Blight (Energon)

2011-01-07T04:04:23Z

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{{disambig2|the ''Energon'' Decepticon|the ''Universe'' Mini-Con|Blight (Universe)}}
: ''Blight is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Energon (franchise)|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Blight-art.jpg|right|300px|thumb|His skin keeps coming off in the middle of important board meetings.]]
A member of the [[Destruction Team]], '''Blight''' combines with his teammates to form the powerful [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]]. Poor blighter, he was too near the sun, and like Icarus it proved his undoing, only it wasn't the sun, it was [[Barricade (Energon)|Barricade's spark]], and it was exploding, and Blight wasn't trying to fly. So really he wasn't like Icarus at all, but he can still be our friend.

:''Japanese name:'' '''Swindle'''

==Fiction==
===''Energon'' cartoon===
Shortly after awakening from their long slumber, Bruticus Maximus and [[Constructicon Maximus]] were ordered by [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] to pursue the fleeing [[Superion Maximus]] after the Autobot attempted to attack the Decepticon leader. Both combiners separated into their individual components and gave chase. They later pledged their allegiance to Galvatron, believing he was the future of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Galvatron!|Galvatron!}}

During a virtual training match between the Autobots and Decepticons, Blight was part of [[Barricade (Energon)|Barricade]]'s Destruction Team, fighting the [[Air Team]] alongside the [[Construction Team]]. They combined into Bruticus Maximus to defeat Superion Maximus, only to be defeated in turn by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Supreme]]. {{storylink|Distribution|Distribution}}

Blight and the other Destruction Team member eventually paid for their treachery during a final show down with the Air Team. Bruticus Maximus and [[Constructicon Maximus]] double teamed Superion Maximus, who held his own and destroyed Constructicon's spark before the Autobot was reduced to Storm Jet. However, the ghost of [[Anonymous Maximus|Superion's brother]] appeared, destroying [[Blackout (combiner)|Blackout]], giving Storm Jet the chance to procure Constructicons's dead limbs and recombine into Superion. Before Bruticus could recover, the Autobot pierced his spark causing an explosion which engulfed them all. {{storylink|Spark (episode)|Spark}}

{{note|Blight was never referred to by name, nor was he ever presented as a sentient, individual being. Most of his appearances were as the right arm of Bruticus Maximus.}}

==Toys==
===Energon===
[[Image:EnergonBlight toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Surprisingly, NOT a reused name. Wait, scratch that.]]
*'''Blight''' (Basic, 2005)
**''Team member number:'' '''D2'''
**''Accessories:'' Dual cannon/radar (combiner foot/hand), Decepticon-style [[energon star]]

: Blight shares a mold with his teammate [[Kickback (Energon)|Kickback]], transforming into an anti-aircraft tank similar to a [http://www.army-technology.com/projects/gepard/gepard1.html Gepard]. He has a clear-blue [[energon chip]] that can attach to most ''Energon''-series toy molds. He can also form the arm or leg to any combination of ''Energon'' combiner team super robot, though his "standard" position (as shown on his cardback) is as the left arm of Bruticus Maximus. His Energon weapon has a minicon port on it.

: 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 (G1)|Blast Off]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]].

*'''Bruticus''' (Multi-pack, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''SD-21'''
**''Accessories:'' Dual cannon/radar (combiner foot/hand), Decepticon-style [[energon star]]

: In Japan, Blight (aka "Swindle") was only available as part of a complete set of all five Destruction Team members, never as an individual. There are several small deco differences between the [[Hasbro]] and [[Takara]] releases, the largest being that "Swindle" uses a less... virulent-looking yellow as a base color.

==Notes==
*Early information from Hasbro's official Transformers website listed Blight under an older working name, "Scattorshot". The name later got briefly reattributed to the [[Shockblast]] [[redeco]], previously announced as "Six Shot"... who ultimately saw his name changed back to "[[Six Shot]]" after all. The name "Scattorshot" was ultimately used on a [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|character]] from the follow-up series, ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Blight/blight.htm Blight at TFU.info]
* [http://snakas.web.infoseek.co.jp/energon/d2.htm Comparison between Blight and his Japanese counterpart Swindle at Autobase Aichi]

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