Manatee (iGear)
Manatee is a fictional character and third-party Transformer homage to the Autobot Deep Dive created by iGear in 2013.
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iGear
Manatee is a third-party Transformers created by iGear that is an homage to the Reveal the Shield Autobot Deep Dive.
Manatee has the same tech spec numbers as Spray.
Development
Manatee was designed by Cassy Sark.
Big Bad Toy Store announced preorders to Tubes and Manatee in November 2012.[1]
Manatee shipped in January 2013.
Big Bad Toy Store put him on clearance in April 2013.
Reception
The WTF@TFW podcast for November 23rd, 2012 selected a picture of iGear's Tubes and Manatee as one of the New Picture Picks.[2]
The Radio Free Cybertron podcast for November 28th, 2012 discussed iGear's Manatee and Tubes as part of their Third Party Roundup.[3]
Manatee was featured in the 2013 toy reference book Transforming Collections by Philip Reed.[4]
Fictional biography
Morphing Armoured err... Navicular Aquatic Terrain Enabled Entity. The truth is Manatee doesn't actually have an acronym for a name, he just tells people he does to sound cool, and frequently changes it along with his function to avoid jobs he doesn't want to do. When he first arrived on Earth and picked his new alt. mode, he did so before realizing he was stationed in Kearney, Nebraska. Landlocked and useless, Manatee complained repeatedly until he was reassigned to a new location. The powers that be agreed, and placed him far away from of his fellow 'bots. Prides himself on having a bizarre sense of humour, and often whittles away the lonely hours imagining funny acronyms for team-mates and enemies alike, and laughing to himself.
Toys
- iGear MW-01B Manatee (2013)
- A recolor of Spray. Turns from hovercraft to robot. Comes with a gun and a collector card. Limited to 500 pieces.
Gallery
Manatee in robot mode
iGear Manatee box back
iGear Manatee and Reveal the Shield Deep Dive in robot modes
References
- ↑ http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/3rd-party-unlicensed-41/igear-mw-09-tubes-and-mw-01b-manatee-announced-176346/
- ↑ Vangelus (November 23rd, 2012). "WTF@TFW". http://www.tfw2005.com/ (Podcast). TFW2005. http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/wtf-tfw-transformers-podcast/721188-wtf-tfw-227-november-23-2012-a.html.
- ↑ Brian Kilby (November 28th, 2012). "Radio Free Cybertron". http://www.tfradio.net/ (Podcast). TFW2005. http://www.tfradio.net/index/2012/12/3/radio-free-cybertron-11282012.html.
- ↑ Reed, Philip (2013). Transforming Collections. ISBN 978-1-62620-496-6.
External links
- 2013 toys
- C Z Hazard characters
- Cassy Sark designs
- Deep Dive homages
- Fictional characters introduced in 2013
- Fictional characters with oxygen indepenedence
- Fictional characters with superhuman durability
- Fictional characters with superhuman longevity
- Fictional characters with superhuman strength
- Fictional robots
- Fictional shapeshifters
- Fictional ships
- IGear toys
- RoBots
- Third party Transformers with a 4 strength
- Third party Transformers with an 8 intelligence
- Third party Transformers with a 6 speed
- Third party Transformers with a 6 endurance
- Third party Transformers with a 6 rank
- Third party Transformers with a 7 courage
- Third party Transformers with a 6 firepower
- Third party Transformers with a 7 skill
