Chrome
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| The name or term "Chrome" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Chrome (disambiguation). |
- Chrome is an Autobot-allied Mini-Con from the Energon portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
Chrome (クローム Kurōmu) is one of the many power-enhancing Mini-Cons who help the Autobots search the galaxy for raw Energon deposits. The leader of the Stealth Augmentation Team, Chrome can deflect energy weapons with his mirror-like finish. When Powerlinxed to a Bulk, he grants the ability to generate a personal force field.[1]
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Toys
Super Link
- Chrome (Micron Booster, 2004)
- Booster ID number: 1
- Super Link Chrome is a redeco of the "Corona" version of the Mini-Con Sparkplug, transforming into a Cybertronic sports car.
- He was only available as part of the second Micron Booster assortment (called "Ver.1") in Japan, in individual, blind-packed boxes so you did not know which Mini-Con you got until you opened the box and opaque black plastic bag inside. This series was sold primarily in convenience stores.
- Chrome uses the same mold as his case-mates Synapse and Thyristor. The original version of the mold is used by Atlas and Rod.
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Notes
- The name "Chrome" is recycled from Chromedome's small form in Japanese Generation 1 continuity, as the first three Micron Booster assortment "headliners" have names similar to Japanese Autobot leaders.[2]
- Chrome likely had a localized American name coined for the Transformers Collectors' Club's online series of bios, to match Thyristor as "Road Rebel" and Synapse as "Impulse", but with the collapse of said system circa 2010, no bio ever surfaced.
- In 2015, the Facebook edition of Ask Vector Prime would finally give Chrome some characterization and a team affiliation with his toy wavemates.
References
- ↑ Ask Vector Prime post on Facebook, 24 September 2015
- ↑ Vol. 0's Rod is named for Hot Rodimus, Vol. 0's Atlas is named for Dai Atlas, Vol. 1's Chrome is named for Chrome, the small stage of Chromedome, and Vol. 2's Saber is named for Saber, the small stage of Star Saber.
