MorBot
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- The MorBot is a robot from the Rescue Bots portion of the Aligned continuity family.
The MorBot is an invention of Doctor Morocco. Constructed of the most advanced technology, it is positively bristling with deadly weapons hi-tech rescuing gear, including a giant cannon industrial-strength fire extinguisher and rocket boots. It even has the ability to convert into an armored assault tank a rescue vehicle. It's sure to be a great asset to any terrorist rescue organization.
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Fiction
Rescue Bots cartoon
- Voice actor: Maurice LaMarche (English), Jonny Rees (Morocco virus/MorBot 2.0, English)
In 1939, following the arrival of the time-travelling Autobots from the future, Morocco had the robots' abilities studied, but when the tests yielded little information, he strung the robots up with electromagnets and prepared to vivisect them. The arrival of Optimus Prime and Bumblebee from the future stymied his plans, but even as the robots and children escaped back to their future, Morocco discovered that they had accidentally left a small robot behind. It's a Bot Time Before he could examine it, however, the Rescue Bots returned to 1939, retrieving Dither. It is still possible, however, from the little information he may have been able to gather, he was still able to engineer a Morbot by 2012. Bot to the Future
After causing Doc Greene to be fired as Griffin Rock's lead scientist, Morocco sabotaged a road roller, allowing his MorBot to swoop in and save the day ahead of the Rescue Bots. The MorBot made short work of the roller, impressing Mayor Luskey, who agreed to let the MorBot enter into a competition with Chief Burn's team. Morocco engineered a fire at the dock, which the MorBot extinguished by diving into the sea and causing a giant wave. After the MorBot stopped both a runaway toy rocket and Doc Greene's solar car, the latter just before it would have squashed the mayor, Luskey was only too happy to promote Morocco to lead scientist. The Other Doctor
The MorBot continued to rescue people, halting Mr. Harrison's runaway flight and retrieving Mister Pettypaws from a tree, though its rescue methods left something to be desired. It also guarded the laboratory, and pursued Blades, Dani and Cody when they tried to spy on Morocco. After Cody and Frankie sneaked into the lab, they were spotted by Morocco, who sent the MorBot after them. Though carelessly knocking a grenade and causing an explosion, the MorBot pursued its quarry into Morocco's blimp. It was prevented from reaching the two children by a large door, and by the time it broke through, Cody had landed the blimp. The MorBot jumped out to attack them, only to be surrounded by the Rescue Bots, who forcibly disassembled it. The Reign of Morocco
Morocco built another MorBot, which stood aboard the bridge of Morocco's main sub, the Nemo, but rather than reactivate it, Morocco had other plans. Double Villainy
Doc Greene was studying the MorBot which the Rescue Bots had disassembled, keeping its head on a table in his lab, much to Frankie's discomfort. Some mutant army ants were later able to reconnect the head's power supply, enabling the MorBot to reactivate and break Morocco out of jail. During his escape, the MorBot was devoured by the army ants. Bugs in the System
The 3D printed Morocco virus was able to build a new, more advanced MorBot using items stolen from the Griffin Rock laboratory. He used the MorBot 2.0 to steal tech associated with the Scrubber Initiative, only for it to be blown up by a boobytrapped GroundBridge. Upgrades It was soon repaired by the Scrubbers Morocco now controlled, and he uploaded himself into it, effectively becoming the MorBot himself. This fusion of Morocco and MorBot ended up plunging into an undersea abyss after Morocco attempted to abduct Cody as his human partner. Transformations
Alternate timeline
Using technology from the robot, Dither, which had been left behind in 1939 by the time-traveling Rescue Bots, Morocco eventually created an army of "MorBot" automatons and took over Griffin Rock, redubbing it "Moropolis". When a team of Autobots returned from 1939, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee began trashing the Morbots, eventually wiping out all of them except the larger red MorBot that Morocco was driving. The evil scientist drove the last MorBot after the rogue group as they headed for the Temporal Station they were using. He was too late to stop them however, and crashed the MorBot into the time machine. The Autobots returned to 1939 to retrieve Dither and erased the timeline. Bot to the Future
Toys
Rescue Bots
- Bumblebee and MorBot (Figure 2-Pack, 2014)
- The first MorBot toy is a soft-plastic, 2-ish-inch figureine of the original robot design, lacking any an all articulation.
- It was first available in a two-pack with a larger, non-transforming action figure of Bumblebee based on his "Rescan" motorcycle mode, released in the fourh wave of Rescue Bots Figure 2-Packs.
- Tunnel Rescue Drill (Mini Scene Pack, 2015)
- The MorBot figurine above was also released, without changes, in the "Mini Scene Pack" with Graham Burns and the Tunnel Rescue Drill.
Rescan Series
- MorBot (Rescan figure, 2016)
- Part of the eleventh wave of Rescue Bots Rescan figures, the MorBot transforms into a futuristic formula 1 race car when his spoiler is flipped up. He is an extensive retool of fellow race-car-bot Blurr, with most of the visible parts changed.
- This figure has the distinction of being the first transformable bad guy toy in the Rescue Bots line, and is the only MorBot sold independent from a playset or multi-pack.
- Due to the show's storyline, this figure also doubles as the Morocco virus.
Flip Racers
- Chomp & Chase Raceway (Playset, 2017)
- Released as part of the "Chomp & Chase Raceway" playset, Flip Racer MorBot transforms automatically from car to robot when the vehicle mode is lifted up and placed on its end, and then right back to car mode when leaned forward.
- This toy is cast primarily in transparent red plastic. The right fist is sculpted to be a cannon.
- Optimus Prime Race Track Trailer (Playset, 2017)
- A Walmart exclusive version of the Optimus Prime Race Track Trailer includes bonus Flip Racers Heatwave the Fire-Bot and MorBot figures, unchanged from their prior releases.
Notes
- It is unclear how exactly Morocco was able to engineer the MorBots. In Transformers: Prime, which is set in the same continuity, MECH required Energon and a Transformation cog to create Nemesis Prime. However, Morocco's Cybertronians seem to make do without either.
Foreign names
- Italian: MoRobot
