Fastlane

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{{picsneeded|Fiction appearances, toy}}
:''Fastlane is an [[Autobot]] [[Clone (subgroup)|Clone]] in the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Fastlane MTMtE.jpg|right|275px|thumb|"Roger dodger, Optimus Prime!"]]
When you break down the individual components of '''Fastlane's''' personality he doesn't come off sounding very good. He's a totally immature, reckless, thrill-seeking, show off. Surprising then to find that he's quite well liked by both humans and Autobots. The fact is there's just no malice in Fastlane's antics, he's mischievous at worst and his stunts are usually quite entertaining to watch. His most daring stunts can be a bit dangerous to others who happen to be nearby (he once caused a HUGE accident on Cybertron by doing a 360 in confining heavy traffic at 805km/h (500mph)) but no one's ever been really hurt by them except for Fastlane himself when he pushes his design just a little too far.

Fastlane is the younger clone brother of [[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]].

:''French-Canadian name'': '''Casse-Cou'''
:''Italian name'': '''Booster'''

==Fiction==
===American cartoon continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Rob Paulsen]] (English)
[[Image:Rebirth1 Fastlane Cloudraker Punch.jpg|thumb|left|150px|]]
Upon arriving on Cybertron, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] told Fastlane and Cloudraker to search for [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and the rest of the Autobots who had travelled to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. Since Kup's crew were on a plasma-charged rocket ship halfway to [[Nebulos]] by that point, the Clones had little luck finding them. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

{{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}}
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===Japanese cartoon continuity===
====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kazuo Oka]] (Japanese)

Fastlane and Cloudraker were once friends with another pair of Cybertronian Clones named [[Pounce]] and [[Wingspan]]. The two duos lost contact with each other for some time, during which Pounce and Wingspan joined the Decepticons. Fastlane and Cloudraker were confronted by their old friends, who were looking to take a golden skull from their Autobot counterparts and use it to collect a unique energy source from the [[Pirate Planet]]. While trying to keep the skull from the Decepticon Clones, Fastlane and his brother made contact with the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] aboard the Battleship Maximus. {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:SpotlightArcee_Fastlane.jpg|right|thumb|175px|]]
Fastlane and Cloudraker served as security officers for [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] inside the [[Garrus-9]] penitentiary. When the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] raided the facility, the clones fought alongside [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]], but ultimately failed to prevent the Decepticons from making off with the [[Pretender Monster|Pretender Monsters]]. Fastlane took a serious blast through the chest during the fight and probably needed significant repair work. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

He was back in action some time later, when he inspected [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s corpse along with his brother. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Fastlane''' (Clone, 1987)
**''Japanese ID number:''
**''Accessories:'' [[Sonic boom rifle|Sonic boom rifles]] (2)

:Fastlane was available in a two-pack with his brother/clone, Cloudraker. He transforms into a futuristic dragster. Fastlane has a removable spoiler which is visible in robot mode, distinguishing him from his brother, Cloudraker. He has two heat-sensitive [[Rubsign|rubsigns]] on his chest -- one indicates he is an Autobot, the other reveals a dragster image, indicating which Clone he is. This is especially useful for those times when you can't just turn him over and see the giant wheels on his backside.

==External links==
*[http://tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Fastlane/fastlane.htm Fastlane at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Fastlane Fastlane's Marvel Universe profile at NTFA.net]

[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Headmasters characters]]

Demolishor (ROTF)

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{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Demolishor}}
{{disambig2|the Decepticon excavator in [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]|the ''other'' Decepticon excavator in Revenge of the Fallen|Scavenger (ROTF)}}

:''Demolishor is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ROTF-DemolishorPrime.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Prime is his bling!]]

The gigantic '''Demolishor''' may not be the sharpest tool in the shed, but he's smart enough to know when to fight openly and when to stick to the shadows. One of the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]], Demolishor arrived on [[Earth]] to find [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] dead, so he went into hiding, gathering other Decepticons who needed a big, blunt instrument to cower behind. Now in charge of this little band, he awaits the day when a new Decepticon leader will rise.

{{bigquote|This is not your planet to rule. The Fallen shall rise again! |Demolishor's last words|''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''}}

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
[[Image:Defiance4_Constructicons.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Impress the ladies with a new move...the incredible ''Double Pits to Chesty!!'']]

In the distant past, the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]] Cube created [[Thirteen original Transformers|a race]] of powerful, trans-dimensional beings as the first inhabitants of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The Cube gave these beings mighty powers, as well as terraforming their world, but it was not limitless, and gradually became depleted. The first beings learned that the All Spark's power could be replenished by harvesting the energy of stars, but they were unable to locate new stars to suit their purposes, despite their amazing ability to travel between dimensions. Once again, the Cube came to the rescue, creating a race of workers, who had the ability to change their shape.

Demolishor (or a Transformer who shared his [[body-type]]) was among the very first of these new beings, one of several "builders" who would construct a [[Solar harvester|harvester]] when a suitable sun had been found. Once built, the device would drain the energy of these stars, thus replenishing the All Spark. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 4}} It is assumed that at some point during the civil war on Cybertron, he sided with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], the new protege of Demolishor's only surviving ancient master, [[The Fallen]].

During the war on Cybertron, Demolishor was used as a shock trooper, sowing terror amongst settlements of displaced Autobots. At one of his massacres there was a survivor, the Autobot [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]].

Demolishor's modus operandi continued when he arrived on [[Earth]], wreaking havoc in human cities, literally daring the Autobots to stop him so that, once baited, he could slaughter the Autobot forces. This caught the attention of Sideswipe, whom Demolishor had assumed was already dead. Delighting in the return of his old playmate, the Decepticon led Sideswipe on a destructive chase through [[Montevideo]], [[Uruguay]]. Ultimately he was driven to ground again by the arrival of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and the [[human]]-[[Autobot]] [[NEST]] team. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 2}}

He was later detected in [[Shanghai]], [[China]], prompting NEST to mobilize once again. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4}}
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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Calvin Wimmer]] (credited as "Wheelbot")
[[Image:ROTFDemolishorispissed.jpg|left|thumb|250px|'''[[Hulk|DEMOLISHOR]] [[Tankor (BM)|SMASH]]!!!]]'''
NEST arrived in Shanghai with a cover story from the Chinese government that there was a chemical spill in the area. Major Lennox and his men followed a radiation blip to a construction site where a massive excavator stood. Suddenly, the excavator transformed and revealed itself to be Demolishor! In fury, he smashed his arms on the ground, flinging concrete pipes onto approaching NEST troopers, crushing them, before rolling away. NEST's firepower availed them little as Demolishor shrugged off their attacks and smashed his way to the nearby freeway. Most of the Autobots were soon deployed to deal with his running comrade [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]], leaving NEST with only [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] to deal with the massive Constructicon. Overhead, a [[United States Air Force#C-17 Globemaster III|C-17 Globemaster III]] circled, dropping the most powerful Autobot onto the battle field: [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] had entered the game.

[[Image:ROTFDemolishordies.jpg|right|thumb|250px|"Goodbye, Scavenger."<br> "I'M DEMOLISHOR!!!"<br>"Who cares?" *BOOM*]]
As Demolishor rolled along the freeway, crushing cars, destroying barriers and casually tossing nearby cars to their doom, Optimus intercepted him at an overpass and leaped onto his head as the Decepticon reduced the overpass to rubble. Demolishor declined Optimus' demand for him to "pull over" forcing the Autobot leader to fire his [[Ion blaster]] into the former's head, soon followed by Ironhide jumping on and shooting out his massive tires. The crippled Decepticon crashed into a warehouse district and was helpless as Optimus Prime, Ironhide, and the rest of the NEST soldiers advanced.

Standing before the "Punk-ass Decepticon" as Ironhide dubbed him, Optimus inquired if there were any last words he wished to convey. In defiance, Demolishor declared with his dying breath that they were too late, and that [[The Fallen]] would rise again. Optimus Prime replied in the negative and shot him through the optic, executing him. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Fred Tatasciore]]

====Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC====
=====Autobot campaign=====
[[Image:Demolishor shanghai rotfgame conceptart.jpg|thumb|200px|Oh, it's that dream again.]]

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{{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

====PSP====
=====Autobot campaign=====
During the battle in Shanghai, Demolishor obtained the remaining AllSpark fragment, and tried to get out of the city before the Autobots could get their hands on it. However, the Autobots crippled him and forced him into battle. One short fight later, Demolishor was beaten, but not before he could tell the Autobots that their victory would be short-lived, and the Fallen would rise again.

Oh, the Decepticons still had the AllSpark fragment, somehow.

=====Decepticon campaign=====
[[Soundwave (ROTF)| Soundwave]] ordered Demolishor to obtain the AllSpark fragment from a convoy driving around in Shanghai. He obtained it, but perished during the escape. None of the Decepticons actualy cared, however, because they got the AllSpark fragment.
{{Storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (PSP)}}
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==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Voyager Class toys====
[[Image:ROTF Voyager Demolishor.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Well... this will be fun to pose.]]
*'''Demolishor''' (Voyager, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-03'''

:Demolishor transforms from a red [http://www.terex.com/main.php?obj=prod&action=VIEW&nav=prod&id=67dfc329929677047029393f18f590e9 O&K/Terex RH400 heavy duty excavator] into a very unique robot mode via a surprisingly complex transformation. His [[Mech Alive]] gimmick in robot mode is a drum in each arm that spins when you move his lower arm (not in the shoulders as the packaging call out states). He has real rubber treads that sadly can't move, and no little plastic wheels that help it move either. He is almost impossible to stand up—let alone pose—but it ''can'' be managed.

:In the film, Demolishor's vehicle mode features a lot more white. This toy's colors are actually a match to [[Scavenger (ROTF)|Scavenger's]] colors.

:Like several ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' toys, such as [[Starscream (Movie)|Voyager class Starscream]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Leader class Optimus Prime]], Demolishor is yet another victim of late mold changes due to 2008-2009 economic problems. On the back of the box, his treads are pictured as being made of several individual, linked plastic sections. The sections were apparently recast as a single rubber tread ring instead for the final toy.

:Also, in the instructions it states that the wheel on a ratchet joint should go down, but by flipping the wheels around, you can use the free-wheeling wheel to roll him.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/Demolishor/demolishor.htm More information on Demolishor at TFU.info]''

[[Image:ROTF Voyager SA Demolishor 1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Red-and-white color schemes are not always given to [[Ratchet (G1)|ambulances]].]]
*'''Demolishor Shanghai Attack''' (Voyager, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-19'''
:Demolishor Shanghai Attack redecoes Demolishor's voyager class toy with colors that more closely resemble those seen in his [[show-accuracy|film appearance]].

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==Merchandise==
===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Robotheroestwinswidewaysprimedemolishorsideswipe.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Well if there aren't any girls, why am I posed like this?]]
*'''Shanghai Shootout''' (2009)
:Shanghai Shootout replicates the opening action scene from ''Revenge of the Fallen'', featuring figurines of [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]/[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] (ice cream truck), [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] (vehicle mode), [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], Demolishor, and [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]] (vehicle mode). Demolishor is a slightly-oversized figure and the centerpiece of the box set.
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==Notes==
*Demolishor is identical in design and vehicle form to [[Scavenger (ROTF)|Scavenger]]. In the film itself, Demolishor is mostly white with red striping and signage, but in other places his coloration matches Scavenger, such as his toy, his ''Robot Heroes'' figure, and in his appearances in [[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|the video game]] and [[Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation issue 1|the comic adaptation]]. [[Repurposing]] is quite fitting, if one so chooses.

*In the comic adaptation, Demolishor's [[alternate mode]] is a different model of steam shovel. It is a smaller model that could more realistically hide out in a big city than the very large mining excavator of the toy and movie.

* Okay, what's a giant mining excavator doing anywhere near a steel mill, exactly? Isn't that like having an amphibious vehicle in the Rocky Mountains?

*Though likely as vicious as every other Decepticon shown in the movie continuity, Demolishor's demise could be viewed as a rather unfortunate moral grey area on the Autobots' part. Technically he was just hiding and did not attack until his discovery was imminent. To make matters worse his toy bio, while far from flattering, seems to imply that he "takes care of smaller frightened Decepticons out of the goodness of his spark". To top things off, his completely accurate statement that Earth was not the Autobots' to rule never actually implies that it is the Decepticons' either. Again, probably a monstrous mechanical bully... but still slightly unsettling. [[Tales of the Fallen issue 2|''Tales of the Fallen #2'']] somewhat retroactively justifies Demolishor's execution, painting him as a Decepticon that revels in creating collateral damage and one that is responsible for several Autobot massacres in the past.

*During the production of ''Revenge of the Fallen'', the as-yet-unnamed Demolishor was referred to with the simple if descriptive moniker of "'''Wheelbot'''". Although Hasbro went on to provide a proper name for the character, Demolishor still wound up being listed as "Wheelbot" in the credits of the film itself. This anomaly remained uncorrected on the DVD release of the movie.

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