Treds

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Treds is aGuardian from theGoBots continuity family.

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Treds is a traveller from another dimension, who has taken the form of a Decepticon and infiltrated their ranks in the hopes of finding the solution to a problem that plagues his home. Treds is the only Guardian in the interdimensional scout party to join the Decepticons to ensure that his allies among theAutobots get the information his faction gathers. He is also one of the Guardians’ most trusted peace agents.

Fiction

Timelines

Treds at some point served under AdmiralMan-O-War. He didn't enjoy the experience, having been on the receiving end of many of the Admiral's condescending quips.Sunrise

Faced with theCataclysm, a threat to the very existence oftheir universe, a group of cybernetic lifeforms calledGuardians andRenegades located the probable source of their troubles:a dimensional stream from the 22nd level, involving robot lifeforms called Transformers. Using aDimensional Interfacer, theGoBots planned to send representatives from each group to infiltrate the Autobot and Decepticon factions of Transformers, exploring that universe for a possible resolution for the Cataclysm and their plight. Treds was disguised as a Decepticon to keep an eye on the RenegadesBad Boy andBug Bite, similarly disguised.

Their mission, however, hit a snag before it even began. Their transport stream got caught up in a second dimensional transit, alerting theTranscendent Technomorphs ofa different dimension to their passage. The TransTechs redirected the GoBots' travel to their own Cybertron, at the dimensional hub known asAxiom Nexus. After hearing of their troubles, though, the TransTechs decided to hold the GoBots indefinitely in Axiom Nexus. The Technomorphs feared that the Gobotronians' non-transwarp-based transit technology could be used against them, and the risk of letting the Guardians and Renegades off-world was too great.Withered Hope

Treds, along with other displaced GoBots, was "processed" before being released into Axiom Nexus's "Offworlder Zone."Transcendent: Part 1

During processing, Bug Bite disappeared. Knowing he would stir up trouble if left unchecked,Path Finder sent Bad Boy and Treds to track down the missing Renegade. Treds also helped in acquiring accommodations for their stay in Axiom Nexus, where the Gobots befriended the moroseCrystal Widow. Early in their search, the two faux Decepticons came across a murder scene, with evidence pointing towards Bug Bite as the murderer. Making brief contact withCommander Cheetor, they followed Bug Bite's trail from the crime scene toThe Blue Deployer, and then to theMalignus Revolutionary Army. Treds tried to extract information from the anti-establishment gang through a diplomatic approach. When this failed, Bad Boy picked a fight with one of the Malignus, earning his respect once he beat him.

With the information provided to them by the Malignus, Bad Boy and Treds made their way toSwindle, Swindle and Swindle next. There, they discovered that Bug Bite had refurnished his chassis, and found a way out of Axiom Nexus already. Having acquired a "No Questions Asked"transit pass on the black market, Bug Bite was long gone. Unfortunately, this information cost the pair most of their funds. Complicating things further, the brutalGeneral Demolishor had become convinced that the rest of the GoBots were already in possession of black market passes of their own, and begun hunting them down. Treds was captured and held hostage by Demolishor in theHeap. His fellow GoBots and Crystal Widow came to his rescue, though Treds was unable to help for much in the fight that ensued; his hands had been cuffed, and his main weapon disabled by the General. After a prolonged and intense battle, Demolishor was defeated and taken in by Cheetor for his unlawful behavior. Treds helped save Path Finder with an Energon transfusion, and in the aftermath of the battle, Cheetor provided the group with the rest of the off-world transit passes Bug Bite had pilfered.

After Crystal Widow and another sympathetic officer,Airazor, helped the group get retrofitted with upgrades, the GoBots managed to access the dimensional hub and continue on their mission to the 22nd level. They made contact with Bug Bite, who informed them enough time had passed that they should be expecting more arrivals from the Dimensional Interfacer at any time...Withered Hope Sure enough, the group was joined by AdmiralMan-O-War,Rest-Q, and TheBuggyMan. As Bug Bite had escaped the group again, Admiral Man-O-War berated Treds for shirking his duty, and allowing a known criminal to run loose. The group then set out to make contact with the local Autobots, with Treds joining the earth-bound troops throughthe potato state.Sunrise

In order to avoid drawing attention to themselves, the GoBots concealed Treds under a tarp and had Road Ranger haul him down the road atop of a flatbed trailer. Road Ranger griped that the inconvenience could have been avoid had Treds picked a road-legal vehicle for his disguise. Treds defended his choice of alt-mode, stating that his offensive capabilities could be the only thing that kept them alive should they encounter enemy units. Later, Treds was the first to notice ared sports car barreling down towards them. Thanks to The BuggyMan's warning, the group were able to avoid a confrontation with the negative-polarity Cybertronian.

As the GoBots approached the Autobots' base, they were put ill-at-ease by the radio silence they encountered. Deciding to err on the side of caution, they approached theIronworks stealthily. They were nonetheless ambushed byStepper andNebulon. Treds attempted to reason with their attackers, explaining that they weren’t spies. When that failed, Tred's group attempted to fight back against the evil Autobots with their built-in laser weaponry, only to find that Stepper's Golnium coating made him invulnerable to such attacks. Realizing they needed solid ammo to overpower him, Treds let loose... and accidentally blew apart both Nebulon and Stepper's hand. Though Treds was taken aback over blowing up an organic being into bits, Rest-Q reassured his teammate that he hadn't actually killed anyone; Nebulon was just a gun, and Stepper had been using ventriloquism to pass it off as a sentient creature. Just as Treds regained his composure, a stern voice warned the GoBots not to move...High Noon

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Treds was working out of aUNECOM base withLeader-1's command team whenCy-Kill arrived waiving a white flag. TheRenegade overlord proposed a game ofbasketball, with the loser vowing to leaveEarth forever. Leader-1 agreed, and theGuardians began training for the game with the assistance of theHarlem Globetrotters. When the big game began, the Guardians came out to an early lead. Treds took possession and fired the ball out his cannon and into the net from half-court. Although the Guardians won, the Renegades reneged on the agreement and fled.Double Dribble In the final battle between the Guardians and Renegades over a matter transmuter, Treds arrived withDozer,Royal-T, andRoad Ranger with thePower Suits to formCourageous. Together, the Guardian combiner squared off againstMonsterous until Cy-Kill ordered a retreat.One Born Every Minute

Toys

Collector's Edition

G1 GoBots (Multi-pack,2004)

ID number:84
Known designers:Hirofumi Ichikawa (deco artist)

Treds is aredeco of theTransformersMini Vehicle Warpath, transforming into a General Motors M551A1 Sheridan ARAAV tank.

He was only available in ane-HOBBY-exclusiveCollector's Edition six-pack withBad Boy,Bug Bite,Path Finder,Road Ranger, andSmall Foot.

Treds uses a coloration that originally appeared in apromotional image from an early JapaneseTransformers catalogue. All of the 1985 Mini Vehicles in this image had color differences from their final released versions.

This toy was intended to be the character fromGoBots. His name does not appear in any of the final product material; it only appears in an early Photoshopped promotional image on thee-HOBBY website. The individual toys' names were dropped whenTakara's legal department became concerned at how Bandai—the company that made the toys that would become the GoBots—would react to the names being used, despite the minimal chance of provable trademark infringement on Takara's part.

More info on Treds at TFU.info

Generations Selects

Go-Bot Guardians 3-Pack (Multi-pack,2024)

Accessories: Shield
Known designers:Mark Maher (Hasbro)^[1]

Legacy United "Go-Bot Treds" is aredeco ofWar for Cybertron: KingdomWarpath, transforming into a green tank that is loosely similar to the General MotorsM551A1 Sheridan ARAAV. The underside of the tank separates from the figure and can be attached to the robot mode's shoulder or arm as a shield, or mounted on its back. In tank mode, Treds's turret can rotate a full 360 degrees, and his cannon can raise up.

He was only available in theGenerations Selects "Go-Bot Guardians 3-Pack", packed alongside "Go-Bots Pathfinder" and "Go-Bots Smallfoot", who also homage their e-HOBBY counterparts. In reference to his nature as a spy behind enemy lines, his instructions label him as an Autobot.

The set was revealed byBigBadToyStore's Twitter account onJune 12, with preorders going up at multiple online outlets the day after.

Designer commentary onSelects Treds from Mark Maher on Instagram

Notes

Did they... model him backwards?

Treds's complicated position as an undercover Autobot/Guardian amongst the Decepticons/Renegades is, strangely enough, not without precedent. The original Treds toy was among the few GoBots to sport one of the Tonka-originated GoBot faction logos... however, Treds features the Renegade symbol rather than the Guardian one. Despite the presence of both the Renegade symbol and a Communist star, Treds was sold as a Guardian. Therefore, it seems as though bio-writerHirofumi Ichikawa took this random discrepancy and ran with it.