In 1985, a heat-activated rubsign was added to the front of Prowl's hood. The Chinese 1989 release, which was produced around the same time as the European "Classic Heroes" version (see below), again featured the "Diaclone" markings, this time not only on the hood but also on the doors. This was eventually amended by a running change that dropped the "Diaclone" markings. While all releases and variants of Transformers Prowl omit the red "R", a very early production run of the "pre-rub" US release of Prowl still retained the "Diaclone" marking on the hood (but not on the doors or the shoulders!). The original Takara Diaclone release of the figure featured a red "R" inside the yellow police star, as well as the word "Diaclone", as part of the factory-applied police badge stickers that decorated the car hood and doors, as well on the stickers for the robot's shoulders that were part of the included sticker sheet. The spring-loaded firing mechanism for these launchers was disabled by Hasbro, but remained intact on the Takara release of the figure. In robot mode, he is armed with a silver-chromed hand-held acid pellet gun, and two shoulder-mounted missile launchers. He transforms into a Datsun 280ZX Turbo sports car (known in Japan as a "Fairlady Z") decorated in Japanese police car livery, though with "Highway Patrol Police" markings in English (which had already been present on the original Diaclone version). Originally a Diaclone "Police Car Fairlady Z", Prowl was one of the original assortment of Autobot Cars released in 1984. Known designers: Kōjin Ōno (TakaraTomy). Accessories: " acid pellet gun", left & right missile launchers, 3 "wire-guided incendiary missiles".
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