Blades (G1)

2015-05-21T20:12:21Z

Megatronski: fixing a typo. Originally it said that the new Groove was a "Seluxe-sized mold."

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:''Blades is an [[Autobot]] [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Blades-mtmte-unpublished.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Profile art that actually captures the essence of a character. Madness!]]
'''Blades''' will never be the Autobot poster child. He's a dirty, underhanded street brawler at heart and proud of it. The fact that his [[alternate mode]] and function as air support can keep him at a distance from combat infuriates him. Blades would rather use his rotors to gut a Decepticon from antenna to tailpipe than to fly. When he fights, he wants to feel his enemies' fuel spraying across his steel skin. Blades does his job and does it darn well, but if there's a way to get his hands dirty in the process, you can bet your processor he'll find it.

Blades combines with his fellow Protectobots to form [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], [[Gaia Guardian]] or [[God Guardian]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese, "The Ultimate Weapon"), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, "Call of the Primitives")|[[Edgar Wald]] (Latin American), [[Fritz von Hardenberg]] (German, ''The Ultimate Weapon''), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, ''Call of the Primitives''), [[Christoph Lindert]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''The Revenge of Bruticus''), [[Niko Macoulis]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''The Ultimate Weapon'')}}

[[File:G1 RevengeofBruticus Blades savinghumans.jpg|left|upright=0.95|thumb|A more kid friendly bad boy.]]
When the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacked an inhabited city on [[Earth]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] called upon the Protectobots to evacuate the civilians caught in the crossfire. Later, as Earth's orbit was diverted to the [[Sun]] by the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], while [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] fought the flames, Blades saved civilians trapped by the fires. Soon afterwards he was spraying his limited supply of coolant onto the flames, but was concerned that he was running out and couldn't cool down the whole planet. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

Blades, as part of Defensor, totally blew up [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. Afterwards, he was with the Protectobots when they arrived ostensibly to save some window-washers from a burning skyscraper. Blades actually blew the workers from their dangling platform. Fortunately, Streetwise managed to catch them below. Later still, Blades and the other Protectobots were ordered to help defend [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]] from a Decepticon attack. They merged into Defensor and activated his useless force field, which almost immediately deactivated, allowing the Decepticons to blast Defensor back into his component parts. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

[[File:G1 UltimateWeapon FirstAid Blades repairbay.jpg|upright=0.95|thumb|Blades is to First Aid as Twins are to Ratchet.]]
In the year [[2006]], the Autobots were asked to help the Dutch authorities deal with French rebels. After dispersing the human aggressors, Blades was shot down by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] took him back to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] for repairs. While Blades recuperated, the Combaticon [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] broke into the city and managed to steal Metroplex's [[transformation cog]], and First Aid left the Autobots when he failed to stop the theft. Unfortunately, just as First Aid left, the Autobots were called upon to deal with a rampaging [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Hot Spot ordered the remaining Protectobots to combine into Defensor even without First Aid, and they successfully saved a train full of civilians. After First Aid returned to the Autobots, Blades ferried him into Metroplex while the giant Autobot was battling Trypticon, enabling the medic to realign the replacement cog properly, which in turn allowed Metroplex to triumph. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

[[File:AutobotsCall.jpg|left|upright=0.95|thumb|It might have been just desserts if the whole planet hadn't gotten the same treatment two seconds later.]]
Blades was one of the first three (along with [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]) to be drained by the energy leech, [[Tornedron]]. The whole of Cybertron was likewise sucked dry moments later, though all were restored when [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] saved the day. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

Later in 2006, the Protectobots arrived at the aftermath of the battle between the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] and [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] at [[Mark Morgan]]'s laboratory. They transported the injured [[Jessica Morgan]] to County General Hospital and watched over her as the doctors restored her ability to walk with an exo-skeletal structure, enraging the robo-phobic senior Morgan. This had [[Hate Plague|negative consequences]]. What a jerkface.

Defensor—and by extension, Blades and the rest of the Protectobots—contracted the plague while fending off an infected Superion. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} Blades (along with the rest of the galaxy) was cured by the unleashed wisdom of the Matrix following Optimus Prime's resurrection. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga=====
When the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] formed [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] to attack a baseball stadium, the Autobots' human friend [[Kenji]] called in the Aerialbots and Protectobots in response. Blades and the Protectobots put out the fires caused by the Decepticon mayhem before combining into Defensor. Their central component was injured battling Bruticus, however, forcing the Protectobots to disengage while Hot Spot tended to his injuries. Thinking quickly, Kenji told Superion to aim for the legs, and the giant Autobot shot out the leg components of both Bruticus and Menasor. Blades and the smaller Protectobots then leapt into action, linking up with the Decepticon combiners in place of their normal limbs. Kenji laughed as the Protectobots sent their captive Decepticon super-robots kicking through the sky, planning to drop them off over the nearest ocean. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====Scramble City=====
Blades and the Protectobots participated in the Scramble City project under Ultra Magnus's direction, working towards the construction of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. After the Decepticons uncovered their secret building site, the Protectobots rode into battle alongside the newly completed Metroplex. Blades and his comrades arrived and formed Defensor just in time to act as the harbinger of Metroplex and his really big gun. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Great Transformer War'' manga=====
[[File:Blades Hotspot Great Transformer War.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Blades is inexplicably the hero of this entire issue.]]
Many years later, [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and the Decepticons kidnapped Doctor [[Dalton (G1)|Dalton]] of the planet [[Eran]] to increase the potency of their combiner robots. The Protectobots and Aerialbots attempted to storm [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] in order to recover the kidnapped scientist, but were repelled by Scramble City base modes with launcher power (only $9.99 at [[Toys"R"Us]]!). Superion in particular suffered critical injuries. Reconsidering their tactics, Hot Spot transformed to repair bay mode in order to bring the Aerialbots back on-line, while Blades infiltrated Trypticon alone to recover Dalton and the other Protectobots held off Menasor and Bruticus long enough for their teammates to complete their missions. Inside Trypticon, Blades was able to retrieve Dalton with little fuss, as most of the Decepticons were distracted watching the fight. Dalton was brought back to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], where he agreed to work on the new [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] warriors for the Autobots. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}
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=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, ep 12)}}
In [[2011]], Galvatron attacked Cybertron in order to gain control of [[Vector Sigma]]. Blades was stationed there with the Protectobots and fought off the Decepticons' initial assault. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} As Defensor, Blades' team continued battling on Cybertron for some time. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Later, Blades and the Protectobots assembled on Earth at Ultra Magnus's command. Their mission was to stop the Decepticons from interfering with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s, who were searching for the hidden location of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. On a security sweep, the Protectobots ran across their old nemeses, the Combaticons, and went into battle. The two teams quickly assumed their combined forms as Bruticus and Defensor, as the fighting escalated. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

When Galvatron made another strike on Cybertron, this time to steal the super-metal [[Cybertonuron]], Blades and the Protectobots assembled before the [[space bridge]] on Earth to be transported into battle. Seeking out the Combaticons on the battlefield, the Protectobots soon formed Defensor and fought once more with Bruticus. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Defensor and Bruticus's battle continued as Defensor delivered a devastating smash to Bruticus's back. For at least part of the battle, the two teams disassembled again, as Hot Spot and Blades were seen firing upon the aerial Combaticons again. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

Blades and the Protectobots were dispatched to [[Peru]] with the [[Trainbot]]s when a volcano erupted, leaving a mountainside village in dire peril. Their rescue mission was blocked by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. [[Shouki]] and the Trainbots occupied the fiends so that the Protectobots could proceed on to the village and protect the innocent lives. Nevertheless, the Protectobots failed to reach the village, as they were intercepted by the Decepticons' second wave, the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s. Blades and the Protectobots briefly struggled with the Headmasters before forming Defensor, but that left them grouped together and vulnerable to an underhanded attack. Defensor was taken out of action by [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]'s paralysis ray, which was strong enough to force Blades and the Protectobots apart and leave them completely immobilized. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

Blades and the Protectobots were part of a strike team that flew to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to disrupt Scorponok's gathering of Decepticons. They immediately formed Defensor upon entering the battle. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} When the planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]] sent out a distress call asking for energy, the Autobots of Earth responded. While they were loading the Trainbots full of supplies, however, Galvatron and the Decepticons arrived to take the energy for themselves. Blades and the Protectobots fought back against the enemy, and formed Defensor to counter Devastator on the battlefield. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

After the death of Ultra Magnus, the Autobots were desperately trying to pick up the slack during Sixshot's campaign of destruction around the globe. Blades and the Protectobots assembled as Defensor to go out and confront Sixshot at one of the attack sites, but they apparently didn't fare too well. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} When the Decepticons seemingly abandoned Earth, Blades and the Protectobots assisted Spike in rebuilding the planet after the enemy's departure. On one occasion, they located Sixshot's old command base. By combining into Defensor, the Protectobots helped Raiden and Computron obliterate the base, wiping out all trace of the Decepticons' presence. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

Following a lengthy period of inactivity, the Decepticons renewed their attacks on Earth. With Fortress still off in space, Spike Witwicky dispatched Blades and the Protectobots to attend to the threats. In Canberra, [[Australia]], the Protectobots confronted Bruticus at one of Scorponok's new Death Towers. As Defensor, the Protectobots were beaten severely by Bruticus. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} As part of Defensor, Blades participated in the Autobots final battle with Scorponok's Decepticons at the North Pole. He lent his energies to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]] to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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Blades and the other Protectobots were created on [[Earth]] by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and the Autobots after they stole a recording of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator's]] combiner transformation sequence and modified it ''(and after [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] shared a [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-induced vision of the future with the [[Special Teams]] in it)''.

[[File:Blades-uk125a.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|"Blades! Who's the best Autobot leader?" "Well, Optimus Prime was kinda oka—"]]
Shortly after the Protectobots were given life by the Matrix, Optimus and Wheeljack learned of a [[cerebro-shell]] implanted in Prime which had allowed [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] to tap into the Matrix and eavesdrop on their conversations. Reversing the signal, the Autobots learned of a Decepticon plot to steal the energy-converting hydrothermocline. Taking the Protectobots with him for the mission, Optimus moved to intervene on Megatron and his [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]' plans.

At the industrial site, a human named [[Ethan Zachary]] broke a stand-off between the two forces by suggesting they battle for the hydrothermocline in a virtual game program he had created, so that nothing of value to either side would be damaged in the melee. With their consent, Zachary uploaded Optimus, Megatron, and the two Special Teams into his computer game environment called Multi-World. Blades was teamed with [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], and they maneuvered through an area called the Cloud-Steppes, where cities floated on clouds and absurdly long walkways were supported underneath them. The Combaticon flyers cut loose one of the walkways, sending the ground-bound Groove and a group of Cloud-Steppers flailing and falling. Against his better judgement, Blades caught the falling humanoids instead of saving his teammate. This proved to be a good idea, as the Cloud-Steppers unleashed their patented cloud-in-a-knapsack trick to blind the Combaticons until Groove shot them down. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}}

''When [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] took control of the Autobots, Blades began to muse on deserting like [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]. While on a mission in [[London]], tracking a signal that could be the deserters, his bad mood was made worse by being attacked by [[Action Force (team)|Action Force]], and he came close to killing the humans before realizing this was against the Autobot code. He then ended up assisting Action Force, Grimlock and [[Centurion (Marvel)|Centurion]] against a rampaging Megatron, the real source of that signal. If not for Blades, [[Wild Bill]] would have died in a [[Dragonfly]] crash! He later saluted Centurion's death.'' {{storylink|Ancient Relics!}}

As part of the Protectobots, he was later sent by Grimlock to track down the "traitorous" Blaster and Goldbug and this time it really ''was'' them. The team arrested Blaster {{storylink|Used Autobots}} but then had to fight off an attack from the Combaticons en route to the Ark. Blades and his team were saved by Blaster and in return they let him 'escape'. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}}

{{note|Blades was then mysteriously absent for the rest of G1. Did he actually desert after that and everyone forgot to tell him when Grimlock was deposed?}}
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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Blades legacy of unicron.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
In [[2008]], the Decepticons made a severe attack on Autobot-controlled territory on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Blades was part of a series of special units unleashed on the attackers in the war zone. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}} Later, he was briefly seen on a series of monitors being observed by the [[Quintesson]] General [[Ghyrik]], part of a crew of Autobots [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] had brought to Earth to reclaim the occupied [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}
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{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Second Generation!}} {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} {{storylink|Spacehikers!}} {{storylink|Totaled!}} {{storylink|Prime Bomb!}} {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}}}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Blades1.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|This is pretty much what he's all about: shooting the crap out of guys who claim they're unarmed.]]
Some years later, Blades was working with a team of Autobots known as the [[Firestormer]]s when they first discovered the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]].

During [[Nexus Seven|one of their raids]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] hesitated to shoot a [[Outpost B-67 exo-structuring party|Cybertronian]] who said he was weaponless. Blades blasted the Cybertronian, who was in fact reaching for a weapon, and berated Hound for being "soft". {{storylink|War Without End!}} Then, under the influence of [[Shadow parasite|mind parasites]], he tore a Cybertronian's cable out with his [[Andrew Wildman|teeth]] on an unnamed planet in the [[K'tord Nebula]]. Yikes. {{storylink|Primal Fear!}}

He was later seen among a crew recruited by [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] to destroy the Cybertronian flagship ''[[Twilight (G2)|Twilight]]''. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}}

That mission ended in failure, but Blades survived the subsequent escape and joined another Grimlock-led team sent to [[Earth]] to back up [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], who had gone in solo against [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] damaged his rotors, forcing him to land, which mostly just served to piss him off even more. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
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====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:Lancer one crew war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Blades, Groove, Scattershot, Powerglide and Wheeljack can only watch in horror as Rescue Bots runs his bad boy image right into the ground.]]
Over twenty years after the end of the war, Blades was deployed as part of a security effort above [[Eugenesis Plaza]] on Cybertron as the new Autobot leader [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] gave a speech. Stirred up by Decepticon agents, the crowd turned violent. {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}}

When [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s ''[[Warworld]]'' attacked Cybertron, Blades was sent down to track down [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] after he didn't answer the call to arms. Finding the "Autobots' Greatest Warrior" in the middle of a vicious duel with his crazed nemesis from the future [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]], Blades appraised him of the situation and left with the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] {{storylink|Destiny, Part Four}} to join [[Jetfire (G1)|pretty]] [[Doubleheader|much]] [[Skyhammer (G1)|every]] [[Cloudraker (G1)|other]] [[Dogfight|Autobot]] [[Crossblades (G1)|flier]] in battling the ''Warworld''. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}

Following the battle Blades assisted with the clean-up on the surface of Cybertron under the freshly minted Rodimus Prime. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}} Later, Blades took part in the assault against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s forces at the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]], as part of the crew of ''[[Lancer One]]'' alongside [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]], [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] under the command of [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]. Although they successfully carried out their part of the mission, Jhiaxus was prepared for the Autobots and they were quickly overwhelmed by his reinforcements, forcing Rodimus Prime to surrender. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 3}}
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===The Special Teams===
Blades and the rest of the Protectobots were posted at the [[Pullen Power Plant]] to defend it while its human workers had been evacuated due to the possibility of a landslide in the area. He was the first to spot the Stunticons incoming towards the plant, and warned the other Protectobots of the strange vehicles heading their way. Racing to meet their incoming foes, Blades was surprised to witness these newcomers combine into Menasor. To combat this new threat, the Protectobots merged once more into Defensor. The Decepticons soon found himself losing the battle and disperse, though the storm around them had gotten too bad for the Autobots to give chase. Blades found himself unable to fly due to the heavy winds, and so stayed behind with the rest of the Protectobots to continue their watch over the plant. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Blades-warwithin.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|left|Blades, you're shooting at the artist!]]
Blades stuck with his team after the official status downgrade of the special teams. Though officially neutral, the team deployed to counter the threat of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] in the [[Tagan Heights]]. Blades and the unit joined into Defensor, and attempted to grapple with Devastator hand-to-hand. When it became evident that the two titans were simply causing more damage, the Protectobots split up to deal with Devastator through more subtle means. It was Blades who got the most dangerous assignment of distracting Devastator while his team disabled the rampaging [[Ultracon]] with teamwork.

Some while later, the [[Chaos Trinity]] invaded the Protectobot base. Blades was quick to draw arms, but was defeated by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}}

In the present era, the Protectobots served the united Cybertronian government under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. The Protectobots appeared in their combined form battling [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] when he escaped the [[Detention Banks]], {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} and later joined the revolution alongside the other Autobots against Shockwave and his [[Guardian robot]]s. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} After the fall of Shockwave, Blades and the Protectobots uncovered the [[Battlecharger]]s at one of his hidden laboratories. They had been critically damaged when the [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] clone known as [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] escaped. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:Blades2.jpg|100px|thumb|Blades wants your lunch money. NOW.]]
Hundreds of thousands of years ago on Cybertron, before the war with the Decepticons, Blades was part of an Autobot security force in the city of [[Kaon]]. His squad was tasked with hunting down the renegade operators of gladiatorial contests in the degenerate slum areas of Cybertron, particularly the brutal fighter who would come to be known as [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}}

Blades participated on the raid that ended with the capture of many Decepticons, including Megatron himself. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

When Megatron and many other prisoners escaped, Blades was part of the field team attempting to bring them back under control. He was seen having difficulty contacting other units, as [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] made the decision to bring out his Apex armor. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

After the war was over, Blades joined the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'', where he at one point gleefully helped fight a rampaging [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}}

When the ''Lost Light'' resumed its voyage after the battle with the [[Necrotitan]], Blades remained on board. He was seen abandoning the ''Lost Light'' as it collapsed due to quantum irregularities. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}}

{{note|Shortly after coming to Earth, Optimus Prime was getting updates from the various unit commanders and officers out in the universe while aboard the ''[[Ark-19]]''. One report about an infiltration unit going to ground again came from an unidentified talking head that may have been Blades. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}}}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
During a Decepticon attack on a major human city, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and the Protectobots launched rescue operations. Unfortunately their efforts were hampered by [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], who unleashed all manner of sonic attacks on them. {{storylink|To the Rescue}}

Blades, alongside [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], responded to an emergency call that was in actuality a trap set by the Decepticons [[Skullcruncher]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]]. Despite the duo's schemes, the Autobots were able to send the Decepticons packing. {{storylink|False Alarm}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:Bladesg1toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|GET TO DA CHOPPA!]]
*'''Blades''' (Protectobot, [[1986]])
**''Team ID number:'' '''P3'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-72'''
**''Accessories'': "Photon Pistol", left & right "twin launchers"

:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' Blades transforms to a rescue helicopter resembling a Bell UH-1V Iroquois. He also comes with a pair of side-mounted (non-firing) cannons. He is a [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style combiner limb, who can form the arm or leg of any such combiner—though he normally forms Defensor's right arm. His fists are unusual in that their post holes are on the side rather than the top, an oddity he shares with [[Groove (G1)#Generation 1 2|Groove]] and [[First Aid (G1)#Generation 1 2|First Aid]]. A hook-shaped handle on his gun allows him to hold it normally... but only in his right hand. Subsequent releases of him in the "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" line omitted the [[rubsign]].

:This mold was also [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (toyline)|Operation Combination]]'' [[Fly-Up]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Blades/blades.htm More information on Generation 1 Blades at TFU.info]''
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[[File:G1toy defensor giftset.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Defensor''' (Gift set, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-76'''
**''Accessories'': "Photon Pistol", left & right "twin launchers"

:All five Protectobots were made available in many markets as a complete [[giftset]] as well as on individual cards/boxes.
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:Bladesg2unreleased.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Can't have me!]]
*'''Blades''' (Unreleased)
**''Team ID number:'' '''P5'''
**''Accessories'': "Photon Pistol", left & right "twin launchers"

:A ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[redeco]] of Blades in blue and black S.W.A.T.-style deco, as well as the rest of the Protectobots and the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], never made it past the stage of production samples. These toys are among the most exceedingly rare Transformers ever made; only roughly a half-dozen samples of each piece are known to exist.

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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Bladesuniversevoyager.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He'll kick your ass until he's not blue in the face.]]
*'''Autobot Blades''' (Voyager Class, [[2008]])
**''Series'': '''Classic Series'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 missiles, rotor blades, Cyber Key

:Part of the second wave of [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'']] Voyager Class toys, "Autobot Blades" is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Evac (Cybertron)#Voyager|Evac]], transforming into a Eurocopter Dauphin rescue helicopter. Printed in very small print around his Autobot symbol is the Latin phrase "''semper referemus''" (roughly translated as "We will always bring them back").

:He features numerous [[gimmick]]s: His rotor blades spin using a geared push-button, and become a spinning-blade weapon mounted on his [[robot mode]]'s left arm. He has an adjustable [[Retractable string gimmick|tow-hook on a string]], which retracts with the push of a button: this gimmick ends up on his right robot mode arm. Inserting a [[Cyber Key]] into his back end (backpack in robot mode) swings around a pair of spring-loaded [[missile]] launchers that double as the helicopter's engine exhausts when not deployed (or loaded with missiles). Finally, his hands are compatible with [[5mm post]]s. He comes with a clear Cybertron-style Cyber Key with silver paint and a red Autobot symbol, which doesn't match his [[packaging]] [[stock photography]].

:[[Joe Kyde]] originally did a deco sheet (based on a real Coast Guard color scheme for the Dauphin) for an Evac redeco in the Movie toyline. However, this was replaced in the toyline by Movie [[Evac (Movie)|Evac]], a retool of [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]. [[Bill Rawley]] later utilized the unused deco sheet as the starting point for Universe Blades, which is why the color layout isn't accurate to Blades's classic appearance.

:This mold was also used to make ''Universe'' (2008) [[Springer (G1)#Universe (2008)|Springer]] and ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]/[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Megatron (SG)#Voyager|Galvatron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFUBlades/blades.htm More information on ''Universe'' (2008) "Autobot Blades" at TFU.info]''
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*'''Aerial Rivals''' (Multi-pack, 2008)
**''Series'': '''Classic Series'''
**''Accessories'': Rotor blade

:[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] "Autobot Blades" is a redeco of [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]] [[Evac (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Evac]], being a ''heavily'' simplified version of his Voyager-class toy. His [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] has a back mounted (non-firing) twin missile launcher (which is carried onto his robot mode), as well as being armed with a rotor blade on his left arm which can rotate, but cannot spin freely.

:He was only available in a [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] five-pack with Legends Class [[Air Raid (G1)#Universe (2008)|Air Raid]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Universe (2008)|Skydive]], [[Ramjet (G1)#Universe (2008)|Ramjet]], and [[Thrust (G1)#Universe (2008)|Thrust]].

:This sculpt was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Whirl (G1)#Classics|Whirl]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFULegendsBlades/blades.htm More information on ''Universe'' (2008) Legends Class "Autobot Blades" at TFU.info]''
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*'''Protectobots Evac Squad''' (two-pack, [[2014]])
:"Protectobot Blades" is a blue and white redeco of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Deluxe Class [[Blazemaster]]. His color scheme resembles that of [[Fly-Up]].

:Blades is only available in a two-pack with [[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Protectobot Hot Spot]], which was released as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in Hasbro's Asian markets, while in the United States, it was officially an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive that was later also stocked by other online retailers such as [[BigBadToyStore]] for a hefty markup.

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===Generations===
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*Blades (Deluxe, 2015)
**Accessories: Gun, double-barreled gun/fist/foot
:Released as part of the [[Combiner Wars]] subline imprint of [[Transformers: Generations|''Generations'']], Blades is a retool of [[Alpha Bravo]]. As such, he transforms into either a helicopter or a limb for any combiner within the same subline, although he would normally be associated with [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]].

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===Unite Warriors===
*'''Guardian''' (2015)
**''ID Number:'' '''UW-03'''
:Takara's iteration of Combiner Wars Defensor is sold in a gift set including all five Protectobots, with Groove (as a new Deluxe-sized mold) included instead of [[Rook]].

:Unite Warriors Guardian is released as a Takara Tomy Mall exclusive, rather than being a regular release. Preorders are opened at June 22, and it will be shipped this November.
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==Merchandise==
===''G Guardian''===
*'''Graze''' (Candy toy, [[2012]])
:Graze is a snap-together [[candy toy]] model kit produced by [[Kabaya]] for their ''[[Gaia Guardian|G Guardian]]'' series, coming in an individual box packed with a stick of (chalky) gum. He can combine with his five wave-mates to form [[Gaia Guardian]]. He, along with First Aid, Groove, and Streetwise, can also combine with Kabaya's [[Transformers Gum]] Hot Spot to form [[Defensor (G1)|Guardian]]. G Guardian's [[Heatrock (G1)|Heatrock]] and [[Skyfeather (G1)|Skyfeather]] attach to Guardian to create [[God Guardian]].

==Notes==
*According to an essay by [[Jon Hartman|Jon]] and [[Karl Hartman]] in [[Fumihiko Akiyama]]'s unofficial ''BotCon Legends: Ten Years' Chronology'' fanzine, the ''Generation 2'' version of Blades was one of the brothers' top two choices for a [[BotCon 1994]] exclusive. Ultimately, however, they went with [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] instead.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Graze''' (グレイズ ''Gureizu'')
*''French:'' '''Hélicopto''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Rasor'''
*''Russian:'' '''Porez''' (Порез, "Cut")

==External links==
*[http://ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Blades Blades's Universe profile at NTFA.net]
*[http://www.seibertron.com/toys/gallery.php?id=1170&size=0&start=0 Gallery] of unreleased MOSC Generation 2 Blades

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