Sledge (Transformers)

"Sledge" is the name of several characters in the various Transformers universes. Sledge has always been protrayed as a Decepticon-aligned construction vehicle.

Transformers: Generation 1

Transformers character
name =Sledge
japanname =


caption =Sledge box art
affiliation =Decepticon
subgroup =Micromasters
rank =
function =
partner =Hammer
motto ="Dumping a world of hurt on the Autobots is our only purpose in life!"
alternatemodes =Dump Truck (front half)
series =
engvoice =
japanvoice =Sledge is the name of a Decepticon Micromaster. He is a member of the Micromaster Combiner Constructor Squad. Sledge is a dedicated but unimaginative worker.

Dreamwave Productions

Dropshot has a one-page biography in Dreamwave's "More Than Meets The Eye" series.

Toys

*Generation 1 Sledge (1990):Combines with Hammer to form a dump truck. He was redecoed into Terror-Tread. [http://www.tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Sledge/sledge.htm]

Transformers: Energon

Transformers character
name =Sledge
japanname =Scrapper


caption =Sledge toy
affiliation =Decepticon
subgroup =Basic Vehicles
rank =
function =
partner =
motto =
alternatemodes =Scoop Loader
series =
engvoice =
japanvoice =Sledge is a member of the Decepticon Construction Team.

Sledge is a member of the Decepticon Construction Team; Sledge transforms into a scoop loader. He was is to combine with his team to form the giant robot Constructicon Maximus. In the "Energon" TV show, Sledge is a seemingly non-sentient drone commanded by team leader Steamhammer. As with all of the "Energon" combiner limbs, Sledge has a twin brother on his team - Bonecrusher. Their energon weapon is a claw. In the Japanese series, each member shares his name with a Generation 1 Constructicon - Sledge's name is Scrapper.

Animated series

Construction Maximus was one of four combining Transformers sealed away in stasis beneath the surface of Cybertron to guard a hidden reservoir of Super Energon. Megatron, guided by Unicron, set out to search for it, and destroyed one of the immobile robots in his rage, only for the reservoir to then reveal itself. As the guardians awakened, Megatron immersed himself in the Super Energon to upgade himself into Galvatron, and Constructicon Maximus and Bruticus Maximus immediately swore fealty to Galvatron as the one who had awoken them. However, their "brother," Superion Maximus, refused, recognising Galvatron's evil and siding with the Autobots.

Constructicon Maximus added plenty of firepower to the Decepticons' side, and he and Bruticus Maximus had several clashes with the "traitorous" Superion Maximus, until the time for their final battle came, set against the backdrop of the struggle to stop the Unicron-possessed Galvatron out in space. Constructicon Maximus was deactivated by Superion Maximus, who then had his limbs destroyed by Bruticus Maximus, but transferred Constructicon Maximus's limbs to himself and used them to defeat Bruticus, along with a little help from the ghost of the "brother" Megatron had destroyed. Constructicon Maximus was voiced by Don Brown.

Dreamwave Productions

Although an "Energon" "More Than Meets The Eye" biography series was planned, it not released before the company went bankrupt. Art for Sledge was produced.

Toys

*Energon Sledge (2005):He shares a mold with "Energon" Bonecrusher. He was later redecoed into "Classics" Scrapper and Bonecrusher. [http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Sledge/sledge.htm]

Transformers: Classics

Transformers character
name =Sledge
japanname =


caption =Sledge toy
affiliation =Decepticon
subgroup =Mini-Cons, Demolition Team
rank =
function =Engineer
partner =Broadside & Wideload
motto =
alternatemodes =Scoop Loader/Backhoe
series =
engvoice =
japanvoice =Sledge is a Decepticon aligned Mini-Con.

Fun Publications

Sledge appeared among the Mini-Cons who followed Broadside in the story "A New World."

He had a biography printed in issue #17 of the Transformers Collectors Club magazine, which described him as a bright person who is frustated with his body, which is more designed for destruction that creating things.

Toys

*Classics Sledge (2006):A new mold. He came packaged with his team members. [http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/Sledge/sledge.htm]

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