![]() ![]() The way the dark green upper deck wraps up and over the the central axle pair gives the impression of an eighteen-wheeler semi truck, but there is no articulation of the trailer (then again, Motormaster has no trailer articulation). The truck mode invludes a traditional cab with three axles, and a long flat portion with tandem axles at the rear. ![]() Onslaught transforms into a green and black camouflaged apocryphal military prime mover. ![]() It was Transformers’ long term success that saw these designs to completion, however. However, Transformers’ imminent success put Diaclone and Jizai Gattai on ice. All the figures could also interact with Metroplex. Each team had a theme, each limb figure could combine with any other team leader as any limb, and each leader figure had some sort of base mode, usually, with a spring-loaded vehicle launcher. Onslaught was originally conceptualized for a Diaclone subseries called “Jizai Gattai”, or Free Combination, which would have included the Stunticons, Combaticons, Aerialbots, Protectobots, and Metroplex. The Special Team Leader Onslaught, a green fictional cold-war era cannon truck/flatbed semi, was born from this development. Hasbro and Takara turned to unused Diaclone concepts and designs, such as the combiners. Transformers came to its peak in 1986, but Hasbro had nearly exhausted licensable designs from other manufacturers, including old Takara toylines. Movie - Revenge of the Fallen (ROTF) (110).
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