Bumper (Transformers)
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Bumper is the name of several characters in the Transformers universes.
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[edit] Transformers: Generation 1 (1984)
| Transformers character | |
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| Bumper | |
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| Affiliation | Autobot  |
| Sub-Group | Mini-Bots |
| Alternate Modes | Car |
| Series | Transformers: Generation 1 |
Bumper (also called Bumblejumper, a merging of BUMBLEbee and cliffJUMPER) is the unofficial name of a toy mistakenly packaged in some Bumblebee and Cliffjumper cards during 1984. The toy was taken from the Takara Microchange line, like all the Autobot Mini-Bots, but wasn't given an official name of description at the time, merely being placed in the packages meant for other toys.
It is believed that the mold was made to resemble a Penny Racer toy in vehicle mode.
[edit] Sedan
This toy's only official name outside Japan was Sedan, the name it was sold under in Argentina by Antex, under license by Hasbro. Sedan used the same mold as Bumper, but was made in variety of colors, including green and blue.
[edit] Dreamwave Productions
Bumper made his first official appearance as an Autobot in the pages of Dreamwave Productions' Generation One comics.
Bumblebee was placed in command of the Autobot supply shuttle Orion, with Powerglide, Warpath, Seaspray, Cosmos, Cliffjumper, Bumper and the Powerdashers assigned to him. Their mission was to aid the Autobots on Earth. Upon arriving in the Earth system from transwarp space, they witnessed the arrival of Sunstorm and helped defeat Bruticus (Transformers: Generation One III #1). Bumper and Warpath were sent to recover the Autobots who had been injured fighting Bruticus and imprisoned by Starscream, but they were all captured by the Earth Defense Command.
Jazz eventually negotiated their relase and commanded Sunstreaker, Sideswipe]] and Bumper in investigating the Insecticons for the Earth Defense Command. After that Jazz, Warpath, Bumper, Sideswipe and Sunstreaker rejoined Windcharger and Wheeljack, who were repaired by the Earth Defense Command. They all rejoined Ratchet on board the Orion (Transformers: Generation One III #9). Landing in Alaska, Bumper and the other Autobots met Prowl's team back from Cybertron. They were shown the site of construction for the new Autobot City (Transformers: Generation One III #10). Dreamwave's closure would prevent this storyline from ever being finished.
[edit] Trivia
The toy of Bumber is patented in the U.S. Patent Office under patent number 4,578,046.
[edit] Transformers: Cybertron
Bumper is the Japanese name of the Mini-Con Reverb.
