Editing Outback (G1)

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{{disambig2|the Autobot Outback|the member of G.I. Joe|Outback (G.I. Joe)}}
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:''Outback is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]. He is also known as '''Fallback'''.''
[[File:G1 Outback MarvelUniverse.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|[[Alligatorcon (G1)|Alligatorcon]] Dundee.]]
No by-the-book soldier is '''Outback'''; for him, the rules of war are the rules of Rafferty. If the beaten track winds, it's a fair bet he'll go straight. He's more comfortable out in the never never anyway, up grades as steep as 50 degrees, or kicking up willie willies at 110 mph. His insubordination gains him little respect from his mates, and often he finds no partner on his missions but Pat Malone and his trusty rooftop tank-jigger, loaded with armor-piercing shells.

Way in the back blocks of Outback's mind, however, there lurks a dark certainty. By the rules of Rafferty he lives, and by these rules, he is sure, Outback's bound to be a write off. The army's run by Wallies and the war's a no-hoper, but he's not totally clapped-out yet, so he'll give it a fair go. It's not the best attitude, but he'll share it with anyone without reserve. Outback calls a spade a bloody spade. 

Let a mission go down the gurgler, though, and Outback's the one who'll sort it. He may be largely a mediocrity; he may be an insubordinate grizzle, but his courage is beyond reproach. By the rules of Rafferty he lives, and so far they've served him well.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Dan Gilvezan]], [[Gregg Berger]] (English); [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese)|[[Davide Lepore]] (Italian), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American)}}

{{quote|Now you wanna talk, and make it snappy. 'Cause my buddy here is trigger-happy.|Blaster, threatening Dirge and Ramjet with Outback's Explosive Drunken Australian Rage|''[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1]]''}}

[[File:FFOD Part1 Outback.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|He's bloody agro about his pozzy for the footy match.]]
After an attack on the [[Galactic Olympics]], Outback and [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] were charged with tracking down any Decepticons on Earth, whom the Autobots believed were responsible for the assault. With reason to believe some 'Cons were hiding out at a [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]] air field, the duo still had to deal with a needle in a haystack (or rather, a jet in an airport). In order to get results, Outback bluffed his way through the inspection with a "[[Decepticon detector]]", pointing it at random things and hoping for a response. He got one. Astonishingly, the two jets with giant Decepticon insignias on them were actually Decepticons(!), [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], who tried to run for it in fear of Outback's respectable scanning abilities. Outback caught them with a <s>nuclear bomb</s> smoke bomb, though, and he and Blaster managed to interrogate the Coneheads and get the location of the Decepticons' new base on [[Chaar]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

Shortly thereafter, Outback was among a cadre of Autobots who failed to defend the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] from an attack by [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. He didn't even get a chance to open a can of <s>Foster's</s> VB. Bugger. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:QuintessonJournal Outback Steeljaw.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Oy, lookit the size o' that lion!]]
Later, Outback was teamed with Blaster again aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] when [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] radioed in that a mysterious [[Quintesson]] signal was broadcasting from a nearby planet. Investigating, the Autobots discovered a lost Quintesson recorded journal, containing secret information about how the Quintessons had purposely escalated a war between [[Xetaxxis]] and [[Lanarq]], two feuding worlds for which [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] was attempting to negotiate a peace summit. [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] also arrived looking for the journal, and soon the Autobots, Decepticons and Quintessons began a game of "hot potato", bouncing possession of the journal back and forth between each party over and over. Outback and the others eventually claimed the journal and brought it to the peace summit, ending the war at least temporarily. {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}}
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====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga====
[[File:Manga3 Outback Kickback.jpg|left|120px|thumb|That's not a punch. '''This is''' a punch.]]
When the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacked [[Kyushu]], Outback and the rest of the [[Four-Wheel Drive Corps]], as well as [[Kenji]], arrived to investigate. Outback and friends were briefly trapped inside craters by land mines but escaped once they united into some kind of crazy human pyramid. Using their combined attack, the Four-Wheel Drive Robo Combination Scrumbuster, they drove the Insecticons away and saved Kyushu. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}
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====''Wings Universe''====
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Outback gained a job as [[Magnum]]'s administrative assistant, though he preferred the freedom of the outdoors and would explore the wilderness sectors of Cybertron whenever he could. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 38|Outback's profile}} Following the incident with [[Brimstone (G1 Decepticon)|Brimstone]], Outback brought Magnum a new assignment for [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] and [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}} Much later, after the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] all but wiped out the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]], he answered the door of the Elite Guard [[Auxiliary Weapons Locker]] when Magnum brought a team to stock up on weapons, though he refused to let them in until Magnum gave the correct code. He, [[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]] and [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] joined the team as they set out to attack [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s base. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 2|Battle Lines #2}}

Shortly after encountering [[Side Burn (G1)|Side Burn]], the team was attacked by Deathsaurus's troops and forced to fight for their lives. Outback, Moonracer and [[Flak (G1)|Flak]] gathered around Ricochet's fallen body, though it took a few moments for Outback to realize that the Autobot had perished from his injuries. They had little time to mourn, as they were promptly attacked by [[Lyzack]]. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 3|Battle Lines #3}} A week after the battle, he was part of the Autobot forces at [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s city walls as the Decepticons broke through with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5|Battle Lines #5}} The battle was won, but cost the Autobots some of their members. Soon later, when the Autobots' current reserve of energies was dangerously low, Outback joined his comrades still on Cybertron in stasis hibernation as an energy-saving measure. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6|Battle Lines #6}}
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:OutbacktransformsHarderTheyDie.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Strewth, I'm a [[wikipedia:Pie floater|pie floater]]!]]
''Surprised by a [[Well-armed Decepticon bully|lone Decepticon killer]], Outback was saved from death by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], who had accidentally returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] along with [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]].'' {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}} ''He later tried to save Optimus Prime from being executed as a spy by the [[Wrecker]]s due to a rumor spread by Megatron.''

''When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] refused to believe him, Outback helped Optimus Prime to escape. The two went on the run together, pursued by the Wreckers and a squad of [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]] droids. Outback was later seriously wounded in battle with the Guardian Droids and Optimus Prime was forced to carry him to safety.'' {{storylink|Under Fire!}}

[[File:OutbackDistantThunder.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|I said to meself, "Outback, old son, find yourself a nice, comfortable spot and lay down and die."]]
''Hiding in the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]] of Cybertron, hoping that Outback would recover, Optimus Prime told him the story of what happened when he was displaced to the [[Limbo]] dimension when [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] traveled back in time.''

''Outback ultimately survived when Prime's tale was overheard by Ultra Magnus and [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]], convincing them of his identity.'' {{storylink|Distant Thunder!}} ''At no point did Outback have the opportunity to throw a couple of shrimps on the barbie.''

[[File:OutbackBattlechargerMirageClubCon.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Crikey!]]
Outback next appeared on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], watching a battle for Autobot supremacy between [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], when he and the other Autobots were suddenly attacked by the Decepticons and their [[Club Con|island spaceship]]. He wanted to know what was going on! {{storylink|Totaled!}} Later, he partook in a training session with Blaster, alongside [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]]. {{storylink|Club Con!}}

[[File:Pipes outback underworld.jpg|thumb|left|100px]]
''Along with fellow [[Autobot Military Academy]] cadet [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]], Outback later went after [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] to [[Underworld|Cybertron's underground]]. They arrived in time to see Tailgate battle with the [[Mutant (G1)|Mutants]], but Outback didn't intervene, sure of the fact that Tailgate could handle the Muties himself. And he was riggerty right.'' {{storylink|Underworld!}}
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====''Classics''====
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Outback was seen helping to rebuild [[Ironworks]]. When the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] attacked, he was turned into one. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Powerglideoutbackwarwithin.jpg|100px|thumb]]
[[File:BlackSunshine Autobot training failures.jpg|left|thumb|Because when they strike, it can be that quick that if they're within range, you're dead, you're dead in your tracks. And his head weighs more than my body, so it's WHACK!]]
Outback was operational during the early days of the war. He was one of the many Transformers at work at the [[Central Spaceport]] to prepare for the Autobot evacuation. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}}

Outback was among the group of new recruits who failed to take on the [[auto-combatant]] training drones on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s rule was toppled. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}
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===Descent into Evil===
[[File:Fallback-DIE.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|She's a feisty sheila!]]
Outback, having at this point renamed himself Fallback to complement his revived sense of optimism, led an Autobot strike force consisting of [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]] and [[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]] to the planet [[Ceti Alpha Seven]]. Their target was the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] cloning facility constructed there by the [[Decepticon]] general [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]. The first batch of [[Virulent Clone]]s had already been completed, and the team found itself under attack before they ever reached the lab. Fallback and his team destroyed a number of clones, but, when Deathsaurus himself joined the fight, they were overwhelmed and captured. The arrival of their teammates [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] on the planet ultimately resulted in Deathsaurus's defeat and the rescue of Fallback's team. {{storylink|Descent into Evil}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{quote|He's a good kid, that Outback. Always willing to give a hand... good 'ole Outback.|[[Kup (G1)|Kup]], on the long-dead Outback|"[[Spotlight: Kup]]"}}

Millions of years ago, before the outbreak of the war, Outback learned that the famous racer [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] had gotten in league with the increasingly dangerous criminal [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]. He decided to take action and assassinate Drag Strip on his way to a race, but was interrupted and disarmed by the security guard [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]], who had never heard of Megatron and was only doing his job. As Outback was taken into custody, he told Ironhide that it was thanks to blind, apathetic 'bots like him that a civil war was imminent. {{storylink|Iron in the Blood}}

[[File:SpotlightKup Outback.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|A bit daggy, but a little amber fluid and she'll be apples!]]
During the war, Outback and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] crash-landed on [[Tsiehshi]], which was covered with radioactive [[Ore-8]] crystals.  When they attempted to use parts of their ship to create a transmitter, the radiation overloaded the generator, and Outback was killed in the explosion.  Kup, however, was eventually driven insane by the radiation and not only talked to Outback's charred remains as though he were alive but used his severed arm as a club. 

[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] was able to hack into the deceased Autobot's holo-emitter to try and send Kup a message that the Autobots were coming to rescue him, but the delusional Kup saw this as a ghost making threats upon his life. Outback's remains were further crushed by an errant swipe from one of the rescue party, sending Kup into another homicidal rage. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15|Everything in Its Right Place}}

After Ironhide mysteriously woke up alone on an abandoned Cybertron, he had a strange vision or hallucination featuring Outback. With half his body still missing, Outback delivered some cryptic comments about [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] being angry at Ironhide for letting the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] get away, and that nobody recognized him anymore. {{storylink|Iron in the Blood}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Outback was caught up somehow in a Quintesson plot to kidnap several Autobots during the [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Games]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1toy outback.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Outback''' (Autobot Mini Vehicle, 1986, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-59'''
**''Accessories'': "Mortar cannon"

:Outback is a khaki and brown [[retool]] of the 1984 [[Mini Vehicle]], [[Brawn (G1)#Generation 1|Brawn]], transforming into a (somewhat altered) Toyota Land Cruiser. His head, arms, and chest have been changed, plus he has been equipped with a [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] gun.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Outback/outback.htm More information on Outback at TFU.info]''
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===Timelines===
[[File:TL-toy Fallback.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|I'm gonna blow the insides of your head all over four counties!]]
*'''Descent Into Evil''' (multi-pack, 2005)
**''Accessories:'' Crane boom/rifle, spare tire halves, Autobot-style energon star

:Available only as part of [[BotCon 2005]]'s Descent into Evil set (along with [[Buzzclaw (G1)|Buzzclaw]], [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]], [[Dirge (Timelines)|Dirge]], [[Ironhide (G1)/toys|Ironhide]] and [[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]]), Fallback (renamed due to [[trademark|steakhouse]] reasons<ref>[http://www.bwtf.com/toyreviews/timelines/descent/fallback Fallback toy notes at BWTF.com]</ref>) is a brown and tan [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]], transforming into a jeep of made-up model.  His clear-blue spare tire and crane/cannon can be assembled to form an [[Energon weapon|energon battle-axe]], plus he comes with a clear-blue [[Energon star|energon chip]].

:This mold was also used to make [[Movie (toyline)|movie-universe]] [[Strongarm (Movie)|Strongarm]] and [[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/BCFallback/fallback.htm More information on Fallback at TFU.info]''
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===Encore===
[[File:G1 Outback Encore toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Throw some more shrimp on the barbie?]]
*'''Bumble & Minibots''' (Multi-pack, 2008)
**''Encore number'': '''10'''
**''Accessories'': "Mortar cannon"

:In 2008, Outback was reissued in the ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line, bundled with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Encore|Bumblebee]], [[Pipes (G1)#Encore|Pipes]], [[Tailgate (G1)#Encore|Tailgate]], and [[Swerve (G1)#Encore|Swerve]]. This version has a few extra [[Paint operation|paint application]]s, most notably a new blue visor.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Outback/outback.htm More information on ''Encore'' Outback at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:ToyFair1986-TFpage01a.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Outback went overboard on the Aborigine facepaint.]]
*In the pre-[[Toy Fair 1986]] catalog, Outback is shown with a solid red face. Upon release, he had a solid silver face (then for his Encore release many years later, he had a silver face with a blue visor).
*The character [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] from ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'' was written and designed to be a pre-[[Earth]] version of Outback. However, Fastback is killed during the events of the comic, contradicting how Outback died during the war in the previously established ''Spotlight: Kup'', necessiting a quick name change that turned Fastback into a nobody.
*Roche wanted to use a "name" character as a victim in ''Spotlight: Kup'', knowing it has more impact when they die than when a [[generic]] buys it. Why Outback? He doesn't know!<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIkqheta3GE Nick Roche interview with Moonbase Two]</ref>
*Oddly, so far as we can tell, Outback has never actually been to [[Australia]].
*Or [[Nebulos]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Outback''' (アウトバック ''Autobakku'')
*''French:'' '''Bled''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Mucsai''' ("Hillbilly")
*''Italian:'' '''Raid'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Fùdì''' (腹地, "Hinterland")
*''Russian:'' '''Dikar''' (Дикарь, "Savage")

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Outback Outback's Universe profile at NTFA.com]

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