Editing Drift (SG)

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{{disambig3.5|the evil Autobot|his heroic counterpart|Drift (G1)|Drift}}
:''Drift is an evil [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:DriftSG-art.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Wait, does this mean [[Drift (G1)|normal Drift]] is [[Ron Perlman|Deathstroke the Terminator]]?]]
The irreverent '''Drift''' is a Dimensional Fragment Eliminator, which means he's always taunting and combating those invaders who dare poke through the walls of his universe. The "Bot of Banter" is considered one of the most vile Autobots ever, and the chatty mercenary loves to dream up more creative ways to slay his targets. [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] has given Drift no boundaries, creating an immoral, money-driven monster.

The relentless and cruel Drift has only one real weakness: an irrational fear of [[petro-rabbit]]s.

==Fiction==
===Fun Publications ''Shattered Glass'' continuity===
Drift was an especially brutal Autobot serving as a bounty hunter and mercenary. [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] liked his style, allowing Drift to carry out his hunts however he saw fit. His irreverent attitude and impudent mouth may one day test the Prime's patience, though. {{storylink|Drift (SG)#Toys|2012 Drift profile card}} After Drift tracked down Optimus Prime in his private sanctuary, Optimus confided in Drift about his reasons for starting the Autobots. He had new concerns and a new job for Drift as well. {{storylink|Coalescence}}

Drift was partnered up with [[Stepper (SG)|Stepper]] to hunt intruders from other [[universal stream]]s. {{storylink|Stepper (SG)#Toys|BotCon 2015 Stepper profile card}}

During their time on Earth, Drift became a student of the mysterious Gigatron. Residing in Kita Kyushu, Drift trained vigorously to became a Samurai Gunman and underwent a dramatic change in temperament as he adopted his master's teachings. He was now an honorable, if egotistical, assassin.

When Stepper was captured by the Autobots and then vanishing following an encounter with interdimensional [[GoBots]], Drift hunted them down to balance the scales. He shot their transport out of the sky and held them at gunpoint after they crashed to Earth. To demonstrate his prowess, Drift fired off a warning shot in the air, then a blind second shot to destroy [[BuggyMan|Buggyman]]'s [[R-Navi]] drone. He accepted security officer [[Treds]] as his opponent when Treds took responsibility for Stepper's loss. Fortunately for Treds, his ally [[Solarbot]] used his energies to catch Drift's first shot and guide it back down to Earth. As a result, the Samurai Gunman technically ended up shooting himself and the GoBots managed to escape. {{storylink|Last Sunset}}

Drift was part of the Autobot assault on [[Decepticon City (SG)|Decepticon City]] on their universe's native [[Earth]]. When [[Megatron (SG)|Galvatron]] arrived in the ''[[Annex]]'' to fight back, Drift initially engaged him. [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] called him and the other Autobots off, though, to let [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] fight the Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Memory's Splinter}} 

After Galvatron defeated Prime, Drift and the others fled aboard [[Sky Lynx (SG)|Sky Lynx]] back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Restoration}} When their ride announced they'd have to lighten their load, [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] promptly dumped [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] out the nearest hatch. Drift had no objections to Rodimus declaring himself the new leader. {{storylink|Familiar Reflections}}

When Optimus Prime returned as Nova Prime, Drift fought against his [[Knights of Unicron (SG)|Knights of Unicron]] until Rodimus was overthrown. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}} He was taken into custody by the [[Autotrooper (SG Knights of Unicron)|Autotrooper]]s in the aftermath of the battle, but apparently took advantage of the dark [[Primus/Shattered Glass|Primus]]'s manifestation to flee Cybertron aboard the ships. {{storylink|The Future Buried...}}

===IDW ''Shattered Glass'' continuity===
[[File:Drift_sg_1.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.7|]]

Drift was a member of [[Autobot#Shattered Glass|Autobot]] warlord [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]]'s special tactics group and private military force, the [[Wreckers#Shattered Glass|Wreckers]]. At some point, he also acquired a [[Great Sword]].

Drift, [[Jazz (SG)|Jazz]], and [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] became hostile and protective when [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] ordered Ultra Magnus to enter the throne room with only a single Wrecker at his side. Later, tensions between the two splinter cells boiled over, and Drift partook in storming the gates of [[Iacon (polity)#IDW Shattered Glass comic|Pax]] and its inner sanctum, where Ultra Magnus promptly stomped Optimus Prime's chest in and claimed the city for himself. {{storylink|Shattered Glass II issue 1|Shattered Glass II #1}} 

After the Wreckers captured Autobot traitor [[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]], [[Wheeljack (SG)|Slicer]] ordered them to keep him alive, so Drift incapacitated him with a shot to the back. {{storylink|Shattered Glass II issue 3|Shattered Glass II #3}} 
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==Toys==
===''Timelines''===
[[Image:SGtoy-Drift.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Now if they want to get really meta, [[Fun Publications]] should also [[redeco]] this guy as Green Lantern.]]
* '''Shattered Glass Drift''' (Deluxe, 2012)
** ''Accessories'': Two "dual swords", one large sword, left & right pistols
:''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Drift is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Drift (G1)#Generations|Drift]], in red with white highlights. In addition to the three swords that came with the original Drift toy, he comes with the two small guns that came with ''Generations'' [[Blurr (G1)/toys#Generations|Blurr]]; however, because these were not intended to come with this version of the mold, factory carelessness resulted in a large number of units coming with two of the same gun, when they should feature tabs on opposite sides. As the tabs on the guns only serve to attach them to the large rifle included with ''Generations'' Blurr, and as the doors of the Drift version of the mold cannot be used to holster the small guns, the effect this has on the figure is, at best, negligible, although this has not prevented the [[Ruined FOREVER|usual reaction]]. The hood of his vehicle mode sports the character [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%AE%9A 定] ("decided").

: Drift is one of two [[2012]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] [[exclusive]] figures (the other being ''Timelines'' [[Runabout (G1)#Timelines|Over-Run]]).

: This mold was [[retool]]ed into ''Generations'' [[Blurr (G1)/toys#Generations|Blurr]].

: Drift sold out within 48 hours of being available (taking into account problems with the store's ordering process).

::* ''[http://tfu.info/2012/Autobot/TFCCSGDrift/drift.htm More information on Drift at TFU.info]''
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== Merchandise ==
=== Flame Toys ===
==== Kuro Kara Kuri====
[[File:FlameToysSGDrift.jpg|thumb|200px|The merc mech with the merch.]]
* '''Shattered Glass Drift''' (March 2019)
** ''Number:'' '''01-A'''
:Part of [[Flame Toys]]' ''Kuro Kara Kuri'' line of high-end non-transforming poseable figures, Shattered Glass Drift is a redeco of the [[Drift (G1)#Flame Toys|Drift]] figure. Like his normal counterpart, Shattered Glass Drift features [[die-cast]] parts and LEDs in his head.
:Shattered Glass Drift lacks the fabric cloak included with the G1 version, but instead includes two pistols, accompanying holsters (that can be swapped out for the sword sheaths at his waist), and accompanying hands meant to hold said pistols.
:Customers who preordered Shattered Glass Drift on D4Toys also received a special extra "Helmet Armor" that could be swapped out with Shattered Glass Drift's normal front helmet piece. This extra piece partly covers his face similar to a samurai helmet.
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==== Furai Model ====
* '''Shattered Glass Drift''' (May 2021)
** ''Number:'' '''19'''
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==Notes==
* Drift was first described by Fun Publications as the "Mech with a Mouth." The phrase "Merc with a Mouth" is used to describe the [[Marvel Comics]] character, [[Wikia:marvel:Deadpool (Wade Wilson)|Deadpool]]. With ''Generation 1'' Drift being a silent, sullen, moody, dark anti-hero ninja, it may be fitting that his ''Shattered Glass'' opposite is a manic, fourth-wall breaking anti-villain with a thing for Bea Arthur.
* Fun Publications explained that they wanted the character on Drift's hood to mean "a doom" because Drift "brings A DOOM to any enemy he meets". They were limited to only one character, however, and could not find a singular kanji that embodied what they wanted to convey. This resulted in the use of the character [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%AE%9A 定] ("decided", as in "your fate is decided"?), which is "a stretch".<ref>{{citesocial|quote=So, the answer is (and yes, we KNOW this is a stretch) is A DOOM. SG Drift brings A DOOM to any enemy he meets.|link=https://archive.is/DPciC|name=BotCon|site=Twitter|year=2011|month=10|day=26}}</ref> According to Japanese commentators, a more appropriate kanji to convey the original intent would have been something like [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%AD%BB#Japanese 死] ("death"), [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%AE%BA#Japanese 殺] ("kill"), or [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%8B%A9#Japanese 狩] ("hunt").<ref>{{citesocial|quote=日本人が選んでたら、「死」とか「殺」とか「狩」あたりになってたんじゃ…と、今更ながら思ってたり…w|link=https://twitter.com/taaboustoybox/status/1160032685995151360|name=@taaboustoybox|site=Twitter|year=2019|month=08|day=10}}</ref>
* In his appearance in "[[Last Sunset]]", Drift's personality was changed from that of Deadpool to a stereotypical samurai warrior. This was done as a reversal on the evolution of Drift in the 2005 IDW Continuity, from a moody and serious samurai under [[Shane McCarthy]] to an upbeat, spiritual crewmate in ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'', as written by [[James Roberts]].
* Regular ''Shattered Glass'' writers [[Greg Sepelak]] and [[Trent Troop]] had an entirely different personality in mind for Drift, who never appeared in their stories; they wanted to characterise him as an unpleasantly-patriotic Autobot, who'd call Optimus Prime "Mister President", inspired by ''[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTagxffHmpfT765IfQj68dMmfFs3W7s1f Yu-Gi-Oh The Abridged Series]''' characterisation of [https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Bandit_Keith Bandit Keith].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=FUN FACT: Trent and I wanted SG Drift to basically be like YGO Abridged Bandit Keith, calling Optimus "Mister President" and jsut being a real-gung-ho-Autobot-patriot asshole.|link=https://discord.com/channels/656241088826441729/656248887534944265/1046967912260444222|name=Greg Sepelak|site=the TFWiki Discord server|year=2022|month=11|day=29}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.transformersclub.com/drift12.cfm ''SG'' Drift's page] @ TransformersClub.com

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