Editing Cheetor (ROTB)

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:''Cheetor is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]] portion of the [[Movie continuity family]].''

[[File:ROTB Cheetor concept art.jpg|right|thumb|250px|All grown up!]]

'''Cheetor''' is a speedy Maximal, both in mind and in body. Athletic and graceful despite being the size of a small truck, this cheetah ‘bot runs faster than most of his enemies can process. This speed is, indeed, his greatest strength, but it is also his most substantial weakness. Cheetor’s agility breeds overconfidence, and he occasionally is too quick to act without considering the potential repercussions of his actions. Even still, he is a reliable Maximal warrior who provides invaluable assistance in the war against the [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcons]]. 

==Fiction==
===''Rise of the Beasts'' film===
{{Voiceactor|[[Tongayi Chirisa]] (English), [[Wataru Takagi]] (Japanese)|[[Eko Fresh]] (German), [[Sylvain Agaësse]] (European French), [[Duda Ribeiro]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Carlos Monroy]] (Latin American Spanish)}}

Somewhere in time and space, Cheetor was among the Maximals left on their homeworld when [[Unicron]] attacked. Making their way through enemy hordes, he and [[Rhinox (ROTB)|Rhinox]] met up with their leader [[Apelinq (ROTB)|Apelinq]], and fellow Maximals [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|Optimus Primal]] and [[Airazor (ROTB)|Airazor]], and expressed concern over several hostile new [[Scorponok (ROTB)|arrivals]] on their planet. As the situation grew dire, he witnessed Apelinq transfer leadership of the Maximals to Primal, as the former ordered them to retreat with the [[Transwarp Key]]. All Cheetor and the other Maximals could do was watch from their ship as [[Scourge (ROTB)|Scourge]] overpowered Apelinq, as they entered the Transwarp bridge towards a prehistoric Earth.

[[File:ROTB Cheetor and Mirage.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]

By the year [[1994]], Cheetor and the other Maximals had settled in the jungles of [[Peru]]. When [[Noah Díaz]] and [[Elena Wallace]] arrived searching for the other half of the Transwarp Key, Optimus Primal mobilized the Maximals, including Cheetor, to intercept them. As Primal had them cornered, the Autobot [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] arrived in an attempt to attack Primal. This prompted Cheetor to pounce and tackle the Autobot as he screamed for his life. Before the situation could escalate any further, Airazor flew in and eased the tension, with Cheetor kindly apologizing to Mirage for scaring him.

Later, Cheetor and the other Maximals led the Autobots to meet the human tribe that had kept the Maximals safe on Earth, present the Autobots the other half of the Transwarp Key. The next day, the Autobots and Maximals were alerted to a battle on top of a mountain, only to find a distraught Primal and an offline Airazor, who was forced to be deactivated after Scourge's corruption rendered her mad. Cheetor was visibly distraught at the sight. They did not have time to mourn their fallen comrade, however, as Scourge had already activated the Transwarp Key from the nearby volcano, ready to bring Unicron in. Optimus Prime and Noah were not ready to give up, and convinced Primal to fight back, with the Maximal leader explaining how the Transwarp Key worked. In order to stop the process, the key would have to be shut down from the control panel, but someone would have sneak through the underground tunnels to avoid Scourge. Cheetor then corroborated that while the tunnels may be too small for Maximals, they would be big enough for humans, which meant Noah and Elena were the only ones who can shut the Key down.

[[File:ROTB Cheetor in battle.jpg|left|thumb|250px]]

Hoping to distract their enemies, Prime and Primal led their respective teams to face the [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcon]] army head on, hoping to lead them away from Noah, Elena and Mirage working their way towards the control panel. As the Autobots and Maximals approached the Terrorcon army, Primal ordered Cheetor and Rhinox to [[Activation code|maximize]], making swift work of the Terrorcon drones. Eventually, the endless hordes of drones exhausted both the Autobots and Maximals. At one point, Cheetor was overwhelmed by several [[Sweep (ROTB)|Sweep]]s, but not before he spotted Noah being whisked away by [[Nightbird (ROTB)|Nightbird]]. He threw his spear at the Terrorcon, releasing Noah. As a second wave of Sweeps entered the battlefield, along with Unicron's [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Scorponok (ROTB)|reinforcements]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] swooped in, turning the tide of the battle, and giving them a boost in morale. As Elena finally reached the control panel, and with Scourge being handled by Optimus, Cheetor and the rest of the Autobots and Maximals held back the army that was diverted towards the control panel, with Cheetor pouncing on a few Scorponok drones. Eventually, the control panel was destroyed, forcing Optimus to sacrifice himself to destroy it. Cheetor and the rest of the Maximals were then ordered to retreat.

[[File:ROTBcap Cheetor and Bumblebee.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Now we only need Hot Shot to show up.]]

Fortunately, Primal saved Prime and they escaped the ensuing fallout. Cheetor and the others then regrouped at a valley overlooking the volcano. They acknowledged that Unicron had definitely survived the collapse of the Transwarp bridge, and he may return to destroy them. Despite this, Cheetor and the others remained steadfast, as they now had a newfound alliance between their factions, ready to take on Unicron, whenever he may return. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts}}
{{note|Cheetor's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the book "[[The Search Is On]]".}}
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==Toys==
===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-Studio-Series-SS-98-Voyager-ROTB-Cheetor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Wakanda forever!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Cheetor''' (Voyager Class, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''Rise of the Beasts'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''98'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-108'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 spears, "Peruvian Jungle Discovery" backdrop

:Released as part of the 19th wave of ''[[Studio Series]]'' Voyager Class figures, Cheetor transforms into a mechanical cheetah in 24 steps.  The toy comes with two spear accessories that can be held separately, combine into a long staff, or store on his back.

:Strangely, his box renders show him in a much darker color scheme than what is present on the final figure.

:Hasbro revealed the figure on [[January 24]], 2023.
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===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
[[File:TF-ROTB-Mainline-Deluxe-Class-Cheetor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|We finally know how a cat would wear pants.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Cheetor / Nightbird / Wheeljack''' (Jungle Mission 3-pack, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Tail weapon, blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Tomoki Tatsumi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released in a [[Target]]-exclusive ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' "Jungle Mission 3-pack", this Deluxe Class version of Cheetor converts into a mechanical cheetah. His transformation scheme is somewhat patterned on [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' Cheetor]], while his overall appearance is based on a non-final movie design, so his robot mode differs greatly from his ''Studio Series'' figure listed above. He is armed with a small blaster, which, in a nod to the original Cheetor toy's "gut gun", stores in his cheetah mode abdomen, along with a bladed whip weapon formed from his beast mode tail. In an undocumented feature, the gun can store on Cheetor's robot mode back via a rectangular slot; however, no such storage exists for the tail weapon, which he's left to hold at all times.

:His stock renders omit the tip of his tail that covers its blade in beast mode, though the hinge it attaches to is plainly visible. The renders also depict differences in deco from the final toy, such as blue shoulders and overall a more vibrant shade of blue than the duller shade used on the actual toy. 

:This set also includes [[Nightbird (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Nightbird]] and [[Wheeljack (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Wheeljack]].
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===''Rise of the Beasts''===
[[File:TF-ROTB-Deluxe-Cheetor-Single.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|“I am NOT a kid… and maybe I’m not so nice either.”]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Cheetor''' (Deluxe Class, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Deluxe Class Cheetor'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''BD-02'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': April 15, 2023
:*''Accessories'': Tail weapon, blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Tomoki Tatsumi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:The Cheetor from the ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Jungle Mission 3-pack was also available individually at general retail under ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (toyline)|Rise of the Beasts]]'' packaging. It was first sighted at Australian retail.

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[[File:TF-ROTB-Flex-Changer-Cheetor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Why'' would you give the cat a rubber band!?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Cheetor''' (Flex Changers, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Kurutto Change Cheetor'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''BKC-03'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[June 24]], 2023

:Released as part of the "Flex Changers" line for the ''Rise of the Beasts'' toyline, this Cheetor transforms from beast to robot with the use of a flexible plastic band.

:He first appeared at Mexican retail without any announcement, unlike his wavemates.

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[[File:TF-Authentic-Titan-Changers-Cheetor.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.66|Uh, meow?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Cheetor''' (Titan Changer, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Tail-whip
:Part of the first wave of ''Rise of the Beasts'' Titan Changers, Cheetor is a repackaging of ''[[Transformers Authentics|Authentics]]'' Titan Changer [[Cheetor_(BW)/toys#Authentics|Cheetor]] without any changes to the figure, and transforms from a thin robot to a mechanical cheetah. The tail comes off to become a whip. Considering the great design similarities with the above Cheetor toys, it's possible this toy was meant to be released here first before the delay of the movie and toyline.
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====''Beast Alliance''====
[[File:TF-ROTB-Battlemaster-Cheetor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Wee Booties]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Cheetor''' (Beast Battle Masters, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Kakusei Weapon Cheetor'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''BW-01'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[April 15]], 2023
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Battle Master Cheetor is a very small, slender cheetah cast in creamy yellow and silvery grey plastic. He converts into a triple claw weapon which can be held by or mounted on the forearm of a larger figure via a 5mm post. The paint on his yellow parts is fairly extensive, with black cheetah spots and silver musculature highlighted on all 4 legs, plus spots on his head and bright red eyes. However, he has none on his grey parts due to being cast in what appears to be [[unpaintable plastic]]. He has ball joints at the shoulders, hips, and front paws, the last of which are cast in silver grey. This allows for some small range of posing but is limited due to lacking knees or elbows.

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[[File:TF-ROTB-Weaponizer-Arcee.jpg||thumb|300px|Part of the “cool scenes that should have happened in the movie but didn’t” range.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1m1|'''Arcee & Cheetor''' (Beast Weaponizers, 2023)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: This redeco of Battle Master Cheetor comes with the "Beast Weaponizer" [[Arcee (Movie)#BeastWeaponizer|Arcee]] toy. It swaps out the silvery plastic with light gray and removes all paint on his legs.

: This figure was first found listed on Canadian store kidtoy.ca's website, prior to any announcement by Hasbro.

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[[File:ROTBToy-BurningCheetor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[CatSCAN]], is that you?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Burning Cheetor''' (Kakusei Weapon, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'' [[July 15]], 2023

: "Burning Cheetor" (バーニングチーター) is a redeco of the Battle Master, cast in red and clear red plastics.

: He was available as a [[campaign item]] through [[TakaraTomy Mall]], free with the pre-order of [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Ultimate|Ultimate Optimus Primal]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeastMode|BP-01 Beast Power Bumblebee]], or [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BeastMode|BP-01 Beast Power Optimus Prime]]. Pre-orders opened on [[June 7]], with delivery by [[July 15]]. He was also made available at brick and stores with any purchase of over 5000 yen.

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==Merchandise==
===Figural Bag Clip===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Cheetor''' (2023)}}</ul>
:Released by Monogram, this 2.5" 3D foam bag clip takes the form of a chibi ''Rise of the Beasts'' Cheetor in cheetah mode.

:It was available only as part of a [[Blindpacking|mystery blind bag]] collection.
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==Notes==
*Much like [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|Optimus Primal]], at some point during the development of ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'', Cheetor was considered to appear in the movie. A few designs were conceptualized during the film's production (see [[#Gallery]]).

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Cheetor''' (チーター ''Chītā'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Huáng Bào''' (黃豹, "Yellow Leopard")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Live-Action-Cheetor-concept-1.jpg|''The Last Knight'' concept
File:TLK-Cheetor-1.jpg|''The Last Knight'' concept
</gallery>

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