Rumble

Rumble is a Guardian Boomer.

Fiction

GoBots packaging

During the GoBot invasion, Enemy Messenger Blast launched a message ball containing the demand 'BEWARE' and then fired missiles. Friendly Messenger Rumble attempted to send a message ball saying 'SURRENDER' but, realising Renegades wouldn't listen to words, launched his own bomb. The two salvos collided in mid-air and harmed nobody but the world might not be so lucky next time.

Challenge of the GoBots cartoon

Multiple Guardian Boomers worked on both the construction of the new forest section of GoBotron and in gathering material from a barren planet, which they then turned into giant metal sheets for towing. One was even seen in its' robot form, and may have actually been Rumble. Mission: GoBotron

Toys

GoBots

Boomer Vehicles

• Rumble (Boomer, 1985)
  • Friendly Messenger
  • Accessories: Messenger ball half (2)

Designed by Tonka specifically for the third series of the GoBots toyline, Rumble turns from a grey and blue six-wheeled futuristic vehicle into a six-wheeled futuristic vehicle with a head and what might pass for arms sticking out the top. Rumble can move forwards in either mode thanks to a battery operated motor using two 'C' cell batteries. Pressing a button on the back of the vehicle causes Rumble to pop into his robot mode and fire his messenger ball over a short distance. Rumble is one of the few GoBots toys to use the Guardian faction insignia.

• Rumble was made available during the second series as part of the Boomers assortment (#7246) and remained available for the rest of the line's life on toy shelves.
• Rumble was simultaneously issued in Renegade colours as Blast.
• The toy was not released outside North America.

• Learn more about Rumble at The-Liberator.net

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Notes

• Though a Guardian Boomer was also seen in the Challenge of the GoBots episode "Terror in Atlantis" it didn't have a name or transform, and used Blast's colours.
• While GoBots got there first with Blaster, Transformers was there two years earlier with Rumble. Trademark law was less advanced at the time, clearly.