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{{disambig3.5|the cartoon Autobot|the video game Autobot of the same name|Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe}}
:''Sideswipe is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Rid2015-sideswipe.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The next master of Hatenko's Fist of the Key.]]

Rebel, bad-boy, competitive; these are all things that describe '''Sideswipe''', who's always happy to show off his prowess in the heat of battle. Sideswipe is, at his core, a lone wolf who tends to look out for himself, but when push come to shove, he heeds the call to action, jumping into the fight with his sword at the ready. Sideswipe is always quick with his words, and quicker with his hands, and is all about getting the drop on his enemies. And he always makes sure to look cool while doing it!

He's also a bit of a smart-aleck, and this tends to cheese off his comrades, and his predilection for going off and doing his own thing usually gets under the skin of his teammates. His rebellious nature belies his obvious disdain for authority, even his leader [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. Don't even get him started on his teammate [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], who rarely fails to reprimand him when he bends the rules. Although Sideswipe still has a lot of growing up to do, he's basically a good kid underneath his cocky exterior–once he gets over his obvious issues with teamwork.

Sometimes he works with the [[Mini-Con]]s [[Windstrike]], [[Barithunder]], or [[Great Byte]]. He can also combine with Bumblebee to form [[Beeside]], and they can combine even further with the rest of the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]] to form [[Ultra Bee]].

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Darren Criss]] (English), [[Daiki Hamano]] (Japanese)|[[Li Zhengxiang]] (Chinese), [[Alexander Kovriznyh]] (Russian), [[Ruggero Andreozzi]] (Italian), [[Bastian Sierich]] (German), [[Arturo Castañeda]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Ridha Hassani]] (Arabic), [[Heikki Mäkäräinen]] (Finnish), [[Valéry Bendjilali]] (French), [[Márcio Marconato]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:PilotPart1 Sideswipe Cybertronian vehicle.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Sideswipe is a big fan of the Fish of Fury strategy.]]
In the past, Sideswipe was moved around from home to home, leaving him with deep abandonment issues. {{storylink|Exiles}}

In [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon City]], {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}} Sideswipe was tearing up the pavement under a statue of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] when he was apprehended by [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]. Handcuffed to her, he was basically forced to accompany her as she followed [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], and was put to work getting a [[space bridge]] functional so the trio could go to [[Earth]]. Once there, Sideswipe wasted no time in making himself scarce, and swiftly encountered both [[Russell Clay]] and the Decepticon [[Underbite]]. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} Basically forced to choose between helping Bumblebee or listen to [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] chatter, Sideswipe picked the former option, and ended up being instrumental in stopping Underbite by luring the Decepticon to a quarry. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 2)}}

[[File:TrustExercises Grimbee.jpg|thumb|right|270px|Just who is that mysterious but totally cool stranger?]]
Strongarm and Sideswipe continued having trouble working together, inadvertently resulting in Strongarm's comms being damaged. When the pair went sent on a mission to investigate fugitive signals, they split up, and Sideswipe later returned to base to discover Strongarm had gone missing. When he and Russell found Strongarm had been taken captive by [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], Sideswipe masqueraded as the Decepticon "Grimbee" as a distraction, and Strongarm was successfully freed. {{storylink|Trust Exercises}} Sideswipe took part in the capturing of [[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]]. He and the team later found themselves tangling with [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]], and were unprepared for the Decepticon's ability to split into component parts. Though impressed with the rocket Chop Shop had constructed, Sideswipe and the rest of the team captured him. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye}}

Sideswipe and Strongarm continued to squabble even as they went to a [[Crown City Museum of Natural History and Sciences|museum]] to investigate a Decepticon signal. Splitting up, the team was unable to capture [[Terrashock]] until Bumblebee came up with a way to hunt the Decepticon on his own terms. {{storylink|W.W.O.D.?}} When Sideswipe's slacking off resulted in [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] being demolished by [[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]], he ended up being forced to help Bumblebee track down the Decepticon. Sideswipe appeared to be enthusiastic about helping Thunderhoof use the space bridge he'd built to return to Cybertron but ended up helping Bumblebee destroy the space bridge when it threatened to create a black hole and destroy Earth. {{storylink|As the Kospego Commands!}}

[[File:CollectEmAll Sideswipe rescues Denny.jpg|thumb|left|270px]]
Sideswipe was teamed with Strongarm to search for the Decepticon [[Filch]], and became increasingly annoyed with her sticking to the rulebook. After Sideswipe helped hold up a bridge, and saved Denny from atop a huge statue, he was able to render Filch unconscious by throwing a bridge beam at her head. {{storylink|Collect 'Em All}} When Grimlock appeared to turn on the other Autobots and stole a stasis pod, Sideswipe believed he was being coerced into it. After they tracked Grimlock to the [[Crown River Dam]], it turned out Sideswipe was correct and Grimlock was under the control of the Decepticon [[Minitron]]. {{storylink|True Colors}} While Bumblebee and Strongarm were away on a mission, Sideswipe and Grimlock got to be spectators for a feud between Fixit and Denny. {{storylink|Rumble in the Jungle}}

When [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] visited, Sideswipe saw him as a role model and attempted to get tips from him. The pair hunted [[Ped (RID)|Ped]] together, albeit unsuccessfully, and Sideswipe later lured Ped into a stasis pod, successfully capturing the Decepticon. {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}} During an attempt to capture [[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]], Bumblebee was hit with toxin, regressing to immaturity. Sideswipe liked this new prank-pulling version of their leader, and subsequently Strongarm left him and Russell to babysit Bumblebee. They were not very good at it. {{storylink|Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!}}

[[File:Sideways Sideswipe car mode.jpg|thumb|right|370px|Auditioning for ''The Fast and the Furious'']]
When [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] and [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] came to Earth to collect the bounty on Bumblebee, Sideswipe was captured by the Decepticon to use as a ransom along with the other Autobots. {{storylink|Hunting Season}} Sideswipe continued to bicker with Strongarm, even as the team hunted the [[Skunkticon]] gang led by [[Malodor]], hampering the chase at several points. {{storylink|Out of Focus}}

After discovering that Strongarm had been sneaking off the base, Sideswipe blackmailed her into doing undesirable jobs for him. After they tangled with Steeljaw's gang, Bumblebee revealed he already knew about Strongarm sneaking out, and Strongarm revealed she had been using a nearby carwash. {{storylink|Sideways (episode)|Sideways}}

During a horror movie watchthrough, Sideswipe, Strongarm and Grimlock tried to scare Russell to no avail. On a mission to track down a Decepticon in a cave, the team were captured by [[Nightstrike]], who caused them to live out their worst fears — Sideswipe's involved being stuck in traffic — so he could feed on their energon. {{storylink|Even Robots Have Nightmares}}

[[File:SomeBodyAnyBody Strongarm carries Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|left|350px|"I'm living in a gefilte fish jar."]]
During a mission in the subways, Sideswipe was captured by [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]], who removed Sideswipe's head so he could graft his own head to Sideswipe's body. While Vertebreak tested out Sideswipe's capabilities on the rest of the team, Bumblebee and Fixit found Sideswipe's head. With Sideswipe's instructions, the team were able to overcome Vertebreak, and Fixit reunited Sideswipe's body and head, though afterwards Sideswipe found himself unable to transform and needed some more work done on him. {{storylink|Some Body, Any Body}} After Drift and his Mini-Cons returned to earth, they joined Sideswipe and the rest of the team in recapturing Quillfire and [[Springload (RID)|Springload]]. {{storylink|One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing}}

The team traveled to an undersea derelict spacecraft with the aim of capturing [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]]. During the mission, Sideswipe became trapped in a room with Drift, [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], whose meditating drove him nuts. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble}} When [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] and [[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]] were sighted at the [[Rumbledome]], Sideswipe was among the team members who attempted to [[GroundBridge]] there and instead ended up hundreds of miles away. By the time they drove back, the Decepticons had been defeated. {{storylink|The Champ}}

After having a run-in with a bear, Sideswipe joined the rest of the team in contending with an overpowered Fixit when the Mini-Con's guard programs reactivated. {{storylink|The Trouble with Fixit}} Sideswipe and the other Autobots found themselves trapped outside their own base after Steeljaw's team moved in and set up a subsonic field to keep them out. He, Strongarm and Grimlock created diversions while the Mini-Cons were sneaked in to deactivate the field, and the Autobots were able to retake the scrapyard. {{storylink|Lockout}} Sideswipe took part in the pursuit and capture of [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]], though his method of clearing a resort spa by claiming there was a wild kangaroo loose left a lot to be desired. {{storylink|Similarly Different}}

[[File:Battlegrounds2 Sideswipe in armor.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
After blowing off another of Strongarm's briefings, Sideswipe encountered [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] and was taken with the new arrival. He had the opportunity to pull off some slick moves to impress her during a mission to take down [[Zizza]], however he was disappointed when she opted not to stick around afterwards. {{storylink|The Buzz on Windblade}} Humoring Bumblebee who claimed there were nice places to visit on Earth, Sideswipe and the other Autobots found themselves in the ghost town of [[Edmondville]], where they ended up capturing the Decepticon [[Pseudo]]. {{Storylink|Ghosts and Impostors}}

While on a training mission with Strongarm, Sideswipe was captured by Thunderhoof and Underbite. He, Strongarm and Windblade ended up chained to the huge statue outside Crown City, as it was used as an energy sink as [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] was drawn across the dimensional barrier. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}} The three Autobots were freed after Optimus joined the fight, and were able to take down Steeljaw's team. After the Autobots discovered that the Decepticon Hunters combined gave them a huge power up, Sideswipe helped drop the arm of the statue on Megatronus, then joined with Bumblebee and Strongarm to blast the Decepticon into nothing. He later opted to stay on Earth as someone needed to keep Strongarm in line. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

[[File:OverloadedPart2-ArcticSideswipe.jpg|thumb|left|250px|And all the girlies say he's pretty fly for a white guy.]]

While watching Denny and Fixit play Go Fish, Sideswipe got into yet another fight with Strongarm. When Bumblebee assigned Drift and Windblade to hunt Decepticons far from the scrapyard, Sideswipe insisted on joining that team, however on their first mission to the [[Arctic]], they found themselves having to cope with an Optimus Prime weakened by having the power of the Primes removed. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 1}} Despite his misgivings about Optimus, Sideswipe himself was injured during an avalanche and managed to jeopardize the mission when he accidentally alerted [[Polarclaw]] to their presence. After Optimus came up with a plan that successfully led to the Decepticon's capture, Sideswipe admitted he'd been wrong about Prime's effectiveness. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 2}}

Although he sported a new, desert-themed paintjob, Sideswipe continued to drive the other Autobots batty with his ceaseless chattering, even as they hunted another Decepticon; this time he wouldn't stop gloating about the time he had tricked Strongarm into thinking he had a seventh gear that allowed him to travel through time. Though he succeeded in rescuing Windblade after she fell into a river and was swept away by its current, he and Drift were later trapped in a metal cocoon by [[Razorpaw]]'s Mini-Cons [[Swelter]] and [[Glacius]]. {{storylink|Cover Me}}

Sideswipe increasingly encouraged Jetstorm and Slipstream to get more respect from Drift, encouraging the Mini-Cons to make their own decisions rather than allow themselves to be forever tethered to their teacher's choices. Investigating possible interference with one of Windblade's caches, Optimus's team found themselves up against [[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]] and his army of Mini-Cons. Sideswipe found himself locked in an armory with Drift's Mini-Cons, and discovered he was able to link with them. Deciding to use this newfound tactical advantage in a surprise attack, Sideswipe contacted Stockade and told him he wished to surrender vital information in exchange for his freedom. Once the Mini-Con troops had lowered their guard, Sideswipe launched Slipstream and Jetstorm from his arms, and the trio managed to quickly take down the squadron surrounding them. Sideswipe next freed Optimus and Windblade, who had been trapped in a bunker, and together they come to an injured Drift's aid. The Autobots' final push resulted in the capture of Stockade. The stealth team then learned that the scrapyard's GroundBridge had been repaired, and traveled through a portal with Grimlock with Windblade's cache in hand back to base. {{storylink|Graduation Exercises}}

[[File:DecepticonIsland2 Sideswipe thumbs up.jpg|thumb|right|320px]]
After a chance encounter resulted in [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] joining the team, the Autobots got a lead to the location of the remaining Decepticons on Earth; [[Toolbox]], recent escapee from "Decepticon Island." The Autobots disguised Grimlock as a Decepticon, and used a ruse wherein the rest of the team posed as captives to infiltrate the crashed ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]],'' base to the Decepticons. Despite making good headway at first, Sideswipe and the others were discovered by the Decepticon higher ups after an argument between Bumblebee and Optimus caused the mission to stall out. The Autobots then found themselves completely surrounded by Steeljaw's troops. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} Thanks to Windblade providing them with a distraction, the Autobots were able to break away and split up. Strongarm, Grimlock and Sideswipe were then sent to try and free the Mini-Cons being held captive by the Decepticons. They ended up in a communications room where they fought with Groundpounder and Thunderhoof until Sideswipe incapacitated them with a high-frequency signal, holding onto consciousness just long enough for the Decepticons to slip offline first. After using the communications equipment to free the Mini-Cons, the trio escaped the ship before the [[cryo-gas]] bomb froze everyone aboard.

With the Decepticon threat dealt with, several Autobots planned to return to their home planet. Sideswipe wasn't among them however; claiming he had "outgrown" Cybertron, he said his goodbyes to Windblade, Optimus, and Ratchet, then headed off to build a new, permanent base of operations for the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}} When news of the Bee Team's exploits reached Cybertron, Sideswipe became one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for being a supporter of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

[[File:TRID S2 E14 HL SC 4.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
Bumblebee took his team on a tour of interesting locations on Earth, culminating in them visiting the remains of [[Autobot Outpost Omega One]], only to find a strange bomb had been set up to detonate. Thrilled to finally have some excitement, Sideswipe fought [[Paralon (RID)|Paralon]] and [[Buzzstrike]], managing to recover a weapon they'd found, though the pair themselves escaped. As a bonus, Sideswipe also found Bumblebee's old diary, which included an exercise video. {{storylink|History Lessons}}

Following a training exercise that went wrong, Sideswipe was amused to find he had a higher [[PASERQuAT]] score than Strongarm. The team was split up to investigate sites of Cybertronian significance on Earth, with Sideswipe going to [[South America]], until they were all bridged back to the scrapyard because Denny and Russell didn't know what they were doing. {{storylink|Strongarm's Big Score}} Continuing the search, Bumblebee and Sideswipe ended up in a desert. They later joined Grimlock when the Dinobot encountered [[Thermidor]] and [[Tricerashot]], however during the pursuit, Sideswipe and Strongarm attempted to work together and ended up crashing. {{storylink|Pretzel Logic}}

[[File:Worthy Sideswipe injured.jpg|thumb|right|270px]]
After the team retrieved a [[high energy pulse generator]] from [[Egypt]], Sideswipe destroyed the device when Jetstorm and Slipstream accidentally triggered it. The Mini-Cons became annoyed at his jokes at their expense, and Sideswipe was forced to try to find a way to apologize, however he missed his chance due to the three Mini-Cons being abducted by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], who then used them as leverage to capture Bumblebee. {{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}} Joined by Optimus, the team split up to search for Starscream. Sideswipe and Strongarm stumbled on the Weaponizer Mini-Cons, and the initial hostilities were brought to an end when the Mini-Cons recognized Optimus. A short time later, they ran into the Scavengers, and then during the fight with them, the Mini-Cons were captured by Starscream. {{storylink|Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness}} The Scavengers defeated, the team located Starscream's ship, and during the ensuing battle, Sideswipe took a shot meant for Jetstorm and Slipstream. He was later able to distract Starscream while the three Mini-Cons found a way to separate the Weaponizer Mini-Cons from the Decepticon, and ultimately Starscream was defeated. Sideswipe later attempted to apologize to the trio, though they believed his earlier actions apology enough, and Jetstorm and Slipstream opted to team up with Sideswipe for a while. {{storylink|Worthy}}

Bored with endless sparring, Sideswipe finally got the action he craved when he and Strongarm were sent to investigate a Decepticon signal. After attempting to capture [[Heatseeker]] themselves, they were forced to call in the rest of the team when the [[Stunticon (Prime)|Stunticon]] endangered a nuclear waste disposal site. {{storylink|King of the Hill (Part 1)}} The pair were assigned the task of getting a [[hermit]] to vacate the danger zone, which they accomplished before rejoining the rest of the team. An explosion resulted in the entire team being merged into [[Ultra Bee|one robot]] while unconscious and ultimately Heatseeker got away. {{storylink|King of the Hill (Part 2)}}

[[File:BeeCool Blurr and Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|left|320px]]
The Autobots' next mission took them to [[Antarctica]], where they had to recapture [[Crustacion]] after the Decepticon was freed from one of Windblade's caches. Sideswipe and Strongarm worked to rescue the humans at a base while the rest of the team caught the Con. {{Storylink|Defrosted}} When a stricken plane endangered another cache, Sideswipe's failure to stop it resulted in him having to be rescued by Rescue Bot [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]]. Sideswipe's paranoia that Blurr was out to take his spot on the team resulted in [[Ragebyte]] escaping, and Sideswipe took off in an attempt to prove himself. With Blurr tagging along, he managed to track down Ragebyte and defeat the Decepticon, at which point Bumblebee suggested he take on Blurr as a temporary intern. {{storylink|Blurred}}

Sideswipe, along with the rest of the team, found themselves coveting the [[Sphere of Doradus]], thanks to the strange energies it gave off, and had to resist it long enough to capture Springload. {{storylink|Sphere of Influence}} Sideswipe and Blurr took part in a mission to capture the Decepticons [[Dragstrip (WFC)|Drag Strip]] and [[Wildbreak]], though they had to put up with Bumblebee's jealousy of their innate coolness. {{storylink|Bee Cool}}

[[File:TheGreatDivide-twosideswipes.jpg|thumb|right|350px|"I'm not taking that from a Bot as good looking as you!"]]
After another impromptu combination occurred while the Autobots were chasing Drag Strip, Sideswipe was somehow split into two versions of himself — one confident and one with no confidence. His two sides were at odds with each other as the team tried to track down Drag Strip, until the wimpier version saved the confident version from falling rubble, and the pair worked together to take down the Con. Fixit subsequently came up with a way to merge the pair back into one Sideswipe. {{storylink|The Great Divide}}

Strongarm's work in tracking down [[Boostwing|three]] [[Pilfer|Decepticon]] [[Jacknab|brothers]] led Sideswipe to do the unthinkable and apologize for doubting her judgment. {{storylink|Get a Clue}} Grimlock and Sideswipe were temporarily fused together during another of Fixit's combiner experiments. They and the rest of the team helped Drift recover his two Mini-Cons students after they were kidnapped by the Decepticon [[Shadow Raker]]. {{storylink|Out of the Shadows}}

Another of Fixit's combiner experiments led to the Autobots temporarily switching bodies. Stuck as Strongarm, Sideswipe faced tremendous hardship trying to control her sirens and lights, but eventually used them to his advantage while fighting the Stunticons during the subsequent road race mission. {{storylink|Disordered Personalities}} A visit by Strongarm's old friend [[Nightra]] turned out weird when the team discovered Nightra was actually a criminal being hunted by the Autobot bounty hunter [[Blastwave]]. {{storylink|Guilty As Charged}}

Sideswipe was left at the scrapyard and had to put up with Grimlock dabbling in the art world. {{storylink|The Golden Knight}} Then later while the team was trying to recapture [[Simacore]], they had to also deal with Grimlock given super speed by another of Fixit's experiments. {{storylink|The Fastest Bot Alive!}} When Slipstream accidentally broke one of Drift's swords, Sideswipe covered for him by secretly replacing it with a nerf sword. This turned out to cause problems during the subsequent mission to prevent the Stunticons interfering with a maglev train, despite Sideswipe's attempts to keep the incident covered up, and as a result he copped the blame until Slipstream admitted what he'd done. {{storylink|Railroad Rage}}

[[File:RiD2015 - Combine and Conquer - Reaction Faces.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Discussion subject: following Da Rulz.]]
Bumblebee announced strict new discipline as they continued the hunt of the Stunticons, and much to Sideswipe's displeasure, their leader became bossier than Strongarm. The team managed to combine into their Ultra Bee form without the aid of Fixit's equipment and fought Menasor. {{storylink|Combine and Conquer}} When Optimus visited to recruit Drift for a mission, Sideswipe and Strongarm started competing to prove they were worthy of going instead. A call from Windblade sent the team to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], where they succeeded in preventing the Stunticons from accessing a cache, and defeated the Decepticon team once and for all. Optimus later told the pair he didn't want to deprive Bumblebee of their skills. {{storylink|Moon Breaker}}

During a sudden assault on the scrapyard, Sideswipe was separated from the other Autobots and developed abandonment issues. The team had to take shelter in the nearby cave system. They later tracked the Decepticon culprits to the Crown River Dam and discovered Steeljaw and his pack were back to make problems for them. {{storylink|Exiles}} Quickly developing stir craziness, Sideswipe went out "on patrol" despite 'Bee's orders to stay in the cave, and as a result he and Strongarm were trapped in a cargo container together by Clampdown. The pair eventually managed to get free and help Bumblebee, whom the 'Cons had also captured, get some payback on their captors. {{storylink|Breathing Room}}

[[File:CollateralDamage Sideswipe horror host.jpg|thumb|right|240px]]
The team tangled with the Decepticons again, this time interrupting them while they were trying to steal nuclear waste. In the process, Sideswipe helped Grimlock work through some issues separating work and leisure. {{storylink|Prepare for Departure}} Another attempt by the pack to steel nuclear fuel from a power plant resulted in Sideswipe having to prevent a meltdown while the others took (most of) the pack captive. {{storylink|Prisoner Principles}} After crushing Russell's TV in his eagerness to head out on a mission, Sideswipe was berated about it and later put on a live performance of ''[[Showcase of Shivers]]'' to make it up to the kid. In between, he also helped defeat Soundwave and prevented the Decepticon from irradiating the entire planet. {{storylink|Collateral Damage}}

After Underbite got loose and began randomly teleporting thanks to a piece of space bridge he'd eaten, Sideswipe quickly worked out that the 'Con was teleporting on every third hiccup, ultimately helping the team recapture him. {{storylink|Something He Ate}} Even being struck down by [[Wingcode]]'s nanovirus was not enough to stop Sideswipe complaining. He and the others were cured by Fixit once Grimlock and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] captured the 'Con. {{storylink|Sick as a Bot}} While pursuing Steeljaw, the Bee Team found themselves arrested by Strongarm's old instructor [[Dropforge]], whom it later turned out had been under the influence of a mind control signal from Cybertron. Freed, Dropforge let the team go, though he still though Sideswipe looked shifty. {{storylink|Five Fugitives}}

A visit by Optimus sent the Bee Team to Cybertron in ''[[Prime Force One]]'', where after evading the planetary defenses, they landed and were immediately surrounded by security. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}} With the help of Dropforge and Steeljaw, the team managed to gain entry to the [[High Council Tower]]. Discovering that the council were actually disguised Decepticons, Sideswipe got [[Skyjack (RID)|Skyjack]] to crash into [[Cyclonus (WFC)|Cyclonus]]. The team later merged into Ultra Bee to combat the Decepticons' [[Galvatronus (RID)|own combined form]] while Fixit disabled the Decepticon mind control. A protracted battle followed, but the Autobots prevailed, and in the aftermath, Optimus assigned the Bee Team as ambassadors to Earth. The team returned to the planet they now regarded as home, and found themselves again pursuing Steeljaw. {{storylink|Freedom Fighters}}
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===''Robots in Disguise'' shorts===
Sideswipe watched Grimlock and Fixit perform in a talent show. {{storylink|Fixit Jam}} Sideswipe covered Bumblebee in mud while speeding around near the car wash. {{storylink|Sticky Situation}} Sideswipe took a would-be car thief for a short, sharp ride. {{storylink|Carjacked!}}

When a movie that he wanted to watch started on TV, Sideswipe found [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] in his seat. He informed the Mini-Con he had called "dibs" on the seat, and explained the entire concept of "dibs" to both Drift and his Mini-Con companions. They were very impressed by this "honorable" system. Fixit then detected a signal from an open stasis pod, and informed the entire Bee Team that the [[Cyclone]]s [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] and [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] were at large. Sideswipe expressed skepticism at the concept that Mini-Cons could be considered "highly dangerous," but Drift assured him that this was indeed the case. {{storylink|The Power of Dibs}}

===IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
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Sideswipe's goofing off resulting in Bumblebee yelling at him and restricting him to base, however when Russell told him about [[Fun-A-Rama]] amusement park, Sideswipe opted to head there with Russell for some fun. On arrival they were attacked by [[Flamefeather (RID)|Flamefeather]] and Bumblebee soon found them, having tracked the Decepticon there. Sideswipe was able to deduce that Flamefeather had mistaken the [[Space Battle 7]] ride for an actual rocket, allowing the Autobot to ambush and capture the Decepticon, though he was still given the task of carrying Flamefeather back to base. {{storylink|Fire, When Ready!}} During a training exercise, Sideswipe squabbled with Strongarm and was jumped on by Grimlock, resulting in a team loss. He and Strongarm were sent to investigate activity, but proved unable to capture [[Spinhead]] and had to return to the scrapyard empty handed. Fortunately Bumblebee came up with a plan and the whole team managed to defeat the Decepticon. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 1|Robots in Disguise #1}}

Sideswipe and Grimlock aided in the capture of [[Transit (RID)|Transit]] by directing the Decepticon into a traffic jam engineered by Fixit. During a visit by [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]]'s team, Sideswipe took part in a plan to capture [[Clipshade]], though his attempt to tackled the Decepticon resulted in him ending up underneath Grimlock again. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 2|Robots in Disguise #2}} While the rest of the team hunted [[Overhead]], Sideswipe, Denny and Russell toured nearby storage facilities in an attempt to distract Ultra Magnus, whom they assumed was monitoring them. To Sideswipe's annoyance, Denny took the opportunity to do some shopping. On rendezvousing with the rest of the team, Sideswipe learned that Clipshade was actually an Autobot double-agent. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 3|Robots in Disguise #3}}

As the only Autobot who hadn't been seen by Overhead, Sideswipe was sent in for reconnaissance, after a small amount of coaching on his acting. Despite not lasting long under [[Skullcruncher (RID)|Skullcruncher]] and [[Razorgrille (RID)|Razorgrille]]'s scrutiny, he managed to get enough information out of them that the other Autobots could move in. When Overhead turned her space bridge into a black hole, Sideswipe had the unfortunate experience of Razorgrille biting his leg to avoid being sucked in. He later tried to use his experiences to persuade Ultra Magnus to let him off some traffic violations. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 4|Robots in Disguise #4}}

Following the defeat of Megatronus, Sideswipe and the rest of Team Bee were lured to [[Fort Tucker]] as a distraction while Steeljaw and [[Steve (Vehicon)|Steve]] abducted Fixit and Russell from the scrapyard. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 5|Robots in Disguise #5}} Returning to base, the team found empty stasis pods and the computer trashed, and were forced to resort to their own wits to work out where Steeljaw was. They successfully located the cave in question, rescuing Fixit and Russell before engaging Steeljaw's crew. Sideswipe found himself grappling with Thunderhoof until the three Vehicons realized that Steeljaw was not part of Megatron's command. In the aftermath Team Bee was left with the majority of Steeljaw's team as prisoners. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 6|Robots in Disguise #6}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' books===
During a training session, Sideswipe decided to encourage Grimlock to play lob-ball using Fixit as the ball. When the Autobots detected [[Scuzzard]] on the loose, somehow the plan involved Sideswipe being the bait, which he didn't much enjoy. After Scuzzard was captured, he was promptly snatched from them by the newly escaped Filch, and the Autobots were forced to track down and capture both of the birdbots. {{storylink|Bumblebee Versus Scuzzard}} Detecting Autobot signals at the docks, the Autobots stumbled on a fight between Underbite, Thunderhoof, and [[Slink]]'s gang. Sideswipe found himself in a one-on-one fight with Thunderhoof and required Strongarm's help to hold his ground. After the team managed to capture Slink and her gang, Sideswipe again tangled with Thunderhoof and managed to send the elkbot to the bottom of the harbor. {{storylink|Sideswipe Versus Thunderhoof}}

After the team captured [[Forager]] who appeared to rescue Drift, throwing doubt on the Autobot's motives, Sideswipe was prepared to give Drift the benefit of the doubt. He and the rest of the team were captured a short time later when [[Foxtrot]] and [[Stilts]] took over the scrapyard and put the team in stasis pods. The team was eventually freed with Drift's help, and turned the tables on the Decepticons. {{storylink|Drift's Samurai Showdown}}

Sideswipe attempted to play football with Russell and Grimlock until Grimlock destroyed the ball. When Bumblebee became distracted during a fight with [[Skinkbomb]], Sideswipe attempted to save him from a grenade, only to become seriously injured himself. He was taken back to the scrapyard where Fixit was able to repair him, though Bumblebee recommended that he take it easy for a few cycles. {{storylink|The Trials of Optimus Prime}}

After being instrumental in apprehending [[Shocksprocket]], Sideswipe's rash actions during a mission on [[Chomolungma|Mount Everest]] caused an avalanche which split the away team up temporarily. Though the team fell victim to [[Abominus (RID)|Abominus]]'s boobytraps and ended up prisoners, they were freed by Slipstream and successfully captured the Decepticon. Sideswipe was even able to scare off [[Loren Fortean]], a human who was searching for [[Yeti]] as part of a TV show. {{storylink|Autobot World Tour}}

===''Legends'' comic===
Sideswipe and the other members of Bumblebee's team responded when Optimus Prime called their names in a display of his [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Adventure|new toy]]'s speaking gimmick, then joined Optimus in dancing to "[[Try☆Transformers Adventure↑↑↑]]". {{storylink|TAV21 Optimus Prime Now on Sale!}}

When [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and [[Tigatron]] appeared among the Autobots, Sideswipe was mostly shocked to see a rat wearing a necktie. {{storylink|Go! Adventure}}

===Signature ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
A bored Sideswipe jumped at the chance to get out of the yard and transport the Decepticon [[Springload (RID)|Springload]], and also to mock Strongarm while he was at it. He was hoisted by that petard when Springload tricked his way into escaping captivity and knocked him over, and Sideswipe was further embarrassed when he chased the Decepticon down against Bumblebee's orders, ignorant of how Springload could simply jump over obstacles (almost like he's a frog or something) and almost getting Russell and Denny killed in the process.

Bumblebee admonished him to use his head more. He took this to heart, and when Springload was sighted at a film set, Sideswipe figured out that his foe was a bit out of touch with reality: so he 'allowed' the guy to escape, knowing he'd crash into a painted wall thinking it was outside. Bumblebee gave him props for letting Springload defeat himself. {{Storylink|Signature Robots in Disguise issue 1|Look Before You Leap}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Darren Criss]] (English)|[[Valéry Bendjilali]] (French), [[Arturo Castañeda]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Zeca Rodrigues]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

[[File:TheNeedForSpeed Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"Finally I get to appear on the main ''Transformers'' show!"]]
Sideswipe intercepted the Mini-Con delinquent [[Bounce]] on the mainland. When the Mini-Con escaped through the team's [[GroundBridge]], he teleported to the island of [[Griffin Rock]], prompting Sideswipe to pursue him. While chasing down the Cyclone, he encountered [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]], and immediately assumed that he was a Decepticon. The misunderstanding was cleared up shortly after the other [[Rescue Bot]]s arrived. Back at the firehouse, [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] filled him in on their mission on Earth. Blurr was impressed by Sideswipe and asked him for some rescue tips - but Sideswipe wasn't particularly interested in helping humans. He promised Blurr that he would recommend him to Bumblebee once he returned to the mainland, and offered him the opportunity to join the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]].

Using an electromagnetic trap, Blurr and Sideswipe attempted to herd Bounce towards the park and spring the trap, but Bounce managed to outspeed them, escaping into the sewers. While [[Cody Burns|Cody]] and [[Servo (RB)|Servo]] flushed out Bounce, Sideswipe and Blurr used energize tools to reroute the Minicon's path, safely directing him into the trap. Blurr was upset that he didn't apprehend the Mini-Con, but Sideswipe pointed out that he had saved several humans during the operation, inspiring Blurr to stay on Griffin Rock and continue honing his Rescue Bot skills. Sideswipe returned to the mainland, convict in hand. {{storylink|The Need for Speed}}

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==Games==

===''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
{{note|The Starter Sideswipe is already unlocked when the game is turned on for the first time, until the latest update requires 500 Energon Cubes to unlock him.}}
<center>
{|class="wikitable" border="5" style="width:65%"
|-
! scope="col" width="30%" | '''Version'''
! style="background: #00CCFF; color: black" scope="col" width="35%" | '''Unlock Cost (Energon)'''
! style="background: #BF00FF; color: white" scope="col" width="35%" | '''Unlock Cost (Ultra Sparks)'''
|-
|Starter
|500
|N/A
|-
|Titan Guardian
|1000
|20
|-
|Legion
|1500
|30
|-
|Legion Alpine
|1500
|30
|-
|One-Step
|2000
|40
|-
|One-Step Ninja
|2000
|40
|-
|One-Step Blizzard
|2000
|40
|-
|Switchblade
|2000
|40
|-
|Titan Hero
|3000
|60
|-
|Warrior
|4000
|80
|-
|Warrior Clash
|4000
|80
|-
|Battlepack
|4000
|80
|-
|Battlepack Alpine
|4000
|80
|-
|Titan Changer
|4000
|80
|-
|Hero
|6000
|120
|-
|Power Hero
|8000
|140
|-
|Combiner
|3800
|75
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When Crown City was overrun by Decepticons as a result of a stasis pod modified to clone an army, the Autobots were forced to battle them throughout the city and surrounding landscape. They eventually found that Steeljaw and another Decepticon had constructed a [[space bridge]] and defeated the pair. {{storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise}}

{{Note|The Sideswipe Kreon is part of the player's power-up: They served as the player's support by attacking enemies. However the Kreons can suffer friendly fire from the player itself.}}

===''Protect Crown City''===
Sideswipe, Strongarm, Bumblebee and Grimlock captured escaped Decepticons, and secured them back in their stasis pods. {{storylink|Protect Crown City}}

==Toys==
===''Robots in Disguise'' (2015)===
{{note|Virtually every toy in this list has a scannable [[insignia]] sticker on it. For [[Hasbro]] releases, it temporarily unlocks that toy as a playable character in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], and can only be scanned once per day. [[TakaraTomy]] releases simply check that off on their mobile app's collection list. It's honestly quicker and less redundant to say which toys '''don't''' have this feature. Meanwhile, scanning the ''Combiner Force'' toys' insignia stickers gives the player Tickets, which can be spent by giving them to [[Cryostase]] via the main map menu.}}
====Legion Class====
{{anchor|Legion}}
[[File:RID2015-Legion-Class-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Spikeswipe.]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Legion Class, 2015/2017)
:Originally released as part of the second wave of ''Robots in Disguise'' Legion Class figures, Sideswipe transforms from a robot into a futuristic sports car, and features 3mm ports for his hands. Due to his transformation scheme, Sideswipe features articulated legs and pivoting feet. Unfortunately, his wheels on his vehicle mode do not roll well for whatever reason. The spikes on his arms could ''possibly'' break if you attempt to roll his vehicle mode on uneven surfaces. His scannable Autobot insignia is on his robot/vehicle mode left arm.

:Despite being succeeded by the "Alpine Strike" redeco in wave 4, the original red deco of the figure made a comeback in 2017 at the tail end of the line, released as part of wave 13 of the Legion Class assortment in the ''Combiner Force'' [[subline imprint]] packaging refresh.

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[[File:RID2015-legion-alpine-strike-sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Why do I feel like I'm being watched all of a sudden?]]
*'''Alpine Strike Sideswipe''' (Legion Class, 2015)

:A redeco of the Legion Class Sideswipe figure above, Alpine Strike Sideswipe features a coloration based on [[Red Alert (G1)|Generation 1 Red Alert]].

:Like his original Legion Class figure, his scannable Autobot insignia is on his robot/vehicle mode left arm.

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[[File:TF-Adventure-EZ-Collection-Clear-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Sideswipe Clear Ver.''' (EZ Collection, 2015)
:A redeco of Legion Class Sideswipe in clear plastic, Sideswipe Clear Ver. was given away at Japanese stores like the Hakuhinkan Toy Park main store in Ginza, the Hakubotan store in Ishinomaki, Yamada Denki toy department, and Yodobashi Camera from [[Calendar|July]] 2015 to customers who spent ¥3000 or more on ''Adventure'' product. Like most of the clear colored ''Adventure'' Legion Class exclusives, Sideswipe has no paint operations save for his face.

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[[File:TFAdv-toy Sideswipe EZ.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I faded in the wash. Buy me again!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Team Bumblebee VS Megatronus Set''' (EZ Collection multi-pack, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''ID Number'': '''TAV34'''
:*''Release date'': [[December 19]], 2015

: This version of Sideswipe is a redeco of the original Legion Class Sideswipe, featuring minor additional paint details. He was released as a four-pack along with [[Strongarm (RID)#TAV34|Strongarm]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#TAV34|Bumblebee]], and [[The Fallen#TAV34|Megatronus]].

:Unlike the Hasbro release, the toy features no scan-badges on the toy, instead it was printed on one small card, along with the other 3 badges.

:Like the rest of the ''Adventure'' EZ Collection sets, some online retailers like Amazon Japan were still selling it 2 years later at greatly reduced prices (70% off).
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====One-Step Changers====
{{anchor|OneStep}}
[[File:2015 RID OneStep Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Won't be able to do all those flips any more.''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:Easy-dynamic-series-TED-03-sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm not just a red brick with wheels anymore!''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Sideswipe''' (One-Step Changer, 2015)
**''Japanese release date'': '''2015-[[March 21|03-21]]'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''TED03'''

:Part of the first wave of the Transformers: Robots in Disguise One-Step Changers, Sideswipe is a simplified toy that transforms in one step. He features articulation in the shoulders, which can swivel outward, forward, and backward. His hands are sculpted to fit 5mm weapons into his hands. This Sideswipe can ride on [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Stomp .26 Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]], but does not activate any of the larger figure's gimmicks.

:While not a retool, he shares a [[transformation]] scheme with One-Step Changer Movie [[Drift (AOE)#Toys|Drift]].

:His scannable Autobot insignia is on his robot mode left chestplate.

:The TakaraTomy release of the One-Step Change Sideswipe (as part of the Easy Dynamic Series lineup) features additional paint details in robot mode: the fake hood, the gunmetal grey feet, and the metallic red "暖速" detailing. He also features a different scan-badge, which is compatible with TakaraTomy's ''Transformers Chronicle'' app. However, the badge is covered by a dummy sticker, so there is no way to scan the badge if he's still packaged.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/OSCSideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on One-Step Changer Sideswipe at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RID2015-One-Step-Changer-Ninja-Mode-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He's like a ninja.....A ''reeeeeaaly'' agile ninja.]]
*'''Ninja Mode Sideswipe''' (One-Step Changer, 2015)

:Part of the fourth wave of the Transformers: Robots in Disguise One-Step Changers, Ninja Mode Sideswipe is a redeco of the One-Step figure above with the colors inverted, with the exception of the dark gray plastic being changed into light gray.

:Like his original One-Step toy, his scannable Autobot insignia is on his robot mode left chestplate.

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[[File:RID2015-One-Step-Changers-Collection-6-pack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hey, why is Prime's side of the box cooler than mine?]]
*'''Robots in Disguise Collection''' (6-pack, 2015)

:A 6-pack featuring the One-Step figures of [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#RIDCollection|Bumblebee]], [[Steeljaw (RID)#RIDCollection|Steeljaw]], [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#RIDCollection|Grimlock]], Sideswipe, [[Underbite#RIDCollection|Underbite]] (all of them unchanged from their individual releases), and a new One-Step [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RIDCollection|Optimus Prime]] figure available only in this set. This set was exclusive to [[Target]] stores in the United States and to [[Toys"R"Us]] stores in Canada.

: Sideswipe, Steeljaw, Underbite, and Bumblebee's badges are all scannable in-package.

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[[File:RID2015-One-Step-changer-Patrol-Mode-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Now I transform into a red ''rectangle'' with wheels!]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (One-Step Changer, 2016)

:A new mold of One-Step Changer Sideswipe, he transforms into a more cartoon accurate version of his vehicle mode. When you flip up his exhaust pipes, he transforms into robot mode in a single step. He features articulation at his shoulders. Unlike his previous toy, this Sideswipe cannot ride on [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Stomp .26 Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]], due to how the legs are molded.

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[[File:TF-RID2015-One-Step-Blizzard-Strike-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Blizzard Strike Sideswipe''' (One-Step Changer, 2016-2017)

:Blizzard Strike Sideswipe is a redeco of the first One-Step Changer Sideswipe in light gray and dark blue with, little black detailing.

:This figure was released twice: First in mid-2016 under the ''Mini-Con Weaponizers'' [[subline imprint]], and then again in late 2016/early 2017 in the ''Combiner Force'' subline imprint packaging refresh.

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[[File:TF-RID-Combiner-Force-1-Step-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Combiner Force One-Step Changer, 2017)

:Released as part of 10th wave of ''Combiner Force'' One-Step Changers, this Sideswipe is an entirely new mold and a new transformation scheme which consists of twisting his vehicle rear/robot mode legs to turn him into a robot. He features a very limited articulation on the elbows. His scannable badge is on the front vehicle hood, accessible while in-package. As with the 2016 One-step Changer figure, this Sideswipe cannot ride on [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Stomp .26 Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]] due to how the legs are molded.

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====Warrior Class====
{{anchor|Warrior}}
[[File:TransformersRobotsinDisguise2015WarriorClassSideswipe.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Red. ''(Hasbro version Pictured)'']]
[[File:Transformers-Adventure-Series-TAV-22-Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Redder. ''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Warrior Class, 2015)
**''Japanese release date'': '''2015-[[July 25|07-25]]'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''TAV22'''
**''Accessories'': Sword

:Warrior Class Sideswipe transforms from a futuristic sports car to robot and back! Sideswipe also comes with a sword, which can be wielded by his pair of 5mm-compatible hands, and can be stored on his vehicle mode's rooftop. His head features a light-piping gimmick, but due to the clear parts being molded in colorless plastic, the gimmick was neutered by painting his eyes blue.

:His scannable Autobot insignia is on his vehicle mode front/robot mode back, impossible to be accessed in-package.

:Warrior Class Sideswipe also suffers two design flaws: His robot mode chest cover prevents his vehicle mode to move, while his shoulder part's pegs can't lock at the back of the chest plate as well.

:First released as part of the third wave of the ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' Warrior Class assortment, Sideswipe was later re-released in the ''Mini-Con Weaponizers'' [[subline imprint]] packaging refresh.

:The TakaraTomy release of Sideswipe (as part of the ''Adventure Series'' lineup) features additional paint details. He also features a different scannable badge, which is compatible with TakaraTomy's ''Transformers Chronicle'' app.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/Sideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Warrior Class Sideswipe at TFU.info]''

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[[File:CotT-Warrior-Class-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Can you spot the difference? <br> It's right under your nose! Well, his nose. Wait, does he even have a nose?]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Clash of the Transformers, 2015)
**''Accessories'': Sword
:A redeco of Warrior Class Sideswipe based on his appearance in the ''Robots in Disguise'' season 1 finale. this figure was released as part of the ''Clash of the Transformers'' [[subline imprint]] that's [[exclusive]] to [[Toys"R"Us]] stores around the world, including Japan.

:Like his original toy, his scannable Autobot insignia is on his vehicle mode front/robot mode back.

:The TakaraTomy release of the toy is also a Toys"R"Us exclusive, and features a different scan-badge on his chest, rather than his vehicle mode front (which matches Hasbro's official stock renders for the figure). Scanning this in the ''Transformers Chronicle'' app unlocks Clash Sideswipe as a playable character.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/OSCSideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on ''Clash of the Transformers'' Warrior Class Sideswipe at TFU.info]''
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====Hyperchange Heroes / 3-Step Changers====
[[File:2015RIDHyperchangeSideswipe.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Finally, I'm somewhat presentable.''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:Transformers-Adventure-TED-15-Big-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Now with 25% bigger headlights.''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Hyper Change Hero / 3-Step Changer, 2015)
**''Japanese release date'': 2015-[[November 14|11-14]]
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TED-15'''

:Part of the fourth wave of Hyper Change Heroes, Sideswipe transforms from a robot to a futuristic car and back in just three easy steps! He comes packed in an open-front box, so that children can touch him. He also possesses a very similar transformation to [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Hyper Change Heroes .2F 3-Step Changers|3-Step Bumblebee]].

:His scannable Autobot insignia is on his Robot Mode chest.

:The TakaraTomy release of the toy, titled '''Big Sideswipe''', feature minor additional paint details. He also features a different scan-badge, which is compatible to TakaraTomy's ''Transformers Chronicle'' app.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/HCHSideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Hyperchange Heroes/3-Step Changer Sideswipe at TFU.info]''

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====Titan Changers====
[[File:RID2015-Titan-Changer-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I traded in my paint apps for these leg extensions!]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Titan Changer, 2016)

:Part of the second wave of Titan Changers, Sideswipe transforms from a futuristic sports car into a robot in just 4 easy steps! Titan Changers Sideswipe also features limited articulation on his shoulders, and 5mm compatible hands.
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====Mini-Con Battle Packs====
[[File:RID2015-Minicon-Battle-Pack-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm not Sideswipe, I'm....Grim....Bee.]]
*'''Decepticon Hunter Sideswipe VS Mini-Con Anvil''' (Mini-Con Battle Pack, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Energon spear, claw gauntlets x2,chestplate/helmet, spike band, leg armor.

:Part of the first wave of Mini-Con Battle packs, Sideswipe is a Legends/Scout-class-sized mold and includes the Decepticon [[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]], a Cyclone Mini-Con which is designed to be launched from the [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]] [[Crazybolt (RID)#Toys|Crazybolt]] and [[Overload (RID)#Toys|Overload]] toys. His transformation is largely the same as the Legion Class version of the figure just with some minor variations. His Energon armor parts can either be worn as battle armor, or combined into a capture claw.

:His scannable Autobot insignia is in his chest, accessible in Robot Mode and in-package.

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[[File:RID2015-Weaponizer-Battle-Pack-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Why do I have a feeling that this Mini-Con is going to kill me?]]
*'''Sideswipe & Mini-Con Windstrike''' (2016)
**''Accessories'': Armor pieces

:Release as part of the 3rd wave of Mini-Con Battle packs, this Sideswipe is a redeco of the figure above, featuring another Red Alert-inspired color scheme. He also comes with [[Windstrike]], a Mini-Con who transforms from robot to 5mm sword accessory. He is packaged with a set of clear armor that either he or Sideswipe can wear in robot mode, or which can be attached to Windstrike's sword mode for a larger weapon.

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[[File:TF-Adventure-TAV43-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Barithunder & Sideswipe Thunder Armor''' (Mini-Con Battle Pack, [[April 29|4-29]]-2016)
**''Japanese ID Number:'' '''TAV43'''
**''Accessories'': Thunder Armor (Energon spear, claw gauntlets x2,chestplate/helmet, spike band, leg armor), [[Barithunder#Toys|Barithunder]] Mini-Con

:The ''Adventure'' release of the Mini-Con Battle Pack Sideswipe is a repaint of the Hasbro mold, featuring some paint applications to closely resemble his appearances in the cartoon.

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[[File:TF-Adventure-TAV44-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Sideswipe and Bumblebee - Supreme Armor set''' (4-Pack, [[May 28|5-28]]-2016)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV44'''
**''Accessories'': Bumblebee's weapons (Gun, ''Kotetsu'' Armor (combine to form a weapon), Sideswipe's weapons (Energon spear, claw gauntlets x2,chestplate/helmet, spike band, leg armor), Ironjam Mini-con, Barithunder Mini-Con

:Another release of the ''Adventure'' Mini-Con Battle Pack Sideswipe, this toy features transparent blue battle axe and armor parts.

:Sideswipe is bundled with Bumblebee and his Mini-Cons [[Ironjam#Toys|Ironjam]] and Barithunder redecoed in different colors.
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[[File:TF-Adventure-TAV-58-Battle-Pack-Clear-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I got a standard release? Something's not right here.]]
*'''Windstrike & Sideswipe Wind Armor''' (Mini-Con Battle Pack, [[October 29|10-29]]-2016)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV58'''
**''Accessories'': Windstrike's Armor sprue

:Another redeco of the Battle Pack mold, Sideswipe features transparent red parts to evoke his clear version of the EZ Collection toy. He also comes with a Windstrike Micron, which can be wielded by Sideswipe.

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====Power Heroes====
[[File:TF-RID2015-Power-Surge-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:AdventureTAV53-HyperSurgeSideswipe.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Power Surge Sideswipe with Mini-Con Windstrike''' (2016)
**''TakaraTomy ID Number:'' '''TAV-53'''
**''Accessories'': Windstrike Mini-Con

:Power Surge Sideswipe is a new Voyager-sized mold that transforms into a robot to vehicle in several steps, and it's packed with a voice gimmick, activated by pressing on his head! He also comes with a Windstrike Mini-Con, which can be transformed into both a sword or chest armor for Sideswipe, the latter of which triggers different sound effects from his partner.
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====Crash Combiners====
[[File:TF-RID2015-Crash-Combiner-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Racing Fusion!]]
*'''Sideswipe & Bumblebee''' (Crash Combiner, 2017)

:Part of the first wave of the ''Combiner Force'' subline, Sideswipe is a roughly Scout-class sized figure that changes from his futuristic car into a robot in three extremely simple steps. His individual robot mode only has limited articulation on his shoulders, but he can also spread his legs for a more dramatic pose thanks to his combined form's transformation scheme. He also has a little green arrow above the connector on the front bumper indicating where to crash him to combine with other figures. A 5mm post hole on top of his vehicle mode can accommodate a compatible accessory or Weaponizer Minicon, though he cannot use it in his individual robot mode.

:Sideswipe comes packaged with Bumblebee and is intended to combine with him to form Beeside's legs. Connecting them to each other will activate Bumblebee's automatic transformation, but Sideswipe must be converted manually. He can also combine with any other Crash Combiner figure to form a random Combiner.

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====Activator Combiners====
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[[File:TF-RID2015-Activator-Combiners-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Great Byte / Sideswipe''' (Activator Combiner, 2017)

:Released as the only new toy of the second wave of ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Activator Combiners|Activator Combiners]], this Sideswipe is a larger-but-simpler-than-Warrior figure that transforms into his usual sports car mode in just 6 steps. Plugging an Activator Mini-Con, such as is pack-in partner [[Great Byte]], onto his vehicle-mode roof activates "Throttle Up" mode, opening his front side-panels and popping out his front bumper into a Futuristic-F1-Racer-thingamajig mode.
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====Team Combiners====
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[[File:TF-RID2015-Team-Combiner-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Charge Up! Turborobo!]]
*'''Ultra Bee''' (Team Combiner, 2017)

:Released as part of the [[Ultra Bee]] set, Sideswipe transforms from robot to vehicle and combines with Bumblebee, Strongarm, and Grimlock to form Ultra Bee. As a Team Combiner limb, Sideswipe can also form the left or right arm of any other Team Combiner.

:Unlike Strongarm, Sideswipe's arms cannot be fully splayed out due to the obstruction between the joints and the upper plastic, though this can be amended if one thinly slices off the excess plastic very carefully. Also, care must be taken while rolling Sideswipe's vehicle mode; as his spiky hair sits ''dangerously close'' to the ground, rolling him roughly can eventually scratch up his hairpiece.

:Each toy uses the same universal combination joint as the other Team Combiners and the [[Crash Combiner]]s, which can lead to some... ''interesting'' combinations, given that most robots form very specific body parts when combined. Mixing Crash Combiners with Team Combiners leads to some ''especially'' weird results.

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===''Kre-O''===
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[[File:Kre-O 2015 Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Still has more articulation than most of his other toys.]]
[[File:Kre-O-RID2015-Sideswipe-vehicle-build.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|So, does this count as an Action Master vehicle?]]
*'''Sideswipe Roadway Rundown''' (2015)
**''Set Number'': ''B1548''
**''Kreons'': Sideswipe, [[Hammerstrike (RID)#Kre-O|Hammerstrike]]
**''Pieces'': 98
**''Accessories'': 2 Swords

:Available only for the Sideswipe Roadway Rundown set, this Sideswipe Kreon uses the new 2015 style of Kreon hips and torso, with a hollow hip-peg and a central post inside the torso for increased grip... which also makes them incompatible with about four years' worth of Kreons, and he's based on ''Robots in Disguise'' Sideswipe. He also comes with a buildable vehicle mode of himself. The good news is: He finally has a pair of swords, which is reused from [[Springer (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Springer]]'s/[[Drift (Kre-O)|Drift]]'s. He also reuses [[Knock Out (Prime)#Kre-O|Knock Out]]'s helmet.

:Like the rest of the ''Robots in Disguise'' Building sets, the sets are released early in some Asia regions.
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*'''Armor Up Sideswipe''' (Custom Kreon, 2017)
**''Set Number'': '''B5710'''
*'''Blizzard Strike Sideswipe''' (2017)
**''Set Number'': ??
*'''Night Strike Sideswipe''' (2017)
**''Set Number'': '''B5714'''
***''Pieces'': 26
***''Accessories'': 2 Katanas, 2 Sais, 2 Shoulder armors, Extension parts (arms, legs)

:Released (again) without any prior announcement from Hasbro, this Sideswipe is the ''very'' first Custom Kreon of the said character, and he features extension parts for the arms and legs used for the Kreons included in the China exclusive ''Armor Hero Captor'' sets. On the other hand, the Kreon can be displayed without adding any armor parts.

:Sideswipe was also (theoretically) available is three different versions: the standard Armor-Up, the redecoes Blizzard Strike and Night Strike. So far the building sets have only been released at Dollar General stores, and the "Blizzard Strike" version of the set has not seen release.

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===''Rescue Bots''===
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*'''Sideswipe''' (Supercharger, 2016/17)
[[File:RB-Supercharger-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Rescue me!]]

:Along with [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Superchargers|Bumblebee]] forming the first (and only) wave of "Superchargers", Sideswipe is a new mold standing slightly larger than a Rescan figure, transforming from robot to race car mode in just a few easy steps. As a Supercharger, he features a pull-back motor gimmick in vehicle mode. This gimmick, located at the rear of the vehicle mode, further limits the figure's articulation even by Rescue Bots standards, as the legs do not splay out.
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*'''Griffin Rock Racing Team''' (Flip Racer 3-pack, 2017)
[[File:RB-Sideswipe-FlipRacer.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Sideswipe found the donuts.]]

:Part of the first wave of three-pack [[Flip Racers]], Sideswipe transforms automatically from car to robot when the vehicle mode is lifted up and placed on its end. He comes in a pack with [[Chase (RB)#Flip|Chase the Police-Bot]] and [[Blurr (Prime)#Flip|Blurr]].

*'''Sideswipe''' (Flip Racer, 2017)

:A seemingly unchanged Flip Racer Sideswipe was also released as part of the second wave of single-packed Flip Racers.
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==Merchandise==
===McDonald's===
*'''Sideswipe''' (Happy Meal, 2015)
:*''McNumber:''
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===''Tiny Titans''===
[[File:RID2015 TinyTitans Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''5/12'''

: Part of the initial assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of Sideswipe is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in robot mode, performing a sliding kick.

: He includes a collectible card that includes a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/TTSideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on ''Tiny Titans'' Sideswipe at TFU.info]''

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*'''Sideswipe''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''4'''
**''Number'': '''2/12'''

: Part of the fourth ''Tiny Titans'' series, this version of Sideswipe has him on his feet, brandishing a pair of ''katana''-like swords.

:As per usual, he includes a collectible card that includes a scan-badge for the ''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game, which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

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===''Radz''===
*'''Sideswipe''' (Radz candy dispenser, 2015)
**''Blindbag code'': '''G'''

: The [[Radz]] candy-dispenser version of Sideswipe is a plastic sphereoid with feet, spiky "hair", and a keychain fob. Pulling the hair back opens the toy's "mouth" and projects a little bowl-like tongue, dispensing a single colored sugar pellet. The hair can be taken off to refill the dispenser, and swapped with any other Radz.

:Sideswipe was available only in a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] baggie, though the bag has a code number on the back under the "best by" date that tells you what's inside (only the last letter is the important part). He comes with a bag of sugar pellets, and a mini-poster with a collection checklist on the back.

===Surprise Drinks===
[[File:TF-RID2015-Surprise-Drinks-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (2016)

:There are two different ''Surprise Drinks'' Sideswipe toys. The more common one is a show-accurate 1.5-inch non-transforming figure, the other is a "pencil topper" of his head. As the toys are hidden inside the opaque capsule taped to the bottle, they can be found in any randomly-packed bottles, regardless of who's on the label, so... good luck.
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===Kinder Surprise===
*'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''' (2015)
[[File:RID2015KinderEggSideswipe.jpg|thumb|180px|right]]
:Only available inside a blindpacked chocolate egg as part of Kinder's ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' series, this buildable Sideswipe mini-figure consists of a generic "cog" onto which his limbs and armor can be clipped to construct him. He has articulation in his shoulders and hips.
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===''Hero Mashers''===
[[File:HM-toy Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Fear my.....Butter knife.....On a stick...with a handle.]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Action Figure, 2015)
**''Pieces'': '''8'''
**''Accessories'': Decepticon Hunter fauchard

: Part of the third wave of ''Transformers [[Hero Mashers]]'' basic Action Figures —and the first of the ''Robots in Disguise''-themed product— Sideswipe is a non-transforming action figure with ratchet-joints, about six inches tall. He has multiple peg-holes all over that can be used to mount any ''Hero Mashers'' accessory.

: He is designed with a removable head, forearms, thighs, and lower legs, all of which use the same clip-peg/hole joint. This means his pieces can be swapped around in any order, as well as swapped with any other ''Hero Mashers'' figure... which includes figures from [[Marvel Comics]], ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'', and ''[[Jurassic Park|Jurassic World]]'', meaning you can make some pretty freaky combinations.

: The third wave of ''Hero Mashers'' was initially skipped in the US, seeing release mostly in European and Australian markets. It later filtered into the US through closeout chains Marshall's and TJ Maxx during the holiday season of 2015.

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===''Titan Heroes''===
[[File:RID2015 TitanHeroes Sideswipe.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Titan Hero, 2015)

:''[[Titan Heroes]]'' Sideswipe is a 16-inch tall non-transforming figure.

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[[File:RID2015 TitanGuardians Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|right]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Titan Guardian, 2015)

:Part of the smaller Guardian size class, this Sideswipe is 6 inches tall and has more limited articulation.

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==Notes==
[[File:RID-Sideswipe-Vehicle-Concept.jpeg|thumb]]
*Sideswipe's working name during early development of ''Robots in Disguise'' was '''Fastlane'''.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/content/2015/03/robots-in-disguise-sideswipe-concept-art-revealed/ Robots in Disguise Sideswipe Concept Art Revealed]</ref> This makes sense, as Sideswipe's overall personality is quite similar to the original [[Fastlane]] (an immature, thrill-seeking showoff).
*Not long after the cartoon ended, [[Walter Gatus]] shared his portfolio for ''Robots in Disguise'' containing many early concepts for the show. Among these was an early design for a stylized hot rod car labeled as Sideswipe's "original vehicle design."
* He is the only ''Robots in Disguise''-original character to have appeared in ''Rescue Bots''.
* The kanji on his chest/hood 速 (''soku'') means "speed". The kanji on his leg/rear quarter panel 瞬速 (''shunsoku'') approximately translates to "blindingly fast".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sideswipe''' (サイドスワイプ ''Saidosuwaipu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Sideswipe''', '''Csatár''' ("Striker", RiD game)

==References==
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[[Category:Hero Mashers Autobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:McDonald's exclusives]]
[[Category:Rescue Bots Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) combiners]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]
[[Category:Toys"R"Us exclusives]]
[[Category:Toys"R"Us Japan exclusives]]

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Early concept art of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Sideswipe (RID 2015)|Sideswipe]]. Taken from [https://www.waltergatus.com/transformers-rid.html Walter Gatus' official website.]
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Early concept art of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. Taken from [https://www.waltergatus.com/transformers-rid.html Walter Gatus' official website.]
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Starscream (WFC)

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:''Starscream is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:StarscreamPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|In a cruel twist of fate, perhaps the most legitimately competent Starscream ever, but no one will take him seriously for even a minute.]]
'''Starscream''' was an Air Commander of the [[Energon]] [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s finest air warriors. His dream was to recover the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and become the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] that would return the Transformers to the [[Golden Age]], and he saw opportunity with the rebel upstart [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. A patient and polite schemer, Starscream used to wish Megatron would drop the heroic anti-[[caste system|caste]] charade and be more honest about his lust for power.

These days, he alternatively wishes Megatron would stop being obsessed with ''his'' lust for power and chafes under having to work for such a madman. While he serves as Megatron's right-hand man, he constantly looks for a way to become the commander himself and Megatron knows it: Starscream's extremely volatile personality means he is not adept at hiding his true intent. Fortunately for Megatron, Starscream is prone to panic, cowardice and bombastic gestures, meaning that it'd take exceptional circumstances for Starscream to actually manage to get behind him to shove the knife in.

He may be a scientist, but [[#Notes|we're not quite sure]].

{{quote|That shot was perfect, much like the one who fired it!|Starscream after achieving a headshot|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Starscream may or may not have had a history as a scientist. Regardless of what he did prior, in the early days before the war began he was one of the leaders of the Cybertronian Air Command. When [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] fell into chaos following bombings by [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s [[Decepticon]] followers, Starscream was posted as [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]]'s bodyguard. He was with the Prime at [[Altihex]] Casino during a performance by comedian [[Armorhide (WFC)|Armorhide]] when the Decepticons attacked. Sentinel's attempt to flee rather than fight back made Starscream ashamed of his leader, so he had [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]] take him to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] Prison rather than the safety of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. This earned him loyalty with Megatron, but wary of how sour a revolution could quickly turn Starscream opted not to be directly involved in the gladiator's operations, posting his Seekers at [[Moonbase One|Moon Base One]] and [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] Station. Megatron was intrigued by why Starscream wanted to occupy "that semi-sentient pile of junk" but despite [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]]'s research they found no clues, with information regarding the Station seemingly censored.

Whenever Starscream's Seekers were present, the Decepticons were victorious in battle against the [[Autobot]]s. Starscream however, found Megatron's strategies overly convoluted. As the war devolved into a siege of Iacon, Megatron and [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], by probing into forgotten areas of the [[DataNet]], discovered Trypticon was a storage of [[Dark Energon]], the life essence of [[Unicron]]. When questioned, Starscream explained since even the Air Command was not sure what Dark Energon was, he had forbidden its use, fearing the damage Megatron's gladiators would unleash. Megatron forgave Starscream, noting how he "was smart enough to be afraid of it", and was granted access.

Starscream sent a message to the Autobots proposing a meeting. Optimus only granted him a communication channel. Starscream stated if the Autobots did not know what Dark Energon was (they did) they would need to find out—and asked what would he could expect from them if something happened to Megatron. Optimus replied that he sought a just peace. Starscream said he understood, broke off the conversation and flew to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] Prison where Sentinel was held. Starscream offered Sentinel a chance to redeem his cowardly behavior at Altihex. The ultimate aim of this road to becoming Decepticon leader was to become [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] in a peace settlement with Optimus, and lead Cybertron back to its [[Golden Age]]. Starscream then flew to Moon Base One when Megatron ordered him to Trypticon, where he found the Decepticons had invaded the Station and slaughtered and maimed his scientists.

Megatron and [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] forced Starscream to select two survivors to absorb [[Dark Energon]], for what was a successful experiment. Requiring more for the Decepticon war effort, Megatron ordered Starscream to capture the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]], below the ruins of [[Crystal City]]. Empowered by his first taste of Dark Energon, Starscream activated the device that transmitted Energon to the Station for it to be Darkened. But the Bridge still did not produce enough, and Starscream was ordered to find the [[Code Key]] of Power and Key of Justice to the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] underneath the [[High Council Tower]] in Iacon. Starscream decided it was time to release Sentinel, renouncing Dark Energon after realizing Megatron had turned his soldiers into addicts. Starscream found the Key of Power within the [[High Council Tower|Hall of Justice]] and flew underground to find his plan had failed, as Megatron had mortally wounded Sentinel. He could see within Sentinel's body was the Key of Justice, but was prevented from taking it by [[Blackout (WFC)|Blackout]]. Megatron fought Starscream to a standstill, sparing him because he realized he was a better soldier than a would-be example.

As Megatron entered the Chamber, [[Teletraan-1 (WFC)|Teletraan-1]] activated the legendary [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] to fly it away. Aware Starscream had a better chance of escaping Omega's awakening, Megatron ordered Starscream and his Seekers to down Omega, in exchange for more Dark Energon. Giving up on his attempt to give up his addiction, Starscream gleefully accepted and they successfully blew Omega out of the sky, allowing the Decepticons to retrieve the Chamber and corrupt the [[core]]. As Cybertron became uninhabitable, the Autobots left on the largest starship ever built - the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]''. Starscream left the planet with Megatron as they gave pursuit on Trypticon, now a ''Nemesis''-class supercruiser. The two ships entered a [[space bridge]], which separated the two ships to unknown parts of space... {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

{{note|Starscream's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic "[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]."}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}} {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Uniend 610.23 Zeta]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} Starscream lead the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s in the Battle at [[Tyger Pax]]. Focused on taking the pressure off the Decepticons' vulnerable rear, Starscream opened fire on [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] to protect [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], and then forced the Autobot into a retreat, despite [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]'s attempts to bring Starscream down.

After the [[AllSpark]] was launched into space, Starscream, stunned and damaged, tumbled out of control and crashed on the surface of Tyger Pax, though he recovered in time to retreat with Megatron. {{storylink|Bumblebee at Tyger Pax}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====IDW Aligned comics====
Visiting [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s citadel to check up on his research, Starscream was annoyed to find that the scientist was prioritizing his experiments on [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] over supplying the Decepticon war effort with more energon. He failed to see how the "bugs" would win them the war but gave up on trying to convince Shockwave otherwise, choosing to let Megatron deal with him instead. {{storylink|Secrets (FOC)|Secrets}} Starscream later participated in Megatron's assault on [[Metroplex (FOC)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Last Stand}} {{storylink|Fragmentation (FOC)|Fragmentation}}

While [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]'s mind was suffering from Shockwave's experiments, he had a vision of himself being approached by Starscream and throwing him into a nearby console. {{storylink|Fall}} This vision eventually came to pass, and Grimlock was able to escape from Shockwave's lab by exploiting Starscream's greed and lust for power. {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 4|Rage of the Dinobots #4}}

[[File:Primecomic-Starscream.jpg|left|thumb||I am okay with the events that are unfolding currently.]]
Starscream had been on [[Earth]] at some point, but was assigned by Megatron to scour the galaxy for remnants of space bridge technology. Returning to their dead homeworld, Starscream built a weapons lab in Kaon and began building a space bridge. He was informed by his [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s elsewhere they had apprehended the Autobot spy [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]. Later, after basking in the glory of successfully activating the space bridge that would return them to Earth and its [[Energon]], Starscream realized Cliffjumper was present. The Autobot claimed to be freed by his captors after defecting to the Decepticons, and warned them of [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]]: this ruse successfully distracted Starscream long enough for Arcee to activate and overload the space bridge, but he jumped in after them moments before the lab was blown sky high.

Falling to Earth, a dazed Starscream picked up a [[bunny rabbit]], commenting that [[human]]s were smaller than he remembered. [[Scanning]] a fleet of jets flying overhead, he found Cliffjumper and Arcee driving on a road and launched a missile at them. He picked up Arcee's blown off arm and started battering Cliffjumper with it, but the Autobot blew up the rock formation above them and crushed Starscream with the rubble. Having received Starscream's signal, [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] came to his rescue, and the duo pursued and overwhelmed the Autobots. Just as Starscream was about to send them back to the [[AllSpark]], Optimus jumped and landed on him, while gunning Breakdown away. As Starscream greeted his opponent, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] tapped him on the shoulder and sent him flying. Optimus opted not to finish the job, allowing Starscream to escape and fight another day as he got Cliffjumper and Arcee to base. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|Transformers: Prime}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English), [[Satoshi Tsuruoka]] (Japanese)|[[Jiang Ke]] (Chinese), [[Leopoldo Ballesteros]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Jin-uk Hong]] (Korean), [[Gianluca Iacono]] (Italian), [[Gerald Paradies]] (German), [[José Antonio Macías]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Nicolas Dubois]] (French), [[Nestor Chiesse]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Tero Koponen]] (Finnish), [[Gunnar Ernblad]] (Swedish)}}

[[File:DarknessRising1-Starscreamsneer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|One look sells him as Starscream.]]
Before Starscream joined Megatron and the Decepticons, he was commander of a squadron of Energon Seekers on Cybertron. {{Storylink|Partners (Prime)|Partners}} During the War, Starscream was present at [[Tyger Pax]] when [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] interrogated the Autobot [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}}

Following the [[Great Exodus]], Starscream intercepted a coded Autobot transmission and managed to trap [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]. When his interrogation methods failed to extract anything he could use to decode the transmission, he took them to [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], who used a [[cortical psychic patch]] on Arcee and revealed the transmission to be from Optimus Prime on [[Earth]]. Upon being questioned by Cliffjumper of his lack of bravery, Starscream tried to kill the Autobot only to be captured by Arcee. Upon being threatened by Arcee, he cracked and revealed Shockwave's plan; to build a space bridge under Kaon. Starscream was then knocked out but regained contentiousness and pursued the two Autobots to the space bridge. Unfortunately, the space bridge was destroyed with Shockwave, Cliffjumper, and Arcee still inside, but Starscream was able to escape. Starscream presumably took the Decepticons to Earth via the Nemesis soon after. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}

When the Decepticons arrived on Earth, Starscream scouted an old Decepticon ship called the ''[[Harbinger]]'' that had crashed landed years back. However, he failed to record the coordinates of the crash site or find the [[Immobilizer]]. {{Storylink|Partners (Prime)|Partners}} In time, Megatron departed Earth to gather an army out in space, leaving Starscream in charge. Starscream spent his time sending out [[Vehicon (Prime)|Decepticon grunts]] to search for [[Energon]] deposits{{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}, and managed to set up a lucrative energon mine in secret. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}

Three years later, one of Starscream's energon searches was interrupted by Cliffjumper. Once Cliffjumper was defeated by the Vehicons, Starscream personally killed the Autobot. [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] alerted him to Arcee's location, and Starscream decided she would be their next target. Later, when Soundwave received a signal from deep space, Starscream hesitantly opened the space bridge for Megatron's return. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} Megatron revealed to Starscream that he'd brought back [[Dark Energon]], and Starscream provided Cliffjumper's corpse so they could test the substance's reanimation properties. When the undead Cliffjumper's signal led the Autobots to the mine, Starscream blew the facility up on Megatron's orders. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

[[File:DarknessRising3-interrogateFowler.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"No, Mister Fowler, I expect you to be saved at the last minute!"]]
Following a test of Dark Energon on himself, Megatron took off for parts unknown, leaving Starscream in charge once more. When Soundwave picked up [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]]'s transmissions, Starscream had the human captured and began trying to extract the location of the Autobot base from him. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} The interrogation almost succeeded, but for the arrival of Arcee, Bumblebee and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] who, after a standoff, forced Starscream to retreat. Once Megatron returned to the ship, he was outraged at Starscream's actions and proceeded to beat his subordinate for "delaying his plans". Starscream managed to quell his master's anger by announcing he had a way to get their plans back on course. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}

[[File:DarknessRising5-ohgeez.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Oh my God. It's called toothpaste, use it.]]
As it turned out, his plan was to send Soundwave down to use the [[Giant Sized Array]] radio telescope on Earth to set the space bridge's target. Once the bridge was properly targeted, Starscream opened it so that Megatron could throw the chunk of Dark Energon though. Starscream moved the ship back to a safe distance when the fighting on the rim of the space bridge became more intense, while imploring his master to withdraw as well. Alas, the space bridge exploded, apparently taking Megatron with it, and Starscream gave a brief eulogy before declaring himself leader {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}} and danced in celebration while imploring the troops to chant his name. {{storylink|Patch (episode)|Patch}}
[[File:Patch Starscream dances.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|What'cha doin' on your back?! You should be dancing, YEAH!!!!]]

[[File:Masters&Students-SoundwaveStarscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|*ping*"FINE! FINE! I'LL WRITE A THANK-YOU NOTE!"]]
Starscream's speeches were poorly received. Intending to find more potentially-loyal warriors, Starscream took Soundwave to try to revive the long-dormant [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]]. To Starscream's disappointment, Skyquake was loyal only to Megatron, and interested only in fighting the Autobots who arrived. A signal detected by Soundwave sent Starscream to the location of the space bridge explosion, where he found Megatron's body and ripped the sliver of Dark Energon from it. He was forced by the observing [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] to return the body to the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'', where he also learned that Skyquake had been terminated by the Autobots. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

When [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] arrived on Earth, Starscream had him captured and substituted [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] with the mission to open the Autobot [[GroundBridge]] to let the Decepticon forces into the Autobot base. Unfortunately Wheeljack broke free before the plan could succeed, and as a result, Makeshift was expelled from the Autobot base onto the ''Nemesis'' hull with an activated grenade. Starscream vacated the hull before Makeshift exploded. {{storylink|Con Job}} After Soundwave picked up on [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System|another Autobot operation]], Starscream figured it was a good opportunity to get rid of the Autobots while they were distracted, and sent a squadron of Vehicons on a search and destroy mission. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

[[File:DeusExMachina-Screamer grins.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"We've had too much Energon shed. I think that a cleansing is in order."]]
To Starscream's discomfort, the crew held a vote and he was obliged to call in [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] to aid in Megatron's recovery. The discovery that an [[Energon Harvester]] was located in an museum on Earth was all the excuse Starscream needed to put that on hold, and the other Decepticons soon obtained the device for him. While they were testing it in [[Greece]], Bulkhead attacked them and destroyed the Harvester. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} Starscream was irritated by Knock Out's participation in street racing, and eventually decided to make an example of him. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

[[File:OutOfHisHead-grabby.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|That's ''not'' how ATB Megatron and Starscream combine!]]
Some time later, after the ship's electromagnetic shielding failed, Starscream put the Vehicons to work fixing it. Offering Knock Out a post as second-in-command, Starscream persuaded him to help convince Soundwave that Megatron was a lost cause. They were interrupted by Arcee and Bumblebee, who were doing something with Megatron's corpse, and after chasing the two Autobots off, they discovered that Megatron no longer had any brain activity. {{storylink|Sick Mind}} Overjoyed at this, Starscream began a new plan, constructing a heat ray which he attempted to use to melt a glacier to get to a huge [[energon]] deposit. Unfortunately, not only did the Autobots arrive and destroy the heat ray, but Megatron was resurrected and dragged the protesting Starscream away for punishment. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}

[[File:Shadowzone-gah.jpg|thumb|225px|Damn, in [[Starscream (Movie)|another continuity]] the arm comes off and they mock it in this one.]]
Starscream ended up in the infirmary as a result of Megatron's punishment, but continued undaunted in his plans. He took the chunk of Dark Energon he'd been hiding, and went to the site of Skyquake's grave, intending to resurrect the warrior as well as imbuing himself with Dark Energon. Unfortunately the Autobots arrived before Skyquake rose, and Starscream had to retreat through the Decepticon GroundBridge, albeit minus his right arm. After subjecting himself to treatment from Knock Out, Starscream returned to the site to confirm whether Skyquake had risen, only to be attacked by Skyquake's zombified right arm. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}

When Breakdown was captured to [[MECH]], Starscream's suggestion they rescue their comrade was turned down by Megatron. Starscream went anyway, and found Breakdown had already been rescued by Bulkhead, but escorted Breakdown back to the ship. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}} At an old energon mine, Megatron confronted Starscream about his many transgressions and prepared to terminate his subordinate. Starscream was only saved by the arrival of the Autobots, but on escaping the collapsed mine, realized that he would have to go back in and attempt to rescue Megatron, or face his master's possible wrath later. Venturing back inside, he ended up tangling with the Autobots, and when Megatron later found him, he had been left supporting a large boulder. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}

[[File:Partners-ScreamPrisoner.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Why am I always seen like this? Chest and lower body off to one side, head towards y'all.]]
Starscream was sent with [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] to locate the ''Harbinger'' wreck, only for the spider to leave him webbed up when it turned out the ship was broken in half and the weapon they sought was in the other half. Starscream was found by the Autobots and attempted to convince them he wanted to switch sides, even pointing them to the location of the weapon Airachnid was after. Unfortunately he let slip he'd been the one to kill Cliffjumper, provoking Arcee into attacking him. After fighting her, he was able to limp away, though he decided from then on he would be an independent. {{storylink|Partners (Prime)|Partners}}

Many months later, Starscream snuck on board the ''Nemesis'' to steal [[energon cube]]s and blundered into the workroom that was being used by the recently-amnesiac Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} Starscream soon realized what was going on, but when more Vehicons arrived, he was wounded while fleeing the ship. He contacted the Autobots to exchange information for medical help. When [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] and Bulkhead arrived, it turned out they already knew about Optimus's situation, but were interested in what he knew about the space bridge, so he was able to trade the information for aid. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}

[[File:OperationBumblebee1 Silas meets Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Wanna know how I got these scars?"]]
Tracking a signal, Starscream stumbled upon a MECH trap already sprung by Bumblebee. He was intrigued and followed the MECH helicopter and watched as they tried to install the [[transformation cog|T-cog]] they'd taken into a robot. When their attempt to make the robot work failed, Starscream revealed himself and managed to strike a partnership with them. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} With Starscream's help, MECH secured a source of energon and Starscream was there when they used it on their robot. As Bumblebee came looking for his T-cog, Starscream helped defend it, but when it looked like Bumblebee might get it back, Starscream blasted it and left. Unfortunately Silas was less than impressed, and after a short nap thanks to MECH's weapons, Starscream woke up minus his own T-cog. {{Storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

When [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] arrived on Earth looking for Skyquake, Megatron informed him of Skyquake's passing, noting that Skyquake had perished under Starscream's command. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}}

[[File:Crossfire Starscream injured.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|Ouch.]]
While scavenging for energon, Starscream found that Airachnid had been cast out from the Decepticons and obtained a pet in the form of an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]. She spurned his suggestion that they team up to defeat Megatron, and he barely escaped with his life. Wounded, he employed his previous trick to get medical help from the Autobots in exchange for information about Airachnid's activities, and even later saved Arcee from Airachnid, sparing her life like she spared his much, much earlier. {{storylink|Crossfire (Prime)|Crossfire}}

Starscream returned to the ''Harbinger'' in search of energon, and instead found a laboratory containing five [[protoform]]s and the equipment necessary for [[cloning]]. He had soon whipped up five [[Starscream clone (Prime)|Starscream clone]]s, which he dispatched to dispatch Megatron. Unfortunately he soon discovered that he could sympathetically feel every injury they suffered, which gave him a good idea how the mission was going. When the last clone returned to report failure, Starscream sensed the clone's treachery and blasted it. Fully aware of the effect on him, he terminated the clone, screaming in their shared pain as he did. {{storylink|Armada (episode)|Armada}}

[[File:Triangulation Starscream Apex armor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.34|Starscream SMASH!]]
He was about to operate on himself to install the clone's T-cog when the ship detected the Decepticons sending teams out to locations around the globe. Intrigued, he used the ship's GroundBridge to reach [[Antarctica]], only to be captured by Dreadwing, whom he at first mistook for Skyquake. Eventually, Optimus arrived, and after Dreadwing was buried in an avalanche and the Vehicons accompanying him were dispatched, Starscream now found himself as Optimus's prisoner. The two followed a trail to a human research station where the relic everyone was after was being held. Dreadwing soon arrived and another battle between him and Optimus took place. As they fought, Starscream freed the relic, the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]], from the ice block containing it and claimed it as his own. Covered in a full body suit and towering over both of them, Starscream used the armor to fight both Optimus and Dreadwing, a fight in which he was the aggressor for once in a long time. Though Starscream had enhanced strength and was rendered invulnerable, he still couldn't fly, and a few of Dreadwing's bombs created a hole in the ice which he fell through. He was subsequently forced to plod along the bottom of the ocean. {{storylink|Triangulation}}

[[File:NewRecruit-Starscreammonkey.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Next on his list of cat-related videos is Nyan Ravage.]]
Back at the ''Harbinger'', Starscream discovered a photo of [[Red Energon]] on the [[Internet]], as well as a dancing monkey which came as much amusement to him. He took the Apex Armor with him, tracking the substance down to a dockyard where he was confronted by Optimus, Arcee and Bumblebee. Donning the armor, he attempted to retrieve the Red Energon first, and managed to rip a chunk off after Optimus knocked him off the crane. While he was trying to tip the crane over, [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] arrived, and using a [[phase shifter]], removed Starscream from the Apex Armor. The Decepticon responded by firing a missile at the three Autobots on the crane and escaping with a chunk of Red Energon. {{storylink|New Recruit}}

Starscream set about refining the Red Energon, though the process was slow and only yielded enough for one or two doses. Alerted to a Decepticon operation by the ''Harbinger''{{'}}s computers, he used it on himself and soon found Smokescreen had uncovered a relic. Using his new hyperspeed to blindside him, Starscream was able to obtain one of the [[Omega Key]]s, which he later overheard Bulkhead describing as a way to revitalize Cybertron. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}}

[[File:TFP Inside Job Starscream fistful of keys.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|SQUEE! I've collected all four!]]
Though thinking of restoring Cybertron and ruling it himself, Starscream decided that he didn't have the proper resources to do so. Coming up with a plan, Starscream lured Optimus, Ratchet and Bulkhead to a remote location with the promise of the key he'd found in return for the installation of the T-Cog from his clone. In reality, he used his remaining Red Energon to allow him to infiltrate the Autobot base while leaving the clone behind for the Autobots to find. While stealing the other three keys from, the Autobots figured out his clone was a ruse, and Starscream only just managed to get back through the Ground Bridge. After taking a moment to taunt the Autobots, the Red Energon wore off, and he quickly bridged away to the ''Nemesis'', with the Omega Keys as a peace offering to Megatron. {{storylink|Inside Job}}

[[File:PatchMegatronStarscream.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.4| This feels familiar...]]
Requesting to rejoin the Decepticons, the unconvinced Megatron subjected Starscream to a cortical psychic patch and began rummaging in his memories to determine his true motives. Despite the incriminating nature of most of the memories, Megatron's analysis of Starscream's strengths and weaknesses (including the loss of his T-cog and the fact that Starscream is not the only untrustworthy Decepticon on the Nemesis), has him decide to allow Starscream to serve by his side, as he is better with him than against him. Starscream was so relieved by the turn of events that he thanked the All Spark, but Dreadwing was not so pleased about this development. {{storylink|Patch (episode)|Patch}}

[[File:RegenerationOmegaKeysHologram.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4| now he can find the [[Cyber Planet Keys]] again]]
Knock Out restored Starscream's T-Cog, though immediately afterwards Starscream was attacked by a murderous Dreadwing and had to be saved by Megatron. After Starscream helped Knock Out unlock the secret of the Omega Keys, Megatron left him in charge of the ''Nemesis''. Starscream used information gathered by Soundwave to kidnap the Autobots' three human friends and took them to Cybertron for Megatron to use as hostages. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}}

After handing over [[Jack Darby]] in exchange for two of the keys, Starscream took part in the activation of the [[Omega Lock]]. He survived the explosion caused by the Lock's destruction at Optimus's hand, and when Knock Out attempted a quip, knocked the medic down and demanded he tend to Megatron. Starscream returned to Earth with Megatron to take part in an attack on the Autobot base, during which he shot down Wheeljack's ship, the ''[[Jackhammer (Prime)|Jackhammer]]'', with Wheeljack still inside. Following the attack, he and Megatron landed in the remains of the base. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

While the other Decepticons dug around in the ruins, Starscream more productively had Wheeljack pulled from the wreckage of the ''Jackhammer''. When human military forces turned up, Starscream offered to unleash the armada on them, but Megatron dealt with the matter using [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]]'s fusion cannons. His interrogation of Wheeljack did not go nearly as well. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}}

With the arrival of Shockwave, Megatron appointed the newcomer second lieutenant in charge of science, usurping Starscream's role slightly. Starscream attempted to get his own back by discovering a photo of Ratchet on the internet, only to be embarrassed when it was switched for a picture of a dancing monkey by Raf. He attempted a new gambit—allowing Wheeljack to escape with a tracking device, believing it would lead them to the other Autobots, however Wheeljack discovered the bug and turned the tables on the pursuing Decepticons. Megatron's anger was only stemmed by Shockwave bringing [[Predaking (Prime)|a Predacon he cloned]] to Earth. {{storylink|Scattered}}

Starscream complained to Knock Out about the pressures of his position. When the Predacon returned from its flight to catch Autobots empty-handed, Starscream noted it was a pity the beast couldn't tell them why it failed. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}} Starscream was pleased when Decepticon monitoring finally bore fruit and located the Autobots. Unfortunate this turned out to be a series of diversions designed to have the Decepticons spread their forces out, and Megatron was not happy that Starscream fell for it. Darkmount subsequently came under attack and though Starscream did his best to coordinate a defense, the battle ended with him ordering a retreat to the ''Nemesis'' as the base was destroyed. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}} When it looked like the Decepticons were about to embark on another scavenger hunt, Starscream was dismayed, but fortunately it turned out that Shockwave had micro-chipped all his creations, and the fossils they needed would be easy to find. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

[[File:ChainOfCommandInForItNow.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The hills are alive with the sound of Starscream's butthurt.]]
Following the surprise return of the existing Predacon, Starscream was dismayed to find it put in his charge. He had immense trouble controlling the beast and resorted to using the Apex Armor to protect himself from its attacks. Megatron sent Starscream and the Predacon to [[Scotland]], where they found the Autobots had destroyed a team of Decepticons hunting for bones there. While the Predacon took on the Autobots, Starscream found Miko trying to reach Magnus's ship and accidentally lost the Apex Armor to her. Battle ensued, but when the Predacon left for the ''Nemesis'', Starscream and his two seekers found themselves outnumbered by Autobots and retreated. {{storylink|Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command}} In Megatron's bad books again, Starscream was further inconvenienced when the Predacon damaged the ship's communication dish. Though he tried to have it repaired by the Vehicons, it didn't go so well, and Megatron eventually found out. {{storylink|Plus One (Prime)|Plus One}}

Starscream found Knock Out in the middle of experimenting with [[Synthetic Energon]], and had the medic add Dark Energon to the mix, believing it would allow Megatron to control the results. Instead the new mix transformed Cylas into an energon-sucking zombie and created a plague which resulted in Knock Out and Starscream being chased through the ship. Confronted by Megatron, they were forced to admit what they were done, and were sent to locate and destroy Cylas. They eventually found he had already been dispatched, but to Starscream's dismay, the deed had been done by the recently freed Airachnid. Fortunately he didn't have to deal with her as well, but he later had to face Megatron's wrath over his part in the affair. {{storylink|Thirst}}

When Megatron took him to another abandoned mine, Starscream assumed his demise was near, but they were merely visiting Shockwave's off-site laboratory. The Predacon unexpectedly arrived and Starscream hit it with a metal bar, only for it to transform and vocally threaten to return with physical violence. The Decepticons quickly realized that despite Predaking's loyalty, it would not take him and his fellow Predacons long to realize their superiority to the Decepticons, so Starscream hatched a plan to kill two birds with one stone, luring the Autobots to the laboratory so its destruction could be blamed on them. The plan succeeded, and in the aftermath, the Decepticons discovered that the synthetic energon stored at the base had created cybermatter. {{storylink|Evolution}} Starscream managed to talk his way out of being disfigured by Shockwave over not warning the latter that the Autobots were attacking the lab. As Shockwave was put in charge of perfecting the Synthetic Energon formula, Megatron assigned Starscream to gather technology to repair the Omega Lock, which they would need for a delivery mechanism. {{storylink|Minus One}}

After establishing the location of the Autobot base when they kidnapped Ratchet, Starscream was sent with his armada to destroy the hanger. He did so with aplomb, unaware that the Autobots had swapped the letters on the hangers and he'd destroyed the wrong one. {{storylink|Persuasion}} The error came back to bite him when the Decepticons detected an [[Chip|Autobot probe]] carrying Laserbeak's transponder. Starscream went out and personally destroyed the probe before fleeing through a GroundBridge to escape Optimus. Back on the ''Nemesis'', when Predaking found out about the Decepticons' earlier treachery and went on a rampage, Starscream aided Megatron by blasting Predaking in the back. Though the Predacon was defeated, the ship next came under attack by Autobots. {{storylink|Synthesis}}

Starscream took his squad of Vehicons and encountered Arcee and Bumblebee. They battled the two Autobots, but were driven back to the Omega Lock room where Starscream tried unsuccessfully to get his hands on the Star Saber which Smokescreen had brought along. Starscream watched in horror as Megatron was killed by Bumblebee, but his desire to avenge his leader was unable to be fulfilled, as Shockwave dragged him away. The pair escaped the ship in a lifepod, somewhere over Cybertron. {{storylink|Deadlock (episode)|Deadlock}}

[[File:Predaconsrising-Starscreamupthecreek.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|No! Bad pets! Bad! Don't you want to know what the fox says?!?]]
As Shockwave continued to try to clone Predacons, Starscream searched for more bones, and was soon assisted by [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] and [[Skylynx (Prime)|Skylynx]]. The two Predacons eventually led him to a whole burial ground of Predacon remains, but as they were gathering their find up, they were witness to the apparent return of Megatron. Unfortunately it instead turned out to be Unicron using Megatron's body, and as the dark god created an army of undead Predacons, Starscream fled.

Finding the warship, he freed Knock Out and some Vehicons and attempted to retake the ship, only for Knock Out to betray him. He was locked in a cell, however when the warship crashed during the battle against Unicron, he was freed. Once Megatron was free of Unicron's will, Starscream approached him, believing he would resume leadership of the Decepticons, but Megatron was no longer interested in the Decepticon cause. Starscream therefore went to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] to take his own rightful place as Decepticon ruler, only for Predaking, Darksteel, and Skylynx to arrive looking to settle scores with him. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

====Titan ''Prime'' comic====
[[File:Titan4.6 Starscream holding president.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The president's been kidnapped by Decepticons! Are you a bad enough dude to save the president?]]
Starscream accompanied [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] on a trip to [[Antarctica]] to attack the [[Yamal|NS ''Yamal'']]. He carried the [[static lance]] that Megatron intended to use to detonate the ship's nuclear reactors, and when the Autobots arrived to intercede, Starscream used the weapon to knock [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] out. He tried to do the same to [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], but the Autobot dodged the blow and kicked him in the head, taking the lance himself and ruining the Decepticons' plan. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.3|Ice Breaker}}

Tasked by Megatron with trying to draw the Autobots out, Starscream attacked and captured [[Air Force One]], taking it to the [[Grand Canyon]]. He sent a message demanding Optimus Prime's surrender in exchange for the safe return of the [[President of the United States|President]], but the Autobots turned up in force. Starscream's accompaniment of Vehicons was soon quashed, and Optimus rescued the President, whom Starscream was using as a human shield, by chopping the Decepticon's left arm off. Defeated, Starscream fled. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.6|All the President's 'Bots!}}

Starscream was appalled when Megatron revealed the latest plan—pitting the Vehicons against each other in a series of deathmatches to ensure their army contained only the toughest. He was even more shocked when Megatron expected ''him'' to fight against [[Fearstorm]]. Starscream was able to defeat the much-larger Decepticon through application of his wits; he first managed to snap off the pointed end of on the bars enclosing their match, then used it to pin Fearstorm's arms to the ground. Fearstorm was thus incapacitated, leaving Starscream easy access to the key that granted him victory; his opponent's spark. Afterwards, Megatron was content to let Starscream return to the ship. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.7|Megatron's Law}}

On Soundwave's prompting, Starscream set up an ambush for the Autobots in [[The Wave]]. When it predictably went badly for the Decepticons, Starscream demanded his companion take matters into his own hands. Soundwave did, and as a result Starscream had to later help Soundwave look for his missing hand. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.12|The Evil Shred}}
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====Eaglemoss ''Prime'' comic====
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====''Regeneration One''====
[[File:Gas skunk blackarachnia jetstorm leobreaker starscream war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]
As the [[Dark Matrix|Dark Matrix creature]] tortured [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Circuit Smasher]] with visions of his [[Sparkplug Witwicky|dead father]] in [[Zero Space]], cracks began to appear in the membrane of infinite worlds. Starscream could be seen through one, alongside [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]], [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], and [[Gas Skunk]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
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====''Rescue Bots'' cartoon====
When Heatwave was captured by Chumley, Kade came looking for him. Kade called out asking if Heatwave was there, causing Heatwave to ask sarcastically if he was expecting Starscream. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RB)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English), [[Daisuke Hirakawa]] (Japanese)|[[Jiang Ke]] (Chinese), [[Gerardo Alonso]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Nicolas Dubois]] (French), [[Axel Lutter]] (German), [[János Bácskai]] (Hungarian), [[Nestor Chiesse]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:MightyBigTrouble Starscream.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hello, I'm SpaceNapoleHitler. Give me the thing!]]
Starscream managed to survive his encounter with the Predacons by <s>strategically luring them</s> sheer dumb luck, stumbling upon a weapons cache with enough power to repel [[Skylynx (Prime)|Skylynx]] and [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]]. He then explored the fortress and found the laboratory where the Decepticons had bred the Weaponizer Mini-Cons and sought to use them to take revenge on Megatron for his cruel acts towards him. {{storylink|Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness}} Starscream then reformatted himself {{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}} to his old body type, before he freed the Mini-Cons but they managed to escape him. {{storylink|Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness}} The Autobots believed him to be dead following his encounter with the Predacons, but he was remembered as a dangerous Decepticon in the records of the War. {{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}}

After he had "helped save the universe, from Starscream, Megatron, and Dark Energon", [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] refused to be defeated by [[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye}} When Bumblebee attempted to inspire his team with an [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] impression, [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] instead believed Bumblebee to be going for a bad Starscream. {{storylink|W.W.O.D.?}}

In his hunt for the Weaponizer Mini-Cons, Starscream hired [[Shadelock]], [[RoughEdge]], and [[Razorhorn]] to procure them. {{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}} His hunt forced the Mini-Cons off [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and led them to joining a group of [[Scavengers (RID)|scavengers]]. {{storylink|History Lessons}} He tracked them down to the planet Earth, where Shadelock found [[Tricerashot]]. Starscream ordered him to follow the Mini-Con to lead them to the remainder of them. {{storylink|Pretzel Logic}} He tracked the Mini-Cons to a human ship, missing them by seconds. There he found the scavengers and the [[Dark Star Saber]]. He immediately claimed the weapon as his own intending to use it for conquest before he noted that it seemed to be operating at less than full power. Nonetheless, he still desired the Mini-Cons and ordered his minions to track them and bring them to him. His minions brought him the wrong Mini-Cons. [[Fixit (RID)|One of them]] accidentally revealed [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] was back on Earth and Starscream was able to take the yellow Autobot prisoner by threatening the Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}}

[[File:RiD 2015 Worthy One-Winged Seeker.jpg|thumb|left|280px|At least he's not a giant screaming head this time.]]
When Bumblebee was aboard, Starscream gloated about his good fortune before the Autobot escaped only to be quickly recaptured. With his captive now in [[stasis cuffs]], Starscream monologued about his cunning escape from the Predacons and his plan to use the Weaponizer Mini-Cons and the Dark Star Saber to not only kill Megatron but conquer the galaxy. He then resumed scanning for his "little doomsday devices" before Bumblebee began taunting him that no one, not even the Dark Star Saber, took him seriously. Starscream swore that everyone would take him seriously, aiming the cursed blade at Bumblebee's throat. A nearby battle between Autobots and scavengers caught his attention where he used his ship's tractor beam to abduct the Weaponizer Mini-Cons before flying off and gloating to Bumblebee of his imminent victory. {{storylink|Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness}} Unfortunately it turned out he only had six of the seven Mini-Cons needed, with an attempt at merging resulting in failure. Luckily the last Mini-Con needed turned up at his ship with the Autobots, and he was able to obtain it by knocking everyone out with the Dark Star Saber. He successfully merged with the Mini-Cons, only to lose [[Aerobolt]] thanks to a signal initiated from the ship by Fixit. Starscream managed to fly clear of the ship and engage Optimus and Aerobolt, now merged, in combat until the Autobots succeeded in dragging him back into range of the signal. Separated from the Mini-Cons, Starscream fell comatose and was loaded onto [[Prime Force One|Optimus's ship]] for transport back to Cybertron for justice. {{storylink|Worthy}}

====IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic====
Years ago, Starscream assigned three Vehicons to construct an [[energon]] mine near the [[Sierra Ridge]] mountains, {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 5|Robots in Disguise #5}} and left them with a bomb triggered by a dead man's switch as an "explosive insurance policy".

At some point after [[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Cybertron's restoration]], Starscream's severed arm was brought to Earth with [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]]. [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] fought Predaking for the arm, so they could convince the three Sierra Ridge Vehicons that [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] was not their superior officer. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 6|Robots in Disguise #6}}

===Toy bios===
Once upon a time, Starscream was an honorable soldier who fought to defend Cybertron. His long isloation aboard an orbital platform changed all that, making him greedy and ambitious, and he jumped at the chance to join Decepticons and get to lead troops again. {{storylink|Starscream (WFC)#Generations|Generations Starscream}} This path would lead to him binging on Dark Energon, revelling in the power it gave him! {{storylink|Starscream (WFC)#Prime|Dark Energon Starscream}}

Starscream, whatever you might think, ''isn't'' running away all the time: he's actually making calculated retreats and when the enemy is going "ha ha Starscream's run away", he comes back without warning and wipes them out. {{storylink|Starscream (WFC)#Prime|Voyager Starscream}}

===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
When [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] returned from a battle with the news that [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] had apparently perished in a mysterious explosion, everyone on the ''Nemesis'' assumed Starscream was to blame, simply because he had repeatedly expressed an interest in becoming Decepticon leader. He had to go on the run, all the while Megatron would turn up alive so his name would be cleared. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 7}} Dreadwing managed to track him down, but he convinced Dreadwing that he was not the one who eliminated Megatron, on the grounds that he would immediately take [[Decepticon leader]]ship, rather than flee, should Megatron die by his hands. Dreadwing believed him, and ordered his assistance in finding Megatron. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 14}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
After the Transformers had made their way to Earth, Starscream encountered Bumblebee. Not fooled by the Autobot's vehicle disguise, Starscream pursued the Autobot scout. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Sam Riegel]] (English)|[[Gianluca Iacono]] (Italian), [[Leopoldo Ballesteros]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Cyrille Monge]] (French), [[Olaf Różański]] (Polish)}}
[[File:WFC Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Where are your stupid Macross jokes now?!]]

{{quote|Have no fear, Lord Megatron. Under my leadership, Decepticon victory is assured!|Starscream being all modest|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

For the last thousand years of the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Starscream was in charge of an orbital facility that had the capability of producing [[Dark Energon]], though they maintained only a small stockpile because of its unpredictable and uncontrollable nature. The station's force of neutral soldiers were no match for Megatron's invading forces, while Starscream and [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]]'s repeated warnings that no one could control Dark Energon had no effect on Megatron's determination. Instead, Megatron tempted Starscream with knowledge of his past, reminding him of his demotion from Sky Commander to a mere guard over an all-but-derelict station, and offered to let him join the Decepticons, something Starscream scoffed at—at least, at first. Starscream attempted to destroy the station's stock of Dark Energon before the Decepticon leader could reach it, but failed, and watched, first with amusement as Megatron entered the storage chamber...and then with shock as Megatron infused himself with the substance and bent it to his will within moments. Starscream quickly volunteered his services for the Decepticon cause, causing Jetfire to label him a traitor and leave to warn [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]]. Megatron sent him with [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to reactivate the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge|Energon Bridge]]. Starscream performed the mission successfully using his trademark style, flair, and modesty, never mind Megatron's taunting and unreasonable impatience, or Thundercracker's warning him of the danger of certain courses of action, or even Skywarp's cluing in to his constant insults.

During the Battle of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon City]], Starscream led the Decepticons aerial squadrons and [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]] led the Decepticons' ground assault, while Megatron, [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] went behind enemy lines and tried to secure the [[Omega Key]]. When Megatron's group met up with Brawl, Starscream refused to send Dark Energon bombers, saying that he wouldn't let Brawl waste anymore of "his ships". Megatron took issue with Starscream dubbing the bombers his, and overrode Starscream's refusal. Later that evening, while looking for the "real" Omega Key, they ran into it: [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]]. Starscream assumed Megatron was killed when Omega attacked a [[dropship (WFC)|dropship]] Megatron was heading for and declared himself Decepticon commander. Shortly afterward, Megatron managed to communicate with Starscream and ordered him to attack Omega Supreme, getting the massive Autobot off Megatron's back. By the time Megatron's group were heading for the Autobot turrets, Starscream was ready to sound a retreat, which Megatron overrode with the threat of marking any retreating Decepticon as "kill on sight". Fortunately, Megatron arrived moments later and managed to defeat Omega Supreme, making the retreat unnecessary. Later on, he was present at the [[Core]] of Cybertron as Megatron corrupted it with Dark Energon.

As the Battle of Iacon continued, Starscream fought through Jetfire and [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]], and attacked [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]]'s group in the [[Decagon]]. However, the Air Commander was injured by Optimus's [[Energon-axe]] and forced to retreat. The wound was apparently bad enough to cause him to sit out the remainder of the conflict. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
{{voiceactor|Sam Riegel (English)|Gianluca Iacono (Italian)}}
Starscream had been in control of Trypticon Space Station for years, until Megatron and his forces invaded. Megatron wished to revive the Dark Energon project to aid him in his conquest of Cybertron, but Starscream would have none of it. Megatron was able to fight his way to Starscream himself, and after a brief battle, Starscream had lost. He begged for mercy, and Megatrons spared Starscream in exchange for loyalty to the Decepticons. Starscream obliged and Megatron was taken to the core of the station.

After a test run of the Dark Energon's effects on Decepticons in Kaon Prison, Soundwave deduced the element would only destroy the host. A furious Megatron set Starscream to work on fixing the problem, with Starscream continuously bickering with Barricade over his usefulness. The problem was eventually solved in time for an attack on Iacon City. When Megatron felled Zeta Prime and found the Omega Key, the titanic Autobot Omega Supreme was unleashed upon the Decepticons, quickly crushing them with ease.

Megatron was downright furious with Starscream, declaring he had brought Omega Supreme's rampage upon them all. Starscream retorted that if it wasn't for Megatron and his blind troops, none of this would've happened. Starscream invited Megatron to kill him, but warned him it wouldn't do a thing about Omega Supreme out for their blood. Megatron for the moment let it go, and finally felled Omega Supreme, gaining total dominance over Cybertron.

Sometime later, Starscream ambushed an [[Autobot rookie|Autobot recruit-in-training]], and would've killed him if it wasn't for Optimus charging to the rescue. He wasn't seen again after that.
{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}
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===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
{{voiceactor|[[Sam Riegel]] (English)|[[Gianluca Iacono]] (Italian)}}

Being Megatron's "right-hand man," he wonders how the war could have changed if HE were to be the leader, not Megatron. Still he was ordered by Megatron to do his dirty work, and growing jealous, he waits for the right time, to take his place, as leader of the Decepticons.
{{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
{{voiceactor|[[Sam Riegel]] (English)}}
{{quote|Megatron will rue the day he made a fool of me. He can keep his precious army. I will build one of my own.|Starscream planning an obviously failed attempt at army building|''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]''}}

Under Megatron's orders, Starscream and the [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticons]] ambushed and captured Optimus Prime under the ruins of Iacon during the assault on the Ark. Starscream's gloating on how he defeated Megatron's nemesis would earn him a blast from the Decepticon's leader's fusion cannon. Starscream's luck would take an uphill turn, however, for Megatron was soon crushed by Metroplex, leaving him the new leader of the Decepticons. At the urging of both Prime and Metroplex, Starscream ordered the Decepticons to retreat.

Starscream's reign as a leader was lackluster at best. He used most of the Decepticon energon and supplies to further his own ego and cover the Decepticon bases with portraits and effigies of himself and constantly broadcasting self glorifying speeches to his troops. Anyone who wasn't on board with Starscream's reign was thrown into the prisons of Kaon. Needless to say, the prisons were full to bursting as barely a handful of Decepticons had any faith in their new leader. When the Autobots acquired the entire energon supply the Decepticons kept in the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]]. Starscream sent the Combaticons to stop the transport. When the transport was out in the open, Starscream ordered an assault on it, despite the fact the anti-aircraft guns were still functional. As the Decepticons suffered heavy losses, Starscream aborted the mission and ordered a full retreat. The Combaticons ignored the order and brought the transport down, at the cost of half the energon on board. Despite the fact that the Combaticons had saved the mission he had abandoned, Starscream accused them of failing and had them arrested.

Later, Starscream decided to have a coronation for himself (despite the fact he had been in charge for some time now). Though sadly it was not to be, as [[The Transformers: The Movie|a newly rebuilt Megatron crashed the event]] and took his crown back from the would-be king, much to everyone else's elation. Luckily, the Air Commander escaped Megatron's wrath, swearing revenge.

Seeking the means to get back at Megatron, Starscream made his way to Shockwave's lab. He came across [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and promised to free him and his team if they would serve him. The Dinobot kindly refused the offer by throwing him into the control panel, freeing himself. This apparently knocked Starscream out as he didn't get back up. What happened to him afterwords is unknown, since most of Decepticons that might have arrested him were cut to pieces by Grimlock. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

{{note|Starscream also appears as a playable character in the Escalation Map, 'Oblivion'. He is the team's [[Ammo Supplier]] and fights alongside [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], and [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]].}}

===''Transformers: Prime - The Game''===
[[File:TransformersPrimeTheGame Starscream.jpg|thumb|]]
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English)|[[Leopoldo Ballesteros]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Cyrille Monge]] (French)}}
Starscream was present when the Decepticons were hauling in an asteroid rich with Dark Energon heading toward Earth. When the Autobots came to stop them, he witnessed the asteroid explode and the Autobots fall out of orbit. He then mocked their inability to fly, which annoyed Megatron. He commissioned Knock Out and Airachnid to seek and retrieve the Autobots, joining in the hunt himself.

Starscream found Bulkhead and Miko in some sort of tomb, and played on his life by nearly collapsing the whole cave on him. Bulkhead escaped the falling cave, and the big guy unleashed tenfold on him. However, one of the Vehicons managed to swipe Miko and take her captive, and Starscream retreated with them.

Starscream later assisted Megatron in finding a missing component of Thunderwing's, and managed to run into his old pal Bulkhead again. Unfortunately, Bulkhead bested him again, this time taking him captive in his own ship! The treacherous Decepticon tricked Bulkhead, however, into bringing him into a room where he was ambushed by Vehicon troopers. Yet again, Bulkhead came out on top of the pile with Starscream retreating in defeat.

Starscream quickly installed the biggest component in Thunderwing, which resulted in him attacking Megatron... ''Megatron used Starscream as a shield.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Prime - The Game}}
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===''Transformers Online''===
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===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
====Console====
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====3DS====
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===''Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon''===
When Bulkhead infiltrate the Nemesis to snatch away the Decepticons' Energon stores, Starscream faced off against the Autobot before he could take his leave. Starscream was defeated, and Bulkhead took off with the Energon in hand. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon}}

===''Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense''===
Starscream led a battalion of Vehicon drones to the town of [[Jasper]] in order to secure Dark Energon from a nearby mine. His efforts were thwarted by Arcee. Starscream then attempted to escape from an abandoned military installation with the Vehicons under his command, only to be stopped by both Arcee and Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense}}

===''Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense''===
Starscream and the other Decepticons attempted to prevent the Autobots from constructing a [[Pulsar Dish]], which would destroy the [[Energon Drain]] that the Decepticons had built in an asteroid field. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense}}
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===''Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike''===
Using his jet mode to fire upon the Autobot leader, and leaving floating "aerial mines" behind him, Starscream fought it out against Optimus Prime in the skies over a lush tropical forest. Optimus managed to drive off Starscream nevertheless, and Starscream howled back that he wouldn't forget his defeat as he sped away. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike|Decepticon Strike}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Starscream-(WFC).jpg|thumb|400px|So I'm ''Cybertron'' Starscream as WFC Starscream, introduced in a WFC event with seekers from ''Cybertron''. Confused? ''Good!'' '''*Hotshot 47 BLAM!*''']]
Starscream participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character who was available as a reward in the "Cybertron Episode 2 - Seekers" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
{{note|For some reason, the Legion Class version of the character is not included in the character selection.}}
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===''Power Up for Battle''===
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Starscream engaged in battle against Optimus Prime for control over the Weaponizer Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Power Up for Battle}}
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==Commercial appearances==
===''War for Cybertron''===
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] arrived to a location where [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], Starscream, and Soundwave were battling Autobots. Megatron left, leaving Shockwave in charge. Shockwave ordered Soundwave to [[Transformation|Transform]] and play "[[The Touch]]." Starscream was displeased with Shockwave's choice of song, but Shockwave told him that once he got a higher hit percentage than his own, then Starscream could choose a soundtrack. {{storylink|Commercial#War for Cybertron|GameSpot's commercial for their Shockwave multiplayer exclusive}}
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===''Fall of Cybertron''===
[[File:FOC Starscream face broken trailer.jpg|thumb|200px]]
*As Starscream transformed from jet mode and equipped his sword to slice at Optimus Prime carrying the injured Bumblebee, Ironhide intercepted the Decepticon and punched him in the face. The force of the punch broke a good chunk of Starscream's face and threw him to the ground. {{storylink|Commercial#Fall of Cybertron|''Fall of Cybertron'' VGA Cinematic Trailer}}
*Starscream, alongside Shockwave, intercepted Optimus, who was running towards Megatron. The Autobot leader blocked Starscream's slashing attacks with his arm and subsequently shot him in the face from point blank range. This event happened on the surface of the city mode of Metroplex. As Optimus ordered Metroplex to awaken, the city-bot started transforming while Starscream's defeated body was still lying on his surface.
{{storylink|Commercial#Fall of Cybertron|''Fall of Cybertron'' E3 Trailer}}
{{Note|The story of the FOC E3 Trailer seemingly follows on from the FOC VGA Cinematic Trailer.}}
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==Toys==
{{main|Starscream (WFC)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Starscream (WFC)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
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[[File:VectorSigmaBotBuilderStarscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Fabulouscream.]]
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*Starscream's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Energon Seeker-type chassis for [[Scientist (WFC)|Scientist]]-class characters. His parts are also available to Scientists in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Arclight-type components.
*Starscream's backstory in ''Exodus'' is self-contradictory:
:''"Not even Starscream, who had spent much of his scientific career in the labs contained within these refracting walls..."'' (p. 78).
:''"See what?" Starscream asked. Neither Starscream nor Megatron were scientists."'' (p. 158).
:*When asked via Twitter, Exodus's writer [[Alex Irvine]] stated "Let's say he's always been scientifically curious."<ref>[http://twitter.com/alexirvine/status/36051088754868224 Twitter post]</ref>
:*In ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark]]'', when Starscream sarcastically remarks how Shockwave is "ever the scientist", Shockwave replies with "as you once were". This implies that Starscream had been a scientist at some point in time, but has since left that field.
*Starscream's thin body and narrow, upward-swept wings in [[robot mode]] recalls [[Starscream (Animated)|''Animated'' Starscream]], but his colour scheme, Igor-like posture and subservience to Megatron recalls the [[Starscream (Movie)|live-action incarnation]]. The game design has the movie bulk but with a [[Starscream (G1)|Generation 1]] head and colours.
**And an unintentional one at that, according to the [[New York Comic Con]] Transformers: Prime panel.
*[[Steve Blum]] said he was a fan of [[Charlie Adler]] and [[Tom Kenny]]'s portrayals of Starscream, and had Adler give him his blessing after he got the part.<ref>[http://sknr.net/2011/04/20/steve-blum-talks-transformers-prime-guild-wars-2-bulletstorm-more/ Skewed magazine Steve Blum interview.]</ref> Coincidentally, Blum, Adler, and Kenny are all in ''The Super Hero Squad Show''. Blum would later take over the role of Adler's [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] for the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Dark of the Moon]]'' game.
*Starscream's body parts are available to use in the Hub website's [[Vector Sigma Bot Builder]] online game. Normally, you cannot configure a generic 'bot using all Starscream parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop.
*In Starscream's dedicated level in ''Fall Of Cybertron'', a secret room on the exterior of Shockwave's tower complex contains a very G1-esque gold crown that can be picked up by the player and worn for the remainder of the level. Words cannot describe how awesome this is...
*Starscream's Hasbro bio takes Fowler's comment "Starscream is his own worst enemy", a little too literally as it lists his arch-enemy as himself. And his ally is Optimus, for some reason...
*In one of the rare noticeable instances of physical change within the "Aligned" continuity family, Starscream's appearance in ''Robots in Disguise'' is changed to be more similar to his ''Fall of Cybertron appearance'', but this time is inspired by both his [[Starscream (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart]] and his [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|G1 cartoon counterpart]]'s look during the coronation scene in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
*Despite never transforming in the cartoon, concept art of ''Robots in Disguise'' Starscream's jet mode was shared on [[Walter Gatus]]' website, including what his jet mode would have looked like had he transformed in his Power Surge state.
===Arms Up Modes===
In the Japanese ''Prime'' toyline, Starscream has named powered-up modes when given various [[Arms Micron]]s in certain configurations:

*'''Full Weapon Mode''' (フルウェポンモード ''Furu Wepon Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Balo, Gora, Gul, Jida, Zori
:Starscream's box-back Arms Up mode has him using the [[Laser Gunblade]] on his right arm, the [[High-Defense Shield]] on the left, and [[Zori]] in "Flexible Rod Mode" (yyyyeah) on his back.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Starscream''' (スタースクリーム ''Sutāsukurīmu'')
*''Korean:'' '''Starscream''' (스타스크림 ''Seutaseukeurim'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tiānwángxīng''' (Taiwan, 天王星, "Uranus"), '''Hóng Zhīzhū''' (China, 红蜘蛛, "Red Spider")
*''Russian:'' '''Starscream''' (''War for Cybertron'', ''Prime'', Старскрим), '''Skandalist''' (''Fall of Cybertron'', Скандалист, "Troublemaker")

==References==
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[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Decepticons]]
[[Category:Go! Decepticons]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Decepticons]]
[[Category:Scientists]]
[[Category:Transformers Online Decepticons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Decepticons]]
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:''Steeljaw is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Steeljawaligned.jpg|thumb|350px|"Paul, you is a wurrwilf!"]]

The silver-tongued '''Steeljaw''' is everything [[Starscream (disambiguation)|certain schemers]] ''wish'' they could be. A revolutionary on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], his aims have turned to taking over [[Earth]] and turning it into a homeworld for Decepticons... under ''his'' benevolent guiding paw, of course. A brilliant schemer, he's always planning ahead, seeking out opportunity, and unlike some, he has the patience to sit and wait for ''just'' the right moment to pounce. He carries himself with a soft-spoken, easy-going air, quick to offer compliments, but it's all an act. He'll tell you what you want to hear, carefully planting suggestions, so that you'll willingly throw ''yourself'' under the bus for him. Or, failing that, the facade will drop just long enough to show you how bloodthirsty he ''truly'' is. If you think you've found an ally in Steeljaw, think again – there's nobody he won't sacrifice for his goals.

Physically, he is a tough combatant, with razor-sharp claws and impressive speed and agility, plus his bark is certainly as bad as his bite. He's a master with sub-sonic technology, and with the right parts, can create sonic devices capable of interfering with Autobot technology, creating force fields, and more.

He leads his own [[Steeljaw's Pack|pack]] in contrast to [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s [[Bee Team (RID)|team]]–fierce, formidable and as mean as mean can be. He also has a brother named [[Phantomjaw]].

{{quote|Savor the daylight. Things are about to get rather dark.|Steeljaw|"[[True Colors]]"}}

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Troy Baker]] (English), [[Yūichi Nakamura]] (Japanese)|[[Andrea Bolognini]] (Italian), [[Nicolas Böll]] (German), [[Arne Stephan]] (German, 8 episodes), [[Olivier Cuvellier]] (French), [[Osku Ärilä]] (Finnish), [[Carlos Hernández]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Felipe Grinnan]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:TrustExercises Steeljaw convincing Strongarm.jpg|left|300px|thumb|I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand, walking through the streets of Soho in the rain.]]
On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Steeljaw studied sub-sonics. After trying to instigate a rebellion against the current [[Autobot High Council|High Council]], he was arrested and imprisoned aboard the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'', but escaped after [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] caused the prison ship to crash on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Lockout}}

While hiding in the woods outside [[Crown City]], he encountered [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], and tried to bluff her by claiming he'd been a guard aboard the ship. When that didn't work, he knocked her out, tied her up, and tried to convince her that he intended to dwell peacefully on the planet. [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] distracted Steeljaw by masquerading as another Decepticon, and as a result Strongarm was freed, though Steeljaw escaped in the confusion. {{Storylink|Trust Exercises}}

[[File:Sideways SteeljawVehicleMode.jpeg|right|300px|thumb|A wolf in jeep's clothing.]]
After [[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]] was knocked into the black hole caused by his makeshift [[space bridge]], he landed in a forest area where Steeljaw was hiding out. Steeljaw approached Thunderhoof and invited him to team up. {{storylink|As the Kospego Commands!}} The duo used the [[Crown River Dam]] as a temporary base of operations. From here, Steeljaw recruited the [[cyber-tick]] [[Minitron]], who hijacked [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]]'s body and managed to retrieve a [[stasis pod]] containing [[Underbite]]. Minitron inadvertently led the Autobots to their base. Following the inevitable battle, Steeljaw escaped with the stasis pod and reactivated Underbite, inducting him into the gang but abandoned Minitron to the Autobots. {{storylink|True Colors}}

[[File:RID-steeljawsgang.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Today Anthrocon, tomorrow the world!]]
The growing force eventually set up shop in an abandoned steel mill. After [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] joined the gang, Steeljaw attempted to pick up [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] as the next inductee. However, Clampdown turned out to have an unpleasant history with Thunderhoof, forcing Steeljaw to intervene. Thunderhoof managed to scare off Clampdown, and their pursuit led them into a confrontation with the Autobots. In the ensuing fight, Steeljaw almost trapped Bumblebee in a trash compactor; he was bested by the Autobots and captured with the rest of his Decepticons. Slipping his cuffs, he succeeded in creating a diversion by unmooring a garbage barge, then released the other Decepticons while the Autobots had their hands full. Back at their hideout, he inducted Clampdown into the gang even though Fracture questioned his loyalties but Steeljaw reassured him with the not-so-subtle threat of violence if Clampdown ever tried to betray his new benefactors. {{storylink|Sideways (episode)|Sideways}}

[[File:RID-steeljawshostages.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"I am a bit greedy... I don’t know why though."]]

When [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] picked up Decepticon signals from the Crown City Tunnels, Bumblebee believed them to belong to Steeljaw and his gang. {{storylink|Even Robots Have Nightmares}}

Seeking access to the stasis pods and all their Decepticon inmates in the scrapyard, Steeljaw engineered a diversion by using [[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]] as bait. While Bumblebee's team was distracted, Steeljaw broke into the scrapyard, and his gang quickly took Fixit, [[Russell Clay|Russell]], and [[Denny Clay|Denny]] hostage. Steeljaw also rigged up a sub-sonic pulse that would disable the Autobots and prevent them from gaining access. Steeljaw tried to get Fixit to free the other Decepticon convicts, then ordered Thunderhoof and Clampdown to try and recapture the missing humans. Fixit managed to stall long enough, despite Steeljaw's threats to terminate Denny, for the Autobots to break in and deactivate the sonic weaponry; in the ensuing fight, Steeljaw was defeated yet again by Bumblebee.

Back at the Decepticon hideout, Steeljaw exploded at his comrades and ordered them to leave. Upon falling into a sulk he was contacted by a [[The Fallen|mysterious entity]] claiming to the the "first Decepticon" who also claimed to be responsible for the ''Alchemor's'' crash in order to free Steeljaw to serve him. Despite threats of violence Steeljaw was not intimidated by this entity and refused to serve him, but after the entity offered to give him control of Earth in exchange for his service Steeljaw finally agreed to build him his gateway. {{storylink|Lockout}}

[[File:Battlegrounds2 Megatronus levitates Steeljaw.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

Following the instructions of his mysterious caller, Steeljaw and his gang gathered various supplies to build the gateway. After the group captured Sideswipe and Strongarm, Steeljaw sent Fracture in the hopes of freeing more Decepticons from the scrapyard. Though Steeljaw attempted to delay the plan until Fracture succeeded, the entity convinced him to press on with the plan and, after capturing [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] as well, the group headed to the [[Crown City Colossus]] to begin construction. The arrival of Bumblebee's team meant Steeljaw had to finish the gateway on his own, which he accomplished and activated the gateway. Despite the intervention of a newly revived [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] the entity made his way through the gate regardless and identified himself as Megatronus. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}} Though Steeljaw and his gang initially aided Megatronus, the First Decepticon revealed that he intended to use the [[spark fuser]] they'd built to merge the [[AllSpark]] and [[Unicron|Anti-Spark]] from the cores of Earth and Cybertron, destroying both planets in the process. Steeljaw realized he had been used and attacked Megatronus in anger while his followers fled in fear. Steeljaw continued to fight Megatronus but he used his telekinetic powers to hurl Steeljaw away. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

[[File:Misdirection Steeljaw collapses.jpg|thumb|right|300px|He knows they'll throw him in that briar patch.]]

Intent on building a new team, Steeljaw tried to recruit Kickback, only to find that the other Con had already joined up with another group. He tailed Kickback to a swamp and the ''Alchemor''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s drive section, where he volunteered his services to [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]] and [[Glowstrike]]. {{storylink|Metal Meltdown}} Promising his new friends some "elite warriors", Steeljaw directed Scorponok to a disused drive in before leaving a trail of energon from there to the scrapyard. Feigning an injury, he was taken into the scrapyard and sealed in a stasis pod, which he was able to escape thanks to a subsonic device. With Bumblebee, Grimlock, and Strongarm away, following the trail Steeljaw had left for them, he sealed Fixit and the Autobots' pets in a force field and freed a bunch of the prisoners before Strongarm returned. Though he attempted to obtain her [[Decepticon Hunter]], she bested him in combat, and he was forced to flee. He was later able to present the Decepticons he'd rescued to Glowstrike. {{storylink|Misdirection}}

Steeljaw sent [[Springload (RID)|Springload]] to retrieve a high output cable for him and, in return, promised to lead Springload to [[Doradus]]. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Night Off}}

[[File:PortalsSteeljaw-LeadershipMe.jpg|thumb|left|300px|How they don't see through his terrible acting is one of the greatest mysteries of the universe]]

Taking advantage of a growing ideological rift among the Decepticons, Steeljaw gathered his team on the roof of the ship, where he mused about the possibility of staging a coup and overthrowing Glowstrike. He was interrupted by the return of Glowstrike and [[Saberhorn]], who were pleased with his performance. Rather than having to take the position through force, he was promoted to sub-commander of the Decepticon forces. To prove his loyalty to the cause, he savagely attacked a [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] whom Glowstrike had accused of treachery. That job done, Steeljaw joined the other two Decepticon commanders, who were hoping to gain access to the ship's armory, particularly a pair of [[Decepticon Hunter]]s. {{storylink|Portals}}

[[File:DecepticonIslandP2-I'mThatPowerful.jpg|thumb|right|300px|I'd like to meet his tailor.]]

After finding a way to access the armory, Steeljaw immediately took advantage of the Decepticon Hutners, using them to overthrow Saberhorn and Glowstrike and sieze control of the ship and its inhabitants. When Bumblebee's Autobots broke into the ship, Steeljaw had his new Decepticon army surround the Autobots, grandly welcoming them to the first settlement of his new Decepticon empire. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} Steeljaw paraded his prisoners out in front of the Autobots as proof of his victory, disarming Glowstrike using a Decepticon Hunter. The Autobots managed to make a break for it, but Bumblebee left his Decepticon Hunter behind in the escape. Steeljaw managed to incercept Bumblebee and Optimus Prime at the ship's ventilation hub, where he proudly displayed all three of his new weapons before using them to power himself up. Bumblebee and Optimus struggled against the empowered Steeljaw until a swarm of escaped [[Mini-Con]]s stormed the room, occupying the Decepticon leader long enough for Bumblebee to finish arming a [[cryo-gas]] bomb. The Mini-Cons managed to deprive Steeljaw of his weapons, reverting him to normal. Bumblebee took advantage of Steeljaw's momentary weakness to grab the Decepticon Hunters himself and power himself up as Steeljaw had just done beforehand. Thus empowered, Bumblebee melted Steeljaw into the floor before escaping, leaving the would-be Decepticon conqueror howling in rage at his failure. Unable to escape the bomb's detonation, he was placed back in stasis and later taken back to Cybertron by Optimus Prime, [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

Unbeknownst to the Autobots, the Decepticons that had coopted and taken over the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] had ulterior motives for the prisoners that the Autobots brought to Cybertron. Hoping to summon [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] so that he could restart the war and conquer Cybertron once more, [[Cyclonus (WFC)|Cyclonus]] and his underlings arranged for the release of Steeljaw, {{storylink|Freedom Fighters}} Quillfire, Clampdown, Underbite, and Thunderhoof. These five Decepticons were offered full pardons and sent back to Earth to eliminate Bumblebee's team of Autobots.

[[File:TRID S3 E17 E SC 2.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Do you believe in destiny?]]
On Earth, the Decepticons tracked Bumblebee and his team to the scrapyard and opened fire on the area, forcing the Autobots to retreat. Steeljaw, however, came up with a new plan to force the Autobots out of hiding by sabotaging the [[Crown River Dam]], which would threaten thousands of human lives and bait the Autobots into intervening. Steeljaw and his pack ambushed Bumblebee at the dam, and in the ensuing chaos the Decepticon leader escaped and blew a hole in the dam - distracting him just long enough for Sideswipe to knock him over the railing and into the river below. {{storylink|Exiles}}

Steeljaw's Decepticons would then try to capture the Autobots again, this time luring Bumblebee, Strongarm, and Sideswipe into a trap in the city's subway systems. Despite Steeljaw's torture, Bumblebee refused to give up the location of the Autobots during the interrogation, and the subsequent escape of Sideswipe and Strongarm from their improvised prison forced the Decepticons to retreat, using a passing train as cover. {{storylink|Breathing Room}} The pack was contacted by [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] and his [[Activator (RID)|Activator]]s, who informed them that they would soon need to prepare for the arrivals of the High Council on Earth. Steeljaw decided to focus on aiding Soundwave and the Activators in their quest to release Soundwave from the [[Shadowzone (dimension)|Shadowzone]] so that the ex-lieutenant could contact his old leader. This mission required excavating some nuclear waste from a human disposal site. They towed their find through [[Crown City]], but the Autobots caught up with them inside a hydrochloric acid warehouse. In the ensuing fight, Steelaw lost the nuclear waste but managed to use the acid to engineer another quick escape for his team. {{storylink|Prepare for Departure}}

[[File:TRID S3 E20 PP SC 3.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Steeljaw going all [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] on us.]]

Still hoping to recover radioactive energy sources for Soundwave, Steeljaw led his gang in an attempt to infiltrate a local power plant; after Clampdown was taken into Autobot custody, the rest of the pack gained access by disguising themselves as nuclear waste disposal vehicles. The Decepticons quickly began robbing fuel rods from the plant, but the Autobots caught up with them. Hoping to distract the Autobots, Steeljaw sabotaged the reactor to melt down while they escaped, but the capture of the rest of his teammates prompted him to cut ties and run, taking the fuel rods with him. Some time later, he met with the Activator [[Stuntwing]], but told him that he would only deliver his prize to Soundwave in person. {{storylink|Prisoner Principles}}

Using the stolen [[Decepticon Hunter]]s, Soundwave was able to escape the Shadowzone and began working on his ultimate plan to contact Megatron: using the radioactive fuel sources Steeljaw supplied, he constructed a [[trans-galactic beacon generator]] that would contact Megatron at the cost of irradiating all life on Earth. Furious at the thought of losing the world he planned to rule, Steeljaw attacked Soundwave, but was soundly beaten by the faceless Decepticon and fled. Soundwave was soon defeated and the Autobots returned to their pursuit of Steeljaw. {{storylink|Collateral Damage}}

[[File:FiveFugitives-Steeljaw.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]
After catching him on a country road, the Autobots pursued him but were intercepted by [[Dropforge]] and several Autobot police officers, leaving [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] to match wits against the Decepticon alone. Luring Bulkhead to a natural gas refinery, Steeljaw confounded Bulkhead with several subsonic fields before igniting the gas in the pipe. Autobot backup arrived in the form of Bumblebee and the others: join him or he'd blow up Crown City. Dropforge's arrival and his destruction of Steeljaw's detonator gave him the opening to unleash a powerful subsonic pulse on all assembled and retreat to manually prime the charges, but Dropforge managed to clout him and force him to retreat. {{storylink|Five Fugitives}}

Shortly afterwards Steeljaw — forewarned of the eventual Cybertronian invasion of Earth that would deny him the chance to rule the planet as his own — opted to stow away aboard ''[[Prime Force One]]'' when the Autobots travelled to Cybertron to confront the High Council, proposing an alliance of convenience with Bumblebee when the Autobots found him out. Though rightfully skeptical at first, Steeljaw helped Bumblebee fight off Cybertron's orbital drone defences, though Bumblebee remained skeptical and knocked him out at the first opportunity.

[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemy-arentweall.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Now fulfill the dreams of a thousand doujinshi artists and kiss.]]

On reaching Cybertron, Steeljaw once again offered his assistance, acknowledging that they would need his knowledge to breach the Council tower's sonic defenses. With no other options left, Bumblebee reluctantly brought Steeljaw along during their trip through [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. The ruse quickly went south when the Council's police found them out, {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}} but were rescued and escorted to the Council by Dropforge. On reaching the [[High Council Tower]], Steeljaw deactivated the shielding systems, but was nowhere to be found when the Autobots confronted Cyclonus' team and their combined form of [[Galvatronus (RID)|Galvatronus]]. When Fixit located the mind control transmitters that were responsible for keeping the population of Cybertron docile and easily manipulated, Steeljaw suddenly appeared and smashed the console, telling Fixit that this was his revenge against the Council that had betrayed him — and that Earth could once again be his for the taking.

Indeed, even after Cyclonus had been defeated and the Autobots had returned to the scrapyard, their arguing was interrupted by one of Steeljaw's howls; realizing that their old foe had followed them back to Earth to make trouble, the Autobots rolled out to stop him. {{storylink|Freedom Fighters}}
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===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' books===
Annoyed by Thunderhoof and Underbite bickering, Steeljaw reminded them that he only tolerated them because their help was necessary in his quest to obtain the [[Anti-Spark]]. {{storylink|Sideswipe Versus Thunderhoof}}

===IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
[[File:RIDissue6-SteeljawandVehicon.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Would ''I'' lie?"]]
Following the disastrous business with Megatronus, Steeljaw was lurking near the [[Sierra Ridge]] mountains when he spotted Optimus and Windblade out on a mission. Shortly afterwards, he stumbled on an energon mine being constructed by three abandoned [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s, and managed to convince them that he was their superior officer. While two of the Vehicons lured Team Bee away from the scrapyard, he and [[Steve (Vehicon)|Steve]] kidnapped Fixit and Russell Clay, {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 5|Robots in Disguise #5}} as well as freeing those Decepticons Steeljaw could trust, {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 6|Robots in Disguise #6}} before inviting the Autobots to come find them. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 5|Robots in Disguise #5}}

Steeljaw had the Decepticons set about mining energon, and when Bumblebee's team inevitably turned up, Steeljaw revealed his trump card: a bomb left with the Vechicons by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. During the fight, Steeljaw ordered Steve to set off the bomb, however the Vehicons realized that Steeljaw was pursuing his own vendetta and not the Decepticon cause. After Optimus Prime arrived to reveal that Steeljaw had been lying about being part of Starscream's command, the Vehicons turned on their would-be master, using the bomb to take out the other Decepticons. Steeljaw fled the scene while the Autobots were taking his men into custody. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 6|Robots in Disguise #6}}
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==Commercial appearances==
*Steeljaw tried to attack a young boy with a Bumblebee toy in hand, only for the real Bumblebee to wrestle with the Decepticon and toss him into a nearby body of water. {{storylink|Commercial#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Robots in Disguise One-Step and Three-Step toy commercial}}

*Steeljaw burst through a billboard only to find himself facing a giant-sized "Super Bumblebee!" Though he tried to flee, Bumblebee picked up Steeljaw and transformed the Decepticon into his vehicle mode as though he was just a toy. {{storylink|Commercial#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Robots in Disguise Super Bumblebee commercial}}

==Games==
===''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
*''unlock Starter'' — 500 Energon Cubes or 10 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock Titan Guardian'' — 1000 Energon Cubes or 20 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock Legion'' — 1500 Energon Cubes or 30 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock 1-Step'' — 2000 Energon Cubes or 40 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock Titan Hero'' — 3000 Energon Cubes or 60 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock Warrior'' — 4000 Energon Cubes or 80 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock Hero'' — 6000 Energon Cubes or 120 Ultra Sparks

{{note|Though he appears in the story as a CPU-controlled boss, Steeljaw is also a playable character. Yes, he can beat himself up. His six toy-forms can be temporarily unlocked by scanning the badges on said toys. However, these and his show-accurate "Starter" form (which the CPU boss uses) can also be permanently unlocked by spending Energon Cubes.}} {{storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise}}

===''Protect Crown City''===
There were lots of Steeljaws! They attempted to escape before the Autobots secured them back into their stasis pods. {{storylink|Protect Crown City}}

==Toys==
===''Robots in Disguise'' (2015)===
{{note|Virtually every toy in this list has a scannable [[insignia]] sticker on it. For [[Hasbro]] releases, it temporarily unlocks that toy as a playable character in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], and can only be scanned once per day. [[TakaraTomy]] releases simply check that off on their mobile app's collection list. It's honestly quicker and less redundant to say which toys '''don't''' have this feature.}}

====Legion Class====
[[File:TF-RID2015-Legion-Class-Steeljaw.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Where, oh werewolf, I've looked everywhere wolf. Where oh where is my werewolf?'']]
*'''Steeljaw''' (Legion Class, 2015)

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Legion-class toys, Steeljaw transforms from a <s>yetiglanchi</s> werewolf-like Decepticon into an off-road vehicle. In robot mode, his hands can grasp 3mm post accessories, and he has two 3mm ports on top of his vehicle mode for mounting weapons.

: His Decepticon [[insignia]] is on his passenger-side door, which becomes his left forearm in robot mode. The symbol can be scanned while Steeljaw is still in-package.

: His stock photo is mistransformed in vehicle mode (not the right picture, the other one): His legs are sticking out of his front.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/LegSteeljaw/steeljaw.htm More information on Legion Steeljaw at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TF-Adventure-EZ-Collection-Clear-Steeljaw.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb]]
*'''Steeljaw Clear Ver''' (Legion Class, 2015)
:A redeco of Legion Class Steeljaw in clear plastic, Steeljaw Clear Ver. was given away at Japanese stores like Edion, Bic Camera and Kojima from March 21, 2015 to customers who spent ¥3000 or more on Adventure product. Like most of the clear colored ''Adventure'' Legion Class exclusives, Steeljaw has no paint operations save for his face.

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[[File:TAV-35-EZ-Collection-Steeljaw.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Autobot VS Decepticon Set''' (EZ Collection 4-pack, 2015)

: This version of Steeljaw is a redeco of the original Legion Class toy, featuring additional paint details. Although stock photos for the packaging showed that Steeljaw features birch grey plastic, the actual product retains the original plastic color from the Hasbro toy.

: Unlike the Hasbro release, the toy features no scan-badges on the toy, instead it was printed on one small card, along with the other 3 badges.

: He was available only in a four-pack along with similarly-painted-up versions of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TAV35|Optimus Prime]], [[Underbite#TAV35|Underbite]], and [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#TAV35|Grimlock]].

:Like the rest of the ''Adventure'' EZ Collection sets, some online retailers like Amazon Japan were still selling it 2 years later at greatly reduced prices (70% off).
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====Warrior Class====
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[[File:RID15-toy SteeljawWarrior.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Best there is at what he does, bub! ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-Adventure-TAV-04-Steeljaw.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|No, I still fall off with no support. Buy me. ''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Steeljaw''' (Warrior Class, 2014/2015)
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[March 21|3-21]]-2015'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''TAV-04'''
**''Accessories'': Bladed claw

: From the first wave of ''Robots in Disguise'' Warrior-class figures, Steeljaw transforms from a werewolf-like Decepticon, complete with articulated tail, into an off-road vehicle. He comes with a [[Wolverine (Marvel)|Wolverine]]-like claw weapon that he can either wield or attach to the roof of his vehicle mode. His scannable insignia is on his vehicle-mode windshield, which becomes his robot-mode chest, easily scannable while still on-package.

: The TakaraTomy release of the Warrior Class Steeljaw, as part of the initial assortment of ''Adventure'' product, features a flatter shade of blue-ish grey plastic, and several extra paint details on his head and wheels. His scan-badge is covered in-package by a "dummy sticker" to prevent scanning without purchase.

:Due to a lack of heel-spurs and the uneven surfaces on the soles of his feet (being made up of the vehicle-mode grill and bumper), he has problems standing upright without using his tail as a stabilizing tripod.

:This mold was also used to make [[Phantomjaw]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/Steeljaw/steeljaw.htm More information on Warrior Class Steeljaw at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TF-RID2015-Decepticon-Island-Showdown-packaging.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Decepticon Island Showdown''' (2-pack, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Decepticon Hunter sword, bladed claw, Decepticon Hunter axe, 2 Decepticon Hunter Prime Swords, Decepticon Hunter long-staff, Decepticon Hunter small-staff, stasis pod

:Available as a 2-pack with Bumblebee, Decepticon Island Showdown Steeljaw is completely unchanged from his individual Warrior Class figure, and he comes with various Decepticon Hunter weapons. The 2-pack also comes with a large stasis chamber, which Warrior Class figures can fit into.
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====One-Step Changers====
{{anchor|OneStepChanger}}
[[File:Onestepsteeljaw.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A Cybertronian werewolf in traffic. ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-Adventure-TED-08-Steeljaw.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Steeljaw''' (One-Step Changer, 2015)
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[June 27|6-27]]-2015'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''TED-08'''

: Part of the second wave of [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#One-Step Changers|One Step Changers]], Steeljaw transforms in one step (see?) from a werewolf-like Decepticon into an off-road vehicle, triggered by his vehicle front/tail. Steeljaw can ride on [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Stomp .26 Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]], but does not activate any of the larger figure's gimmicks.

: His Decepticon [[insignia]] is on his vehicle-mode roof, which becomes his tail. Unlike several One-step Changers, his badge is easily scannable while still in-package.

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[[File:RID2015-One-Step-Changers-Collection-6-pack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Robots in Disguise Collection''' (6-pack, 2015)

:A 6-pack featuring the One-Step figures of [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#RIDCollection|Bumblebee]], Steeljaw, [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#RIDCollection|Grimlock]], [[Sideswipe (RID)#RIDCollection|Sideswipe]], [[Underbite#RIDCollection|Underbite]] (all of them unchanged from their individual releases), and a new One-Step [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RIDCollection|Optimus Prime]] figure available only in this set. This set was exclusive to [[Target]] stores in the United States and to [[Toys"R"Us]] stores in Canada.

: Sideswipe, Steeljaw, Underbite, and Bumblebee's badges are all scannable in-package.
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====Hyper Change Heroes/3-Step Changer====
{{anchor|HyperChange}}
[[File:RID20153StepSteeljaw.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Better stay away from him. He'll rip your lungs out, Jim! ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-Adventure-TED-11-Big-Steeljaw.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Steeljaw''' (Hyper Change Heroes / 3-Step Changer, 2015)
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[August 29|8-29]]-2015'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TED-11'''

:Part of the third wave of [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Three-Step Changers .2F Hyper Change Heroes|''Robots in Disguise'' Three-Step Changers]], this considerably larger version of Steeljaw transforms from an off-road vehicle to robot in just <s>3</s> 2 easy steps!...yeah!

:His scannable badge is on his vehicle bonnet/robot mode chest. Like most of the Three-Step Changers, his badge is easily scannable while still in-package.

:The TakaraTomy "Easy Dynamic" release of Three-Step Steeljaw, titled '''Big Steeljaw''', features additional paint applications. features extra paint applications on the robot/vehicle mode parts, including his mouth. Like his Hasbro counterpart, his scannable Decepticon insignia is in his robot mode, middle of his chest. Scanning this in the Transformers Chronicle Mobile App unlocks the toy to the app's collection list. Unlike the American release, Big Steeljaw is packaged in a windowed box, instead of an an open package.
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[[File:TF-RID2015-Three-Step-Cybertron-Strike-Steeljaw.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Cybertron Strike Steeljaw''' (Hyper Change Heroes / 3-Step Changer, 2017)

:Released as part of the ''[[Combiner Force]]'' rebranding, Cybertron Strike Steeljaw is a redeco of the figure above, 2 years later after its release. He now features computer circuit-sque details. His scannable badge is on his vehicle bonnet/robot mode chest. Like most of the Three-Step Changers, his badge is easily scannable while still in-package.

:His packaging advises as "Hyper Turn" Gimmick.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy SteeljawCustomKreon.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Steeljaw''' (Custom Kreon, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B1236'''
**''Pieces'': 26
**''Accessories'': Extra body parts, parts rack, buildable sword, buildable staff

:Part of the sixth wave of Custom [[Kreon]]s, and the first (and only) ''Robots in Disguise''-themed wave, Kreon Steeljaw has extra body parts cast in transparent plastic, if you're into that kinda thing. His weapons and parts can be stored on a buildable weapons rack. Despite what the instructions said, the body piece cannot be pegged down between the leg parts installed on the display stand. However this can be amended by putting a 2x1 brick piece.

:Unlike the larger ''Robots in Disguise Kre-O'' kits, the Customs do not have any scan-badges on their packaging ''at all''. The mobile game isn't even mentioned ''anywhere''.

:This wave was skipped by US retailers at first, so the set only saw release in Canadian, European and Asian markets. In late 2015 they (briefly) showed up at TJ Maxx discount chains in the US.
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===''Hero Mashers''===
[[File:HeroMashers-toy Steeljaw.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]
*'''Steeljaw''' (2015)
**''Pieces'': '''8'''
**''Accessories'': Twin-blade, tail/sword

: Part of the first wave of ''Robots in Disguise''-branded [[Hero Mashers]], Steeljaw is a 6-inch tall non-transforming action figure. He has pop-off forearms, thighs, lower-legs and head, which are interchangeable with ''any'' Hero Mashers figure, which includes properties like ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' and ''Jurassic World''. Every body part except his head also has at least one accessory-attachment point, though only his tail/sword has the proper peg to use them. In what appears to be a budget cut, every toy in this wave has single-swivel shoulders, as opposed to double-swivels, restricting arm articulation. (The rocker-ankles from the original waves remain gone.)

:The figure itself lacks a scannable badge, but the packaging has a unique scan-badge for the mobile game that grants a randomized amount of "Energon cube" currency. The scan-badge is the same for all toys in the wave.

: Originally this wave was skipped by US retailers, seeing release only in Canada and European markets. In December 2015, they started to pop up in US discount stores like TJ Maxx and Marshalls.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/HMSteeljaw/steeljaw.htm More information on ''Hero Mashers'' Steeljaw at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
===''Tiny Titans''===
[[File:TinyTitans SteeljawS1.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Werewolf? I don't know, you had him last!]]
*'''Steeljaw''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''4/12'''

: Part of the initial assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of Steeljaw is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in robot mode.

: He includes a collectible card that includes a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/TTSteeljaw/steeljaw.htm More information on ''Tiny Titans'' Steeljaw at TFU.info]''

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*'''Steeljaw''' (Tiny Titans, 2016)
**''Series'': '''5'''
**''Number'': '''3/12'''

:Part of the fifth wave of ''Tiny Titans'', this version of Steeljaw has him in a much more aggressive, claws-ready-to-rake battle stance.

: As per usual, he comes with a collectible card with a scan-badge for the mobile game, which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

: This assortment saw minimal-at-best distribution at "big box" retail, most reliably hitting through online outlets before filtering out through drug store chains.
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===''Radz''===
*'''Steel Jaw'''{{sic}} (Radz candy dispenser, 2015)
**''Blindbag code'': '''E'''

: The [[Radz]] candy-dispenser version of Steeljaw is a plastic sphereoid with feet, spiky "hair", and a keychain fob. Pulling the hair back opens the toy's "mouth" and projects a little bowl-like tongue, dispensing a single colored sugar pellet. The hair can be taken off to refill the dispenser, and swapped with any other Radz.

:Steeljaw was only available in a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] baggie, though the bag has a code number on the back under the "best by" date that tells you what's inside (only the last letter is the important part). He comes with a bag of sugar pellets, and a mini-poster with a collection checklist on the back. The packaging and poster use the generic scan-badge found on almost all toy and merchandise packaging, granting an amount of "Energon cube" currency.
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===McDonald's===
*'''Steeljaw''' (McDonald's toy, 2016)
**''McNumber'': '''7'''
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===Kinder Chocolate===
*'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''' (2015)
:Only available inside a blind packed chocolate egg as part of Kinder's ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' series, this buildable Steeljaw mini-figure consists of a generic "cog" onto which his limbs and armor can be clipped to construct him. He has articulation on his shoulders, upper legs and tail.

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[[File:Kinder-Joy-RID15-2017-Steeljaw.jpg|thumb|150px]]
*'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''' (2017)
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===Dickie Toys===
====Die-Cast Cars====
*'''Steeljaw''' (Single Pack, 2016/2017)
:Released as part of the Single Pack assortment, Steeljaw is a show-accurate, non-transforming die-cast vehicle based on his alternate mode. He features through-axle construction, allowing for super-speedy racing on smooth surfaces, and his car mode is compatible with many tracks and playsets from ''Hot Wheels'' and ''Matchbox''.

:His other redeco variants include a Stealth-themed color.
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*'''Steeljaw''' (Tin Box, 2016)
:This Steeljaw toy car is unchanged, with a new collectible tin box featured in the packaging...and a random transformation scene card.
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*'''Steeljaw''' (Light Up Racer, 2016/2017)
:This Steeljaw toy car features a (pointless) blue-colored light-up gimmick underneath, which is probably meant to represent him having an LED underbody. Once activated, the light emits to a smoke grey plate underneath with Steeljaw's head sculpted on it. He also comes with his own Tech Spec collector card. Batteries also included.
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*'''Robot Team 5-pack''' (2016)
:An unchanged Steeljaw car is pack with either of these two 5-pack sets.
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*'''Steeljaw''' (Plastic Robots & Car 2-pack, 2017)
:This 2-pack features an again, unchanged Steeljaw toy car, but with a show-accurate, non-transforming robot mode figure as a bonus!
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*'''Robots in Disguise 5-pack''' (2017)
*'''Robots in Disguise 8-pack''' (2017)
*'''Robots in Disguise 11-Pack''' (2017)

:The unchanged Steeljaw car (or his Stealth redeco) was also available in either of these multi-packs. He would probably be bundled with his robot mode figurine though.
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====Play Sets====
*'''Capture Pod Track Set''' (2016)
**''Accessories'': Launcher, Track, Ramp, Capture Pod, stand

:The Steeljaw Die-cast Car is also available with the play set, which consists on launching him to the Capture Pod...which means the whole point of this set is capturing Steeljaw while he's flying off the ramp. However, any Autobot cars is also compatible if you decided to do the other way around.
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==Notes==
[[File:RID-Steeljaw-concept.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Not [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]].]]
*Steeljaw is the first main antagonist of a western ''Transformers'' series who is ''not'' a [[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatron]] or [[Galvatron (disambiguation)|Galvatron]] (not counting [[Doctor Morocco|Thaddeus Morocco]], the on-off overarching antagonist of ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'').
[[File:RID-Steeljaw-Hasbro-art-vehicle.jpg|thumb|350px]]
*Not long after the cartoon ended, [[Walter Gatus|Walter Gatus]] shared his portfolio for RID containing many early concepts for the show. Among these, there where some early sketches of Steeljaw (shown right) who looks similar to his final design, but with a much darker color scheme and a slightly different head.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Steeljaw''' (スチールジョー ''Suchīrujō'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Gāngqián''' (钢钳, "Steel Clamp")
*''Polish:'' '''Stalowa Szczęka''' ("Steel jaw" RID2015 Mobile Game)

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Steeljaw (RID)

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:''Steeljaw is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Steeljawaligned.jpg|thumb|350px|"Paul, you is a wurrwilf!"]]

The silver-tongued '''Steeljaw''' is everything [[Starscream (disambiguation)|certain schemers]] ''wish'' they could be. A revolutionary on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], his aims have turned to taking over [[Earth]] and turning it into a homeworld for Decepticons... under ''his'' benevolent guiding paw, of course. A brilliant schemer, he's always planning ahead, seeking out opportunity, and unlike some, he has the patience to sit and wait for ''just'' the right moment to pounce. He carries himself with a soft-spoken, easy-going air, quick to offer compliments, but it's all an act. He'll tell you what you want to hear, carefully planting suggestions, so that you'll willingly throw ''yourself'' under the bus for him. Or, failing that, the facade will drop just long enough to show you how bloodthirsty he ''truly'' is. If you think you've found an ally in Steeljaw, think again – there's nobody he won't sacrifice for his goals.

Physically, he is a tough combatant, with razor-sharp claws and impressive speed and agility, plus his bark is certainly as bad as his bite. He's a master with sub-sonic technology, and with the right parts, can create sonic devices capable of interfering with Autobot technology, creating force fields, and more.

He leads his own [[Steeljaw's Pack|pack]] in contrast to [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s [[Bee Team (RID)|team]]–fierce, formidable and as mean as mean can be. He also has a brother named [[Phantomjaw]].

{{quote|Savor the daylight. Things are about to get rather dark.|Steeljaw|"[[True Colors]]"}}

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Troy Baker]] (English), [[Yūichi Nakamura]] (Japanese)|[[Andrea Bolognini]] (Italian), [[Nicolas Böll]] (German), [[Arne Stephan]] (German, 8 episodes), [[Olivier Cuvellier]] (French), [[Osku Ärilä]] (Finnish), [[Carlos Hernández]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Felipe Grinnan]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:TrustExercises Steeljaw convincing Strongarm.jpg|left|300px|thumb|I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand, walking through the streets of Soho in the rain.]]
On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Steeljaw studied sub-sonics. After trying to instigate a rebellion against the current [[Autobot High Council|High Council]], he was arrested and imprisoned aboard the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'', but escaped after [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] caused the prison ship to crash on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Lockout}}

While hiding in the woods outside [[Crown City]], he encountered [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], and tried to bluff her by claiming he'd been a guard aboard the ship. When that didn't work, he knocked her out, tied her up, and tried to convince her that he intended to dwell peacefully on the planet. [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] distracted Steeljaw by masquerading as another Decepticon, and as a result Strongarm was freed, though Steeljaw escaped in the confusion. {{Storylink|Trust Exercises}}

[[File:Sideways SteeljawVehicleMode.jpeg|right|300px|thumb|A wolf in jeep's clothing.]]
After [[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]] was knocked into the black hole caused by his makeshift [[space bridge]], he landed in a forest area where Steeljaw was hiding out. Steeljaw approached Thunderhoof and invited him to team up. {{storylink|As the Kospego Commands!}} The duo used the [[Crown River Dam]] as a temporary base of operations. From here, Steeljaw recruited the [[cyber-tick]] [[Minitron]], who hijacked [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]]'s body and managed to retrieve a [[stasis pod]] containing [[Underbite]]. Minitron inadvertently led the Autobots to their base. Following the inevitable battle, Steeljaw escaped with the stasis pod and reactivated Underbite, inducting him into the gang but abandoned Minitron to the Autobots. {{storylink|True Colors}}

[[File:RID-steeljawsgang.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Today Anthrocon, tomorrow the world!]]
The growing force eventually set up shop in an abandoned steel mill. After [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] joined the gang, Steeljaw attempted to pick up [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] as the next inductee. However, Clampdown turned out to have an unpleasant history with Thunderhoof, forcing Steeljaw to intervene. Thunderhoof managed to scare off Clampdown, and their pursuit led them into a confrontation with the Autobots. In the ensuing fight, Steeljaw almost trapped Bumblebee in a trash compactor; he was bested by the Autobots and captured with the rest of his Decepticons. Slipping his cuffs, he succeeded in creating a diversion by unmooring a garbage barge, then released the other Decepticons while the Autobots had their hands full. Back at their hideout, he inducted Clampdown into the gang even though Fracture questioned his loyalties but Steeljaw reassured him with the not-so-subtle threat of violence if Clampdown ever tried to betray his new benefactors. {{storylink|Sideways (episode)|Sideways}}

[[File:RID-steeljawshostages.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"I am a bit greedy... I don’t know why though."]]

When [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] picked up Decepticon signals from the Crown City Tunnels, Bumblebee believed them to belong to Steeljaw and his gang. {{storylink|Even Robots Have Nightmares}}

Seeking access to the stasis pods and all their Decepticon inmates in the scrapyard, Steeljaw engineered a diversion by using [[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]] as bait. While Bumblebee's team was distracted, Steeljaw broke into the scrapyard, and his gang quickly took Fixit, [[Russell Clay|Russell]], and [[Denny Clay|Denny]] hostage. Steeljaw also rigged up a sub-sonic pulse that would disable the Autobots and prevent them from gaining access. Steeljaw tried to get Fixit to free the other Decepticon convicts, then ordered Thunderhoof and Clampdown to try and recapture the missing humans. Fixit managed to stall long enough, despite Steeljaw's threats to terminate Denny, for the Autobots to break in and deactivate the sonic weaponry; in the ensuing fight, Steeljaw was defeated yet again by Bumblebee.

Back at the Decepticon hideout, Steeljaw exploded at his comrades and ordered them to leave. Upon falling into a sulk he was contacted by a [[The Fallen|mysterious entity]] claiming to the the "first Decepticon" who also claimed to be responsible for the ''Alchemor's'' crash in order to free Steeljaw to serve him. Despite threats of violence Steeljaw was not intimidated by this entity and refused to serve him, but after the entity offered to give him control of Earth in exchange for his service Steeljaw finally agreed to build him his gateway. {{storylink|Lockout}}

[[File:Battlegrounds2 Megatronus levitates Steeljaw.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

Following the instructions of his mysterious caller, Steeljaw and his gang gathered various supplies to build the gateway. After the group captured Sideswipe and Strongarm, Steeljaw sent Fracture in the hopes of freeing more Decepticons from the scrapyard. Though Steeljaw attempted to delay the plan until Fracture succeeded, the entity convinced him to press on with the plan and, after capturing [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] as well, the group headed to the [[Crown City Colossus]] to begin construction. The arrival of Bumblebee's team meant Steeljaw had to finish the gateway on his own, which he accomplished and activated the gateway. Despite the intervention of a newly revived [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] the entity made his way through the gate regardless and identified himself as Megatronus. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}} Though Steeljaw and his gang initially aided Megatronus, the First Decepticon revealed that he intended to use the [[spark fuser]] they'd built to merge the [[AllSpark]] and [[Unicron|Anti-Spark]] from the cores of Earth and Cybertron, destroying both planets in the process. Steeljaw realized he had been used and attacked Megatronus in anger while his followers fled in fear. Steeljaw continued to fight Megatronus but he used his telekinetic powers to hurl Steeljaw away. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

[[File:Misdirection Steeljaw collapses.jpg|thumb|right|300px|He knows they'll throw him in that briar patch.]]

Intent on building a new team, Steeljaw tried to recruit Kickback, only to find that the other Con had already joined up with another group. He tailed Kickback to a swamp and the ''Alchemor''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s drive section, where he volunteered his services to [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]] and [[Glowstrike]]. {{storylink|Metal Meltdown}} Promising his new friends some "elite warriors", Steeljaw directed Scorponok to a disused drive in before leaving a trail of energon from there to the scrapyard. Feigning an injury, he was taken into the scrapyard and sealed in a stasis pod, which he was able to escape thanks to a subsonic device. With Bumblebee, Grimlock, and Strongarm away, following the trail Steeljaw had left for them, he sealed Fixit and the Autobots' pets in a force field and freed a bunch of the prisoners before Strongarm returned. Though he attempted to obtain her [[Decepticon Hunter]], she bested him in combat, and he was forced to flee. He was later able to present the Decepticons he'd rescued to Glowstrike. {{storylink|Misdirection}}

Steeljaw sent [[Springload (RID)|Springload]] to retrieve a high output cable for him and, in return, promised to lead Springload to [[Doradus]]. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Night Off}}

[[File:PortalsSteeljaw-LeadershipMe.jpg|thumb|left|300px|How they don't see through his terrible acting is one of the greatest mysteries of the universe]]

Taking advantage of a growing ideological rift among the Decepticons, Steeljaw gathered his team on the roof of the ship, where he mused about the possibility of staging a coup and overthrowing Glowstrike. He was interrupted by the return of Glowstrike and [[Saberhorn]], who were pleased with his performance. Rather than having to take the position through force, he was promoted to sub-commander of the Decepticon forces. To prove his loyalty to the cause, he savagely attacked a [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] whom Glowstrike had accused of treachery. That job done, Steeljaw joined the other two Decepticon commanders, who were hoping to gain access to the ship's armory, particularly a pair of [[Decepticon Hunter]]s. {{storylink|Portals}}

[[File:DecepticonIslandP2-I'mThatPowerful.jpg|thumb|right|300px|I'd like to meet his tailor.]]

After finding a way to access the armory, Steeljaw immediately took advantage of the Decepticon Hutners, using them to overthrow Saberhorn and Glowstrike and sieze control of the ship and its inhabitants. When Bumblebee's Autobots broke into the ship, Steeljaw had his new Decepticon army surround the Autobots, grandly welcoming them to the first settlement of his new Decepticon empire. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} Steeljaw paraded his prisoners out in front of the Autobots as proof of his victory, disarming Glowstrike using a Decepticon Hunter. The Autobots managed to make a break for it, but Bumblebee left his Decepticon Hunter behind in the escape. Steeljaw managed to incercept Bumblebee and Optimus Prime at the ship's ventilation hub, where he proudly displayed all three of his new weapons before using them to power himself up. Bumblebee and Optimus struggled against the empowered Steeljaw until a swarm of escaped [[Mini-Con]]s stormed the room, occupying the Decepticon leader long enough for Bumblebee to finish arming a [[cryo-gas]] bomb. The Mini-Cons managed to deprive Steeljaw of his weapons, reverting him to normal. Bumblebee took advantage of Steeljaw's momentary weakness to grab the Decepticon Hunters himself and power himself up as Steeljaw had just done beforehand. Thus empowered, Bumblebee melted Steeljaw into the floor before escaping, leaving the would-be Decepticon conqueror howling in rage at his failure. Unable to escape the bomb's detonation, he was placed back in stasis and later taken back to Cybertron by Optimus Prime, [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

Unbeknownst to the Autobots, the Decepticons that had coopted and taken over the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] had ulterior motives for the prisoners that the Autobots brought to Cybertron. Hoping to summon [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] so that he could restart the war and conquer Cybertron once more, [[Cyclonus (WFC)|Cyclonus]] and his underlings arranged for the release of Steeljaw, {{storylink|Freedom Fighters}} Quillfire, Clampdown, Underbite, and Thunderhoof. These five Decepticons were offered full pardons and sent back to Earth to eliminate Bumblebee's team of Autobots.

[[File:TRID S3 E17 E SC 2.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Do you believe in destiny?]]
On Earth, the Decepticons tracked Bumblebee and his team to the scrapyard and opened fire on the area, forcing the Autobots to retreat. Steeljaw, however, came up with a new plan to force the Autobots out of hiding by sabotaging the [[Crown River Dam]], which would threaten thousands of human lives and bait the Autobots into intervening. Steeljaw and his pack ambushed Bumblebee at the dam, and in the ensuing chaos the Decepticon leader escaped and blew a hole in the dam - distracting him just long enough for Sideswipe to knock him over the railing and into the river below. {{storylink|Exiles}}

Steeljaw's Decepticons would then try to capture the Autobots again, this time luring Bumblebee, Strongarm, and Sideswipe into a trap in the city's subway systems. Despite Steeljaw's torture, Bumblebee refused to give up the location of the Autobots during the interrogation, and the subsequent escape of Sideswipe and Strongarm from their improvised prison forced the Decepticons to retreat, using a passing train as cover. {{storylink|Breathing Room}} The pack was contacted by [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] and his [[Activator (RID)|Activator]]s, who informed them that they would soon need to prepare for the arrivals of the High Council on Earth. Steeljaw decided to focus on aiding Soundwave and the Activators in their quest to release Soundwave from the [[Shadowzone (dimension)|Shadowzone]] so that the ex-lieutenant could contact his old leader. This mission required excavating some nuclear waste from a human disposal site. They towed their find through [[Crown City]], but the Autobots caught up with them inside a hydrochloric acid warehouse. In the ensuing fight, Steelaw lost the nuclear waste but managed to use the acid to engineer another quick escape for his team. {{storylink|Prepare for Departure}}

[[File:TRID S3 E20 PP SC 3.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Steeljaw going all [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] on us.]]

Still hoping to recover radioactive energy sources for Soundwave, Steeljaw led his gang in an attempt to infiltrate a local power plant; after Clampdown was taken into Autobot custody, the rest of the pack gained access by disguising themselves as nuclear waste disposal vehicles. The Decepticons quickly began robbing fuel rods from the plant, but the Autobots caught up with them. Hoping to distract the Autobots, Steeljaw sabotaged the reactor to melt down while they escaped, but the capture of the rest of his teammates prompted him to cut ties and run, taking the fuel rods with him. Some time later, he met with the Activator [[Stuntwing]], but told him that he would only deliver his prize to Soundwave in person. {{storylink|Prisoner Principles}}

Using the stolen [[Decepticon Hunter]]s, Soundwave was able to escape the Shadowzone and began working on his ultimate plan to contact Megatron: using the radioactive fuel sources Steeljaw supplied, he constructed a [[trans-galactic beacon generator]] that would contact Megatron at the cost of irradiating all life on Earth. Furious at the thought of losing the world he planned to rule, Steeljaw attacked Soundwave, but was soundly beaten by the faceless Decepticon and fled. Soundwave was soon defeated and the Autobots returned to their pursuit of Steeljaw. {{storylink|Collateral Damage}}

[[File:FiveFugitives-Steeljaw.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]
After catching him on a country road, the Autobots pursued him but were intercepted by [[Dropforge]] and several Autobot police officers, leaving [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] to match wits against the Decepticon alone. Luring Bulkhead to a natural gas refinery, Steeljaw confounded Bulkhead with several subsonic fields before igniting the gas in the pipe. Autobot backup arrived in the form of Bumblebee and the others: join him or he'd blow up Crown City. Dropforge's arrival and his destruction of Steeljaw's detonator gave him the opening to unleash a powerful subsonic pulse on all assembled and retreat to manually prime the charges, but Dropforge managed to clout him and force him to retreat. {{storylink|Five Fugitives}}

Shortly afterwards Steeljaw — forewarned of the eventual Cybertronian invasion of Earth that would deny him the chance to rule the planet as his own — opted to stow away aboard ''[[Prime Force One]]'' when the Autobots travelled to Cybertron to confront the High Council, proposing an alliance of convenience with Bumblebee when the Autobots found him out. Though rightfully skeptical at first, Steeljaw helped Bumblebee fight off Cybertron's orbital drone defences, though Bumblebee remained skeptical and knocked him out at the first opportunity.

[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemy-arentweall.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Now fulfill the dreams of a thousand doujinshi artists and kiss.]]

On reaching Cybertron, Steeljaw once again offered his assistance, acknowledging that they would need his knowledge to breach the Council tower's sonic defenses. With no other options left, Bumblebee reluctantly brought Steeljaw along during their trip through [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. The ruse quickly went south when the Council's police found them out, {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}} but were rescued and escorted to the Council by Dropforge. On reaching the [[High Council Tower]], Steeljaw deactivated the shielding systems, but was nowhere to be found when the Autobots confronted Cyclonus' team and their combined form of [[Galvatronus (RID)|Galvatronus]]. When Fixit located the mind control transmitters that were responsible for keeping the population of Cybertron docile and easily manipulated, Steeljaw suddenly appeared and smashed the console, telling Fixit that this was his revenge against the Council that had betrayed him — and that Earth could once again be his for the taking.

Indeed, even after Cyclonus had been defeated and the Autobots had returned to the scrapyard, their arguing was interrupted by one of Steeljaw's howls; realizing that their old foe had followed them back to Earth to make trouble, the Autobots rolled out to stop him. {{storylink|Freedom Fighters}}
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===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' books===
Annoyed by Thunderhoof and Underbite bickering, Steeljaw reminded them that he only tolerated them because their help was necessary in his quest to obtain the [[Anti-Spark]]. {{storylink|Sideswipe Versus Thunderhoof}}

===IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
[[File:RIDissue6-SteeljawandVehicon.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Would ''I'' lie?"]]
Following the disastrous business with Megatronus, Steeljaw was lurking near the [[Sierra Ridge]] mountains when he spotted Optimus and Windblade out on a mission. Shortly afterwards, he stumbled on an energon mine being constructed by three abandoned [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s, and managed to convince them that he was their superior officer. While two of the Vehicons lured Team Bee away from the scrapyard, he and [[Steve (Vehicon)|Steve]] kidnapped Fixit and Russell Clay, {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 5|Robots in Disguise #5}} as well as freeing those Decepticons Steeljaw could trust, {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 6|Robots in Disguise #6}} before inviting the Autobots to come find them. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 5|Robots in Disguise #5}}

Steeljaw had the Decepticons set about mining energon, and when Bumblebee's team inevitably turned up, Steeljaw revealed his trump card: a bomb left with the Vechicons by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. During the fight, Steeljaw ordered Steve to set off the bomb, however the Vehicons realized that Steeljaw was pursuing his own vendetta and not the Decepticon cause. After Optimus Prime arrived to reveal that Steeljaw had been lying about being part of Starscream's command, the Vehicons turned on their would-be master, using the bomb to take out the other Decepticons. Steeljaw fled the scene while the Autobots were taking his men into custody. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 6|Robots in Disguise #6}}
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==Commercial appearances==
*Steeljaw tried to attack a young boy with a Bumblebee toy in hand, only for the real Bumblebee to wrestle with the Decepticon and toss him into a nearby body of water. {{storylink|Commercial#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Robots in Disguise One-Step and Three-Step toy commercial}}

*Steeljaw burst through a billboard only to find himself facing a giant-sized "Super Bumblebee!" Though he tried to flee, Bumblebee picked up Steeljaw and transformed the Decepticon into his vehicle mode as though he was just a toy. {{storylink|Commercial#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Robots in Disguise Super Bumblebee commercial}}

==Games==
===''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
*''unlock Starter'' — 500 Energon Cubes or 10 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock Titan Guardian'' — 1000 Energon Cubes or 20 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock Legion'' — 1500 Energon Cubes or 30 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock 1-Step'' — 2000 Energon Cubes or 40 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock Titan Hero'' — 3000 Energon Cubes or 60 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock Warrior'' — 4000 Energon Cubes or 80 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock Hero'' — 6000 Energon Cubes or 120 Ultra Sparks

{{note|Though he appears in the story as a CPU-controlled boss, Steeljaw is also a playable character. Yes, he can beat himself up. His six toy-forms can be temporarily unlocked by scanning the badges on said toys. However, these and his show-accurate "Starter" form (which the CPU boss uses) can also be permanently unlocked by spending Energon Cubes.}} {{storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise}}

===''Protect Crown City''===
There were lots of Steeljaws! They attempted to escape before the Autobots secured them back into their stasis pods. {{storylink|Protect Crown City}}

==Toys==
===''Robots in Disguise'' (2015)===
{{note|Virtually every toy in this list has a scannable [[insignia]] sticker on it. For [[Hasbro]] releases, it temporarily unlocks that toy as a playable character in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], and can only be scanned once per day. [[TakaraTomy]] releases simply check that off on their mobile app's collection list. It's honestly quicker and less redundant to say which toys '''don't''' have this feature.}}

====Legion Class====
[[File:TF-RID2015-Legion-Class-Steeljaw.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Where, oh werewolf, I've looked everywhere wolf. Where oh where is my werewolf?'']]
*'''Steeljaw''' (Legion Class, 2015)

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Legion-class toys, Steeljaw transforms from a <s>yetiglanchi</s> werewolf-like Decepticon into an off-road vehicle. In robot mode, his hands can grasp 3mm post accessories, and he has two 3mm ports on top of his vehicle mode for mounting weapons.

: His Decepticon [[insignia]] is on his passenger-side door, which becomes his left forearm in robot mode. The symbol can be scanned while Steeljaw is still in-package.

: His stock photo is mistransformed in vehicle mode (not the right picture, the other one): His legs are sticking out of his front.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/LegSteeljaw/steeljaw.htm More information on Legion Steeljaw at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TF-Adventure-EZ-Collection-Clear-Steeljaw.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb]]
*'''Steeljaw Clear Ver''' (Legion Class, 2015)
:A redeco of Legion Class Steeljaw in clear plastic, Steeljaw Clear Ver. was given away at Japanese stores like Edion, Bic Camera and Kojima from March 21, 2015 to customers who spent ¥3000 or more on Adventure product. Like most of the clear colored ''Adventure'' Legion Class exclusives, Steeljaw has no paint operations save for his face.

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[[File:TAV-35-EZ-Collection-Steeljaw.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Autobot VS Decepticon Set''' (EZ Collection 4-pack, 2015)

: This version of Steeljaw is a redeco of the original Legion Class toy, featuring additional paint details. Although stock photos for the packaging showed that Steeljaw features birch grey plastic, the actual product retains the original plastic color from the Hasbro toy.

: Unlike the Hasbro release, the toy features no scan-badges on the toy, instead it was printed on one small card, along with the other 3 badges.

: He was available only in a four-pack along with similarly-painted-up versions of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TAV35|Optimus Prime]], [[Underbite#TAV35|Underbite]], and [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#TAV35|Grimlock]].

:Like the rest of the ''Adventure'' EZ Collection sets, some online retailers like Amazon Japan were still selling it 2 years later at greatly reduced prices (70% off).
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====Warrior Class====
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[[File:RID15-toy SteeljawWarrior.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Best there is at what he does, bub! ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-Adventure-TAV-04-Steeljaw.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|No, I still fall off with no support. Buy me. ''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Steeljaw''' (Warrior Class, 2014/2015)
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[March 21|3-21]]-2015'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''TAV-04'''
**''Accessories'': Bladed claw

: From the first wave of ''Robots in Disguise'' Warrior-class figures, Steeljaw transforms from a werewolf-like Decepticon, complete with articulated tail, into an off-road vehicle. He comes with a [[Wolverine (Marvel)|Wolverine]]-like claw weapon that he can either wield or attach to the roof of his vehicle mode. His scannable insignia is on his vehicle-mode windshield, which becomes his robot-mode chest, easily scannable while still on-package.

: The TakaraTomy release of the Warrior Class Steeljaw, as part of the initial assortment of ''Adventure'' product, features a flatter shade of blue-ish grey plastic, and several extra paint details on his head and wheels. His scan-badge is covered in-package by a "dummy sticker" to prevent scanning without purchase.

:Due to a lack of heel-spurs and the uneven surfaces on the soles of his feet (being made up of the vehicle-mode grill and bumper), he has problems standing upright without using his tail as a stabilizing tripod.

:This mold was also used to make [[Phantomjaw]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/Steeljaw/steeljaw.htm More information on Warrior Class Steeljaw at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TF-RID2015-Decepticon-Island-Showdown-packaging.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Decepticon Island Showdown''' (2-pack, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Decepticon Hunter sword, bladed claw, Decepticon Hunter axe, 2 Decepticon Hunter Prime Swords, Decepticon Hunter long-staff, Decepticon Hunter small-staff, stasis pod

:Available as a 2-pack with Bumblebee, Decepticon Island Showdown Steeljaw is completely unchanged from his individual Warrior Class figure, and he comes with various Decepticon Hunter weapons. The 2-pack also comes with a large stasis chamber, which Warrior Class figures can fit into.
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====One-Step Changers====
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[[File:Onestepsteeljaw.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A Cybertronian werewolf in traffic. ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-Adventure-TED-08-Steeljaw.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Steeljaw''' (One-Step Changer, 2015)
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[June 27|6-27]]-2015'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''TED-08'''

: Part of the second wave of [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#One-Step Changers|One Step Changers]], Steeljaw transforms in one step (see?) from a werewolf-like Decepticon into an off-road vehicle, triggered by his vehicle front/tail. Steeljaw can ride on [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Stomp .26 Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]], but does not activate any of the larger figure's gimmicks.

: His Decepticon [[insignia]] is on his vehicle-mode roof, which becomes his tail. Unlike several One-step Changers, his badge is easily scannable while still in-package.

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[[File:RID2015-One-Step-Changers-Collection-6-pack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Robots in Disguise Collection''' (6-pack, 2015)

:A 6-pack featuring the One-Step figures of [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#RIDCollection|Bumblebee]], Steeljaw, [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#RIDCollection|Grimlock]], [[Sideswipe (RID)#RIDCollection|Sideswipe]], [[Underbite#RIDCollection|Underbite]] (all of them unchanged from their individual releases), and a new One-Step [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RIDCollection|Optimus Prime]] figure available only in this set. This set was exclusive to [[Target]] stores in the United States and to [[Toys"R"Us]] stores in Canada.

: Sideswipe, Steeljaw, Underbite, and Bumblebee's badges are all scannable in-package.
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====Hyper Change Heroes/3-Step Changer====
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[[File:RID20153StepSteeljaw.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Better stay away from him. He'll rip your lungs out, Jim! ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-Adventure-TED-11-Big-Steeljaw.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Steeljaw''' (Hyper Change Heroes / 3-Step Changer, 2015)
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[August 29|8-29]]-2015'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TED-11'''

:Part of the third wave of [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Three-Step Changers .2F Hyper Change Heroes|''Robots in Disguise'' Three-Step Changers]], this considerably larger version of Steeljaw transforms from an off-road vehicle to robot in just <s>3</s> 2 easy steps!...yeah!

:His scannable badge is on his vehicle bonnet/robot mode chest. Like most of the Three-Step Changers, his badge is easily scannable while still in-package.

:The TakaraTomy "Easy Dynamic" release of Three-Step Steeljaw, titled '''Big Steeljaw''', features additional paint applications. features extra paint applications on the robot/vehicle mode parts, including his mouth. Like his Hasbro counterpart, his scannable Decepticon insignia is in his robot mode, middle of his chest. Scanning this in the Transformers Chronicle Mobile App unlocks the toy to the app's collection list. Unlike the American release, Big Steeljaw is packaged in a windowed box, instead of an an open package.
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[[File:TF-RID2015-Three-Step-Cybertron-Strike-Steeljaw.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Cybertron Strike Steeljaw''' (Hyper Change Heroes / 3-Step Changer, 2017)

:Released as part of the ''[[Combiner Force]]'' rebranding, Cybertron Strike Steeljaw is a redeco of the figure above, 2 years later after its release. He now features computer circuit-sque details. His scannable badge is on his vehicle bonnet/robot mode chest. Like most of the Three-Step Changers, his badge is easily scannable while still in-package.

:His packaging advises as "Hyper Turn" Gimmick.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy SteeljawCustomKreon.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Steeljaw''' (Custom Kreon, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B1236'''
**''Pieces'': 26
**''Accessories'': Extra body parts, parts rack, buildable sword, buildable staff

:Part of the sixth wave of Custom [[Kreon]]s, and the first (and only) ''Robots in Disguise''-themed wave, Kreon Steeljaw has extra body parts cast in transparent plastic, if you're into that kinda thing. His weapons and parts can be stored on a buildable weapons rack. Despite what the instructions said, the body piece cannot be pegged down between the leg parts installed on the display stand. However this can be amended by putting a 2x1 brick piece.

:Unlike the larger ''Robots in Disguise Kre-O'' kits, the Customs do not have any scan-badges on their packaging ''at all''. The mobile game isn't even mentioned ''anywhere''.

:This wave was skipped by US retailers at first, so the set only saw release in Canadian, European and Asian markets. In late 2015 they (briefly) showed up at TJ Maxx discount chains in the US.
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===''Hero Mashers''===
[[File:HeroMashers-toy Steeljaw.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]
*'''Steeljaw''' (2015)
**''Pieces'': '''8'''
**''Accessories'': Twin-blade, tail/sword

: Part of the first wave of ''Robots in Disguise''-branded [[Hero Mashers]], Steeljaw is a 6-inch tall non-transforming action figure. He has pop-off forearms, thighs, lower-legs and head, which are interchangeable with ''any'' Hero Mashers figure, which includes properties like ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' and ''Jurassic World''. Every body part except his head also has at least one accessory-attachment point, though only his tail/sword has the proper peg to use them. In what appears to be a budget cut, every toy in this wave has single-swivel shoulders, as opposed to double-swivels, restricting arm articulation. (The rocker-ankles from the original waves remain gone.)

:The figure itself lacks a scannable badge, but the packaging has a unique scan-badge for the mobile game that grants a randomized amount of "Energon cube" currency. The scan-badge is the same for all toys in the wave.

: Originally this wave was skipped by US retailers, seeing release only in Canada and European markets. In December 2015, they started to pop up in US discount stores like TJ Maxx and Marshalls.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/HMSteeljaw/steeljaw.htm More information on ''Hero Mashers'' Steeljaw at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
===''Tiny Titans''===
[[File:TinyTitans SteeljawS1.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Werewolf? I don't know, you had him last!]]
*'''Steeljaw''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''4/12'''

: Part of the initial assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of Steeljaw is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in robot mode.

: He includes a collectible card that includes a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/TTSteeljaw/steeljaw.htm More information on ''Tiny Titans'' Steeljaw at TFU.info]''

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*'''Steeljaw''' (Tiny Titans, 2016)
**''Series'': '''5'''
**''Number'': '''3/12'''

:Part of the fifth wave of ''Tiny Titans'', this version of Steeljaw has him in a much more aggressive, claws-ready-to-rake battle stance.

: As per usual, he comes with a collectible card with a scan-badge for the mobile game, which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

: This assortment saw minimal-at-best distribution at "big box" retail, most reliably hitting through online outlets before filtering out through drug store chains.
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===''Radz''===
*'''Steel Jaw'''{{sic}} (Radz candy dispenser, 2015)
**''Blindbag code'': '''E'''

: The [[Radz]] candy-dispenser version of Steeljaw is a plastic sphereoid with feet, spiky "hair", and a keychain fob. Pulling the hair back opens the toy's "mouth" and projects a little bowl-like tongue, dispensing a single colored sugar pellet. The hair can be taken off to refill the dispenser, and swapped with any other Radz.

:Steeljaw was only available in a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] baggie, though the bag has a code number on the back under the "best by" date that tells you what's inside (only the last letter is the important part). He comes with a bag of sugar pellets, and a mini-poster with a collection checklist on the back. The packaging and poster use the generic scan-badge found on almost all toy and merchandise packaging, granting an amount of "Energon cube" currency.
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===McDonald's===
*'''Steeljaw''' (McDonald's toy, 2016)
**''McNumber'': '''7'''
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===Kinder Chocolate===
*'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''' (2015)
:Only available inside a blind packed chocolate egg as part of Kinder's ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' series, this buildable Steeljaw mini-figure consists of a generic "cog" onto which his limbs and armor can be clipped to construct him. He has articulation on his shoulders, upper legs and tail.

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[[File:Kinder-Joy-RID15-2017-Steeljaw.jpg|thumb|150px]]
*'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''' (2017)
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===Dickie Toys===
====Die-Cast Cars====
*'''Steeljaw''' (Single Pack, 2016/2017)
:Released as part of the Single Pack assortment, Steeljaw is a show-accurate, non-transforming die-cast vehicle based on his alternate mode. He features through-axle construction, allowing for super-speedy racing on smooth surfaces, and his car mode is compatible with many tracks and playsets from ''Hot Wheels'' and ''Matchbox''.

:His other redeco variants include a Stealth-themed color.
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*'''Steeljaw''' (Tin Box, 2016)
:This Steeljaw toy car is unchanged, with a new collectible tin box featured in the packaging...and a random transformation scene card.
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*'''Steeljaw''' (Light Up Racer, 2016/2017)
:This Steeljaw toy car features a (pointless) blue-colored light-up gimmick underneath, which is probably meant to represent him having an LED underbody. Once activated, the light emits to a smoke grey plate underneath with Steeljaw's head sculpted on it. He also comes with his own Tech Spec collector card. Batteries also included.
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*'''Robot Team 5-pack''' (2016)
:An unchanged Steeljaw car is pack with either of these two 5-pack sets.
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*'''Steeljaw''' (Plastic Robots & Car 2-pack, 2017)
:This 2-pack features an again, unchanged Steeljaw toy car, but with a show-accurate, non-transforming robot mode figure as a bonus!
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*'''Robots in Disguise 5-pack''' (2017)
*'''Robots in Disguise 8-pack''' (2017)
*'''Robots in Disguise 11-Pack''' (2017)

:The unchanged Steeljaw car (or his Stealth redeco) was also available in either of these multi-packs. He would probably be bundled with his robot mode figurine though.
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====Play Sets====
*'''Capture Pod Track Set''' (2016)
**''Accessories'': Launcher, Track, Ramp, Capture Pod, stand

:The Steeljaw Die-cast Car is also available with the play set, which consists on launching him to the Capture Pod...which means the whole point of this set is capturing Steeljaw while he's flying off the ramp. However, any Autobot cars is also compatible if you decided to do the other way around.
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==Notes==
[[File:RID-Steeljaw-concept.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Not [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]].]]
*Steeljaw is the first main antagonist of a western ''Transformers'' series who is ''not'' a [[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatron]] or [[Galvatron (disambiguation)|Galvatron]] (not counting [[Doctor Morocco|Thaddeus Morocco]], the on-off overarching antagonist of ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'').
[[File:RID-Steeljaw-Hasbro-art-vehicle.jpg|thumb|350px]]
*Not long after the cartoon ended, [[Walter Gatus|Walter Gatus]] shared his portfolio for RID containing many early concepts for the show. Among these, there where some early sketches of Steeljaw (shown right) who looks similar to his final design, but with a much darker color scheme and a slightly different head.
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Steeljaw''' (スチールジョー ''Suchīrujō'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Gāngqián''' (钢钳, "Steel Clamp")
*''Polish:'' '''Stalowa Szczęka''' ("Steel jaw" RID2015 Mobile Game)

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File:RID-Steeljaw-concept.jpg

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Quautobot: Early concept art of Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' Steeljaw. Taken from [https://www.waltergatus.com/transformers-rid.html Walter Gatus' official website.]

Early concept art of [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]]. Taken from [https://www.waltergatus.com/transformers-rid.html Walter Gatus' official website.]