Blackout (Animated)

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:''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,even lugnut(only a little,thoug). 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.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[Image:TransWarpedBlackoutAttacks.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Now to the server, I mean... space bridge.]]
:''Voice actor'': [[Bumper Robinson]] (English)

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}}

===''The Cool'' comic===

[[Image:BlackoutanimatedTheCool.jpg|thumb|right|200px|]]
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 unweildly bulk. The twins then combined into [[Safeguard (Animated)|Safeguard]] and fought the Decepticon bruiser-to-bruiser. Blackarachnia and [[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==
* 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]

==References==
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