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Blurr (G1)

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

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[[File:Blurrg1.jpg|325px|thumb|He runs faster than ten fast men.]]
'''Blurr''' is positively and incontrovertibly without possibility of any doubt the fastest-thinking, fastest-talking and fastest-driving data courier and messenger from the planet of Cybertron, and if you or your friend or anybody else you know or anybody else you might not know or in fact anybody at all wants to send any kind of message or dispatch or parcel or data or in fact anything at all to any base or station or out-of-the-way depot, barracks, headquarters, outpost, or post office and it is absolutely essential to deliver it immediately or at the earliest opportunity and without any delay of any kind regardless of Decepticons or obstacles or foul weather or gloom of night then Blurr's the one to pick, sir, so just give him the good word and the item in question and Blurr is off like a Cybertronic race horse, if there were such a thing as a Cybertronic race horse, and if such a beast was able to break the sound barrier on land and leave only dust clouds and lingering after-images, because Blurr leaves only dust clouds and lingering after images, but he'll be off that quickly with your message in hand, and if any hostile power or enemy or Decepticon ambush should get in the way then he'll hit them with a blast from his electro-laser which will reverse the polarity of their microcircuits and they'll be stopped. Dead. His [[Targetmaster]] partner is [[Haywire]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[John Moschitta]] (English), [[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese), [[Eiji Itō]] (Japanese, "The Rebirth")|[[Bernd Simon]] (German), [[Kai Taschner]] (German, Generation 2 Dub), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Spanish), [[Massimo Corizza]] (Italian, first Season 3 dub)}}

[[File:TFTMBlurr.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|What do you wanna make? You wanna make some wood-davers with me? I got pine cones! I got peanut butter! I got everything we need! I said pine cones! Pine cones! Gonna be successful! Gonna be phenomenally successful! Sell 'em at the corner store! Sell 'em at the five and dime!]]
In [[2005]], Blurr was part of the Autobot detachment stationed at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on [[Earth]], under [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s command. Using his hyper-speed, he quickly alerted the Autobot ranks when [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and his Decepticons arrived to attack the city. In defending the city, Blurr combined non-stop chatter with non-stop firepower and helped hold the Decepticons at bay until [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and reinforcements could arrive from [[Moonbase One]].

In the aftermath of the attack, Blurr was working on repairs with several of the remaining Autobots when [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] struck. After failing to get the obstinate [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] aboard a shuttle ("They were impossible impossible impossible!"), Blurr tossed the job over to [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and leapt aboard the second shuttle with Ultra Magnus. Pursued by Galvatron through space, the shuttle crew managed to escape only after detonating three-quarters of the ship. In need of repairs, they landed hard on the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]]. While Blurr was attending to some welding work, Galvatron and his soldiers caught up with them. Things went from bad to worse after Galvatron killed Ultra Magnus and took the [[Matrix of Leadership]], leaving the Autobots to deal with the planet's native inhabitants, the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]. Hostilities suddenly ceased, however, when Hot Rod and Kup arrived from [[Quintessa]] and negotiated a peace with the Junkions (complete with dance sequence!). Blurr then flew into the final battle with the planet-eater [[Unicron]] aboard the Junkion starship and was present when Hot Rod (now Rodimus Prime) reclaimed Cybertron in the name of the Autobots. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

As part of their "new era of peace and prosperity", the Autobots hosted the first annual [[Galactic Olympics]] several months later. Blurr really wanted to compete in the races, but instead was forced onto a mission with [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] to bring [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]] to Autobot City on Earth. This simple courier run soon became more hectic than it was worth, though. Running into the newly revived Decepticon leader, Galvatron, Blurr and Wheelie were the first Autobots to face his renewed power and ended up marooned on [[Jupiter]]'s moon of [[Io]]. There they encountered kamikaze creatures known as [[lipole]]s, who struck in unison like a hive and could transform into explosive missiles. The Autobots received support from [[Marissa Faireborn]] of [[Earth Defense Command]], but it wasn't until [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] arrived that they finally managed to fight their way through a squad of [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] and get off that rock. Blurr and Wheelie made it back to Autobot City and, after a short game of "Hot Potato" to get the cog through attacking Decepticons, restored Metroplex's transforming ability just in time to sic the giant Autobot on his rival, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness}}

[[File:Chaos Kup Blurr piloting ship.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Blurr participated in several important Autobot missions in the following months. When Kup uncovered a plot by the Decepticons to acquire the indestructible [[death crystal]]s for their own purposes, Blurr joined him and an Autobot unit to visit the source of the crystals on planet [[Dread (planet)|Dread]]. Blurr faced the Predacons again on Dread and was almost consumed by quickmud before Sky Lynx pulled him free. Blurr and the other Autobots managed to keep [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] busy long enough for Kup to rouse [[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]], the creature who was the source of the death crystals. Turning the crystals against Chaos himself, the Autobots destroyed the monster and deprived the Decepticons of their new weapon. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

When Optimus Prime briefly returned from the dead, Blurr was aboard his flagship during the intended assault on the [[Quintesson]]s' new home planet. He received word from Cybertron that Hot Rod and the other Autobots they were supposed rushing off to "avenge" were in fact alive, and preparing to rendez-vous with the fleet. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}}

[[File:ForeverLongTimeComing Blurr carrying Blaster.jpg|thumb|left|200px!|If you're gonna ride, Dann-o .... <br> Whoops, wrong script!]]
Later, Blurr joined [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] in exploring a bowl-shaped asteroid near Cybertron, and in doing so came across a [[Quintesson]] [[Time Window]]. During the battle with the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] and Quintesson star cruisers, Blurr fell through the time window along with [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] and some of his cassettes. The Autobots found themselves 11 million years in the past, working with [[Beta (G1)|Beta]] and her rebellion as the first Autobots stood up against their Quintesson masters. Once the rebel leader, [[Alpha Trion (G1)|A3]], returned and used his coda remote on the [[Dark Guardian]]s, Blurr and his auto-buddies made their way back through the vortex and into the present once again. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

When the Autobots detected a seemingly threatening vessel in their airspace, Blurr attempted to interrogate the pilot, [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] of [[Paradron]]. Rather than being intimidated, however, Sandstorm just asked if there was something wrong with Blurr's timing program. Kup was quick to come to the young Autobot's defense and informed the Paradronian, "Naaaah, that's just the way he is." {{storylink|Fight or Flee}}

Blurr was among the Autobot warriors who assaulted the occupied nation of [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]], to prevent the Decepticons from making more super-energon off of the country's oil reserves. [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] beached himself off the coast to launch Blurr, Rodimus Prime, Wheelie and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] onto the nation's soil. After the Decepticons were driven off, they freed [[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|Abdul Fakkadi]] and his advisors, and (somewhat reluctantly) restored him to power. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

[[File:GhostMachine Blurr violated airspace.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Sir, we're being violated!"]]
During the second coming of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s ghost, Blurr was working monitor duty on Cybertron with Springer. He was very good at his job, identifying [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] on an entry vector and the return of Unicron's eyes, but people kept having to interrupt his reports because he would. Not. Stop. Talking. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (episode)|Ghost in the Machine}} Later on, he was part of the peace envoy overseeing the negotiations between [[Xetaxxis]] and [[Lanarq]]. {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}} Blurr was also present for the unveiling of the new power generator on Cybertron, but even he wasn't fast enough to keep Grimlock from making a mess of things. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

[[File:FaceOfNijika Blurr dangling.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
During an encounter with the Decepticons, Blurr and several Autobots encountered a "[[quadrant lock]]" created by the Quintessons and ended up falling through it along with [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. Their landing on the planet [[Zamojin (planet)|Zamojin]] was a harsh one, and Blurr's leg strut was too damaged for him to walk. Separated from the scientist Perceptor in the fall, Blurr asked Rodimus and Ultra Magnus to leave him while they searched for their missing comrade. The leaders agreed, since Perceptor was also the one best suited for repairing Blurr's leg. Unfortunately, the helpless Blurr was soon found by the superstitious and powerful local populace and taken to a nearby city, where the people planned to toss him into a molten pool. In a wacky turn of events, though, that soak was just what Blurr needed to realign his leg components, and he popped out of the pool as fast as ever. {{storylink|The Face of the Nijika}}

When the [[Hate Plague]] was released, Blurr was one of several Autobots who were damaged and taken out of action early during the catastrophe. As a result, he was unaffected by the plague and, after some repair work by a Quintesson, was available to help the newly active Optimus Prime in his search for a cure. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

[[File:Rebirth1 Hardhead and Blurr.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Why isn't there more slashfic about this?]]
Sometime later, on Cybertron, Blurr was beaten in a race by Hot Rod and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. This was done in part to help prove the engineer [[Brainstorm]]'s theory that Autobots could function better with human partners somehow incorporated into their fighting discipline. Little did anyone realize how soon that theory would be tested. After a major Decepticon offensive on Autobot City, Optimus Prime radioed Kup, Blurr and the others on Cybertron, warning them that the Decepticons were headed for the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]], deep beneath the planet's surface. The Autobots arrived just in time to prevent [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] from unleashing too much [[plasma energy]] using the key he'd stolen from Earth. What little plasma energy had been released, however, was enough to overcharge the engines of the Autobot ship, launching them out into space.

[[File:Rebirth2 Blurr with gun.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Please pretend he is holding Haywire and not his regular gun. Thank you.]]
Blurr and his comrades crash-landed on the planet [[Nebulos]] and were quickly taken hostage by a group of rebels fighting against the machine army of their overlords, the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]]. The Autobots managed to convince their "hosts" to release them when the Decepticons arrived in hot pursuit, but Blurr and several other warriors were deactivated and taken hostage by the Decepticons as they fled. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} Brainstorm decided to put his ideas into action and created binary-bonded partnerships between the remaining Autobots and the rebels, forming [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. The Headmasters rescued Blurr and the others, but were soon forced to fight again when the Decepticons joined forces with the Hive, having created both Headmaster and [[Targetmaster]] duos in response. This tech-war continued when Brainstorm scanned one of the Hive Targetmasters and used those scans to recreate the technology for the remaining Autobots. Blurr was binary-bonded with [[Haywire]], one of the Nebulan sharpshooters. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}}

He and the rest of the Autobots returned to Cybertron to try to prevent Galvatron from opening the Plasma Energy Chamber, but were unsuccessful. The day was ultimately saved by Spike and the Nebulons, who brought about a new [[Golden Age]], and Blurr was seen celebrating with the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese animated continuity as described above, except that the events of "The Rebirth" do not occur. Additionally, this continuity moves the events of [[2006]] forward to [[2010]], and inserts several additional events into the newly-created intervening years.}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
Blurr participated in a space mission under the command of Rodimus Prime. He helped the other Autobots get the space-faring civilians to safety during a Decepticon attack while Rodimus battled Galvatron. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 1|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #1}} On another occasion, he battled the [[Megatron Corps]] — five clones of the old Decepticon leader being remotely controlled by Galvatron. Once Blurr and the others attacked Galvaton directly, the Megatron Corps fell all to pieces. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 2|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #2}} Blurr was also seen acting in defense of the planet [[Feminia]]. The Autobots protected the Prime Energy Tower from an all-out Decepticon attack. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:Headmasters rodimus kup blurr.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|And nothing of value was lost.]]

In [[2011]], Blurr was stationed on the Autobots' new tertiary base of operations, the planet [[Athenia]]. While other Autobots were dispatched to Cybertron during Galvatron's assault, Blurr remained behind as part of the rear guard. He observed what appeared to be a passing star on the monitors, but the image eventually cleared up to reveal a ''[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|starship]]'', headed for Cybertron. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Even after the arrival of the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], Blurr continued to fret over the situation. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} As Autobots forces engaged the Decepticons on several fronts on several planets, Blurr remained at home base with Kup and Arcee to practice his exposition. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

When Galvatron unleashed his [[Madmachine]], Blurr couldn't understand how one little bug could possibly threaten Vector Sigma. Arcee had to explain how the Decepticons could increase its magnetic power to the point where even the supercomputer would be in danger. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} When the Aerialbots were brought down by a [[Metamorphose|dangerous meteorite]], Blurr informed Rodimus Prime the rescue team had been intercepted by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}} Blurr was still taking messages with Kup and Arcee on Athenia weeks later. For a ridalin-deprived courier, he sure seems to stand around a lot. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}}

Blurr watched helplessly as Galvatron beat the scrap out of Rodimus Prime. Only after the Decepticon Commander wandered off to have a meeting with [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] did Blurr work up the courage to go see if Rodimus was okay. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} With the destruction of Cybertron, Blurr joined Rodimus Prime and Kup in their quest to look for a new planet to settle on. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

He apparently had time to sneak back in when he heard Fortress was having a party, though. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}}

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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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Blurr is four million years old. {{storylink|Skin Deep}}

''Hundreds of years ago, Blurr and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] were captured by aliens from the planet [[Tyroxia]], but Hot Rod managed to escape in a [[Hot Rod's shuttle|ship]]. The ship was pursued by the [[Tyroxian]]s, but the aliens were intercepted a [[Kup's ship|ship]] piloted by the Autobot [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], an old-timer who had considered himself obsolete and had sent himself off to pasture. Hot Rod implored Kup to help him and Blurr, but Kup maintained that he was done with the war and was of no use to anyone. Ultimately, Kup had to rescue Hot Rod and Blurr from the Tyroxians one final time, and the old mech decided to give the war one more go.'' {{storylink|Kup's Story!}}

[[File:RingofHate-Blurremissary.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Oh no! [[:File:Bonk.jpg|Context!]]]]
Blurr was part of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s unit on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] when the commander reached a turning point. After Blurr helped free a group of captive Autobots being herded into the [[smelting pool]], Fortress Maximus announced that he was quitting the war and leaving for the peaceful planet [[Nebulos]]. Blurr and the others were stunned by this announcement, but nonetheless decided to join Fortress Maximus in his exile.

Blurr was sent as an ambassador to the Nebulan capital city, [[Koraja]]. However, the politician [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] did not trust these visitors to his world, and so he sabotaged the meeting to convince the others to rise up against the Autobots. While Blurr spoke, [[Krunk]] fired a magenetic polarizer weapon at Blurr's arm, which caused it to spasm and topple a fountain sculpture. As the debris bounced around, endangering the surrounding civilians, Zarak's personal militia retaliated, and Blurr fled.

Fortress Maximus didn't give up on peace with the Nebulans, however, and he took Blurr and the others back into Koraja. In order to prove to the Nebulans that he could be trusted, Fortress Maximus offered his head to them. A few other Autobots followed his lead and offered their heads, while Blurr and the rest surrendered only their weapons. {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}}

The headless Autobots were kept under surveillance by the Nebulans, while Blurr's group of weaponless Autobots retreated to the forest, where they began construction of their headquarters. When the [[Council of Peers]] arrived to inspect the Autobots' efforts, Blurr showed them around. He pointed out Hot Rod, who was listening in on their Cybertron headquarters, but not transmitting anything, lest the Decepticons learn their location. Zarak and [[Vorath]] took this opportunity to lock onto the frequency, and they later used this information to contact the Decepticons. {{storylink|Broken Glass!}}

[[File:BrothersinArmor-Targetmasters.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Wonder what happens if you forget to catch them.]]
The Decepticons arrived, and after both sides adopted the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] process, the Headmaster Autobots were captured by the Decepticons. Blurr and the remaining Autobots who lived in the forest remained weaponless, so they teamed up with various Nebulans who sided with the Autobot-allied Nebulan [[Galen]] and thus were considered criminals by the Council of Peers. Blurr's partner was [[Haywire]], who had, like the others, undergone the [[Targetmaster]] process to become a weapon for his partner.

Blurr and the other Targetmasters headed for [[The Nursery]], where they found themselves under attack by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]. The Autobots' new Targetmaster powers overwhelmed the Decepticons, but not before the Nursery was reduced to rubble. Zarak, who was Scorponok's Headmaster partner, realized that this war was quickly destroying the planet he loved, and so he freed the Autobot Headmasters, allowing the Autobots to leave Nebulos. The Decepticons followed Blurr and the other Autobots to [[Earth]], where they wished to respond to an Autobot distress signal. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

When Galen died on Earth and his role as Fortress Maximus's Headmaster partner was assumed by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], Spike led Kup and the other Targetmasters on a mission to the [[Club Con|Decepticon's island headquarters]] to rescue his brother, [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]. After Blurr and the other Targetmasters were attacked by the island's defense measures, the island transformed into a spaceship and launched into space. {{storylink|The Desert Island of Space!}} Soon, Fortress Maximus's Autobots met up with the Earth-bound Autobots led by [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], and somehow the two Autobot camps wound up witnessing a battle between Grimlock and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] for Autobot leadership. Blurr, along with the Autobots from both camps, began to watch this battle on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]] when [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s Decepticons unleashed a surprise attack. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

[[File:Allfalldown-blurr.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Blurr's keyboard doesn't even HAVE a spacebar.]]
When the Decepticon [[Air Strike Patrol]] attacked [[MacDill Air Force Base]] on Earth, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (who had returned to command) led most of the Autobot Army into battle, including Blurr, leaving only a skeleton crew behind on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}} After Scorponok's Decepticons arrived as well, Prime ordered Blurr and the rest of his troops to return to the Ark, suspecting an unknown entity was orchestrating this battle behind the scenes. {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}} When Blurr and the others returned to the Ark, they discovered that not only was [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] missing, but in his absence [[Blackjack]] had disabled the skeleton crew and placed bombs on board. Blackjack, who was startled by the Autobots, dropped the bomb, which started the countdown. Kup refused to allow the Autobots to flee the Ark in its shuttles, citing the lack of time to evacuate their fallen comrades in the medical bays, which prompted Blurr to panic. Blurr and the others were saved when Ratchet, who had been kidnapped by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (the mastermind behind the whole affair), arranged for the bombs to be teleported to Cybertron. Instead of blowing up the Ark, the bomb detonated inside Megatron's headquarters, apparently killing both Megatron and Ratchet. {{storylink|Skin Deep}}

When the Matrix-possessed Thunderwing invaded the Ark, Blurr used his speed to good advantage, dodging the Decepticon's attacks and punching the Matrix-aura demon repeatedly. These blows accomplished little, though, and the aura punched him back. {{storylink|All Fall Down}} The Matrix was believed to be lost in this battle, and so Optimus Prime, who feared the imminent arrival of their race's godlike enemy, [[Unicron]], took drastic measures. The Autobot leader surrendered his forces to Scorponok's Decepticons, hoping to secure an alliance against the coming Chaos Bringer. This did not please Blurr and the other Autobots, who were forced to turn over their weapons and Nebulan partners. {{storylink|Surrender!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
In the future year [[2003]], Blurr was among the many Autobots stationed at the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] began his plans for a new [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth. It was his responsibility to send a hyper-speeded radio signal to Earth's governments, informing them about the secret plans for the city. Apparently, the Autobots decided regular codes would be too much work, so they just had Blurr dictate the plans! {{storylink|Ark Duty}} He was also on-site a year later at the grand opening of Autobot City, and helped defend their honored human guests from an assault by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and the Decepticons. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

[[File:MarvelUK87 Blurr.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Looking rather green in the gills]]
Shortly after the attack on Autobot City in [[2006]], Blurr received some psychic coaching from Unicron to follow the new Decepticon leader, Galvatron, back through time to [[1986]] and stop his plans. Blurr was joined by Kup and Hot Rod, and upon materializing in the 20th century they joined forces with the local Ultra Magnus. Being as colossally powerful as Galvatron was, Blurr and his allies decided subterfuge was the better course of action than brute force. In order to get Galvatron to return to the future without a fuss, they manipulated him into believing he had travelled cross-time to an alternate 1986, where his actions in the past would have no effect on his future. It really proved to be that simple, and so Galvatron returned to 2006 with his cronies, and Blurr, Kup and Hot Rod quickly followed suit. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

[[File:MarvelUK119 Kup Blurr.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|And thrust!, 2!, 3!]]
After Unicron was defeated in 2006, Galvatron again fled back in time. Blurr was once again on the team that went back to retrieve him, this time teamed with Kup, [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and Hot Rod, now as the newly risen Autobot leader, Rodimus Prime. {{storylink|Burning Sky!}} It was déjà vu all over again, as the future Autobots again joined forces with 20th century Ultra Magnus to counter Galvatron's latest scheme. The evil Decepticon planned to use a [[power siphon|magma siphon]] to drain power out of the planet's volcanic core, and gain the strength of a god in the process. Blurr and Kup were taken out of action early in the game and, despite the best laid plans, the future Autobots only managed to stop Galvatron's power siphon: the Decepticon himself remained in the past as they returned to the future. {{storylink|Fire on High!}}

Blurr remained one of Rodimus Prime's finest soldiers in the future. In [[2008]], he helped defend the Autobot position against a massive Decepticon offensive, {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}} and accompanied Rodimus Prime on a rescue mission to Earth when the [[Quintesson]]s lay siege to Autobot City. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

When the [[Time rift|timestorm]] exploded over space in [[2009]], Blurr joined Rodimus Prime and several other Autobots in travelling back to [[1989]], in the hopes of somehow removing the menace caused by Galvatron's long-term temporal distortion. Unfortunately, the mechanics of the time-jump mass displacement shunted Optimus Prime and other Autobots of 1989 into [[Limbo]] as they arrived, leaving smoldering earth in their wakes. The neophyte Autobot sub-commander [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] jumped to the wrong conclusions and led his 20th century warriors into battle with their 21st century counterparts. Blurr was double-teamed by [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] before Optimus managed to communicate with Maximus through the Matrix in Rodimus Prime's chest and call an end to the fighting. Despite being thrown for the loop, AND shot by Galvatron once the Autobots all lined up on one side, Blurr held out through the entire fight, and was still standing during Optimus Prime's climactic brawl with Galvatron, after nearly every other warrior had been downed. {{storylink|Time Wars}}

[[File:MarvelUK224 Head Toss.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|Why couldn't Haywire be a Headmaster partner?]]
After the Time Wars, the Autobots returned to 2009, but found it radically changed in their absence. It seemed the timestream had rebooted itself as if Galvatron had never left for the past to cause the timestorm. With Galvatron still around to lead the Decepticons, they had managed to maintain control over Cybertron after the war with Unicron, and the Autobots held only a meager resistance movement on their homeworld. Blurr, Rodimus and the others returned to this "new" war as best they could, but were hopelessly outmatched on Cybertron. After suffering a communications breakdown with one of their outposts, Rodimus Prime and allies arrived only to find Galvatron had taken control of the base and slaughtered the Autobots present. He saved a particularly gruesome fate for Blurr, and actually tossed the poor Autobot's severed head at Rodimus Prime once he arrived. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

In another version of the future, Blurr actually survived! He lived 'til at least the year [[2510]] when he personally delivered the news to Rodimus Prime that the last Decepticon had been killed and the war was over. Of course, a new war between the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] and the [[Wrecker]]s broke out within a solar cycle, so Blurr still had a chance to get killed in battle. {{storylink|Peace}}

====="Rhythms of Darkness!" future timeline=====
In yet another alternate future, the Autobots faced near-extinction in [[2009]] when [[Unicron]] destroyed Cybertron and [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] had very nearly conquered Earth. Blurr and Kup were killed by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] during the Decepticons' rise to power. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

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====''Regeneration One''====
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In [[2012]], while Optimus Prime was away on Earth, Blurr was stationed on Cybertron under the command of Hot Rod. Blurr could offer no useful advice when [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] put his plan to steal [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s remains into action by enveloping the [[Hall of Silence]] in a [[null field]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5|Loose Ends #5}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
Blurr took part in a mission to an asteroid to find a new source of [[energon]]. When [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] discovered a [[Observer|small life form]], Blurr had great fun playing with it, until Lightspeed insisted on conducting tests. After Magnus took the others in pursuit of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and ran into a bunch more Decepticons, Blurr was instructed to bring [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] to the battleground. Blurr did so and even got to take a swipe at [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], but was promptly picked up and tossed into the distance by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. He came back pretty quickly, though. {{storylink|The Test (issue)|The Test}}

When [[Monitorus]] arrived on Cybertron with the news that [[Tau-Ursa]] had been attacked and leveled by the Decepticons, Blurr rushed him to Optimus Prime and started alliterating a lot in his speech. They were soon interrupted by a Decepticon attack, which Blurr took part in an attempt to repel. As it turned out, the attack was a diversion while Galvatron used his new [[Nullification Cannon]] to nullify Cybertron's energon supplies.

Later, Blurr and Hot Rod traveled to Tau-Ursa to inspect the damage and search for stray Decepticons. They stumbled on [[Apeface|Ape Face]], who had found a [[Logicon]] warning beacon. A struggle ensued, and Blurr was able to wrest the beacon's recording tape from the Decepticon. The pair high-tailed it back to Cybertron, where the tape turned out to contain the coordinates to [[Metascan Alpha]], a planet containing a vast storehouse of energon. Blurr accompanied Optimus on a mission to the Decepticons' base on a derelict space destroyer to destroy the Nullification Cannon. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Cold War Blurr punches Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Hammertime.]]
After [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s "joint" takeover of Cybertron with Ultra Magnus, Blurr was among the Autobots who rebelled against the idea. He joined an underground Autobot cell led by Kup and Hot Rod to oppose Shockwave. Along with fellow cell members Hot Rod and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], he observed a Decepticon shuttle (actually piloted by the Dinobots) from the [[Wastelands]]. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}

Later, after [[Gnaw]] brought an unconscious Optimus Prime to their base, Blurr and Wheelie tried to subdue the legendary Autobot from mistakenly pounding Gnaw to death after he woke up. (Blurr's attempt was to punch Optimus in the face, which nearly broke his hand. Points for gumption.) {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Soon after, Blurr participated in Optimus Prime's Autobot uprising, battling the Decepticons and [[Guardian robot]]s, which ended Shockwave's rule. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:SpotlightBlurr-ImTheNews.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
Before the war, Blurr was the number one [[Cybertronian sport|racer]] on Cybertron. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}} He once raced against [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] {{storylink|Iron in the Blood}} and during the [[Clampdown]], he won the [[Ibex Cup]] for the tenth cycle running. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} When he retired, he planned to buy and run his favourite bar, [[the Circle]]. Obsessive mega-fan [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] mistook a hurried 'yeah go away now' gesture to mean Blurr wanted to open the bar with ''him''.{{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}

The stardom provided by Blurr's racing success meant he got into the best clubs, was worshiped by fans, and was a grade-A jackass, to the point where he couldn't be bothered remembering his [[Piston|co-workers']] names. However all this changed when the war broke out. The race track was bombed and the races themselves canceled. Blurr found himself despairing, due to his life falling apart and to both factions attempting to recruit him. Not long after encountering [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]], who attempted to convince him to join the Decepticon ranks, Blurr got caught up in a gunfight that resulted in the death of Piston, one of his coworkers, as well as friend and colleague [[Fasttrack (IDW)|Fasttrack]]. After being on the receiving end of some harsh but fair words from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|a young pre-Prime Optimus]], he realized that he'd been relying upon the races to give him purpose in life; and beyond that—serving the Autobot cause would give him an even better purpose. Blurr accepted the mission to attempt to inform [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]] of the Decepticons' attack plans and became an Autobot. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}}

Unfortunately, Zeta Prime went on to become an oppressive tyrant who only pushed the planet further into war, and Blurr would long harbor regret for having saved his life. {{storylink|Night and the City}} Having found his way into illegal underground racing during Zeta's rule, Blurr was hanging out at the [[Brake-Street]] underground racing hub when he witnessed Optimus Prime's rallying call for additional support against the new Decepticon rule. {{storylink|Broadcast}} He was quick to join the Autobots in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and participate in the battle for control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Endgame}} During the Autobots' battle with [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], Blurr led a harassment team to lure the monster into a trap. {{storylink|The Illusion of Control}}

Sometime after that, Blurr was working with Optimus Prime and [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] in defense of one of Cybertron's major cities. Using his speed, he broke through the Decepticon ranks and kept them distracted while the other Autobots held the line. He and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] were seen celebrating later on at the victory party. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

Several million years later, Blurr was part of a unit led by [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and successfully drove the Decepticons off an unknown planet. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 14|Replay}} Blurr later began working alongside the Wreckers and was captured by [[Turmoil]] alongside several of them, but was rescued by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] who recruited him into a new elite fighting unit on board the starship ''[[Trion]]''. {{storylink|Spotlight: Drift}}

[[File:Slowmotionmoviewalkahm5.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Blurr battles without honor or humanity.]]
After [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] was recruited into the crew of the ''Trion'', Blurr spent quite some time playing [[Go (game)|Go]] with him, although the name of the game confused him. He later reported [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]'s status to Kup and helped save [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] from [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and the [[Pretender Monster|Monstructor Six]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15|Lost & Found}}

Blurr was on the ''Trion'' when the ship was shot down and forced to crash-land on the devastated surface of Cybertron. Blurr and the rest of the team survived the crash and met up with Optimus Prime's unit, who were also stranded on the planet. Prime had suffered heavy damage back on Earth, and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] was now in charge. When Jazz got a little uppity with Kup, Blurr tried to bring him down...only to find out that "hard core" beats fast every time. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}} The two Autobot units began working together under Kup and Jazz, and found themselves on the run from the [[Insecticon swarm]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} Blurr and Drift were sent out on scouting patrol to keep the Autobots informed of the Swarm's movements. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}}

Unfortunately, Blurr was too far away when the swarm actually made their move, and by the time he reached his comrades with a warning, they were already under attack. He later offered to blow up a bridge to keep the swarm away, but Kup wouldn't let him, as not even Blurr could outrun an explosion. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}} The Autobot base was eventually overrun by the swarm, but Blurr and the others were saved by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}

[[File:RudeAwakening-Blurrcar.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85|Hey, look, I have an Earth mode!]]
Two years later, Blurr was still stationed on Earth with the Autobots under Optimus Prime's command. After Prime surrendered himself to [[Skywatch]], Blurr initially rejected Hot Rod's proposal to abandon the humans and their planet. He remained behind in the caves with the Autobots who, after a vote, came under [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]]'s leadership. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} Once [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] arrived, however, the mood in the camp shifted appreciably. Many Autobots noticed Bumblebee's lack of authority in the shadow of Ultra Magnus and began to worry they would be somehow blamed or even arrested for Prime's actions. Blurr chose to leave the Autobots along with [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], and they drove off to find Hot Rod. Not long after their departure, though, the foursome were attacked by a Skywatch patrol. Blurr's comrades were disabled by [[Mode lock|mode-lock]] technology, and only his hyper-speed allowed him to escape capture as well. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}

[[File:ImpossibleKnot-Blurr.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Or wait, no. Sorry.]]
All of Blurr's speed was useless when he didn't know where to go. He wandered the desert for days, fruitlessly trying to reach Hot Rod's group via his Autobot comms. Eventually, he was confronted by Bumblebee and his unit, who had made a Faustian deal with Skywatch to hunt down the Decepticons still active on the planet. Blurr was the first Autobot Skywatch had sent them after, and the Autobots had only agreed after [[Gordon Horiuchi|their contact]] demonstrated the ability to mode-lock the Autobots remotely using the badges which had been provided to them. Blurr, already anxious, didn't take Bumblebee's request to surrender very well, and he actually shot his friend in the chest while trying to escape. He was brought back to the caves by the Autobots, but they ultimately refused to turn him over to Skywatch. They found a way to escape Skywatch's domination when Bumblebee's badge malfunctioned due to Blurr's blast, leaving him unaffected by the mode lock. In order to keep Skywatch in the dark, they enlisted Blurr to recover a duplicate yellow Volkswagen Beetle to turn over to Skywatch as "Bumblebee". Despite his concerns, Blurr reluctantly agreed to help with the plan. {{storylink|The Impossible Knot}}

After the termination of their short-lived alliance with Horiuchi, Ultra Magnus returned, demanding assistance from Bumblebee's Autobots to arrest the self-declared [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|"Rodimus Prime"]] and his followers for colluding with [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]'s Decepticons. Overruling Bumblebee's authority, he also deputised Blurr, dismissing Bumblebee's protests that the speedy Autobot had recently endured a major trauma at the hands of Skywatch. They arrived at the construction site of Rodimus's starship and watched as the two Autobot commanders bickered over the point of arresting somebody for treason now that the war was over. However, all argument between the Autobots ceased when Swindle revealed his treachery through his latest creation: the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] combiner [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}}

The battle against the new gestalt warrior was going poorly for Blurr and the others until help literally dropped from the sky...landing right on top of Swindle. Optimus Prime joined the fight and the Autobots eventually managed to subdue Menasor. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}} At Bumblebee's discretion, Blurr and the other Autobots allied themselves fully with Skywatch. {{storylink|All His Engines}}

Four months later, the Decepticons returned to Earth and devastated the Autobot-Skywatch base. Ultra Magnus led Blurr and the others to regroup at Omega Supreme, though they were chased by humans with Cybertronian weaponry on the way. The convoy came to a swift stop when it ran into Megatron, whose new and upgraded body allowed him to shrug off the Autobots' firepower and take them all out with a single blast. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}}

A few weeks later, Blurr was present at Omega Supreme when Rodimus came back from space with a bunch of long-lost Autobots in tow. He listened to [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] tell stories, then joined the rest of the Autobots in leaving Earth and returning to Cybertron. {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}} Back on their home planet, they fought against both [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]'s [[Sweep]]s and Megatron's Decepticons. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}} {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}}

With the war officially over, [[NAIL|unaffiliated Cybertronians]] came flooding back to Cybertron, and in order to keep everything in check the Autobots had the captured Decepticons act as enforcers. This had the expected results. Blurr, Prowl and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] caught [[Needlenose]] and [[Horri-Bull]] assaulting [[Tappet]] for writing graffiti, but to Blurr's confusion, Prowl had him arrest the ''victim'' for disturbing the peace. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson}} Blurr later did crowd control against a Decepticon riot that had broken out in response to [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s death. {{storylink|Stick Together}}

Blurr was soon placed as a guard at the [[reclamation tunnel]]s, overseeing Decepticons working at sifting through refuse. When [[Skydive (Predator)|Skydive]] was found murdered in a tunnel, Blurr informed [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] of the Decepticon's identity and led him to the only witness, [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], who was infected with a [[cerebro-shell]]. Blurr was shortly ordered to pursue [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], who found aid in the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. The Decepticons overwhelmed and knocked out the Autobot, but [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] was sent to the rescue and carried Blurr to safety. Blurr later woke up worse for the wear and berated Prowl for allowing him to enter a dangerous situation without backup. {{storylink|Devisive}}

In need of something to do while he recovered from his injuries, Blurr remembered his old plan to run a bar one day. He was unsure if it was the right rime and place for it, but found support in [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and decided to reopen [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] the next day, leaving the Autobot army behind. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}} While serving Starscream and [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]], he was asked for his input on Turmoil's arrival on Cybertron and told them of his experiences with meeting Turmoil and Drift years earlier. {{storylink|Interference Patterns}} Bumblebee later approached Blurr asking him for help in finding a lost Ironhide, but he refused to return to the Autobot fold because of Prowl, whose recent actions were reminding him of Zeta Prime and his own regrets about saving the corrupt Prime. He relented once Bumblebee asked him to do it for Ironhide's sake. {{storylink|Night and the City}}

Blurr was sent out into the Cybertronian wilderness to search for Ironhide and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], but was interrupted when a sudden explosion ripped a hole in the ground. He was less than thrilled when Prowl and Wheeljack showed up to investigate, but followed them into the underground where they found the ancient [[Crystal City]] and a gigantic inactive [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan]]. While Prowl wanted to keep everyone else out of the cave, Blurr and Metalhawk disagreed and led several Decepticons into it, and as a result they witnessed the Metrotitan's surprising announcement that Starscream was the conqueror who would unite all Cybertronians. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}}

When the Decepticon population began rioting in celebration of Megatron's return, Blurr took refuge in Maccadam's alongside some of his loyal patrons. {{storylink|City on Fire}} While barring the place up he was approached by Arcee, who claimed Dirge and Swindle had incriminating information about Prowl and convinced Blurr to bring them to Bumblebee. {{storylink|The Verge}} Agreeing to investigate, Bumblebee and Metalhawk followed them to Prowl's quarters only for the group to be caught in a Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Blurr was injured trying to protect Swindle, who repaid him by hiding him away from the fighting. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

In the aftermath of the battle, Starscream rose to leadership of the neutrals and had all Autobots and Decepticons banished from Iacon. Though he officially left the Autobots in favor of remaining in the city, Blurr had no love for Starscream and flatly refused to let him use Maccadam's as a place to "connect" with the populace. {{storylink|Three Monologues}} He was then distracted from the rebuilding of his bar by what appeared to be an early sunrise. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} The cause of this turned out to be the arrival of the [[Necrotitan]], which proceeded to emanate a wave of destruction that devastated Iacon. Starscream attemped to shield Blurr and several other neutrals from the wave's advance. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} As the titan wandered into Iacon, Blurr grabbed a gun and tried to fight it off, {{storylink|Burning Bright}} then helped [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] evacuate civilians from the burning city. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

Following the defeat of the Necrotitan, Blurr boarded the returned ''[[Lost Light]]'' to check out its own bar, [[Swerve's]]. He didn't recognize the owner. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} He went on to attend the trial of Megatron {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} and reestablish Maccadam's Old Oil House in [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], what with Iacon being ruined and all. When [[Cityspeaker]] [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] stopped by, he provided her with free drinks and complaints about the recent blackouts. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} After Windblade was injured in an explosion, [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] and [[Longtooth]] showed up at Maccadam's looking to interview people on the matter, and Blurr had to show them the exit. He later followed Windblade, [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] and the two reporters into Metroplex's insides to confirm Windblade's claim that Starscream was "mining" the titan for [[Regenesis]] ore. {{storylink|Windblade issue 2|Windblade #2}}

==Games==
===The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth===
[[File:C64Blurr.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I can transform too! *flump*]]
Along with his fellow Autobots, Blurr protected Earth from the menace of the Decepticons. He was ostensibly under the command of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth}}

===The Transformers (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Phil Gibbon]] (English)}}
When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] threatened the universe using [[Zel Quartz]] in 2010, Blurr was one of the Autobots warriors who travelled back in time to 2003 to prevent Zel Quartz from ever being cultivated for use by Cybertronians.

====Decepticon story====
While searching for Zel Quartz in the present, the Decepticons hunted down several leads, including a drill bit forged from a meteorite. Separated from the rest of his team in the crash, Blurr confronted the Decepticons in the desert as they searched for the drill.

====Autobot story====
Blurr rejoined the present and future Autobots in their campaign after the second false lead for the quartz on [[Zel Samine]]. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
Following a Decepticon attack on [[New York City]], Blurr joined [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]'s team of infiltrators on a hunt for Decepticons. They were thwarted by three of the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. {{storylink|War Dawn (Legends)|War Dawn}} Blurr joined a team led by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to help track down the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives (Legends)|Call of the Primitives}}

Blurr was involved in a conflict with [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and his Decepticons, which led to his Autobot teammates, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] being forced to take cover in the [[Autobot Mausoleum]]. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (Legends)|Dark Awakening}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1 Blurr toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Blurr''' (Autobot Car, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-79'''
**''Accessories'': "Electro-laser" rifle, shield

:Blurr transforms into a blue Cybertronic hovercar. As his type of vehicle didn't have traditional rubber-tired wheels, he instead had small plastic wheels on his robot legs, which were tucked underneath the length of the hovercar mode. The nose portion of the vehicle detaches to serve as a shield in robot mode.

:The initial releases of this toy have decals on the side of his vehicle-mode pontoons that are cut in a "V" shape. Later releases made the decals a simpler four-sided shape with a darker blue in the former empty part of the "V", matching the plastic color beneath. There is also a variation to his rifle; the main body of the rifle has three small holes in the rectangular indent just over the hand-peg, but only on ''one side''. Samples with the holes on either side of the rifle have been found. The large circular indent at the back of the rifle body, a detail that appears on both sides of the gun, is also deeper on the side that the three holes appear on.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Blurr/blurr.htm More information on Blurr at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.toyteardown.co.uk/?p=130 Blurr G1 teardown at toyteardown.co.uk]''
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[[File:G1-toy BlurrTargetmaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Blurr''' (Targetmaster, 1987)
**''Accessories'': Haywire Targetmaster, shield

:A [[retool]] of the previous year's toy, Blurr was adapted to be able to hold his Nebulan/weapon [[Haywire]], replacing his pistol from the previous release. His fist-holes were widened to accommodate Haywire's [[5mm post]], plus a weapon-mount point was added to his midsection/vehicle-hood. Thanks to the wider fist-holes, the peg for Blurr's shield was also expanded.

:This toy uses the "full" variant of the original toy's pontoon decals, as well as using a darker aqua-blue paint for the front tips of the pontoons. His shield has also been painted with this shade of aqua, an inexplicable ''addition'' to the toy's [[paint operation]]s.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Blurr/blurr.htm More information on Targetmaster Blurr at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
[[File:Generationstoy-Blurr.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He brought guns to a [[sword]]-toy.]]
*'''Blurr''' (Deluxe, 2010)
**''Accessories'': Sniper rifle, left & right pistols

:Blurr is a [[retool]] of ''Generations'' [[Drift (G1)#Generations|Drift]], transforming into a cross between a [[Wikipedia:Nissan Silvia#S15|Nissan Silvia S15]] and a [[Wikipedia:Mitsubishi FTO|Mitsubishi FTO]]. Tooling changes involve a new head, a less prominent spoiler, a large sniper rifle to replace Drift's long sword, two smaller handguns to replace the smaller swords and modified inside panels of the doors to accommodate said handguns. The head sculpt is influenced by [[Guido Guidi]]'s Blurr redesign from ''[[Spotlight: Blurr]]''. The sniper rifle has a pivoting handle in the middle so that Blurr can hold the rifle easily with both fists, while the two handguns can plug into the end of the barrel, forming a bipod, or if you feel like it, a crazy (but awesome) THREE-barreled rifle.

:For some reason, the ankle strut, molded of clear plastic, is ''completely'' painted over.

:The original version of this sculpt, though with Blurr's handguns also being included, was also used to make [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] [[Drift (SG)|Drift]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Autobot/Blurr/blurr.htm More information on ''Generations'' Blurr at TFU.info]''
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===United===
[[File:United-AutobotBlurr-toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Blurr, wearing his rarely seen nighty-nite pajamas.]]
*'''Autobot Blurr''' (Deluxe, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''UN-16'''
**''Accessories:'' "Blaster rifle", left & right "laser blaster guns"

:Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' toys, "Autobot Blurr" is a [[redeco]] of ''Generations'' Blurr, being heavily inspired by the [[IDW Publishing]] rendition of the character that the toy is based upon. Among other deco changes, he has been redecoed into multiple, less-contrasting shades of light blue, his torso and crotch have been painted silver, and his ''entire'' vehicle mode has been slathered in paint, including painting his vehicle sides in metallic blue, and painting his rear grille in silver.
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==Notes==
[[File:G1toy-Blurrprotohead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|I used to have a huge zit on my forehead unsightly unsightly unsightly!]]
[[File:FriedmanAuctionBlurrModelEdit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*So an early version of Blurr was pretty different, huh? Weird.
*In 2010, a set of Blurr's original color models from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' went up for sale on Heritage Auctions, sold from [[Ron Friedman|Ron Friedman's]] collection of [[Sunbow Productions]] materials. In contrast to his final model and toys, this early color model depicted him with lavender parts.
*No matter the continuity, Blurr's pattern of speech inevitably becomes inspired by his original cartoon portrayal's speed-talking. You can try to write him differently. [[Bob Budiansky]] did. [[Shane McCarthy]] did. But it [[Simon Furman|won't]] [[Zander Cannon|last]].
*Forbes.com declared Blurr to be the fastest fictional car, beating out Speed Racer's ''[[wikipedia:Mach Five|Mach Five]]'' by a top speed difference of over 500mph.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/2008/05/07/fastest-fictional-cars-forbeslife-cx_mn_de_0507fictional_slide_2.html Blurr named fastest car by Forbes]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Blurr''' (ブラー ''Burā'')
*''English:'' '''Wally''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''French:'' '''Brouillo''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Blörr''', '''Hadari''' (''The Movie'', "Sputtery")
*''Italian:'' '''Flash'''
*''Russian:'' '''Blurr''' (Блер ''Bler'')

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Blurr Blurr's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Chromia (G1)

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Carsman2000: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */

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

[[File:TSFAT Chromia robot.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"At least our animated character models didn't have [[Heel struts|high heels]]."]]
'''Chromia''' is a soldier under the command of [[Elita One]] and seems to function as a second-in-command for her, leading the rest of [[Female Autobots|the team]] when Elita's not around. She's brave, hard as nails and, not surprisingly, in a relationship with [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]. She has also taken over from [[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]] as [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]]'s mentor when the latter turned out to be better suited to more offense-oriented tasks.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Linda Gary]] (English); [[Masako Katsuki]] (Japanese)

[[File:TSFAT Chromia vehicle.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Cybertronic soccer mom.]]
Four million years ago, Chromia tried to board the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], while it was being attacked, with the rest of Elita One's team. The plan failed though, and she and the others appeared to be destroyed.

[[File:Femaleautobots.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Okay, Firestar, you go out long, Greenlight, you keep back for defense, and Moonracer, try not to trip or something."]]

Chromia led a mission to steal [[energon cube]]s from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. When [[Moonracer]] got trapped after disobeying orders, Chromia confronted the alerted Shockwave and managed to trick him into freeing Moonracer.

Shortly thereafter, a team of [[Decepticon]]s from [[Earth]] came to capture Elita One. In doing so, [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] destroyed the Female Autobots' underground base, trapping them inside. When they managed to free themselves, Chromia took charge of the search for their missing leader. On their way, they met up with a group of Earth-stationed Autobots who had come looking for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and Chromia was reunited with Ironhide. The two teams together fought the Decepticons, eventually winning when Optimus and Elita returned. Given a new base by [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], Chromia stayed with Elita's squad on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] when Optimus' team returned to Earth. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}

====MC Axis comics====
Chromia and the rest of the team defeated a gigantic Decepticon. {{storylink|The Transformers (MC Axis manga)|The Transformers: Elita One}}

====''Wings Universe''====
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[[File:Battlelines6-femaleautobotsandsideburn.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Welp, got left behind, time for a nap.]]
To gather energy for the energy-sapped Autobots, a crew was formed to pilot the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. Chromia was to be part of the crew, but a Decepticon attack blocked her and others from reaching the ship before it departed. Soon after, as their current reserve of energies was dangerously low, Chromia joined her comrades still on the planet in stasis hibernation as an energy-saving measure. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Chromia was a member of an elite squad of five warriors under the command of the [[Quintesson]]s.

{{note|[[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] filed for bankruptcy and stopped producing ''Transformers'' books right as the Female 'Autobots' story arc was beginning. A few details of [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Generation One|Generation One #11]] are known because [[Don Figueroa]] published the line-art of the comic up to page 9 on his DeviantArt account.<br>
[[The Route of All Evil|Following a report]] from their Autobot sleeper agent, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], that the awaited situation to commence their mission had come, [[Elita One]] used a [[space bridge]] to get to the [[Autobase]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Chromia and the others waited patiently for her to signal that they could follow. Chromia joined her commander soon after it came. With only [[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]] still to get through the portal, the group was attacked by [[Gnaw]], but [[Moonracer]] and Elita One took care of that. While the rest of the team went further into the Autobot facility, Chromia was sent back to [[Quintessa]] with an unconscious [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]].}}

===Descent into Evil===
[[File:Chromia-DIE.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Just off-panel: Virulent Clone with apple on head.]]
Chromia and her ward [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]] were part of an Autobot strike force tasked with destroying the [[Decepticon]] general [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]' cloning lab on [[Ceti Alpha Seven]]. Although the pair had handily beaten Deathsaurus's [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] underling [[Buzzclaw (G1)|Buzzclaw]] on [[Regulon Four]] some time previous, they were taken by surprise by the first production run of clones. Although Chromia fought effectively against the clones, she was no match for Deathsaurus himself when he entered the battle personally. Falling before the general's might, she was taken captive.

Chromia, along with her teammates ''and'' the backup team of Ironhide and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], was ultimately rescued when [[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]], who had evaded capture, came to the rescue of the entire Autobot party. {{storylink|Descent into Evil}}

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===IDW ''Generation 1'' continuity===

Chromia was born from the hot spot contained in the [[Metrotitan (body-type)| Metrotitan]] [[Caminus]], a distant colony was cut off from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] long before the war and whose citizens had adapated to their new life with by developing differentiated genders. Her people's isolation ended with the arrival of [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]], who had come seeking help from a [[Cityspeaker]] in order to aid [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. The chosen Cityspeaker, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], needed a bodyguard, however, and so Chromia (and [[Nautica]]) were enlisted. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City|A Bot and Her City}} The three joined the crew of the ''[[Vis Vitalis]]'' shortly before it crossed paths with [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. The legendary Autobot was preoccupied with an important quest, so the three volunteered to watch after Metroplex for him and keep him alive. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} Under their watch, Metroplex's insides were besieged with invaders, so Chromia and Nautica hunted them down to confront them and fight them off, if necessary. They found a small group of robots and Chromia threatened to put the hurt down on them. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}}

Their adversaries turned out to be fellow Autobots from the ''[[Lost Light]]'' who were battling an army of angered [[Ammonite]]s. Chromia and Nautica led them back to their boss, Windblade, who explained their mission, and subsequently the ''Lost Light'' was able to give Metroplex a jump, allowing him to [[spacebridge]] back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} On arrival, they couldn't do much but hang on tight within Metroplex as the city-bot did battle with the [[Necrotitan]]. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} Following Metroplex's victory, Chromia and her pals got to mingle with the locals, including another female Autobot named [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} When [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]'s army of Ammonites invaded Cybertron, the three Camiens returned to Metroplex to convince him to fight the invaders. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} Toward the end of the battle, [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] contacted Chromia to let them to know the ''Lost Light'' was about to ram [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], though she got frustrated by the vague, dramatic way he phrased it. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

Chromia accompanied Nautica to her audition to join the crew of the ''Lost Light'', helping out by keeping her friend's rambling to a minimum. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}}

[[File:BotAndHerCity-nottechnicallydawn.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

Six months later, Chromia had stayed behind on Cybertron in order to protect and train Windblade as she performed her role as Metroplex's Cityspeaker. She was highly untrusting of Cybertron's elected ruler, [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]], though Windblade preferred to give him the benefit of the doubt. When Windblade sought advice on how to best interact with Starscream, Chromia scoffed at Windblade's choice of talking to the "mopey" [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], but was visibly upset when Windblade teased her about telling Ironhide she described him as such. Later, Chromia accompanied Windblade as the pair investigated an area of the city that might reveal why Metroplex was suffering blackouts, and at the end of the day Chromia insisted they not over-exert themselves and reconvene in the morning. However, in the morning, when they regrouped, an explosion sent Windblade through the air, badly damaged. Chromia dragged her to medical care. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}}

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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:Chromia-Legends.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Huh! Vehicle kibble!]]
Chromia was part of [[Elita One|Elita 1]]'s team which carried out a series of raids on Decepticon installations, until they were taken down in a trap planned by [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]]. {{storylink|Fatal Furies}}

Chromia was dispatched by Elita One in response to Flamewar's squad's retaliatory attacks on a number of Autobot bases. {{storylink|Fatal Furies: Flamewar's Revenge}}

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==Toys==
===Timelines===
[[File:Chromiatoydie.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|upright=1.66|Don't you hate it when you show up at a party and your friend arrived in the same deco?]]
* '''Descent into Evil''' (multi-pack, 2005)
**''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, scope, 2 tailpipes, energon chip

: Available only as part of [[BotCon 2005]]'s "Descent into Evil" set (along with [[Buzzclaw (G1)|Buzzclaw]], [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]], [[Dirge (Timelines)|Dirge]], [[Outback (G1)|Fallback]], [[Ironhide (G1)/toys|Ironhide]] and [[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]]), Chromia is a [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]], transforming into a Cybertronic racing motorcycle. She has multiple clear-plastic "[[energon]]" parts that form side-thrusters in bike mode, and combine to form a massive compound bow with a spring-loaded missile.

: The toy was originally intended to be [[Moonracer]], but [[Fun Publications]] could not secure the [[trademark]] on the name. As such, Chromia's toy is in Moonracer's teal and white colors and has a head that resembles Moonracer's. (Fun Publications' intent was for the head to be a compromise between the Moonracer and Firestar head designs.)<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/e39fbfb4b4bd2b3a alt.toys.transformers post] by [[Lanny Lathem]] explaining the Moonracer/Chromia SNAFU.</ref><ref>[http://www.bwtf.com/toyreviews/timelines/descent/chromia Chromia toy notes at BWTF.com]</ref> Later Fun Publications stories would [[repurposing|repurpose]] the Chromia toy as Moonracer.

: Her base mold is also used by [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]] and the [[Movie (toyline)|live-action movieverse]] [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] and [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]], while the Chromia-retooled version is also used by [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/BCChromia/chromia.htm More information on Chromia at TFU.info]''
===Generations===
===Generations===
*'''Chromia''' (2014, Deluxe Class)
:Originally scheduled for March 2014 in the ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' toyline along with [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], Chromia was delayed to Autumn of that year.
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==Notes==
*[[File:Bumper-funeral.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|Ironhide's not gonna remember me, is he. Gonna pull that "Oh, I died but was brought back with missing memories" schtick again.]] Chromia's first appearance in the IDW universe was actually a crowd shot in [[Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3]]. This was released before ''[[Spotlight: Arcee]]'' which introduced the idea of gender being an unnatural condition in Cybertronians. More than half a decade later, the ''[[Dark Cybertron]]'' event would officially introduce her as a naturally born female. The explanation for this would not come until ''[[The Transformers: Windblade]]'', where the concept of the Caminus colony was explained.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Chromia''' (クロミア ''Kuromia'')

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/BCChromia/chromia.htm Chromia at TFU.info]
* [http://www.transformersclub.com/chromiapreview.cfm Chromia at TransformersClub.com]
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