Staxx (G2)

Staxx is a Decepticon from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Sure, we guess his bot mode could look like that if you squint really hard.

Staxx is the scourge of the highways. He'll destroy anything he encounters on the road, be it Autobot or human.

Fiction

Wings Universe

Created in a Cyberfactory on Earth, Staxx was part of the "second generation" of Transformers who were born as neither Autobots nor Decepticons. Regardless, he and many others eventually turned to evil and joined Clench's Decepticon Syndicate. After the Syndicate invaded the Large Hadron Collider, Staxx and Breakdown escorted the captured Pyro to his audience with Clench. Generation 2: Redux

2005 IDW continuity

• First Appearance: Transformers: Drift #1; Transformers: Robots in Disguise #12 (modern era)

"Yay! I'm front and center!" "Don't get used to it."

Staxx served under the command of Turmoil when their second-in-command Deadlock abandoned his post. Drift #1

Like many other Decepticons, Staxx ended up on Autobot-controlled Cybertron following the end of the war. Once Megatron reappeared after several months' absence, they rallied around him and began rioting in the streets, where several of them ran into Wheeljack. Incensed by the presence of the Autobot who had captured Turmoil earlier, Staxx and Cindersaur began beating him until Prowl showed up with a giant gun and blew Staxx to pieces. City on Fire His body lay smoldering in the background as Prowl arrested the other troublemakers. The Verge

Toys

Generation 2

He has no mouth and he must scream.

• Staxx (Power Master, 1995)

• Power Master ID number: PM1
• Accessories: 2 smokestacks/guns

Staxx transforms into a racing truck cab resembling an early 1990's Peterbilt 377 T/A. As a Generation 2 Power Master, Staxx's gimmick revolves around his powerful pull-back motor. After pulling back on his vehicle mode, inserting his smokestacks into the slots in his doors releases a catch in the motor and allows him to zip along a smooth surface. This feature also works in robot mode. Unusually, Staxx has no mouth or mouthplate features whatsoever on his face. Hell, he barely has eyes. Like Bulletbike, Staxx features zero articulation, permanently pointing his fists angrily into the void ahead.

Along with the other Generation 2 Power Masters, Staxx was one of the last toys in the Generation 2 line, and was only released in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Oddly, the Australia and New Zealand releases were in US packaging, complete with Hasbro's Rhode Island address.

• More information on Staxx at TFU.info

Notes

Foreign names

• Japanese: Staxx (スタックス Sutakkusu)
• French/Dutch/German: Staxx / Routard (France, the Netherlands/Belgium, Germany)
• Italian: Tuono ("Thunder")