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Strika (Animated)

2011-03-20T03:55:33Z

74.106.30.229: /* Notes */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Strika}}

:''Strika is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Strikaanimated.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The kind you bring home to Mama.]]

'''Strika''' is [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]'s personally chosen "General of Destruction", and for good reason. She lives for war, for the glory of war. She is the ideal mix of brains and brawn, as her immense strength and brilliant military tactical mind make her a worthy adversary and a dangerous foe to the Autobots. To add to her power, her multi-wheeled heavily armored battle tank mode is equipped with weaponry that produce an enormous amount of fire power. On top of all this, she brought many victories to the Decepticons during the [[great War (Animated)|Great War]] on Cybertron.

She is also [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]]'s "consort", whatever that means.

And yes, she ''is'' a girl. Seriously.

{{quote|Ooh! The Autobot Elite Guard. This should be fun.|Strika, hoping to kick some aft|"[[TransWarped]]"}}

== Fiction ==
=== ''Animated'' cartoon ===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tara Strong]] (English), [[Rikako Aikawa]] (Japanese)

[[Image:TeamChaar.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Strika pose!]]

As the leader of [[Team Chaar]], Strika and her team attempted to capture [[space bridge 687-030]]. After disabling [[Hot Shot (Animated)|Hot Shot]], and being damaged by [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Rodimus Prime]], she was back on her feet in time to criticize [[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]] for disabling the Space Bridge and had him reactivate it. After ordering [[Cyclonus (Animated)|Cyclonus]] and [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]] to help free [[Spittor (Animated)|Spittor]] and secure the area, she jumped to the Space Bridge controls and contacted [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], asking him for the coordinates for Cybertron. He refused and then told her the he was under strict orders from [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] to wait for his arrival. Strika, incensed, responded that Megatron was supposed to be there Mega-Cycles ago! Later, still guarding the Space Bridge, she and her team prepared to face off against the [[Elite Guard]], something she was looking forward to. However, before they could, Megatron insisted on a full Decepticon retreat. Strika refused at first, only giving in when faced with the consequences of disobeying Megatron's orders. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

Later, Strika was apparently part of a Decepticon attack force which descended upon Detroit as the planet Cybertron was brought into Earth orbit. This was eventually revealed to be a virtual reality ruse on [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave's]] part, but it is uncertain how Soundwave came to the decision to integrate a simulation of her into the program, as he had never physically encountered her. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}
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==Notes==
* [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] said this about Strika: "another personal Transformers life goal for yours truly".
* Strika is male in the Latin American Spanish dub of the show due to the third season being dubbed in Colombia rather than Chile as the other seasons were. Unfortunately, she is far from being the only fembot to suffer [[Flareup (Animated)|the same]] [[Slipstream (Animated)|fate]]. Heck, [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] were dubbed by a woman.
* Her primary weapons are her Reciprocating Blasters and she has somehow obtained a small amount of [[forestonite]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Strika''' (ストライカ ''Sutoraika'')

[[Category:Animated Decepticons]]
[[Category:Cartoon-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Gender-switch characters]]

Oil Slick (Animated)

2011-03-20T03:52:54Z

74.106.30.229: /* Notes */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Oil Slick}}
:''Oil Slick is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:OilSlickAnimated.jpg|right|thumb|400px|1000 years in the future, his head sits next to [[Leonard Nimoy]]'s in the Head Museum.]]

'''Oil Slick''''s fighting style is based on vehicular combat—meaning he tries to destroy the [[Autobot]]s while they're still in [[Alternate mode|vehicle mode]], knowing that if they're smashed up on the outside, they're smashed up on the inside. Beyond this, Oil Slick is a talented chemist specializing in weaponized compounds. He is, in his own words, "slagging good" though at times too eager in trying out new concoctions. Among his arsenal are a dizzying array of chemical weapons that will weaken his opponents both physically and mentally—magnifying his prey's personal fears to dissolve their will while his acids dissolve their bodies—at which point Oil Slick is ready to trash them. His robot mode features a retractable dome to protect his pretty face from what he unleashes.

In addition to his vehicular combat abilities, Oil Slick is skilled in [[Circuit-Su]], having trained with [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]].

{{quote|...We Decepticons know the means always justify the ends. Even if that means sacrificing a few expendable troops to my cyber-oxidant in order to achieve victory!|Oil Slick on Decepticon philosophy|"[['Bots of Science]]"}}

==Fiction==
{{Idw-tfa}}
:''Voice actor:'' [[Phil LaMarr]] (English), [[Atsushi Imaruoka]] (Japanese)
[[Image:BotsofScience-RatchetOilslick.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]]

''During the Great Wars, Oil Slick led an assault on the [[Hydrax Plateau]], using his new "[[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]" cyber-oxidant chemical weapon on Autobot and Decepticon alike. However, he hadn't adjusted for wind shifts, and ended up getting a dose of it himself.''

''Severely weakened, he was found by the Autobot medic [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]], who was looking for survivors of the attack. Ratchet's conscience wouldn't let him leave a life that could be saved, even that of a Decepticon. After trading some verbal barbs with Ratchet and appealing to his scientific nature, Oil Slick convinced the Autobot to use his repair tools with the chemicals Slick had stored away to create a batch of antidote. Under Oil Slick's instructions, Ratchet successfully created a batch of the cure... and as soon as it was applied, Oil Slick immediately hit Ratchet with a dose of Cosmic Rust and stole the remaining antidote. Gloating, Oil Slick revealed that the chemical weapon was his doing all along, and that the lives of the Decepticons who also fell to it were meaningless to him.''

''His overconfidence got the better of him, though, as he failed to notice that Ratchet had used his magnetism ability to steal the antidote ''back'' as Oil Slick drove away... enough to cure Ratchet and still have some left over for the Autobot scientists to analyze and replicate, nullifying the threat of Cosmic Rust.'' {{storylink|'Bots of Science}}

''Following [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]'s disappearance, Oil Slick made the foolish mistake of sharing the idea that perhaps Megatron was dead to [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]]... and was given a proper throttling for it.'' {{storylink|A Few Loose Strands}}

[[Image:Oilslicktranswarped.jpg|right|250px|thumb|He's so certain Cosmic Rust will work, he's giving away samples for free!]]
Countless years later, after the war had been decided in the Autobots' favor, Oil Slick was part of [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]]'s [[Team Chaar]] band of Decepticons. Called out of hiding by Megatron to storm a [[Space Bridge]] node, his group of Decepticons battled a team of Autobots led by [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Rodimus Prime]]. Oil Slick stopped Ironhide and Brawn in their tracks with ''actual'' oil slicks before encountering Rodimus himself. Dismissing Rodimus Prime's skills and throwing down a container of Cosmic Rust, Oil Slick quickly disposed of him. Team Chaar was still near the hub when the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]]'s ship approached, but Oil Slick and the others were ordered elsewhere. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

Oil Slick and the rest of Team Chaar apparently showed up in [[Detroit]] to menace the Autobots... but the whole thing turned out to have been an illusion programmed in [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]]'s virtual world.{{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}
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==Toys==
===Animated===
[[Image:Ani-toy OilSlick.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The secret shame of Mr. Freeze and Cy-Kill.]]
*'''Oil Slick''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-42'''
**''Accessories'': Chain-weapon canister, storage canister

:Oil Slick transforms into a low-riding motorcycle. A motorcycle with ''a friggin' goat skull''. How Metal. One of the barrels strapped to his cycle mode splits open to become a hand-held flail weapon using a short, white plastic chain, as opposed to the longer, real metal one seen in the [[:Image:Animated olislick both mode1.JPG|promotional photos]]. The ends of the barrel which anchor the chain can pop off the ends of the body for other swing-at-enemies options. However, this barrel does not click together very well when closed, and so can fall open easily. The other barrel is actually a canister with a flip-open top that can contain [[Water|rare chemical liquids]]. He has a third "[[Attack mode|Vehicle Attack Mode]]" which basically consists of him doing a push-up on his wheels.

:According to designer [[Eric Siebenaler]], one of the original ideas for Oil Slick was for his bubble dome and his chemical canister to contain a sort of green slime. This idea was dropped over concerns that it would leak during transportation, and when [[Hasbro]] investigated just having plain water in his dome, they decided against this due to the fact that the quality and safety of water used in [[China]] could not be guaranteed. <ref>[http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=2667&page=2 Eric Siebenaler meets Australian fans in Sydney]</ref>

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/OilSlick/oilslick.htm More information on Oil Slick at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:Tfa-oilslick-repaint.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Wait, how did they get the chain up in the air?]]
*'''Toxic Oil Slick''' (Deluxe, 20??)
**''Accessories'': Chain-weapon canister, storage canister
:A redeco shown at BotCon 2009 and leaked via Walmart stock photos, this Oil Slick redeco seems to have been made to make his colors more like that of his show model, while still retaining an Earth mode. An oddity in the stock photo is the use of the longer, metal chain, as opposed to the short plastic one used in the original.

{{canceledtoy}}
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==Notes==
[[Image:TFAni-OilSlickArt.jpg|right|300px|thumb|This is how he looks without makeup.]]

*At [[BotCon 2008]], it was revealed that Oil Slick was an original [[Eric Siebenaler]] design that was never intended to be in the show, but upon finding out about it, the ''Animated'' cartoon crew said they would have worked him in had they been told about it. As such, Oil Slick was given a highlight story in [[The Arrival issue 3|''The Arrival'' #3]]. He has also had an [[Character model|animation model]] made by [[Irineo Maramba]] and was made a member of [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]]'s [[Team Chaar|team]] for the cartoon. <ref>[http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/2008/12/marty-isenberg-interview.html#c5901666316822122243 ''Animated'' Lead Character Designer Derrick J. Wyatt commenting on his own blog.]</ref>

*Oil Slick's odd four-wheeled cycle design is borrowed from the [http://www.allpar.com/cars/concepts/tomahawk.html Dodge Tomahawk] concept motorcycle. This implies that he goes ''really damn fast''.

*Due to the sculpt of his fingers and the rubbery materials used, he is the first and only Transformer who can intertwine his fingers in a menacing way.

*Although [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] is responsible for the current state of Ratchet's broken forehead chevron, Oil Slick actually did it before him, courtesy of a wicked roundhouse kick. Judging by the pre-existing crack on the chevron, it had already been broken at least once before that. Apparently Ratchet decided the third time's a charm.

*How exactly he could train with Prowl in the art of Circuit-Su is questionable, because [[Yoketron]] never trained a Decepticon before in his [[Cyber-Ninja Corps|Dojo]]...unless he once was an Autobot.

*Oil Slick has created (or at least synthesized) a Reverse Evolution Virus along with Cosmic Rust.

*Oil Slick's comic appearence is apparently an amalgam of his box art and cartoon appearence; he has the deep gold and green coloration of his toy, but the arms, head, and glowing dome of his cartoon. The cover art can be decieving, oh yes...

===Foregin names===
*''Japanese'': '''Oil Slick''' (オイルスリック)

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Animated Decepticons]]
[[Category:Martial artists]]
[[Category:Scientists]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]

Cyclonus (Animated)

2011-03-20T03:49:26Z

74.106.30.229: /* Foregin names */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Cyclonus}}
:''Cyclonus is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:TranswarpedCyclonus.jpg|thumb|right|350px|He's from the future and knows a lot about hysteria.]]

The other members of [[Team Chaar]] don't know what to make of '''Cyclonus'''. A few centuries ago, he fell out of the sky over [[New Kaon]], and the dark warrior isn't the type for exposition. A nihilist, Cyclonus cares for little and his expressions run cold and dispassionate. During the few occasions in which he speaks, he mentions only the imminent end of all things, and insists that all creation is ultimately doomed. He seems to long for this future apocalypse to come to pass and for this current age to be over, finished.

He waits for a being called "[[Megatron (Animated)|Galvatron]]," to whom he begs forgiveness.

In battle, Cyclonus is a warrior unequaled. He carries twin Bleedblack blades that can sap the energy out of his opponents. He wages war tirelessly, thanks to a reactor linkage that seemingly draws strength from an [[Unicron|unknown, limitless source of energy]] via [[transwarp]] circuitry. Perhaps most peculiar of all is the circuitry he seems to share with [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]], specifically Starscream's "self preservation" algorithms, which are disabled in Cyclonus.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
{{Idw-tfa}}
[[Image:TranswarpedCyclonusAutobots.jpg|thumb|left|250px|I don't care how cool I look.]]

''Cyclonus appeared out of nowhere in a storm of light and tachyons over New Kaon. As [[Scalpel (Animated)|Scalpel]] reassembled him, he noted his immense power, that his internal chronometer was off by megacycles, and that he constantly muttered about someone named "Galvatron." Cyclonus soon swore allegiance to [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], but seemingly in the abstract. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac Volume 2‎}}''

Battling for the control of a [[space bridge]] with [[Team Chaar]], Cyclonus strafed [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Rodimus]] before using his twin swords to disable [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]] and [[Brawn (Animated)|Brawn]] with the help of [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]]. Silently accepting [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]]'s orders to secure the area, he ignored the stoic defiance of the Autobot he had strafed before, not even watching it get disabled. It didn't matter to him. When the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] arrived and he was given the order to retreat, he did so without complaint. It's not like he cared anyway. {{storylink|TransWarped}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
* ''Animated'' Cyclonus was designed by [[Irineo Maramba]].<ref>[http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/2008/12/marty-isenberg-interview.html Marty Isenberg Interview comments section.]</ref>
* Due to the great similarity between this incarnation of Cyclonus and his ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' counterpart, [[Hasbro]] announced that it will not be designing an ''Animated'' version of the toy.
* ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac Volume 2‎]]'' strongly suggests that Cyclonus is from a dark future of the Animated universe, in which Megatron has become Galvatron. It also hints that Cyclonus is the future version of [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] or one of [[Starscream clone (Animated)|his clones]], since Scalpel believes he located within Cyclonus's code some of "Starscream's 'self preservation' algorithms commented out". Because of that last bit, our bets are on [[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]], the cowardly clone.
* He sometimes speaks in [[Furmanism]]s.

===Foregin names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Cyclonus''' (サイクロナス ''Saikuronasu'')

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Animated Decepticons]]
[[Category:Cartoon-only Transformers]]

Cyclonus (Animated)

2011-03-20T03:48:49Z

74.106.30.229: /* Foregin names */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Cyclonus}}
:''Cyclonus is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:TranswarpedCyclonus.jpg|thumb|right|350px|He's from the future and knows a lot about hysteria.]]

The other members of [[Team Chaar]] don't know what to make of '''Cyclonus'''. A few centuries ago, he fell out of the sky over [[New Kaon]], and the dark warrior isn't the type for exposition. A nihilist, Cyclonus cares for little and his expressions run cold and dispassionate. During the few occasions in which he speaks, he mentions only the imminent end of all things, and insists that all creation is ultimately doomed. He seems to long for this future apocalypse to come to pass and for this current age to be over, finished.

He waits for a being called "[[Megatron (Animated)|Galvatron]]," to whom he begs forgiveness.

In battle, Cyclonus is a warrior unequaled. He carries twin Bleedblack blades that can sap the energy out of his opponents. He wages war tirelessly, thanks to a reactor linkage that seemingly draws strength from an [[Unicron|unknown, limitless source of energy]] via [[transwarp]] circuitry. Perhaps most peculiar of all is the circuitry he seems to share with [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]], specifically Starscream's "self preservation" algorithms, which are disabled in Cyclonus.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
{{Idw-tfa}}
[[Image:TranswarpedCyclonusAutobots.jpg|thumb|left|250px|I don't care how cool I look.]]

''Cyclonus appeared out of nowhere in a storm of light and tachyons over New Kaon. As [[Scalpel (Animated)|Scalpel]] reassembled him, he noted his immense power, that his internal chronometer was off by megacycles, and that he constantly muttered about someone named "Galvatron." Cyclonus soon swore allegiance to [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], but seemingly in the abstract. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac Volume 2‎}}''

Battling for the control of a [[space bridge]] with [[Team Chaar]], Cyclonus strafed [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Rodimus]] before using his twin swords to disable [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]] and [[Brawn (Animated)|Brawn]] with the help of [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]]. Silently accepting [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]]'s orders to secure the area, he ignored the stoic defiance of the Autobot he had strafed before, not even watching it get disabled. It didn't matter to him. When the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] arrived and he was given the order to retreat, he did so without complaint. It's not like he cared anyway. {{storylink|TransWarped}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
* ''Animated'' Cyclonus was designed by [[Irineo Maramba]].<ref>[http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/2008/12/marty-isenberg-interview.html Marty Isenberg Interview comments section.]</ref>
* Due to the great similarity between this incarnation of Cyclonus and his ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' counterpart, [[Hasbro]] announced that it will not be designing an ''Animated'' version of the toy.
* ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac Volume 2‎]]'' strongly suggests that Cyclonus is from a dark future of the Animated universe, in which Megatron has become Galvatron. It also hints that Cyclonus is the future version of [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] or one of [[Starscream clone (Animated)|his clones]], since Scalpel believes he located within Cyclonus's code some of "Starscream's 'self preservation' algorithms commented out". Because of that last bit, our bets are on [[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]], the cowardly clone.
* He sometimes speaks in [[Furmanism]]s.

===Foregin names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Cyclonus''' (サイクロナス ''Saikuronasu''

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Animated Decepticons]]
[[Category:Cartoon-only Transformers]]

Cyclonus (Animated)

2011-03-20T03:36:00Z

74.106.30.229: /* Notes */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Cyclonus}}
:''Cyclonus is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:TranswarpedCyclonus.jpg|thumb|right|350px|He's from the future and knows a lot about hysteria.]]

The other members of [[Team Chaar]] don't know what to make of '''Cyclonus'''. A few centuries ago, he fell out of the sky over [[New Kaon]], and the dark warrior isn't the type for exposition. A nihilist, Cyclonus cares for little and his expressions run cold and dispassionate. During the few occasions in which he speaks, he mentions only the imminent end of all things, and insists that all creation is ultimately doomed. He seems to long for this future apocalypse to come to pass and for this current age to be over, finished.

He waits for a being called "[[Megatron (Animated)|Galvatron]]," to whom he begs forgiveness.

In battle, Cyclonus is a warrior unequaled. He carries twin Bleedblack blades that can sap the energy out of his opponents. He wages war tirelessly, thanks to a reactor linkage that seemingly draws strength from an [[Unicron|unknown, limitless source of energy]] via [[transwarp]] circuitry. Perhaps most peculiar of all is the circuitry he seems to share with [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]], specifically Starscream's "self preservation" algorithms, which are disabled in Cyclonus.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
{{Idw-tfa}}
[[Image:TranswarpedCyclonusAutobots.jpg|thumb|left|250px|I don't care how cool I look.]]

''Cyclonus appeared out of nowhere in a storm of light and tachyons over New Kaon. As [[Scalpel (Animated)|Scalpel]] reassembled him, he noted his immense power, that his internal chronometer was off by megacycles, and that he constantly muttered about someone named "Galvatron." Cyclonus soon swore allegiance to [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], but seemingly in the abstract. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac Volume 2‎}}''

Battling for the control of a [[space bridge]] with [[Team Chaar]], Cyclonus strafed [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Rodimus]] before using his twin swords to disable [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]] and [[Brawn (Animated)|Brawn]] with the help of [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]]. Silently accepting [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]]'s orders to secure the area, he ignored the stoic defiance of the Autobot he had strafed before, not even watching it get disabled. It didn't matter to him. When the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] arrived and he was given the order to retreat, he did so without complaint. It's not like he cared anyway. {{storylink|TransWarped}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
* ''Animated'' Cyclonus was designed by [[Irineo Maramba]].<ref>[http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/2008/12/marty-isenberg-interview.html Marty Isenberg Interview comments section.]</ref>
* Due to the great similarity between this incarnation of Cyclonus and his ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' counterpart, [[Hasbro]] announced that it will not be designing an ''Animated'' version of the toy.
* ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac Volume 2‎]]'' strongly suggests that Cyclonus is from a dark future of the Animated universe, in which Megatron has become Galvatron. It also hints that Cyclonus is the future version of [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] or one of [[Starscream clone (Animated)|his clones]], since Scalpel believes he located within Cyclonus's code some of "Starscream's 'self preservation' algorithms commented out". Because of that last bit, our bets are on [[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]], the cowardly clone.
* He sometimes speaks in [[Furmanism]]s.

===Foregin names===
*Japanese: '''Cyclonus''' (サイクロナス)

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Animated Decepticons]]
[[Category:Cartoon-only Transformers]]

Blackout (Animated)

2011-03-20T03:33:10Z

74.106.30.229: /* Notes */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Blackout}}

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

[[Image:Blackoutanimated.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Not Shown: The fleeing US Army.]]

'''Blackout''' is a monstrous brute of titanic proportions, larger than any other Decepticon. Few have survived an encounter with this hulking behemoth and lived to tell the tale, but those who have survived have added his story to Decepticon lore, which tells of him single-handedly obliterating vast numbers of [[Omega Sentinel (Animated)|Omega Sentinels]], before finally falling himself at the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]]'s end.

His feet are equipped with seismic energy dischargers, reverse-engineered from an oddly-misplaced Cybertronian named [[Crasher (Animated)|Crasher]], which allow him force nearby electronics to shut down with a single stomp.

And we're not kidding, he can destroy Omega Sentinels well. ''Real well''.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor'': [[Bumper Robinson]] (English), [[Kenta Miyake]] (Japanese)
{{Idw-tfa}}
''During the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]], the [[Wrecker]]s were a major problem for the Decepticons, operating behind their lines as a commando unit. Megatron created the [[Decepticon Heavy Brigade]], of whom Blackout was a member, specifically to hunt down the Wreckers. When they finally met in battle, the Wreckers were all destroyed (including their vessel, [[Zeta Supreme]]), and Blackout was the only survivor on the Decepticon side. He continues to wear the Brigade's symbol on his shoulders, partly to honor the fallen, and partly to announce that he's a Heavy Brigade '''all by himself.'''''

''Later in the war, on [[Velocitron]], he destroyed [[Delta Supreme]], who had been rebuilt into an artillery platform. During the climax of the war in the [[Battle for Iacon]], Blackout destroyed [[Beta Supreme]] '''and''' [[Eta Supreme]]. Make no mistake; he's an '''extremely lethal dude.''''' {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

[[Image:TransWarpedBlackoutAttacks.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Now to the server, I mean... space bridge.]]

Blackout, along with the other members of [[Team Chaar]], assaulted a [[space bridge]] in an attempt to capture it and conquer [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. During the battle, he descended from above, sending [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Rodimus Prime]] flying and disabling the Space Bridge with a massive shock wave. After being berated by [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]] for his mistake, he apologized and reactivated the Space Bridge with another shock wave. Later, he retreated from the looming battle against the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]] under the orders of [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] and Strika. {{Storylink|TransWarped}}

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===''The Cool'' comic===
[[Image:BlackoutanimatedTheCool.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Hatredcopter.]]
As [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] found themselves engaged in a rare tender moment, Blackout unwittingly ruined it by knocking the top of a skyscraper off in helicopter-mode (burying Prime in the rubble). Annoyed, Blackarachnia asked what he was doing there and Blackout explained that he was being pursued by two tenacious Autobots: [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]]. Blackout attempted to strike the twins with a buzzsaw, but they dodged his attack and swooped in for close-quarters combat. Blackout was unable to defend himself against the two small, quick Autobots, thanks to his unwieldy bulk. The twins then combined into [[Safeguard (Animated)|Safeguard]] and fought the Decepticon bruiser-to-bruiser. Blackarachnia and [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] abandoned Blackout to face the Autobots alone, realizing that the battle had become too hazardous. {{storylink|The Cool issue 4|The Cool #4}}
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==Toys==
===Animated===
[[Image:Animatedtoy-BlackoutTomy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Diabeetus.]]
*'''Blackout''' (Voyager, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-20'''
**''Accessories:'' Disc

:Voyager Blackout transforms into the Earth-based helicopter form Blackout would have taken if Season 4 had ever been greenlighted, rather than the beetle-like airship he appears as in "[[TransWarped]]." He shoots a disc from a weapon formed from his tail rotor. This weapon can be snapped into place over either of his wrists. During transformation to robot mode, connecting his pelvis into his torso automatically spring-releases the turbine fan behind his head.

:Blackout was only made available as part of [[TakaraTomy]]'s Japanese toyline. He was originally intended to be released under [[Hasbro]]'s toyline, but plans have since changed. Currently, Blackout is not slated for release by Hasbro, but Hasbro has stated that they are "examining options for its availability". Based on test shots, the Hasbro version would have different deco on the eyes and coloration for the Decepticon symbol.

==Notes==
[[Image:Animated_j_op2.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Kommander Sorscha and her warjacks.]]

* Blackout is an homage to [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] from the [[Transformers (2007)|2007 movie]]. The Takara figure includes a character sheet of Blackout that mentions said homage, complete with images of the movie Voyager figure, misspelled as "moive".
* According to [[Derrick J. Wyatt]], Blackout's modified Decepticon sigil signifies he '''is''' the Decepticon Heavy Brigade.<ref>[http://www.formspring.me/DerrickJWyatt Post on Derrick Wyatt's Formspring account]</ref>
* He looks like [http://nastyish.com/images/wilford%20brimley/wilford-brimley-diabeetus.jpg Wilford Brimley.] Derrick Wyatt says he doesn't sound like Wilford Brimley (he sounds like Lurch), but he does suffer from "low-octane oil." [http://www.formspring.me/DerrickJWyatt/q/620898456]
* Blackout is armed with 4 <s>[[Zander Cannon]]s</s> [[zander cannon]]s, and [[Galva-conductor|galva conductor]]s in his [[particle blaster]]s. He also has [[astro blaster]]s and a "[[seismic energy disruptor]]".
*In the second Japanese [[title sequence]] to ''Transformers Animated'', there are two of him. This doesn't make sense to us either, [[Grindor (ROTF)|but it does follow tradition]].

===Foregin names===
*Japanese: '''Blackout''' (ブラックアウト)

==References==
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[[Category:Animated Decepticons]]