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Blurr (Armada)

2012-03-12T10:46:40Z

Mechanix: /* Armada cartoon */

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{{disambig3|Blurr}}
{{picsneeded|Fictional appearances}}
: ''Blurr is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Blurr-AR-DVD.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Raise your hand if you're sure!]]
'''Blurr''' is a serious minded, yet highly competitive warrior. His skill and dedication have made him an expert marksman, serving as a sniper in [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]'s unit. Once a champion racer, Blurr now trains up and coming racers in the intricacies of the sport. His gruff personality can be off-putting to his students and fellow soldiers, but he is tough on them only because he expects the very best from himself and those around him.

His [[Mini-Con]] partner is [[Incinerator (Armada)|Incinerator]].

{{bigquote|Arrogance and pride, a tragic combination, may cause a bot to make mistakes—like this.|Blurr}}

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Brian Drummond]] (English) [[Isshin Chiba]] (Japanese), [[Claus-Peter Damitz]] (German)

Blurr was an Autobot officer holding the rank of lieutenant, a veteran of the campaigns on the war-torn planet [[Duke (planet)|Duke]]. While serving on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Blurr encountered a young Autobot named [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]], who had somehow fallen prey to a trap which left him hanging upside down from a rope. To his chagrin, saving the younger soldier led to Side Swipe idolizing Blurr, to the point of following the seasoned soldier to [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Past}}

[[Image:Blurr1.jpg|left|180px|thumb]]
At his old friend [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]]'s request, Blurr transferred to Optimus Prime's command on Earth. He arrived in time to snipe a [[Mini-Con storage panel]] right out of [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]]'s fingers just as the Decepticons were warping back to their base. The Mini-Con panel activated to reveal Incinerator, who latched onto his savior, though Blurr had little idea of how to treat the Mini-Con. Soon afterwards the kids tried to become friends with the taciturn Autobot, but he blew them off, sternly stating that in war there is no time for foolish games, and that they should grow up. As the two fastest Autobots on land, Blurr was paired with [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] in the search for the [[Mirage (Armada)|next Mini-Con]] on a race track. The two Autobots butted heads over how to proceed with the mission, culminating in the loss of the Mini-Con panel to the Decepticons. Afterwards, Hot Shot apologized to Blurr, who appreciated the sentiment and concluded that he was unaware that the Mini-Cons were more than just tools and that he doesn't get along with others very well. {{storylink|Reinforcement}}

{{charstubfiction}}

====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' ? (English), ? (Japanese)

Appearing only in vehicle mode, and usually with several [[Redeco|redecos]] of himself, Blurr was one of the many Autobot refugees hiding on Earth. At some point he adds a spoiler to himself.

{{note|He and his [[Redeco|redecoed]] pals later appeared on [[Velocitron]] as generic natives of the colony world. Blurr was never referred to by name, and no mention is made of his past adventures. Whether or not ''Cybertron'' Blurr is the same character as ''Armada'' Blurr or a [[Blurr (Cybertron)|separate character]] is pretty muddy, with a lot of contradicting sources. See "Notes" for more.}}

====The Dark Heart of Sandokan====
{{charstubfiction}}
{{storylink|The Dark Heart of Sandokan}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===
Blurr was a member of [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]]'s squad on Cybertron, along with [[Rhinox (Armada)|Rhinox]], [[Dropshot (Armada)|Dropshot]], Side Swipe and [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]]. When Optimus Prime visited Jetfire at [[Autobase|Autobase: Cybertron]], Blurr was out fighting the Decepticons, and asked Jetfire for orders. He was told to retreat and await reinforcements. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 10|Armada #10}} Later, he was present at Autobase when [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] contacted them and told them that Optimus Prime had disappeared. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}}

Strange things began happening after that, and Blurr detected unusual [[space bridge]] activity at the Decepticon base. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}} He was subsequently part of the Autobot squad that traveled to the heart of the disturbances to investigate. They found it abandoned and decided to shut down the space bridge nexus, but came under attack from a [[Bludgeon (G1)|powerful samurai]]. Blurr fired on him, only to have his gun and index finger cut off by the enemy's sword. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}} While the rest of the squad held the enemy busy, Blurr and Side Swipe were tasked with shutting down the nexus. When that failed, they simply planted explosives around it, but Blurr couldn't initiate the destruct sequence due to interference. He and the others were ordered to escape while Jetfire activated the bombs manually. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}} When [[Unicron]] attacked Cybertron a while later, Blurr reported that the planetary defenses were ready to go. {{storylink|The End}}

===''Superdeformers''===
[[Image:Blurr ut.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Yoink!]]
When [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] hurled [[Thunderwing (Armada)|Thunderwing]] at [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], Blurr grabbed the Mini-Con out of the air before it could hit his buddy. As the two Autobots scurried away, Blurr thanked Thrust for the free Mini-Con. {{storylink|Superdeformers}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===3D Battle Card Game===
Blurr is one of the many Autobots serving under the command of [[Optimus Primal]]. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}

==Toys==
===Armada===
[[Image:ArmadaBlurr toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Kinda hard to be the fastest Autobot with all that freakin' kibble on his back!]]
*'''Blurr with Incinerator''' (Super-Con, 2002/2003)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''MC-08'''
**''Accessories'': 2 launchers, 2 missiles

: Blurr transforms into a sleek Ferrari F50 like Cybertronic race car. In this mode, plugging his packed-in Mini-Con partner [[Incinerator (Armada)|Incinerator]] into the space under Blurr's spoiler causes the rear side panels of Blurr's car mode to flip down into a "flight mode". This mode also makes his twin [[Powerlinx]]-activated spring-loaded missile launchers available, which become hand-held weapons in robot mode. However, due to the aforementioned [[gimmick]], he ends up carrying about three quarters of the car mode on his back. He's also not that posable.

: The Japanese version of Blurr (released on [[May 15]], 2003) has several significant color differences, most notably the lack of "dirt-wash" on his car mode, clear-red canopy rather than clear-yellow, plus his head has an entirely different set of [[paint applications]].

[[Image:MicronSilverbolt toy.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Incinerator was out sick that day.]]
: In November of 2003, US Toys "R" Us stores had special bonus pack Super-Con (Deluxe) toys, which came with a single bonus Mini-Con attached to the card over their sticker, for ''less'' than the price as a normal Super-Con during Toys "R" Us' post-Thanksgiving-day sale. Like [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]], Blurr could come with one of the [[Destruction Mini-Con Team]] members: [[Buzzsaw (Armada)|Buzzsaw]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)|Drill Bit]], or [[Dualor (Armada)|Dualor]].

: The same mold was [[retool]]ed into ''Cybertron'' [[Blurr (Cybertron)|Blurr]] and [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Swerve (Universe)|Swerve]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/Blurr/blurr.htm More information on Blurr at TFU.info]''

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* '''Silverbolt w/ Turbo and Street Speed Microns''' (multi-pack, 2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MS-05'''

: In Japan, Blurr was available both separately and in a multi-pack with the [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team]].

===Cybertron===
[[Image:CybertronBlurr toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Clearly a very common Earth vehicle.]]
*'''Blurr vs Buzzsaw''' (Vs pack, 2005)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''GS-01'''
**''Accessories'': 2 launchers, 2 missiles, Speed Planet Key

:A [[retool]] of ''Armada'' Blurr, ''Cybertron'' Blurr transforms into a sleek Cybertronic Ferrari F50-like race car. As he comes with no Mini-Con, inserting his Cyber Planet Key into the space under Blurr's spoiler causes the rear side panels of Blurr's car mode to flip down into a "flight mode". This mode also makes his twin spring-loaded missile launchers available, which become hand-held weapons in robot mode. These missile launchers have been similarly retooled to remove the Powerlinx gimmick, replaced with traditional firing tabs. Blurr also features a new head, based heavily upon Generation 1 [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]].

:This mold was later retooled to make the [[BotCon 2008]]-exclusive ''Shattered Glass'' [[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/Blurr/blurr.htm More information on ''Cybertron'' Blurr at TFU.info]''
{{-}}
==Merchandise==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
[[Image:3DBattleCard_Blurr.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]
*'''Blurr''' (2007)

: A 28-point character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Blurr "transforms" into a race car that borrows liberally from his toy design, with a robot mode inspired by the "Movie" aesthetic. He uses the same parts layout as [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], Movie [[Smokescreen (Movie)|Smokescreen]] and [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]].

:The Battle-Card may or may not actually be a representation of [[Blurr (Cybertron)|the other Blurr]] from ''Cybertron''.
{{--}}

==Notes==
* The ''Cybertron'' Blurr toy represents not only ''Armada'' Blurr, but a native Velocitronian Blurr, a Cybertronian Blurr who isn't ''Armada'' Blurr, and several "generics" from ''both'' planets. See [[Blurr (Cybertron)|"Who is Blurr?" on ''Cybertron'' Blurr's page]] for more.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Silverbolt''' (シルバーボルト ''Shirubāboruto'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Homály''' ("Blur")
*''Russian:'' '''Blurr''' (Блэр ''Bler'')

[[Category:3D Battle-Cards]]
[[Category:Armada Autobots]]
[[Category:Cybertron Autobots]]

Credulous

2012-03-12T10:43:37Z

Mechanix: /* Animation and technical errors */

{{episode|
|series=Armada
|ep=16
|prev=Gale
|next=Conspiracy
|title="Credulous"
|furigana=おごり
|japanese=慢心
|romaji=Ogori
|translation=Pride: Arrogance
|image=Arm19 crowningawesome.jpg
|caption=Hi ho [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]]!
|production code=TF: A-16
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]]
|writer=[[Shōji Tonoike]]
|director=[[Shigeki Hatayama]], [[Satoru Kusuda]]
|animation studio=[[Actas Inc.]]
|airdate=[[December 27]], [[2002]] (English) [[April 25|25 April]] [[2003]] (Japanese)
|continuity=[[Unicron Trilogy]]
}}

'''During a battle over a new Mini-Con, Hot Shot and Sideways are accidentally teleported to the Decepticon moonbase. Will they be able to survive by depending on each other?'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Credulous Hot Shot drivingclaws.jpg|left|155px|thumb|That looks iffy, Hot Shot.]]
At another battle for a precious [[Mini-Con]], the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Decepticon]]s face each other, with [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] suspiciously absent. When [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] press forward, [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] retreats, while [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] and [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] also unenthusiastic about the notion of going against the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]. With all the Decepticons literally running away (having apparently forgotten their alt modes), [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Prime]] and [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] look for the Mini-Con.

At the battlefield, Sideways announces he's found the Mini-Con, causing him to be rushed by [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] who sits on the bike. Megatron is able to grasp the Mini-Con, but Sideways in turn holds onto Megatron. And Hot Shot uses his hyperdrive to grab on to Sideways. Together, the three are all caught in Megatron's teleportation back to the Decepticon base. Scavenger, who was apparently passively monitoring the fight from a distance, considers the teleportation "An interesting turn of events." Prime and Smokescreen are left to look for their partner.

On the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], Megatron is unable to awaken the Mini-Con; finding the panel to be a fake, he crushes it into dust. Then Sideways reveals (via a retroactive foreshadowing flashback) to Hot Shot that this was all part of his plan to get Hot Shot inside of the Decepticon base so that he might eliminate the Decepticons. Cyclonus and Demolishor arrive and Megatron orders the battle to begin again.

[[Image:Credulous-Scavenger.jpg|right|155px|thumb|I spend a moment standing cool and mysterious on a cliff, and I come home to a mess.]]
Scavenger returns to the damaged Decepticon base. Sideways and Hot Shot take cover in a hallway and the Decepticons lead the two Autobots outside, revealing that the Decepticon base is on the moon. The duo follow the Decepticons knowing that they might be heading into a trap. Megatron's disembodied voice taunts Hot Shot. Soon, the couple are surrounded by shadowy figures, and when Hot Shot attempts to plow through one of them to get clear, he sees that one the shadows is Optimus Prime. Or is it?

After attempting to converse with a suspiciously hostile Optimus, Sideways points out that the Optimus Hot Shot is talking to isn't actually Optimus at all but actually a clever ruse. The two take cover in a Moon hole and the two agree to split up to defeat the holographic doppelgangers.

Megatron meanwhile announces that whomever can claim the Star Saber from Hot Shot is allowed to keep it. Hot Shot and Sideways finish off the holograms and Hot Shot briefly hops on Sideways' bike mode as the Decepticons begin their attack. Hot Shot leaps off of Sideways, cutting off Cyclonus's rotor, and knocking over Demolishor as he lands, ready to duel Starscream.

[[Image:Credulous-Dcon Sideways.jpg|left|155px|thumb|Figures.]]
Starscream gains the upper hand against the exhausted Hot Shot, but Megatron reveals that he's taken Sideways prisoner and is ransoming him for the Star Saber. Hot Shot is conflicted, but concedes that it's his duty to save Sideways and gives up the sword. Megatron releases Sideways, but before he can claim the Star Saber, Hot Shot verbally commands the three Mini-Cons to separate and return.

At that moment, Sideways changes sides, knocking the Star Saber away from Hot Shot to Starscream. Sideways changes his head and logo, and Hot Shot emotionally laments how he was easily deceived. Cyclonus and Demolishor literally kick Hot Shot while he's down. Starscream is about to kill Hot Shot to earn the Star Saber, but Scavenger arrives and suggest that Hot Shot has had enough.

[[Image:Credulous-Sideways and Megatron.jpg|right|155px|thumb|It takes talent to look nonchalant with cannons attached to your arms.]]
Back at the Autobot base, the Autobots and kids have been anxiously waiting. While Carlos, Billy, and Fred believed that Hot Shot would easily defeat the Decepticons, the rest of the Autobots weren't so optimistic. However they were forced in a passive position as they were unaware of the location of the Decepticon base. When Hot Shot arrives in brutal shape and falls offline, Red Alert rushes to provide aid.

Starscream celebrates his new sword, gloating that he is undeniably the most powerful warrior in the universe. This causes an enraged Megatron to destroy the monitor he was watching Starscream upon, eliciting a laugh from Sideways.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (1)
*[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] (4)
*[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] (10)

|c2=
*[[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] (5)
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (6)
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (7)
*[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] (8)
*[[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] (16)

|c3=
*[[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] (11)
*[[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] (12)
*[[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] (13)
*[[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] (14)
*[[Rad White|Rad]] (15)

|h4=[[Mini-Con|Mini-Cons]]|c4=
*Sideways's [[Mirror|rider]] (9)
*[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] (17)
*[[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] (18)
*[[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] (19)
}}

==Quotes==
[[Image:Credulous-Autobots and kids.jpg|right|200px|thumb|They don't look very worried about their friends...]]
"I love that 'save the universe' stuff. Uh, I mean—way cool!"
:—'''Fred'''

"Meddling Matrix!"
:—'''Megatron''', as he delivers a kick to Hot Shot's face

"Come on, Star Saber, it's time to shut down this user's past-due account!"
:—Lame computer metaphor courtesy of '''Hot Shot'''

"The sword's stayin' with me, pal. Now get your microprocessors out here!" 
''(laughs)'' "Want to play the hard way, do you? Well, suits me just fine. I'd love the chance to initialize your disc."
:—'''Hot Shot''' and '''Megatron''' compete with bad computer metaphors.

[[Image:Credulous-Double trouble Hot Shot.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Done in the tradition of ''Double Dinobot'' and ''Prime Problem''...]]
"Hyperdrive! Coming through! Drop or be dropped, scuzzy breath! ''[Charges at a hologram, which turns out to be Optimus. Laughs weakly.]'' Uh, Optimus! Heh heh, hope you didn't take it personally..."
:—'''Hot Shot'''

[[Image:Credulous Hot Shot beatdown.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Comeuppance!]]
'''Demolishor:''' "Still reeling from the shock of it all, are you, now? Why don't I help bring you back to reality!" ''[begins stomping and kicking Hot Shot]'' 
'''Cyclonus:''' "I'd be ''glad'' to lend a hand!" 
'''Megatron:''' "''[laughs evilly]'' Give the Autobot some special Decepticon attention." 
:—The Decepticons, after taking Hot Shot's sword away

'''Megatron:''' "...Do me a little favor: I need you to put that punk out of his misery!" 
'''Starscream:''' "Yes, sir." 
'''Scavenger:''' "Stop right there. There's no need to finish him off."
:—Scavenger hints at his true nature.

==Notes==
===Differences with ''Micron Legend''===
===Animation and technical errors===
* The quality of animation at the beginning of the episode is very poor, but suddenly improves after the scene at the Autobot base.
* At one point, Sideways is missing his handlebars. Hot Shot, who is riding him, is posed as if he is holding onto them.

===Continuity errors===
* At the very beginning of the episode, the Decepticons diss Scavenger for not being in the battle, which is odd, given that he has been at the forefront of their battles in the past two episodes.

* Hot Shot reacts with surprise when finding that the Decepticon base is on the Moon, but the Autobots already worked that out back in "[[Metamorphosis]]".

* Despite his several references to getting the Star Saber "back," Starscream has never actually been shown to have possessed it at any point prior to this episode.

* After Hot Shot slices off Cyclonus's propeller, Cyclonus either reattaches it, grows a new one, or lucks into a continuity error.

===Foreign localization===
'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Podstęp'''" ("Deceit")

===Trivia===
[[Image:Credulous Megatron Sideways questionable.jpg|right|200px|thumb|No, Megatron, you ride him in the other mode.]]
*Amazingly, the entire scene where Megatron and Sideways fight over the fake Mini-Con panel is animated with both characters in compromising positions, with both voice actors David Kaye and Paul Dobson making mostly grunting sounds, a dream come true to fangirls of both characters and actors.
*When Sideways reveals himself to Megatron, partially hidden by a cloud of dust, his dialogue is rather baffling. After Megatron claims that no-one humiliates him, Sideways says in his normal voice, "That's not what I've been hearing!" Immediately after, however, he ''repeats'' this line, in a higher-pitched, dumber-sounding voice, as if he was mockingly repeating the sentence (which would mean he was... mocking himself?). Immediately thereafter, Crosswise appears from off-screen and becomes his Decepticon head. Any significance this may have between Sideways and his Mini-Cons is unclear. The line was not present in the Japanese version of the episode. In another scene, Sideways in vehicle mode speaks normally even though his rider is absent.
*This episode showcases narration from Alexis, rather than the normal narration from Rad.
*''Credulous'' is a big word for a children's show. It's good to see the English language pushed along with [[To sell toys|selling toys]].
*Cyclonus uses his rotors to fly whilst on the Moon. HELICOPTERS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Micron Legend'' — Volume 4 ([[Columbia Music Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Season One: Part One ([[Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2008 — ''Transformers: Armada'' — Volume One ([[New KSM]]) — English and German audio.

[[Category:Armada episodes]]

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