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Autocrusher is a Predacon Autoroller from the Beast Era of the Generation 1 continuity family.
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Nothing says prehistoric robots like a dude with a buzz saw!

Autocrusher (ใ‚ชใƒผใƒˆใ‚ฏใƒฉใƒƒใ‚ทใƒฃใƒผ ลŒtokurasshฤ, also spelled as Autocrasher[1]) is proof that age and experience don't always lead to wisdom. The oldest of the Autorollers, Autocrusher has fought the most battles and crushed the most enemies beneath his treads, and all with the same airtight strategy: Brute force. Autocrusher prefers to plow through his foes like a juggernaut and considering he's lived longer than most Predacons, one can't really argue against his game plan.

Like all the Autorollers, Autocrusher is rivals with an opposite among the Insectrons. In his case, it's Powerhug, another big bruiser who fancies himself as an immovable object. The two are always eager to match strength, though Autocrusher has a few more years on Powerhug as a bulldozing brute, which tends to give him the edge.[2]

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Fiction

Beast Wars II cartoon

Voice actor: Hitoshi Bifu (Japanese)

While operating as a mercenary with the Autorollers, Autocrusher encountered the Insectrons and formed a rivalry with them. In particular, he came to hate Powerhug, another hulking brute, and the two became wrestling enemies. Danger! Scissor Boy

Autocrusher and the other Autorollers were aboard the Galvaburg II when Galvatron came to the planet Gaia. They assumed vehicular modes based on scans from the super-computer found in the planet's ruins. White Lion, Run! They were sent to construct a Predacon base near an isolated lake, secretly a trap to capture any unwary Maximal. The Lake Trap Autostinger and Autocrusher also did the grunt work for Dirge and Thrust clearing the area for a genuine Predacon base on the Southern continent. The Insect Corps Arrive

After the Combatrons failed to eliminate the Insectrons or get them to turn on the Maximals, Autostinger volunteered his team to take up the job. Megastorm accepted, and so the Autorollers rolled out. Autostinger and Autojetter went to Bigmos of the Insectrons to cash in on an old debt while Autolauncher and Autocrusher... went somewhere else? Autorollers Roll Out!

The Autorollers made another assault on the Insectrons, and captured an unwary Scissor Boy. In a complicated series of escapades, they also captured Tasmania Kid and tried to force the Maximals to lead them to the Insectrons' lair. Boy and Kid actually planned to lead them into an ambush by the Maximals, but the unknowing Drill Nuts and Powerhug started a landslide early to rescue their friends, and the diversion ended up leading the Autorollers in a circle back to the Galvaburg II. Megastorm was initially pleased by Autostinger and his cohorts' accomplishment, but then the united Maximals and Insectrons arrived at the ship while the Combatrons were out on patrol. Megastorm was forced to abandon his position and take the Galvaburg II to the air before being overrun by enemies. Danger! Scissor Boy

After their last few failures, Megastorm put the Autorollers back on fortress construction duty. Although Autocrusher appreciated the work, Autojetter felt slighted and wanted to show he was the most fearsome Predacon of all. Autostinger was moved by Autojetter's passion, and they came up with a plan to reroute the Angolmois Energy they were digging for to create an eruption that would destroy the Insectrons' lands in the name of the Predacons. A crazed Galvatron upset their plans, drilling into the Angolmois Energy pipelines to disturb the flow, and the Autorollers ended up joining forces with Scuba and the Maximals to bring down the rampaging Galvatron with an overdose of Angolmois Energy. After the battle, the Maximals and Autorollers parted peacefully. Galvatron Rampages

The Autorollers continued to work on Megastorm's behalf, devastating much of the South Continent in their efforts to build an Angolmois Energy-powered fortress. Predacon General Offensive!

Autocrusher and Autostinger accompanied Dirge and Thrust to the East Continent to establish a new front-line base. During construction, they spotted a signal beam firing up from the ground, and pinpointed the Maximal campsite. The Autorollers helped Dirge and Thrust secure the Maximal ship for Galvatron. Dirge and Thrust penetrated the ship while Autocrusher and Autostinger remained outside, ready to blow the fuel cache with their missiles if the Maximals tried anything. However, the comedy duo had difficulty keeping the manic and cheerful Jointrons in line, even at gunpoint. Inside the ship turned into an oil party while Dirge and Thrust waited for Diver to fix the radio Gimlet busted, so they could contact the Galvaburg II. DJ later brought oil outside to the growingly impatient Autocrusher and Autostinger, distracting them long enough for Lio Convoy and Bighorn to return from patrol and disable the Autorollers. Then Tripledacus happened and, well...running time! The Festive Jointrons

At one of their construction sites on the East Continent, Autocrusher and the Autorollers were joined by Starscream and BB, who intended to capture the Jointrons for study. Most of the Autorollers got involved in this side mission, but the Combatrons failed to separate the Jointrons for long. The might of Tripledacus soon drove off the Predacons and their fortress site was destroyed. Who Is the Leader!? While excavating some ancient ruins back on the North Continent, Autocrusher and his team found an old Copy Machine which they brought back to Galvatron. Hijinks ensued. The Black Lio Convoy

When Artemis and Moon hosted a debate over who the strongest warriors were among the Transformers, Galvatron compared his troops, the Autorollers, to the Maximal allies, the Insectrons. Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?

The Angolmois Energy on Gaia grew violent due to the approach of the artificial planet, Nemesis. This upset the fortress construction projects by Autocrusher and the Autorollers, making the ground highly unstable from geysers of Angolmois Energy. Enter Lio Junior Still, the Autorollers continued gathering massive amount of Angolmois Energy through their drilling sites. When a squad of Maximals raided one of the Angolmois Energy facilities, Galvatron set a trap for them. He had the Autorollers lure the Maximals inside the base and then sealed it shut. He then called down a massive blast from Nemesis in space to annihilate his foes. Gigastorm's Treachery

After Dirge and Thrust failed...spectacularly...at making a big name for themselves by assassinating Lio Convoy, Gigastorm had the Autorollers recover their unconscious bodies for an upgrade. The Lio Convoy Assassination Plot

When an alien device called the teleport gate crash-landed on Gaia, the Predacons quickly took control of it. Autocrusher and the other Autorollers were stationed on guard duty outside the ship, and were nearly crushed when the behemoth Majin Zarak arrived through the portal. He then joined Galvatron and the other Predacons on Majin Zarak's aircraft carrier mode, launching the Cyborg Beasts into battle. Autocrusher joined the battle shortly afterward, but was repelled by the Maximal forces. Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!

As Nemesis approached the Earth, Autocrusher and the Autorollers continued building new fortresses to gather the planet's energy for the Predacons. Knock Out Nemesis After Hellscream and Max-B located the Maximals' missile base in the Rock Mountains, Galvatron dispatched the Autorollers to help destroy the project. They were opposed by the Jointrons and Tripledacus. Fly Out! Planet Gaia

Autocrusher and the Autorollers were manning the Predacon engineering fortresses on Gaia when the artificial planet Nemesis began actively siphoning the world's energy into itself. Breaking into Nemesis

Beast Wars II comic


2006 IDW Beast Wars continuity

Autocrasher once served as Galvatron's bodyguard. Beast Wars Sourcebook #1

Autocrasher was seen during an Angolmois-induced riot on Cybertron, following the Tako Tank as it broke down a wall. The Ascending #4

Toys

Beast Wars

  • Autocrusher (Deluxe, 1998)
Part of the third wave of Beast Wars II products in the Japanese Beast Wars toyline, Autocrusher is a redeco and slight retool of Generation 2 Deluxe-sized Roadblock, transforming into a payloader with lifting shovel. In vehicle mode, Autocrusher can store all four of his "Auto Missiles" (two on either rear wheel well).
In robot mode, he has a spring-loaded missile launcher in his right arm that is able to fire one of his Auto Missiles. His left arm features his spring-activated "Spin Saw" blade, with the trigger in his elbow. As do all of the Autorollers, Autocrusher has an auto-transforming gimmick activated by rolling his rear wheels; roll forward to go to robot mode, and back to vehicle mode. A switch on his back end separates the gears of the gimmick, allowing him to roll freely in either mode.
The only piece of retooling featured on Autocrusher is a raised, square-shaped frame on his chest, just slightly visible above his shovel when in robot mode. It appears this would've been used for a rubsign, though the final toy never received one.
Sonokong also released this figure in their Beast-War toyline as Auto Crasher (but rendered "Autoslasher" in Korean). Aside from the difference in packaging, the Korean release of the figure is identical to the Takara releases. In place of the bio cards of the Takara releases, Auto Crasher comes with two "rock paper scissors" cards. One has an image reflecting the one on the box, with scissors and the number two die roll, and the other with rock and the number three die roll, with an almost-beach-like background.
This mold was also intended to be used for "Sgt. Hound" in Generation 2, but was canceled. Beast-War Auto Crasher was later reissued in the Korean Car Bot toyline, reassigned as an Autobot and renamed Scoutslasher.


  • Heavy Armor Showdown: Powerhug VS Autocrusher (Multi-pack, 1998)
  • ID number: VS-18
  • Release date: May 25, 1998
  • Accessories: 4 "Auto Missiles"
Autocrusher was also available in the "Heavy Armor Showdown" (้‡่ฃ…็”ฒใฎๅฏพๆฑบ, jลซ sลkล no taiketsu) two-pack with the Insectron Powerhug in the fifth wave of Beast Wars II toys.
Both toys are identical to their individual releases.


Merchandise

Seal Retsuden

  • Autocrusher #053 (sticker, 1998)
  • Autocrusher #054 (sticker, 1998)
  • Autocrusher #074 (sticker, 1998)
As part of their larger Seal Retsuden offering, Amada produced the Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers Seal Retsuden set of 102 stickers. Of these, three normal ones (#053, #054, and #074) concern Autocrusher.

Notes

  • All of the Beast Wars II Autorollers have 2-D card art, rather than the CGI model art made for the entire rest of the line.

Foreign names

  • Korean: Autoslasher (์˜คํ† ์Šฌ๋ž˜์…” Otoseullaesyeo)

References

  1. โ†‘ "Autocrusher" is the romanization given by the Seal Retsuden stickers, but "Autocrasher" can be rendered the same in Japanese text. Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook went with "crasher" (which was likely due to that being how Ben Yee spelled it on his website), which makes less sense, so we consider it a "misspelling".
  2. โ†‘ Depiction in the Beast Wars II anime
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