Countdown (Transformers)

Countdown (Transformers)

Countdown is the name fictional character in the Transformers series. He was introduced as a toy in the US 1989, but his first appearance in fiction was in the Japanese Transformers: Zone series where he was called Moon Raider. He didn't appear in US Transformers fiction until his role as a main character in the Dreamwave comics Micromaster title. Since then Hasbro has released a new toy of the character in 2009. He is sometimes called "Autobot Countdown" for trademark purposes. Fun Publications has made mention of another character named Countdown in its Transformers stories, who is the evil mirror-universe counterpart of the original character.

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