Editing Swoop (Animated)

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:''Swoop is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:TFAnimated Swoop.jpg|right|256px|thumb|Gatchaman!]]
'''Swoop''' is a [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobot]]. He prefers his nice, quiet island to the mainland, but doesn't say no to crossing over for the odd battle. Not only is it fun to see [[human]]s scatter at the sight of him, bashing Decepticons with his flaming [[Mace (weapon)|flail]] is more fun than bashing trees.
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==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|N/A (English), [[Nobuo Tobita]] (Japanese)}}

Swoop made his appearance along with the other Dinobots, but neither he nor [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]] spoke. He battled the Autobots but like the others ended up trapped in tar, before being relocated to Dinobot Island by Prowl and Bulkhead. He also did not [[Transformation|transform]], as he didn't know it was possible until [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] discovered ''he'' could. {{storylink|Blast from the Past}}

[[File:Aniswoopflail.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Me Swoop give you head start..."]]
He was later forced by the villain [[Meltdown (Animated)|Meltdown]] to kidnap [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] and attack her would-be rescuers, [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]. Once Meltdown was trapped and unable to hurt him, he demonstrated he'd learned to transform and joined his fellow Dinobots in threatening the acid-thrower. However, before Meltdown could be hurt, Swoop's attention was diverted to [[Colossus Rhodes]] and two of Meltdown's mutants, and he and the other Dinobots beat up on them instead. {{storylink|Survival of the Fittest}}

He would later be found along with his fellow Dinobots by [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]], Prowl and Bulkhead to see if they would help fight against the [[Decepticon]]s. However, Grimlock refused to fight with the [[Autobot]]s, saying that they would destroy robots. Optimus then replied to Grimlock that the Dinobots were robots themselves. Swoop promptly began following to the letter Grimlock's order to destroy all robots, starting with Grimlock.  {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 1}}

[[File:swoop_beastmode_pounces.jpeg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|He swoops to conquer!]]
When Optimus Prime, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], and [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Autobot Commander Ultra Magnus]] went to find the Ark, they intruded on Swoop's territory, resulting in Sentinel getting a big ass-kicking, which a slightly big jerk like him deserves. However, he was scared off by Ultra Magnus and his electrical powers. {{storylink|The Elite Guard}}

When his friend Grimlock had a large spike in his toe, he went on a rampage, which Swoop tried to prevent, but to no avail. Prowl managed to reluctantly use [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]´s [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] Blaster (which he was borrowing) before anything was damaged. When Prowl told him he would be okay and Bulkhead took the spike out of his toes, he was very relieved. {{storylink|A Fistful of Energon}}

[[File:Dinobots Meltdown Black Friday.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Me Swoop thought boxed chocolates too cliché, but contents still have gooey centre."]]
He returned once again with his fellow Dinobots, working for [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]]. He, Grimlock and Snarl were ordered to fetch Meltdown from prison for her, so that she could be [[Along Came a Spider|rid of her organic half]]. It was revealed that the Dinobots worked for her due to her feminine ways. Grimlock fought and beat both Swoop and Snarl to prove that he loved Blackarachnia most. Blackarachnia then used her mimic ability to steal Grimlock's [[fire-breath]]ing power and proceeded to incinerate Swoop and Snarl. Despite this, they still worked for her later, as they helped both Optimus and Grimlock by defeating [[Fusion creature|Meltdown's mutants]] once again. Unlike Grimlock, Swoop seemed indifferent to the fact that Blackarachnia then left them all.  {{storylink|Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday}}

When an oil rig was teleported out to Lake Erie, Swoop and the other Dinobots watched it explode violently from the shores of Dinobot Island. {{storylink|Three's a Crowd}}

Swoop later found the female spider, who asked him to deliver the fugitive [[Wasp]] for her. He agreed and took the fugitive to the island, with the [[Elite Guard]] soldiers [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]], [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]], and Sentinel Prime still on his tail. However, he managed to evade their pursuit and brought Wasp back to Meltdown's lab. Later, he and the others were guarding the way to the lab when they encountered the Jet twins. Swoop faced them, but was ultimately defeated. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Animated)|Predacons Rising}} 

Swoop and Grimlock later kicked out Snarl when he decided to be the pet of a [[Scrapper (Animated)|Constructicon castaway]] that arrived on the island. {{storylink|Human Error, Part II}}

===Titan ''Animated'' comic===
Swoop could ''talk!''  {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Dino-MIGHT!}}

[[File:TitanSwoop.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|He's not speaking to you either.]]

Later on, a Rage virus infection stopped him from showing this power of speech. He instead turned violent and attacked Grimlock, hovered around for [[Afterburn]] to stand on, and threw [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] into mud. Not that big a rage then. {{storylink|Animated Comic issue 2|Ratchet & Grimlock Are DEAD?}}

Later still, a huge row between him and Grimlock over a TV program saw Swoop booted out of the Dinobots. On his way to join the Autobots, he buzzed past a [[United States Air Force|USAF]] plane and so got a bollocking from Prime when he landed, causing him to leave in a huff. However, soon the Autobots needed aerial assistance to stop a rogue stealth bomber, and Bumblebee convinced Swoop to help by <s>reminding him that he owed them for the Rage virus thing</s> appealing to his <s>sense of team spirit</s> ego. He successfully stopped the bomber, saving Detroit and proving to the Autobots that he was awesome. 

And all that while only talking ''once'' (and off-panel at that) due to being in a huff! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Divebomb}}
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===''The Cool'' comic===
[[File:TheCoolSwoopFightsLugnut01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left]]

When [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]] and [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] attacked Dinobot Island, the Dinobots responded immediately to the threat. Swoop pitted himself against Lugnut one-on-one, beating the bruiser both in the air and on the land. The Decepticons quickly retreated. After a brief misunderstanding, the Dinobots and the Autobots parted as friends; the Dinobots vowing to help in time of battle. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 3}}

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==Toys==
===Animated===
[[File:Deluxeanimatedswoop.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|Swoop looms, like a [[Furmanism|vast predatory bird]]...]]
*'''Swoop''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-19'''
**''Accessories'': Flail

: Part of the fourth wave of ''Animated'' Deluxes, Swoop transforms into a robotic ''Pteranodon''. His relatively simple transformation results in a startlingly [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] [[robot mode]] (albeit with longer legs in ''Pteranodon'' mode). He comes with a flail weapon which can be stored under his foot in [[beast mode]]. 

: The flail weapon seems to have an abandoned gimmick where pushing in the bottom of the ball would activate pop-out flames. Apparently, it was abandoned after the realization that if a child swallowed the weapon, the flames popping out would make the kid's esophagus worse for wear.  However, this gimmick can somewhat be reactivated with a small modification [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/tutorials-how-tos/208812-animated-swoops-flaming-mace.html], allowing the flames to be ''partially'' revealed. A slightly more complex modification can be done to allow the flames to raise to '''full height''' when they pop out [https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/animated-swoop-flaming-flail-tutorial.1185567/], resulting in the inner curve of the flames matching the curve of the ball—a look which indicates this is much closer to the original intention.

: Swoop's eyes are engineered for [[light-piping|piping]], but are painted blue.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed (without the flail) into ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Adventure]]'' [[Swoop (WFC)#Adventure|Swoop]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/Swoop/swoop.htm More information on Swoop at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* Swoop and [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]] did not have any lines in the cartoon. Reportedly, this is due to limitations on the number of voice actors that can be used in an episode, and the number of characters they can voice in one as well. [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] remarked in a Q&A session that his ideal voice for Swoop would be comedian {{w|Gilbert Gottfried}}. Their lack of dialogue would be used for a gag in [[Transformers Comic issue 23|comic story ''Divebomb'']]. Although, both Dinobots ''do'' speak in the Japanese dub, but thus far have only managed their names.
* In addition to their lack of dialogue, Swoop and Snarl also lacked names for most of the cartoon's run. Snarl was eventually named in-universe by [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]], leaving Swoop the odd 'bot out. ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' filled in the hole, noting that Swoop was given his name by Blackarachnia.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Swoop''' (スワープ ''Suwāpu'')

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