or term "Offroad" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Offroad (disambiguation). |
- Offroad is a Decepticon Stunticon from the Combiner Wars portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Offroad is a new recruit to the Stunticons, and his teammates are being slow to trust him. He's confident and charismatic, unnervingly at ease in his new role, and worse, he's started using the colors of his predecessor. What's up with that, man? Conveniently, his experience operating in extreme conditions gives him the opportunity to gain his new comrades' trust, by taking on all the treacherous missions that they steer well clear of.
Normally, this distrust between Offroad and his teammates could be considered a hindrance to the combination process, but where Menasor is concerned, that's probably just a drop in the ocean...
In one universe, Offroad is a member of the Wreckers, with whom he combines to form Wreckage.
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Fiction
2005 IDW continuity
After a particularly humiliating defeat resulted in Wildrider leaving the Stunticons, Offroad was brought in to replace him. As the Stunticons were explaining to him how they operated, they were approached by Swindle, who piqued their interest by showing them that he had with him the Enigma of Combination.
After using the Enigma to upgrade Menasor, the Stunticons combined, and accompanied Swindle to the colony world of Caminus, preparing to bring destruction down upon its people. First Contact Things quickly went downhill for the Stunticons and Menasor was summarily trounced by the similarly upgraded Superion. The Stunticons were disassembled, sent back to Cybertron, and imprisoned. The Sum and Its Parts
Swindle later sprang the Stunticons as part of a diversion; they formed Menasor and incited a Decepticon riot at Metroplex's space bridge. You, Me, and the Universe The Stunticons fared poorly in their second fight against the Autobot combiners, and, after Menasor fell, the Stunticons were put away for good. All That Remains
Of Masters and Mayhem
Offroad was one of the many refugees who escaped the devastation of Cybertron at the hands of the monstrous Thunder Mayhem, but not before witnessing Menasor and the other Stunticons fall to the might of Thunder Mayhem.
Offroad's escape pod crash-landed on the planet Abraxas, where it was discovered by Alpha Bravo, another displaced Transformer who had already taken up residence on the planet. Deciding to put aside their old rivalries as former Autobots and Decepticons, Alpha Bravo helped Offroad find a local disguise based on some of the local vehicles. Offroad soon integrated himself with a group of local rescue workers alongside his Autobot compatriot.
The two Cybertronians helped out when they could, developing a deep friendship as they did so. Their friendship was paralleled by that of Lieutenant Feenliess and Captain Jorrval, the rescue workers who regularly operated them. A string of mysterious fires led the Abraxan security forces to realize that a gang of local arsonists had provoked the blazes. Offroad broke cover to try and rescue four of their hostages, but neither he nor Alpha Bravo were able to extricate the hostages before the building went down, killing all the Abraxans. In the aftermath of this disastrous operation, Offroad tried to comfort the depressed Alpha Bravo.
The two Transformers were later discovered by Impactor, who recruited them into his new makeshift team of Wreckers, a team en route to Cybertron to confront Thunder Mayhem. Fractyl filled them in on Impactor's plan: to create a new combiner of their own to counter Thunder Mayhem. Both Offroad and Alpha Bravo had already been prepped with combiner technology. After Fractyl augmented Toxitron with a sample of Greenergon, the Wreckers headed out to test their strength against a nest of Mecannibals. Their combined form, Wreckage, easily trounced the metal-eaters, but then quickly spiraled out of control.
After separating and regaining consciousness in the medbay, Alpha Bravo came to the conclusion that he had to stop Wreckage from re-forming by any means necessary. Though he considered committing suicide, he reasoned that another bot needed to die as well, lest Impactor simply take Alpha Bravo's place. Offroad, meanwhile, came in to check on his friend, concerned what the combination process had done to him. Lost in thought, Alpha Bravo realized that the other members of the team were far too difficult to kill... and that only left Offroad. As Offroad turned to leave, a distraught Alpha Bravo shot his missiles straight through Offroad's chest, killing him in seconds. Cradling his friend's body as he died, Alpha Bravo then allowed himself to be slain by Toxitron. Deadly Aim
Combiner Wars cartoon
Offroad was among the Decepticon troops who bore witness to a pivotal duel between Optimus Prime and Megatron, one meant to end the war before the never-ending arms race between the two factions spiralled further out of control. Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Optimus Prime
2019 IDW continuity
- First appearance: Transformers #33
Offroad stood guard at a checkpoint in Decepticon-occupied Iacon and was approached by a returning Skywarp, who asked to be brought to the Decepticon leader. Swindle's II
Later, Offroad was part of the Decepticon Guard under Sixshot's command, deployed to the Sea of Rust to retrieve the Enigma of Combination from Termagax. They faced opposition from the Autobots, and Offroad faced off against Rust Dust as the battle began. Sea of Rust II After Termagax unleashed her stock of spectrosynth drones onto the battlefield, Offroad took to slicing them up with his axe. He was in the middle of fighting Sunstreaker when Skywarp successfully acquired the Enigma, but after the artifact was seemingly lost, Sixshot called for a Decepticon retreat. Enigmatic
Offroad was back on guard in the streets of Iacon when a group of Autobots attempted their escape from the city. Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two Offroad took part in the massive battle at Darkmount, adding his firepower to the barrage that felled Computron. Fate of Cybertron
Games
Transformers Legends
Offroad and the rest of the Stunticons were created in response to the failure of a Decepticon campaign to acquire Autobot superfuel. Realizing they needed a strong ground force, Offroad and his kin were created by modifying Earth vehicles with Cybertronian technology, and then bringing them before Vector Sigma to be imbued with the spark of life. The Autobots brought the Aerialbots to life at the same time, and the Decepticons found themselves on the losing side until the Stunticons merged into Menasor. The Decepticons lost nonetheless, though they acquired the key to Vector Sigma as a consolation prize. The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 Later, Offroad participated in a fight on Earth as the Decepticons attempted to use the power of the key to transform Earth into a new Cybertron. Even though he and his fellow Stunticons merged into Menasor, the battle was still lost to the Autobots, and the Decepticons fled. Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2
Transformers: Battle Tactics
Offroad participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character available as a reward in the "Menasor's Might" event. Transformers: Battle Tactics
Transformers: Devastation
As Wheeljack was about to repair the Proudstar's damaged Plasma Core, Offroad and the other Stunticons arrived and formed Menasor in an attempt to stop the Autobots. Transformers: Devastation
Transformers: Earth Wars
Offroad arrived on Earth when Soundwave was infiltrating the world's largest data center in Nevada and spreading anti-Autobot propaganda. When Offroad was raiding bases for this cause, he was opposed by Pipes. War Games event
When Offroad arrived at the base, he met Nemesis Prime and traded insults. He then said was ready to go win, plunder, and devise schemes, plans, and plots. Breakdown brought up Wildrider, but he said he didn't want to know what happened to him. Race Day Mayhem
- Class: Warrior
- Lowest Star Rating: 2 star
- Weapons: Offroad fires off 5 shots from his SMG, then uses his customized axe to cut through enemy buildings.
- Ability: Shattering Charge - Rush into combat leaving a trail of Glass Gas along the way. All buildings take double damage for 7 seconds. Upgrading his ability will increase duration.
- Cost: 4 ability points + 2 for reuses.
Offroad at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki
Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive
Offroad was among the Decepticons defending their multiple bases against Autobot invasors. Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive
Transformers Roleplaying Game
Offroad was a dubious Stunticon who sometimes filled in for Wildrider. The Enigma of Combination
Toys
Combiner Wars
- Decepticon Offroad (Deluxe Class, 2015)
- 5 of 5: Menasor
- Accessories: Axe, hand/foot/gun/engine
- Known designers: John Warden (Hasbro)
- Part of the second wave of Combiner Wars Deluxe class toys, Offroad transforms into a 4x4 double-cab pickup truck of undetermined, probably-made-up model. He includes a 5 mm handle axe weapon that can be a side-mounted exhaust pipe for truck mode, and a larger accessory that can form a combiner hand or food, a gun for robot mode, and can be mounted on a tab in the vehicle mode's truck bed to form a giant engine block.
- He can also form either an arm or leg to any Voyager Class Combiner Wars/Unite Warriors mold (or a leg for Legends Godbomber), but is, of course, intended to be combined with Motormaster, Breakdown, Dragstrip, Dead End, and Blackjack to create Menasor. While the front hood/windshields are needed to be folded as kneecaps for his leg mode, the piece also had a tendency to dislodge if he collides to Optimus Prime/Motormaster's (or and of Hot Spot's redecoes/retools) protruding foot while the legs are being swiveled in his standing position, unless the leg joints are bent down to lessen the problem.
- An earlier prototype of Offroad depicted in official Hasbro stock photos featured a 5 mm peg hole on the truck bed. This was replaced by the aforementioned tab for release.
- In the U.S., Hasbro's Asian markets, and Australia, Offroad is packed in with a variant cover edition of IDW's Robots in Disguise #14, labelled in its indicia as Combiner Wars #6. In other regions (mainly Canada and Latin America, since Offroad's wave was never officially distributed in Europe), he instead includes a collector card featuring his packaging art.
- As a part of the first and second wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the Aerialbots and Stunticons was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Offroad was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.[1]
- He was redecoed to create the Transformers Collectors' Club-exclusive Grabuge and Unite Warriors Zombie War Breakdown, and retooled to create First Aid, Ironhide, and Trailbreaker. This mold also served as the basis for the non-toy Shattered Glass versions of Checkpoint and the Autotroopers.
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Merchandise
Transformers Trading Card Game
- Offroad, All-Terrain Soldier (2019)
- Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners
- Rarity: CT
- Card Number: T31/T46
- Stars: 5
- Offroad, All-Terrain Soldier was released as part of the Transformers Trading Card Game Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners. Like all other members of combiner teams released in the set, Offroad, All-Terrain Soldier is a folding card, with the Bot and Alt modes being depicted when the card is folded in half, and a holofoil portion of the the combined mode depicted when unfolded. The reverse of Offroad, All-Terrain Soldier depicts Menasor's left leg, which is formed by Offroad in the artwork.
- The artwork for Bot Mode is reused from the Offroad's Combiner Wars packaging art, and the colors for the Alt mode artwork were done by Harvey Bunda.
- Offroad, All-Terrain Soldier can be used to form Menasor, Menacing Colossus with the use of the Action card Stunticon Enigma while he and the other Wave 2 Stunticons are in Bot mode on the battlefield or KO area.
Notes
- Offroad's toy began life as an update of the Triggercon Ruckus,[2] and as such features a head and sculpted detail drawing inspiration from the character. Early design sketches for the toy's alternate mode also suggest that buggy-type vehicles, closer to Ruckus's Baja buggy mode, were initially considered. The decision to make the toy into a new character instead was reportedly due to a combination of name unavailability and Hasbro concluding that Ruckus didn't make that much sense as a Stunticon anyway. The Transformers Collectors' Club ended up using the Offroad mold to make Ruckus anyway.
- Offroad "received" a Generation 2 style deco in a roundabout way, thanks to the official Transformers Facebook account, which, uh, "borrowed" somebody's digital mockup of what a Generation 2 Menasor Combiner Wars team would look like. Is this a whoops or a hooray or what?
- Offroad's Earth Wars design is recolored from the game's model for Ratchet (itself inspired by the Universe incarnation of Ratchet/Ironhide).
Foreign names
- Japanese: Offroad (オフロード Ofurōdo)
- Mandarin: Yuèyě (China, 越野, "Offroad")
