Headlock (G1)

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Headlock is a Transformer from the 2019 IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

The Spider-Verse reference nobody was expecting.

One of the many inhabitants of Iacon's black market, Headlock may be smart enough to cooperate with the 'bots of Security Operations... but he's not smart enough to understand the larger political realities that surround the Autobots, Ascenticons, and The Rise.

Fiction

2019 IDW continuity

In the years before the War of the Threefold Spark, Headlock was involved in Cybertron's gladiatorial arenas, and watched in horror as Megatron defeated Lugnut in a match. The Change In Your Nature Part Three

By Sentinel Prime's era, gladiatorial combat had been outlawed and Headlock became an influential figure in the Cybertronian black market. The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three At some point, he got a job with Swindle and helped run the numbers at Swindle's casino, Swindle's while on the side he served as a black market contact for Cybertronian law enforcement. The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three

Headlock traded with an influential Voin scavenger who had previously witnessed Brainstorm's murder. When Security Operations began searching for the Voin, Ascenticon sympathizer Barricade pumped Headlock for information regarding the Voin's whereabouts, but passed the information along to Senator Soundwave instead. The World In Your Eyes Part Four The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three As a result, The Rise sent Quake to silence the loose ends, and the young Transformer Rubble died after stumbling across the crime scene. A furious Prowl cornered Headlock for information, but was shocked to learn that Barricade had already interrogated the black market dealer without his knowing. The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three

Some time later, Headlock was working at Swindle's casino when Prowl and his security team raided the joint and tangled with several Rise operatives who had cut a deal with Swindle. As Headlock's coworkers and boss unconvincingly feigned innocence, Headlock made a discreet escape through a nearby door. Swindle's Later on, Trickdiamond and Headlock helped Swindle escape from custody with two new collaborators: Roughstuff and Bumblebee. War World: Hunt As the Decepticons became the only customers as Swindle's, Headlock commented favorably on Crasher's skills in the ring, saying he could've made something of her back when he was managing. Swindle's II

When Swindle made a deal behind the Decepticons' backs, Sixshot found out and raided the place. Headlock made himself scarce, quietly sneaking out through the basement. Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three

Notes

• Headlock is, of course, a straight cross-continuity transplant of his Robots in Disguise counterpart.