Wildrider (G1)

Wildrider is a Decepticon Stunticon from the Generation 1 continuity family.

When slow people race Wildrider, THE TERRORISTS WIN.

What Fireflight does for air travel, Wildrider (aka Wild Rider^[1] and Brake-Neck) does for the roadways. The difference is that the Aerialbot honestly means no harm and this insanely wild-riding Stunticon most definitely does. Some of his Decepticon comrades suspect him of playing insane to enhance his street cred, but those who have come to know him the best realize that it's no act. Wildrider really is as crazy as they come and a very real danger to anything on the road with him. Even his fellow Stunticons are wary of driving anywhere near him.

Which is a problem because if things get too quiet, if all he can hear is himself, Wildrider becomes afraid there's enemies closing in on him, waiting to get him...

Wildrider combines with his fellow Stunticons to form Menasor.

Fiction

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Transformers cartoon

Voice actor: Terry McGovern (English), Ken Shiroyama (Japanese), Yū Shimaka (Japanese, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1"), Takurō Kitagawa (Japanese, "Trans-Europe Express"), Yoku Shioya (Japanese, 2010), Hans-Rainer Müller (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1"), Peter Musäus (German, "The Burden Hardest to Bear"), Willy Schäfer (German, Generation 2 "Starscreams Brigade"), Niko Macoulis (German, Generation 2 "Masquerade"), François Leccia (European French), Georges Atlas (European French, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1"), Francis Lax (European French, "Masquerade"), Unknown (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1"), Paulo Flores (Portuguese), Júlio Chaves (Portuguese, "Trans-Europe Express"), Orlando Drummond (Portuguese, "Starscream's Brigade")

After a failed attempt to steal experimental rocket fuel from United States military, Megatron realized that while the Decepticons controlled the skies, the Autobots had supremacy on the ground, and so they needed new ground-based warriors who could out-drive and out-fight the Autobots on their terms. Rumble was sent to steal various human vehicles that would be rebuilt in the new Stunticons. The Decepticons journeyed to Cybertron, beat the Key to Vector Sigma out of Alpha Trion's possession and ordered the ancient supercomputer to give life to the Stunticons. While the other Stunticons pledged their loyalty to Megatron, Wildrider merely stated his desire for destruction. The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 Whilst the Autobots were trapped on Cybertron, the Decepticons returned to Earth with the newly awakened Stunticons, who began wreaking havoc and damaging the Autobots' good name by attacking the US military base containing the experimental rocket fuel. Eventually, the Autobots returned with the newly built Aerialbots whose combined form Superion defeated the Stunticon combiner Menasor. The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2

Not Mr. Toad.

When the Autobots got involved in the fake Europa 2000 charity race he had set up, Megatron needed them removed from the playing field to stop any interference with his plans to dig up the Pearl of Bahoudin and steal an experimental car engine from Auggie Cahnay, the top US driver. He had the Stunticons intercept and eliminate the Autobots, and Wildrider helped disable Sunstreaker, Sideswipe, and Smokescreen with his fellow Decepticons. Bluestreak refused to just lay down, though, dodging the Stunticons' ramming attacks and jumping atop Wildrider's hood. The crazy Stunticon eventually shook Bluestreak off by just crashing hood-first into a mountain at over 150 mph. Afterwards, the Stunticons were defeated when Cahnay rammed his car into Menasor's face. Trans-Europe Express

The Hate Boat/Soon will be making another round...

When Megatron was infected with Cosmic Rust after a trip to the lost Autobot colony of Antilla, the Stunticons were assigned to capture the Autobot scientist Perceptor, who had developed the powerful anti-corrosion Corrostop. Wildrider drove a speedboat while Drag Strip water skied behind him. After Megatron cured himself and infected the Autobots with the Cosmic Rust, Menasor attacked the Statue of Liberty in New York City with the ancient Lightning Bug heat ray, trying to stop the Autobots from matter-duplicating more Corrostop from the layer they sprayed on the statue. Superion defeated Menasor and destroyed the Lightning Bug. Cosmic Rust

After Starscream was banished for yet another failed coup, he returned with a powerful new Decepticon team called the Combaticons, who were able to outfight Autobot and Decepticon alike. With Megatron needing a trump card, Soundwave attempted to call on the Stunticons to help, but they refused as they were having a demolition derby with various human-owned cars. However, the Stunticons belatedly arrived after the Combaticons' combined form of Bruticus defeated Devastator and forced Megatron to acknowledge Starscream as the new Decepticon leader. Realizing that Starscream would not stop at Megatron, the Stunticons merged into Menasor and disabled Bruticus in one mighty punch. Starscream's Brigade

How mortifrying!!

In his next scheme, Megatron charged the Stunticons with bringing him the last key items for his new molecular disrupter cannon. Wildrider and his partner Breakdown broke into an optics laboratory and robbed a scientist of his experimental lenses for Megatron's weapon. Upon their escape, though, the Stunticons ran into Inferno, Hoist, and Grapple blocking the road. Wildrider took the challenge and managed to just miss hitting the Autobots with his crazy driving, and dodge the missiles fired at him by Inferno. He tested his luck on a second drive-by, though, and was blasted into submission by Hoist. The Stunticons were all captured and imprisoned inside the Ark, while several Autobots employed camouflage paint to disguise themselves as the Stunticons in a Trojan Horse ploy to find out what Megatron wanted with the components. The Autobot warrior Windcharger took Wildrider's place. After the Autobots took off, however, Breakdown managed to free his fellow Stunticons, and they all joined up to form Menasor, easily smashing through the remaining Autobots guarding them. As Menasor, they returned to Megatron and attempted to convince him they were the true Stunticons. Though ultimately successful, the Autobots had made alterations to the stolen components which caused Megatron's weapon to blow up in his face, and the Decepticons beat a hasty retreat. Masquerade

And now I am Wildimus Prime!!

After their exile to Chaar in 2006, the Stunticons had been reduced to fighting over scraps of energon with the other Decepticons. When Cyclonus returned with the Sweeps, Wildrider expressed the threat that they had better have brought some energon with them. When questioned by Dead End what he would do if they hadn't, Wildrider was at a loss. Nevertheless, he donated his share of energon to revive Galvatron. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1 Wildrider joined in on the attack when the Decepticons noticed Rodimus Prime and Grimlock spying on them. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2 When the Quintessons arrived offering them energon in exchange for defeating the Autobots, Wildrider was among those Decepticons who were incredulous of the terms due to their weakened state, but signed on regardless. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3

Wildrider merged with his fellow Stunticons into Menasor to take on Defensor during a battle in the Netherlands. They later got their butts kicked by Rodimus Prime and Ultra Magnus when the two helped steal Trypticon's transformation cog. The Ultimate Weapon

Later, Wildrider and Dead End got into a street race with Rodimus Prime in Japan, ultimately forcing him off the road. After the crash, the two Stunticons found the Matrix of Leadership had been blown clear by the impact, and Wildrider brought it back to his leader, Galvatron. The Burden Hardest to Bear After hearing Optimus Prime's body was being stored in Dr. Morgan's lab, Wildrider followed Galvatron in an attack on the facility, but wound up being infected by the Hate Plague. The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1

Japanese cartoon continuity

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Scramble City

Wildrider and the Stunticons were summoned by Megatron to put an end to the Scramble City project, and succeeded where Starscream had failed. Their first strike was impressive, holding back Optimus Prime and a cadre of Autobots and shooting the Aerialbots out of the skies. When the Aerialbots formed Superion, Wildrider and his teammates followed suit and merged into Menasor. Scramble City: Mobilization

The Headmasters cartoon

Wildrider fought the Autobots on Earth under Sixshot's command. They tried to prevent Ultra Magnus's troops from reaching the Space Bridge, but failed. He and the Stunticons soon arrived on Cybertron to participate in Galvatron's siege. They managed to gain the high ground against the Dinobots and Throttlebots, and rained laser fire down on their opponents. Four Warriors Come out of the Sky Wildrider and his team formed Menasor to fight their Autobot counterparts, but were steamrolled by the might and firepower of the Battleship Maximus. Transporting back to Earth, they attempted to interfere with Hot Rod's quest for the Matrix. Wildrider and the Stunticons were confronted by the Aerialbots in the desert, but the battle of their combiner forms eventually led them to the Arctic. The Mystery of Planet Master

When Vector Sigma began perfecting the new super-metal Cybertonuron on Cybertron, Galvatron ordered another all-out attack on the planet to seize the metal for the Decepticons before the Autobots could make use of it. Wildrider and the Stunticons journeyed to Cybertron with the strike force, and confronted their old enemies, the Aerialbots. The Aerialbots got the drop on Wildrider's group by forming Superion and lashing out before the Stunticons could form Menasor as well. Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1 Wildrider and the Stunticons were still in a firefight sometime later, as Chromedome passed by looking for Mindwipe and the Decepticon Headmasters. Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2 In San Francisco, Wildrider and the Stunticons assisted Bruticus in using a carnivorous plant to distract the Autobots from Scorponok's plans on Zarak. They fought against the Technobots and Computron. Head On!! Fortress Maximus

Sometime later, Wildrider and the Stunticons gathered in the desert as their Ninja Commander Sixshot began issuing orders. They assembled as Menasor, and took part in the escalating Decepticon war effort as five separate Autobot outposts were attacked simultaneously at Sixshot's command. The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg

Zone

Seeking to create a Decepticon Zone to counter the Autobot Zone, Decepticon Emperor Violengiguar gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Wildrider was among those summoned, but only as a part of Menasor. Zone Part 1 Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!

Unite Warriors/Legends

Sometime beyond the year 2036, Wildrider and the other Stunticons enjoyed themselves with their own personal annual event: stealing human cars and use them to race each other. Today Is Us Stunticons' Annual Holiday Demolition Race!

Soon afterwards, the Stunticons as Menasor were involved in a fight wherein Grand Scourge dropped in through a tear in space-time and used his Matrix Breaker sword to disassemble Menasor with a single blow. After grappling Dead End, the dimensional intruder realized he could forcefully combine with the Stunticons. Though Wildrider attempted to flee, Grand Scourge managed to have him form the right leg of his gestalt mode. Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge He was freed when Grand Scourge was defeated by Broadside, and fled with the other Stunticons. Bonus Edition Vol. 53

Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic

Wildrider was one of many spectators for the Speedia 500 race on Velocitron. Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2 He remained for the second week of the race. Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3

TV Magazine comic continuity

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers comic

Wildrider listened to Megatron boast about how Trypticon would trounce Metroplex once its construction was complete. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3

Wildrider and the Stunticons decided to have a little fun and tear up a baseball stadium in Japan. Luckily, the Autobots' plucky young ally Kenji was present to radio for assistance. All the combiner teams assembled, and it was Menasor and Bruticus against Superion and Defensor! Defensor was forced to break apart by the combined Decepticon attack, but Superion and Kenji got the idea to shoot out the Decepticons' legs. Groove and Blades took advantage of the empty combiner ports and took over as Menasor's legs, launching him into the ocean. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5

While posing as Autobots, Wildrider, Onslaught and the Stunticons rampaged through the city streets, smearing the good name of their adversaries. Later, Frenzy and Rumble posed as humans to rally people against the Autobots, and Motormaster's brigade staged an attack on the rally to drive the point home. The Autobot fire engines Hot Spot and Inferno arrived, however, and used their water hoses to wash off the Decepticons' fake insignia. Enraged, Motormaster planned to combine into Menasor...only to see Wildrider and the rest of his men were already retreating into the distance. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7

The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers

In the year 2010, Wildrider participated in a Decepticon attack on the planet Feminia. He and his team merged into Menasor in order to battle alongside Bruticus and Devastator against their Autobot counterparts Superion, Defensor and Omega Supreme. The fight was fairly evenly matched until Galvatron called up his ace-in-the-hole, Predaking, whose power was unmatched by any of the Autobots... except for the Omnibots, who essentially tied Predaking's shoelaces together until he fell over, straight into Menasor and his chums, sending them all toppling to the ground and knocking them to bits. The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5

The Great Transformer War

Galvatron kidnapped Doctor Dalton of Eran to upgrade the might of his combiner warriors. When the Autobot combiners arrived to save Dalton, Wildrider and his teammates were deployed at high speeds from Motormaster's launcher mode. They met Superion in mid-air, and the force of their deployment enabled the combiner teams to tear him apart. The Stunticons then merged into Menasor to move in for the kill. They were ultimately outwitted by the Autobots, however, who rescued Dalton and safely returned to Metroplex. The Great Transformer War #1

Zone comic

Seeking to create a Decepticon Zone to counter the Autobot Zone, Decepticon Emperor Violengiguar gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Wildrider was among those summoned, but only as a part of Menasor. Zone Part 1 Zone

Full Throttle Scramble Power!

The Decepticons constructed a new weapon to pursue their energy-plundering campaign on Earth, the Omega Wave Cannon. With the device at the ready, the Stunticons headed out to retrieve some energy from a power plant. They were met with the Aerialbots, and both teams combined into the gestalt forms. Though Superion was crippled by the Omega Wave Cannon, the Autobots turned the tide of the battle by sending out massive amounts of reinforcements into the field. Superion then gained the upper hand against Menasor by dislodging Wildrider as the combiner's leg, and having Slingshot take his place. Menasor was beaten down, and the Decepticons were sent packing. Full Throttle Scramble Power!

Marvel Comics continuity

Marvel The Transformers comics

When Buster Witwicky began having strange visions of combiner robots following Optimus Prime stashing the power of the Creation Matrix in his head, Wheeljack rigged up a device to monitor his dreams. Second Generation! Together, Optimus and Buster watched these new "Special Teams" fighting over the abandoned Pullen Power Plant The Special Teams Have Arrived unaware that Shockwave and Soundwave were also listening in. Their futuristic combining technology impressed Shockwave so much that he immediately ordered his troops to begin plans for the Stunticons' construction. Second Generation!

Wildrider was given life by the Creation Matrix at the same time as the Aerialbots. Through Bombshell's cerebro-shell in Optimus Prime's mind, Megatron was able to tap into and divert some of the Matrix energy to bring an equal number of his own troops to life. The Stunticons' first mission was to tail the Autobot Skids and besmirch the Autobot's good reputation by causing carnage on a freeway. They were engaged by RAAT forces and Wildrider received a nasty shock from Circuit Breaker before Motormaster managed to knock her out of the air. When the Aerialbots arrived, the Stunticons pretended to defend their "comrade" Skids, convincing Circuit Breaker and the human forces that there were no good robots. As both teams combined into their gestalt forms and did battle, Circuit Breaker used up all her power disabling Superion, leaving Menasor victorious. Heavy Traffic!

Wildrider was stationed at the Decepticons' Wyoming base when Motormaster ill-advisedly suggested that the Stunticons could take out Optimus Prime, earning Megatron's ire. Wildrider and the others looked on as Megatron nearly crushed the Stunticon leader with a boulder. Prey! Later, Wildrider served aboard the Decepticons' island starship under the command of Ratbat and took part in a massed ambush of the Autobots on the moon, where he was seen tangling with Grapple. Grimlock and Blaster, then squabbling over leadership of the Autobots, managed to put aside their differences long enough in order to rally their troops into a counter-attack, sending the Decepticons packing. Totaled! When the Decepticons converted their base into a human holiday resort, Wildrider was posted on the beach to warn bathers not to swim out too far. After Jessie ignored his advice and provoked the wrath of the Seacons, causing a battle on the beach, Wildrider stood by as Starscream apologised to the traumatised holidaymakers. Club Con!

Marvel UK future timelines

In 2003, the Stunticons were recruited by Ravage to steal some classified documents from the Autobots, about their upcoming plans for Autobot City. Wildrider and his cronies ran the courier, Kup, off the side of the road and beat him till he gave up the information. Then they beat up Hot Rod when he tried to interfere because, well, it was fun. Ultimately, the plans turned out to be fakes, so the Decepticons didn't gain anything from them. Ark Duty

Soundwave's defensive driving classes are wasted on Wildrider.

By 2008 the Stunticons were stationed on Cybertron under the command of Shockwave. They combined into Menasor in an attempt to protect him from an assassination attempt by Death's Head but were unsuccessful so leadership of the Decepticons passed to Cyclonus and Scourge. The Legacy of Unicron!

Later, Wildrider was among the Decepticon soldiers aboard Astrotrain when Soundwave was leading them in an assault on Autobase. They were themselves attacked by the Quintessons en route. Previous information that Decepticon commander Soundwave had received, informing him that the Autobots were mostly off-world, turned out to be a ruse orchestrated by the aliens to ambush his troops. The Decepticons were forced to call upon the Autobots for assistance in thwarting the Quintessons' forceful colonization of their homeworld. Space Pirates!

Earthforce

Wildrider worked on Megatron's team when he and Shockwave were vying for control of the Decepticons. When the conflict between the two Decepticon factions reached its peak, both leaders called for an Enclave, where they could negotiate an alliance. The peace-talks were sabotaged by the Autobots, and Wildrider was swept up in the fracas that broke out afterwards. The Bad Guy's Ball!

A poisoned Soundwave staggered into Wildrider's quarters, and gave him a tape of battle plans to transmit to Cybertron. Wildrider assumed that Soundwave had been betrayed by traitors in Megatron's faction of Decepticons, and attempted to send the plans in secret. When Megatron saw him doing so, however, he assumed that the Stunticon was trying to send them to his rival Shockwave, making him the traitor who had betrayed him to Shockwave earlier. With one blast from his fusion cannon, Megatron promptly killed him. Which was exactly what Soundwave (who had not been poisoned and was, in fact, the traitor) had planned. Harsh. Secrets

Transformers Comic-Magazin

Wildrider and the Stunticons fought the Autobots while trying to steal from Earth's resources. They formed Menasor in battle with Defensor, but were soon dismantled. Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...

The Special Teams

Wildrider and the rest of the Stunticons were being kept a secret from the Autobots until Megatron was ready to dispatch them on a raid on the Pullen Power Plant. Once in position, the Stunticons raced forward, ready to take whatever Autobots might be guarding the location by surprise. Encountering the Protectobots en route, Motormaster ordered Wildrider and the other Stunticons to combine into Menasor to do battle. The fight soon began to weigh in the Autobots’ favour, prompting Menasor to split up into individual robots once more, who dispersed away from the battlefield. The Special Teams

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

At some point in Cybertron's recent history, the Stunticons were deemed psychotic and too dangerous to function in society, and as a result were placed into perpetual stasis lock inside of a prison facility. Later, in an attempt to create a diversion while he set his final plans in motion, Shockwave arranged for the release of the Stunticons. Cold War They formed into Menasor and ran amok for a while, until Ultra Magnus arrived and began insulting them. Unable to reconcile with this, the five Stunticons began to bicker with each other over whose fault it was that they were failing, temporarily stopping Menasor and allowing Ultra Magnus to ram the combiner in the chest, forcing him to separate into his component parts and disabling the Stunticons. Passive Aggression

G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers

Wildrider, the other Stunticons and Optimus Prime were sent to 1930s Chicago when Teletran 3 malfunctioned, and were left dormant in the forms of cars from that time. They were soon found and used by a criminal gang led by Tommy Fingers, until a group of Joes and Cobra members arrived from the future to retrieve the lost Transformers and prevent the apocalypse. Wildrider, Dead End and Drag Strip were awakened by Breakdown, who wasn't so dormant after all, and started chasing Optimus Prime and the humans across the city. Eventually the two groups ran into Motormaster, and everyone were promptly transported back to present-day Cybertron. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2

When Serpent O.R. started reunifying the Decepticons into his own army, Wildrider and the other Stunticons were among his earliest recruits. They helped capture a group of Autobots and Joes that followed Serpent O.R. to Cybertron, then attacked an Autobot peace ceremony in the form of Menasor. The Art of War #3 The giant used his Wildrider leg to stomp at least one innocent civilian to death. The Art of War #4

The Beast Within

During a particularly violent battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons, Wildrider joined with the other Stunticons to form Menasor and do battle with The Beast, the Dinobots’ combined form. The Beast Within

Mystery of Convoy strategy guide manga

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The five Stunticons confronted Ultra Magnus as he reached the end of the Floating City, combining into Menasor and opening fire on the Autobot. Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!

2005 IDW continuity

• First Appearance: Megatron Origin #3; Transformers vol. 1 #3 (modern era)

An optimistic Dead End? A mellow Wildrider?! What is this, some kind of alternate universe?!

Wildrider was seen with other Stunticons entering the Kaon arena to join the newly formed Decepticons for some good ol' fashioned civil disobedience. He also did us all a favor and told Dead End to be quiet because, let's face it, a cheery and optimistic Dead End signals the coming of the End of Days. Megatron Origin #3

During the brief Decepticon reign of Cybertron, Wildrider and Breakdown set out to take out the anti-Decepticon pirate news broadcaster, Blaster, according to Soundwave's location. They attacked Blaster only to be defeated by the arriving Optimus Prime. Broadcast When Scorponok usurped Megatron as Decepticon leader, the Stunticons protested and left both the Decepticons and Cybertron to become highwaymen on Magmara Nine. While robbing Strongbox there, they were approached by Thundercracker who told them Megatron had taken back command. Primacy #2 Returning to the fold, the Stunticons participated in Megatron's assault on Iacon, during which they tried to attack Optimus Prime only to get blown away by Omega Supreme. Primacy #4

Millions of years later, Wildrider was among the Decepticons captured by Skywatch after the Stunticons were abandoned on Earth. Seasons in Flight Luckily for him, he was soon rescued by Hot Rod's splinter faction of Autobots and Decepticons trying to get off the planet. A Rude Awakening

Wildrider and Drag Strip went on a mission to retrieve Breakdown, the only Stunticon missing from their group. They were disgusted to find that their comrade was being driven by a human, and Wildrider rammed him, telling Drag Strip that they could always fix him later. They met with some resistance from the human, but eventually recovered Breakdown and took him back to base. A few hours later, the Stunticons revealed that Swindle had given them the ability to combine, and attacked their former Autobot allies in the form of Menasor. Enemies of the System

However, despite Menasor's power, his effectiveness as a warrior was stunted by the fact that his components kept arguing amongst themselves. The Autobots took note of this weakness and distracted the combiner by targeting the individual Stunticons, and eventually he was taken down by Optimus Prime. Like most of the Decepticons, Wildrider was taken into custody by Skywatch. Earthworks

Months later, the Stunticons were freed from their captivity when Decepticons under Megatron's command returned to Earth and attacked the Skywatch facility where they were held. The Demolished Man The Decepticons intended to rejoin Megatron on Cybertron, but were interrupted by Bumblebee's attempts to sabotage their space bridge. Wildrider and the other Stunticons stayed behind to take care of the Autobot, but were knocked out by an energy surge when Bumblebee interrupted the bridge's power flow. The Question The Autobots subsequently captured the Stunticons and brought them to a restored Cybertron, where they were imprisoned alongside the rest of the Decepticons. The Autonomy Lesson Following their release, Wildrider was among a Cybertronian crowd recruited by Starscream to pressure Prowl into revealing one of his secret discoveries below ground on Cybertron. Later underground, they witnessed a Titan declare that Starscream was the Cybertronian destined to unite their whole race. He and the other Cybertronians celebrated afterwards with Starscream. Primus: All Good Things

Wildrider was so disappointed in his team for losing to Bumblebee that he up and left the Stunticons altogether, leaving his space to be filled by Offroad. First Contact

Ask Vector Prime

Wildrider was presumably present as part of Menasor during the Battle for Sherman Dam in Primax 096.0 Beta. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06

Commercial appearances

Wildrider and the rest of the Stunticons drove over a barren, rocky terrain to meet against the Aerialbots. Both teams combined, and their gestalt forms engaged in a no-holds-barred slug-fest. Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial

Games

Bot Shots Battle Game!

Wildrider participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! Bot Shots Battle Game!

Transformers Legends

Even Megatron had trouble controlling the Stunticons. The team went on a crime spree in the back alleys of human cities until they were tracked down and stopped by Prowl and his team. The Thin Blue Line Wildrider and Breakdown were sent to stop a convoy of Autobots from delivering a vital component to a power station to prevent it exploding. Possibly because they were the only ones crazy enough not to realize they'd be in danger if they were near the station when it exploded. They failed anyway. Rushdown Road

Transformers: Frontiers

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Transformers: Earth Wars

When Offroad arrived on Earth, Breakdown asked what happened to Wildrider, and he replied he didn't want to know. Offroad Research

With Megatron stuck in 1984, Soundwave decided to send Wildrider and a team of C.O.M.B.A.T. bots back in time to find him. Crossroads of Time

Before being sent back in time by Soundwave, Wildrider recruited Ozu to assist him and the rest of the C.O.M.B.A.T. bots. The Dark Ages

Transformers Roleplaying Game

Wildrider was a member of the Stunticons. Decepticon Directive

Toys

The Transformers

If you don't buy this toy, then the terrorists have... lost, I guess?

• Wildrider (Stunticon, 1986)

• Team ID number: S3
• Japanese ID number: D-53
• Accessories: scattershot gun, plasma-energy blaster, connector

The Transformers Wildrider transforms into a dark grey Ferrari 308 GTB sports car. He comes with a large, black double-barreled plasma-energy blaster that attaches onto the back of his vehicle mode.

In robot mode, Wildrider is armed with a black scattershot gun. He usually forms Menasor's left leg, but as a Scramble City-style combiner limb, he can also occupy any other limb position.

• More information on Wildrider at TFU.info

• Menasor (Gift set, 1986)

• Japanese ID number: D-55

Wildrider was also made available as part of a full Stunticon five-pack in the US, European, and Japanese markets. All of the figures inside were identical to their individual releases.

• Wild Rider^[1] (1990)

• Accessories: scattershot gun, plasma-energy blaster, connector

"Wild Rider" and the other Stunticons were rereleased without changes in 1990 as part of the European/Australian Classics reissue line.

Generation 2

• Wildrider (Stunticon, Unreleased)

• Team ID number: S5

Watch out! I'm bright!

For the Generation 2 line, Hasbro intended to release redecoes of the Stunticons in 1994, with Wildrider being cast primarily in yellow plastic, with blue and black accents. Ultimately, however, the toys never went into mass production and remained officially unreleased. Only the four limbs are known to have made it to the sample packaging stage, having turned up in very limited numbers over the years (with the exception of Generation 2 Breakdown, who was available at BotCon 1994 in somewhat larger quantities). All the Generation 2 Stunticons are known to catch high prices on the secondary market.^[2][3]

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Gentei! Gentei!

Just give him the goatee and be done with it...I mean, "Lettle Lady, non!"

• Stuntron Wildrider (August 30, 2008)

• Accessories: rocket engine/missile launcher, flame missile

An exclusive item from the "Chara Hobby 2008" show in Japan on August 30th, 2008, Gentei! Gentei! (Japanese for "Exclusive! Exclusive!") Wildrider is a redeco of Classics Deluxe Class Rodimus with a very vaguely Wildrider-inspired color scheme (but retaining all of Henkei! Henkei! Rodimus' paint operations, including the flames), transforming into a Dome Zero concept car. His rear "thruster" fires a spring-loaded missile, and the back section can be flipped up to turn it into a roof-mounted weapon. The thruster becomes a hand-held blaster in robot mode, and can also be mounted on his back as a "jetpack". His left arm hides a flip-out (non-spinning) buzzsaw.

Bot Shots

• Stunticons (Multi-pack, 2013)

• Number: T009

• Fist strength: 345
• Blaster strength: 655
• Sword strength: 610

A redeco of the Topspin Bot Shot in dark grey, Brake-Neck (Wildrider renamed for trademark issues) automatically transforms between car and robot mode, when a sharp impact is applied to his front end. He was sold in a five-pack with Motorbreath, Decepticon Dragstrip, Dead End, and Breakdown.

• Brake-Neck at TFU.info

Kre-O

Wait, I'm the one they didn't want in Menasor?!

• Brake-Neck (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)

• Bag number: 33501 44
• Accessories: stand brick, small pistol
• Known designers: Ed Masiello (Hasbro)

Part of the fourth assortment of blind-bagged Kreon Micro-Changers, Brake-Neck can be rebuilt from a robot to a low-and-lean street racer.

He uses the Sideswipe helmet.

• More information on Kre-O Brake-Neck at TFU.info

Unite Warriors

Yes, but does it come with a stolen Matrix of Leadership?

• Menasor (giftset, August 22, 2015)

• ID number: UW-02
• Accessories: exhaust pipe/battle club, weapon/fist/foot
• Known designers: Hisashi Yuki and Hisao Nishimoto (TakaraTomy)

Takara's Unite Warriors iteration of Menasor features Wildrider, a retool and redeco of Dead End from the same set, sporting a new head sculpt. However, unlike the Hasbro release (see below), Wildrider has more paint details and plastic color changes on his vehicle and robot modes to better resemble his Generation 1 design.

This toy is also officially associated with Scourge Grand Prime.

Combiner Wars

You know you'll get me instead of the guy with the totally new mold.

• Brake-Neck (Deluxe Class, 2015)

• 2 of 5: Menasor
• Accessories: exhaust pipe/battle club, weapon/fist/foot

Hasbro's release of the Unite Warriors Wildrider figure, (again) renamed for trademark issues. Combiner Wars Brake-Neck is a retool of Combiner Wars Dead End which transforms from a supercar resembling a Ferrari 458 Italia to robot and back. As a Combiner Wars Deluxe limb, he is able to combine with any Combiner Wars-style Voyager Class figure or form one of Godbomber's legs but is, of course, intended to be combined with Motormaster, Breakdown, Dragstrip, and Dead End to create Menasor (though his cardback and instructions show him replacing Dead End rather than Offroad). His cardback bio contains a cute reference to his original name, citing how 'even the unpredictable Stunticons see him as an out-of-control wild rider'.

Like Dead End, Brake-Neck comes with a copy of "Combiner Wars #8" (actually Robots in Disguise #16).

This toy served as the basis for the Earth Wars character Brake-Neck.

• More information on Combiner Wars Brake-Neck at TFU.info

Chiquita Dave's robotsona.

• Menasor (Collection Pack, 2015)

• Accessories: exhaust pipe/battle club, weapon/fist/foot

A redeco of the Combiner Wars Stunticons, this Brake-Neck is based on his cancelled Generation 2 toy. Well, okay, technically, this set is based on somebody's digibash based on somebody's hand-painted recreation of the cancelled Generation 2 toys, including an erroneous purple and silver Breakdown and some other errors (most relevant to this article, the original Generation 2 Wildrider's face was evidently going to be cyan or red rather than purple). Compared to his fellow G2 Combiner Wars Stunticons, Wildrider is the most accurate to his G2 toy.

Legacy

All... my... friends... know the Wild Rider.

• Decepticon Wild Rider (Deluxe Class, 2022)

• 2 of 5: Menasor
• TakaraTomy ID number: TL-07
• TakaraTomy release date: October, 2022
• Accessories: 2 Energon blasters
• Known designers: Mark Maher (Hasbro), Takio Ejima (TakaraTomy), Dan Khanna (concept artist)

Part of the second wave of Transformers: Legacy Deluxe Class toys, "Decepticon Wild Rider" (he got his name back!) transforms into a close approximation of a Ferrari 308 GTB sports car mode in 17 steps. His accessories include two blasters, which can mount to his race car mode (reminiscent of the attack vehicle mode of his Generation 1 toy). The blasters are also molded after his Generation 1 "Scattershot Gun" and also named "Dual Energon Scattershot Blasters" in his bio, which is accessible by scanning the QR code on the back of his packaging.

The last step of Wild Rider's instructions depicts tabs and slots to secure his inner legs that do not actually exist on the toy itself. Also, the panels forming the car rear cannot open as wide as the instructions show, and forcing the hinges can result in stress marks or breakage. In addition, it is practically impossible to peg the feet into the car undercarriage as the instructions suggest, as the plastic tolerances will inevitably cause the very short pegs to slip out of the holes they are supposed to connect to. However, the ankle hinges have enough friction to ensure the feet do not drag on the ground when the vehicle mode is rolled on a flat surface. The back of his head has a port for light-piping, though his eyes are painted over in silver, neutering the effect.

This figure is not compatible with any prior systems of combination. As Legacy Menasor is designed with a specific limb configuration in mind, Wild Rider is limited to being one of Menasor's legs, but unlike Drag Strip and Dead End as the arms, he can be used for either the left or right leg.

This figure was revealed by CBR a day prior to the April 12, 2022 Fan First Tuesday.^[4]

Wild Rider was retooled into his Stunticon teammate Breakdown.

• Stunticon Menasor (Giftset, 2023)

• TakaraTomy name: Stunticon Menastor (スタンティコンメナソー)
• TakaraTomy ID number: TL-90
• TakaraTomy release date: 2025 March 29
• Accessories: 2 Energon blasters
• Known designers: Mark Maher (Hasbro)^[5]

A redeco of the above standard-release Legacy figure, "Decepticon Wild Rider" is based on the original 1986 Generation 1 toy's deco and decals.

Wild Rider was released in a giftset with the other four Legacy Stunticons, each done in a toy-accurate deco. This set was revealed at San Diego Comic Con 2023, and went up for preorder as a Hasbro Pulse exclusive on August 1.

Notes

• In 2005, the mold used for Alternators Decepticharge was presented as an upcoming release for the Japanese Binaltech line. Originally, Takara intended to name their version of the toy "Wildrider", possibly because the Hasbro version's deco resembled the unreleased Generation 2 Wildrider toy's color scheme. However, Takara ultimately had to abandon that idea because they couldn't get the trademark. Instead, they decided to give the toy an entirely new deco, as the Hasbro toy's deco didn't meet their ideal of "real-life accuracy". In robot mode, the toy was given a color scheme based on the Transmetal 2 incarnation of Beast Wars Blackarachnia, with the toy's name being changed to "Blackwidow", Takara's name for the character. Ultimately, however, Takara decided to cancel the toy altogether, as they were fearing that another redeco (in addition to the upcoming Binaltech Asterisk toys) would be too repetitive. Plans to release the toy as part of a different line were dropped.^[6] Then they apparently changed their minds again.
• A redeco of Revenge of the Fallen Brakedown in the Asian-exclusive Generations line (later picked up for American release by Toys"R"Us) in 2012 is named Dead End and has a bio fitting the character's name. However, his color scheme and tech specs are both clearly patterned off of Wildrider.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Wildrider (ワイルドライダー Wairudoraidā), Brake-Neck (ブレークネック Burēkunekku)
• French: Faroucho (Canada, 1986 release), Chauffard (Canada, 1990 "Classic" version)
• Hungarian: Féktelen ("Boisterious")
• Italian: Squalo ("Shark")
• Mandarin: Mǎngzhuàng (莽撞, "Reckless")
• Russian: Bezumec (Безумец, "Madman")

Gallery

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  Unused Generation 2 packaging art

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  Combiner Wars comic packaging art

References

External links

• Wildrider at TFU.info