Editing Spin-Out (G1)

{{disambig2|the red Autobot|the cannon fodder for Overlord|Spin-Out (IDW)}}
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:''Spin-Out is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Spinout-Masterpiece-card.jpg|right|thumb|250px|SAMPLE]]

A bot of mysterious and confusing origins, '''Spin-Out''' was originally a lifeless [[human]]-piloted mecha. Though circumstances not yet fully understood, he was turned into a fully-[[spark]]ed Cybertronian. He actually remembers his previous "life", which has bred in him a fierce loyalty to humans, to the point where he's actively uncomfortable operating without human supervision, which stands in odd contrast to his often hot-headed and brash nature.

==Fiction==
===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
Spin-Out was the cook in a five hundred strong Autobot force but being the 49th highest ranking officer means you still become the commanding officer when forty eight other 'bots are dead! After a destructive, 17-cycle "holding action", the Autobots technically won but Spin-Out was left depressed by the wreckage, the amount dead, and the fact that people like [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] thought he should feel proud he "stepped up". And he couldn't even sit down in case it was on a corpse!

Things couldn't get worse.

Then his remaining men took a Decepticon called [[Toxitron (G1)|Toxitron]] prisoner... who turned out to be a walking acid spill who had intentionally been "captured". Everybody died, including Spin-Out, and the cook's rotting head was later used to let Toxitron falsely register as having an Autobot transponder.

So that's worse. {{storylink|The Toxic Transformer}}

===''Masterpiece'' toy bios===
Spin-Out was originally a human-piloted [[Diaclone (faction)|Diaclone]] mecha from another dimension. He was transported to the universe of the Transformers, but deposited in the [[Diadem]] space facility over ten million years in the past. The [[Anterior Zeta]] system in the installation was able to convert Spin-Out into a fully-living Cybertronian life-form and then put him into stasis as an emergency fallback, having studied the mecha's databanks and learning of the [[Waruder]] threat.

Ten million years later, [[Delta Magnus]] investigated the remains of the Diadem station, which had been devastated in a battle between the [[Decepticon]]s and [[Quintesson]]s, while searching for ancient Cybertronian data, including the stored original memories of his teammate [[Cordon]]. He discovered Spin-Out, who promptly activated, ready to fight for freedom. Delta Magnus also found the lost memory banks, but Cordon declined to install them. {{storylink|#Toys|''Masterpiece'' Spin-out bio}}
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==Toys==
===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-39+-Spin-Out.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Apparently not [[Tigertrack]]'s twin brother.]]
*'''Spinout''' ([[November 28]], [[2020]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-39+'''
**''Accessories:'' N.C. Beam Rifle, Heavy Laser Cannon, "Spinizer" Gun

:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' MP-39+ Spinout is a red [[redeco]] of MP-42 [[Cordon#Toys|Cordon]], which itself is a [[retool]]ing of MP-39 [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Sunstreaker]], transforming into a licensed Lamborghini Countach LP500S mode, only without Cordon's police light-bar. The toy is an homage to the original ''[[Diaclone]]'' iteration of the [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generation 1|original Sunstreaker toy]]; his license plates reading "CR-01" in reference the original mold being the first ''Diaclone'' Car Robot toy.

: The rear electronic propulsion engine cover can be folded into the rear of the car for a more realistic alternate mode, and the rear combination tail-lights can be switched between realistic and cartoon modes. The doors and hood open, and the front headlights can be popped up. His rear spoiler can also V-wing to reveal a rear-mounted (non-firing) blaster.

:To preserve cartoon accuracy, the windows on the chest are [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|fake]], with the main panel of the chest being formed by turning the roof of the car mode inside out, with the extra windows folding out from inside.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/05/23/takara-mp-39-masterpiece-clear-pictures-designer-team-interview-translation-339374 TFW2005.com: Takara MP-39 Masterpiece Clear Pictures, Designer Team Interview Translation]</ref>

:Spinout was initially offered for pre-order as a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] online exclusive and a little later at other online retailers.
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===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:GS-toy SpinOut.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The Red Luigi to Tigertrack's Green Mario.]]
*'''Cordon & Autobot Spin-Out''' (2-pack, 2020)
**''ID number'': '''WFC-GS20'''
**''Accessories'': Rocket boosters/gun

:A ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' add-on to ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'', Spin-Out is a redeco of [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Sunstreaker]], transforming from a robot into an unlicensed approximation of a Lamborghini Countach LP500S (most conspicuously missing the spoilers, but also having 5mm holes back there ''just in case''). His engine block can be used as a pair of rocket boosters or as a gun.

: Spin-Out's chest is actually darker translucent plastic painted red on top, and silver underneath. Due to the pegs on the chest underside being painted, it can be very difficult to slot in place for car mode. This can be resolved by lightly sanding the front portions of the pegs until the gap can be cleanly closed.

: Though this mold shares much of its engineering and transformation scheme with ''Earthrise'' [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Wheeljack]], it is not a [[retool]] of that mold.

: He was only available in a two-pack with mold-mate [[Cordon#Generations|Cordon]]. They share a single instruction sheet, which nonetheless shows both individual toys' transformations in full... and swaps their names around. Oops.
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==Notes==
[[File:Sunstreaker-diaclone.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|(The red mecha on the left.)]]
*Spin-Out got its start in [[Japan]] in 1982 as the ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Countach LP500S Super Tuning," the first figure in the "Car Robots" portion of the toyline.  As the first ever [[Play pattern|"real-world-thing" toy to transform into a humanoid robot]], it is in a very real sense the design ancestor of pretty much everything this wiki features.  
*Before the debut of ''Transformers'', Takara released the Countach LP500S toy stateside in the short-lived ''[[Diakron]]'' line, using the same colors as the Japanese original. This mold was later released in yellow as [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Sunstreaker]] for the original ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Transformers]]'' toyline.
* Spin-Out's name was chosen in homage to the development history of the original [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] who, in the early days of the ''Transformers'' toyline, held it as a pre-production name<ref name="marvelage">[http://starlogged.blogspot.com/2012/03/transformers-arrive-in-marvel-age.html Article from Marvel Age #17, announcing the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|upcoming ''Transformers'' comic]].]</ref> (also spelled "Spinout"<ref name="bible">[http://tfarchive.com/cartoons/bible/#017 "Nearly the equal of his twin brother, Spinout, in combat, but less cold-blooded." From page 17 from the ''Transformers'' [[production bible|show bible]].]</ref>).  However, as an updated version of the red "No. 1 Countach LP500S", the modern Spin-Out looks more like what the original ''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]'' was meant to be, before the two Lamborghini brothers [[Sunstreaker (G1)#Notes|swapped molds]].  As initially planned, the Spinout/Sunstreaker figure would have bore more of a resemblance to [[Tigertrack]].
* Separately, Spin-Out's coloration was also used in the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW comics]] for some of the [[Machination]]'s [[Sunstreaker clone]]s.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Spinout''' (スピンアウト ''Supin'auto'')

==References==
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==External links==
*Blog posts by [https://plasticmissile.com/2016/09/08/diakron-red-sunstreaker-takara-1983/ Plastic Missile] and [http://blog.kapowtoys.co.uk/tag/red-sunstreaker/ Kapow Toys] about ''Diaclone'' "Red Sunstreaker"

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