Justice Iron Paw

For other uses, see Ironpaw.

See also: Steeljaw

Justice Ironpaw
Third party Transformer character
Keith's Fantasy Club Justice Ironpaw box
First appearance	Re-Evolution by David Harland
Created by	Keith's Fantasy Club
Release number	CST-02J
Information
Species	Transformer
Abilities	Magnetism manipulation Shapeshifting Size manipulation Superhuman durability Superhuman strength
Affiliation	RoBots
Alternate mode	Robotic lion/microcassette

Justice Ironpaw is a fictional character and third party Transformer created by Keith's Fantasy Club as an homage to the Transformer Steeljaw.

Keith's Fantasy Club

Justice Ironpaw is a third party Transformer homage to Generation 1 Steeljaw created by Keith's Fantasy Club. He turns from robotic lion to microcassette.

Development

In January 2013 Robot Kingdom posted prototype images of Ironpaw and Rhinohorn on their Faceboook page. They said the toys would be released in February.

Justice Ironpaw was listed for preorder on Big Bad Toy Store in May 2013, estimating it would be released in June.

Art of Justice Ironpaw was previewed at TFcon 2013's Third Party Panel.

Reception

The Good Morning, Cybertron! podcast for November 7th, 2011 discussed the prototype for Ironpaw in the news.

The Good Morning, Cybertron! podcast for May 6th, 2013 discussed Ironpaw in the news.

The WTF@TFW podcast for May 10th, 2013 selected prototype pictures Ironpaw as one of the New Picture Picks.

The moonbase2 podcast for May 14th, 2013 covered the Justice Ironpaw and Ironpaw Evil Version in the news.

The Radio Free Cybertron podcast for May 22nd, 2013 discussed in renders of Ironpaw in the news. The hosts called it great and were pleased with its low cost.

Fictional biography

Ironpaw has too much pride. That’s not just a pun, it’s his biggest weakness. In fact, we mention that because it is his only weakness.

Loyal, fierce, strong, brave, capable…pick an adjective. Ironpaw has everything it takes to be a major player in the RoBot army, the only thing that could hold him back is his lack of a robot mode.

Lesser ‘bots would use that as an excuse; a reason to be lazy and ineffectual, and grow bitter. Not Ironpaw. Instead he has taken all the aspects of his form that could be considered weaknesses and turned them into strengths.

His smaller stature requires less energy to run, and his ability to track the un-trackable is second to none. He cunningly combines these skills with his ability to mass-shift into a small cassette to hide in the smallest of areas, and often magnetizes himself to objects to allow himself to cover vast distances using zero energy. If you put all these factors together, you have a tracker who will never give up, never back down, and who always gets his target.

Comics

Ironpaw appeared in the 2013 story Re-Evolution. While on a stakeout for the Homeland RoBot Police Force Ironpaw came into conflict with War Panther and War Rhino.

Toys

• Keith's Fantasy Club CST-02J Justice Ironpaw (unreleased)

An original mold by Keith's Fantasy Club, based on a custom kit made by Eagle's TF. Turns from robotic lion to microcasette. Comes with case, collector card and instructions.

The microcassette mode of this toy is thicker than a normal microcassette, meaning it may not fit inside some toys that only hold one microcassette. It will fit into toys that are designed to hold multiple cassettes at the same time by taking up the space of two tapes.

Justice Ironpaw shares a mold with Ironpaw Evil Version and Ironpaw Nightstalker Version.

Gallery

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  Ironpaw early prototype toy

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  Justice Ironpaw art

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  Ironpaw prototype toy lion mode

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  Ironpaw prototype toy tape mode

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  Justice Ironpaw in lion mode

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  Justice Ironpaw in alt mode

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  Justice Ironpaw in alt mode

External links

• Justice Ironpaw at Big Bad Toy Store