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Punch/Counterpunch is the name of several fictional characters from the Transformers universes. He is an Autobot spy who disguises himself as a Decepticon.〔Lee's Guide to Loose 1987 Transformers: Autobots. Lee's Toy Review magazine, issue #205, December 2009〕 ==Transformers: Generation 1== Punch is an Autobot warrior possessing the unique ability to adopt a second robot mode named Counterpunch, which he uses to pose as a Decepticon in order to infiltrate their ranks and spy on them as a double agent. On the surface, Punch is a cool-headed, well-adjusted individual who is able to keep his head and take command in times of crisis, keeping those around him calm by extension. But in truth, this silent, stoic personality is an act Punch puts on, and he lies even to himself about his reasons for doing so – although he would like to believe that he keeps tight-lipped because his job means that saying too much is a danger to his life, in truth, his real reason is that he is completely paranoid, distrusting everyone around him. Switching repeatedly from Punch to Counterpunch and venturing into the dark heart of the Decepticon camp has had an adverse effect on Punch, leaving him a twisted bundle of neuro-circuits – so complete a disguise has he made of the change from Autobot to Decepticon that Punch’s entire personality changes when he becomes Counterpunch. Although Counterpunch retains his Autobot sensibilities – at least enough to carry out his duties as a double agent, acquiring information for the Autobots while feeding the Decepticons just enough to maintain cover – the other aspects of his personality switch completely, and the urges Punch holds in restraint all find savage, violent release as Counterpunch. Constantly walking the knife’s edge, Punch is suspicious of all those around him, seeing potential Decepticon spies instead of Autobot allies, fearing that there could be a double agent among them, operating as easily as he does among the Decepticons. In truth, however, it is Punch who is the biggest powder keg of them all – he has been known to experience blackouts which he cannot account for his presence, and the fear that he lives his life in is constantly growing... the fear that the Counterpunch side of his mind could one day become dominant and take over entirely. And what would become of the Autobots on that day? From a purely psychological viewpoint, Punch's character could be seen as an individual who has quite literally split his personality in half with all of the positive qualities which make Punch who he is as an Autobot warrior making up the light side of his personality, his conscious mind and his very spark and his minor alternate personality of Counterpunch being made up of all the negative qualities which make Punch who he is as a living person. These negative qualities quite literally make up the dark side of his spark. In a way, the positive attributes counterbalancing with the negative attributes could be seen as a psychological take on the yin and yang line of thought. As both himself and Counterpunch, Punch transforms into a Pontiac Fiero. As Punch, he is armed with a twin mortar launcher that fires highly-combustible firebombs. Conversely, as Counterpunch, he wields a photon cannon which fires a high-density stream of energy that can scramble a Transformer’s circuits. Luckily for the Autobots, all among their ranks are outfitted with damper devices that reduce the cannon’s effect, but produce enough pyrotechnics to keep Punch’s cover from being blown. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Punch-Counterpunch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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