Herr Fiend
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Herr Fiend is a fictional character from the GoBots series. He is an evil Renegade scientist, and is also known as Doctor Go.
GoBots
Herr Fiend is one of the Renegades. He is the resident Renegade mad scientist, and is depicted as speaking with a thick German accent. [1][2]
His alternate mode of a Porsche 928 is identical to the Decepticon Transformers named Dead End. [3]
Reception
Herr Fiend was chosen as the 2nd goofiest GoBot name by Topless Robot.[4]
Animated series
In the animated GoBots series Herr Fiend is given the name "Doctor Go."
Doctor Go appears in "The Battle for GoBotron" episode #1. Due to animation errors the Renegade Doctor Go appears identical to Zeemon in the pilot series.[5]
In "Cy-Kill's Escape" Doctor Go and Bad Boy send a stealth device to the escaping renegades on the GoBot Prison Moon to cover their escape in a hidden ship.[6]
In episode #23 "Doppelganger" Cy-Kill, Cop-Tur, Crasher and Snoop attack Leader-1, Turbo, Scooter and Small Foot on Earth. Crasher wounds Small Foot. After attaining recordings of the Guardians the Renegades retreated. Using the recordings Cy-Kill has Dr. Go program robot duplicates of the Guardians. Demonstrating Space Bender weapon to Unecom, Leader-1 learns that the Renegades are attacking Washington. The Renegades ambush Leader-1 and replace him with his duplicate. Leading the Command Center back to GoBotron and getting rid of Scooter and Small Foot the Renegades release duplicates of Path Finder, Rest-Q, Van Guard and Turbo. Small Foot and Scooter are able to capture the Turbo duplicate and learn where their friends are being held. Cy-Kill replaces Good Night. Using the duplicate Turbo the Guardians infiltrate the Renegade base, free the captured Guardians and escape from the Renegade guards Spoons and Fitor. Although blocked by the Renegades, Scooter uses a hologram of Zod to make the Renegades flee. Making it back to GoBotron the Guardians are attacked by the Guardian duplicates. The real Guardians are able to defeat their duplicates with the aid of the real Zeemon, Hans-Cuff and Rest-Q. Cy-Kill arrives in Thrustor with more duplicates, but Small Foot is able to stop with robots using the Space Bender, which fuses their robot brains. [7]
In episode #27, "Tarnished Image" Doctor Go creates a device that allows the Renegades to appear like Guardians. Cy-Kill, Crasher and Cop-Tur disguise themselves as Leader-1, Scooter and Turbo and go on a rampage on Earth while the real Guardians are sent on a fake rescue mission. When the Guardians return they are banished from Earth by the humans. The Guardians are eventually able to prove the Renegades staged the attacks, chase them off and capture Doctor Go.[8]
Doctor Go appears in the feature film GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords where he uses the brain stormer on the female Rock Lord Solitaire. Due to animation errors in the film Doctor Go appears to resemble Baron Von Joy in the film, meanwhile in some scenes the Guardian Zeemon appears is occasionally depicted like Doctor Go.
Toys
- GoBots Super GoBot Herr Fiend (1984)
- Based on the Machine Robo line. Turns into a Porsche 928S.
References
- ↑ The New Yorker, Volume 61, Page 118
- ↑ {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=news }}
- ↑ Bellomo, Mark (2010). Totally Tubular '80s. Krause Publications. pp. 90–93. ISBN 1440212821.
- ↑ http://www.toplessrobot.com/2010/11/the_20_goofiest_gobot_names.php
- ↑ "Battle for GoBotron Part 1". Challenge of the GoBots. First-run syndication. No. 1, season 1.
- ↑ "Cy-Kill's Escape". Challenge of the GoBots. First-run syndication. No. 6, season 1.
- ↑ "Doppelganger". Written by Jeff Segal, Kelly Ward and Antoni Zalewski. Challenge of the GoBots. First-run syndication. October 8th, 1984. No. 23, season 1.
- ↑ "Tarnished Image". Written by Jeff Segal, Kelly Ward and David Schwartz. Challenge of the GoBots. First-run syndication. November 25th 1985. No. 27, season 1.
