Water Walk

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Water Walk
GoBots character
Waterwalk-carded.jpg
Water Walk on card
Created by

Tonka
Release number

32
Information
Species GoBot
Occupation Enemy Robot Float Plane
Abilities

Affiliation

Renegade GoBots
Alternate mode

Airplane

Water Walk is a fictional character from the GoBots series. He is an evil Renegade GoBot introduced in 1984 who turns into an airplane.

GoBots

Abilities

Like most GoBots, Water Walk has numerous abilities because of his 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 jet.

Reception

In 1985 Pepsi Cola had a promotion where you could get a "Convert-Able" toy by sending in $1, three proofs of purchase from a Pepsi product and 50 cents shipping. One of the toys you could get was Imperial Toys "Convert-A-Plane", who was a recolor of Water Walk.[1]

Water Walk was chosen as the 6th goofiest GoBot name by Topless Robot in 2010.[2]

Animated series

Robot Chicken

Water Walk was featured in a segment of Robot Chicken season 8 episode 19, called "The Angelic Sounds of Mike Giggling". In segment Cy-Kill plans an attack on the Guardians, which would be lead by two teams lead by himself and Tank, but his speech keep getting interrupted by Screw Head. In the segment Water Walk and Fitor gave Screw Head a high five.[3]

Comics

Fun Publications

Cataclysmverse

In the story Cultural Appropriation by Fun Publications it was revealed that Beamer, Defendor, Destroyer, Flip Top, Guide Star, Mach-3, Sky Fly and Water Walk were sent to explore Level 63 when the Cataclysm threatened to destroy the GoBots home universe.

Rhetorivcerse

Water Walk appeared in the Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric episode 9 story "Cy-Kill For President" working with Cy-Kill and Crasher in an attempt to take hostages at a presidential debate, but was opposed by the Guardians.[4]

Toys

  • Tonka GoBots 32 Water Walk (1984)
A recolor of Machine Robo MR-31 Cessna Robo. Turns from robot to plane.

Gallery

References

britannica.com/science/water

External links