Editing Drift (RID)

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:''Drift is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:HuntingSeason Drift.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Now use head for something other than target.]]
While [[Death's Head (G1)|some]] [[Lockdown (Animated)|bounty]] [[Lockdown (ROTF)|hunters]] may be unscrupulous thugs for hire, '''Drift''' is a rarity: he's a bounty hunter with a conscience. Dedicated to hunting down wrongdoers and crooks across the galaxy, Drift aims to bring his targets in fairly and honorably, with the goal of rehabilitating them into contributing members of Cybertronian society.

Not that he's all sunshine and roses, however. Drift is an exacting perfectionist in everything he does, with an unbendingly rigid honor code he follows ''to the letter'', a level of strictness even [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] finds excessive. He is blunt and dismissive, rarely giving even slight praise, which often leaves his two [[Mini-Con]] students, [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] and [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]], feeling unappreciated. They stick with him because he helped lift them out of the gutter, but....

Drift is an expert in blade combat, eschewing blasters for the up-close approach, leaving his Mini-Cons to handle outside distractions while he focuses on his target. Turns out he needs the backup, as he's quite unpopular with other bounty hunters... particularly [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]], who's itching to turn Drift into so many metal shavings.

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Eric Bauza]] (English), [[Tomokazu Sugita]] (Japanese)|[[Raffaele Farina]] (Italian)}}
[[File:TRID_E_17_Drift_Earth_Vehicle_Mode.jpg|thumb|left|300px|They wouldn't let Denny within a 5 mile radius of this thing during filming.]]Drift and his Mini-Cons headed to [[Earth]] to collect on the bounty on [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s head, however arriving at the same time was [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]]. Drift tangled with the Decepticon at a deserted ranch, however Fracture got the better of him, and it was only through Bumblebee's help that Fracture was sent into a retreat. Drift saw this as a life debt and insisted on protecting Bee, though his following Bumblebee everywhere wore thin fast. After [[Denny Clay|Denny]], [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] and [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] were captured by Fracture to use as a trade, Drift remained resolute in sticking with Bumblebee who pointed out that there was more to honor. When Fracture was defeated, mostly thanks to Slipstream and Jetstorm hijacking the Decepticon's ship, Drift was released from his life debt, though admitted that as Bumblebee had proven himself to be honorable, he would not pursue the bounty, instead leaving in his ship. {{Storylink|Hunting Season}}

Drift later returned to Earth in search of Jetstorm, who had abandoned his master after he believed that he had dishonored him. Drift and Slipstream met up with Bumblebee's team again and encountered Jetstorm, who had decided to adopt [[Russell Clay]] as his new master. Before they could argue the matter any further, Bumblebee recruited all three of them to help re-capture [[Quillfire]] and [[Springload (RID)|Springload]], who had escaped captivity. The Autobots headed out in pursuit of the two Decepticons, and eventually discovered that they had commandeered a [[human]] tank. Drift took a blast from the tank, knocking him unconscious, and his two students rushed to his aid instead of contributing to the fight. As soon as he came round, Drift reprimanded his Mini-Cons for disobeying him... until Russell gave him a piece of his mind. Humbled, Drift reluctantly went along with Jetstorm's plan to disable the tank, which turned out to be successful. In the aftermath, Drift welcomed Jetstorm back into the fold, and announced to Bumblebee that he planned to remain on Earth for the time being so that he could learn more about teamwork. {{storylink|One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing}}

[[File:RID-Driftmeditates.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"Hey, Drift, in ''An Officer and a Gentleman'', did you really do all those sit-ups?" <br> "I wish! I did one, and they just showed it a thousand times."]]

Drift and his Mini-Cons participated in a training exercise. They later [[GroundBridge]]d underwater with the rest of the Autobots, who were in pursuit of [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]]. After the Decepticon broke into an Cybertronian spaceship, Drift pursued him inside, but wound up trapped in a room with Sideswipe. Undeterred, Drift instructed his two students to meditate, and Sideswipe reluctantly went along with it. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble}}

Drift helped Fixit zero in on a pair of Decepticon signals. They turned out to belong to [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] and [[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]], and the Autobots, sans Grimlock, tried to GroundBridge into Crown City. The bridge malfunctioned and wound up stranding the team in the Arctic. A second GroundBridge had them materialize outside the city limits, and the team were held up by traffic while Grimlock and Fixit fought the two Decepticons. {{storylink|The Champ}}

When Fixit reverted to his sentry programming and armed the scrapyard's security systems, Drift suggested that Fixit might have to be destroyed. He and his two students were trapped by containment fields, but he managed to escape and pursued [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]]'s components when they managed to escape from stasis. {{storylink|The Trouble with Fixit}} Drift 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. While the others created a diversion, Drift and Bumblebee rigged up a catapult which they used to get Drift's Mini-Cons into the scrapyard, disabling the subsonic field so Drift and the others could retake the base. {{storylink|Lockout}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Similarly Different}} {{storylink|The Buzz on Windblade}} {{Storylink|Ghosts and Impostors}} {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}} {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}}}

===''Robots in Disguise'' shorts===
Drift watched Grimlock and Fixit perform in a talent show. {{storylink|Fixit Jam}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' books===
Drift was out searching for [[energon]] when the rest of Bumblebee's team hunted down [[Scuzzard]] and [[Filch]], but arrived back in time to help prevent Filch from escaping captivity a second time. {{storylink|Bumblebee Versus Scuzzard}}

==Games==
===Transformers: Robots in Disguise===
*''unlock Starter'' — 500 Energon Cubes or 10 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock 1-Step'' — 2000 Energon Cubes or 40 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock Warrior'' — 4000 Energon Cubes or 80 Ultra Sparks
*''unlock Deployer'' — 6000 Energon Cubes or 120 Ultra Sparks
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 (mobile game)}}

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
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[[File:RID2015-Warrior-Class-Drift.jpg|thumb|right|300px|right|You have no honor! ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:TAV18Drift.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Your pitiful American version lacks honor.''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (Warrior Class, 2015)
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[June 27|06-27]]-[[2015]]'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV18'''
**''Accessories'': Longsword, short sword 

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)| Robots in Disguise]]'' Warrior-class figures, Drift transforms from a samurai robot into a futuristic orange car that appears to be a cross between [[Drift (ROTF)|AOE Drift's]] Bugatti Veyron alt-mode and a Gumpert Apollo. In robot mode, his two swords can be stored on his left hip. In car mode, they store on his underside by using the tabs on his legs with the slots in the sword handles.

: His scannable [[insignia]] is dead-center on his chest, easily scanned even in-package. Scanning this with the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]] temporarily unlocks Warrior-class Drift as a playable character, if the player has not already permanently unlocked him (at a cost of 4250 energon cubes).

:The [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Japanese toyline|Adventure]] version of Drift features an yellow-y orange plastic, and features extra paint applications on his feet, shoulder and arm panels, chest, & his mustache. Like his Hasbro counterpart, he features a different scannable badge. In-package, this is covered up by a "dummy sticker" to prevent scanning without purchase. Scanning the real sticker unlocks Drift in the Transformers Chronicle checklist app. 

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/Drift/drift.htm More information on Drift at TFU.info]''

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[[File:2015RIDOneStepDrift.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|No one is truly disabled as long as he has honor!]]
*'''Autobot Drift''' (One-Step Changer, 2015)
: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)| Robots in Disguise]]'' One-Step figures, Drift transforms from a stumpy samurai robot into a futuristic orange car in just one step!

: His scannable [[insignia]] is on his robot mode chest/vehicle mode front, easily scanned even in-package. Scanning this with the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]] temporarily unlocks One-Step class Drift as a playable character, if the player has not already permanently unlocked him.
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[[File:RID2015-Mini-Con-Deployers-Autobot-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Transforms from brick to brick and back again! ''Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:TAV-27-Micron-Shooter-Autobot-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Autobot Drift & Jetstorm''' (Mini-Con Deployer, 2015)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV27'''
**''Accessories'': Jetstorm Mini-Con (Hasbro only), Slipstream & Jetstorm Microns (TakaraTomy only)

:Packaged with Jetstorm, this new Warrior-sized mold of Drift transforms from a Cybertronian Car to a robot with very limited articulation. He also features a deployer gimmick, which works with Jetstorm (or [[Slipstream_(RID)#Robots_in_Disguise|Slipstream]], which was sold separately). His mustache is still not painted.

:Although his stock render shows that his scannable [[insignia]] is placed on the left side of his vehicle mode, the final product features his badge on his robot mode chest, easily scanned even in-package. Scanning this with the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]] temporarily unlocks Deployer class Drift as a playable character, if the player has not already permanently unlocked him.

:The Adventure release of Deployers Drift, titled '''Micron Shooter Drift Set''', features additional paint applications, and both of his original Mini-cons Slipstream and Jetstorm.
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*'''Autobot Drift''' (Legion Class, 2016)
:Part of the new wave of the ''Robots in Disguise'' Legion Class lineup, Drift transforms from a robot into a futuristic car in several steps. 

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*'''Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift''' (Hyperchanger Heroes/3-Step Changer, 2015)
[[File:RID2015-three-step-changer-blizzard-strike-drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]

:Three-Step Changer Autobot Drift is an entirely new mold, and shares a transformation with Three-step Bumblebee and Sideswipe. Strangely, the toy features a Blizzard-themed deco before he was released in his original colors.
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===Adventure===
[[File:TAVVS05-Warrior-Class-Drift.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Remember when you all hated me?]]
*'''Drift Origin & Jazz Battle Mode''' (Warrior Class, 2015)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAVVS05'''
**''Accessories'': Longsword, short sword

:Packaged with Jazz, this Drift is a redeco/retool of the first Warrior Class Drift, featuring a new head which evokes his IDW Generation 1 counterpart.

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==Merchandise==
*'''Drift''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Number'': '''1/12'''

: Part of the third assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'', this version of Drift is a soft-plastic, minimally-painted figurine swinging his swords. He comes with a trading card sold in a [[blindpacking|blind-packed]] bag (though there is a tiny window to peek into on the back, plus the bag is thin enough to make out the name printed on the card).

: Scanning the insiginia on his card gives the player a random number of energon cube "currency" and a random power-up item.

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Drift''' (ドリフト ''Dorifuto'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Piāoyí''' (漂移, "Drift")


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