Knock Out (ROTF)

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:''Knock Out is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Nefarious 2 Knock out.jpg|thumb|200px|And we're listening to you because?...]]

'''Knock Out''' is a bit of a show-off. While quite flashy and skilled on the battlefield, he's also really insecure, and very desperate to receive attention from his comrades. He's also curious about this [[combiner|combination retrofit]] everyone's so crazy about.

His big dream is to lead his own special operations group.<ref>Knock Out toy bio</ref>

==Fiction==
===''The Veiled Threat''===
A recent arrival to Earth, the hot-headed Knockout questioned the Autobots' alliance with the humans in [[NEST]] and Optimus Prime's concern for their safety. He didn't think the loss of a few humans "among their swarming billions" would be missed.

Knockout was sent to [[Peru]] along with [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]], [[Robert Epps|Epps]], and [[Petr Andronov]] to investigate a Decepticon signal. As soon as Knockout sighted their enemies, he rushed off, only to come running back as [[Blademaster]] and [[Ruination (ROTF)|Ruination]] chased him. After Longarm slapped him for being such an idiot, Knockout actually did a good job of helping in the ensuing fight, even saving the older Autobot's life by holding Ruination back.

Later, when the team was hunting [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] and [[Jolt (Movie)|Deadend]] in Rome, Knockout was the one most capable of navigating the tight streets. He once again ran off on his own, but this time, he had good intentions; he got the two Decepticons to crash into each other, damaging them (albeit not severely) and annoying the hell out of [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. Knockout watched along with the other Autobots when the Decepticon commander challenged [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] to a fight, but they soon found themselves dealing with him instead when he tricked and trapped Optimus. But the Autobot leader soon arose, causing Starscream to take flight.

Later, Epps and [[William Lennox|Major Lennox]] were relaxing on the beach on [[Diego Garcia]] when Knockout came to them, saying something was about to happen and wondering what "shanghaied" meant. {{storylink|The Veiled Threat}}

===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
Knock Out was one of the Autobots sent to [[Florida]] to investigate the convergence to five unknown [[spark]] traces. However, as the team closed in on their target, they came under attack by [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and were forced to fight back. The Decepticon soon withdrew, but his attack had distracted Knock Out and the others from the investigation, and the spark traces were already gone. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 1|Nefarious #1}} After the mission, Knock Out returned to [[Edwards Air Force Base]] and watched as [[Theodore Galloway|Director Galloway]] complained to Lennox that he hadn't been informed about new reinforcements like Knock Out and [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]]. Apparently, Galloway was unaware that Knock Out had already been part of NEST for quite some time. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 2|Nefarious #2}}

After Soundwave was captured by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], Knock Out and his fellow cadets, Jolt and [[Dune Runner (ROTF)|Dune Runner]], helped [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] transport the Decepticon spymaster to a secure location. They were shot down en route and forced to deal with [[Dirt Boss (ROTF)|Dirt Boss]] and Soundwave's "familiars". Knock Out tried to flatten [[Ratbat (ROTF)|Ratbat]] like a bug on his windscreen, but soon it became clear the Decepticons were too much for the small squad to deal with. Having recently lost [[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]] in battle, Bumblebee deliberately freed Soundwave and let the Decepticons have him, rather than risk another death among his troops. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 3|Nefarious #3}}

Knock Out joined the rest of the NEST team when they tracked down the mysterious [[Initiative]] at Crater Lake. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 5|Nefarious #5}} They were nearly destroyed by the artificial [[Allspark]] powered created by [[Carter Newell]], but the insane human's reach exceed his grasp, and the power was taken away from him. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 6|Nefarious #6}}

Some time later, Knock Out was present at Diego Garcia when news reached NEST that [[Sam Witwicky]] was under attack from Decepticons. While the other Autobots moved out, he, Jolt and Dune Runner were left behind to keep an eye on the Autobot refugees who had earlier been liberated from the Initiative. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} Knock Out was spending his time on duty playing cards (and cheating) with two human soldiers when [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] suddenly arrived on the island. He was easy prey for the powerful Decepticon, who killed him and threw his corpse through the base's wall. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}}

===IDW ''Dark of the Moon'' adaptation===
Shortly after his death, a grave was made for him. {{storylink|Dark of the Moon issue 1}}

==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
[[Image:ROTF_Scout_Knock_Out_toy.JPG|thumb|300px|Who are you calling young and impetuous?]]
*'''Knock Out''' (Scout Class, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-07'''

:Knock Out is part of the first wave of ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Scout Class figures. He transforms into a green racing motorcycle. Similar to [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], his right hand is morphed in a plasma cannon. The vehicle cowling panels, which become leg kibble in robot mode, are only held in place by pegs and tend to fall off during conversion. His waist does not peg into his torso and becomes dislodged by simply moving his legs (as seen in Hasbro's stock photography on the right).

:This mold was also used to make [[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]] and [[Trenchmouth]] in the same toyline and [[Backfire (TF 2010)|Backfire]] in the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] line.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/Knock-Out/knock-out.htm More information on Knock Out at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[Image:Arcee-ROTFthreebikes.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Q: Why do motorcycles need kickstands?<br/>A: Because they're two tired.]]

*Despite his toy being a racing bike, ''The Veiled Threat'' describes his altmode as a chopper-style bike. His holographic rider is described as being lifted from a [[wikipedia:Rebel Without a Cause|1950s American film]].
*In ''The Veiled Threat'', Knock Out has the ability to balance in motorcycle mode while standing still. This is apparently an uncommon ability since [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] requires kickstands.
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==References==

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[[Category:NEST]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Autobots]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon Autobots]]

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