BuggyMan

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BuggyMan
Challenge of the Gobots character
First appearance

Challenge of the Gobots episode "The Battle for Gobotron"
Last appearance

Challenge of the Gobots episode "Scooter Enhanced"
Japanese name

Buggy Robo
Release number

MR-08
Information
Species Gobot
Abilities

Energy blasts, flight, shapeshifting, superhuman durability, superhuman strength
Affiliation

Renegade Gobot
Alternate mode

Dune buggy

BuggyMan is a fictional character from the Gobots series.[1] He is a Renegade Gobot who turns into a dune buggy who was introduced in 1983. He was a reoccuring character in the Challenge of the Gobots animated series.

Gobots

A Renegade Gobot who turns into a dune buggy. Some fiction refers to him as "the Buggy Man".

Animated series

BuggyMan appeared in the Challenge of the Gobots episode #5, "The Final Conflict" where he was among the Renegades captured on Gobotron.

BuggyMan appears in "Flight to Earth" episode #44. He and Geeper-Creeper chase Scooter and Sparky on Gobotron.

Scooter and Small Foot join Nick and A.J. to watch a car stunt show which is attacked by Crasher, BuggyMan and Fly Trap. Small Foot fights BuggyMan and defeats him, but the Renegades regain the upper hand until the Guardians are rescued by Leader-1 and Turbo who arrive in Power Suits.[2]

Toys

  • Gobots BuggyMan (1983)
A mold in blue.
  • Gobots Buggyman (1985)
A recolor of the original mold in orange.

References

  1. Bellomo, Mark (2010). Totally Tubular '80s. Krause Publications. pp. 90–93. ISBN 1440212821. 
  2. "Scooter Enhanced". Written by Jeff Segal, Kelly Ward and Mark Young. Challenge of the GoBots. First-run syndication. November 24th, 1985. No. 55, season 1.

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