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'''Impactor''' is the name of several [[fictional character]]s from the Transformers series.

==Transformers: Generation 1==
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Impactor was the leader of the [[Autobot]] commando squad known as the [[Wreckers (Transformers)|Wreckers]], and was introduced in UK 78 - the prologue for the "epic" story ''[[Target: 2006]]'', which ran until UK 88. Impactor later returned in UK 166, though in a very different form.<ref>Powerplay: toys as popular culture, Page 130 by Dan Fleming, 1996</ref>

Impactor was mostly purple and gold, an unusual colour scheme for an Autobot. His head was shaped like a crested [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] or [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] helmet and in place of his right hand he sported a harpoon weapon. On his shoulder was a hexagonal barrel, hinting at a tank or gun alt-mode, although he was never seen to transform in the comics.

He combines with several of his fellow Wreckers to become [[Wreckage (Transformers)|Wreckage]], where he usually forms the right arm.

===Reception===
Owing a great deal to his character as a tough, no-nonsense soldier, and also to his heroic deaths, Impactor has remained a popular character in the UK Transformers fandom despite his brief run in the comic. Although the Wreckers returned in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s [[Transformers: The War Within|War Within: The Dark Ages]] and [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[The Transformers: Stormbringer|Stormbringer]], neither Impactor nor the conjoined [[Rack'n'Ruin]] were included in the line-up. However, he does make a return in [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]].

===Comics===
====Fun Publications====
[[image:impactor-bio.jpg|left|thumb|240px|Impactor biography]]
Impactor had a one-page biography printed in issue 68 of ''Transformers Collectors Club The Official Magazine''. His ''Generations'' Combiner Wars self appeared in the ''[[Transformers: Timelines]]'' story arc ''[[Transformers: Of Masters and Mayhem]],'', in which he appears as the last surviving member of the Wreckers. Due to the growing threat of [[Thunder Mayhem]], he is reluctantly forced to assemble a new Wrecker team made up of some unusual candidates, such as the former double agent [[Counterpunch]], [[Predacon (Transformers)|Predacon]] scientist [[Fractyl]], and the monstrous [[Toxitron]]. He and his new teammates also have the ability to combine into [[Wreckage (Transformers)|Wreckage]].

====IDW Publishing====
Impactor appeared in the comic 'Last Stand Of The Wreckers' where it is finally revealed that his alternative mode is a battle tank.

====Marvel Comics====
Impactor was portrayed as a gruff veteran, who valued and was respected by the troops under his command, but did not get on so well with his commander, [[Emirate Xaaron]], referring to the latter as a "wily old buzzard". Having carried out several successful missions including the assassination of the warlord Trannis, his team was responsible for executing ''Operation Volcano'', a planned ambush of the [[Decepticon]]s' fiercest warriors using Xaaron as bait, although when [[Ultra Magnus]] was transported to [[Earth (Transformers)|Earth]] to investigate the disappearance of [[Optimus Prime]] Impactor's commitment to the mission wavered and he refused to deploy his team without Magnus there as back-up. Xaaron convinced him that [[Springer (Transformers)|Springer]], [[Broadside (Transformers)|Broadside]] and [[Sandstorm (Transformers)|Sandstorm]] were an adequate replacement for Magnus - by having them disguise themselves as Decepticons and beat Impactor into submission - and ''Volcano'' was on again.

All proceeded smoothly until [[Megatron]] recalled his warriors to Earth, overriding all other commands. The Wreckers heard of the Decepticons' retreat and were somewhat stood down when a lone assassin called [[Macabre (Transformers)|Macabre]], ignoring Megatron's orders, fired upon Xaaron. Impactor was the first to react and pushed Xaaron out of the way, taking the shots meant for him. The other Wreckers killed Macabre, but Impactor was fatally wounded. With his last words he named Springer to take over the leadership of the Wreckers, before again calling Xaaron a "wily old buzzard".<ref>Marvel graphic novels and related publications: an annotated guide, Page 93 by Robert G. Weiner, 2008</ref>

Impactor was not seen again until UK #166 when a rogue Autobot scientist named [[Flame (Transformers)|Flame]] discovered a way to reanimate dead Transformers. Flame was holding the Wreckers and Emirate Xaaron hostage, guarded by his "zombie" hordes when Springer attempted an escape. He found his route blocked by a zombie Impactor, and the two fought before Springer managed to talk Impactor into remembering his past life. Impactor then sacrificed his life again when he stopped Flame's reactors from turning Cybertron into a giant weapon in UK #169.

===Toys===
*'''''Hasbro Transformers Generations'' Fall of Cybertron Deluxe Impactor''' (2013)
:A remold of ''Generations'' Deluxe Onslaught. Turns from robot to missile truck or forms the torso of Ruination.
:This toy was used to represent ''Generation 1'' Impactor in the Japanese Cloud stories.

*'''''Hasbro Transformers Generations'' Combiner Wars Impactor and Bluestreak''' (2016)
:The final pair of figures for the fourth Transformers Subscription Service were Impactor, a remold of Rook, and Bluestreak, a remold of Dead End. The form the right and left arms of [[Wreckage (Transformers)|Wreckage]].

*Several [https://www.shapeways.com/marketplace/games/toys/?tag=Impactor parts for Impactor] are available on [[Shapeways]].

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==Transformers: Generations==
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Impactor is leader of the Wreckers and forms the torso of the [[Ruination]] combiner.

===Toys===
*'''''Generations'' Fall of Cybertron Deluxe Impactor''' (2013)
:A remold of ''Generations'' Deluxe Onslaught. Turns from robot to missile truck or forms the torso of Ruination.
:This toy was used to represent ''Generation 1'' Impactor in the Japanese Cloud stories.
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==Shattered Glass==
This version of Impactor is an evil mirror Universe version of the Generation 1 character.
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://s90690880.onlinehome.us/jhiaxus/ukcomics/impactor.htm Impactor at the Obscure Transformers Website]
* [http://www.custommasters.com/Impactor.htm Impactor kitbash at Prowl Pants' Custom Masters]

[[Category:2013 toys]]
[[Category:2016 toys]]
[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Combines (Transformers)]]
[[Category:Fictional tanks]]
[[Category:Fictional undead]]
[[Category:IDW Publishing characters]]
[[Category:Marvel Comics characters]]
[[Category:Shattered Glass Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers Subscription Service toys]]
[[Category:Wreckers (Transformers)]]

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