Override (Cybertron)

Override is a Velocitronian Autobot from the Cybertron portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.

Those thighs could crush a man!

Override is the best racer on Velocitron, and as such is the leader of the planet. She seemingly embodies the culture of the Speed Planet itself; she's quick-witted, decisive, self-assured, and always is looking for a challenge. This has its upsides and downsides: While she's brave and determined, she can also be cocky to the point of being arrogant, if not selfish and shortsighted. She entered the great race for leadership by lying about her gender and posing as a man, and has been defending her title and proving herself more than a match for any challenger since.

After coming into contact with the Autobots from Cybertron, particularly Hot Shot and Optimus Prime, she has matured into a more careful and compassionate 'bot, less focused on being the best racer and more focused on being the best leader for her people, though she still maintains her never-lose attitude and love of high-speed challenges.

She's developed a close bond with the human girl Lori, referring to her as "Little Sister", with Lori reciprocating by calling Override "Big Sister".

Fiction

Cartoon continuity

Cybertron cartoon

Voice actor: Lisa Ann Beley, Nicole Oliver (English), Jin Domon (Japanese), Hannamaija Nikander (Finnish), Mercedes Espinosa (Castilian Spanish), Rebeca Aponte (Latin-American Spanish), Anne Mathot (French), Kerstin Draeger (German), Cecilia Lundh (Swedish), Benjie Dorango (Tagalog, HERO TV dub)

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Hot Shot and Red Alert spotted Override when they first came to Velocitron. She overtook them both on the road, leaving both Autobots flabbergasted at her incredible speed. Landmine

During a regular race on Velocitron, Override was making everyone else eat her dust when Megatron introduced himself to the Velocitronian leader. The Decepticon asked her where he could find the Cyber Planet Key, and Override challenged him to a race for the information. Megatron accepted, but Override took the victory in a photo finish. Afterwards, she admitted she didn't actually know about the artifact and had just wanted to race a new challenger. Megatron promised that he could tell her all about the Planet Key if she managed to beat him a second time, then took off. Space

"Here he comes, here comes Speed Racer!"

Later, at Override's favorite track on top of a mountain, Megatron again questioned her about the Key. He tried to get the location out of her by offering great reward, but Override was not interested - after all, she already had the Planet Cup, the most valuable object on Velocitron. Megatron copped that the Cup must be the Key he was seeking, and so challenged Override to another race. Just before they began, Hot Shot, who had been spying on the two, jumped in to compete on behalf of the Autobots. Megatron warned that Hot Shot was part of an evil organization, while Hot Shot maintained that it was the Decepticons who were the evil ones. Override wasn't interested in any of this, and told them to just race.

In the race, Megatron quickly fell into third place due to his car mode's inferior maneuverability. Hot Shot raced well and almost won, but was fired upon by Ransack and Crumplezone, who feared Override's wrath if she lost.

Sure enough, Override won, but immediately assaulted the evil duo for assuming she couldn't have won on her own, and they quickly fled. Override complimented Hot Shot on how fast he was and said they could talk about the key next time they raced. Rush

She raced against Hot Shot again the next day, and gave him a generous head start. This proved not to be enough for Hot Shot, however, as Override quickly closed the gap. Hot Shot managed to tap the power of Velocitron and activated his Cyber Key, giving him a speed boost. The surplus energy burned him out though, and he spun out before crashing into a wall, taking him out of the race. Override cruised to an easy victory and drove off, looking forward to racing him again. Speed

She later encountered Ransack and Crumplezone bullying Dirt Boss. She tried to help him, only to be brushed off by the victim himself for some reason. Override went on her merry way, unaware that the Decepticons had just gained a new ally. Search

"Racer X. Unknown to Speed, this is his older brother, Rex, who ran away from home years ago."

Some time later, while doing laps of her private race track, she was approached by Optimus Prime, who also asked for the Cyber Planet Key. Prime tried explaining the situation, and even asked if he could just borrow it, but to no avail. Override told him that she'd heard the same story from both Megatron and Hot Shot; since she had no reason to believe any of them, the trophy would go to whoever won the race.

The next day saw the start of the Planet Cup, with Override as the favorite to win. She got off to a good start, closely followed by Dirt Boss. Hot Shot suffered from some early technical troubled, but soon managed to pull into third. Hero She maintained a strong lead throughout the first heat, finishing first without major interference from the cheaters in the back. Race In the second heat, Override was pushed into second just before the narrow straightaway. She caught up to the leader, Hot Shot, on the stairs portion of the course by transforming into robot mode and running down them. Hot Shot quickly did the same, while Dirt Boss came up quickly behind both of them, his off-road tires allowing him to traverse the stairs easily.

However, Ransack managed to literally leap into pole position by the clever use of springs, and rearranged the direction signs in the city portion to send the leaders on a wild goose chase. Override, Hot Shot, and Dirt Boss all fell for this ruse, but Hot Shot was alerted to the deception by Landmine. Hot Shot told Override about the situation, claiming he wanted to beat her honestly; Override was confused by this display, but still took his advice and returned to the correct track.

In Japan, this would seem slashy.

Soon enough, she once again pulled into first place, but then Ransack and Crumplezone caused the tunnel she was driving through to collapse, trapping her. Hot Shot saved her despite losing first place, again saying it was simply a matter of Autobot honor. This only added to Override's confusion, and she would have lost the race altogether if Brakedown hadn't pointed out everyone else was passing her. In the end, she finished in a respectable third position. Detour

Before the third heat, she fitted herself with off-road tires, and practiced a few laps with them. Though Ransack and Crumplezone spied on her, they yielded little useful information out of it. Savage When the race began in earnest, she avoided much of the initial drama, but eventually ended up being attacked by Dirt Boss, who was frustrated at the idea of someone else doing well in the off-road part of the race.

She was saved by the accidental aid of Ransack and Crumplezone, who tried to shoot at her but hit Dirt Boss instead. The three villains fought among themselves, allowing Override to claim first place. Sand

Override was then among the four remaining competitors, all of whom were chosen by the Cup to compete in the final race. She and Hot Shot easily pulled ahead of Ransack ad Crumplezone, who soon dropped out of the race. The troublesome twosome then tried to steal the trophy, but Override and Hot Shot stopped by to blast them away. They then continued their race, with Hot Shot taking victory in a photo finish. Override was initially shocked, but congratulated him on a well-earned victory and strong competitive spirit.

Just as the force field around the Cup came down, Megatron and his cronies arrived to steal it. Optimus Prime, Vector Prime, and Leobreaker arrived from Jungle Planet to stop him, with Override also taking part in the battle. She and Hot Shot jointly tripped up Megatron, and Override herself grabbed retrieved the trophy from the Decepticon leader.

With the Decepticons driven away, Override personally presented the trophy to Hot Shot. Impressed by the Autobots' teamwork and collective honor and heroism, Override asked to join them in their quest, and was readily accepted.

She accompanied them back to Earth, and as a native of Velocitron, was given the honor of inserting her planet's Key into the Omega Lock. As soon as she did, the Lock revealed the location of the Ancient Decepticons buried in the Arctic. Champion Override accompanied the Autobots on their investigation, but they didn't find anything. Ice When they got back, Coby repaired some of the damage she had suffered, and she promised to take Lori to Jungle Planet when fully healed. Honor

Lori would soon get her wish, as Optimus Prime returned from Jungle Planet and asked Override to accompany him to plead his case to Scourge. Override, true to her promise, brought along Lori to represent Earth, over the protestations of the other Autobots; Hot Shot was also present.

When the group arrived on Jungle Planet, they were soon attacked by a group of Decepticons led by Starscream. Override engaged Ransack and Crumplezone, but rather than fight, he challenged them to a race. The two villains quickly sped off to try and win, while Override let them go so she could concentrate on the battle.

Starscream and Thundercracker were quickly dispatched, and so Override and the others proceeded to Scourge's temple. Override and Lori both pleaded with Scourge to do the right thing, but the dragonbot was only interested in dueling Optimus Prime and Leobreaker. Prime and Leobreaker won by the use of their Savage Claw Mode and claimed the second Cyber Planet Key for themselves. Primal

However, Megatron would not be denied, and attacked Jungle Planet with all his gathered forces. To counter his assault, Vector Prime came up with the idea of distributing several boxes to teams of Autobots, one of which contained the real Key, and the rest were dummies. Crucially, nobody would know which box was which.

Override and Hot Shot paired off, and sped into the jungle with one of the boxes. They were pursued by, surprise surprise, Ransack and Crumplezone, who after considerable fighting and racing actually managed to grab the box. Fortunately, it turned out to be a dud—Snarl and Leobreaker had the real one. Trust

With the battle won, the Autobots returned to their base on Earth along with new recruit Snarl, and Leobreaker inserted Jungle Planet's Key into the Omega Lock. Once again, the location of the Ancient Decepticons was revealed, this time to much greater precision. While four of them went off to investigate, Override stayed back at the base as backup. It turned out she would be needed, as Optimus Prime, Landmine, and Leobreaker found themselves trapped in a cave with Starscream and many thousands of Ancient Decepticons. Override, along with Hot Shot and Red Alert, raced out to save them, Trap meeting up with Jetfire underground. They saved their comrades, and then returned to civilization to deal with Starscream.

They arrived at the scene of the battle, where Vector Prime and Snarl were desperately attempting to hold off the Ancient Decepticons. Worse, they also came under attack by USAF jets, who did not realize the difference between Autobot and Decepticon.

Just when things were looking their worst, Evac and Crosswise joined in the fray. They held off Starscream's forces for a while, but were forced to retreat when Optimus Prime was injured. However, some good came out of this—Evac revealed that the third Cyber Planet Key was located on Earth. Unfortunately, it was by then in the hands of Starscream. Invasion

The Autobots retreated, Optimus Prime particularly concerned about human civilian casualties. Override offered to let them set up base on Velocitron, and Optimus Prime gratefully accepted. They moved out on the space bridge, but just before they could pass through the dimension gate, they were attacked by Starscream. Override and the others made a valiant stand, but Starscream eventually proved victorious, claiming the Omega Lock and the two Keys the Autobots had acquired for himself. Retreat

As if that wasn't bad enough, Megatron and his crew escaped from the prison in which they had been sealed by Starscream and began to rampage across Earth, together with Scourge. Override took part in the effort to drive them off, working with Crosswise to take down Ransack and Crumplezone. Revelation She and Evac then managed to distract Megatron long enough for the heavily injured Hot Shot, Red Alert, and Scattorshot to be evacuated to safety. The two planet leaders actually managed to beat up Megatron to such an extent that he tried to flee into the fire dimension, only for Optimus Prime to douse the portal before he could pass through. His back to the proverbial wall, Megatron lashed out and floored the two of them, only to be stopped by the timely arrival of the three injured parties, now rebuilt as the Cybertron Defense Team. Leaving the lads to try out their new guns, Override, Evac, and Optimus Prime drove through one of Vector Prime's portals to Starscream's island base. Critical

"Speed is in the most desperate race of his life. Will he finish it, or will it finish him? See the next episode of Speed Racer."

Evac brought her to the island by a form of water skiing, during which she shot Thunderblast out of the water. On the island, Override dealt with Lugnutz, at one point actually riding him before passing him to Snarl. She also helped beat up Crumplezone, Assault and took part in the first battle against the giant Starscream Starscream

Partway through that battle, word came from Cybertron that the Cybertron Defense Team was being overwhelmed by vast numbers of Scrapmetals, and so Override, Evac, and Leobreaker left the battle to go help them out, taking the Omega Lock with its three Cyber Planet Keys with them. Megatron and his forces pursued, and Starscream also sent Thunderblast after them. United During their flight, they ended up stymied by a badly warped section of the space bridge which they couldn't cross, and the Decepticons quickly caught up. However, the three managed to tap the power of the Lock and, powered up with burning spirit, streaked across space to Cybertron, much to Override's surprise and amazement.

Upon arrival, the three found the Cybertron Defense Team desperately fighting a losing battle against the hordes of Scrapmetals. Just after they arrived, Megatron turned up with Scourge, Thundercracker, and Thunderblast, but before they could wipe out the Autobots, Optimus Prime's team came by to save the day.

Optimus Prime defeated Megatron in the fire dimension, and there was much rejoicing. The Autobots then plugged the Lock into the space in the Omega Temple, awakening Primus. As the planet itself began to transform, Override and Evac grabbed the kids and jumped off the planet. Cybertron

When Primus finished his transformation, all the Autobots worked to restore his mind, Override working with Leobreaker. Speaking through Jolt, Primus revealed the location of the last Key on Gigantion. However, before they could mount an expedition, the ghost of Megatron restored himself by the power of Unicron and began attacking. Balance Override and the Cybertron Defense Team followed the specter to see what it would get up to. Megatron restored and empowered the injured Crumplezone, who along with Ransack immediately began harassing Override, leading to a tense chase across Cybertron's streets. Crumplezone was finally taken out by Hot Shot, and after a fight between Megatron/Nemesis Breaker and Optimus Prime/Leobreaker, all the Transformers raced full tilt for the Omega Temple. Darkness They arrived at about the same time and began duking it out. Memory The Autobots won,Escape and Override took part in the operation to destroy any remaining Scrapmetals. Family

Override then worked with Landmine as part of an operation to re-energise Primus with the Omega Lock and Optimus Prime's Matrix, but this plan failed when Starscream stopped by at exactly the wrong time and absorbed a chunk of this power, growing to planet size. Primus himself laid the smackdown on Starscream in a particularly awesome manner; Titans after this, OVerride contacted Clocker and Brakedown on Gigantion and had them (and Dirt Boss, apparently) dig up with Ogygia so that the Autobots could travel to Gigantion.

The Autobots loaded up the Ogygia and set off on their way, but as they travelled through the wormhole, they were confronted with an asteroid too big to steer around. All of the Autobots combined their Cyber Key Powers to blast a massive hole right through it, allowing them to continue on. Warp

On Gigantion, the Autobots met up with Metroplex and Quickmix. After reassuring them that they weren't from Planet X, an alarm was raised that Menasor and the Decepticons were attacking the lower levels. The Autobots and their new friends sped down to investigate, and Override and Evac jointly took on Menasor, eventually beating him. Giant

As their search continued, Override was the fourth to be incapacitated by the Cyber Planet Key-powered Megatron, now calling himself Galvatron. She tried desperately to drive away from him, but this time, he was faster than her. However, she was able to warn Optimus Prime, who did manage to defeat Galvatron. Fury

When she had been repaired, she accompanied the Cybertron Defense Team and Coby (piloting the Cobybot) in infiltrating the Atlantis, which Starscream and Sideways had piloted to Gigantion in the meantime. They rescued the imprisoned Bud, Jolt, and Reverb, and then escaped as Quickmix filled with cement the crevasse in which the Atlantis was parked. After Bud, Jolt, and Reverb were reunited with the rest of the Autobots, the good guys split into four teams to find a way down to the innermost layers of the planet.

Override was assigned a team with Wing Saber and Lori. City They took and elevator to a lower level, where they were confronted by Thunderblast and Scourge. Before any combat could begin, however, Lori began berating Scourge, causing the massive dragon robot to flinch away from the tiny, squishy human until Thunderblast insulted Lori. After that, the robots started shooting; Lori and Wing Saber chased after Thunderblast while Override stayed to fight Scourge, the leaders of Velocitron and Jungle Planet finally coming to blows. This battle resulted in the ceiling getting a massive hole blown in it, and so the two combatants moved to a higher level. Scourge threw his axe at Override and missed, but almost hit Lori, who chose that precise moment to return from forcing Wing Saber to blow up Thunderblast. Terrified of Lori's wrath, Scourge fled, leaving Override and Lori to punch the wall in frustration. However, Lori's punch opened up a secret panel to an information center, where the two of them and Wing Saber were able to learn the story of Gigantion's war with Planet X, as well as the origin of Sideways and Soundwave. Ambush With this new information, they quickly rejoined Optimus Prime's team to tell them the story. Challenge

They all proceeded down to the lowest layer, where they found Bud giving a lesson in leadership to Scourge and the Mini-Cons. Scourge let Metroplex and Vector Prime beat him up, after which Override stepped forward to have her turn, but Optimus Prime went ahead of her and thrashed Scourge so badly that there was no point in fighting him any more. Scourge Continuing their journey, they came across the area where the Lemuria was said to have lain. Override and Wing Saber sped on ahead to investigate, and found it partially buried in a large lake. Shortly after Optimus Prime's team showed up, Galvatron blew through the ceiling, bringing the remaining Decepticons with him. Wing Saber went back to help Optimus Prime, while Override waited for reinforcements.

Reinforcements soon arrived in the form of Landmine's team. Override and Evac went to join Optimus Prime and aid him in battle, and got smashed by Galvatron. However, they soon recovered and chased Galvatron into the Lemuria, arriving just as Landmine claimed the final Cyber Planet Key and grew to gargantuan size. Landmine proceeded to lay a massive smackdown on both Starscream and Galvatron, with some small help by Override and Evac. Optimus When Galvatron came back and stole the Omega Lock and the four Keys, Override stood back and watched as he fought Starscream, not wanting to get blown up. Showdown However, Galvatron still made off with the Lock. The Autobots tried to re-open the portal to their own universe, but they were attacked by a flock of Laserbeak drones, which only dissipated when the machine opening the portal was destroyed. In the end, it required the sacrifice of Vector Prime to return them to their own universe. Guardian

Upon their return, Override returned to Velocitron to rally her forces against Galvatron's machinations. Just as Galvatron and his remaining Decepticons were preparing for their final assault on Cybertron, Override arrived with every Transformers on Velocitron (they raced there, naturally), at exactly the same time as the forces of Jungle Planet, Earth, and Gigantion arrived. Primus then merged the Ogygia, Atlantis, Lemuria, and Hyperborea into the Ark, to rid the universe of evil once and for all. Homecoming However, Galvatron still possessed the Omega Lock, and used it to enlarge all of his loyal followers as well as himself to enormous size. Override led the forces of Velocitron against Crumplezone, exploiting the fact that the big lug's greater size had negatively impacted his maneuverability to cause him to crash into some asteroids.

Meanwhile, Galvatron fled into the deepest core of the Unicron Singularity. Optimus Prime combined with Wing Saber to pursue, but before he got too far, Override, Scourge, Evac, and Metroplex announced their intention to come with him, each to represent their own planet in the final battle. The humans and Mini-Cons also came. The five planet leaders all attacked Galvatron in a massive joint attack, after which the Decepticon commander tossed the Lock into the very center of the Singularity to prevent anyone getting their hands on it.

The Keys separated from the Lock, and the planet leaders dived for them. Override grabbed the Velocitron Key, driving around an asteroid to get it. The other leaders were also successful, and they successfully combine the Keys with the Lock. This final act complete, they flew out of the Singularity and used the Lock and Keys to fully restore Primus, who blasted the Singularity closed. End

However, there were still a few loose ends to tie up. Jungle Planet had been shaken out of its normal location, and Override took part in the effort to restore it. She, along with most of the other characters, also stopped by on Earth's Moon to see Optimus Prime vanquish Galvatron for real this time. Unfinished

With evil defeated and the remaining Decepticons attempting to live peacefully, Override attended the first intergalactic peace conference to represent Velocitron. At this meeting, it was decided to follow in the footsteps of the Ancients and establish a galaxy-wide network of colony worlds, linked by space bridges.

Override wished to take part in this mission, but could not leave Velocitron without a leader. To that end, she called a Speedia 500, which was won by Hot Shot. She formally handed over leadership of the planet to the young bot, and some time later returned to Cybertron. She said a tearful farewell to the kids before boarding the Ogygia with a large crew of Transformers and departing for parts unknown. Beginning

Cybertron comic

Several months after the end of the war, Override and others from Optimus Prime's team met with another group of Autobots responsible for fighting off Unicron and saving the Mini-Con colonies while Prime's team was busy with the Cyber Planet Key business. Upon learning that Velocitronian resident Skyfall had been lost in the battle, she promised a memorial would be erected to him on his home planet. Revelations Part 6

The Dark Heart of Sandokan

Override led the crew of the Star Arrow, which was carrying an experimental Force Chip. The Star Arrow was attacked above Sandokan and crashed on the surface. The crew encountered Synthos, a scrap-monster powered by the Dark Heart. Override and the other Autobots fled from the monster and hid until Astrotrain attacked. When Astrotrain captured the Force Chip and headed towards Synthos, Override followed. She sought to prevent Synthos's Dark Heart from falling into Decepticon hands, but also desired to save the sentient scrap monster. The Autobots captured the Decepticon shuttle that carried Cannonball into battle and used it to capture him, Astrotrain, and the other Decepticons. After depositing them on the other side of the continent, the Autobots fled to Cybertron with the recaptured Force Chip. The Dark Heart of Sandokan

Galaxy Force comic

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Cybertron toy bios

Override discovered the wounded alternate universe Mini-Con Mirage after Mirage fell through a black hole-caused space-time rip in his universe to Velocitron. Override took Mirage in and repaired him. Mirage thereafter became partners with Override, helping her win race after race. They discovered that Mirage's teammate Downshift had been enslaved by the outlaw Dirt Boss and became determined to rescue Downshift. Wal-Mart exclusive two-pack toy bio

Override was tempered by the search for the Cyber Planet Keys, a race for something other than a trophy. Her systems enhanced with components based on both Earth and Cybertron's technology, she returned to the Speed Planet to reclaim her position as leader so that she could rule with the compassion and justice she learned from the Autobots. Override GTS toy bio

Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic

Override of Velocitron and the "Cybertron Universe" competed in the Speedia 500, a race she was formerly champion of, Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2 for the chance to become leader of Velocitron. Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 1 As the race neared its end, Override took the lead and ultimately won. Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2

Override took part in the second week of the race, where she was confronted by a trio of new racers. One of them, Shadowstrip, shot out the lights in the tunnel as they were traversing it. In the end, it was Galaxy Shuttle who won this time around. Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3

Games

Transformers Power Up: The Game

Transformers Power Up: The Game

Toys

Cybertron

I can't drive 55. (Hasbro version pictured)

• Override (Deluxe Class, 2005)

• Takara name: Nitro Convoy
• Takara ID number: GC-10
• Takara release date: February 10, 2005
• Accessories: Engine-blaster, Speed Planet Cyber Planet Key
• Cyber Key Code: dy7p
• Known designers: Eric Siebenaler (Hasbro), Takio Ejima (TakaraTomy)

Part of the Speed Planet theme, Cybertron Override transforms into a sleek futuristic race car. Plugging a Cyber Key into the rear portion of her car mode causes two non-firing blasters to flip out into attack position; this assembly becomes a hand-weapon for robot mode, and can also store on her back. Override's transformation is partially spring-loaded; pressing her black "front bumper" automatically flips her torso and arms into position, requiring only her lower body and backpack to be manually configured. She came with a gold-bordered Velocitron-style Cyber Planet Key.

She was first released in the third wave of Takara's Galaxy Force toyline as "Nitro Convoy". This version of the toy has gold face paint, blue paint details on her thighs, and black on her chest-vents.

The Hasbro Cybertron version, released in the second wave of Deluxes, has an orange face and lacks the paint applications listed above, plus the stripe pattern on her calves is inverted. She gains an Autobot symbol on the left side of her chest, as well as pale-gold paint on the "spoilers" at the top of her torso. And, like all Cybertron toys, her Cyber Key has a Cyber Key Code on its back.

This mold was used to make the evil clone Dark Nitro Convoy. Override appeared with this design in Beast Wars: Uprising, Transformers: Wreckers—Tread & Circuits and Transformers: Last Bot Standing. The appearance of Shattered Glass Andromeda and Wings Universe Andromeda in Around Cybertron was based on this mold, with a new head and other tweaks.

• More information on Override at TFU.info

• Override with Mirage (Tiny Tins multi-pack, 2006)

• Accessories: Engine-blaster, Speed Planet Cyber Planet Key
• Cyber Key Code: dy7p

Part of a run of Walmart exclusive Tiny Tins sets, Override was also sold in a larger box that came with a special redeco of the Race Mini-Con Team member Mirage, plus a special Tiny Tins carrying tin for the Mini-Con. Override herself is unchanged from her individual release.

• Drag Race Pack! Hot Shot vs. Override (two-pack, 2006)

• Accessories: Engine-blaster, Speed Planet Cyber Planet Key
• Cyber Key Code: dy7p

Override was also available in a _target-exclusive two-pack set with Hot Shot. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

• Value Pack (Multi-toy bundle, 2005)

• Accessories: Engine-blaster, Speed Planet Cyber Planet Key
• Cyber Key Code: dy7p

For a while, Toys"R"Us and Walmart stores in the US sold "Value Packs" with two randomly paired, fully packaged Deluxes set in a cardboard sleeve and sold at somewhat less than the cost of two normal Deluxes.

These packs could include Dirt Boss, Hot Shot, Override, Red Alert, Sideways, or Snarl.

• Override GTS (Deluxe Class, 2006)

• Accessories: Engine-blaster, Speed Planet Cyber Planet Key
• Cyber Key Code: dj9n
• Known designers: Eric Siebenaler (Hasbro), Marcelo Matere (packaging artist)

Override was redecoed and re-released in the sixth wave of Cybertron Deluxes, replacing her white with a light gray, and gaining more black in her scheme. She still came with a gold-bordered Velocitron Cyber Planet Key, though with a new Key Code.

Early solicitations for this toy used the name "DoubleClutch", suggesting that at one time, it might have been under consideration as being a new character.^[1] However, the first true Hasbro announcement of the toy at BotCon 2005 was that it was Override again.

This toy was repurposed into Shattered Glass Elita-One.

• More information on Override GTS at TFU.info

Legacy

I can drive 55...0000. Pray I don't crash.

It was good enough for the third parties...

• Cybertron Universe Override (Voyager Class, 2022)

• TakaraTomy ID number: TL EX-07
• TakaraTomy release date: February, 2023
• Accessories: Engine-blaster
• Known designers: Mark Maher (Hasbro)

Part of the first wave of the Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection subline of 2022's Transformers: Legacy series, this iteration of Override once again transforms into a Velocitronian racecar, with both modes being incredibly faithful to the original animated series CG model. Her deco is largely an amalgamation of previous Takara and Hasbro Cybertron versions, with the only outside change being that her reds and golds are much more saturated this time around. She is no longer an auto-converting figure, which makes both of her modes hold together much better. Due to following the CG model, her proportions are much less bulky while her gun is far more imposing, as well as adding the very welcome addition of long heel-spurs in robot mode to keep her upright. In addition, she has 5 mm post holes on her back, the soles of her feet, forearms, lower legs, and the backs of her shoulders, making her compatible with the many modular armor and weapons figures that have come out in the prior years. She is somewhat small for a Voyager, but definitely bigger than the average contemporaneous Deluxe.

She once again comes with a blaster made out of her vehicle-mode engine, though this time the flip-out barrels are manually "activated". This blaster has a pair of undocumented features: it has a Cyber Key-compatible slot in the back end, plus the tips of the barrels are compatible with the "Fire Blast effects" that came with other toys. Just like her original toy, her head has a red translucent backside to allow for light-piping, however her eyes are painted over in a more friendly shade of blue. In a cute touch, the section of her back underneath the gun features molded detailing that is an exact match for her old toy, where the front middle section of the vehicle folded up onto her back.

Designer Mark Maher originally envisioned this toy as a heavy retooling of Studio Series Hot Rod, but TakaraTomy's engineering team were able to figure out a way to budget an entirely new mold set for her by using a grand total of four mold-sprues rather than the usual twelve the average Voyager Class toy uses.^[2]

Override's white-backdrop stock photos cut out her left arm entirely, presumably due to a photoshop error. Ouch.

The Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection was exclusive to Walmart in the US, with Hasbro Pulse receiving limited quantities of the figure. The series went up for pre-order on July 21st 2022, and started arriving in stores by August 1st. Override and her fellow wave-1 Voyager Road Hauler each shipped in solid individual cases of six toys each, rather than the usual split cases. The series was a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive in Japan, and a Farmers department store exclusive in New Zealand.

Notes

• Override was directly inspired by Speed Racer—in fact, her working name was simply "Speedracer"!^[3]
• In Japan, Override is the male Nitro Convoy. It was originally intended that she would be male in the Hasbro version of Cybertron, but Cartoon Network, the channel with the airing rights to the show, felt it needed more female presence in the main cast, and Override was chosen to change genders.^[4] This received a bit of a cheeky nod in Override's Cyber Key Code bio, which explained that she entered the race for leadership by posing as a male.
• Although actress Lisa Ann Beley is the only one to receive credit as the English voice of Override in the credits of the show itself, the character's voice actually continuously changes back and forth between Beley and the uncredited Nicole Oliver.^[5] Beley's performance has a little bit of a harder edge to it, but overall, it takes a very experienced ear to pick out the differences, to the point that it took four years after the show had aired for anyone to realize!
• In Cybertron, Lori and Override refer to each other affectionately as "big sister"/"little sister". Being male, Galaxy Force Nitro Convoy's relationship with Lori is slightly different; he refers to Lori as what essentially translates to "little miss".
• In the first Hungarian dub, Override is both male and female. The reasons for this questionable dubbing decision are unclear. Because of gender-neutral pronouns, Override's gender wasn't all that important for quite a few episodes, until suddenly Bud referred to "him" as a "chick". A long hiatus followed without any new episodes airing. When the show finally picked up, much of the supporting cast received new voices, and from that point on, Override became female. Yet the dub didn't even attempt to explain this sudden change. The second dub doesn't have this problem.
• Override's robot mode CGI model appears in the viewscreen of the Hasbro version of the Real Gear Robots toy Zoom Out 25X.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Nitro Convoy (ニトロコンボイ Nitoro Konboi), Override (オーバーライド Ōbāraido)
• Hungarian: Gázoló ("Over-runner")
• Korean: Nitrocon (니트로콘 Niteurokon)

See also

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Versions of Override have appeared in other continuity families, including:

• Override Prime, the Autobot bounded to Kappa Supreme from Transformers Animated.
• Override, the Velocitronian from the Aligned continuity family.
• Override, the Autobot or Velocitronian from the Generation 1 continuity family.
• Nitro Convoy, the member of the Convoy Council from Beast Wars: Uprising.

For more information, see Override (disambiguation).

References