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The name or term 'Convoy' refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Convoy (disambiguation). |
Convoy (コンボイ Konboi) is an Autobot and Maximal rank of leadership throughout many Japanese series. It is similar in many ways to the American rank of 'Prime'. The rank was named in honor of Convoy (the Japanese name for Optimus Prime).
In the 1980s continuity, an Autobot did not have to achieve a Convoy rank to be the Supreme Commander. The structured ranking of Convoys was not established until the era of the Beast Wars.
Unlike those in the Hasbro-based fiction with a rank of 'Prime', a Convoy isn't the Supreme Commander of the Maximals as a whole (that job belongs to the Maximal Elders or the Convoy Council, depending on what time period you're talking about). Virtually any high ranking Maximal General is a Convoy, and they are instead the Supreme Commander of a crew of Maximals. They typically possess their own Matrix, most often an Energon Matrix.
Whether it's a requirement of the rank or just bizarre coincidence, many Convoys share quite a few common design elements, generally based on the original Optimus Prime/Convoy.
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Known Convoys
Generation 1 & 2
- Convoy/Star Convoy/Battle Convoy/Convoy Grand Prime
Robotmasters
Beast Era
Beast Wars Neo manga
- Longrack and his father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great-...well, a LOT of his ancestors.
Car Robots
- Fire Convoy/God Fire Convoy
Micron Legend/Super Link
Galaxy Force
Timelines
See also
Note
The name 'Convoy' derives from 'Battle Convoy', the Japanese name of Optimus Prime's precursor in the Diaclone toyline, because the name 'Optimus Prime' is difficult for Japanese kids to remember and pronounce.[1] Starting with the 2007 Transformers film, TakaraTomy abandoned that idea and began calling all new incarnations of Optimus Prime by his English name in Japan as well, including new versions of Generation 1 Optimus Prime. The exception is products aimed at older Japanese fans, such as Masterpiece and Alternity, which still call him 'Convoy'.
References
- ↑Figure Ō No. 114
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