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{{Other uses|Bad Boy}}
{{seealso|Fairchild Robo}}
{{Infobox character
| name = Bad Boy
| series = [[GoBots]]
| image = [[File:badboy-carded.jpg|240px]]
| caption = Bad Boy GoBots on card
| first = ''Challenge of the GoBots'' episode 7, "Cy-Kill Escapes"
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| creator = Tonka
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| species = GoBot
| gender = Male
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| lbl1 = Japanese name
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| lbl2 = Release number
|data2 = 55
| lbl21 = Abilities
|data21 = * [[Energy blasts]]
* [[Flight]]
* [[Healing factor]]
* [[Oxygen independence]]
* [[Shapeshifting]]
* [[Superhuman durability]]
* [[Superhuman longevity]]
* [[Superhuman strength]]
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'''Bad Boy''' is a [[fictional character]] in the [[GoBots]] series introduced in 1985. He is an evil Renegade GoBot who turns into a jet.

==GoBots==
Bad Boy is a Renegade GoBot who turns into an A-10 Thunderbolt.<ref>{{Cite book | title=Totally Tubular '80s | last=Bellomo | first=Mark | year=2010 | publisher=Krause Publications| ISBN=1440212821 | pages= 90–93}}</ref> Bad Boy is one of Cy-Kill's minions. He is a rough street punk always ready with an insult and looking for a fight. He is actually smarter than he lets on, preferring to let others under estimate him.

===Abilities===
Like most GoBots, Bad Boy has numerous abilities because of robotic body. He can survive in space and is super-humanly strong and tough. He can fly in robot mode and project energy blasts from his hands. His body heals quickly when supplied with energy. He does not need to breath oxygen. He can turn into a jet.

===Reception===
Bad Boy was chosen as the 7th goofiest GoBot name by [[Topless Robot]].<REF>http://www.toplessrobot.com/2010/11/the_20_goofiest_gobot_names.php</REF>

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toTG32rtB7w&t=121s GoBot Bad Boy review on YouTube by The No Swear Gamer]

===Animated series===
====Challenge of the GoBots====
Bad Boy appears in ''[[Challenge of the GoBots]]'' episode 7 "[[Cy-Kill Escapes]]" as he and Herr Fiend send a stealth device to the escaping renegades on the GoBot Prison Moon to cover their escape in a hidden ship.

Bad Boy appears in "[[The Fall of GoBotron]]" episode 9 as he and [[Block Head]] try to pick a fight with [[Turbo (GoBots)|Turbo]].

Bad Boy appears in "[[Flight to Earth]]" episode 10 where he and Block Head collect the Guardians on [[GoBotron]] and take them to prison.

In the episode 34 "[[Scooter Enhanced]]" Scooter and Small Foot join Nick and A.J. to watch a car stunt show which is attacked by Crasher, [[BuggyMan]] and [[Fly Trap]]. Small Foot fights Buggyman and defeats him, but the Renegades gain the upper hand. The Guardians are rescued by Leader-1 and Turbo who arrive in [[Power Suit (GoBots)|Power Suit]]s. Cy-Kill vows to gain Power Suits for the Renegades. Scooter decides he needs more firepower, so he has [[Professor von Joy]] remove his damaged holo projector in favor of a blaster unit. Screw Head, Bad Boy and Cop-Tur are sent to attack Unecom bases and distract the Guardians while Cy-Kill, Crasher and Scorp attempt to take the suits from the Guardian Command Center. Small Foot and Scooter are able to delay the Renegades until Leader-1 and Turbo return to chase away the Renegades. Realizing he was a better Guardian with his holo projector, Scooter has it reinstalled.<ref>{{Cite episode |title= Scooter Enhanced|episodelink= |series= Challenge of the GoBots|serieslink= Challenge of the GoBots|credits= Written by Jeff Segal, Kelly Ward and Mark Young |network= First-run syndication|station= |airdate= October 9th, 1984|season= 1|number= 24}}</ref>

Bad Boy is featured extensively in "[[Wolf in the Fold]]" episode 38. Using an image simulator circuit invented by [[Dr. Go]] Bad Boy is able to go under cover as the Guardian Heatseeker. From inside the Guardians Bad Boy is able to leak information to the Renegades. Once it is discovered that there is a traitor among the Guardians Bad Boy tries to frame [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|Leader-1]] as the traitor, but he is uncovered by Scooter. Thanks to timely use of the astro-beam he escapes the Guardians.

Bad Boy appears in "[[The Third Column]]" episode 51 where he sides with Zero, who tries to take over the Renegades from Cy-Kill.

===Fun Publications===
=====Cataclysmverse=====
Bad Boy is a main character appearing in ''[[Withered Hope]]'', a text and comic based story. Sent to investigate the effect the destroying their universe six GoBots are reformatted to look like an Autobots and Decepticons and sent through the Interfacer to the source of the disturbance - the 22nd level. They accidentally arrive on [[Transtech]] [[Cybertron]] where they are kept against their will in the city of Axiom Nexus. Bug Bite escapes without his allies using an astro beam device. While on Cybertron Bad Boy becomes friends with the [[Malignus]] gang. The remaining GoBots run afoul of the Transtech Decepticon General [[Demolishor]] in a criminal investigation but are aided by [[Airazor]], [[Crystal Widow]] and [[Cheetor]]. The GoBots receive upgrades from the shop of [[Swindle (Transformers)|Swindle]], Swindle and Swindle and are able to leave the dimension thanks to stolen transit passes they obtain. Once they arrive on Earth of the 22nd level where they find Bug Bite and his new Decepticon allies [[Weirdwolf]] and [[Dreadwind]]. <ref name="transformers2008">{{cite book|title=Withered Hope|author=S. Trent Troop & Greg Sepelak|year=2008|publisher=The Transformers Collector’s Club}}</ref>

Bad Boy has a cameo in ''[[Transcendent (Transformers)|Transcendent]]'' by [[Fun Publications]] which occurred at the same time as ''Withered Hope''. He can be seen standing in line for processing in [[Axiom Nexus]].

=====Rhetoricverse=====
Bad Boy appeared in the ''Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric'' episode 1 story "[[Rebels Without a Circuit]]". He was among a group of Renegades who caused trouble for four Guardian cadets.<ref>{{Cite episode |title= Rebels Without a Circuit|episodelink= |series= Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|serieslink= Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|credits= Written by Jim Sorenson |network= |station= |airdate= October 27, 1986/December 28th, 2015 |season= 1|number= 1}}</ref>

===Toys===
[[image:badboy-toy.jpg|left|thumb|240px|GoBots Bad Boy toy]]
*'''''Tonka GoBots'' 55 Bad Boy''' (1985)
:Two toys were produced for Bad Boy. The first was released as a GoBot, based on the Machine Robo line from Japan.

*'''''Takara Transformers Generation 1'' GoBots''' (2004)
:A recolor of ''Generation 1'' Powerglide. A Japanese ehobby exclusive toy.

{{seealso|Wild Child (X-Transbots)}}

==References==
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==External links==
*http://counter-x.net/gobots/challenge/profiles/renegades/bad_boy.html
*http://www.collectiondx.com/review/transforming_toy/fairchild_robo_bad_boy
*http://www.cobraislandtoys.com/gobot/renegades/badboy.html
*http://www.e-hobbymagazine.com/english/museun_en/2194.html
*http://www.tfu.info/Gobots/Renegades/BadBoy/badboy.htm

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