Mirage (Energon)

2012-07-22T05:38:54Z

190.44.54.52: Added foreign names.

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:''Mirage is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Energon (franchise)|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].''

[[Image:MirageEnergon-card.jpg|right|thumb|250px|I'm also better at being gay for Megatron, but don't tell me that, either.]]

'''Mirage''' claims to sport as much firepower as the mighty [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]]. Truth be told, in a head-to-head match-up, Mirage would actually have a slight edge. But don't tell him that, it would only fuel his vanity. [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] counts on Mirage as one of his best warriors. Mirage carries out his destruction of Autobots with the skill of an artist. He uses his high-speed gunboat to great advantage at sea, but is an equal threat on land.

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==Toys==
===Energon===
[[Image:Energon Mirage toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
*'''Mirage''' (Mega, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''SD-15'''
**''Accessories:'' 4 missiles

: Mirage transforms into a sleek assault speedboat with multiple spring-loaded missile launchers, as well as fold-out wings for his "Hyper Mode". Something of a shellformer, Mirage's transformation sequence is one of the most complex for the ''Energon'' toy line, and as a side effect, he ends up with some obnoxiously large vehicle mode shell [[kibble]]. Some bad design and excessively tight knee joints means his lower legs will often detach from the upper thighs whenever one tries to bend his knees.

:The initial releases of Mirage were one-per-case, and part of a wave that saw limited distribution due to a glut of early product on the shelves. However, Mirage was later put into "Mega-Buy" multi-packs at a buy-one-get-one-free price at numerous chains, including Toys 'R' Us and Wal-Mart, relieving much of the demand for the item.

:This toy also represents the upgraded version of ''Energon'' Tidal Wave.

: This mold was also [[redeco]]ed into ''Energon'' [[Dreadwing (Energon)|Dreadwing]] and [[BotCon 2009]] [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/Mirage/mirage.htm More information on Mirage at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
*Mirage's [[bio]] states that he has gained a high rank in the Decepticon army. However, his "rank" [[Tech Spec]] is only 7.
* With Mirage, the apparent struggle between [[Hasbro]]'s intentions and [[Takara]]'s decisions came to a head. Numerous toys intended to be new characters had been turned into powered-up versions of existing characters when portrayed in the cartoon. And so it was with Mirage, who was shown to be a rebuilt [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] when he debuted in the cartoon. Hasbro had intended the toy to be a new character, however, and either did not have time to change his bio, or else decided to proceed as planned regardless. And so, Mirage represents both Tidal Wave ''and'' a new, separate character.

[[Category: Energon Decepticons]]
[[Category: Sea specialists]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Shockfleet''' (ショックフリート ''Shokkufurīto'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Délibáb''' (Mirage, "Mirage")
*''Polish:'' '''Miraż''' ("Mirage")

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