Editing Rewind (G1)

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:'' Did you know that Rewind is an [[Autobot]] [[Autobot Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]?''

[[Image:G1 MadmansParadise Rewind inscriptions.jpg|right|350px|thumb|"Did you know that the names 'Rewind' and 'Eject' come from ACTUAL BUTTONS on a tape player? It's true, it's true!"]]
Did You Know that '''Rewind'''...

* Is the undisputed Autobot trivia master?
* Can store more data than even a [[floppy disk]], whether in robot mode or mighty microcassette mode?
* Isn't terribly selective with the data he stores, gathering up every tidbit of information he can find until it gives him a splitting electronic headache?
* Can unleash the light from his internal data storage matrix to become a blinding beacon?
* Would never lose on ''Jeopardy!'', but isn't always able to remember the useful things he knows until it's too late?
* Can tell you useful facts about [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]]?

(<small>''[[Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|Transformers Universe]] bio. [[New York City|New York]]: [[Marvel Comics]], 1986.''</small>)

{{quote|This all looks familiar! It's in my databanks someplace, but I can't quite...|Rewind|"[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[Image:G1 ForeverIsALongTime Rewind dunno.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Hey, did you know that my toy has a red eye visor but Eject has an orange visor? Let me tell you more."]]
'''Did You Know that Rewind in the ''Transformers'' Cartoon...'''
* Was voiced by [[Townsend Coleman]] in the English language, [[Yoku Shioya]] in the Japanese language and [[Héctor Vieyra]] in the Latin American dub?
* Became one of [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster's]] cassettes sometime between 1986 and 2005?
* Helped Blaster and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] defend the communications tower during the attack on [[Autobot City]]?
* [[User:ItsWalky#Characters who have defeated Ravage|Successfully shot Ravage]] several times while doing so?
(<small>''[[Ron Friedman]]. ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. [[New York City|New York]]: [[Sunbow Productions]], 1986.''</small>)

* Accompanied Blaster on a mission to investigate chronal energy signals emanating from an asteroid that had existed for 1,000,200,043 years and seven months?
* Travelled back in time to the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|First Great Cybertronian War]]?
* Successfully fought against both [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] and [[Dark Guardian]]s?
* Used his knowledge (after an initial false start) to recognize both the Guardians and the [[Quintesson]]s attempt to change history by stopping the Autobot slave rebellion?
* Spoke 17 lines of dialogue with 154 words during the accounting of these events?
(<small>''[[Gerry Conway]] and [[Carla Conway]]. "[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]". New York: Sunbow Productions, 1986.''</small>)

* Helped [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] track down a missing [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] by identifying what Steeljaw found to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]?
* Can translate ancient Quintesson inscriptions?
* Identified that a long-hidden chamber near the capital central of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was used for banishing criminals to a variety of alternate dimensions as punishment for their crimes?
* Successfully determined that Daniel was banished to [[Menonia]]?
* Participated in a Menonian battle against [[Mara-Al-Utha]], a Quintesson exiled for practicing [[magic]]?
(<small>''[[Craig Rand]]. "[[Madman's Paradise]]". New York: Sunbow Productions, 1986.''</small>)
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====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
'''Did You Know that Rewind in the ''Headmasters'' Cartoon...'''
[[Image:HM4 Rewind rides Steeljaw.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Did you know my weight is easily within the load bearing capacity of a [[cybercat]]? I just found out myself!"]]
* Was voiced by [[Ken Yamaguchi]] in the Japanese language?
* Helped find [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and his cassettes while they were spying on Autobot forces in [[Autobot City]]?
* Joined the hunt to find the hidden [[Matrix of Leadership]]?
(<small>''[[Toyohiro Ando]]. "[[The Mystery of Planet Master]]". [[Tokyo]]: [[Toei]], 1987.''</small>)

* Refused to go on missions because he was mourning Blaster's death?
* Was overjoyed when Blaster was resurrected as Twincast?
* Rode on Steeljaw as Twincast led them on a mission to stop the [[Madmachine]]?
(<small>''Toyohiro Ando. "[[The Great Cassette Operation]]". Tokyo: Toei, 1987.''</small>)

* Spied on the Decepticons as they planned to attack [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]?
(<small>''[[Yoshihisa Araki]]. "[[Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1]]". Tokyo: Toei, 1987.''</small>)

* Sneaked into the Decepticon base and spied on a conversation between Soundblaster and Sixshot about a meeting on [[Chaar]]?
* Accompanied Twincast to Chaar and took part in a fight with Soundblaster when they were spotted?
(<small>''Toyohiro Ando. "[[Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears]]". Tokyo: Toei, 1987.''</small>)

* Scouted planet [[Paradise]] with the rest of Twincast's cassettes?
(<small>''Yoshihisa Araki. "[[Head Formation of Friendship]]". Tokyo: Toei, 1987.''</small>)

* Helped comb Earth for information on the Decepticons' plans?
(<small>''Yoshihisa Araki. "[[The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg]]". Tokyo: Toei, 1987.''</small>)

* Patrolled Earth with the other cassettes after the Decepticons abandoned the planet?
(<small>''Yoshihisa Araki. "[[Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)]]". Tokyo: Toei, 1987.''</small>)

* Saved [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] from [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] along with his fellow cassettes during the final battle to save Earth?
* Joined in the "Final Formation" to give [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] enough power to destroy the Decepticons' [[Death Tower]]s?
(<small>''Yoshihisa Araki. "[[The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)]]". Tokyo: Toei, 1988.''</small>)

====''Alternity''====
'''Did You Know that Rewind in ''Alternity''...'''
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(<small>''[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]]. "[[Alternation]]". Tokyo: [[TakaraTomy]], 2010.''</small>)

===Marvel UK future timelines===
[[Image:Arcee rewind steeljaw.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Did you know that due to Marvel's practice of using blue to represent black, I can be easily confused with Eject?"]]
'''Did You Know that Rewind in the Marvel Generation 1 Comics...'''
* Was released from Blaster's chest along with his fellow cassettes by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] to help even the odds after the other Autobots in Autobot City (including Blaster) were deactivated and crucified during a Quintesson attack on the city in 2008?
(<small>''[[Simon Furman]]. "[[Space Pirates!]]". [[London]]: [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] Entertainment International Ltd., 1988.''</small>)

===''The Transformers 3-D''===
'''Did You Know that Rewind in the ''Transformers 3-D'' Comic...'''
* Was the historian of the Autobots?
* Was consulted by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] after [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] retrieved a [[Logicon]] message tape that contained information on the [[Destructon]]s?
* Considered both the Destructons and the Logicons to be myths from a primitive past?
* Was subsequently asked by Optimus Prime to work out the coordinates to planet [[Metascan Alpha]], the apparent home of the Logicons?
* Noticed a spy in their midst and shot at him—but became confused by the spy seemingly being in two places at once? (It's because the Autobots were really facing [[Pounce]] and [[Wingspan]]!)
(<small>''Williams, Fuget, Haxo, "Noodles" and Stephenson. "[[The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3]]". El Cajon, California: [[Blackthorne Publishing]], 1988.''</small>)

===Dreamwave ''Generation 1 comics===
'''Did You Know that Rewind in the Dreamwave ''Generation 1'' Comics...'''
* Was a frequent partner of Blaster throughout the millennia, serving under him and Perceptor during the [[Age of Internment]]?
(<small>''[[Simon Furman]]. ''[[Transformers: War Within: The Age of Wrath|The War Within: The Age of Wrath]]''. Markham, Ontario: [[Dreamwave Productions]], 2004.''</small>)

* Was a part of Hot Rod and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]'s resistance movement when the [[Unified Cybertronian Government]] was corrupted from within by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]?
(<small>''[[James McDonough|Brad Mick]]. "[[Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction]]". Markham, Ontario: Dreamwave Productions, 2003.''</small>)

===IDW Generation 1 comics===
'''Did You Know that Rewind in the IDW Generation 1 Comics...'''

* Was one of the Autobots stationed at [[Kimia Facility]] by the time [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and the [[Sweep]]s attacked?
* Survived said attack and fled on an escape pod together with several other survivors?
* Is a student of ancient Cybertronian history and an expert on old Cybertronian languages? 
(<small>''[[Mike Costa]] and [[James Roberts]]. "[[Chaos Part Three: Kings]]". [[San Diego]]: [[IDW Publishing]], 2011.''</small>)

(<small>''James Roberts and [[John Barber]]. "[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime]]". San Diego: IDW Publishing, 2011.''</small>)
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* Transformed into a giant memory stick and was often mocked by his best friend [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] for this?
* Got golden discs from [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] just before leaving with [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]]'s crew in the Lost Light ?
(<small>''James Roberts. "[[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It]]". San Diego: IDW Publishing, 2012.''</small>)

==Games==
===Transformers G1: Awakening===
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(<small>''"[[Transformers G1: Awakening]]". [[San Francisco]], [[California]]: [[Glu|Glu Mobile]], 2010.''</small>)

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Rewind toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Did you know that the cassette-formers are at 1:1 scale for micro-cassettes? True fact."]]
*'''Rewind & Steeljaw''' (Cassette 2-pack, 1986/1987)
**'''Did You Know that the Cassette 2-Pack Rewind Toy...'''
*** Has 2 "Adhesion Rifles" for accessories?
*** Transforms from a humanoid robot to a micro-cassette and vice-versa?
*** Is designed to fit in Blaster's chest compartment (though he rattles around a little bit...)?
*** Has two notable [[variant]]s, one with gold-chromed weapons, and the other, more common version with silver-chromed weapons?
*** Has foil decals that give his "cassette side" its detailing (and cover the screws holding it together) in some versions, while other versions use [[tampograph]]s?
*** May or may not have any correlation between the guns and detailing variations?
*** Had his mold used also to make [[Eject]], [[Flip Sides (G1)|Flip Sides]] and [[Rosanna (KP)|Rosanna]]?
*** Has 19 moving parts, including shoulder pads that are adjustable?
*** Cannot hold his weapons in his fists, but has them mounted to the tape wheels inside his arms instead?
*** Is held together with 6 screws, 2 metal bolts, and 11 plastic rivets?
*** Came packaged with [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]?

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*'''Rewind''' (Cassettebot, 1986/1987)
**'''Did You Know that the 1986 Japanese Rewind Toy...'''
*** Has the Japanese ID numbers '''C-67''' and '''C-118'''?
*** Also has 2 "Adhesion Rifles" for accessories?
*** Was only sold individually, with silver guns and sticker detailing?

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*'''Great Cassette Operation''' (2009)
**'''Did You Know that this release of the Japanese Rewind Toy...'''
*** Has the Japanese ID number '''15'''?
*** Also has 2 "Adhesion Rifles" for accessories?
*** Was only available in the [[Encore]] line of [[Generation 1 reissues|reissues]] in 2009? 
*** Also came packaged with [[Eject]], [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Ravage]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]?
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==Notes==
*'''Did You Know that...'''
** For the original draft of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and several revisions, there was going to be only one humanoid Autobot Mini-Cassette, who was going to be called Bolts?<ref>[http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/heritaage-auctions-transformers-movie.html The TFTM script draft at Disciples of Boltax]?</ref><ref>[http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/transformers.html An early script for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' at dailyscript.com]?</ref> 
** Between the original draft and actual product, Bolts's role was split in two? Bolts was supposed to fight [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], which Rewind ended up doing in the movie ([[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] dealt the described kick though). Bolts's attitude and tussle with [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] went to [[Eject]].

===Foreign names===
*'''Did You Know that...'''
**Rewind's Japanese name is '''Rewind''', which is written in katakana as リワインド, which in turn is transliterated into the Latin alphabet as ''Riwaindo''?
**Rewind's French name in Canada is '''Mémorax'''?
**Rewind's Mandarin name in Taiwan is '''Dào-dài''' (倒帶), which means "Rewind"?
**Rewind's Mandarin name in China is '''Fatiao''' (发条), which means "Clockwork Spring"?
**Rewind's Russian name is '''Reverse''', which is written in Cyrillic as Реверс, which is transliterated into the Latin alphabet as ''Revers''?

==References==
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==External links==
'''Did You Know You Can Find Out More About Rewind...'''
* From his [http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Rewind/rewind.htm page at TFU.info]?
* From his [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&amp;char=Rewind Universe profile at NTFA.net]?

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