Editing Betatron (Micronauts)

{{Other uses|Betatron}}
{{Infobox character
| name        = Betatron
| series      = [[Micronauts]]
| image       = [[Image:betatron-box.jpg|240px]]
| caption     = Mego Betatron toy box
| first       = ''Micronauts'' volume 1 number 17 by Marvel Comics
| last        = 
| creator     = Mego
| portrayer   = 
| voice       = 
| nickname    = 
| alias       =
| species     = Robot
| gender      = Male
| occupation  = 
| title       = 
| family      = 
| spouse      = 
| significantother = 
| children    = 
| relatives   = 
| religion    = 
| nationality = 
| lbl1 = Japanese name
|data1 = 
| lbl2 = Release number
|data2 = 
|abilities = * [[Oxygen independence]]
* [[Shapeshifting]]
* [[Superhuman durability]]
* [[Superhuman longevity]]
* [[Superhuman strength]]
|affiliation = Psycho-Man (Marvel Comics)<BR>Micronauts (IDW Publishing)
| lbl23 = Alternate mode
|data23 = 
|quote = "''B-B-B-Betatron, reporting for d-d-d-duty!''"
}}
'''Betatron''' is a [[fictional character]] from the ''[[Micronauts]]'' series introduced in 1978. 

==Micronauts==
Betatron is a robot from the ''Micronauts'' series. Among the Trons he is the red one. His box calls out "unique spinning rotors."

===Development===
Betatron was released by Mego in 1978. He was also released by Airfix. 

Advertising for the Trons refereed to them as "The robot clowns."<REF>http://www.battlegrip.com/from-the-world-of-the-micronauts/</REF>

Hasbro's new Betatron character was released at SDCC 2017.

In 2018 several parts for Betatron were released on [[Shapeways]] by [[Mathew Robert Ignash]].

===Reception===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq5dk16W_2U Betatron review on YouTube by Toy Polloi]

===Animated series===
====2018 Hasbro Studios====
Betatron appeared in the unreleased 2018 [[Micronauts (cartoon)|Micronauts]] animated series by Hasbro Studios.

===Comics===
====1979 Marvel Comics====
In the Marvel Comics ''Micronauts'' stories the Trons are the minions of [[Psycho-Man]]. 

After Marvel Comics lost the license to ''Micronauts'' they never appeared again in the Marvel Universe. 

====2016 IDW Publishing====
In the IDW Publishing ''Micronauts'' stories Betatron is the nervous Tron who was built by Microtron from spare parts.

===Commercials===
Alphatron, Betatron and Gammatron appeared together in a 1979 Mego toy commercial.<REF>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qRW7qTHAXo</REF>

===Toys===
*'''''Mego Micronauts'' Betatron''' (1978)
:A 1:18 scale robot toy by Mego. 
:Betatron shares parts with [[Alphatron (Micronauts)|Alphatron]] and [[Gammatron (Micronauts)|Gammatron]] and was designed using numerous parts from previous figures. His main body came from the [[Stratastation]]. His rotors and rotor arm came from the ''Microman'' [[Titan Command Base]]. His small arms came from [[Giant Acroyear]]. His antenna is reused from the 1977 Popy DX Voltes V.<REF>http://www.collectiondx.com/node/867?fbclid=IwAR1-DTaLCXqj9O0wZlg0GdQlYLRXcp12pZohHy-cpd-xQlB89CsjHeKIKi4</REF> 

*'''''Airfix Micronauts'' Betatron''' 

*'''''Gig Micronauti'' Betatron'''
:A release of the Mego toy in Italy by Gig. 

[[image:hasbrorevolutionbaddies.jpg|right|thumb|240px|Hasbro Revolution Betatron, Baron Karza and Gammatron]]
*'''''Hasbro'' Revolution''' (2017)
:A box set of Hasbro action figures including Jetfire, Matt Trakker, Rom, a Dire Wraith, Action Man and Leoric.
:A box set also included small Micronauts figurines of classic characters of Acroyear, Baron Karza and Biotron. There was also the alien Xant, a female Space Glider Phenolo-Phi, a green Time Traveler named Quin-Tillus, the cyborg Oberon, and robots Betatron and Gammatron.
:The set was a SDCC 2017 exclusive.

*Several [https://cults3d.com/en/search?q=Betatron parts for Betatron] are available on [[Cults3d]].

===Gallery===
<gallery>
image:trons-cartoonbio.png|Betatron and Gammatron cartoon biography
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*http://micronauts.wikia.com/wiki/Betatron
*http://www.innerspaceonline.com/abgtrons.htm
*http://www.shelflife.net/mego-micronauts-series-3/betatron
*http://idwhasbro.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Tron

[[Category:1:18 scale]]
[[Category:5mm peg compatible toys]]
[[Category:1978 toys]]
[[Category:2017 toys]]
[[Category:Airfix toys]]
[[Category:Fictional characters with oxygen independence]]
[[Category:Fictional characters with superhuman durability]]
[[Category:Fictional characters with superhuman longevity]]
[[Category:Fictional characters with superhuman strength]]
[[Category:Fictional shapeshifters]]
[[Category:Gig toys]]
[[Category:Hasbro Studios characters]]
[[Category:Hasbro toys]]
[[Category:IDW Publishing characters]]
[[Category:Marvel Comics robots]]
[[Category:Mego toys]]
[[Category:Micronauts]]
[[Category:Toys with electric motors]]