Galaxy Rocket

Galaxy Rocket is an Autobot rocket from the Zone portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

A part of Rocket Base, Galaxy Rocket is a large rocket ship that the Autobots use for transportation. Though it isn't a sentient Transformer itself, the Galaxy Rocket does have an alternate mode, opening out into a stationary weapons platform. As might be expected from a rocket that is part of the Autobot/Decepticon war, it is well armed.

Fiction

Zone cartoon

Following the rebuilding of the planet Micro into Zone, Galaxy Rocket and the Rocket Base formed part of Zone Base. When a group of Decepticons attacked the base, it was transformed into its defense mode to attempt to fight them off. Despite this, they succeeded in stealing the base's Energon Z. Moonradar assembled a force including the Super Car Patrol Team and the Battle Patrol Team to board Galaxy Rocket and take up the pursuit. Galaxy Rocket had not long left Zone before it was halted by Scorponok. The Autobots fired on him, but he slung an energy net over the rocket and departed, leaving the rocket to slowly be destroyed.

Galaxy Rocket and its crew were rescued by the Jet Patrol Team, and with the help of Sunrunner, pursued the Decepticons to Earth. There, they saved a boy named Akira and took him aboard the rocket where he befriended Cain. Once they located Trypticon and Predaking, the Micromasters transformed the rocket into its base mode and rushed out to meet the pair in combat. They were no match for the two Decepticons, but just as Trypticon was about to smash Galaxy Rocket, Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber arrived in time to take over. The Micromasters, Cain, and Akira sat out the rest of the battle in the safety of Galaxy Rocket. Later they stood on Galaxy Rocket's ramp as Dai Atlas showed off the Zodiac to them. Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!

Zone manga and story pages

When the Decepticons began taking over various planets, Star Saber ordered Galaxy Rocket and Galaxy Shuttle into service patrolling the galaxy with the Micromaster teams. Zone story page #1 When Bruticus attacked the planet Feminia, the Autobots rushed there in Galaxy Rocket and managed to defeat him. Zone story page #2 Likewise, they used Galaxy Rocket to reach Wall and rescue its people from Trypticon and King Poseidon. Zone story page #3

When the Zone Base was attacked by Overlord, Bruticus, Abominus, and Menasor, even the transformed base wasn't enough to stop them stealing the Energon Z. Moonradar piloted the Galaxy Rocket in pursuit, only for the ship to be grabbed by BlackZarak and cocooned up until the Jet Patrol Team could burn the covering off. The Decepticons soon reached Earth, pursued by the Autobots. As Akira was menaced by Predaking, the Autobots picked him up using Galaxy Rocket's robotic arm and Cain helped him aboard. Even the transformed Galaxy Rocket and the Micromasters were no match for the Decepticons however, and they were only saved when Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber arrived. Following the battle, the Autobots returned to Zone in Galaxy Rocket. Zone

Violengiguar came to Earth himself to seize the Zodiac. In the process of stealing it, he also grabbed Galaxy Rocket, which Cain, Akira and Moonrader happened to be in at the time. The Powered Masters merged into Big Powered in order to pursue Violengiguar. Zone story page #10 The Decepticon took Galaxy Rocket to the Tenth Planet, where the Powered Masters caught up with him. As they fought, Roadfire carefully protected the rocket. Zone story page #11 Following Violengiguar's defeat, the rocket landed on the Tenth Planet, which had immediately sprouted a substantial amount of plant life. Zone story page #12

Toys

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers

Guns and rockets are well and good, but it's the Autobots' superior ramp capability that will win the war.

• Rocket Base (Micromaster Rocket Base, 1990)
  • ID number: C-330
  • Accessories: Moonradar Lunar Rover/Micromaster commander, rocket, base, platform, large ramp, helipad, short ramps (3), mechanical arm, large double laser, small double lasers (2), large laser, gunner pod, scout vehicle.

The Galaxy Rocket was included as part of the Rocket Base. As in the anime and story pages, it could unfold into a base mode with a ramp. Said ramp could also connect to Rocket Base's base mode.

The American release of the Rocket base was identical, though the rocket included with that set was not named "Galaxy Rocket".

• More information on the (Hasbro) Rocket Base (with Countdown) at TFU.info