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Blackout (Movie)

2007-07-05T04:12:04Z

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{{disambig3|Blackout}}

:''Blackout is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[continuity family]].''

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[[Image:MovieBlackout_promorender.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Hike the ball already!]]
The massive '''Blackout''' has been described as the hound of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. In better days he was always to be found looming powerful and silent behind his leader's right shoulder. When given a target he hunts it down with fierce determination. Blackout is not happy with the progress [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] is making towards finding the missing Decepticon leader. He suspects (quite rightly) that Starscream would prefer Megatron to stay lost. Blackout is openly mutinous and will challenge Starscream's leadership at any opportunity, not for his own sake, but to better serve his ultimate goal of finding his lost master. Blackout has a sneaky side and uses his symbiotic companion [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]'s small size to great advantage.

:''Working names'': '''Vortex''' (first), '''Incinerator''' (second)

==Fiction==
===Ghosts of Yesterday novel===

While Starscream is hoping not to find Megatron, Blackout is working against him in hopes of restoring the former leader. He attacks him but loses.

===Transformers (2007) movie===

Blackout is a helicopter and the biggest Decepticon. It is indicated that he came by his alternate mode by shooting down a chopper with the tail designation '4500X' in Afghanistan three months before the events of the story. He can use his helicopter blades as a rotating weapon and has a complicated sensor in his chest. He is blown apart by a grenade launcher, destroyed and he doesn't appreciate being shot in the crotch.

Or presumably wouldn't have, had he survived.

===Transformers (2007) game===
Blackout at one point faces off against Ironhide in the console versions of the game. His missions focus on causing damage to human targets as he does throughout the film.

==Toys==
===Transformers===
*'''Blackout''' (Voyager, 2007)
:''Japanese ID Number:'' '''MD-01'''

[[Image:Movie_Voyager_Blackout_toy.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Ironically, the smallest Voyager toy.]]

: Blackout transforms into a reasonably accurate [[wikipedia:MH-53|Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low heavy-lift helicopter]], though his blue color scheme is quite inaccurate compared to the actual helicopter used in the movie and similar ones in USAF service. An aft 'cage' compartment can be opened to release a small PVC figurine of his partner, [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]. A button on the end of his tail can be pressed in a geared action to rotate his rotor blades, but this feature really comes into play when the user attaches the Deluxe-class Scorponok figure to the bottom of Blackout's helicopter mode via two pegs. A geared shaft linked to the rotor mechanism connects to a geared peg on Scorponok's back. Thus, pressing the button on Blackout's tail not only rotates his blades, but also rotates Scorponok's pincers. This gimmick is actually easier to activate by rotating the geared wheel on Scorponok's undercarriage.

: During transformation, Blackout's [[Automorph]]ing gimmick is activated when the user swings down his legs, which in turn flips the grey chest section his head is mounted upon up and into position. Another, less impressive automorph is in his legs. If you pull on his knee, his shin pops out.

: In robot mode, Blackout is not quite as accurate to his CGI design as some of the other Movie toys are. His overall design and proportions are generally described as being closer to traditional Transformers than the aesthetics of the Movie robots. Yet, as expected with most of the movie toys he features excellent articulation, with multi-ratcheting joints in his shoulders, elbows, hips and knees. The entire rotor assembly on his back can be removed and converted into a gigantic fan, to ''vaguely'' represent the hand-held fan weapon he wields in the movie (also seen on the ''Titanium'' figurine).

: There are some significant flaws in Blackout's design. Firstly, the pegs that hold his legs/helcopter fuselage to the rotor/tail assembly do not provide enough friction to withstand the weight of the legs themselves, causing them to detach from the body of the helicopter and droop down. Secondly, the gears in his head/chest's Automorphing gimmick can misalign themselves during usage and transformation back in to vehicle mode, enough so that the cockpit chest/head section refuses to align with the cockpit halves.

:''An interesting side note is that the two hard points located on Blackout's shoulders, intended to support his abominably large weapon, are actually the same size as the Mini-Con points on most post-''Armada'' figures. This basically means he is the only Decepticon from the movie continuity who can [[Powerlinx]], though this is most likely by accident rather than design due to lack of Powerlinx port details at the base of these hardpoints.''

*'''Decepticon Desert Attack''' (multi-pack, 2007)
:An unchanged Voyager Blackout was packaged with a similarly unaltered Deluxe Scorponok in this package, which is currently available only at Toys R Us.

*'''Blackout''' (Legends, 2007)

====Fast Action Battlers====
*'''Blackout''' (2007)

===Titanium Series===
*'''Blackout''' (3" Robot Masters, 2007)

: This small three-inch figurine of Blackout has a more CGI-accurate sculpt than larger Blackout toys. He is partially made of die-cast metal and plastic, sculpted holding his rotorblades as a hand weapon, as seen in the movie. His articulation is limited to his shoulders, head and waist and he comes with a Movie-style Decepticon logo display base.

== Trivia ==
* Blackout was originally conceived as [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], thus his symbiotic relationship with Scorponok. Though clearly this changed, his portrayal in the ''Ghosts of Yesterday'' novel is rather Soundwave-esque. This portrayal is also somewhat reflected in the official bio as Blackout is described as "his leader's hound". Blackout's later working name, "Incinerator", is also accounted for in the bio, noting how Blackout will "fill the air with fire and burn the land clear to take his revenge."

== External links==

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Frenzy (Movie)

2007-07-05T04:07:06Z

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:''Frenzy is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Movie frenzy.png|thumb|300px|"They are all laser-guided and I get CRAZY if you touch them!"]]

'''Frenzy''' is small, sneaky and... likes to keep up on current events. He's a hyper-articulated, sentient, evil alien, shape-changing robot from outer space that turns into a radio. But he doesn't shrink (because that would be unrealistic), so he's quite a good contortionist. In short, he's a creepy little abomination, with an irritating habit of reading over people's shoulders. He is neither [[FIBRIR|red nor blue]].

:''Working name'': '''Soundbyte'''

== Fiction ==

===''Ghosts of Yesterday'' novel===

Frenzy is the smallest member of the [[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]' crew. He likes to sneak-attack from behind Autobots while they're concentrating on his larger teammates. He doesn't fare well in this particular battle but is presumably repaired at some future point.

===''Transformers'' (2007) film===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Reno Wilson]] (English)
[[Image:Readingisfundamental.jpg|left|thumb|This is the only newspaper in the country that is not afraid to tell the truth: that everything is just fine.]]

Frenzy is a "homage" to Soundwave, General Grievous, Waspinator, wire hangers, and far out acid trips. A LOT of far out acid trips.

He's not that tough without his head, which he loses frequently. This makes him farily useless in combat, so he generally just spies on people.

Frenzy speaks in a hyper-accelerated fashion. He also looks quite disturbing when downloading information.

He flips the bird at the military

His last line was "Oh shit!" as most of his head is cut off (yet again) by his own blade discs

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== Toys ==
===Transformers (2007)===
*'''Barricade''' (Deluxe, 2007)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-02'''

:Included with the larger Deluxe Barricade is a very out-of-scale Frenzy (putting him somewhere around 7 feet tall) that folds up to become the larger 'Con's grill in both vehicle and robot mode. It is barely poseable and falls over as easily as G1 [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]].

*'''Bumblebee vs. Barricade: First Encounter''' (Deluxe Multi-pack, 2007)
:A Wal-Mart exclusive deluxe package with an unaltered Bumblebee, Barricade and, by extention, Frenzy.

*'''Recon Barricade''' (Deluxe)
:[[FIBRIR|Frenzy is blue!]]

====Fast Action Battlers====
*'''Disc Launch Decepticon Frenzy''' (2007)

:Like most of the FAB-line toys, this one is fairly inaccurate to the CGI model. It does, however, feature a launching disk that ejects from its chest as a pressure-launched projectile. This version of Frenzy transforms into a two-speaker stereo CD/cassette/radio and is even more out of [[scale]] than anything we saw in [[Robot Masters]].

==Merchandise==
*'''Robot Heroes Frenzy'''
:Released with Robot Heroes [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], this version of Frenzy is the most adorably goofy razor blade death robot you ever saw.

==Trivia==
* Frenzy (or at very least, a robot who looked just liked him) was most certainly NOT in a cage in the back of the [[Sector Seven Mobile Command Unit]]. You were seeing things. It was swamp gas. No wait, a weather balloon. But DEFINITELY not a robot alien from outer space.
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Brawl (Movie)

2007-07-05T03:58:33Z

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{{disambig2|the Brawl from the 2007 movie|the Combaticon Tank|Brawl (G1)}}

:''Brawl is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|live-action movie]] [[continuity family]]. He is sometimes refered to as Devastator.''

[[Image:Brawlmovie tank activision.jpg|thumb|250px|I have many, many guns.]]
To say '''Brawl''' is a warrior is like calling [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] a hunk of metal. Brawl does not just enjoy fighting, he is consumed by it. Tearing Autobots apart is embedded into his very core, and every fiber-optic cable of his being is obsessed with wild, unyielding combat. The only thing he enjoys, or even cares about, is the fury of battle. And he ''loves'' a good explosion. Particularly if it's one he created, and if it was an [[Autobot]] that is exploding.

:''Alternate name:'' '''Devastator'''

== Fiction ==

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===''Ghosts of Yesterday'' novel===

Brawl was oddly absent from events surrounding the [[Ghost 1]] discovery. Whether he was aboard the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]'' and otherwise indisposed or joined up with [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] at a later date is unknown.

===''Transformers'' (2007) film===
Like the majority of the Decepticons in the movie, brawl dose not appear until the final city battle. after a small fight with Jazz he is killed by a wave of missiles from both humans and autobots.

== Toys ==
===Transformers (2007)===
*'''Decepticon Brawl''' (Deluxe, 2007)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-03'''

[[Image:Movie_Deluxe_Brawl_toy.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Don't let them know about my arm problem or they won't buy me]]

: Deluxe-class Brawl transforms into a heavily modified fictional tank vaugley resembling an M1A1 Abrams, fitted with angular reflective armour, a mine plow and external spare fuel canisters. Mounted upon the turret is a smaller sub-turret housing two anti-aircraft cannons and rocket launchers. The spring-loaded main cannon fires a translucent red projectile.

: In robot mode, Brawl faithfully replicates his (as of writing) seldom-seen movie design, with the only major divergence being that his main gun does not split into smaller guns. He is reasonably articulated, with ball and swivel joints in his arms and legs. Thanks to [[Automorph]]ing, pushing down on the front of his tank during transformation raises the front of the treads and his head up into position for his robot mode, and vice versa for the tank mode. He is armed with his spring-loaded main gun on his right arm and a flip-out blade on his left.

: There is a design flaw in the way Brawl's arms attach to his torso - the hexagonal peg and socket system used does not provide a tight enough fit, and thus the arms have a tendancy to detach at the shoulder when moved. There have also been some reports of the gears for the treds crack easily and no longer function properly.

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*'''Decepticon Brawl''' (Leader, 2007)

*'''Desert Attack Brawl''' (Leader, 2008)

====Fast Action Battlers====
*'''Double Missile Decepticon Brawl''' (2007)

====Cyber Slammers====
*'''Decepticon Brawl''' (2007)

==Merchandise==
===3D Battle Card Game===
*'''Brawl''' (2007)
:''Card number'': '''17'''

: Brawl is a 41-point "Rare" piece in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]. Constructed of punch-out pieces from plastic cards, he can be assembled into his tank mode, or a sort of representation of his robot mode. Oddly enough, he does not actually have his movie-model head; rather, he uses a recolored version of [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]'s noggin slapped on the Brawl body.

: He uses the same construction as the [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] card.

==Trivia==
*During the movie, Brawl is identified in subtitles as 'Devastator', his working name, though the character is credited as Brawl in the end credits. When queried, director [[Michael Bay]] said he had always preferred Devastator and that it is not a mistake. Writer [[Roberto Orci]] felt that it was a mistake that would hopefully be fixed before the full official release of the film, this did not happen. At [[Botcon]] 2007 Hasbro representatives said they consider "Devastator" a "continuity glitch" and as far as they are concerned the character's name is Brawl.

*According to Picture Vehicle Coordinator [[Steve Mann]], the filming prop of Brawl was a redress of a tank prop made for another movie [http://enewsi.com/news.php?catid=190&itemid=11213]. Specifically, it was the 'stealth tank' seen in the film ''XXX: State of the Union''.

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