Assaulter

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See also: Broadside (Transformers)
Assaulter
FansProject character
Warbotassaulterbox.jpg
Warbot Assaulter box
First appearance

"Alpha Incorporated" by FansProject
Created by

FansProject
Release number

WB003
Information
Species Transformer
Abilities

Affiliation

Alpha Core
Alternate mode

Jet/cruiser

Assaulter is a fictional character and third party Transformer homage to Generation 1 Broadside made by FansProject in 2012.

FansProject

Assaulter is a third party Transformer that has a three stage transform. He is an homage to the Transformers Autobot Broadside.

Assaulter is part of the same squadron as Steel Core. Besides his large robot mode he is also able to assume the form of a jet fighter. By tapping into the power of the Omega Cube, Assaulter is able to assume a third mode of a gigantic space cruiser through "mass shifting". This form is so large that numerous normal sized robots can fit inside him. In this form he can appear as a hologram of his robot mode to his passengers.

Development

Assaulter concept images were displayed at TFcon 2009.

FansProject announced that their Warbot inspired by Broadside was still in the pipeline at Cybertron Con 2010.[1]

FansProject Core announced Assaulter in May 2012.[2]

Assaulter was previewed at the Third Party Panel at TFcon 2012.[3]

In October 2012 FansProject Core posted in-box pictures of Assaulter to their web site.[4]

On October 4th 2012 FansProject Core offered orders for a limited number of Warbot three-packs that included Defender, Steel Core and Assaulter. They sold out by the next day.[5]

Assaulter was released in November 2012.

In 2013 Reprolabels released two different label sets for Assaulter.

Reception

In the moonbase2 podcast for January 9th, 2011 Dave mentioned there was no word on the release of the FansProject Broadside homage, and he worried it was canceled.[6]

The WTF@TFW podcast for May 24th, 2012 selected a picture of Assaulter as one of the New Picture Picks. They hosts said that it could pass for an original character or as a Broadside homage and commented the carrier mode reminded them of the SDF-1 from Macross.[7]

In the TFormers.com News Desk podcast for July 5th, 2012 Assaulter was covered as a topic. The hosts were not sure if this was an original character or an homage, but likened it to Broadside, a Macross jet, and something from Machine Wars.[8]

The WTF@TFW podcast for July 5th, 2012 selected a picture of Assaulter as one of the New Picture Picks. The hosts said he loved that it was a large jet and liked his guns.[9]

The Radio Free Cybertron podcast for July 5th, 2012 included the talk on Assaulter from the TFormers.com News Desk show.[10]

In the TF Beyond podcast for October 3rd, 2012 Assaulter was covered as a topic.[11]

In the TF Beyond podcast for October 11th, 2012 Assaulter was covered as a topic.[12]

In the Fwooshcast podcast for November 24th, 2012 one of the hosts talked about the Assaulter he recently bought.[13]

In the Fwooshcast podcast for November 30th, 2012 one of the hosts talked about the Assaulter he recently bought.[14]

The Retro Robot Radio podcast for October 12th, 2013 covered the mini-vehicles included with Assaulter in the weekly spotlight.[15]

Assaulter was featured in the 2013 toy reference book Transforming Collections by Philip Reed.[16]

FansProject comics

The story "Alpha Incorporated" features Assaulter, Defender and Steel Core.

Toys

  • Reprolabels Wreckers Symbols (2009)
A set of Wreckers themed Autobot faction symbols.[17]
  • FansProject WB003 Warbot Assaulter (2012)
A third party Transformer homage to Broadside was created by FansProject in 2012. This toy features three forms just like the original Broadside toy.
Assaulter shipped with a selection of small non-transforming vehicles that resembled other FansProject characters, including Steel Core and Defender.
  • Reprolabels Classics Assaulter (2013)
A set of Macross inspired labels for Assaulter.[18]
  • Reprolabels Classics Broadside (2013)
A set labels intended to make Assaulter look more like Classic Broadside.[19]

Gallery

  • Assaulter concept art from TFcon 2009

  • Assaulter promotional images

  • Box back of Assaulter

  • Assaulter's two robot modes

  • FansProject Assaulter compared to Generation 1 Broadside in robot modes

  • FansProject Assaulter compared to Generation 1 Broadside in carrier modes

  • Picture of the comic with Assaulter

  • Assaulter aircraft carrier fanmode

  • Assaulter in gerwalk fanmode

  • Assaulter in beast fanmode

References

  1. ↑ http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/3rd-party-unlicensed-41/more-unofficial-fan-produced-transformers-images-from-cybertron-con-170331/
  2. ↑ http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/3rd-party-unlicensed-41/fansproject-assaulter-announced-possible-third-party-broadside-175105/?catid=searchresults&searchid=13288
  3. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSY7yS6Tq1w
  4. ↑ http://fansprojectcore.com/news/2012/10/01/new-assaulter-box-images
  5. ↑ http://tformers.com/transformers--warbot-defender-3-pack/18568/news.html
  6. ↑ Dave (January 9th, 2011). "moonbase2". http://moonbase2.libsyn.com (Podcast). moonbase2. http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/episode-137. 
  7. ↑ Vangelus (May 24th, 2012). "WTF@TFW". http://www.tfw2005.com/ (Podcast). TFW2005. http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/wtf-tfw-transformers-podcast/608510-wtf-tfw-201-may-24-2012-a.html. 
  8. ↑ Brian Kilby (July 5th, 2012). "TFormers.com News Desk". http://tformers.com (Podcast). TFormers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pocrXK3qcCQ. 
  9. ↑ Vangelus (July 5th, 2011). "WTF@TFW". http://www.tfw2005.com/ (Podcast). TFW2005. http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/wtf-tfw-transformers-podcast/626290-wtf-tfw-207-july-5-2012-a.html. 
  10. ↑ Brian Kilby (July 5th, 2012). "Radio Free Cybertron". http://www.tfradio.net/ (Podcast). TFW2005. http://www.tfradio.net/podcast/2012/7/7/radio-free-cybertron-07052012.html. 
  11. ↑ TJ Duckett (October 3rd, 2012). "TF Beyond". http://kumastyledesigns.com (Podcast). Kuma Style Designs. http://kumastyledesigns.com/tfbeyond-podcast-3-september-26th-2012-approx-183-min/. 
  12. ↑ TJ Duckett (October 11th, 2012). "TF Beyond". http://kumastyledesigns.com (Podcast). Kuma Style Designs. http://kumastyledesigns.com/tfbeyond-podcast-4-october-11th-2012-approx-153-min/. 
  13. ↑ Craig (November 24th, 2012). "Fwooshcast". http://fwooshcast.thefwoosh.com/ (Podcast). The Fwoosh. http://fwooshcast.thefwoosh.com/2012/11/episode-89-november-24th-fwooshcast-the-next-generation/. 
  14. ↑ Craig (November 30th, 2012). "Fwooshcast". http://fwooshcast.thefwoosh.com/ (Podcast). The Fwoosh. http://fwooshcast.thefwoosh.com/2012/11/episode-90-december-1st-news-acquisitions-and-discussions-oh-my/. 
  15. ↑ Mathew Robert Ignash (October 12th, 2013). "Retro Robot Radio". http://www.youtube.com/user/RetroRobotRadio?feature=watch (Podcast). RetroRobotRadio. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsYES71Eih8. 
  16. ↑ Reed, Philip (2013). Transforming Collections. ISBN 978-1-62620-496-6. 
  17. ↑ http://www.reprolabels.com/Symbols/fswrksil.php
  18. ↑ http://www.reprolabels.com/Classics/assaulter.php
  19. ↑ http://www.reprolabels.com/Classics/broadside.php

External links

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