Commander (JustIToys)

For other uses, see Commander.

See also: Grimlock

Commander
Created by	JustIToys
Species	Transformer
Sex	Male
Abilities	Shapeshifting Superhuman durability Superhuman longevity Superhuman strength
Affiliation	Autobot, Dinorobot
Alternate mode	Robotic Tyrannosaurus Rex
Partner	ST10 IN07 SP03 EN10 RN09 CO10 FB08 SK10

Commander is a fictional character and third-party Transformer homage to Grimlockmade by JustIToys in 2006.

JustIToys

Commander is an homage to 1985 Transformers Dinobot Grimlock. He shares a similar design to the Generation 1 Grimlock toy, whose function was Dinobot Commander.

According to the tech specs given on the back on the box Commander is the highest ranking Dinorobot and his only weakness is his low speed.

JustIToys Commander shouldn't confused with other similarly named third-party Transformers like the Knight Morpher Commander, D.I.A. Commander, Earth Commander, Evil Commander or Powered Commander.

Development

In May 2005 Justitoys announced that Commander would be released after Desert Warrior Snarl. They places a teaser image on their web site, saying it was expected to ship in late July 2006. He was called "Dino-Bot Commander Grim-Lock".

In July 2006 Justitoys put prototype images of Commander on their web site.

Commander was released in September 2006.

Santa Commander was released in December 2006.

Reprolabels has released a set of labels for this toy.

Reception

The TFWire podcast for April 30th, 2006 has a listener question asking if the hosts were picking up the WST Dinorobots. Spada planned to get the homages to Grimlock, Sludge and Swoop.

The WTF@TFW podcast for June 10th, 2010 selected a picture of the Smallest Dinorobots Comic Version as one of the New Picture Picks.

Fictional biography

The Dinorobots are a rowdy, arrogant, lowbrow, disobedient band of warriors that some of their allies would rather scrap than deal with. They're also one of the most devastatingly powerful and close-knit combat units in the army, being incredibly powerful in robot mode and taking alternate modes base on the dinosaurs, the most powerful creatures ever to roam the Earth.

Toys

• JustIToys Smallest Dinorobots Commander (2006)

A new mold based on the Generation 1 Grimock toy. Turns from humanoid robot to robotic dinosaur. Standing 3 inches tall, this toy is about 1/96 scale of the height Grimlock is depicted in the Transformers TV series.

Comes with a collector card, instructions, stickers, a "laser sword" and gun. This release of the mold is missing the missile launcher and missiles which shipped with later versions of the mold. They shipped with the first release of Bombardier.

The box art for Commander includes screen shots of Grimlock of the Transformers animated series as well as a picture of Commander along side Smallest Megatron. It also promotes the upcoming release of Jungle Warrior.

• JustIToys Smallest Dinorobots Santa Commander (2006)

A recolor of the first release done in blue with a Santa themed hat.

• JustIToys Smallest Dinorobots Reindeer Commander and Bombardier Elf (2008)

A recolor of Commander and Bombardier in a Christmas theme. A TFsource exclusive sold at Christmas 2007, and shipped in March 2008.

• JustIToys Smallest Dinorobots Dark Retribution Black Version (2009)

A five-pack with the Smallest Dinorobots in a black recolor. Limited to 500 pieces.

• JustIToys Smallest Dinorobots Dark Retribution Black Version red (2009)

Randomly inserted among the black versions, but the toys are red. Limited to 10 pieces.

• JustIToys Smallest Dinorobots Comic Version (2010)

A five-pack of the Smallest Dinorobots in a Marvel Comics accurate colors. Limited to 300 pieces.

• Justitoys WST Dinotobots (2012)

A five-pack of the original versions of the WST Dinorobots. Limited to 800 pieces.

• Reprolabels Smallest Transformers Grimlock

A set of labels intended for Commander and his recolors.

Gallery

• Commander teaser image
  Commander teaser image
• Generation 1 Snarl, Grimlock and Slag compared to the Justitoys counterparts in dinosaur mode
  Generation 1 Snarl, Grimlock and Slag compared to the Justitoys counterparts in dinosaur mode
• JustIToys Commander with the prototype of Dr. Wu's Perceptor homage
  JustIToys Commander with the prototype of Dr. Wu's Perceptor homage
• Santa Commander in alt mode
  Santa Commander in alt mode
• Reindeer Commander and Bombardier Elf box
  Reindeer Commander and Bombardier Elf box
• Reindeer Commander in alt mode
  Reindeer Commander in alt mode

External links

• http://www.robotkingdom.com/services/eshop/main.php?action=details&CatType=&II=WSTGRIMLOCK&lang=us&CatID=
• http://www.tfw2005.com/resources/unofficial-third-party-wst-307/commander-3296/
• http://www.tfw2005.com/resources/unofficial-third-party-wst-307/commander-reindeer-3297/
• http://www.tfw2005.com/resources/unofficial-third-party-wst-307/commander-santa-3298/
• Commander at VNC toys