MediaWiki - User contributions [en]

Elita One (G1)

2007-07-04T07:58:25Z

70.55.211.238: /* Merchandise */ Target Elita-One = movie character, not G1.

{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Autobot|the 2007 movie Autobot|Elita-One (Movie)}}

:''Elita One is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation One]] [[continuity family]]. She was once known as '''Ariel'''.''

[[Image:MCA-ElitaOne.jpg|thumb|right|Elita YUM.]]

'''Elita One''' is the female counterpart to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]; a powerful warrior, fearless in the face of her enemies, but compassionate to those who cannot defend themselves. She commands a squad of female Autobots, and has their undying trust and support.

While her pistol is powerful enough to blast [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] out of the air in one shot (!), her greatest power is her ability to briefly stop time. Sadly, this ability drains all of her life force, and is almost assuredly fatal. One is left to wonder what the point is.

When the situation calls for it, she consults the wise [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], her unbeknownest creator, via a holographic message machine.

:''('''Note''': Elita One's name shares the same root meaning as Optimus Prime's... "Best First". For many years, the actual spelling of her name was the subject of much fandom debate. The MC Axis kit finally gave her name the current spelling, and was later backed up by episode scripts.)''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Marlene Aragon]] (US); [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japan), [[Eiko Yamada]] (Ariel-Japan)

[[image:ArielWarDawn1.jpg |thumb|left|200px|Robots with plunging necklines...somehow.]]

Nine million years ago, during the Golden Age of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], there lived a female robot named Ariel, the girlfriend of dock worker Orion Pax. She'd heard that the new "[[Decepticon|flying robots]]" that Orion and and his friend [[Dion]] admired had put together an army and attacked one of Cybertron's outer cities, but Dion laughingly dismissed her as gullible.

One of those "flying robots" - [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] - raided the energy storage facility Orion worked at with his [[transport drone]]s. While Megatron was in the midst of an assault on Orion, Ariel tried to stop him, only to be gunned down by Megatron herself.

Fortunately for all involved, the time-lost [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] brought the deactivated Orion to [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] for repairs, who recreated the young robot as the first of Cybertron's new defenders - Optimus Prime. Prime and the Aerialbots then convinced Alpha Trion to try reconstructing Ariel; after agreeing to send some droids for her, Alpha Trion mused to himself that "Elita One" would be a good name for a female warrior. {{Storylink|War Dawn}}

[[Image:Elita one.jpg|thumb|right|150px|GURL = PINK, apparently.]]

Five million years later, Elita One tried to board the [[Ark|Autobot starship]] as it took off on its mission to search for energy - wanting to go with Optimus - but she was seemingly destroyed while the ship was attacked during takeoff. {{Storylink|The Search For Alpha Trion}}

''('''Note''': In the original pilot, the Ark did not appear to be under attack as it launched. The Ark being attacked and Elita One's presence as it took off constitues a [[retcon]].)''

But Elita One did not perish. About four million years later, she was in command of a team of [[female Autobots]], including [[Chromia]], [[Firestar]], and [[Moonracer]], who had been raiding [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s [[energon]] supplies in secret for an unknown length of time. Their existance was revealed thanks to Moonracer's carelessness, which subsequently lead to Elita's One capture by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and the destruction of their secret base by [[Rumble]].

Way to go, Moonracer.

Elita was used as bait to lure Optimus Prime into a trap, where he too was captured - and was soon on the block for execution in a vat of acid. Desperate to save her beloved, Elita triggered her time-stopping power, which allowed her to save Prime... but expended nearly all her life-force doing so.

After getting them both out of Decepticon Headquarters, Optimus was able to track Alpha Trion to his secret base. The ancient Autobot repaired Elita to the best of his ability, but revealed to Optimus Prime that only '''he''' could save Elita by interfacing to her with his power filter. An astonished Optimus Prime stated that only his CREATOR could know that!

''(Optimus Prime had apparently forgotten that Alpha Trion '''was''' his creator, although he seemed to know that Alpha Trion created Elita One, making a knowing comment when Elita said that Alpha Trion was like a father to her. Which is really kind of creepy when you think about it.)''

[[Image:ElitaVehicle01.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Yeah, this is all you see.]]

After Elita One was re-energized, she and Prime arrived in time to save both a group of Earth-based Autobots who had followed Prime to Cybertron and Elita's own troops from certain death at the hands of the Decepticons. Notably, Elita shot Shockwave out of the air with a single blast from her pistol.

With their original secret base in ruins, Alpha Trion quickly set the female Autobots up with a new one, full of advanced equipment.

Though regretful that they'd be apart again so soon, Elita One elected to stay behind on Cybertron and continue the fight at home while Optimus and the other Autobots returned to the war on Earth. Of course, this didn't prevent her from telling him not to stay away TOO long... {{Storylink|The Search For Alpha Trion}}

===MC Axis Kit mini-comic===
Elita One and her team toppled a colossal Decepticon warrior. Though her team was jubilant at their victory, Elita knew that this one victory was far from enough to win the war, and longed for Prime to return so they could re-take their homeworld.

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Elita One and the other female Autobots were an elite squad of warriors under the command of the [[Quintesson]]s, waiting for intel from their Autobot sleeper agent, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]].

''('''Note''': [[Dreamwave]] filed for bankruptcy and stopped producing Transformers books right as the female Autobots arc was beginning.''

===Marvel comics continuity===
====Classics====
Elita One is part of Grimlock's crew on the ''[[Graviton (Classics)|Graviton]]. {{storylink|Games of Deception!}}

:''('''Note''': The ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' story takes place in a post-Marvel Generation 1 comics universe where [[Generation 2]] did not happen.)''

==Toys==
===Merchandise===
No "proper" toy of Elita One exists. However, an officially-licensed Japanese "garage kit" unpainted resin model of her robot mode was made by MC Axis in 1996. And recently, Hasbro filed a trademark application for "Elita One".

==Trivia==
[[Image:Generations-CybertronBattle.jpg|thumb|250px|Click to enlarge!]]

* A Cybertronian battle scene in ''[[Comics Bom-Bom]]'' (reprinted in ''[[Transformers Generations]]'') depicts Elita One fighting the Decepticons alongside other pre-Earth Autobots.

* According to writer [[David Wise]], he did ''not'' intend for Ariel to be rebuilt as Elita 1 when writing [[War Dawn]][http://web.archive.org/web/20040806162116/iesb.net/collecting/collecting63004.htm]. Whether Ariel was originally supposed to die or if she was supposed to be rebuilt into someone else is unknown.

* Elita One's alt-mode has never been depicted in its entirety. As shown above, only the very front end is seen, as the rest is hidden by Optimus Prime's truck mode.

* In the War Within graphic novel, Elita One's silhouette is depicted on Optimus' mudflap in vehicle mode, similar to the "naked lady" silhouette decal seen on modern vehicles.

[[Category: Autobots]]
[[Category: Female Transformers]]
[[Category: Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category: Timelines characters]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Furmanism

2007-07-04T07:35:06Z

70.55.211.238: /* IT NEVER ENDS */

[[Image:Furmanismsrod.jpg|350px|right|thumb||''[[Rhythms of Darkness!]]'': A Furmanism in every bite!]]
''Transformers'' writer [[Simon Furman]] is infamous among fans for dialogue concepts that are frequently retreaded. Such repeated phrases are known informally as '''Furmanisms'''.

===CAN I DO LESS?===
*"Always lived life in the FAST LANE -- guess you DIED that way, too! Can we do any less?" --[[Jazz]], {{storylink|Life in the Slow Lane}}
*"I've stood here and watched humans -- frail flesh creatures -- fight and die for their world. CAN I DO LESS?" --Jazz, {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}
*"Kup, there's got to be another way! Ratchet sacrificed everything to save us -- can we do less?" --Sureshot, {{storylink|The Price Of Life!}}
*"The real Scorponok wouldn't have turned and fled! He'd have accepted his responsibilities, his FATE! Can I then do less?" --[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

===FIGHT AND DIE===
*"Yeah. Better to FIGHT AND DIE-- than live with the knowledge that I ran!" --Jazz, {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}
*"But could I live with myself, knowing I fled, gave in to my fear?" --Scorponok, {{storylink|The Void! (Marvel US comic)|The Void!}}
*"We're Dinobots; we stick together, fight together -- and DIE together, if necessary! Better that than live with the knowledge that we turned and ran, abandoned a comrade!" --[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], {{storylink|Still Life!}}
*"Better to die a hero than live as a coward." --Narration, {{storylink|Salvage!}}
*"Hold still, relic... Better to stand and die than perish in ignominous flight!" --Random G2 Cybertronian chasing [[Tracks]], {{storylink|Total War!}}

===INDIGESTION===
*"Well, then... I'm about to give you the worst case of INDIGESTION you've EVER had!" --[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], {{storylink|Dark Shadows!}}
*"READY. Let's give this stuff the worst case of INDIGESTION it's EVER had!" --[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
*"Let's give this creature... the worst case of INDIGESTION it's ever had." --[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4}}

===IT CAN BE DESTROYED===
*"He's not invincible! He can be hurt!" --[[Buster Witwicky|Buster]], {{storylink|Robot Buster!}}
*"This is no demon, no ghost! It is metal and circuitry! It can feel pain -- IT CAN BE HURT!" --[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], {{storylink|Skin Deep}}
*"Concentrate your fire! It has FORM, it has SUBSTANCE... it can be DESTROYED!" --[[Mindset]], {{storylink|Swarm (comic issue)|Swarm}}
*"Whatever that thing is, it has mass, it has substance... IT CAN BE DESTROYED!" --[[Jhiaxus]], {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
*"Ultimately, Megatron is argonized steel and polymer sinew, just like us. He can be HURT... He can be KILLED..." --[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], {{storylink|Infiltration, Part 6}}

===IT NEVER ENDS===
*"I wish I could share their elation, believe that is truly over. Before he died, Jhiaxus mentioned a name, a place. In my heart of hearts, I know... IT NEVER ENDS!" --Optimus Prime, {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
*"As one they attack, Autobots and Decepticons who fought for and against the dream, now united in the pantheon of Transformer myth. Their time, they thought, had come and gone. But some battles... NEVER END!" --Narration, {{storylink|Reaching the Omega Point}}
*"Even the business of running a bitter war of attrition does nothing to stave off the dark, foreboding, fracturing of my psyche. I see the end. But the shuddering, lurching instant brings scant comfort. For I know, deep down... IT NEVER ENDS!" --Optimus Prime, {{storylink|Stormbringer, Part 1}}
*"But it never ends." --Optimus Prime (opening narration), {{storylink|Another Time and Place}}
*"The future holds only conflict and mayhem! It never ends!" --Optimus Prime (closing narration), {{storylink|Another Time and Place}}

===OVER -- FINISHED!===
*"To be honest, CHAINCLAW-- I don't know why we're BOTHERING! The war's over -- FINISHED!" --Jazz, {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}
*"I'm warning you, Prime -- Interfere now and the alliance is over, FINISHED!" -- Scorponok, {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}}
*"Do you not understand? It's OVER -- FINISHED!" --[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], {{storylink|End of the Road! (Marvel US comic)|End of the Road!}}
* "The war is over, '''finished.'''" -- Optimus Prime {{Storylink|War Without End}}
*"ENOUGH! Do you not understand, Decepticons? It is over -- FINISHED!" -- Optimus Prime, {{storylink|End of the Road! (Marvel US comic)|End of the Road!}}
*"That's ENOUGH, Kup! It's OVER -- finished! Do you HEAR me?!" -- Optimus Prime, {{storylink|Primal Fear!}}
*"IDIOTS! INCOMPETENTS! I am surrounded by DOLTS! This should have been over, FINISHED!" -- Jhiaxus, {{storylink|Dark Shadows!}}
*"Officially, hostilies are OVER, finished. Maximal-Predacon, we're one big happy family. But WE know different." -- [[Leo Prime]], {{storylink|The Gathering, Part 1}}
*"And suddenly, in one massive stroke - it was done, finished." -- Narrating Optimus Prime, {{storylink|Another Time and Place}}

===REAP THE WHIRLWIND!===
*"Our sins remembered, final judgement pronounced. The heavens opened, and we reaped, I say... REAPED THE WHIRLWIND." --Spinister, {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2}}
*"When you posted me to this backwater rock in space, you were sowing the seeds of your OWN destruction! Now... REAP THE WHIRLWIND!" --Starscream, {{storylink|Infiltration, Part 6}}
*"We saw the signs, the portents--the dark clouds gathering on our horizons. And yet we averted our eyes, pretended it wasn't coming. And in doing so we unleashed a storm of even greater magnitude, one that so very nearly destroyed us all. And now, it seems... others shall REAP THE WHIRLWIND." --Optimus Prime inner monologue, {{storylink|Stormbringer, Part 2}}

===WHAT CHANCE DO WE HAVE?===
*"In my OWN time I destroyed an entire RACE of Autobots, their MIGHTIEST LEADER! What CHANCE then -- DO YOU HAVE?!" --[[Galvatron II]], {{storylink|Surrender!}}
*"If all those Autobots, all those humans, couldn't save Earth... WHAT CHANCE DO WE HAVE?" --[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}
*"Galvatron accounted for the most powerful Autobots around, so what chance do I have?" --Jazz, {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}
*"Even the Mighty Optimus Prime has fallen! What chance then, for the rest of us?" --Scorponok, {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
*"If even THIS great force can fall, what chance then for the REST of us?" -- Optimus Prime, {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
*"Five of us, weaponless, against the whole blasted Decepticon army! WHAT CHANCE DO WE HAVE?" --Prowl, {{storylink|End of the Road! (Marvel US comic)|End of the Road!}}

===LIKE SOME PREDATORY BIRD===
*"I now believe a SECOND menace exists, one that hovers like some predatory bird at the edge of my consciousness." --Optimus Prime, {{storylink|Devices and Desires}}
* "Ahead, hovering like some vast, predatory bird on the fringes of Fahl Space... the Decepticon flagship, Twilight--" Narration, {{storylink|New Dawn}}

[[Category: Fandom]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Furmanism

2007-07-04T07:32:53Z

70.55.211.238: /* OVER -- FINISHED! */

[[Image:Furmanismsrod.jpg|350px|right|thumb||''[[Rhythms of Darkness!]]'': A Furmanism in every bite!]]
''Transformers'' writer [[Simon Furman]] is infamous among fans for dialogue concepts that are frequently retreaded. Such repeated phrases are known informally as '''Furmanisms'''.

===CAN I DO LESS?===
*"Always lived life in the FAST LANE -- guess you DIED that way, too! Can we do any less?" --[[Jazz]], {{storylink|Life in the Slow Lane}}
*"I've stood here and watched humans -- frail flesh creatures -- fight and die for their world. CAN I DO LESS?" --Jazz, {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}
*"Kup, there's got to be another way! Ratchet sacrificed everything to save us -- can we do less?" --Sureshot, {{storylink|The Price Of Life!}}
*"The real Scorponok wouldn't have turned and fled! He'd have accepted his responsibilities, his FATE! Can I then do less?" --[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

===FIGHT AND DIE===
*"Yeah. Better to FIGHT AND DIE-- than live with the knowledge that I ran!" --Jazz, {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}
*"But could I live with myself, knowing I fled, gave in to my fear?" --Scorponok, {{storylink|The Void! (Marvel US comic)|The Void!}}
*"We're Dinobots; we stick together, fight together -- and DIE together, if necessary! Better that than live with the knowledge that we turned and ran, abandoned a comrade!" --[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], {{storylink|Still Life!}}
*"Better to die a hero than live as a coward." --Narration, {{storylink|Salvage!}}
*"Hold still, relic... Better to stand and die than perish in ignominous flight!" --Random G2 Cybertronian chasing [[Tracks]], {{storylink|Total War!}}

===INDIGESTION===
*"Well, then... I'm about to give you the worst case of INDIGESTION you've EVER had!" --[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], {{storylink|Dark Shadows!}}
*"READY. Let's give this stuff the worst case of INDIGESTION it's EVER had!" --[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
*"Let's give this creature... the worst case of INDIGESTION it's ever had." --[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4}}

===IT CAN BE DESTROYED===
*"He's not invincible! He can be hurt!" --[[Buster Witwicky|Buster]], {{storylink|Robot Buster!}}
*"This is no demon, no ghost! It is metal and circuitry! It can feel pain -- IT CAN BE HURT!" --[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], {{storylink|Skin Deep}}
*"Concentrate your fire! It has FORM, it has SUBSTANCE... it can be DESTROYED!" --[[Mindset]], {{storylink|Swarm (comic issue)|Swarm}}
*"Whatever that thing is, it has mass, it has substance... IT CAN BE DESTROYED!" --[[Jhiaxus]], {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
*"Ultimately, Megatron is argonized steel and polymer sinew, just like us. He can be HURT... He can be KILLED..." --[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], {{storylink|Infiltration, Part 6}}

===IT NEVER ENDS===
*"I wish I could share their elation, believe that is truly over. Before he died, Jhiaxus mentioned a name, a place. In my heart of hearts, I know... IT NEVER ENDS!" --Optimus Prime, {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
*"As one they attack, Autobots and Decepticons who fought for and against the dream, now united in the pantheon of Transformer myth. Their time, they thought, had come and gone. But some battles... NEVER END!" --Narration, {{storylink|Reaching the Omega Point}}
*"Even the business of running a bitter war of attrition does nothing to stave off the dark, foreboding, fracturing of my psyche. I see the end. But the shuddering, lurching instant brings scant comfort. For I know, deep down... IT NEVER ENDS!" --Optimus Prime, {{storylink|Stormbringer, Part 1}}

===OVER -- FINISHED!===
*"To be honest, CHAINCLAW-- I don't know why we're BOTHERING! The war's over -- FINISHED!" --Jazz, {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}
*"I'm warning you, Prime -- Interfere now and the alliance is over, FINISHED!" -- Scorponok, {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}}
*"Do you not understand? It's OVER -- FINISHED!" --[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], {{storylink|End of the Road! (Marvel US comic)|End of the Road!}}
* "The war is over, '''finished.'''" -- Optimus Prime {{Storylink|War Without End}}
*"ENOUGH! Do you not understand, Decepticons? It is over -- FINISHED!" -- Optimus Prime, {{storylink|End of the Road! (Marvel US comic)|End of the Road!}}
*"That's ENOUGH, Kup! It's OVER -- finished! Do you HEAR me?!" -- Optimus Prime, {{storylink|Primal Fear!}}
*"IDIOTS! INCOMPETENTS! I am surrounded by DOLTS! This should have been over, FINISHED!" -- Jhiaxus, {{storylink|Dark Shadows!}}
*"Officially, hostilies are OVER, finished. Maximal-Predacon, we're one big happy family. But WE know different." -- [[Leo Prime]], {{storylink|The Gathering, Part 1}}
*"And suddenly, in one massive stroke - it was done, finished." -- Narrating Optimus Prime, {{storylink|Another Time and Place}}

===REAP THE WHIRLWIND!===
*"Our sins remembered, final judgement pronounced. The heavens opened, and we reaped, I say... REAPED THE WHIRLWIND." --Spinister, {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2}}
*"When you posted me to this backwater rock in space, you were sowing the seeds of your OWN destruction! Now... REAP THE WHIRLWIND!" --Starscream, {{storylink|Infiltration, Part 6}}
*"We saw the signs, the portents--the dark clouds gathering on our horizons. And yet we averted our eyes, pretended it wasn't coming. And in doing so we unleashed a storm of even greater magnitude, one that so very nearly destroyed us all. And now, it seems... others shall REAP THE WHIRLWIND." --Optimus Prime inner monologue, {{storylink|Stormbringer, Part 2}}

===WHAT CHANCE DO WE HAVE?===
*"In my OWN time I destroyed an entire RACE of Autobots, their MIGHTIEST LEADER! What CHANCE then -- DO YOU HAVE?!" --[[Galvatron II]], {{storylink|Surrender!}}
*"If all those Autobots, all those humans, couldn't save Earth... WHAT CHANCE DO WE HAVE?" --[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}
*"Galvatron accounted for the most powerful Autobots around, so what chance do I have?" --Jazz, {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}
*"Even the Mighty Optimus Prime has fallen! What chance then, for the rest of us?" --Scorponok, {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
*"If even THIS great force can fall, what chance then for the REST of us?" -- Optimus Prime, {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
*"Five of us, weaponless, against the whole blasted Decepticon army! WHAT CHANCE DO WE HAVE?" --Prowl, {{storylink|End of the Road! (Marvel US comic)|End of the Road!}}

===LIKE SOME PREDATORY BIRD===
*"I now believe a SECOND menace exists, one that hovers like some predatory bird at the edge of my consciousness." --Optimus Prime, {{storylink|Devices and Desires}}
* "Ahead, hovering like some vast, predatory bird on the fringes of Fahl Space... the Decepticon flagship, Twilight--" Narration, {{storylink|New Dawn}}

[[Category: Fandom]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Talk:Furmanism

2007-07-04T06:59:01Z

70.55.211.238: /* Another Time And Place Furmanisms? */

This is awesome. In a "so bad it's good" sort of way. --[[User:DrSpengler|DrSpengler]] 23:26, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

----

This is obviously an incomplete list. I also have some that were only repeated once, sometimes in differing forms, which I won't add to the page proper until we find at least one more iteration. If you can find more of any of these, feel free to add them.

Here's my remainder:

===TIME TO MAKE A STAND===
*"If I turn away now, I'll just keep on turning away. Sometimes you have to make a STAND!" -- [[Carnivac]], {{storylink|Way of the Warrior}}, UK #237
*"Instead of running around like headless chickens we should be trying to HELP her! I say we make a STAND!" -- [[Thunderpunch]], {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}, US #75

===WHOLE WORLD OF PAIN===
*"Get ready, quite literally... for a whole WORLD of pain!" -- Starscream, G2 #11
*"It's about PAIN, Megatron... here's a whole WORLD of it!" -- Starscream, TWWv1 #3

===LIKE SOME PREDATORY BIRD===
*"I now believe a SECOND menace exists, one that hovers like some predatory bird at the edge of my consciousness." --Optimus Prime, G2 #4
* "Ahead, hovering like some vast, predatory bird on the fringes of Fahl Space... the Decepticon flagship, Twilight--" Narration, G2 #7

--[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:27, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

:I'm waaaay too comfortable lying on my couch here to go upstairs and find the book and check, but I want to say Swoop did the whole "better to die than run" shtick when the Dinobots were fighting the demons in #76...? - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 23:33, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
::Indeed! Good memory. Hold on... --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:34, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

== Call me humorless if you wish- ==

Normally, I love the humor here. I like that we don't always take everything seriously. However, I think this article is taking things a little far. Boo to this section, basically. Boo-urns, in fact. It feels like it's trashing Furman for no good reason. And I've never heard ANYONE say- "Hey, a similar bit of dialogue in a Simon Furman comic! Must be a Furmanism!"

And, seriously,you don't think some of it is intentional (particularly issue 67)?

I just don't see how this has a place here. --DJ Convoy

:...I saw it as a celebration of Furmanisms, actually. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 17:35, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

::Pretty much. Furman is my main man. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 18:53, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

I'm sure there's gotta be more IT NEVER ENDSes than the three I got, right? --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 09:56, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
: Well, uh, I wasn't counting the IT NEVER ENDSes on purpose, because Furman does those on purpose, as an intentional self-referential running-gag to his original G1 send-off letter. I don't think it really belongs in this article, as such. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:28, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
::Well, being a cartoon-centric guy I didn't actually know what the original source of it was. It still strikes me as qualifying as a "Furmanism" though, albeit with a note in the article about it's origin and nature. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 17:43, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
:::I'd never called them Furmanisms before now either, but I do now. As for disrespect... Well, I think a Transfan has to kinda be a Furman fan by definition really. --[[User:82.41.82.183|82.41.82.183]] 22:07, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
::::Not so. I'm a Transformers fan and I don't like Furman's writing much at all. However, I've heard the term "Furmanism" for years online, so it makes sense for this article to exist.--[[User:MCRG|MCRG]] 23:16, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

== REAP THE WHIRLWILD ==

Simon must be a huge Young Guns fan. =D--[[User:Speedbreaker|Speedbreaker]] 04:24, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
:Isn't it from the bible though? "They sow the wind and reap the whirlwind", something along those lines? [[User:70.53.249.237|70.53.249.237]] 22:31, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

== On predatory birds and hovering thereof ==

Seriously, we really should include those. Yes, yes, it was only used one other time... but it's by far the most unique of them all. Also, hilarious. --[[User:Suki Brits|Suki Brits]] 01:52, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

== Another Time And Place Furmanisms? ==
I seem to recall the Another Time And Place text story ending with the "It Never Ends" furmanism.. can anyone confirm? [[User:70.53.249.237|70.53.249.237]] 22:31, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
: It does. Though I'm still iffy on its inclusion in this article without some sort of disclaimer, as he purposefully includes it all the freakin' time (like even in the You Can Draw Transformers book) as some sort of calling card. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 23:42, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
:: If he includes it on purpose, wouldn't that make it that much more a Furmanism?--[[User:MCRG|MCRG]] 03:13, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
::: I think it would. [[User:70.53.249.237|70.53.249.237]] 03:17, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
:::: In fact, we should have the article end with that section, with the last one being the one from the You Can Draw Transformers book. [[User:Kaosu Reido|Kaosu Reido]] 20:09, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
::::: He uses it in that book too? HAH! This article should totally do what Kaosu just said it should do. [[User:70.55.211.238|70.55.211.238]] 06:59, 4 July 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Sideswipe (G1)

2007-07-04T00:47:03Z

70.55.211.238: /* Trivia */

{{disambig3|Sideswipe}}

:''Sideswipe is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|right|300px|What are my arms connected to?]]

'''Sideswipe''' is not nearly as sociopathic as his brother [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], but he is every bit as skillful. He's more into battle for the sport of it. A bit of a jock, Sideswipe most craves a glorious fight to the finish as a test of his mettle.

There is a reckless edge to Sideswipe's tactics. He makes rash decisions that may endanger him, all in the name of possible victory. Cheating is also not out of the question. When everything is on the line, for Sideswipe, nothing is out of the question. However, Sideswipe is not without his humor. It's long accepted that Sideswipe is the resident prankster of the [[Ark]], along with the occasional prank from [[Jazz]].

''Italian name:'' '''Freccia'''<br>
''Frnech-Canadian name:'' '''Frérot'''<br>
''Japanese name:'' '''Lambor''' (ra-n-bo-ru, ランボル)

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 Cartoon===
'''Voice Actor:''' [[Michael Bell]] (US), [[Kōki Kataoka]] (Japan)

Sideswipe was part of the initial crew of Autobots aboard the Ark when it crash-landed on Earth four million years ago. He awakened along with his fellow Transformers in 1984, with both he and brother being reformatted into Lamborghini sports cars. Sideswipe loaned Optimus Prime the use of his rocket pack when the Decepticons nearly escaped from Earth with a starship full of Energon.

Sideswipe and Sunstreaker often operated together. When antimatter-fueled Decepticons attacked the Ark on one occasion, Sideswipe and Sunstreaker took to the air to battle with the incoming seeker jets, in a rambunctious, if ultimately ineffective, display of "jet judo."

When investigating tremors that were shaking the [[Ark|Autobot base]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s scanner found some interesting objects inside a rock wall. Sideswipe, using his piston-like arms, helped [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] removed the rock wall and found a cave full of dinosaur bones, the discovery of which would lead to the development of the [[Dinobots]].

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====

Sideswipe, along with his brother [[Sunstreaker]], was part of the original crew of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s Ark. When the Decepticons attacked the ship it crashed on Earth and Sideswipe, along with the rest of the combatants, lay dormant for 4 million years. When the volcano that housed the Ark erupted, the Ark's internal mechanisms revived all Transformers, making no distinction between [[Autobot]] and Decepticon. Sideswipe was alive again.

''('''Note''':Sideswipe appeared several times up until issue 50, when the Underbase-powered Starscream decimated the [[Autobot]] and Decepticon armies. Sideswipe was not seen deactivated in the saga but he did not appear again until G2.)''

====Generation 2====
Sideswipe was part of Grimlock's Commando Unit. That unit formed a raiding party facing the [[Cybertronian]]s. He had a more prominent role in subsequent events then he has had in the past. Sideswipe is present for the last battle against the [[Swarm]], but his final fate is uncertain.

====Generation Two Comics (UK)====

Sideswipe was part of Jazz's Special Commando Unit.

===3H ''[[Universe (comic)|Universe]]'' comics===
Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, [[Trailbreaker]], [[Roulette]] and [[Shadow Striker]] returned to the [[technorganic]] Cybertron after a prolonged journey and were welcomed by the [[Maximal]]s. Unicron abducted these newly-returned Transformers, in addition to many others from different times and universes, to start a final confrontation against Primus. Sideswipe and Sunstreaker were rebuilt into new forms, corrupted by Unicron's influence, and set against one another in the [[Cauldron]]. Before either brother could land a killing blow, however, the fight was broken up by [[Optimus Primal]]. Sideswipe then fought his way out of Unicron alongside many other Transformers rescued by Primal and returned to Cybertron.

===Dreamwave Generation 1 Comics===
Sideswipe was part of Operation Liberation in 1998, a joint human-Autobot effort to defeat the Earth bounded Decepticons. At the end it was a success, and the captured Decepticons along with the Autobots and a human crew departed Earth en route to Cybertron in the [[Ark II]]. The ship, however, was sabotaged and crashed into Earth.

A few years later Megatron and other Transformers, including Autobots, were seen causing havoc. It was discovered that Lazarus, a scientist who participated in the Ark II project, was responsible for the sabotage of the Ark II and the resurrection of several Transformers under his control via technological tampering.

The Army contacted [[Spike Witwicky]] to ask him if he could do something to help them reactivate Optimus Prime, whom they had recovered locked in a state of stasis. Spike managed to reactivate Optimus with a portion of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] that Optimus had given him prior the ill-fated journey of the Ark II. Optimus subsequently went to the Arctic and used the Matrix to reactivate several Transformers, including Sideswipe.

Sideswipe accepted the new task at hand and fought up until the last battle against Megatron and his Decepticons in San Francisco.

Sideswipe remained on Earth as part of Jazz's unit, while Optimus Prime returned to Shockwave's united Cybertron.

===IDW comics continuity===
Sideswipe was one of the many Autobots trained by Kup.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Sideswipe''' (Autobot Car, 1984/1985, 2001/2002/2003)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''04''', '''TFC-07'''
[[Image:G1sideswipe.jpg|right|thumb|100px|He had the look before it was [[Spy Changer|trendy]].]]

: Originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' "New Countach LP500S", Sideswipe transforms...well, into that. The original 1984 US release did not have the [[rubsign]] found on later releases.

: In 2001, Sideswipe was re-released by [[Takara]] bundled with the mold-sharing [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] as a show-[[exclusive]] set, but his license plate decal was changed from the infringing "COUNTACH" to "CAR MACHINE". Sideswipe and Red Alert were re-re-released together in 2002 as an [[e-Hobby]] "New Year" set, with several factory-applied decals replaced with [[paint application]]s, the "CAR MACHINE" plate-decal now blank, plus an additional recolored alternate sticker sheet for each one. This version, minus the extra decal sheet, was re-re-''re''-released as part of the [[Transformers Collection]] "book-box series". Finally, this version, albeit with its spring-loaded launcher de-sprung [[for safety reasons]], was released in the US as part of [[Hasbro]]'s [[Commemorative Series]] VIII line, one of the last American reissues. In fact, despite the Commemorative Series' exclusivity to Toys "R" Us stores, CS Sideswipe ended up at Kay-Bee stores, and at heavy discount.

: This mold was also used to make [[Clamp Down]], [[Deep Cover]] and [[Tigertrack]].

*'''Sideswipe w/ Vanguard''' (Action Master, 1991)
[[Image:ActionmasterSideswipe_toy.jpg|left|thumb|I have a hat!]]

: A non-transforming action figure, [[Action Master]] Sideswipe is compatible with any other Action Master weapon or vehicle. His partner-unit [[Vanguard]] forms a backpack and battle helmet.
{{-}}

===Generation 2===
*'''Sideswipe''' (Autobot Heroic, 1993)
[[Image:G2Sideswipe_toy.jpg|right|thumb|150px|He got dressed in the dark and accidentally put his colors on backwards.]]

: Part of the first assortment of Autobot cars, Sideswipe's original toy had his colors re-arranged to a black car mode with red and white robot parts. His original rocket launcher was removed, and replaced with a large spring-loaded launcher that could be hand-held or mounted on his [[retool]]ed car-mode roof.

:His new spring-loaded missile launcher originally came from a [[G.I. Joe]] action figure.

*'''Sideswipe''' (Go-Bot, 1995)
[[Image:G2GobotSideswipe.jpg|left|thumb|120px|He shrank and faded in the wash.]]

: A redeco of [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] [[Firecracker]], Sideswipe transforms into a blue Lamborghini Diablo with through-axle construction for super-fast rolling in car mode.

: This mold was also used to make Go-Bot Optimus Prime and ''[[Robots in Disguise]]'' [[R.E.V. (RID)|R.E.V.]]

{{-}}

===Universe===
*'''Sideswipe''' (Deluxe, 2003)
[[Image:UniverseSideswipe_toy.jpg|right|thumb|I should've had a [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] retool!]]

: One of several [[exclusive]]s to [[OTFCC 2003]], ''[[Universe]]'' Side Swipe is a redeco of the ''[[Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]] mold, once again transforming into a Lamborghini Diablo. A pair of add-on thrusters become arm-mounted launchers for robot mode; each one being a pressure-launch missile launcher.

: It is notable that the part that connects the toy's windshield to the main body uses a red decal rather than paint, as that part is made out of [[unpaintable plastic]]. The police lights from the original mold were removed, leaving this area bare.

: This mold was also used to make ''Universe'' [[Inferno (TFU)|Inferno]] and Sunstreaker.

===Smallest Transformers===
*'''Lambor''' (2003)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''GTF-02'''
[[Image:STFLambor.jpg|left|thumb|Yet another release Sunstreaker just wasn't cool enough for.]]

: ''[[Smallest Transformers]]'' Lambor is a very small-scale, extensively simplified replica of the original Sideswipe toy. He has very little articulation, he has no weapons and his vehicle mode wheels cannot roll.

: This mold was [[retool]]ed to make ''Smallest Transfomers'' [[Red Alert (G1)|Alert]]

{{-}}
===Alternators===
*'''Side Swipe''' (2003, 2004)
:''Alternator ID number:'' '''2'''
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''BT-02'''
[[Image:AlternatorsSide_Swipe_toy.jpg|right|thumb|Not [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]].]]

: The second ''[[Alternators]]'' toy released, Side Swipe transforms into a licensed 1:24 scale [[wikipedia:Dodge Viper|Dodge Viper]] featuring opening doors, a detailed interior, and a hood that opens to reveal an engine bay holding a replica Viper V-10 engine. The vehicle mode also features movable steering and rubber tires with vacuum-metalized wheels. His removable engine becomes a blaster.

: The main difference between the American Alternators and the Japanese Binaltech releases is that the Japanese version has die-cast metal parts for most of the car's outer body shell, with the exception of the rear end, and the entire red exterior of the car is fully painted, unlike the Alternator's flat red plastic.

: This mold was [[retool]]ed to make [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]].

===Titanium Series===
*'''Side Swipe''' (Robot Master, 2006)
[[Image:TitaniumRM_Side_Swipe.jpg|left|thumb|120px|Sideswipe turns small a lot.]]

: ''Titanium'' Side Swipe is based upon Sideswipe's Alternators toy. Constructed partially of die cast metal, Side Swipe has limited articulation located in his shoulders and neck. He comes with a removable engine blaster and an Autobot symbol display stand.

===Attacktix===
*'''Sideswipe'''

{{-}}
===Merchandise===

==Trivia==
*Sideswipe's Japanese name, "Lambor" is derived from the name of his vehicle mode, a Lamborghini. It also reflects upon his personality and function, as "Rambo" (there's no distinction between an L and an R in Japanese) means rough, reckless, violent.

* Sideswipe's [[Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|TFU]] bio text describes features of Sunstreaker's toy, leading many to believe Sideswipe's original toy was supposed to be created from Sunstreaker's mold and vice-versa, with the colors swapped between the molds. The [[Diaclone]] Sunstreaker toy was available in red<ref>[http://diaclone.net/orid/dia036/index.html "Countach-LP500S/Super Tuning" at Diaclone.net (Japanese site)]</ref> and police<ref>[http://diaclone.net/orid/dia038/index.html "Countach-LP500S/Super Tuning Policecar Type" at Diaclone.net (Japanese site)]</ref> versions, but not yellow. The mold used for Sideswipe, on the other hand, was released in ''Diaclone'' in both red and yellow decos.<ref>[http://diaclone.net/orid/dia050/index.html " New Countach-LP500S" at Diaclone.net (Japanese site)]</ref>

* The ''Alternators'' Dodge Viper mold was originally designed to be a new body for [[Tracks]] after the first attempt to secure the Corvette license fell through. However, it was quickly changed to Side Swipe once the licensing with Chevrolet was secured. This explains why, unlike most of the early Alternators toys, Side Swipe's robot mode bears little resemblance his G1 self.

==References==
<references />

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Sideswipe/sideswipe.htm Sideswipe at TFU.info]
* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Sideswipe Sideswipe's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

{{stub}}
[[Category: Action Masters]]
[[Category: Alternators]]
[[Category: Attacktix]]
[[Category: Autobots]]
[[Category: Convention exclusives]]
[[Category: E-Hobby]]
[[Category: Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category: Generation 2 characters]]
[[Category: Go-Bots]]
[[Category: Siblings]]
[[Category: Titanium Series]]
[[Category: Toys "R" Us exclusives]]
[[Category: Universe characters]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>