Seaspray
Now this guy was a barrel of laughs.
Only one toy for Generation 1, Seaspray was a robot that turned into a Winchester class SRN6 hovercraft (had to look that up). I know scale is mott point to argue, but Seaspray is either an absolute giant or a tiny, tiny little ship.
Only one toy but it is a basic one. Mini robot, so the transformations are simple but basic enough to be enjoyable. International versions had slightly different colored plastic but that's about it. File card paints an interesting picture. He's the Autobot's navel defense and absolutely nuts about the water. Hates coming onto land or even transforming into a robot.
The comic had him being a member of Perceptor's rebel cell. That was about it, as he was first used for comedy when they arrived on Earth (trying to chat with Earth vehicles) or being target practice (getting his head mounted on RAAT's HQ wall). He got better but mostly stayed in the background until he was killed off camera.
The cartoon did him a bit better. Voiced with distinction by Alan Oppenheimer, Seaspray even got an episode to himself ("Sea Change" in the 2nd season) which inspired some fanfic that I shan't go into here.
Overall, a decent little fella.
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