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Dead End (ROTF)

2011-03-16T19:11:00Z

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{{disambig3|Dead End}}

:''Dead End is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ROTF_DeadEnd_PSP.jpg|thumb|300px|Put your left foot in, put your left foot out...]]

'''Dead End''' is as creepy as they come. He crawls on all fours and keeps to the shadows so his optics will glow creepily. He isn't really capable of carrying on an ordinary conversation, and when he has something to say at all, it is something strange or gloomy. And when he wants to recharge, he siphons off the fuel from other Transformers.

As a result, he's not very popular among his fellow [[Decepticon]]s. They know that if there's no Autobots to feed on, Dead End will sneak over while they're recharging and start feeding on ''them''...

:''Alternate European market name'': '''Detour'''

{{bigquote|NEED... PARTS...|Dead End|"[[Transformers Comic issue 2.11|Spare Parts!]]"}}

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==Fiction==
===Toy bios===
If Dead End and [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] weren't on opposite sides, they would get along swimmingly—because they're both dysfunctional jerks. As it happens, the extent of their interpersonal relationship involves Dead End trying to creep Cliffjumper out, which typically ends with Dead End getting punched in the face. {{storylink|Dead End (ROTF)#Titanium Series|Dead End and Cliffjumper}}

===Titan Magazines ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics===
[[Image:Titan_rotf_deadend.jpg|left|thumb|275px|"NEED... MORE DENTAL CARE..."]]
Dead End was used as a guinea pig for the test run of an experimental regeneration circuit, designed to automatically repair damage he sustained in combat. Unfortunately for Dead End, the unit malfunctioned and began eating away at the molecular cohesion of his body, driving him mad and leaving him a shambling half-'bot, wandering the wastes of [[Death Valley]], [[California]], mindlessly searching for spare parts to try and repair his crumbling frame.

When the Autobot rookies [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]], [[Dune Runner (ROTF)|Dune Runner]] and [[Rollbar (ROTF)|Rollbar]] were sent to Death Valley on a survival exercise, Dead End caught their scent and followed them to a deserted gold mining town. Unaware they were being stalked, the trio split up to search the town for the recharge pack that had been placed there for them to find. Jolt found the pack, but was attacked by Dead End, who tore his arm off, then turned on the other two Autobots when they arrived in response to their comrade's cry of alarm. [[Image:Titan11_deadendallbetter.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Great idea Ratchet. Let's fully restore the vampiric Decepticon. There's absolutely NOTHING that could go wrong here.]] After ripping Dune Runner's arm off, Dead End turned on Rollbar and punched him so hard that his own dessicated arm crumbled away. Dead End paused long enough to try welding Dune Runner's arm on in place of his own, giving Jolt enough time to seize the recharge pack, using it to super-charge his electro-whips. Howling that he "must obey Megatron", Dead End was downed by a massive electrical shock from Jolt's whips and was rendered unconscious.

Dune Runner advocated putting the Decepticon out of his misery, but Rollbar disagreed. The Autobots brought Dead End back to [[Diego Garcia]], where [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] was able to remove his regeneration circuit and save his life, complimenting the true Autobot spirit the three rookies had shown. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.11|Spare Parts!}}

Apparently Ratchet is a crap doctor, because by [[Christmas|Christmas Eve]] poor Dead End was decaying again and running across America, looking for more SPARE PARTS. He located [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] at [[Sam Witwicky]]'s house and made an attack, also trying to eat ''Sam'' until the Autobot stepped in. A quick and brutal fight happened, with Dead End managing to eat one of Bumblebee's parts, but the Decepticon was eventually taken down. (Whether Bumblebee showed mercy or if he lacks Autobot spirit was not specified) {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.19|The Nightmare Bee-4 Christmas}}

Dead End joined [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon's]] Decepticon faction, and was at the Arkhangelskaya Oblast, [[Russia]] base when the Autobots tracked it down... and now he ''was'' fixed and capable of normal speech! He and [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] were told to prepare a suitable reception for their 'guests'. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.20|Divided Loyalties}}

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==Games==
===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game (Sony PSP)===

{{note|Dead End is one of several Decepticons that can be played with during the campaign mode of the game, and thus has no real story of his own apart from the events mentioned below.}}

=====Decepticon campaign=====

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==Toys==
===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
[[Image:ROTF_Scout_DeadEnd_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|Very ''not'' [[Dead End (G1)|G1 Dead End]]-ish]]
*'''Dead End''' or '''Detour''' (Scout Class, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-07'''
:Dead End converts from a modified red and black [http://www.carsbase.com/photo/Peugeot_9009_Concept_model_6893.html Peugeot 9009] concept car to a robot with a bird-like head vaguely resembling [[wikipedia:Hawkman|Hawkman]]'s mask/helmet. Interestingly, while Dead End has no neck articulation, he does have a movable ''jaw''; the entire top of his head hinges backward, revealing a lower jaw and teeth. However, added plastic (most likely [[for safety reasons]]) makes his chest-plate unable to fold down all the way. As a result, many owners don't even see Dead End's lower jaw, and assume the upper jaw to be the entire head. It is possible to hinge the full head upwards by pulling on the lower jaw's cheek detailing.

:This mold was also used to make ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Nightbeat (ROTF)|Nightbeat]] and [[Slap Dash]].

::* ''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/DeadEnd/deadend.htm More information on Dead End at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:ROTF_Deluxe_DeadEnd_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|A lot more G1 <s>Dead End-ish</s> [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]-ish!.]]
*'''Dead End''' (Deluxe, 2009)

:Deluxe class Dead End is a [[retool]] and [[redeco]] of ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] with a color scheme resembling ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]. His head resembles Wildrider's animated model a bit as well.

:Dead End features [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]] action during the conversion from car to robot mode. When the front bumper is pressed, his front pair of wheels automatically flip underneath the hood. There is also some [[Mech Alive]]: you can see internal gears moving in his fore-arms when moving his arms, as well as a turning disk on each of his elbow. On his right arm is a spinning "saw" blade.

:He's also wearing [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End's]] [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] hood as a hat!

: In Japan, Dead End was only available as a Toy Hobby Market [[exclusive]], with a pre-order window of [[August 13]]th through [[September 25]]th, 2009.

:During part of 2010, [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/transformers-toy-giveaway.cfm Hasbro did a promotion] wherein US fans could receive three free Deluxes in exchange for receipts showing the purchase of $25 or more of select Transformers product. As noted in [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=69645&st=0 this thread over at Allspark.com], and later confirmed by [http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HT83971G3 this listing here], Deluxe-class Dead End was one of a pool of eight figures (all from the same wave) from which the free Deluxes were drawn, with several people having noted receiving him.

::* ''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/DeluxeDeadEnd/deadend.htm More information on Dead End at TFU.info]''

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==Merchandise==
===''Titanium Series''===
[[Image:ROTF-toy DeadEndTitanium.jpg|thumb|300px|He looks like Jazz, but all he listens to is Bauhaus and Joy Division.]]
*'''Cliffjumper & Dead End''' (Two-pack, 2009)
**''Accessories'': Decepticon symbol display stand

: A black and red redeco of [[Jazz (Movie)#Titanium Series|Jazz]], ''[[Titanium Series]]'' Dead End is a non-transforming plastic figurine made of plastic and [[die-cast]] metal. He is sculpted holding a small handgun, and has articulation in his shoulders, neck and waist. Oh, and he comes with a movie-style Decepticon logo base to stand on.

: He was only available in a [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]]-[[exclusive]] two-pack with [[Cliffjumper (Movie)#Titanium Series|Cliffjumper]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/TitDeadEnd/deadend.htm More information on Titanium Series Dead End at TFU.info]''

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==Notes==
* Before solid information regarding the name of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Scout Class toy became available, sellers of stolen [[prototype]]s alternatively referred to him as "Detour" and "Dead End". Eventually the latter name won out... but ultimately it turned out the name "Detour" hadn't come out of thin air either: Early shipments of the European release of the toy feature the name "Detour" on the cardboard insert on the packaging's front (the cardback and the instruction sheet still call him "Dead End", however), with later shipments featuring the correct "Dead End" insert. At least one sample has even been found at US retail, with a misapplied European insert.[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-toys--products-30/revenge-of-the-fallen-dead-enddetour-packaging-variant-167633/]

* The name-mess-up is also interesting because [[Detour |Detour G1]] also transformed into the same Peugeut concept car as Dead End.

*He is also the only Transformer to have three distinctly different looking toys...''in the same toyline.''

*Concept artist [[Ken Christiansen]] worked on the Dead End art featured at the top of this article using some very poor supplied images of Dead End some considerable time before the toy was released, so it is missing some details seen on the toy, such as Dead End's scary-ass lower jaw. For more information, see the external links below.

==External links==
* Dead End ''Revenge of the Fallen'' PSP game art [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/tf2-dead-end-psp-01.html concept], [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/tf2-dead-end-psp-02.html greyscale] and [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/tf2-dead-end-psp-03.html final rendering], by artist Ken Christiansen.

[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons]]
[[Category:Titanium Series]]
[[Category:Vampires]]

Brimstone (TF 2010)

2011-03-16T19:02:37Z

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{{faction|decepticonfilm}}
{{disambig3|Brimstone}}
:''Brimstone is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Titan_Brimstoneshot.jpg|right|thumb|450px|With a face like that, Brimstone shouldn't be allowed to live!]]

'''Brimstone''' is getting older, but he's determined to make sure that everyone realizes he's still the big bad "king of the road." He's kept this self-declared title by roughing up those who get in his way, but [[Hubcap (TF 2010)|Hubcap]], the only Autobot who dared oppose him, is determined to finally put an end to his bullying now that the two are on [[Earth]].

==Fiction==
===Titan Magazines===
[[Image:Titan_2-18_deceptibikes.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Brimstone is actually quite nice, and stays quiet when his friends are talking on the phone.]]

[[Crankstart]], Brimstone, and [[Trenchmouth]] were having a hell of a time in [[Salt Lake City]], [[Utah]]: with the Autobot's popularity wrecked, they got to do some wrecking of their own and ''PARRRRR-TAY!'' Both Brimstone and Trenchmouth followed Crankstart's lead, and he cheerleaded the larger 'Con as he wiped out the local police. The trio drove off to have fun in [[Nevada]] too...

...when the Autobots hit, and ''hard''. Brimstone was the first to go down, blown away by rapid-fire from Hubcap and [[Slap Dash]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.18|Shadow War}}
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===''Unite for the Universe''===
After [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], high on the power [[Project Unite|Project: Unite]] granted him, attacked various human installations, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] became furious that he would so without his command. [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], on his behalf, sent Brimstone and [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] to intercept the rogue Decepticon. Thundercracker was shot down with little difficulty. Brimstone soon followed his teammate when Starscream transformed and plunged his claws through Brimstone's torso. {{Storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 2|On the Road to Destruction}}

==Toys==
===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[Image:TF2010toy-Brimstone.jpg|right|thumb|300px|That's right, I don't have a movie-style logo. Chew on that one.]]
*'''Brimstone''' (Scout Class, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AA-10'''

:Part of the initial wave of '[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] Scout-class toys, Brimstone transforms into a "chopper" motorcycle of undetermined model. In cycle mode he has a working kickstand to keep him upright. In robot mode, aside from the triple-bladed "hands" made up from his front tire, he also has small flip-out "fingers" hidden in the wheel hubs for when he doesn't need to slice stuff up.

:This mold was also used to make [[Chopsaw]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/Brimstone/brimstone.htm More information on Brimstone at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
[[Image:ROTFcap-Brimstonecycle.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Watch the hands, buddy.]]
* Brimstone's [[alternate mode]] is based on a motorcycle in [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]]'s garage that [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] momentarily hides behind in ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]].''
* Brimstone's design, his long mantis-like hands, alt mode and transformation, even his head's design are taken from the design sketch [[Don Figueroa| Don Figueroa]] made for [[Manterror |Manterror]] for the Cybertron flashbacks of the Beast Wars Gathering comic series.
* His face is seriously pure evil, and resembles the face of Skull Man from the Mega Man series.
* Someone should tell him that he pissed [[Motormaster (G1)| Motormaster]] off.

[[Category: Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers (2010) Decepticons]]

Brimstone (TF 2010)

2011-03-16T18:50:53Z

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{{faction|decepticonfilm}}
{{disambig3|Brimstone}}
:''Brimstone is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Titan_Brimstoneshot.jpg|right|thumb|450px|With a face like that, Brimstone shouldn't be allowed to live!]]

'''Brimstone''' is getting older, but he's determined to make sure that everyone realizes he's still the big bad "king of the road." He's kept this self-declared title by roughing up those who get in his way, but [[Hubcap (TF 2010)|Hubcap]], the only Autobot who dared oppose him, is determined to finally put an end to his bullying now that the two are on [[Earth]].

==Fiction==
===Titan Magazines===
[[Image:Titan_2-18_deceptibikes.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Brimstone is actually quite nice, and stays quiet when his friends are talking on the phone.]]

[[Crankstart]], Brimstone, and [[Trenchmouth]] were having a hell of a time in [[Salt Lake City]], [[Utah]]: with the Autobot's popularity wrecked, they got to do some wrecking of their own and ''PARRRRR-TAY!'' Both Brimstone and Trenchmouth followed Crankstart's lead, and he cheerleaded the larger 'Con as he wiped out the local police. The trio drove off to have fun in [[Nevada]] too...

...when the Autobots hit, and ''hard''. Brimstone was the first to go down, blown away by rapid-fire from Hubcap and [[Slap Dash]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.18|Shadow War}}
{{-}}

===''Unite for the Universe''===
After [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], high on the power [[Project Unite|Project: Unite]] granted him, attacked various human installations, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] became furious that he would so without his command. [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], on his behalf, sent Brimstone and [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] to intercept the rogue Decepticon. Thundercracker was shot down with little difficulty. Brimstone soon followed his teammate when Starscream transformed and plunged his claws through Brimstone's torso. {{Storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 2|On the Road to Destruction}}

==Toys==
===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[Image:TF2010toy-Brimstone.jpg|right|thumb|300px|That's right, I don't have a movie-style logo. Chew on that one.]]
*'''Brimstone''' (Scout Class, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AA-10'''

:Part of the initial wave of '[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] Scout-class toys, Brimstone transforms into a "chopper" motorcycle of undetermined model. In cycle mode he has a working kickstand to keep him upright. In robot mode, aside from the triple-bladed "hands" made up from his front tire, he also has small flip-out "fingers" hidden in the wheel hubs for when he doesn't need to slice stuff up.

:This mold was also used to make [[Chopsaw]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/Brimstone/brimstone.htm More information on Brimstone at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
[[Image:ROTFcap-Brimstonecycle.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Watch the hands, buddy.]]
* Brimstone's [[alternate mode]] is based on a motorcycle in [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]]'s garage that [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] momentarily hides behind in ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]].''
* His face is seriously pure evil, and resembles the face of Skull Man from the Mega Man series.
* Someone should tell him that he pissed [[Motormaster (G1)| Motormaster]] off.

[[Category: Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers (2010) Decepticons]]

Slap Dash (ROTF)

2011-03-16T18:48:30Z

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{{factions|NEST|autobotfilm}}
{{disambig3|Slapdash}}
:''Slap Dash is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]] portion of the [[live-action film series|live-action]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Titan2-20_SlapDash_fullbody.jpg|thumb|right|225px|...is HAPPEEEEEEE!!]]

'''Slap Dash''''s prodigious speed allows him to do everything quickly - which he likes, because anything else would require effort. He's content to just breeze carelessly through life, but an encounter with the brutal bike-bot [[Trenchmouth]] may make him wish he'd taken the time to plan ahead...

==Fiction==
===Titan Magazines===

[[Image:Titan_SlapDash_playtimesover.jpg|thumb|right|200px|See? Trenchmouth pissed him off ''good''.]]

Slap Dash and [[Hubcap (TF 2010)|Hubcap]] were summoned to Earth by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime himself]] to join a new, covert unit (not even admitting its function to ''[[NEST]]'') led by [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. As open battles were turning humans against the Transformers, Prime wanted to them to monitor the Decepticons, wait for windows of opportunity out of the public eye, and then hit hard and fast.

Both agreed to this, but when [[Crankstart]], [[Brimstone (TF 2010)|Brimstone]], and [[Trenchmouth]] ran amok in [[Salt Lake City]], they had second thoughts: Slap Dash agreed with Hubcap that they should take action, feeling it was like they were running scared and voicing concerns that humans would start ''dying'' if they didn't intervene. Bumblebee had him stick to the plan though, and the unit hit the Decepticons in an isolated stretch of road, tearing through them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.18|Shadow War}}

[[Image:Titan_bludgeonexesslapdash.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Hang on guys, I'll be right back, I just need to go take some drugs and have premariAAAARG--"]]

Bumblebee's team were a key part of the strike on [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon's]] command hub in [[Russia]]. However, they were betrayed by one of their own and the Autobots ended up driving into an ambush. Slapdash, panicked, cried out they'd been set up... and Bludgeon emerged from the shadows, stated they'd been betrayed, and slaughtered him. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.20|Divided Loyalties}}

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==Toys==
===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
*'''Windy City Chase''' (Scout 2-pack, 2010)

[[Image:ROTF-toy_SlapDash.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Appropriately, Slap Dash is too lazy to transform his chest the right way.]]

:Slap Dash is a [[redeco]] of the Scout Class [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]], transforming into a modified orange and grey [http://www.carsbase.com/photo/Peugeot_9009_Concept_model_6893.html Peugeot 9009] concept car. In addition to his otherwise fairly normal articulation, his jaw can open to reveal rows of jagged teeth.

:A [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]], Slap Dash comes packaged versus Trenchmouth. This package is included in the [[N.E.S.T. Global Alliance]] promotion.

:This mold was also used to make ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Nightbeat (ROTF)|Nightbeat]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/SlapDash/slapdash.htm More information on Slap Dash at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* In Titan's strips, Slap Dash's nemesis Trenchmouth is actually knocked out by ''[[Hubcap (TF 2010)|Hubcap]]''.

* Despite [[Jon Davis-Hunt]]'s art being toy-based, Slap Dash isn't given his toy's monstrous teeth but a friendlier, [[Afterburn]]-ish mouth instead. Hey, he's a ''goodie'' robot!
* Trenchmouth's deco in both modes is a hommage to [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]].

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[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Autobots]]
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