Twin Twist (05-13-09)
Transformer of the Day for May 13, 2009
TWIN TWIST
-Faction: Autobot (Jumpstarter)
-Era: Generation One (1984-1992)
-Function: Land and Sea Assault
-Motto: “The Thrill Is In the Journey”
-Notable Toy: Argentina Standard (as Salt-Man Z) (Hasbro, 1985)
Notes: Twin Twist was the first transformer that could transform on his own. One of two Jumpstarters, Twin Twist employed a very simple transformation activated by a pull-back engine. While easy to obtain on the secondary market, even 20+ years later, Twin Twist actually looks like a robot unlike some of the earlier Transformers. And then the strangeness of rethinking him as a pretender… I kind of wish that had happened!