Tomahawk (TF 2010)

2010-09-02T07:04:09Z

118.173.83.126: /* Transformers (2010) */

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{{disambig2|the Autobot from the 2010 Transformers toyline|the helicopter used by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]|Tomahawk (G.I. Joe)}}
:''Tomahawk is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toyline.]]''

[[Image:TF2010toy-Tomahawk.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Why don't I have an axe? My name makes no sense otherwise!]]

'''Tomahawk''' is on the run. Taking advantage of his slow speed, [[Jetblade]] and [[Terradive (TF 2010)|Terradive]] have decided to break cover and chase him. Sucks to be them, since Tomahawk specialises in destroying 'bots faster than he is with his heat-seeking missiles.<ref>Tomahawk's bio</ref>

==Toys==
===''Transformers'' (2010)===
*'''Tomahawk''' (Deluxe Class, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AA-12'''
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles, 2 missile launchers

:Tomahawk transforms into a slightly futuristic strike helicopter, sporting an amalgamation of features from both the [[wikipedia:Eurocopter_Tiger|Eurocopter Tiger]] and the ADH-02 Hellhound attack helicopter from [[wikipedia:Patlabor|Patlabor]]. He comes with spring-loaded missile launchers that mount under his wings. In robot mode he is armed with "snapping pincers" on each of his forearms, while his missile launchers end up over his shoulders. They can also be detached and held in his hands if you so choose. He should come with an axe.

:Much like his wave-mate [[Terradive (TF 2010)|Terradive]], his instructions show him with a [[retool]]ed head.

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==References==
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[[Category: Autobots]]
[[Category: Transformers 2010 toyline characters]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]

Swindle (Animated)

2010-09-02T07:00:39Z

118.173.83.126: /* Animated */

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Swindle}}
:''Swindle is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Swindleanimated.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Ladies and gentlebots, I'm going to show you the greatest upgrade ever made. The SwindleCo™ Blast-o-Matic™ can blast your enemies to julienne fries with all the precision and quality you've come to expect from a SwindleCo™ product. But wait, there's more!"]]

Quick, hide the silver! An entrepreneur with few equals, the smooth-talking '''Swindle''' is always ready to make a deal. Trading extensively with many alien races and loaded down with their respective technologies, his goods are highly useful to interstellar warlords, bounty hunters, and many, many others. Though nominally a Decepticon, he just views the Cybertronian civil war as yet another business opportunity, one which has kept him living posh for centuries and could be great for his bottom line again now that it's starting back up.

{{quote|Scruples? You'd sell your own motherboard to the highest bidder.|[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] scoffs at Swindle's spiel|"[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
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:''Voice actor:'' [[Fred Willard]] (English), [[Nobutoshi Canna]] (Japanese), [[Dieter Memel]] (German), [[Ivo de Palma]] (Italian)

''While [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] was negotiating with [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]], he was interrupted by [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]], who was incensed that his comrade-in-arms would deal with bounty-hunting scum. Finding himself outgunned in this fight, Blitzwing was ''extremely'' lucky to find that Swindle had chosen that moment to pay a visit to the base on [[New Kaon]]. Providing the Triple Changer with enhanced weaponry (and a convenient payment plan), Swindle watched as the fight escalated. Each time, he was more than happy to provide each side with ever-increasing hardware, up to and including planetbuster weaponry. So much for New Kaon. Once the pair of Decepticons found out that Swindle was arming ''both'' of them, they took things up with customer service, leaving Swindle a fair bit worse for wear. But, he took it in stride. After all, the customer is always right.'' {{storylink|Everything Must Go}}

[[Image:Swindle and weapon.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"What would you say if I told you that you don't have to fight Autobots? You'd say I'm crazy, right? That I'm out of my head? Well that is exactly what I'm telling you about this amazing product from SwindleCo™!"]]

Swindle found out about the situation on [[Earth]] after a little business transaction with Lockdown. Upon his arrival, he made a deal with the newly formed [[Society of Ultimate Villainy]]: they'd steal components he needed, and he'd give them monetary compensation. He set the arrangement up anonymously, communicating with them through the radio in their new getaway vehicle, a present of sorts that he'd provided. When they had stolen the parts, he had them construct a generator. Sadly, the deal went sour when he asked [[Slo-Mo]] to hand over her AllSpark-powered timepiece. She refused, and he let them in on his little secret: He ''was'' the getaway vehicle.

[[Image:TFASwindlefullyarmed.jpg|right|150px|thumb|"That's not all, though! If you order right now, I am offering this exclusive accessory package, compliments of the good folks here at SwindleCo™!"]]

He dispatched most of the SUV and used his force field (acquired in a deal with a race known as the [[Vok]] from [[Nexus Zero]], nice folks) to protect himself from Slo-Mo's watch. He took it from her and contacted his old client [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. After a few pleasantries, he demonstrated the generator's ability to freeze everything mechanical in Detroit, including the [[Autobot|Autobots]]. Unfortunately, before the deal could go through, [[Bumblebee (Animated)|a shielded Autobot]] and the SUV burst in and managed to knock him over the side of the parking block on which he had stationed himself. While he managed to reacquire the watch, he was frozen in his vehicle mode when a blast ricocheted off of the Autobot's shield. He was last seen being towed by [[Captain Fanzone|the police]], who promised to strip apart the paralyzed Decepticon and sell his insides at a police auction. Bloody ''hell!'' ([[B.O.T. (episode)|The irony probably wasn't lost on him]].) {{storylink|SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy}}

Swindle was later "apprehended" by [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]]... in that Sentinel paid a fine to the Detroit police department and had the still-stuck-in-vehicle-mode Decepticon towed to the Autobot ship. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}} He and almost all of the Earth-based Decepticons were transported as prisoners back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Predacons Rising}}

Since Swindle was mode-locked and offline, the Elite Guard simply parked him in their ship's brig, not taking care to secure him. This proved to be a mistake when an energy storm in space revived him. Swindle freed the other Decepticons, waiving the usual service charge as a sign of good faith to friends of his "best customer" Megatron. Swindle was able to use the numerous gadgets and weapons inside his own [[subspace|personal storage dimension]] to re-arm the Decepticons and defeat the Elite Guard--as well as accessorizing the [[Starscream clone (Animated)|Starscream clones]] so he could [[conehead|finally tell them apart]]. His [[Sonic Jammer 3000]] got them through the Elite Guard's alarms and into the main bridge, plus handily incapacitated [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]]. After [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] and Sentinel fell, Swindle convinced Lugnut to spare their lives for now, as not only would the prisoners make good bargaining chips, but Elite Guard parts could make them enough credits on the black market to retire to a beach island on [[Nebulos]].

[[Image:TFAni Decepticon Air Swindle Optimus Hand.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Oh ''no''. Not ''again''.]]

Unfortunately for the Decepticons, Sentinel Prime had managed to get a [[Broken Lance|coded distress signal]] to Earth. The Earthbound Autobots were able to lock onto Swindle's private [[transwarp]] frequency and beam Optimus Prime right into Swindle's guts, giving them quite a surprise. Ordered by Lugnut to guard the prisoners while the rest chased after Optimus, Swindle instead took his time thoroughly looting the Elite Guard ship of as much valuable hardware as he could before making his getaway in an escape pod. {{storylink|Decepticon Air}}

{{quote|Guard the prisoners, or... loot the ship? It's a no-processor...er.|Swindle shows his true colors|"[[Decepticon Air]]"}}
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==Travelogue==
{{quote|Now, at no extra charge, I'm willing to throw in these little items I picked up in a little excursion to the planet Dahros. By the way, if you should ever find yourself on Dahros, trust me, you do not want to visit the Northern hemisphere. The locals are surly, the service is lousy, and the energon is always watered down.|Swindle gives travel advice|"[[Everything Must Go]]"}}

Swindle travels extensively, to provide his customers spectacular bargains from the far corners of the universe. His trade route includes:

*The planet [[Andellor]], who make an excellent [[Anti-gravity gun|anti-gravity cannon]].<ref name="everything">[[Everything Must Go]]</ref>
*[[Cheyne]], builder of fine Circuitry repair patches. <ref name="almanac">[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]</ref>
*[[Comb|Com]], where the Nemesis Shield type 2B is available.<ref name="almanac"/>
*The planet [[Darhos|Dahros]], which produces the amazing product that is [[glass gas]].<ref name="everything"/>
*[[Devola]], where he purchased escape ships.<ref name="almanac"/>
*[[Ganzvort]], home of the [[Omega bomb]]. He noted that he had to visit Okayama at some point.<ref name="almanac"/>
*[[Garro|Garo]], where [[Nemesis Shield]] type 11A can be purchased.<ref name="almanac"/>
*[[Menonia]], source of the robotic panacea of "[[Menonian super glue|super glue]]".<ref name="everything"/>
*[[Nebulos]], where the energon is exceptionally smooth, and one can retire to live the good life on a tropical island.<ref name = "con air"/>
*[[Nexus Zero]], where the [[Vok]] manufacture superior force-field technology.<ref name="suv">[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]</ref>
*[[Quintessa]], where he picked up the fantastic [[Sonic Jammer 3000]] for a great price, as well as all the oil he could drink.<ref name="con air"/>
*[[Prysmos]], a future stop on his itinerary where he will trade with the [[Visionaries|Darkling Lords]].<ref name="almanac"/>
*[[Pz-Zazz]], where he visited the scenic fifth moon.<ref name="con air">[[Decepticon Air]]</ref>
*[[Talos Four]], manufacturers of the [[triple crusher cannon]].<ref name="everything"/>
*The world of [[Torkulon]], source of the spectacular [[Torkulonian decompression pump|decompression pump]].<ref name="everything"/>
*The home of Vandarian holographic technology, which Lockdown finds useful.<ref name="almanac"/>
*[[Xeptos]], the source of [[Chaosmaster Bomb]]s.<ref name="almanac"/>

==Toys==
===Animated===
[[Image:SwindleDeluxe.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Are you seeing this? Are you loving this? I'm so excited I could almost spring a leak."]]
*'''Swindle''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-36'''
**''Accessories'': Large "[[Scatter blaster]]" gun, missile

: Part of the fifth wave of ''Animated'' Deluxes, Swindle transforms into an armored Humvee-styled vehicle with a roof-mounted cannon. This cannon mounts on his right arm in robot mode, and features a spring-loaded launching [[missile]]. The cannon also features an additional [[gimmick]]: when the missile is inserted into the cannon, the slits on the weapon change from a deep, clear purple (the same color used for the eyes, chest windows, upper arms and fingers) to a painted orange-red. He also features a flip-out Gatling gun in his midsection, as well as his twin over-shoulder double-blasters. The Gatling ''can'' be deployed in vehicle mode (and is even depicted on the cardback that way), but it rides so low that the front wheels won't touch the ground. Swindle's cartoon-accurate cat-like pupils are simulated by carefully placed air bubbles within the [[light-piping]] plastic.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/Swindle/swindle.htm More information on Swindle at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:AnimatedMercenarySwindle.jpg|thumb| Hi! Swindle here with the new [[Black repaint|Mercenary]] paint scheme. It's sleek, it's stylish, and it can belong to you. Simply order now and receive the special digital [[paint operation|paint app]] for your preferred mobile device!]]
*'''Mercenary Swindle''' (Deluxe, 2010)
**''Accessories'': Large "[[Scatter blaster]]" gun, missile

: A redeco of Swindle from tan brown to army green and clear purple to clear red. It's possible he was meant as an homage to ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Rollbar (RID)|Rollbar]], a redeco of the original Swindle toy. Strange how the gun is placed on the left.

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==Notes==
* Swindle made his appearance because [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] lobbied ''hard'' for him to show up.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/interviews-27/tfw2005-interviews-transformers-animated-story-editor-marty-isenberg-165509/ Interview with story editor Marty Isenberg]</ref>

* Swindle's design is quite heavily influenced by his [[Swindle (G1)|Generation 1 namesake]]'s animation [[character model]], from the "squarehead" with large, purple optics to the windshield-chest with grill-stomach to the right-arm-mounted cannon which can be mounted on the back of his vehicle mode. As a result, Swindle is the first of only [[Wasp|two]] Decepticons to not have red eyes in Animated.

* Swindle is a double-homage, as he also features a chest cannon that is quite similar to his [[Swindle (Movie)|movie namesake]]'s.

* He also makes a reference to ''Binaltech'' Swindle, who possessed a force field because his body was meant to be [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s, but couldn't use it. This Swindle doesn't have that issue.

* He has a [[Wikipedia:bolo tie|bolo tie]]. That's awesome.

* Swindle also possesses a chest compartment which is capable of storing many, many things, such as weapons, Seeker accessories, and even an [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|entire Autobot]]. Though, at first glance, this sounds virtually impossible, Swindle explains that he has a transwarp link to his own "personal storage dimension" within this compartment.

* Derrick J. Wyatt has noted that Swindle's mannerisms are based on [[wikipedia:Ron Popeil|Ron Popeil]]. In fact, in "Everything Must Go", Swindle even uses Ron's signature catch-phrase "Now, how much would you pay?", and in "Decepticon Air" he uses Ron's other catchphrase, "But wait, there's more!" (Coincidentally enough, [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] has done a song about Popeil...)

* Despite the two having never been seen together in the show, Swindle is apparently [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]'s 'agent', by the latter's [[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|testimony.]]

==References==
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[[Category:Decepticons]]
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