Defensor Transformers

Il robot componibile con vetture di emergenza

Defensor is an Autobot Combiner from the Generation 1 continuity family.

First Aid didn't feel like being an arm today.

The combined form of the five Protectobots Defensor exists specifically to safeguard human life. In many ways he feels about the human race the way a parent would their children and he would give his life away in an instant rather than let one human come to harm. Defensor is emotionally attached to humans on a level that sometimes worries his fellow Autobots. He identifies with them the same way a sheep dog would with its flock or a puppy with its human owners. As far as Defensor is concerned the humans are his "kind." Sadly the titanic robot giant's attempts at personal interaction and friendly exchanges with humans tend to fail. We humans tend to be more wary and frightened of his alien nature and great size than Defensor can understand. Despite this, Defensor is fairly well adjusted mentally compared to almost every other Generation 1 gestalt.

Defensor's most notable ability is a powerful force field he can create within 50 feet of his person, but it is very fuel consumptive and he cannot maintain it for long.

Fiction

Marvel Comics continuity

Defensor's birth was prophesized by a dream shared by Optimus Prime and Buster Witwicky, due to their independent connections to the Creation Matrix. Second Generation!

Optimus hesitated, remembering the big guy's name only at the last second.

Optimus Prime and Megatron met at a fuel research station with the Protectobots and the Combaticons, planning to brawl over it. Optimus pointed out that with the Protectobots, they had Megatron and the Combaticons outnumbered six to four. Megatron replied that Optimus is terrible at counting, and that the sides were six vs six. Optimus wasn't foiled yet, and revealed that the Protectobots can combine to form Defensor. Once more Megatron foiled Prime, having the Combaticons merge into Bruticus. The sides were still even.

He has to shout his own name when Optimus isn't there to do it.

When Ethan Zachary suggested they uploaded themselves to the computer to battle over it safely, both sides agreed. In the virtual world, after each individual Protectobot had taken care of the Combaticon, they combined to fight Megatron, leaving Optimus Prime safely off to the side. Defensor burned the bridge he and Megatron were standing on, letting them both 'die' in the virtual world. It would have worked perfectly had Megatron not cheated. Afterdeath!

Not long after, the Protectobots were summoned by the current leader Grimlock to find and arrest Blaster. They came up against the Combaticons during this mission, culminating in a battle between Defensor and Bruticus in an old train yard. Their battle wrecked the entire area, threatening to kill several human children in the process. Defensor was protected by his forcefield, while Bruticus countered with Defensor's inability to aim. Ultimately Bruticus defeated Defensor by beating him over the head with an entire train. He was only saved by Blaster, freed by the humans, defeating Bruticus by causing an electrical tower to topple on him. Child's Play

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Transformers cartoon

Voice actor: Chris Latta (English), Kenyū Horiuchi (Japanese), more»

"We'll be fine so long as they don't do that again."

Defensor once reduced Bruticus to scrap with a single shot, dryly noting afterwards that "there's junk all over the street." Later, he attempted to defend theAutobot headquarters against Decepticon attack by using his forcefield, which almost immediately failed. He was blasted back into his component parts by the Decepticons. B.O.T.

Defensor occasionally appeared during the Autobots' battle with the Decepticons on Eurythma. He didn't seem overly concerned that his chest was standing by his feet at the time. Carnage in C-Minor

Alternate sequence for "Marge vs the Monorail" climax

In the year 2006, when First Aid was unable to prevent the theft of Metroplex's transformation cog, he left the Protectobots, feeling that he was useless and a liability to the rest of the Autobots. Unfortunately, this left the remaining Protectobots with the unenviable task of resuming their duties as Defensor with only one arm. Defensor safely managed to catch a train thrown by the Decepticons, but remarked that this would have been a lot easier if First Aid had been there. The Ultimate Weapon

When the Decepticons staged a series of nonsensical raids across Japan, Defensor fought his nemesis Bruticus outside a dojo. After knocking Bruticus down, he tried to dissuade him from bringing further harm to the humans, but failed. The Combaticons were soon chased away by Sky Lynx.The Burden Hardest to Bear

Later that year, Defensor was standing guard outside of Swofford and Morgan's lab when the Hate Plague-infected Superion first broke free. The Protectobots transformed and fled in order to avoid infection. Not long thereafter, however, Defensor was attempting to clear a bridge of innocent bystanders when the crazed Superion came hunting for him and infected the Protectobot combiner. He was later seen committing mass property damage. The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1

Later, when Optimus Prime saved the galaxy with the matrix, the Protectobots are back to normal. The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2

Japanese cartoon continuity

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers comic

When Menasor attacked a baseball stadium in Japan, intent on turning it into a Decepticon base, the Autobot ally Kenji summoned Defensor and Superion to stop him. However, Bruticus soon joined the battle and laid the smackdown on Defensor, injuring Hot Spot in the process. With their torso component out of commission, the Protectobots were unable to re-combine.Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5

Scramble City OVA

Voice actor: Kenyū Horiuchi (Japanese)

Posing for the camera while Superion gets a butt-whupping.

The Protectobots rolled out ahead of Metroplex and formed Defensor just as Bruticus and Menasor moved in for the kill for Optimus Prime's forces. He stood there and pointed at them with justice, which did not seem to impress the Decepticons, until Metroplex arrived to blow them away with a single shot from his gun. Scramble City: Mobilization

The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers

When the Prime Energy Tower on Feminia was attacked by Devastator, Bruticus and Menasor, Defensor teamed up with Superion and Omega Supreme to fight them. Unfortunately,Galvatron had a fourth Decepticon combiner up his sleeve—Predaking. This new warrior defeated all three Autobot super robots with a single punch.The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5

The Headmasters cartoon

Voice actor: Kōji Totani, Yoshitada Ōtsuka (ep. 12 only), Kazuo Oka (ep. 25 only) (Japanese)

In 2011, the Protectobots defended Cybertron from Galvatron's invading army. They formed Defensor and battled Devastator. Four Warriors Come out of the Sky Alongside Superion and Raiden, Defensor got into a shooting match with four Decepticon combiners. They were outgunned until the Battleship Maximus swept in to turn the tide. The Mystery of Planet Master Later, the Protectobots were assembled on Earth by Ultra Magnus. With Hot Rod focused on locating and recharging the Matrix of Leadership, the other Autobots were tasked with running interference for him against the Decepticons. While scouting for the enemy, the Protectobots ran across the Combaticons. Defensor was assembled, and he fought fiercely with his old foe, Bruticus, before collapsing a mountainside on him. Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime

The Protectobots were summoned to Cybertron to defend the planet against Galvatron's latest invasion, and protect the new super-metal, Cybertonuron, which Vector Sigma had developed. The fighting escalated when Defensor and Bruticus were formed and began grappling with one another. Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1 Defensor eventually emerged victorious over his simple-minded nemesis, delivering a crushing back-blow as the coup-de-gras. Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2 Later on Earth, Defensor assembled during a Protectobot mission to save the citizens of Peru from an active volcano. His efforts were waylaid by the Decepticon Headmasters, though, as Mindwipe blasted him with a paralysis ray, leaving him immobilized and unable to help.The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts

Defensor assembled on the moon to attack the Decepticons during Scorponok's leadership rally. The tide turned when Galvatron arrived and galvanized his troops to strike back at the Autobots. Defensor was literally torn limb from limb by the counter-fire, and fled with the other Autobots. Return of the Immortal Emperor The Protectobots later formed Defensor to defend the emergency energon rations the Autobots were sending to planet Sandra. Defensor fought against Devastator to protect the supplies. SOS from Planet Sandra

As the Decepticons launched five simultaneous attacks on the Autobots around the globe, Defensor was assembled to respond to one of the sites. He was seen battling with Sixshot on Galvatron's monitors. Considering how much Galvatron was crowing about Sixshot's mad skillzz, odds are Defensor didn't win. The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg Later on, Defensor helped Raiden and Computron demolish an old Decepticon base after the enemy abandoned the planet Earth. Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)

After Fortress's battleship was damaged on the planet Master by Weirdwolf's bombs, Defensor and Raiden were seen helping to repair it. Operation: Destroy the Decepticons

Following a lengthy period of inactivity, the Decepticons renewed their attacks on Earth. With Fortress still off in space, Spike Witwicky dispatched the Protectobots to attend to the threats. In Canberra, Australia, the Protectobots confronted Bruticus at one of Scorponok's new Death Towers as Defensor. Defensor was beaten severely by Bruticus, and First Aid was even knocked out of the arm socket. Using Scramble Power, Defensor switched Streetwise up to his shoulder and reattached First Aid as a leg, still carrying his fireball cannon. Despite this cunning(?) trick, Defensor was defeated by Bruticus. The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1) Defensor participated in the Autobots final battle with Scorponok's Decepticons at the North Pole. He lent his energies to the Headmasters' Head Formation to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)

Wings Universe

After Cybertron entered its new Golden Age, the war between the Autobots and Decepticons still raged in space and on Earth. Defensor was permanently destroyed in battle with his nemesis, Menasor. Only Streetwise, acting as one of the giant's legs at the time, managed to survive the colossal damage Defensor suffered. Generation 2: Redux

Dreamwave comics continuity

For a guy dedicated to being protective of his surroundings, he sure does leave a mess everywhere he goes.

During the so-called Dark Ages where the Autobots and Decepticons split up into many smaller factions, the Wreckers were searching for Ratbat Ultraconsin the Tagan Heights when Devastator was unleashed. Upon hearing the news, the Protectobots decided to counter-attack to prevent an escalation of hostilities. Escalation As this was (presumably) before the Protectobots' combined mentality was refined, Defensor and Devastator's all-out brawl risked destroying the entire area. Just as Defensor looked ready to finish Devastator off, Springer pointed out all the destruction caused by the brawl. Unfortunately this distraction gave Devastator the chance to recover and savagely beat Defensor, prompting the Protectobots to separate and fight him as a team. This worked out better for them. Devastation

Millions of years later, Defensor and the Omnibots tried to prevent Menasor from escaping a detention facility and got their butts kicked. Ultra Magnus had to bail them out. Twin Twist and Topspin were assigned to get the Protectobots back on their feet. Passive Aggression They were apparently successful, since later on Defensor joined the Autobots in rising up against Shockwave's rule, decking an Omega Sentinel that was threatening Grimlock. Revelation

Toys

Generation 1

Solid.

• Defensor (1986)
  • Japanese ID number: C-76

Defensor is formed out of the five individual Protectobots, with Hot Spot serving as the central torso component. Unusually for Scramble City-style combiners, Defensor's head is not a separate piece, but hidden inside his fire truck ladder assembly, like Inferno. This gives his head an unusually high amount of articulation. He is armed with Hot Spot's twin fireball cannons. Though any of the smaller Protectobots can serve as any limb, the "correct" configuration has Blades and First Aid as the right and left arm, respectively, and Groove and Streetwise as the right and left leg, respectively.

Defensor's arms are very commonly mis-transformed, even in official artwork such as the art at the top of this page (in which Streetwise and First Aid have also reversed positions). The instructions (and the cartoon model) show the nose of Blades' helicopter form, and the front panel of First Aid's ambulance mode, unfolded to hang off of Defensor's shoulders (as shown at right.) But almost as frequently, both these components are shown folded away. First Aid's legs are often not unfolded properly as well, giving Defensor a shorter arm than he would otherwise have.

Defensor was available as the individual Protectobots sold separately, or as a giftset.

This mold was later redecoed into Guard City.