Armorhide
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Armorhide is the name of three fictional characters from various Transformers universes.
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[edit] Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001)
| Transformers character | |
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| Armorhide (Dangar) | |
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| Affiliation | Decepticon  |
| Sub-Group | Commandos |
| Function | Armor Staff Officer |
| Alternate Modes | Leopard Tank |
| Series | Transformers: Robots in Disguise Transformers: Universe |
| English voice actor | Richard Epcar |
| Japanese voice actor | Takayuki Kondô |
Armorhide is a remold of the Generation One toy Brawl. Although Hasbro released Armorhide in blue, Takara released his Car Robots counterpart, Dangar a year earlier in tan. Dangar is sometimes also spelled 'Danger'. Armorhide's animated appearance in the TV series is based on the Takara version.
With Ruinations official height being given as 15 meters (49.2 feet) tall, and the toy measuring 25 centimeters tall, the toy would have a scale of about 1/60. This would mean Mega-Octane would stand 11.4 meters (37.4 feet) tall, while the other Commandos would stand about 4.8 meters (15.7 feet) tall.
In 2003, Hasbro released a Ruination gift-set with all five Commandos painted in arctic camouflage. This recolor set was not released by Takara in Japan nor did it appear in the TV series.
(Translated from the Japanese bio) Armorhide transforms into a combat tank. He specializes in desert warfare, and his body camouflage can even fool Optimus Prime's eyes. Lurking beneath the desert sands, he sets ant lion-type traps, then delivers the final blow with his deadly Dangar Cannon. No matter how bad the road, he can run the distance on it thanks to his cybertitanium-alloy caterpillar treads. He makes post-combat sand baths his only pleasure. Armorhide can combine with the other four Decepticon Combiners to form Ruination.
[edit] Transformers: Universe (2004)
A character named Armorhide was released in Wal*Mart stores as part of another Ruination gift-set. He is painted in desert camo.
His only appearance in the official storyline of Transformers: Universe was as a member of the Ruination combiner team in the 2004 Botcon voice actor play, where he was commanded by Reptilion. Since he has the same mold and name as Robots in Disguise Armorhide, it's presumed he is either the same character, or a version of Armorhide from a similar, but parallel, world.
[edit] Transformers: Armada (2003)
| Transformers character | |
 Rhinox and Armorhide |
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| Armorhide | |
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| Affiliation | Mini-Con  |
| Partner | Rhinox |
| Motto | "A thick skin doesn't always mean a thick head." |
| Alternate Modes | Snow Plow |
| Series | Transformers: Armada |
Armorhide is the name of the Mini-Con partner of the Autobot Rhinox. He is a repaint of the Mini-Con Iceberg. Armorhide has not appeared in any official Transformers fiction, but did get a one page bio in the Dreamwave comics More Than Meets The Eye series. He was later repainted into Cybertron Scattorbrain.
From the Personal Files of Rhinox, Autobot (Located Posthumously)]
Armorhide's a burly, tough, iron-hard brawler. At least, that's what most people think when they take a look at my Mini-Con partner. He's a lot stronger than most Mini-Cons, and he's even been known to go up against a full-size Decepticon or two on occasion. This gained him something of a reputation, which might be the worst thing that ever happened to him. You see, not only is Armorhide strong, he's also smarter than a couple'a Autobots put together. Now he's unable to shed his rep as a tough-bot, and everyone treats him like just another lumbering gear-head. I know how much this bugs him, and I tried to convince him that we know there's more to him than that. But on the battlefield, when I'm barking orders for him to do this or that, he just feels like I'm doing it because I don't believe he can think for himself. That couldn't be further from the truth... it's just the way I get on the field, and I wish I could make him understand that.
There's been a lot of to-do about how strong Armorhide is and how nearly impenetrable his armor is, but even more important is his intelligence. He's studied enough galactic literature, science, and military theory to make most scholars look like rank amateurs.
Armorhide is extremely sensitive to being treated like he's dumb; if he gets even the hint that he's being condescended to, he'll become sullen and difficult to work with.
[edit] Transformers: Cybertron (2005)
| Transformers character | |
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| Armorhide | |
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| Affiliation | Autobot  |
| Sub-Group | Scouts |
| Alternate Modes | Truck Cab |
| Series | Transformers: Cybertron |
Unlike most of the Transformers: Cybertron toy line, Armorhide is not based on a toy from the Japanese Galaxy Force toy line, he is an original character created in the US by Hasbro. He did not appear in the television series.
(From the toy packaging) A soldier to the core, Armorhide is frustrated by mission that don't go perfectly. He often finds himself aggravated during the search for the Planet Key on Earth. Still, he finds a kind of joy in the frequent battles with the Decepticon forces that seem to block him and the other Autobots at every turn. Tough, dedicated and fearless, Armorhide neither asks or gives any mercy in the ongoing battle with the evil Decepticons.
Key Code Info As a plucky new recruit to the Autobot army, Armorhide is always ready with a word of encouragement or a joke to get his partners through the day. In fact, Armorhide is really working on his material as one of the few stand-up comedians in the Cybertronian army. Before the war with the Decepticons broke out, he used to try out his routines in the great hall of Altihex. After Megatron launched a surprise attack on Altihex while he was on the road, Armorhide made it his goal to not only stomp out the Decepticon menace any way he could, but to try and put a smile on anyone's face he came across during the dark times of war...
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RiD Armorhide Toy Review
