Quickmix


 * Quickmix is an Autobot Targetmaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Quickmix is an absent-minded chemist whose demeanor is nearly as volatile as the chemicals he works with. He is accomplished in his trade, and is readily capable of devising new compounds and ways of combating the Decepticons, but his impatience and absent-mindedness often results in unfinished projects and experiments. He has a short temper and his Autobot allies make sure to give him a wide berth because of it. After all, the dude works with chemicals.

Quickmix is a "Double" Targetmaster, and is partnered with the Nebulans Boomer and Ricochet.

Marvel The Transformers comics
Quickmix assisted the Classic Pretenders and Rescue Patrol in eight successful raids on Decepticon-held facilities on Cybertron.

He continued serving Emirate Xaaron, and took command of holding the line at Autobase against Unicron's agents while Xaaron fled to safety, even having the cajones to stand up to Galvatron himself. He and Landfill managed to survive Hook, Line, and Sinker's attacks when the trio departed to find Galvatron.

Quickmix survived to be present for Primus's speech on his eons-old struggle against his opposite number, and the arrival of Unicron himself.

Trigger-Happy!
As part of a sting operation to capture two Decepticons delivering battle plans, Quickmix, Landfill, and Scoop posed as ordinary construction vehicles to funnel them into an ambush. Unfortunately, the mission was botched when Backstreet, their lookout, fired his weapon prematurely, giving away the Autobots' presence and position. Rather than face the consequences of his actions, Backstreet went on the run, forcing the rest of the Autobots to hunt down their rogue comrade. Two days into the chase, Quickmix's hunting party learned the full story behind Backstreet's flight from justice; Override had exaggerated Optimus's anger over the situation after Backstreet's initial foul-up, and told the Trigger-bot that Optimus would call for his termination! Once the matter was cleared up, Optimus was able to convince Backstreet to return home.

Marvel UK future timelines
In an alternate 1991, Quickmix was part of a unit under Hot Rod's command during the Decepticon Civil War. Scorponok, the leader of one faction, deliberately surrendered to Quickmix's trio, knowing that the Autobot Code would compel them to protect the life of a willing prisoner in their custody. Scorponok was easily able to escape after pitting his foes against each other.

In 2009, Quickmix was serving on the Autobot bridge crew with Red Alert when they fled the Decepticon controlled Cybertron. Their leader, Rodimus Prime, was possessed by the evil of Unicron, and sabotaged their ship so that it was forced into an out-of-control landing, with the retro-rockets firing only at the last second. Quickmix's deactivated body was seen in the aftermath, although whether he was taken off-line in the crash or from facing his insane leader was unclear.

Transformers Comic-Magazin
Small Targetmaster Quickmix was a fairly prominent Autobot, constantly seeing action against the evil Decepticons and backed up by two mini-robots that could transform into guns! Unfortunately, in his first bit of action in Alaska, he switched off his guidance systems (which ensured you don't shoot your own side) to increase his reaction time and ended up shooting an Autobot Minibot by mistake. Optimus told him off and gave him a sales catalog a lecture on the current Autobots and Decepticons so the same mistake wouldn't happen again.

Quickmix managed better when Piranacon attacked New York City, helping bring him down. Those events were also recorded on a videotape that was later found and watched by Autobots on Cybertron after a nuclear disaster in Kalis.

In 1973, when Optimus Prime mused that the Decepticons were winning because they were more brutal and ruthless, Quickmix got angry and demanded to know if he was suggesting they should copy the Decepticons. He later applauded Slapdash's call for an Autobot-run global government, and fought off a massive Decepticon assault across America. Those events would later be observed via log recording by Autobots in the year 2008.

Quickmix did less well in Nevada, being severely damaged by Horri-Bull. He was sent to base for repairs and then immediately sent back out with the other Small Targetmasters to find where the Decepticons were hiding nuclear weapons.

He was astounded when news of both a failing oil tanker near Alaska and a dimensional portal came through. He may have taken part in the latter's battle.

The characteristics of Quickmix and the other "Small Targetmaster Autobots" were reviewed by Optimus Prime and Bumblebee in a simulation watched by Goldbug.

Quickmix vanished while on routine patrol in Michigan, and was feared dead. He'd actually been captured by the Decepticons after finding their GIANT LASER CANNON, and that dastardly Shockwave even claimed he was dead even though he wasn't! Goldbug's squad brought Quickmix back to the Arc.

Regeneration One


Quickmix commanded a crew comprising Neutro, Groundpounder, Takedown, Crumble, and Erector that travelled to Nebulos to construct one end of a space bridge network in the Clar Macro-jungle, though he was more interested in hearing about Senior Scientist Borx's advances in Headmaster technology. Quickmix was last seen coordinating the synchronisation of the space bridges with Optimus Prime on Earth, shortly before Fortress Maximus, corrupted by the Dark Matrix creature, took control of the space bridge network.

Ladybird Books continuity
When the Decepticons went to ground on Nebulos, Quickmix was sent with Quickswitch and Scoop to locate them. When Quickswitch returned with news of the base, he and Scoop sealed up the only exit with concrete made from Nebulite so the Decepticons remained trapped, and the Nebulos campaign, possibly the war itself, was ended. So not only did he help end the war, he did so in an incredibly gruesome way.

Generation 2 cartoon
Many millions of years ago, on the planet Cybertron, life existed. But not life as we know it today. Intelligent robots that could think and feel inhabited the cities. Apparently among those robots were the Autobots Landfill, Quickmix, and Scoop, who transformed from their vehicle modes and shot at some unknown attackers.

3H comics
After the threat of Unicron passed, Quickmix was one of several Autobot scientists who challenged Rodimus Prime's decision to send out exploration ships and establish early-warning reconnaissance posts to prevent future threats from reaching Cybertron unopposed. It seems his counsel was wise, as three of the five ships were never heard from again.

IDW Generation 1 continuity

 * First Appearance: Transformers: Robots in Disguise #18 (mentioned only); #20 (on-panel)

Quickmix was part of the neutral population of Iacon following the end of the war. When the Autobots were banished from the city, Fixit refused to leave his injured comrades behind, but Starscream argued that the city already had experienced medics Quickmix and Flatline at its disposal. Aided by Ricochet and Boomer, Quickmix got to work treating those who were injured during the Decepticon attack on Iacon.

Together with his partners and Landfill, Quickmix was present when the Transformers celebrated the defeat of the Necrotitan and return of the Lost Light. He went on to concoct a type of toxic fuel known as Fool's Energon that would allow the Autobots to keep Megatron weakened during his time as co-captain of the Lost Light, although it was later revealed to be nothing more than standard Energon with an altered color and taste, intended to act as a placebo.

Beast Wars: Uprising
Quickmix became a member of the Constructicons after the Armistice, although he retained his Autobot allegiance. Hot Rod helped reform the team, creating a 2/3rds Autobot roster and convincing the Constructicons to undergo Micromaster downsizing, losing social hierarchy among the Builders but retaining their mobility in the energon-depleted era.

During the Grand Uprising, Quickmix and the Constructicons served the Builders against the Resistance. They ran a prisoner transport through Proximax to Iacon when they were attacked by Resistance fighters. The prisoner, Snapper, escaped, but Quickmix's team found themselves in a prolonged battle with the Resistance which lasted over a day. They retreated to the Sights & Sounds casino for defense. Meanwhile, one of their members—Buckethead—had formed an alliance with Snapper and a motley crew of other bots to deal with the alien threat of the Antares Eight. Buckethead and Rampage of the Resistance eventually reached both sides and got them to join forces against the Renegade invaders.

At the trans-hyperwave caster the Renegades seized, Quickmix and the Constructicons joined Buckethead's "Ex-Bots" in attacking the invaders. The Constructicons formed Devastator, fighting the Monster Renegade combiner Monsterous. After the fight, all Cybertronians retired to Sights & Sounds for a summit. The Ex-Bots ultimately convinced Quickmix and the Constructicons to leave the Builders and act as part of an independent faction to protect the innocents of Proximax and defend the city from the horrors of war.

The Constructicons and the Ex-Bots prevented Tarantulas from using a Robo-Smasher to brainwash all the people of Proximax. They also recovered the Autobot-turned-Maximal Grimlock from his control. As the Vehicon Apocalypse began, the Ex-Bots chose to get involved with the other armies of the proto-races. Quickmix and the Constructicons salvaged a lobotomized Sweep and retrofitted and detailed it as the team's new Ex-Jet.

On the march to Nova Cronum, the Constructicons formed Devastator to wade through the hordes of Vehicons. At the Grand Mal itself, Devastator joined forces with the Maximal combiner Magnaboss. Their combined assault weakened the Grand Mal's force field enough for Lord Imperious Delirious to take note of them, and fire the massive optic ray at the combiners. Devastator pushed Magnaboss out of the way. Magnaboss lost an arm, a fifth of his gestalt mind, but Devastator suffered worse. Half his components were damaged beyond repair, and the Builder combiner was out for the rest of the fight.

Although the war was won, and peace finally came to Cybertron, the Constructicons were in mourning. With the death of Hightower, Long Haul, and Bone Crusher, half of Quickmix's team was dead.

Time marched on. The Constructicons emerged as heroes of the Vehicon Apocalypse, and so it was decided to hold auditions to fill the gaps in their roster. Rubbish's Scrapyard in Hexima became the Constructicon training grounds as Skavenger, Buckethead, and Quickmix supervised the new potential recruits. Eventually, Wideload, Road Hauler, and Steam Hammer were chosen. Devastator, champion of the Builders, would live again!

Commercial appearances
Quickmix, Scoop, and Landfill came to the rescue of their Targetmaster partners as they were being chased down by Needlenose and Spinister. Boomer and Ricochet first attached themselves to Quickmix's vehicle mode, then Quickmix transformed and wielded them both as guns.

Generation 1

 * Quickmix with Boomer and Ricochet (Targetmaster, 1988)


 * Quickmix transforms into a red and off-white cement mixer truck, a rarity in Transformers and very rare amongst the Autobots in Generation 1. While Landfill received painted chrome on his wheel rims, Quickmix gets this paint on his headlights. The mixing drum does not spin due to his unusual robot mode design. Boomer and Ricochet (or any other accessories with handle pegs of the correct size) can be mounted on either side of his (immobile) mixing drum.


 * The most remarkable aspect of Quickmix's robot mode is the fact the mixing drum forms the majority of his upper torso. Boomer and Ricochet can become two separate handguns, or either can attach to the rear of the other gun to form a single rifle.


 * No version of this character or mold was released in Japan.


 * More information on Quickmix at TFU.info

Universe (2003)

 * Quickmix (Micromaster, 2004)
 * Accessories: Devastator left foot


 * A redeco of Mixing, Quickmix transforms into a cement mixer of undetermined model. He can form the leg of any similar-construction Micromaster combiner robot, but normally forms the left leg of Constructicon Devastator.


 * A KB Toys exclusive, he and the other Micromaster Constructicons were also ultimately available from during Christmastime, and Kmart's online store.


 * The toy's larger connector socket is approximately 5mm wide, making Quickmix compatible with Powerlinx ports.


 * This mold was also used to make Micromaster Mixmaster.


 * More information on Quickmix at TFU.info

Foreign names

 * French: Mixture (Canada)