1980s Vintage HASBRO TAKARA Transformer G1 Protectobot
Defensor Combiner: Hotspot Blue Fire Truck Figure. Made in Japan.
This awesome fire truck combines with 4 other figures to form Protectobot. Ambulance not included.
Hot Spot was originally conceptualized for a Diaclone subseries called “Jizai Gattai”, or Free Combination, which would have included the Stunticons, Combaticons, Aerialbots, Protectobots, and 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. All the figures could also interact with Metroplex. However, Transformers’ imminent success put Diaclone and Jizai Gattai on ice. It was Transformers’ long term success that saw these designs to completion, however. Hot Spot was designed by Kaoru Matsumoto.
Measures: 5" tall in robot form.
Made in Japan in 1986
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