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Drift (G1)

2010-04-26T23:15:23Z

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:''Drift is an [[Autobot]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:AHM 06 CoverA.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Oh Drift-chan, you smell awesome, and not at all like feet!"]]

'''Drift''' (ドリフト ''Dorifuto'') was not always an Autobot. In fact, he slaughtered quite a few when he was known as the Decepticon '''Deadlock'''. But Deadlock's eyes were opened to what the Transformers' war had become when he stumbled across a lost faction of neutral Transformers long since forgotten. He discarded his ruthless ways, abandoned his guns for swords, and changed his name and appearance. When Drift returned to the Transformer war to make right what he put wrong, he was a bot of few words and disciplined action.

These days, Drift is a member of a ragtag team of rebels under the command of [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], working alongside many members of the disbanded [[Wrecker|Wreckers]]. Because of his brutal past, Drift isn't well-liked or trusted by [[Bumblebee (G1)|a few]] of the Autobots. The rest don't seem to care, or are [[Cliffjumper (G1)|genuinely impressed]] by his incredible skills, so long as they're used against the other side!

{{quote|We're going about this the wrong way, '''all''' of us! After countless centuries of fighting ... the Autobots are a '''step''' away from what we were when all this '''started.''' And us—the Decepticons have become something '''worse''' than any of us could have '''imagined'''.|Drift explains his new perception of the war to his [[Turmoil|former commander]]|"[[Spotlight: Drift]]"}}

==Fiction==
===IDW comics===
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[[Image:Drift1-Deadlock.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Deadlock prefers to pose so his legs don't block any of the action.]]

{{comingsoon|[[Transformers: Drift]] #1}}

While he was known as Deadlock, Drift used to be the second-in-command of the [[Decepticon]] [[Turmoil]]. During this time, he earned a reputation by slaughtering his Autobot opponents. At some point, Deadlock disappeared and was thought to be dead. Turmoil's only wish was that he had killed the traitor himself.

[[Image:SpotlightDrift Deadlockisdead.jpg|right|200px|thumb|He's your horrible fancharacter.]]

Some time later, after receiving a new body, fighting style and ''totally sugoi'' super-long sword that he can only use in the totally direst of times (and to pose for comic covers) from his mysterious benefactors, Drift set off to make a difference. His chance came in an attempt to free a group of Autobots held captive on the ship he'd previously served aboard. Upon entering Turmoil's ship, his attempt at stealth was successful until the [[Wrecker]]s arrived and blasted their way aboard. Jumping into the battle to assist them, he piqued the interest of a few Autobots. [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] was injured as Turmoil entered the battle and, recognizing Drift's voice as that of his former lieutenant, attempted to destroy him. However, his attack only resulted in knocking Drift and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] to another room. The two quickly worked together to program the ship to overload. In his final confrontation with Turmoil, Drift stated his intention was to help, not kill, and left to rescue Perceptor before the ship blew up.

After his arrival on the Autobot ship, Kup invited Drift to join his new unit as an Autobot. {{storylink|Spotlight: Drift}}

[[Image:AHM15 DriftKupPerceptor.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Kup values Drift's contributions to the discussion.]]

Now a crew member of the spacecraft ''[[Trion]]'', Drift got to know his new teammate [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] over many friendly games of [[Go]]. Perceptor felt he owed a debt to Drift for saving his life, and so devoted much of his time to upgrading himself for more combat-oriented tasks. While Kup discouraged this, Drift stoically accepted Perceptor's new ambitions. {{storylink|Lost & Found}}

[[Image:Allhailmegatron6-omgdriftomg.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Seriously, you made this guy up when you were eight.]]

They were soon baited into a Decepticon ambush over [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The ''Trion'''s command codes were hacked due to their being sold to the Decepticons by an Autobot traitor, and, left defenseless, it was forced to crash-land on the desolate landscape of the planet. Eventually, the crew were found by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s unit, who unfortunately proved to be ''also'' stranded. When [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] was revealed by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] to have been standing invisibly among them, Drift was the only one who didn't appear surprised. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}}

When an advance scout of the [[Insecticon swarm|Insecticon Swarm]] discovered the Autobots' base camp, Drift was dispatched to take care of it. Drift stood stock-still as the creature walked up to him, greeting it with a simple, smirking "hello" as the monstrous beast snarled in his face. Finally, he beheaded the scout with a single wave of his sword. A second creature tried to attack Drift from behind, but the smirking Autobot merely tilted his head slightly, allowing [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to kill the beast with some precision sniping. [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] thought the incident was the coolest thing ever. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}}

After [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] revealed to [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] that he was the traitor, an army of the Swarm came after them. Drift saved Ironhide while Sunstreaker blew up a bridge, killing himself and the Swarm army. Later, Drift visited Ironhide and claimed that the Decepticons had access to the Autobots' systems in a way that Sunstreaker couldn't possibly have. Ironhide asked if this meant there was a second traitor, but Drift replied that there was simply more to the situation than they knew. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}}

[[Image:Thundercracker Drift.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Drift-slap! 'Cracker don't take crap!]]

When Mirage was showing some doubt in the Autobot cause, it was Drift who said that, now more than ever, the Autobots should continue being who they are. [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] insinuated that Drift had no right to say something like that, which started an argument that was only stopped by the return of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}}

Drift took part in the battle against the Swarm and joined the others in escaping Cybertron in Omega Supreme. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}. On Earth, he battled the Decepticons, and when [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] volunteered to divert the humans' nuclear bomb, Drift attempted to congratulate his former comrade on seeing the light. Thundercracker called him a traitor, slapping Drift's hand away and claiming he was merely following the Decepticons' ''true'' ideal.{{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

Two years later, Drift is still with the Autobots, hiding on Earth. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}} After Optimus Prime left the Autobots, Drift decided to stay with the larger group, rather than leave with Rodimus and his fellow defectors. Drift celebrated Bumblebee's election with numerous other Autobots. {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}}

===Robot Heroes===
Drift was [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime's]] friend and always let his actions speak louder than words. When the Autobots arrived on Earth, he hid himself in a lake. Upon Optimus's order, he transformed into his car mode to roll out. Later, when the Decepticons attacked, he pushed [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] over a tripwire held by some of the Autobots' [[human allies]]. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
[[Image:Generations Drift toy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Comes with a gun that shoots swords.]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (Deluxe, 2010)
**''Accessories'': Two small swords, one large sword.

:Drift transforms into an Earthly racing car kitted out for drifting (natch). In robot mode, two small swords are held in scabbards at his hips, while a third larger sword stores on his back. Behind his windshield kibble is his pre-Earth chest design, in a nod to the form Drift had been seen in almost exclusively at the time of the toy's unveiling.

:While Drift's Earth mode designs showed him sporting the katakana ドリフト ("drift") on his car doors, the toy instead sports the kanji 侍 ("samurai").

:[[IDW Publishing]] initially claimed that Drift had been solicited by [[Hasbro]] to receive a toy in the ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' line. This may have been premature, as it was followed several months later with a denial, albeit from Hasbro's Australian offices.<ref>[http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=3438 Ozformers Q&A with Hasbro Australia]</ref> This was rebutted by IDW editor [[Chris Ryall]] at New York Comic-Con 2009, denied again in the March 2009 Hasbro Q&A for Seibertron.com<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/hasbro-answers-seibertrons-questions/15360 Hasbro March 2009 Q&A on Seibertron.com]</ref>, and finally acknowledged by Hasbro at [[BotCon 2009]], when early design sketches were unveiled for Drift's toy. The toy itself was first shown at [[Toy Fair 2010]].

: Drift's mold will be retooled into ''Generations'' [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]].

{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
* Commenting on what inspired him to create Drift, writer/creator [[Shane McCarthy]] said that "I wanted a character in AHM that had a particular element to him that I didn’t see readily available elsewhere and secondly because, frankly, I thought it would be a great idea for Hasbro to have an Autobot Drift racer."<ref>[http://www.smactalk.com.au/?p=101 Shane McCarthy blogs about Spotlight: Drift.]</ref> He later said he wanted to show what'd happen if a former Decepticon became an Autobot. <ref>[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=11723 Podcast interview with Shane McCarthy]</ref> Of course, this has never [[:Category:Turncoats|happened before]].

* According to McCarthy, Drift's Japanese overtones are meant to be a tip of the hat "to the country that gave birth to [''Transformers'']."<ref>[http://comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=18585 Comic Book Resources October 27th, 2008 interview with Shane McCarthy]</ref> It is possible (though unlikely given how many people mistakenly believe ''Transformers'' is Japanese) that he meant ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change]]'', as the ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' franchise was developed between [[Hasbro]], [[Griffin Bacal]] and [[Marvel Comics|Marvel Entertainment]], three American companies.

* Drift's name is derived from the Japanese driving technique of "[[wikipedia:Drifting_(motorsport)|drifting]]", rendered in Japanese as ドリフト走行 (''dorifuto sōkō''). This is also the source of the Japanese Katakana writing on his car mode doors and in Chris Ryall's announcement;<ref>[http://ryalltime.blogspot.com/2008/12/blog-post.html "ドリフト走行*" entry in Chris Ryall's blog]</ref> it is a transliteration of his English name and is not from Japanese fiction.

==References==
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[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Turncoats]]

BotCon 2010

2010-04-18T00:52:11Z

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{{officialcon|
|seriesissue=[[BotCon]] 2010
|prev=BotCon 2009
|next=
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|caption=
|title=
|date=[[June 24]], 2010
|city=Lake Buena Vista, FL
|venue=Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel and Convention Center
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'''BotCon 2010''' will be at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel and Convention Center in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, from [[June 24]] to [[June 27]], [[2010]].

No word yet about whether [[Mickey Mouse]], [[Donald Duck]] and [[Buzz Lightyear]] will be in attendance.

==Merchandise==
===Convention-exclusive toys===

[[Image:Timelinestoy-AutobotSpark.jpg|right|thumb|300px|No firefighter can stop the eye-searing power of Spark's [[neon]]]]

* '''Convention box set'''
** '''[[Pyro|Spark]]''', a [[redeco]] of ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Inferno (G1)#Universe (2008)|Inferno]]
** '''[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]]'''
** '''[[Clench (G2)|Clench]]'''
** '''[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]]''', a redeco and [[retool]] of ''Universe'' [[Sideswipe (G1)#Universe (2008)|Sideswipe]]/[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Universe (2008)|Sunstreaker]]
** '''[[Sky-Byte (RID)| Skybyte]]'''

{{-}}

==External links==
*[http://www.botcon.com/BotCon10/ BotCon 2010 hotel information]

[[Category: Conventions]]

BotCon 2010

2010-04-18T00:51:08Z

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{{officialcon|
|seriesissue=[[BotCon]] 2010
|prev=BotCon 2009
|next=
|image=
|caption=
|title=
|date=[[June 24]], 2010
|city=Lake Buena Vista, FL
|venue=Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel and Convention Center
}}

'''BotCon 2010''' will be at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel and Convention Center in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, from [[June 24]] to [[June 27]], [[2010]].

No word yet about whether [[Mickey Mouse]], [[Donald Duck]] and [[Buzz Lightyear]] will be in attendance.

==Merchandise==
===Convention-exclusive toys===

[[Image:Timelinestoy-AutobotSpark.jpg|right|thumb|300px|No firefighter can stop the eye-searing power of Spark's [[neon]]]]

* '''Convention box set'''
** '''[[Pyro|Spark]]''', a [[redeco]] of ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Inferno (G1)#Universe (2008)|Inferno]]
** '''[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]]'''
** '''[[Clench (G2)|Clench]]'''
** '''[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]]''', a redeco and [[retool]] of ''Universe'' [[Sideswipe (G1)#Universe (2008)|Sideswipe]]/[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Universe (2008)|Sunstreaker]]
** '''[[Sky-byte (RID)|Skybyte]]'''

{{-}}

==External links==
*[http://www.botcon.com/BotCon10/ BotCon 2010 hotel information]

[[Category: Conventions]]

Chopster

2010-02-19T22:18:21Z

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{{faction|decepticon}}
:''Chopster is a [[Decepticon]] [[Mini-con]] from ''[[Power Core Combiners]]''.''

[[Image:PCCtoy-SmolderChopster.jpg|right|thumb|300px|You're disarmed if I run away!]]

'''Chopster''' is the [[Decepticon]] [[Commander (PCC)|Commander]] [[Smolder|Smolder's]] [[Mini-con]]. Chopster is a very versatile Mini-con as he can [[Targetmaster| transform into a gun]], an axe, [[Breastforce| body armor]] or a cannon for Smolder's vehicle mode! Much more useful than [[Armada| taping a tiny aircraft carrier to yourself.]]

==Toys==
===''Power Core Combiners''===
*'''Smolder w/ Chopster''' (Commander Class, 2010)
: Part of the first wave of ''Power Core Combiners'' Commander Class figures, Smolder is a Scout-sized fire department brush truck who transforms into a robot. His Mini-Con, Chopster, can transform into a robot, body armor, an axe for Smolder's robot mode, or a cannon for his vehicle mode. Smolder can swap between his normal head and a larger head so that he can also serve as a torso for ''Power Core Combiner'' drones sold separately.

{{comingsoontoy}}

[[Category: Decepticons]]
[[Category: Mini-cons]]
[[Category:Power Core Combiners characters]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]

Chopster

2010-02-19T22:17:38Z

24.70.8.134: Created page.

{{faction|decepticon}}
:''Chopster is a [[Decepticon]] [[Mini-con]] from ''[[Power Core Combiners]]''.''

[[Image:PCCtoy-SmolderChopster.jpg|right|thumb|300px|You're disarmed if I run away!]]

'''Chopster''' is the [[Decepticon]] [[Commander (PCC)|Commander]] [Smolder|Smolder's]] [[Mini-con]]. Chopster is a very versatile Mini-con as he can [[Targetmaster| transform into a gun]], an axe, [[Breastforce| body armor]] or a cannon for Smolder's vehicle mode! Much more useful than [[Armada| taping a tiny aircraft carrier to yourself.]]

==Toys==
===''Power Core Combiners''===
*'''Smolder w/ Chopster''' (Commander Class, 2010)
: Part of the first wave of ''Power Core Combiners'' Commander Class figures, Smolder is a Scout-sized fire department brush truck who transforms into a robot. His Mini-Con, Chopster, can transform into a robot, body armor, an axe for Smolder's robot mode, or a cannon for his vehicle mode. Smolder can swap between his normal head and a larger head so that he can also serve as a torso for ''Power Core Combiner'' drones sold separately.

{{comingsoontoy}}

[[Category: Decepticons]]
[[Category: Mini-cons]]
[[Category:Power Core Combiners characters]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]