Crank (Starriors)

For other uses, see Crank.

Crank
Starriors character
Crank toy on card
First appearance	Starriors volume 1 number 1, November 1984
Created by	Tomy
Release number	5303
Information
Species	Wastor
Abilities	Energy blasts Oxygen independence Superhuman durability Superhuman longevity Superhuman strength
Affiliation	Protectors, Wastors
Model	Speed Drill
Quote	"The desert's full of monsters, but it's pretty, too!"
Alternate mode	Hi-Crusin Position, Lo-Crusin Position

Crank is a fictional character from the Starriors series in 1984. He is a heroic member of the Protectors and has a speed drill in his chest.

Starriors

Crank is a Protector Wastor equipped with a speed drill. Protectors are originally programmed to rebuild civilization so that structures, facilities, and ecologies would be established and ready for use upon man's return. Wastors are a humanoid series of Starrior, roughly the same height as an adult human, though somewhat bulkier.

Fictional biography

Crank: Slow-witted gentle Wastor, with a rage as big as he is.

Books

Peter Pan

Crank appeared in Starriors Tunnel of Doom Odyssey I by published by Peter Pan.

Comics

1984 Marvel Comics

Note: The events of the six Starriors pack-in comics seem to take place between issue 1 and 2 of the limited series.

Crank was a major character in the Starriors limited series by Marvel Comics.

After Nipper's memory was damaged she became obsessed with Crank, believing she loved him.

In "The Trap!" Crank appeared with a damaged leg, which Hotshot repaired. He later informed Backfire, who was disguised as Scooter, of the Protector mission to find the Battlestation where man slept.

After the Protectors awakened man Crank commemorated the event by planting a flower in the former forbidden desert.

2016 Fun Publications

Crank was featured in the 2016 Ask Vector Prime story Echoes and Fragments, set during the events of The Transformers: The Movie. The manipulations of the evil Gong and Sideways resulted in various GoBots, Rock Lords and Starriors swapping places with characters during the events of that film. Crank took the place of Kranix in the story, being captured by the Master Renegade on the planet Antares III, telling Hot Rod and Kup about Unicron, being put on trial and executed.

Commercials

Crank appeared in a 1984 Starriors commercial. In the animated segmenthe battles Saw-Tooth. In the live action segment Crank and Cut-Up get Sawtooth to surender.

Toys

• Tomy Starriors Wastor Crank (1984)

Crank is made up of 6 parts that assemble into different configurations. The arms and legs are attached to the body with 5mm pegs and holes, while the head it attached to the body with a 3mm peg and hole.

This toy shares most of it's mold with Gouge.

References

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