Gunbarrel (Movie)

2009-05-14T16:16:32Z

199.43.172.254:

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{{disambig2|movie Decepticon tank|Armada Mini-Con plane|Gunbarrel (Armada)}}
:''Gunbarrel is an [[Decepticon]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|2007 movie franchise]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Alliance3_Gunbarrel.jpg|thumb|250px|]]

'''Gunbarrel''' isn't a personality bot. He rarely says a word, but he perfers to blast eveything he wants, giving [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] a run for his money. He uses his brain module to aim at targets at a distance, yet he wants to remove it entirely to add another cannon on his head. Many Autobots who face him are lucky his imagination and intelligence aren't equel to his firepower.

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===

Sent to [[Earth]] by [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], Gunbarrel (along with [[Reverb (Movie)|Reverb]]) was one of the Decepticons working under [[Fracture]], who was nice enough to find an [[Alternate mode|alternate mode]] for him at an [[Italy|Italian]] military base. After scanning, the Decepticons destroyed the installation. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3}}

Reverb and Gunbarrel were eventually hunted down and destroyed by the [[Autobots]] and their [[human]] allies. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4}}

{{Note|Due to space constraints, Reverb and Gunbarrel do not actually appear in Alliance issue 4, but their deaths are reported by [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]].}}

==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
[[Image:MovieGunbarrelToy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Like [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]], but winterfresh!]]
*'''Gunbarrel''' (Scout, <s>2009</s>)
**''Accessories'': Dual cannon/radar Energon Weapon (combiner foot/hand), Decepticon-style [[energon star]]

:Part of the canceled<ref>[[Hasbro Q&A March 2009: Answers]]</ref> fifth assortment of [[Target]] [[exclusive]] movie-series Scouts, Gunbarrel was to have been a [[redeco]] of ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Blight (Energon)|Blight]]/[[Kickback (Energon)|Kickback]], transforming into an anti-aircraft tank similar to a [http://www.army-technology.com/projects/gepard/gepard1.html Gepard]. He had a clear greenish-blue [[energon chip]] that could attach to most ''Energon''-series toy molds. He could also have formed the arm or leg to any ''Energon'' combiner team super robot — though no super robot torsos actually came out during the original live-action movie toyline, and his packaging makes no mention of the toy's ability to combine.

: This mold was also used to make the [[Fun Publications]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] toy [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]] and ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' (2008) [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus Maximus]] team members [[Blast Off]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]].

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==Trivia==
* Gunbarrel's toy was first acknowledged on Hasbro's Transformers Action Figure [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/default.cfm?page=Collectors/Checklist Checklist].

==References==
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[[Category:Decepticons]]
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[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen characters]]
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Alliance issue 3

2009-04-24T14:07:18Z

199.43.172.254: /* Covers (2) */

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|prev=Alliance issue 2
|next=Alliance issue 4
|image=Alliance3 CoverA.jpg
|caption=Is my lipstick on crooked?
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[February 18]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=February 2009
|written by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|art by=[[Alex Milne]]
|colors by=[[Josh Perez]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|edits by=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|continuity=[[Movie continuity]]
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'''The alliance between humans and Autobots grows as a Decepticon threat arrives on Earth.'''

==Synopsis==
On several places in the world—in [[Italy]], [[San Francisco]], Africa, [[China]], the South American rain forest and Sydney, [[Australia]]—[[Decepticon]]s land on [[Earth]] in comet form.On the devastated [[Sector Seven]] base in the [[Nevada]] desert, [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] has arrived and is tending [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], whose vocal processor has been damaged in battle with [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. Meanwhile, [[Salani]], the soldier [[William Lennox|Lennox]] had assigned to stay at the base, is retrieving injured Sector Seven operatives, while [[Reggie Simmons|Agent Simmons]] is sitting nearby, silently complaining about those robots' manners. When Salani calls him, Simmons secretly hides [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy's]] head, which is lying nearby. Salani informs Simmons that many Sector Seven personnel have been killed, among them [[Vine|Professor Vine]]. Simmons, however, is mostly interested in finding the [[All Spark|Allspark]] fragment. At this moment, Lennox, [[Robert Epps|Epps]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] arrive at the devastated base. Lennox hands Simmons a radio that connects him to [[John Keller|Defense Secretary Keller]], who informs Simmons that Sector Seven has been disbanded with immediate effect, and he has put Lennox in charge of the operation. Simmons drives off, keeping Frenzy's head with him. Shortly afterward, Salani returns with the Allspark fragment, which he has found in the lab, and hands it back to Optimus Prime. The remains of [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] and the [[Landmine (Movie)|Landmine]] units are loaded onto flatbed trucks.

Two weeks later, Lennox has to explain himself to his superiors via video conference, because he wants to cooperate with the Autobots — the military still has a problem telling Autobots and Decepticons apart. Lennox and the Autobots are on board of an aircraft carrier. A crane dumps Optimus Prime's trailer in the ocean, which contains the remains of [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]]. Optimus thanks the soldier for participating in his first lieutenant's funeral. Afterwards, the Decepticons' remains are dumped in the ocean. Back under deck, Lennox informs Optimus that many comets have entered Earth's atmosphere recently. Lennox's superiors want the Autobots and the US armed forces to form a defense alliance against the Decepticons. As a basis for their cooperation, Lennox demands mutual trust, which Optimus willingly agrees to.

Meanwhile, in Italy, a racing car breaks through the barrier of a military base, followed by two Decepticons in robot form. [[Fracture]] informs her two partners that she has found suitable [[alternate mode]]s for them. At the same time, Decepticons also destroy military bases in other parts of the world and scan new disguises—[[Overcast (Movie)|Overcast]] in [[Japan]], [[Jetstorm (Movie)|Jetstorm]] in the [[Middle East]] and [[Dropkick]] and [[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]] in [[Florida]]. Back in Italy, [[Gunbarrel (Movie)|Gunbarrel]] and [[Reverb (Movie)|Reverb]] have assumed their new Earth forms and join Fracture, who informs the other Decepticons that they will need a distraction. In San Francisco, [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] and [[Jolt (Movie)|Dead End]] are driving on the Golden Gate Bridge, letting each other know how much they hate each other, and prepare for the distraction Fracture asked about.

On the island [[Diego Garcia]] in the Indian Ocean, a US military base in the Indian Ocean, Lennox, Epps and other soldiers are training together with the Autobots. While Ironhide congratulates Bumblebee for a good shot, a promoted Major Lennox discusses the future of their alliance with Optimus Prime. The Allspark fragment is also stored in a facility on the island. When Lennox asks Optimus about the Autobots he called to Earth, Optimus replies that he hopes they will arrive soon.At the same time, what appears to be an Autobot probe has landed on a scrap yard near [[Mission City]]. Suddenly, Lennox receives a distress call: An explosion has occurred at a gas station in San Francisco, and footage from a surveillance camera shows a Decepticon whom Ironhide instantly identifies as Swindle. Lennox promptly orders his team to roll out.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (6)
* [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (1)
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (2)
* [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (8)
|c2=
* [[Dropkick]] (14)
* [[Fracture]] (9)
* [[Gunbarrel (Movie)|Gunbarrel]] (10)
* [[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]] (15)
* [[Jetstorm (Movie)|Jetstorm]] (13)
* [[Jolt (Movie)|Dead End]] (17)
* [[Overcast (Movie)|Overcast]] (12)
* [[Reverb (Movie)|Reverb]] (11)
* [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] (16)
|c3=
* [[Reggie Simmons]] (4)
* [[William Lennox]] (5)
* [[Robert Epps]] (7)
* [[Salani]] (3)
}}

==Quotes==
*TBD

==Errors==
*TBD

===Items of note===
* The commanding admiral of the fleet that dumps the Decepticons' remain into the ocean is named Morshower, possibly after actor [[Glenn Morshower]], who played [[Colonel Sharp]] in the [[Transformers (2007)|2007 ''Transformers'' movie]].
* Some of the Decepticons sport different real-world alternate modes compared to their toys to better fit the hardware in use in whatever nation they landed in.
* On page 18, [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] clearly sports Chevrolet logos in vehicle mode, unlike his toy.
* On the same page, "Dead End" is clearly based on an Alfa Romeo (possibly a 147), including a simplified manufacturer logo, even though the [[Jolt (Movie)|Jolt]] toy he shares his color scheme with is based on a Bugatti Veyron.
* [[Gunbarrel (Movie)|Gunbarrel]] and [[Reverb (Movie)|Reverb]] are based on redecos of ''[[Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Kickback (Energon)|Kickback]] and [[Stormcloud (Energon)|Stormcloud]], respectively. They were intended to be released as part of wave 5 of the Target [[Exclusive]] Scouts from the [[Movie (toyline)|Movie toyline]], but even though leaked samples surfaced in June 2008, they were never officially released. The names were later officially confirmed by an updated checklist on Hasbro's public website.
* Given Optimus Prime's belief of freedom being the right for all sentient beings, he might be very unimpressed with his human allies if he investigated the history of [[Wikipedia:Diego Garcia|Diego Garcia]].

===Covers (2)===
*'''Cover A:''' Fracture, Jetstorm, Gunbarrel and Reverb looking at their own reflections in Optimus Prime's chest window. Pencils by [[Alex Milne]], colors by [[Josh Perez]].
*'''Cover B:''' Bumblebee in his new ''Revenge of the Fallen'' body towering over [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Mikaela Banes]]. Art by [[Josh Nizzi]].
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