Editing Barricade (WFC)

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:''Barricade is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Barricade-MMO-promo-robot.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|His crotch is [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]]'s face.]]

'''Barricade''' has got a bit of a mouth on him. Whether it's smashing through an [[Autobot]] roadblock or hunting down his latest quarry, he rarely lets an opportunity to taunt, criticize or demoralize someone go by. And no, not even his fellow Decepticons are safe...not even [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. One would think this would mean a short end to his career, but apparently not. The Decepticon leader has taken to tolerating his loud mouth, perhaps due to his sheer effectiveness and tenacity in his job as an enforcer of Decepticon law, but possibly also because his scolding of the other Decepticons sometimes works in Megatron's favor.

Barricade's favorite tactic is taunting opponents until they start chasing him, and then leading them through hazardous areas that they don't have a chance of surviving, while he will escape without a scratch. As a hunter, he keeps his opponents off-guard and nervous by talking a ''lot'', citing them with whatever crimes he thinks they've committed against the Decepticons. Backed by his giggling partner [[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]], the pair excel in lethal obnoxiousness.

<center>{{quote|You have the right to scream for mercy.|"[[Timeless]]"}}</center>

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Barricade ran the day-to-day events of [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s [[gladiatorial combat|gladiatorial ring]]/revolutionary movement/emerging army. When [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]] came to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] for his first face-to-face meeting with Megatron, Barricade and [[Lugnut (WFC)|Lugnut]] "greeted" him at the entrance to their headquarters. Throughout Orion's tour of the headquarters, Barricade followed and got lippy with the archivist, but was rather curtly cut off by Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Uniend 610.23 Zeta]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} Barricade scouted the outskirts of [[Tyger Pax]], and engaged Autobots 
[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] when he spotted them, until a kick to the head from Bumblebee knocked him out. {{storylink|Bumblebee at Tyger Pax}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Barricade was one of the many Decepticons that pursued the Allspark to Earth. He participated in an enormous battle against the Autobots in a human settlement. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
[[Image:Kreon Barricade wallpaper.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
Barricade and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] carried a large weapon over to [[Hightower (Kre-O)|Hightower]] to be set up. When [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Cliffjumper (Kre-O)|Cliffjumper]] invaded the work site, Barricade helped in their capture, only to be pelted with molten cheese when they turned out to be a diversion. He and the other Decepticons were subsequently strung up in a net. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 2}}
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===''Timelines''===
Barricade had gone through [[Howlback (Prime)|Howlback]], [[Garboil (Prime)|Garboil]], and [[Nightstalker (Prime)|Nightstalker]] as partners before they all requested transfers to other precincts. Then he finally found a true partner in [[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]]. {{storylink|#Timelines 2|TFSS 2.0 Barricade's profile card}}

With Frenzy at his side, Barricade chased down [[Fisitron (Timelines)|Fisitron]] on war crime charges, including killing all of [[Outpost Thetarus]]'s crew with [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. When Fisitron noted that [[Oilslick]] was the more likely one to be guilty, Barricade admitted it was probably so, but he preferred to turn over an [[Autobot]] to the [[Decepticon Crown Justices]]. {{storylink|Timeless}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English)}}

[[File:WFCBarricade.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|Stop stealing [[:File:Breakdown-WfC.jpg|poses]], Barricade!]]
During the early days of the war against the Autobots, Barricade was part of the bridge crew of a Decepticon Star Cruiser under the command of their leader, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], serving alongside [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]]. Megatron planned to steal the last remaining supply of [[Dark Energon]] from an orbiting relay station guarded by the neutral Sky Commander [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. After gaining entry into the station (by ramming the ship into the station; talk about a barricade), Barricade accompanied Megatron and Brawl into the station...so that Megatron could use the corrupted, highly dangerous energy source to 'save' Cybertron. Yeah, it wasn't a very good plan. While fighting through the station, and hordes of Starscream's soldiers, Barricade expressed doubts that Dark Energon was everything Megatron believed it to be, and also that the station was ''totally'' old and decrepit, noting in particular the large number of cubic crates. Strange he never noticed that fourth wall... Anyway, Megatron said he had plans to [[Trypticon (WFC)|upgrade]] the station. Barricade further asked him what made him so certain he could control the Dark Energon, to which Megatron explained that only the strong could control such a power, and he was the strongest.  Okay, so the invasion of Normandy, this really was not.

Megatron was getting annoyed by this point, and told Barricade not to question him again.  Barricade obeyed, and despite his skepticism, helped Megatron secure the supply of Dark Energon. It would seem his skepticism about the Dark Energon was silenced when Megatron infused him with its power. Barricade then journeyed with Megatron and the rest of the Decepticons to Cybertron's core, watching as Megatron corrupted the core and cowered from falling debris. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
{{Note|Barricade is an unlockable character for the Nintendo DS version of ''War for Cybertron''. On the Decepticon version he can replace any of the other Decepticons in the campaign mode. He can be unlocked by beating Stadium 6 in Arena Mode.}}
[[File:WFCDS Barricade.jpg|thumb|100px]]
Barricade often sparred with other Decepticons in Kaon Stadium. When Soundwave discovered the location of Trypticon Space Station, Barricade was part of the crew of Megatron's ship during the attack. He was very concerned when the station defenses reduced the ship's shields to 15%, and told Megatron it was a big risk to take over a legend. Despite Barricade's worries, they took the station and obtained Dark Energon. Following tests, Barricade asked Soundwave what happened to the failed test subjects, but Soundwave's reply didn't reassure him. He reluctantly submitted to an infusion of Dark Energon at Soundwave's hands.

Starscream discovered the existence of the Energon Bridge, which they could use to repower Trypticon station, but they would need all of the Dark Energon they had left to reach and reactivate it. Barricade was skeptical that they should risk everything on Starscream's word, but went along with the plan anyway. They reactivated the Energon Bridge, but the Autobots severed the link to the core, and secured it with the Omega Key. As the Decepticons attempted to track the Key down, Barricade expressed doubt that anyone would follow Starscream, but the Air Commander was convinced his time would come.

They found the key, but to Barricade's alarm, it merely activated Omega Supreme, who kicked all of the Decepticons out of Iacon. Barricade was convinced they should retreat, but at Megatron's urging, the Decepticons moved forward and managed to defeat the giant. They subsequently infused the core of Cybertron with Dark Energon. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)}}

===Transformers: Cybertron Adventures===
After [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] detected an Autobot incursion into the datacore where information was being held on [[Dark Energon]], [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] dispatched him and Barricade to intercept the Autobot thieves. Barricade sent the Autobots running right into a collision with Soundwave...and Megatron's fusion cannon.

Later on, Barricade was tasked with the assault on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] by Megatron, but soon fell behind the faster-moving [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]]. Despite having to break through the city's defenses on his own, Barricade soon entered Iacon and began weakening the city's structural supports for the Seekers' air strikes. He was confronted by [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] during his demolition, but broke off during the fight to accompany [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] to the council chambers. Starscream's brilliant plan was hindered, however, by the fact that the council had already been evacuated before he and Barricade arrived. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsBarricade.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Probably unlocked by a player named "LadiesMan217"]]
Barricade participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Super Rare character who could be recruited after collecting 300 units of Cybermetal, 95 units of Transmetal, 60 support cores, and 5 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===Kre-O===
[[Image:KreO-CycleChase.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Barricade's own [[Turbo Cycle (G1)|Turbo Cycle]].]]
*'''Cycle Chase''' (Kreon, 2012)
**''Set number'': '''36954'''
**''Pieces'': '''75'''
**''Accessories'': Scoped pistol, "Ultimate [[Dark Energon]] weapon" cannon part

: Part of the second series of ''Transformers [[Kre-O]]'' sets, Kreon Barricade comes with his three-wheeled assault cycle, being chased by a trio of [[Autobot Trooper]]s. He is based on Barricade's ''War for Cybertron'' appearance, and uses the same helmet as Kreon [[Ironhide (Kre-O)|Ironhide]]. He comes with a ridiculously detailed clear-purple blaster (complete with a sculpted stock and scope) and, as with other Transformer Kreons in this series, Barricade comes with his own extra clear purple "Energon" torso piece. This piece was apparently intended to feature the Barricade tampographs at some point, but like all of the extra torsos in this year's assortment, it's been been left unimpressively blank. His motorcycle comes with a sidecar with a pressure-mounted [[missile]] launcher, and the sidecar can be rebuilt into a robot drone.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/Kre-OBarricade/barricade.htm More information on Barricade at TFU.info]''

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*'''Brick Box''' (2015)
**''Set number'': '''B2578'''
**''Pieces'': '''75'''
**''Accessories'': Scoped pistol, "Ultimate [[Dark Energon]] weapon" cannon part

:Part of the "red box" line for discount stores in the US like Dollar General and Big Lots, this "[[Brick Box]]" is just the "Cycle Chase" set repackaged and sold for a mere $5. Good deal! As with all the Brick Boxes, this set lacks the [[instructions|instruction manual]]. It does retain the decals for the bike and barricade... not the robot Barricade, the rail-thing barricade.

: Despite the box claiming it only has 73 pieces, it does in fact have the full complement of 75. We counted.

===Timelines===
[[File:TFCC-1.0-Timelines-Barricade.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Step 1: Get Bought<br>Step 2: Sneak Out<br>Step 3: Terrorize [[Sam Witwicky|LadiesMan217]]<br>Step 4: PROFIT (maybe)]]
*'''Barricade w/ Frenzy''' (Deluxe, 2014)
**''FSS2 number'': '''1'''
**''Accessories:'' Launcher, missile, "Frenzy" partner

: The first release in the 2014 [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service]], Barricade is a [[redeco]] of Deluxe Class ''[[Beast Hunters (toyline)|Beast Hunters]]'' [[Prowl (WFC)#Deluxe|Prowl]] (itself a [[retool]]ing of [[Smokescreen (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Smokescreen]]) in a deco based on his ''[[Transformers Universe]]'' design (featured at the top of the page). He transforms into a McLaren MP4-12C police car, and comes with a spring-loaded [[missile]] launcher. The launcher can peg via [[5mm post]] onto his hands, light-bar, and on either side of his spoiler.

: He also comes with his smaller partner [[Frenzy (WFC)#Timelines|Frenzy]], who turns into a circular-saw weapon, similar to how Barricade's [[Barricade (Movie)|live-action-movie inspiration]] had a saw-weapon and a smaller [[Frenzy (Movie)|partner named Frenzy]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/TFSSBarricade/barricade.htm More information on Barricade at TFU.info]''

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==Notes==
* In the map of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from the "[[Binder of Revelation]]" included in ''[[Transformers Vault]]'', Barricade is listed as having lived in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]!
* Barricade's ''War for Cybertron'' game design is based on his [[Barricade (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]] while borrowing some design cues from the [[Barricade (Movie)|live-action film version]]. In ''Exodus'', he's described as essentially being the film version, having a black and white colour scheme and ruby-red optics. His ''Universe'' design is purple but has film design cues again such as the placement of the wheels on his arms and police lights.
* In ''[[Transformers: Cybertron Adventures|Cybertron Adventures]]'', [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]] make fun of his inability to fly by stating he likes to hold his arms out to the side and say "''VROOM!''" when he is by himself.
* Barricade is the only male character from the console ''War for Cybertron'' game to not return for ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'', even as a multiplayer chassis. Nonetheless, one of the pieces of loading-screen trivia lets us know that Barricade is the most skillful Decepticon driver and got his name from plowing through Autobot roadblocks.
*Not only is Barricade's pack-in partner a namesake of [[Frenzy (G1)|one]] of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s [[Mini-Cassette|minions]], Barricade's [http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/TFSSBarricade/barricade.htm bio] indicates his former partners were also [[Howlback (G1)|named]] [[Garboil (G1)|after]] [[Nightstalker (G1)|cassettes]]. This is either an incredible coincidence or a consequence of Barricade being partly based on the [[Barricade (Movie)|Movie Barricade]], who was partly based on [[Soundwave (G1)|G1 Soundwave]].
*Barricade was to be included in the game ''Transformers Universe'' as his concept art was released alongside Prowl's in 2012. However instead Switchblade took his place leading the Decepticons. Barricade's game model can be found in the files, however he was never officially released and many of his abilities are missing within the game files, indicating he was still being developed. 

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