Detour (G1)

Detour is a Decepticon Micromaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Detour believes that strategic retreat is nothing to be ashamed of, and going out in a blaze of glory is foolishness.^[1] This makes him the voice of reason in the Sports Car Patrol, and not out of timidity; it's actually the result of his self-absorbed vanity. Patrol leader Blackjack respects Detour's sense of safety and will listen if he raises concerns.^[2]

Fiction

Marvel Comics continuity

Marvel The Transformers comics

After studying the captive Autobot Battle Patrol, Thunderwing and his scientists managed to replicate Emirate Xaaron's Micromaster process and create a new era of Decepticon Micromasters, including Detour and his cohorts. A Small War!

After Megatron began rebuilding his power base on Cybertron, Detour and the Sports Car Patrol were some of his first recruits. Using the trans-time dimensional portal, Detour participated in the infiltration of the Ark, joining his fellow Micromasters in tricking the ship's medic, Ratchet, into believing they were Autobots on their way back to Cybertron. They were able to fool Ratchet long enough to take him prisoner at Megatron's base on Cybertron. Back from the Dead There, Detour mocked Ratchet openly, pretending that his "reunion" with Megatron was a cheerful one. When Hyperdrive openly objected to the fact that he wouldn't get to dismember Ratchet, as Megatron had greater use for him, Detour told his fellow Micromaster to simply shut up and stand back as their boss did his thing. The Resurrection Gambit!

Detour soon came to butt heads with Dreadwind, though Megatron diffused the petty squabble between his troops, declaring their moment of triumph imminent. With Starscream fully repaired and upgraded into a mindless weapon of mass destruction, Megatron invited the Sports Car Patrol to join him in watching the Ark's destruction after they had disassembled Ratchet's lab. But Ratchet had been hatching a plot of his own, and caused a terminal in the lab to overload, catching Detour and the other Micromasters in its explosion. The Autobot then reactivated his buddies (Jazz, Grimlock, and Bumblebee), and sicced them on Megatron and his minions. All the Familiar Faces! The Race Car Patrol swarmed Jazz, the battle going in their favor until Ratchet informed his teammate of his new capabilities as a Pretender. Once the Autobot managed to get the hang of remote-controlling his shell, Detour's group began losing ground. Megatron was still more than capable of dealing with the Autobots however, and pitched all three of the new Pretenders outside, ordering his minions after them while he chased down Ratchet through his base's corridors. The Sports Car Patrol's running battle with the Autobots luckily took them out of range of the massive explosion which leveled the entire complex when Ratchet teleported several bombs within it. From a distance, both sides witnessed the building go up in flames, seemingly signaling the end of both Ratchet and Megatron. Skin Deep

Detour attended the Transformers' 1989 Christmas party, where he perched behind Optimus Prime's shoulder and threw things at Roadhandler. The Transformers #250 cover

Transformers Comic-Magazin

The Micromasters arrived on Earth and joined the Autobot/Decepticon War...apparently, as Autobots. New York — A City Sinking in Terror The Sports Car Patrol captured a Decepticon Targetmaster while Optimus Prime was missing, and were told he was being held on the Moon, which turned out to be a deception. The Case of Optimus Prime

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

Look ahead! Or you'll stumble over the guy from the panel below!

Detour was one of the many Micromasters created by the Autobots and Decepticons in a joint venture after the launch of the Ark. He could first be seen in a secret nightclub in Little Iacon, where he and Slow Poke threw globs of green slimey stuff at a poster showing Megatron and Optimus Prime. He then witnessed a race between Big Daddy and Roadhandler. The Gray Race Right after the end of the race, the Micromasters - among them Detour - were attacked by the Insecticons and subsequently caught prisoners. Recipe for Hate Like his fellow Micromasters, Detour was freed by Countdown, Groundshaker and the Hot Rod Patrol and partook in the march of the Micromasters to end a battle between the Autobots and Decepticons. He was one of the Micromasters carrying the severed head of Shockwave, evidence that all combatants had been manipulated to fight in a suicide mission. Victims of the Revolution

2005 IDW continuity

Detour and his comrades were highly advanced warriors in the service of the Dead Universe. They ran afoul of Nightbeat on Gorlam Prime while protecting the "hole in the world". Detour and his compatriots captured the inquisitive Autobot and subjected him to an unknown procedure before letting him go. Spotlight: Nightbeat He attempted to repel Nightbeat once more when he returned to Gorlam Prime with Hardhead in tow. Spotlight: Hardhead Later, they tried to defend Jhiaxus from an angry Arcee. Detour soon found himself chopped in half at the waist. Spotlight: Sideswipe

Commercial appearances

• Bumblebee and Jazz managed to "capture" the Thunder Arrow and the Attack Copter, and hauled them within an Autobot base. Little did they know, Detour was among a group of Micromaster Decepticons concealed within the nabbed vehicles! Under the leadership of Skystalker, the Micromasters transformed the vehicles into mini-bases and launched a surprise attack! Micromaster micro bases commercial

Games

Transformers Roleplaying Game

Detour was a vain Decepticon who was always concerned with his physical appearance. A fast-moving, fast-talking combatant, he preferred dirty tactics over fair fights. Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook

Toys

The Transformers

He thinks Drift is overrated.

• Sports Car Patrol (Micromaster Patrol, 1989)

Released in the sixth year of the The Transformers toyline (fifth year in the European line), Detour transforms into a yellow Chevrolet Corvette Indy sports car.

He was only available in the Sports Car Patrol four-pack, released in the second wave of Micromaster Patrols, with his teammates Blackjack, Hyperdrive, and Road Hugger. Detour's toy is gang molded with Hyperdrive's, sharing plastic colors.

This mold was also used to make Deadhour.

• More information on Detour at TFU.info

Merchandise

Transformers Trading Card Game

• Raider Detour, Infantry-Demolitions (2019)
  • Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I
  • Rarity: CT
  • Card Number: T28/T48
  • Stars: 4

Raider Detour, Infantry-Demolitions is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the Transformers Trading Card Game, War for Cybertron: Siege I. In order to represent Detour's size as a Micromaster, Raider Detour, Infantry-Demolitions is the size of a battle card, about half the size of a normal character card.

Notes

Foreign names

• French: Détour (Canada)
• Italian: Occulto

References