![]() Part of the first assortment of Generation 2 Autobot cars, Sideswipe's original toy had his colors re-arranged to a black car mode with red and white robot parts, plus new neon green "racing" decals were added to the mix. The regular Generation 2 Sideswipe toy was repurposed as a namesake of the first Sideswipe in the 2005 IDW continuity. Following this a battle ensued between both strike teams. Teletraan-1 attempted to retrieve the full transmission from the Decepticons to gather the location data needed to assess the threat. While the Phantomstrike Squadron was positioned at Darkmount, south-east of Alphastrike's position, Greenlight-who had been tracking the Phantomstrike Squadron from her drop point in a nearby deserted Decepticon zone-attempted to transmit the all clear for the attack to commence, but her transmission was discovered by the Phantomstrike Squadron who corrupted its signal. Final Strike Figure Series marketing material Siege Teletraan-1 Data Files While there, Alphastrike analyzed the Decepticon Phantomstrike Squadron's attack patterns to anticipate their next strike on key Autobot positions. Final Strike Figure Series marketing material Īfter Hound scouted out the Sea of Rust for a place to set up a possible safe zone, Covert Clone Sideswipe and rest of the Autobot Alphastrike Counterforce made themselves at home inside an underground base on the outer edge of the Sea of Rust that shielded them from the toxic atmosphere. ![]() ![]() He was also made a member of the " Autobot Alphastrike Counterforce". Covert Clone Sideswipe was built and ranked as a Ground Command Special Ops Private. War for Cybertron Trilogy marketing materialĪt some point during the war for Cybertron, Sideswipe was used as a template for a clone to be built for covert operations. Ceremony Though Trypticon perished in the battle for Earth, the Sparks survived some time later, following Optimus Prime's death and funeral, Sideswipe and several other members of the new generation joined Arcee in Little Cybertron as she told the tale of the Autobot leader's final moments. AssemblyĪs Trypticon prepared to join the fight alongside Metroplex, Sideswipe helped unload and secure the Titan's cargo of as-yet-unborn sparks. Ultimately, this catastrophe was merely a precursor to something far worse, and when Unicron devoured Cybertron, Sideswipe stood by Soundwave as the survivors regrouped on Earth, watching as Thundercracker arrived to speak with Marissa Faireborn. Surfeit of Primesĭuring the Maximal invasion of Cybertron, Trypticon realized that he could not allow his charges to be jeopardized and used his spacebridge to warp to Earth, taking Sideswipe and the others with him The Hallowing and arriving near Mount Rushmore. Starscream: The Movie Arcee would later tell Aileron about the protoforms, mulling that his name was not reflective of the desire to step away from future fighting. The Dead Come Home, Part 2īy the time that Thundercracker visited Trypticon, Sideswipe and the other protoforms had grown to their adult dimensions and happily played with Buster while her owner chatted with Marissa Faireborn. To ensure that Starscream wouldn't be able to manipulate the future of their species, Prime announced that Trypticon would become Earth's new embassy on Cybertron: as a result, Trypticon and all the protoforms he carried within him were now under human sovereignty. Once the situation had calmed down, Arcee introduced her new friend to Optimus Prime and affectionately named him "Sideswipe" after her recently departed friend. When Arcee trailed Sludge into Cybertron's depths, "Sideswipe" jumped the former from behind, and Arcee's initial willingness to kill the little Transformer caused Trypticon to awaken so as to protect his charges. The Dead Come Home, Part 2 Starscream became aware of this next generation, hidden in the Cybertronian wilderness and manipulated events so that Optimus Prime and an unlikely group of allies would find them, so that he could claim the protoforms for his own. SalvationĪfter several months of development, the protoforms, including "Sideswipe," had begun to cool and develop rudimentary robotic bodies. ![]() Emerging from Alyon's newly ignited hot spot, Redemption the sparks were absorbed by the Titan Trypticon to grow properly, eventually maturing into healthy protoforms by drawing upon Trypticon's own body to form their sentio metallico. The young robot who would come to be known as "Sideswipe" was part of the first generation of sparks to emerge from Cybertron's hot spots in more than four million years, and the first generation of post-war Cybertronians to be born, some three years after the conclusion of the Great War. ![]()
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