Editing Blight (Energon)

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: ''Blight is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Blight-art.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|His skin keeps coming off in the middle of important board meetings.]]

A member of the [[Destruction Team]], '''Blight''' combines with his teammates to form the powerful [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]]. Poor blighter, he was too near the sun, and like [[Icarus]] it proved his undoing, only it wasn't the sun, it was [[Barricade (Energon)|Barricade's spark]], and it was exploding, and Blight wasn't trying to fly. So really he wasn't like Icarus at all, but he can still be our friend.

==Fiction==
===''Energon'' cartoon===
Shortly after awakening from their long slumber, Bruticus Maximus and [[Constructicon Maximus]] were ordered by [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] to pursue the fleeing [[Superion Maximus]] after the Autobot attempted to attack the Decepticon leader. Both combiners separated into their individual components and gave chase. They later pledged their allegiance to Galvatron, believing him to be the future of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Wishes}}

When Six Shot pinpointed an Autobot signal on the planet's surface, Galvatron sent Constructicon Maximus and Bruticus Maximus out to investigate. The two combiners came upon Autobot refugees looking about the crashed ''Miranda II'' for survivors, and decided to have some fun by beating them up. [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]] and [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] sped by to allow the Autobots to escape, and Bruticus Maximus split into Blight and his other components to give them chase. They were unable to catch the pair, but came upon them again after the Omnicons had managed to clog up an energon pipeline, hindering the Decepticons' planetary defense grid. Bruticus Maximus assumed his combined form to gun them down, but was countered by the arrival of Optimus Prime and other Autobot reinforcements. {{storylink|Break Through}}

During a virtual training match between the Autobots and Decepticons, Blight was part of [[Barricade (Energon)|Barricade]]'s Destruction Team, fighting the [[Air Team]] alongside the [[Construction Team]]. They combined into Bruticus Maximus to defeat Superion Maximus, only to be defeated in turn by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Supreme]]. {{storylink|Distribution|Distribution}}

Blight and the other Destruction Team member eventually paid for their treachery during a final show down with the Air Team. Bruticus Maximus and [[Constructicon Maximus]] double teamed Superion Maximus, who held his own and destroyed Constructicon's spark before the Autobot was reduced to Storm Jet. However, the ghost of [[Dauntless Maximus|Superion's brother]] appeared, destroying [[Blackout (combiner)|Blackout]], giving Storm Jet the chance to procure Constructicons's dead limbs and recombine into Superion. Before Bruticus could recover, the Autobot pierced his spark causing an explosion which engulfed them all. {{storylink|Spark (episode)|Spark}}

{{note|Blight was never referred to by name, nor was he ever presented as a sentient, individual being. Most of his appearances were as the right arm of Bruticus Maximus.}}

==Toys==
===Super Link===
[[File:Super Link Swindle.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You bought the gift set just for me?]]
*'''Bruticus''' (Multi-pack, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''SD-21'''
**''Accessories:'' Dual cannon/radar (combiner foot/hand), Decepticon-style [[energon star]]

: In Japan, Blight (aka "Swindle") was only available as part of a complete set of all five Destruction Team members, never as an individual. There are several small deco differences between the [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] releases, the largest being that "Swindle" uses a less... virulent-looking yellow as a base color.
::* [http://snakas.web.fc2.com/energon/d2.htm Comparison between Blight and his Japanese counterpart Swindle at Autobase Aichi]

===Energon===
[[File:En-toy Blight.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Surprisingly, NOT a reused name at the time.]]
*'''Blight''' (Basic, 2005)
**''Team member number:'' '''D2'''
**''Accessories:'' Dual cannon/radar (combiner foot/hand), Decepticon-style [[energon star]]

: Blight shares a sculpt with his teammate [[Kickback (Energon)|Kickback]], transforming into an anti-aircraft tank similar to a [http://www.army-technology.com/projects/gepard/gepard1.html Gepard]. He has a clear-blue [[Energon star|Energon chip]] that can attach to most ''Energon''-series toy molds. He can also form the arm or leg to any combination of ''Energon'' combiner team super robot, though his "standard" position (as shown on his cardback) is as the left arm of Bruticus Maximus, with the Energon weapon forming the hand. His Energon weapon has a [[Mini-Con]] port on it.

: His [[stock photography|stock photos]] depict a [[misassembly|misassembled]] Energon weapon, with the rear part facing the wrong way (so it would cause trouble if one were to use Blight as one of Bruticus Maximus's legs, with the weapon piece forming the foot). The toy itself comes with a correctly assembled weapon, and the [[instructions]] also depict it the correct way.

: This sculpt was also used to make the [[Fun Publications]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] toy [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]] and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' (2008) [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus Maximus]] team members [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]. Another planned redeco, ''[[Movie (franchise)|Movie]]'' [[Gunbarrel (Movie)|Gunbarrel]], was canceled, but later popped up in the aftermarket in unusually large quantities.

::*[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Blight/blight.htm Blight at TFU.info]

==Notes==
*Early information from Hasbro's official Transformers website listed Blight under an older working name, '''Scattorshot'''. The name later got briefly reattributed to the [[Shockblast]] [[redeco]], previously announced as "Six Shot"... who ultimately saw his name changed back to "[[Six Shot]]" after all. The name "Scattorshot" was ultimately used on a [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|character]] in the follow-up series, ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Swindle''' (スィンドル ''Swindoru'')

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[[Category:Energon Decepticons]]