Scooter (Gobots) facts for kids

Scooter is a fun and smart robot character from the Gobots toy line. He also stars in the Challenge of the GoBots cartoon, where he's voiced by Frank Welker. Scooter can change into a cool motor scooter!

Quick facts for kids Scooter
Challenge of the Gobots character
First appearance	"The Battle for Gobotron"
Last appearance	GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
Voiced by	Frank Welker
Japanese name	Scooter Robo
Release number	MR-16
Information
Aliases	ScooterMan
Species	Gobot
Gender	Male
Abilities	Energy blasts, flight, hologram generation, shapeshifting, superhuman durability, superhuman strength
Affiliation	Guardian Gobot
Alternate mode	Motor scooter

Scooter is known as the Guardians' main inventor. He is super smart and has lots of gadgets. One of his cool tools lets him hack into computers. Scooter also has a special projector that creates holograms. He uses these illusions to trick enemies or hide himself.

He usually doesn't carry weapons. For a short time, he tried using blasters instead of his hologram projector. But Scooter soon realized his projector was a better fit for him. He enjoys a friendly competition with his friend, Turbo. Scooter often jokes about Turbo being strong but not as brainy.

Animated Series Adventures

When Scooter came to Earth, he became good friends with a young human named Nick Burns. They are very similar in many ways. However, Scooter is quite a coward sometimes. Nick often has to encourage his Gobot friend to be brave in tough situations. Scooter seems to be the youngest Guardian, both in how he looks and acts.

The Guardians set up a lab on Earth to test their power suits. Renegades, led by Cy-Kill, tried to trick Scooter. They wanted him to sabotage the lab and destroy himself. Luckily, Scooter was freed from their control. The Guardians, including Scooter, defended their lab from the Renegade attack.

Scooter also helped form a giant robot called Courageous. This happened in the episode "Ultra Zod." He wore a special Power Suit to combine with other Guardians. Courageous then defeated the powerful Ultra Zod.

In another adventure, Cy-Kill and his Renegades used robot copies of the Guardians. They tried to trick everyone on Gobotron. Scooter and Small Foot were key in figuring out the plan. Scooter used a hologram of Zod to scare the Renegades away. The real Guardians then defeated their robot duplicates.

In the episode "Tarnished Image," Doctor Go made a device for the Renegades. This device let them look like Guardians. Cy-Kill, Crasher, and Cop-Tur pretended to be Leader-1, Scooter, and Turbo. They caused trouble on Earth. The real Guardians were blamed and sent away. But they eventually proved the Renegades were behind the attacks.

Scooter appeared in "Return of Gobotron." He received a Power Suit from the Last Engineer. This suit gave him the power of telekinesis, which means moving things with his mind. He combined with other suits and a ship to form Courageous again. This helped defeat a large fleet of Renegade ships.

Scooter and Small Foot went to a car stunt show with Nick and A.J. Renegades attacked the show. Scooter decided he needed more firepower. He had Baron Von Joy replace his hologram projector with a blaster. But he soon realized his hologram projector was more useful. He had it put back in place.

Scooter also helped the Rock Lord Boulder on the planet Cordax.

Comic Book Stories

Scooter has appeared in comic book stories. One story was called "Scooter's Mighty Magnet." He also showed up in "El Asedio De Cy-Kill" in an Argentina Gobots comic.

Robo Machines Series

In the Eagle comic, Scooter appeared in the "Robo Machines" stories. He worked on the Command Centre as a messenger. He was left to guard the base during a battle. However, he was convinced to watch the fight more closely. This left the Command Centre unprotected. Scooter, who was braver in this comic, helped defeat a villain named Casmodon.

Video Games

Scooter was a character in the video game Challenge of the Gobots. This game was available on Sinclair, Amstrad, and Commodore 64 computers.

Other Appearances

Scooter has also been seen in the animated comedy show Robot Chicken. Different voice actors have played him there, including Tom Root, Seth MacFarlane, and Chris Parnell.

Scooter Toy

The Scooter toy was first released by Tonka in 1983. It was a re-release of a Japanese toy called Scooter Robo. The toy was available for many years. When it first came out, Scooter was sometimes labeled as a Renegade. But after the cartoon, he was correctly labeled as a Guardian. The toy was also sold in Europe. In 1993, it was reissued as part of Bandai’s Robo Machines line.

Transformers: Timelines

Template:Transformers character In the Transformers: Timelines universe, Scooter works as a guard. He protects a special lab called a Transtech lab.

Fun Publications Stories

In stories by Fun Publications, Transtech Cy-kill and Scooter are guards for Shockwave. They were attacked during a raid on Shockwave's lab. This raid was led by Alpha Trion to free Breakaway.