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'''Autobot''' is a [[silver-bordered]] [[creature]] [[subtype|type]] used on a [[card]] that depicts [[Wikipedia:Grimlock|Grimlock]], a sentient mechanical self-configuring modular robotic lifeform from the planet [[Wikipedia:Cybertron|Cybertron]].
'''Autobot''' is an [[acorn]] [[creature type]] for a race of sentient mechanical self-configuring modular robotic lifeforms. It is a crossover type from the ''[[wikipedia:Tranformers|Tranformers]]'' franchise.


The creature type was used for the 2017 [[HASCON]] promo <c>Grimlock, Dinobot Leader</c>, which was a mashup of ''Magic'' and [[Wikipedia:Transformers (fiction)|Transformers]] (another HASBRO brand).<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/163663997323/mtg-realm-magic-the-gathering-hascon-promos|title=HASCON promos|August 01, 2017}}</ref> The similar non-legal [[Heroes of the Realm]] card <c>Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader</c> (based on the same brand) uses autobot as a [[supertype]], and the shortened '''Bot''' a creature type.
==History==
The creature type was first used for the 2017 [[HASCON]] promo <c>Grimlock, Dinobot Leader</c>, which was a mashup of ''Magic'' and [[Wikipedia:Transformers (fiction)|Transformers]] (another HASBRO brand).<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/163663997323/mtg-realm-magic-the-gathering-hascon-promos|title=HASCON promos|August 01, 2017}}</ref> The similar card from [[Heroes of the Realm]] named <c>Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader</c> later used Autobot as well.
 
The [[Transformers]] of [[Universes Beyond]], which included several Autobots, instead used the [[Robot]] creature type which had been introduced prior to its release.
 
==Trivia==
* All current Autobots are [[artifact creature]]s.
* <c>Grimlock, Dinobot Leader</c> is a [[double-faced card]] which transforms from an Autobot to a [[Dinosaur]].
* <c>Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader</c> has an [[activated ability]] to transform from an Autobot to a [[Construct]].


==References==
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Latest revision as of 04:41, 22 July 2023

Autobot
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type:"Autobot"

Autobot is an acorn creature type for a race of sentient mechanical self-configuring modular robotic lifeforms. It is a crossover type from the Tranformers franchise.

History

The creature type was first used for the 2017 HASCON promo Grimlock, Dinobot Leader, which was a mashup of Magic and Transformers (another HASBRO brand).[1] The similar card from Heroes of the Realm named Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader later used Autobot as well.

The Transformers of Universes Beyond, which included several Autobots, instead used the Robot creature type which had been introduced prior to its release.

Trivia

References

  1. Mark Rosewater (August 01, 2017). "HASCON promos". Blogatog. Tumblr.