Dozer (GoBots)
Dozer is a fictional character from the GoBots series. He is a Guardian GoBot who turns into a bulldozer.
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GoBots
Dozer is a Guardian GoBot.[1]
Dozer was one of the names in a word find that had to be solved to win a copy of the Challenge of the GoBots video game from Your Sinclair magazine.[2]
Fictional biography
Dozer would rather take a nap than waste time leveling the Enemy GoBots. But when the good guys need him, he's up and ready to flatten each and every one of the evil doers.
Abilities
Like most GoBots, Dozer has numerous abilities because of robotic body. He can survive in space and is super-humanly strong and tough. He can fly in robot mode and project energy blasts from his hands. His body heals quickly when supplied with energy. He can turn into a bulldozer.
Animated series
Dozen appeared in the Challenge of the GoBots animated series. He first appeared in episode #5, called "The Final Conflict."
Dozer also appeared in the episode #42 "The Third Column."
In the episode #58 "It's The Thought That Counts" the Guardians set up a lab to test their power suits on Earth. With Defendor and Blaster patrolling the lab Professor von Joy and Path Finder test a new suit on Dozer. [3]
Books
Dozer was among the Security Force team assembled by Leader-1 to capture Cy-Kill in the story Escape To Planet Earth.
Comics
Fun Publications
Dozer appeared in the Challenge of the GoBots Season 2 episode 1 story "Rebels Without a Circuit". Hans-Cuff ordered Dozer and Scratch to arrest four suspect Guardians cadets after Zeemon was attacked.[4]
Dozer was mentioned in the Fun Publications 2015 Ask Vector Prime Facebook series when it was hosted by Cy-Kill. In one story Cy-Kill mentioned how he was once captured by Bullseye, Dive-Dive, Dozer, Dumper and Pumper. Although captured, Cy-Kill set his Thruster to self destruct, which injured Dozer and Dumper.[5]
Films
Dozen last appeared in the feature film GoBots: Battle of the Rocklords.
Toys
- GoBots 11 Dozer (1983)
References
- ↑ Bellomo, Mark (2010). Totally Tubular '80s. Krause Publications. pp. 90–93. ISBN 1440212821.
- ↑ "YS Compo Challenge of the GoBots". Your Sinclair 1 (20): 77. http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=YourSinclair/Issue20/Pages/YourSinclair2000077.jpg.
- ↑ "Rebels Without a Circuit". Written by Jim Sorenson. Challenge of the GoBots. October 27, 1986/December 28th, 2015. No. 1, season 2.
- ↑ http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ask_Vector_Prime/Guest_column_src#Renegade_Rhetoric
External links
- 1983 toys
- Challenge of the GoBots characters
- Fictional characters introduced in 1983
- Fictional characters who can fly
- Fictional characters who can project energy
- Fictional characters with healing factors
- Fictional characters with superhuman durability
- Fictional characters with superhuman strength
- Fun Publications characters
- GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords characters
- Guardian GoBots
