Double Clutch (G2)

Double Clutch is an Autobot Go-Bot from the Generation 2 portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

An Autobot defense specialist, Double Clutch is said to be the very definition of the word "speed", as well as a highly versatile robot. His rear spoiler functions both as a shield capable of deflecting laser fire and as an energy absorption panel that can keep him powered even after his internal fuel supply has been exhausted. The aerodynamic nose of his vehicle mode radiates electron disruptors that shut down the tracking sensors of his enemies. Catch him if you can, Decepticons!

Fiction

Wings Universe

Double Clutch and the Go-Bots were part of the "second generation" of Transformers created on Earth in the 21st century, using a combination of human, Nebulan, and Cybertronian sciences. He became an Autobot working for Pyro when the new Transformers inevitably started to battle amongst themselves. In 2010, Double Clutch and the Go-Bots arrived in Switzerland to assist Rapido's team against the Decepticons after Pyro was captured. They fought alongside Scorch against the massive Decepticon, Double Punch. Generation 2: Redux

Toys

Generation 2

• Double Clutch (Go-Bot, 1995)

• Accessories: Rifle
• Known designers: Masakatsu Saito (concept artist)

Part of the first assortment of Go-Bots, Double Clutch transforms into a 1:64-scale Lola T94 Indy car with through-axle construction, making him compatible with racing sets from the "Hot Wheels" and "Matchbox" toylines.

The same mold was redecoed in Generation 2 for the Go-Bots version of Mirage, and later for the 2001 Robots in Disguise Spychanger, Mirage.

• More information on Double Clutch at TFU.info

Notes

• Though most of the Go-Bots were never released in Japan, Double Clutch did gain a Japanese name via a BotCon Japan 1997 exclusive poster, which featured bios for all of the new Generation 2 characters released in the U.S. who weren't part of the Japanese line: the Axelerators, the Skyscorchers, Rotor Force, four of the Go-Bots, and the Color Changers.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Double Clutch (ダブルクラッチ Daburu Kuratchi)
• French: Turbo-Indy (France/Belgium), Embrayage (Canada)
• Italian: Sprinter