Onebox component

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Onebox components are Transformer components from the Generation 1 continuity family.

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When Ironhide and Ratchet transform into robot mode, part of their vehicle mode forms the Onebox component. Ironhide's becomes a weapons platform and Ratchet's is a repair bay.

Fiction

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Transformers cartoon

Ratchet's component stood ready as Hauler rescued Hound. More than Meets the Eye, Part 1

Although Ironhide never deployed his separate component, he did utilize its missile launcher/laser. In van mode, he had Bumblebee climb inside and man it to trench-off a rushing flood to save a nearby town. More than Meets the Eye, Part 2 Later, he extended the launcher out of his own back as he chased escaping Decepticons and blew part of Skywarp's tailfin off. More than Meets the Eye, Part 3

Healers, Fighters, and Transformers

The two times Ratchet transformed, he did so while leaving his repair bay as a separate component, which did not itself transform beyond deploying the caterpillar tracks. Ratchet loaded a car crash victim into the repair bay before reconnecting with it while transforming back into an ambulance to transport her to a hospital. Healers, Fighters, and Transformers

Wings Universe

Obtaining an upgraded body upon enlisting into the military, Ironhide also gained a battle platform which he nicknamed "The Cavalry." Ironhide's Wings of Honor profile

Marvel The Transformers comics

When first arriving on Earth, Ironhide and Ratchet rode their components around. The Transformers Power Play!

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Soon, however, both Ironhide and Ratchet began walking without the aid of their component.

Ratchet's component helped repair Gears. It even spoke, reporting when it finished minimum repairs on him. Prisoner of War!

2005 IDW continuity

As Ratchet repaired Broadside and Jetfire, his repair bay sat next to him. International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"

Toys

The Transformers

• Ironhide (1984/1991/2001)
  

  
  • Japanese ID number: 98
  • Accessories: "Static Laser Gun", gun post, 3 missiles

Ironhide splits when he transforms, with most of the rear section of his van mode transforming into a battle platform, and the remainder becoming his rather misshapen, headless robot form.

• More information on Ironhide at TFU.info

• Ratchet (1984/1986/1990/2001/2007)
  • Japanese ID number: 99
  • Accessories: "Static Laser Gun", gun connector, 3 missiles

The toy transforms from an ambulance to a robot and gun-station.

• More information on Ratchet at TFU.info

Timelines

• Descent into Evil (Multi-figure boxset, 2005)
  • Accessories: Fold out gun/radar energon weapon, BotCon 2005 pin

Like Ironhide's original toy, this redeco/retool of Energon Tow-Line splits from a van into a robot mode and a battle sled.

• More information on Timelines Ironhide at TFU.info

• Autobot Ratchet & Flareup (2005)
  • Accessories: Lightbar/blaster

In robot mode, Ratchet's lower vehicle portion becomes a mobile battle/repair platform. Also a redeco/retool of Energon Tow-Line.

• More information on BotCon Ratchet at TFU.info

Encore

• Ironhide (2007)
  • Japanese ID number: 05
  • Accessories: "Static Laser Gun", gun post, 3 missiles

Ironhide's original Generation 1 toy was made available again in mid-December 2007 as part of Takara's ongoing Encore line of reissues.

• Ratchet (2007)
  • Japanese ID number: 05
  • Accessories: "Static Laser Gun", gun post, 3 missiles

Ratchet's original Generation 1 toy was made available again in mid-December 2007 as part of Takara's ongoing Encore line of reissues.

• Ironhide Protect Black (2008)
  • Japanese ID number: 05
  • Accessories: "Static Laser Gun", gun post, 3 missiles

Tied in to Ironhide's Encore reissue was e-HOBBY's exclusive "New Year Special" redeco of the figure: Ironhide Protect Black.

• More information on Ironhide Protect Black at TFU.info

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• Ratchet Emergency Green (2008)
  • Accessories: "Static Laser Gun", gun connector, 3 missiles

A redeco of the original toy (well, the retooled Encore version) which homages the live-action movie Ratchet, Ratchet Emergency Green is a Japanese mail-away exclusive available with a purchase of the book Transformers Visualworks.

• More information on Ratchet Emergency Green at TFU.info

Notes

• "One-box design", of which the Nissan Vanette is a quintessential example, is a car style which lacks separately defined areas for the engine and trunk, as opposed to the more common two- and three-box designs (e.g. station wagons and sedans, respectively) .
• In the first issue of the Marvel comic, there is a gun platform on the Ark that strongly resembles this component.
• This component is absent in Ironhide and Ratchet's character models, where the robot transforms directly into the whole vehicle. The robot mode itself was extensively redesigned, giving these characters a very low degree of toy-accuracy.
• This component is not mentioned in the text of the characters' bios, Universe profiles, or More than Meets the Eye profiles, but it is included in the artwork.
• Other Ironhide and Ratchet toys have been produced that do not include this component. Notably, the Masterpiece toys incorporate the entire vehicle into the robot mode, but each toy comes with an accessory storage tray that resembles the original component.