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2023-04-25T04:13:57Z

clean up, replaced: ''Ask Vector Prime'' → Ask Vector Prime (3), ''Ask Vector Prime'' → Ask Vector Prime (2)

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	**He's partnered with the Mini-Cons [[Rook (Armada)\|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)\|Crosswise]], like ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)\|Armada]]'' [[Sideways (Armada)#Armada cartoon\|Sideways]].		**He's partnered with the Mini-Cons [[Rook (Armada)\|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)\|Crosswise]], like ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)\|Armada]]'' [[Sideways (Armada)#Armada cartoon\|Sideways]].
	**He's even depicted with the appearance of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)\|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Sideways (ROTF)\|Sideways]], who previously had only been connected to the idea of the "multiversal Sideways" by jokes and implications. (With the deliberately provocative tone of ''Ask Sideways'', it's not hard to imagine that this was deliberately intended to troll the fans.)		**He's even depicted with the appearance of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)\|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Sideways (ROTF)\|Sideways]], who previously had only been connected to the idea of the "multiversal Sideways" by jokes and implications. (With the deliberately provocative tone of ''Ask Sideways'', it's not hard to imagine that this was deliberately intended to troll the fans.)
	*Given both Sideways's dimension-hopping and his nature as a consummate liar, it's hard to know which of his appearances are meant to be the same character and which are meant to be distinct. There are hints, however; the initial list of Sidewayses given in ''[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac\|The Complete AllSpark Almanac]]'' mentions a Sideways hailing from the [[Viron]] cluster, who traveled through both [[Aurex]] and "at least two or three other clusters". Similarly, the Sideways that appears in "[[Echoes and Fragments]]" is mentioned to hail from a [[Viron]] reality, and is [[Jim Sorenson\|written identically]] to the version of the character that appears in "Ask Sideways", implying that all the [[Ask Vector Prime]] appearances of Sideways are the serial dimension-hopper mentioned in ''The Complete AllSpark Almanac''. (The one wrench is that the Sideways mentioned in "[[Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter]]" is identified as hailing from an Aurex reality... but given that as he was being written at the time, ''Armada'' Sideways was actually a "Viron Sideways" and not an "Aurex Sideways", it might be reasonable to chalk that one up to in-universe ambiguity.)		*Given both Sideways's dimension-hopping and his nature as a consummate liar, it's hard to know which of his appearances are meant to be the same character and which are meant to be distinct. There are hints, however; the initial list of Sidewayses given in ''[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac\|The Complete AllSpark Almanac]]'' mentions a Sideways hailing from the [[Viron]] cluster, who traveled through both [[Aurex]] and "at least two or three other clusters". Similarly, the Sideways that appears in "[[Echoes and Fragments]]" is mentioned to hail from a [[Viron]] reality, and is [[Jim Sorenson\|written identically]] to the version of the character that appears in "Ask Sideways", implying that all the [[Ask Vector Prime]] appearances of Sideways are the serial dimension-hopper mentioned in ''The Complete AllSpark Almanac''. (The one wrench is that the Sideways mentioned in [[Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter]] is identified as hailing from an Aurex reality... but given that as he was being written at the time, ''Armada'' Sideways was actually a "Viron Sideways" and not an "Aurex Sideways", it might be reasonable to chalk that one up to in-universe ambiguity.)

	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

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	It was misinformation surrounding the 2004 Japan-only ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)\|Robotmasters]]'' franchise that kicked this idea into overdrive. In Japan, the Sideways/Axer two-pack had been imported unchanged as a "[[USA Edition]]" release, while the Sideways from ''Armada'' (known in Japan as ''Legends of the Microns'') was called "Double Face"—the [[Sideways (RM)\|''Robotmasters'' Double Face]] toy was named, colored, and described in bio in homage to this character. This alone would not imply them to be the exact same individual, but at the time fans understood the ''Robotmasters'' story to be about Transformers converging from various time periods ''and dimensions'', not unlike the contemporaneous ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)\|Universe]]'' series—when in truth, it's only time travel taking place within the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|main Japanese continuity]]. Cementing this idea was a claim that the ''Robotmasters'' website had included a note declaring Double Face's first toy to be the earlier imported ''Robots in Disguise'' Sideways figure—a claim that, years later, would be found to be totally spurious, with no evidence of such a note ever having existed.		It was misinformation surrounding the 2004 Japan-only ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)\|Robotmasters]]'' franchise that kicked this idea into overdrive. In Japan, the Sideways/Axer two-pack had been imported unchanged as a "[[USA Edition]]" release, while the Sideways from ''Armada'' (known in Japan as ''Legends of the Microns'') was called "Double Face"—the [[Sideways (RM)\|''Robotmasters'' Double Face]] toy was named, colored, and described in bio in homage to this character. This alone would not imply them to be the exact same individual, but at the time fans understood the ''Robotmasters'' story to be about Transformers converging from various time periods ''and dimensions'', not unlike the contemporaneous ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)\|Universe]]'' series—when in truth, it's only time travel taking place within the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|main Japanese continuity]]. Cementing this idea was a claim that the ''Robotmasters'' website had included a note declaring Double Face's first toy to be the earlier imported ''Robots in Disguise'' Sideways figure—a claim that, years later, would be found to be totally spurious, with no evidence of such a note ever having existed.

	Sideways subsequently appeared in the 2005 ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)\|Cybertron]]'' franchise, intended by Hasbro to be the same faction-swapping character from ''Armada'' (a fact cemented by supplemental material like ''[[Ask Vector Prime]]''). This idea was dropped in Japan, where he was again given an entirely different new name, "Noisemaze", with the cartoon—which was created to be separate from ''Armada'' and ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)\| Energon]]''—treating him as a new character.		Sideways subsequently appeared in the 2005 ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)\|Cybertron]]'' franchise, intended by Hasbro to be the same faction-swapping character from ''Armada'' (a fact cemented by supplemental material like ''[[Ask Vector Prime]]''). This idea was dropped in Japan, where he was again given an entirely different new name, "Noisemaze", with the cartoon—which was created to be separate from ''Armada'' and ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)\|Energon]]''—treating him as a new character.

	In the 2009 movie ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)\| Revenge of the Fallen]]'', a character called [[Sideways (ROTF)\|Sideways]] appeared, with absolutely nothing else connecting him to any prior Sidewayses. However, riffing on the by-then-common fandom perception of the character, 2011's ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II\|The Allspark Almanac II]]'' cheekily presented an ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)\|Animated]]'' "[[Sideways (Animated)\|Land General Sideways]]" whose design combined aspects of the ''Armada'', ''Cybertron'' and ''Revenge of the Fallen'' characters, explicitly described as hailing from another dimension and implied to go on to become ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Sideways. Hidden ''Ask Vector Prime'' text in the Almanac's 2015 compilation successor ''[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac\|The Complete Allspark Almanac]]'' would go on to explicitly state that, while not all incarnations of Sideways are the same exact character, ''all'' prior incarnations of Sideways were dimensional travelers who had crossed between multiple [[Universal stream\|universal clusters]].		In the 2009 movie ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)\|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', a character called [[Sideways (ROTF)\|Sideways]] appeared, with absolutely nothing else connecting him to any prior Sidewayses. However, riffing on the by-then-common fandom perception of the character, 2011's ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II\|The Allspark Almanac II]]'' cheekily presented an ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)\|Animated]]'' "[[Sideways (Animated)\|Land General Sideways]]" whose design combined aspects of the ''Armada'', ''Cybertron'' and ''Revenge of the Fallen'' characters, explicitly described as hailing from another dimension and implied to go on to become ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Sideways. Hidden ''Ask Vector Prime'' text in the Almanac's 2015 compilation successor ''[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac\|The Complete Allspark Almanac]]'' would go on to explicitly state that, while not all incarnations of Sideways are the same exact character, ''all'' prior incarnations of Sideways were dimensional travelers who had crossed between multiple [[Universal stream\|universal clusters]].

	Of course, if all that seems confusing, it's nothing compared to the subsequent [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Facebook-based ''Ask Vector Prime'' feature]]. Helmed by ''Almanac'' author [[Jim Sorenson]], the online column was for a time taken over by Sideways himself, sporting the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' character's design and a goofy, snarky personality similar to that of ''Cybertron'' Sideways. This Sideways claimed to have been the one behind pretty much every instance of the character seen in the past, as well as many, many other events and disasters across the multiverse—however, in a depiction that seems even more fitting in retrospect, he was a self-admitted liar who seemingly took delight in confusing and frustrating everyone.		Of course, if all that seems confusing, it's nothing compared to the subsequent [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Facebook-based ''Ask Vector Prime'' feature]]. Helmed by ''Almanac'' author [[Jim Sorenson]], the online column was for a time taken over by Sideways himself, sporting the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' character's design and a goofy, snarky personality similar to that of ''Cybertron'' Sideways. This Sideways claimed to have been the one behind pretty much every instance of the character seen in the past, as well as many, many other events and disasters across the multiverse—however, in a depiction that seems even more fitting in retrospect, he was a self-admitted liar who seemingly took delight in confusing and frustrating everyone.
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	**He's partnered with the Mini-Cons [[Rook (Armada)\|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)\|Crosswise]], like ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)\|Armada]]'' [[Sideways (Armada)#Armada cartoon\|Sideways]].		**He's partnered with the Mini-Cons [[Rook (Armada)\|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)\|Crosswise]], like ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)\|Armada]]'' [[Sideways (Armada)#Armada cartoon\|Sideways]].
	**He's even depicted with the appearance of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)\|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Sideways (ROTF)\|Sideways]], who previously had only been connected to the idea of the "multiversal Sideways" by jokes and implications. (With the deliberately provocative tone of ''Ask Sideways'', it's not hard to imagine that this was deliberately intended to troll the fans.)		**He's even depicted with the appearance of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)\|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Sideways (ROTF)\|Sideways]], who previously had only been connected to the idea of the "multiversal Sideways" by jokes and implications. (With the deliberately provocative tone of ''Ask Sideways'', it's not hard to imagine that this was deliberately intended to troll the fans.)
	*Given both Sideways's dimension-hopping and his nature as a consummate liar, it's hard to know which of his appearances are meant to be the same character and which are meant to be distinct. There are hints, however; the initial list of Sidewayses given in ''[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac\|The Complete AllSpark Almanac]]'' mentions a Sideways hailing from the [[Viron]] cluster, who traveled through both [[Aurex]] and "at least two or three other clusters". Similarly, the Sideways that appears in "[[Echoes and Fragments]]" is mentioned to hail from a [[Viron]] reality, and is [[Jim Sorenson\|written identically]] to the version of the character that appears in "Ask Sideways", implying that all the "[[Ask Vector Prime]]" appearances of Sideways are the serial dimension-hopper mentioned in ''The Complete AllSpark Almanac''. (The one wrench is that the Sideways mentioned in "[[Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter]]" is identified as hailing from an Aurex reality... but given that as he was being written at the time, ''Armada'' Sideways was actually a "Viron Sideways" and not an "Aurex Sideways", it might be reasonable to chalk that one up to in-universe ambiguity.)		*Given both Sideways's dimension-hopping and his nature as a consummate liar, it's hard to know which of his appearances are meant to be the same character and which are meant to be distinct. There are hints, however; the initial list of Sidewayses given in ''[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac\|The Complete AllSpark Almanac]]'' mentions a Sideways hailing from the [[Viron]] cluster, who traveled through both [[Aurex]] and "at least two or three other clusters". Similarly, the Sideways that appears in "[[Echoes and Fragments]]" is mentioned to hail from a [[Viron]] reality, and is [[Jim Sorenson\|written identically]] to the version of the character that appears in "Ask Sideways", implying that all the [[Ask Vector Prime]] appearances of Sideways are the serial dimension-hopper mentioned in ''The Complete AllSpark Almanac''. (The one wrench is that the Sideways mentioned in "[[Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter]]" is identified as hailing from an Aurex reality... but given that as he was being written at the time, ''Armada'' Sideways was actually a "Viron Sideways" and not an "Aurex Sideways", it might be reasonable to chalk that one up to in-universe ambiguity.)

	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

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	*Fitting [[Circular reporting#Sideways the dimension-hopper\|the common fandom understanding of Sideways]] at the time of ''[[Ask Vector Prime]]''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> release, this Sideways is an amalgamation of all prior incarnations of the character.		*Fitting [[Circular reporting#Sideways the dimension-hopper\|the common fandom understanding of Sideways]] at the time of ''[[Ask Vector Prime]]''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> release, this Sideways is an amalgamation of all prior incarnations of the character.
	**He's identified as hailing from the Viron cluster, same as [[Sideways (RID)\|the first Sideways ever to appear]].		**He's identified as hailing from the Viron cluster, same as [[Sideways (RID)\|the first Sideways ever to appear]].
	**His snarky, irreverent personality is based on ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)\|Cybertron]]'' [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron cartoon\|Sideways]]		**His snarky, irreverent personality is based on ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)\|Cybertron]]'' [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron cartoon\|Sideways]].
	**He's partnered with the Mini-Cons [[Rook (Armada)\|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)\|Crosswise]], like ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)\|Armada]]'' [[Sideways (Armada)#Armada cartoon\|Sideways]].		**He's partnered with the Mini-Cons [[Rook (Armada)\|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)\|Crosswise]], like ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)\|Armada]]'' [[Sideways (Armada)#Armada cartoon\|Sideways]].
	**He's even depicted with the appearance of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)\|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Sideways (ROTF)\|Sideways]], who previously had only been connected to the idea of the "multiversal Sideways" by jokes and implications. (With the deliberately provocative tone of ''Ask Sideways'', it's not hard to imagine that this was deliberately intended to troll the fans.)		**He's even depicted with the appearance of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)\|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Sideways (ROTF)\|Sideways]], who previously had only been connected to the idea of the "multiversal Sideways" by jokes and implications. (With the deliberately provocative tone of ''Ask Sideways'', it's not hard to imagine that this was deliberately intended to troll the fans.)

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	**He's partnered with the Mini-Cons [[Rook (Armada)\|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)\|Crosswise]], like ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)\|Armada]]'' [[Sideways (Armada)#Armada cartoon\|Sideways]].		**He's partnered with the Mini-Cons [[Rook (Armada)\|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)\|Crosswise]], like ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)\|Armada]]'' [[Sideways (Armada)#Armada cartoon\|Sideways]].
	**He's even depicted with the appearance of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)\|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Sideways (ROTF)\|Sideways]], who previously had only been connected to the idea of the "multiversal Sideways" by jokes and implications. (With the deliberately provocative tone of ''Ask Sideways'', it's not hard to imagine that this was deliberately intended to troll the fans.)		**He's even depicted with the appearance of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)\|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Sideways (ROTF)\|Sideways]], who previously had only been connected to the idea of the "multiversal Sideways" by jokes and implications. (With the deliberately provocative tone of ''Ask Sideways'', it's not hard to imagine that this was deliberately intended to troll the fans.)
	*Given both Sideways's dimension-hopping and his nature as a consummate liar, it's hard to know which of his appearances are meant to be the same character and which are meant to be distinct. There are hints, however; the initial list of Sidewayses given in ''[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac\|The Complete AllSpark Almanac]]'' mentions a Sideways hailing from the [[Viron]] cluster, who traveled through both [[Aurex]] and "at least two or three other clusters". Similarly, the Sideways that appears in "[[Echoes and Fragments]]" is mentioned to hail from a [[Viron]] reality, and is [[Jim Sorenson\|written identically]] to the version of the character that appears in "Ask Sideways", implying that all the "[[Ask Vector Prime]]" appearances of Sideways are the serial dimension-hopper mentioned in ''The Complete AllSpark Almanac''. (The one wrench is that the Sideways mentioned in "[[Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter]]" is identified as hailing from an Aurex reality, but given ~~Sideways~~' ~~established ability to subvert the TransTechs~~' ~~systems~~, it~~'s not hard~~ to ~~imagine~~ that ~~he could mislead them~~.)		*Given both Sideways's dimension-hopping and his nature as a consummate liar, it's hard to know which of his appearances are meant to be the same character and which are meant to be distinct. There are hints, however; the initial list of Sidewayses given in ''[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac\|The Complete AllSpark Almanac]]'' mentions a Sideways hailing from the [[Viron]] cluster, who traveled through both [[Aurex]] and "at least two or three other clusters". Similarly, the Sideways that appears in "[[Echoes and Fragments]]" is mentioned to hail from a [[Viron]] reality, and is [[Jim Sorenson\|written identically]] to the version of the character that appears in "Ask Sideways", implying that all the "[[Ask Vector Prime]]" appearances of Sideways are the serial dimension-hopper mentioned in ''The Complete AllSpark Almanac''. (The one wrench is that the Sideways mentioned in "[[Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter]]" is identified as hailing from an Aurex reality... but given that as he was being written at the time, ''Armada'' Sideways was actually a "Viron Sideways" and not an "Aurex Sideways", it might be reasonable to chalk that one up to in-universe ambiguity.)

	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

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	=Sideways (AVP)=		=Sideways (AVP)=
	[[File:Ask Sideways.jpg\|right\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|"Waa waa that's a different Sideways? Wait until I post a Tarantulas pic as my profile, losers."]]		[[File:Ask Sideways.jpg\|right\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|"Waa waa that's a different Sideways? Wait until I post a Tarantulas pic as my profile, losers."]]
	'''Sideways''' is a ~~huge dick~~.		When you first meet the multiversal meddler known as '''Sideways''', you might think him amusing, even charming... but do not be fooled! While his crass irreverence might project the image of a mere prankster, Sideways is an incredibly dangerous individual responsible for a cross-dimensional murder spree, capable of subduing and capturing [[Vector Prime\|members of the Thirteen]] and subverting the advanced technology of the [[Transcendent Technomorph]]s to his own ends. Even injuries that would outright kill another [[Transformer]] are not enough to bring Sideways down thanks to his [[Mini-Con]] partners. Be warned: [[Sideways (disambiguation)\|do not believe a word this known liar says!]]
	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===Ask Vector Prime===		===Ask Vector Prime===
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	===''TransTech''===		===''TransTech''===
	Sideways took part in ''[[Cybertron's Got Talent]]'', where his double-[[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmaster]] [[Combi-Micromaster]] companions gave him an edge. {{storylink\|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter\|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/14}}		A Sideways that [[Andromeda (TransTech)\|Andromeda]] identified as an [[Aurex]] version took part in ''[[Cybertron's Got Talent]]'', where his double-[[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmaster]] [[Combi-Micromaster]] companions gave him an edge. {{storylink\|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter\|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/14}}

	[[File:Asksidewaysheadasplode.gif\|thumb\|left\|BOOM, headshot!]]		[[File:Asksidewaysheadasplode.gif\|thumb\|left\|BOOM, headshot!]]
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	===Echoes and Fragments===		===Echoes and Fragments===
	While at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] on a [[Primax]] reality's Cybertron, a Viron Sideways encountered the dimension-hopping [[Renegade]] [[Gong (GoBots)\|Gong]]. Taking advantage of Gong's love for mischief, Sideways convinced Gong to have a contest to see who could cause the best changes in spacetime by tampering with the [[Omega Lock]]s of both Cybertron and [[Gargent 186.0 Gamma\|a Gargent reality]]'s [[Gobotron]]. The alterations to the Primax reality caused chaotic changes as the historically crucial [[Unicron War]] was in progress, prompting [[Maccadam\|the bartender]] to contact his brother [[Vector Prime\|Vec-Tor]] to stop the dimensional changes. Ultimately, Vec-Tor succeeded, leaving Sideways at the mercy of Gong, who was angry at having been manipulated. {{storylink\|Echoes and Fragments}}		While at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] on a [[Primax]] reality's Cybertron, a Viron Sideways encountered the dimension-hopping [[Renegade]] [[Gong (GoBots)\|Gong]]. Taking advantage of Gong's love for mischief, Sideways convinced Gong to have a contest to see who could cause the best changes in spacetime by tampering with the [[Omega Lock]]s of both Cybertron and [[Gargent 186.0 Gamma\|a Gargent reality]]'s [[Gobotron]]—something that, unknown to Gong, would cause the destruction of the universe by [[Unicron]] and the deaths of both Sideways and Gong, something that the nihilistic Sideways welcomed. The alterations to the Primax reality caused chaotic changes as the historically crucial [[Unicron War]] was in progress, prompting [[Maccadam\|the bartender]] to contact his brother [[Vector Prime\|Vec-Tor]] to stop the dimensional changes. Ultimately, Vec-Tor succeeded, leaving Sideways at the mercy of Gong, who was angry at having been manipulated. {{storylink\|Echoes and Fragments}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*Given both Sideways's dimension-hopping and his nature as a consummate liar, it's hard to know which of his appearances are meant to be the same character and which are meant to be distinct. There are hints, however; the initial list of Sidewayses given in ''[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac\|The Complete AllSpark Almanac]]'' mentions a Sideways hailing from the [[Viron]] cluster, who traveled through both [[Aurex]] and "at least two or three other clusters". Similarly, the Sideways that appears in "[[Echoes and Fragments]]" is mentioned to hail from a [[Viron]] reality, and is [[Jim Sorenson\|written identically]] to the version of the character that appears in "Ask Sideways", implying that all the "[[Ask Vector Prime]]" appearances of Sideways are the serial dimension-hopper mentioned in ''The Complete AllSpark Almanac''.		*Fitting [[Circular reporting#Sideways the dimension-hopper\|the common fandom understanding of Sideways]] at the time of ''[[Ask Vector Prime]]''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> release, this Sideways is an amalgamation of all prior incarnations of the character.
			**He's identified as hailing from the Viron cluster, same as [[Sideways (RID)\|the first Sideways ever to appear]].
			**His snarky, irreverent personality is based on ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)\|Cybertron]]'' [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron cartoon\|Sideways]]
			**He's partnered with the Mini-Cons [[Rook (Armada)\|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)\|Crosswise]], like ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)\|Armada]]'' [[Sideways (Armada)#Armada cartoon\|Sideways]].
			**He's even depicted with the appearance of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)\|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Sideways (ROTF)\|Sideways]], who previously had only been connected to the idea of the "multiversal Sideways" by jokes and implications. (With the deliberately provocative tone of ''Ask Sideways'', it's not hard to imagine that this was deliberately intended to troll the fans.)
			*Given both Sideways's dimension-hopping and his nature as a consummate liar, it's hard to know which of his appearances are meant to be the same character and which are meant to be distinct. There are hints, however; the initial list of Sidewayses given in ''[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac\|The Complete AllSpark Almanac]]'' mentions a Sideways hailing from the [[Viron]] cluster, who traveled through both [[Aurex]] and "at least two or three other clusters". Similarly, the Sideways that appears in "[[Echoes and Fragments]]" is mentioned to hail from a [[Viron]] reality, and is [[Jim Sorenson\|written identically]] to the version of the character that appears in "Ask Sideways", implying that all the "[[Ask Vector Prime]]" appearances of Sideways are the serial dimension-hopper mentioned in ''The Complete AllSpark Almanac''. (The one wrench is that the Sideways mentioned in "[[Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter]]" is identified as hailing from an Aurex reality, but given Sideways' established ability to subvert the TransTechs' systems, it's not hard to imagine that he could mislead them.)

	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

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Full list of Sidewayses

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	{{disamb\|y=[[2009]]\|[[Sideways (ROTF)\|Sideways]], the Decepticon from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)\|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.}}		{{disamb\|y=[[2009]]\|[[Sideways (ROTF)\|Sideways]], the Decepticon from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)\|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.}}
	{{disamb\|y=[[2010]]\|[[Sideways (Animated)\|Sideways]], the Decepticon from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)\|Animated]]''.}}		{{disamb\|y=[[2010]]\|[[Sideways (Animated)\|Sideways]], the Decepticon from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)\|Animated]]''.}}
	{{disamb\|y=[[2015]]\|[[Your mom (disambiguation)\|Your mom]], who may or may not be another instance of Sideways.}}		{{disamb\|y=[[2015]]\|[[Sideways (AVP)\|Sideways]], the dimension-hopping serial liar from ''[[Ask Vector Prime]]''.}}
			{{disamb\|y=2015\|[[Your mom (disambiguation)\|Your mom]], who may or may not be another instance of Sideways.}}

	==Other things called "Sideways"==		==Other things called "Sideways"==

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=Sideways (disambiguation)=
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[[File:Sidewayses.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8|"He's Sideways! ''He's'' Sideways! ''You're'' Sideways! '''''I'm''''' Sideways! Are there any other Sidewayses I should know about?"]]
If you encounter a 'bot going by the name '''Sideways''', do not trust him! Throughout the [[multiverse]], the name is associated with cheats and liars. Most oftentimes, a Sideways's allegiances are to be questioned. Many of them claim to be helpful allies, but more often than not, they work for a [[Unicron|greater evil]]. Some would assume Sideways to be cowardly, but their true strength oftentimes lies in their speed and their cunning. A quick getaway today can assure that greater machinations come to fruition tomorrow. Some Sidewayses are known to possess dimension-hopping capabilities, and tracking which Sideways is responsible for what in whatever universe can be a tad confusing. Some of them have claimed to travel to other universes to slaughter and impersonate their native counterpart, or that Sidewayses are cloned from one another to fulfill their roles in multiple parallel events. Sidewayses are true sowers of confusion, and even if one were able to see past all the lies, one would still be hard-pressed to make sense of the chaos that they leave in their wake.

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==Conceptual history==
The idea of Sideways being a dimensional traveler who's the same across his cross-continuity appearances has been built up over time, with fans and writers extrapolating wildly from loose connections between his earliest incarnations.

The original [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]], a 2002 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' toy, was packaged with [[Axer (G1)|Axer]], whose on-package [[bio]] was adapted near verbatim from his original [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[Tech Spec]], with new material implying he'd crossed dimensions via a black hole.<ref>[https://toys.tfw2005.com/axer-662 ''Robots in Disguise'' Axer's package bio]</ref> The online bio for ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] toy, released a few months later, similarly matched that of the ''Robots in Disguise'' character,<ref>[https://toys.tfw2005.com/sideways-2-643 ''Robots in Disguise'' Sideways's package bio]</ref> with new material suggesting that his duplicity was the result of being pulled in two mental directions by his [[Mini-Con]]s<ref>[https://toys.tfw2005.com/sideways-with-rook-and-crosswise-814 ''Armada'' Sideways's online bio]</ref>—an aspect ignored by both cartoons and comics, which simply portrayed him as a pure agent of [[Unicron]]. Fans reasoned that if Axer was a dimension-hopper, then Sideways must be too.

It was misinformation surrounding the 2004 Japan-only ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' franchise that kicked this idea into overdrive. In Japan, the Sideways/Axer two-pack had been imported unchanged as a "[[USA Edition]]" release, while the Sideways from ''Armada'' (known in Japan as ''Legends of the Microns'') was called "Double Face"—the [[Sideways (RM)|''Robotmasters'' Double Face]] toy was named, colored, and described in bio in homage to this character. This alone would not imply them to be the exact same individual, but at the time fans understood the ''Robotmasters'' story to be about Transformers converging from various time periods ''and dimensions'', not unlike the contemporaneous ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' series—when in truth, it's only time travel taking place within the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|main Japanese continuity]]. Cementing this idea was a claim that the ''Robotmasters'' website had included a note declaring Double Face's first toy to be the earlier imported ''Robots in Disguise'' Sideways figure—a claim that, years later, would be found to be totally spurious, with no evidence of such a note ever having existed.

Sideways subsequently appeared in the 2005 ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' franchise, intended by Hasbro to be the same faction-swapping character from ''Armada'' (a fact cemented by supplemental material like ''[[Ask Vector Prime]]''). This idea was dropped in Japan, where he was again given an entirely different new name, "Noisemaze", with the cartoon—which was created to be separate from ''Armada'' and ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)| Energon]]''—treating him as a new character.

In the 2009 movie ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)| Revenge of the Fallen]]'', a character called [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] appeared, with absolutely nothing else connecting him to any prior Sidewayses. However, riffing on the by-then-common fandom perception of the character, 2011's ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The Allspark Almanac II]]'' cheekily presented an ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' "[[Sideways (Animated)|Land General Sideways]]" whose design combined aspects of the ''Armada'', ''Cybertron'' and ''Revenge of the Fallen'' characters, explicitly described as hailing from another dimension and implied to go on to become ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Sideways. Hidden ''Ask Vector Prime'' text in the Almanac's 2015 compilation successor ''[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac|The Complete Allspark Almanac]]'' would go on to explicitly state that, while not all incarnations of Sideways are the same exact character, ''all'' prior incarnations of Sideways were dimensional travelers who had crossed between multiple [[Universal stream|universal clusters]].

Of course, if all that seems confusing, it's nothing compared to the subsequent [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Facebook-based ''Ask Vector Prime'' feature]]. Helmed by ''Almanac'' author [[Jim Sorenson]], the online column was for a time taken over by Sideways himself, sporting the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' character's design and a goofy, snarky personality similar to that of ''Cybertron'' Sideways. This Sideways claimed to have been the one behind pretty much every instance of the character seen in the past, as well as many, many other events and disasters across the multiverse—however, in a depiction that seems even more fitting in retrospect, he was a self-admitted liar who seemingly took delight in confusing and frustrating everyone.

Given the ambiguity that results from a mixture of retcons and unreliable narrators, and the potentially enormous user-unfriendliness of [[#The Complete AllSpark Almanac|sticking strictly to the "canon" versions]] of the character, we have decided to present each [[continuity family]]'s version(s) of Sideways on their own page. Whether you choose to think of them as being all the same character, or all strictly separate, is [[personal canon|up to you]].

{{bigquote|Everything you think you know about me was a lie told by me to confuse someone, or conjecture from someone who'd be in no position to know. So yeah, maybe I'm a fragment of Unicron, because maybe Planet X used to BE Unicron. And maybe I'm his avatar made manifest and untethered once he collapsed into a giant singularity. And maybe I'm from the Cybertronian Empire. And maybe I'm just an ordinary Autobot who went crazy from Powerlinxing to the wrong Mini-Cons. Maybe I'm all of those things, or none.

And you know what the best part is? You'll. Never. Know.|Sideways on his identity situation, [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Sideways]]}}

==Major Sidewayses==
<center><gallery widths="150px" heights="200px">
File:ArmadaSidewaysCardArt.jpg|[[Sideways (Armada)|"Unicron Trilogy" Sideways]]
File:Sidewaysrotf.jpg|[[Sideways (ROTF)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Sideways]]
</gallery></center>

==Full list of Sidewayses==
{{disamb|y=[[2002]]|[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]], the [[Autobot]] from the 2001 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' franchise.}}
{{disamb|y=2002|[[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]], the [[Herald of Unicron|agent of Unicron]] from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2004]]|[[Sideways (RM)|Sideways]], the [[Decepticon]] spy from ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2009]]|[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]], the Decepticon from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|[[Sideways (Animated)|Sideways]], the Decepticon from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2015]]|[[Your mom (disambiguation)|Your mom]], who may or may not be another instance of Sideways.}}

==Other things called "Sideways"==
{{disamb|y=2015|"[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]", the fourteenth episode of the 2015 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' cartoon.}}

==Not to be confused with...==
*[[Sideswipe (disambiguation)|Sideswipe]]
*[[Side Burn (disambiguation)|Side Burn]]
*[[Sidetrack (G1)|Sidetrack]]
*[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]<ref>[[Source:Ask Vector Prime/Sideways#June 29.2C 2015|Probably.]]</ref>

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
According to [[Vector Prime]], the dimension-hopping Sidewayses of the multiverse included:
* The [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] of [[Tyran 509.12 Zeta]], who traveled to [[Aurex 402.24 Gamma|Aurex 402.0 Gamma]].
* A [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] from the [[Viron]] cluster, who traveled to [[Aurex 802.23 Alpha]], and made his way to "at least two or three other clusters" after that.
* Multiple separate [[Sideways (ROTF)#Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC|Sidewayses]] from [[Tyran 609.23-XP Kappa]], at least one of which traveled to the [[Iocus]] cluster via [[Nexus Zero]].
* A Sideways from the [[Uniend]] cluster who briefly visited a [[Rovio (universal cluster)|Rovio]] stream.
* A [[Sideways (Armada)#Kre-O comic|Sideways]] from [[Fornax 813.0 Gamma]], who traveled to [[Tyran 207.28 Gamma]], survived being bisected, and was sent undercover to infiltrate [[Primax]] Autobots.
Vector Prime hoped this would clarify things, which was nice of him, if perhaps a little naive. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac|Ask Vector Prime, The Complete AllSpark Almanac}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

=Sideways (AVP)=
[[File:Ask Sideways.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|"Waa waa that's a different Sideways? Wait until I post a Tarantulas pic as my profile, losers."]]
'''Sideways''' is a huge dick.
==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
According to [[Vector Prime]], the dimension-hopping Sidewayses of the multiverse included a Sideways [[Sideways (RID)|from]] the [[Viron]] cluster, who traveled to [[Aurex 802.23 Alpha]], and made his way to "at least two or three other clusters" after that. Vector Prime hoped this would clarify things, which was nice of him, if perhaps a little naive. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac|Ask Vector Prime, The Complete AllSpark Almanac}}

===''TransTech''===
Sideways took part in ''[[Cybertron's Got Talent]]'', where his double-[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Combi-Micromaster]] companions gave him an edge. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/14}}

[[File:Asksidewaysheadasplode.gif|thumb|left|BOOM, headshot!]]
Sideways kidnapped Vector Prime and seized control of his [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|ANN Q&A column]] and, after cheerily saying he's probably lying about everything, went on to claim:

* He killed [[Rapid Run (Energon)|Rapid Run]], [[Ursa Magnus]], the [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]], the [[Micronaut]]s and [[Rom|Rom the Space Knight]], and [[John F. Kennedy|President Kennedy]].
* He stranded the ''[[Daniel Boone (ship)|Daniel Boone]]'' in the ''[[Robotix]]'' cartoon.
* He destroyed the [[Gargent 984.08 Alpha]] universe by messing with [[Gobotron]]'s [[Omega Lock]]s and tuning into [[Primax 984.0 Gamma]] because he hates [[GoBot]]s.
* He accidentally let the [[Dark Spark]] escape.
* He met his Mini-Cons on {{w|Tinder (application)|Tinder}}.
* He says he is that Skateboarding Pretender from the Pretenders commercial.
* He totally wrapped up "[[Primeval Dawn]]", honest, (pbbt!) would he lie to you?
* He loves the [[Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron]] and thinks they totally rock (this one's probably true).
* He goes by the name "Road Hog" in the [[Rovio (universal cluster)|Rovio]] universal cluster.
* He drunk with [[Discord (MLP)|Discord]] under the table at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]].
* He was rebuilt by [[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel]] following [[Sideways (ROTF)#Revenge of the Fallen film|his bisection in Shanghai]].

He also thought [[you]]r nerdy demands to classify minor trivia were lame and told you so on numerous occasions. And he insulted [[Your mom (disambiguation)|your mom]]. Yeah, [[you]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Ask Sideways|Ask Sideways}}

Eventually, the TransTech tracked him down by detecting the questions ''you'' sent Sideways from [[Quadwal|your world]]. Their efforts to breach his fortress were stymied by an [[Absolute Terror Field]], but then he fielded a question from [[David Willis|Walky]] so painful his head literally exploded. That's for our mums, Sideways! However, his Mini-Con associate [[Rook (Armada)|Rook]] then executed a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] sequence with Sideways, and the combined body taunted the TransTechs before fleeing the universal stream via [[Dimensional Interfacer]]. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/07/08}}
{{-}}

===Echoes and Fragments===
While at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] on a [[Primax]] reality's Cybertron, a Viron Sideways encountered the dimension-hopping [[Renegade]] [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]]. Taking advantage of Gong's love for mischief, Sideways convinced Gong to have a contest to see who could cause the best changes in spacetime by tampering with the [[Omega Lock]]s of both Cybertron and [[Gargent 186.0 Gamma|a Gargent reality]]'s [[Gobotron]]. The alterations to the Primax reality caused chaotic changes as the historically crucial [[Unicron War]] was in progress, prompting [[Maccadam|the bartender]] to contact his brother [[Vector Prime|Vec-Tor]] to stop the dimensional changes. Ultimately, Vec-Tor succeeded, leaving Sideways at the mercy of Gong, who was angry at having been manipulated. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

==Notes==
*Given both Sideways's dimension-hopping and his nature as a consummate liar, it's hard to know which of his appearances are meant to be the same character and which are meant to be distinct. There are hints, however; the initial list of Sidewayses given in ''[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac|The Complete AllSpark Almanac]]'' mentions a Sideways hailing from the [[Viron]] cluster, who traveled through both [[Aurex]] and "at least two or three other clusters". Similarly, the Sideways that appears in "[[Echoes and Fragments]]" is mentioned to hail from a [[Viron]] reality, and is [[Jim Sorenson|written identically]] to the version of the character that appears in "Ask Sideways", implying that all the "[[Ask Vector Prime]]" appearances of Sideways are the serial dimension-hopper mentioned in ''The Complete AllSpark Almanac''.

==References==
{{reflist}}

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	*Fitting [[Circular reporting#Sideways the dimension-hopper\|the common fandom understanding of Sideways]] at the time of ''[[Ask Vector Prime]]''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> release, this Sideways is an amalgamation of all prior incarnations of the character.		*Fitting [[Circular reporting#Sideways the dimension-hopper\|the common fandom understanding of Sideways]] at the time of ''[[Ask Vector Prime]]''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> release, this Sideways is an amalgamation of all prior incarnations of the character.
	**He's identified as hailing from the Viron cluster, same as [[Sideways (RID)\|the first Sideways ever to appear]].		**He's identified as hailing from the Viron cluster, same as [[Sideways (RID)\|the first Sideways ever to appear]].
	**His snarky, irreverent personality is based on ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)\|Cybertron]]'' [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron cartoon\|Sideways]]		**His snarky, irreverent personality is based on ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)\|Cybertron]]'' [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron cartoon\|Sideways]].
	**He's partnered with the Mini-Cons [[Rook (Armada)\|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)\|Crosswise]], like ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)\|Armada]]'' [[Sideways (Armada)#Armada cartoon\|Sideways]].		**He's partnered with the Mini-Cons [[Rook (Armada)\|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)\|Crosswise]], like ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)\|Armada]]'' [[Sideways (Armada)#Armada cartoon\|Sideways]].
	**He's even depicted with the appearance of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)\|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Sideways (ROTF)\|Sideways]], who previously had only been connected to the idea of the "multiversal Sideways" by jokes and implications. (With the deliberately provocative tone of ''Ask Sideways'', it's not hard to imagine that this was deliberately intended to troll the fans.)		**He's even depicted with the appearance of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)\|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Sideways (ROTF)\|Sideways]], who previously had only been connected to the idea of the "multiversal Sideways" by jokes and implications. (With the deliberately provocative tone of ''Ask Sideways'', it's not hard to imagine that this was deliberately intended to troll the fans.)

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	It was misinformation surrounding the 2004 Japan-only ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)\|Robotmasters]]'' franchise that kicked this idea into overdrive. In Japan, the Sideways/Axer two-pack had been imported unchanged as a "[[USA Edition]]" release, while the Sideways from ''Armada'' (known in Japan as ''Legends of the Microns'') was called "Double Face"—the [[Sideways (RM)\|''Robotmasters'' Double Face]] toy was named, colored, and described in bio in homage to this character. This alone would not imply them to be the exact same individual, but at the time fans understood the ''Robotmasters'' story to be about Transformers converging from various time periods ''and dimensions'', not unlike the contemporaneous ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)\|Universe]]'' series—when in truth, it's only time travel taking place within the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|main Japanese continuity]]. Cementing this idea was a claim that the ''Robotmasters'' website had included a note declaring Double Face's first toy to be the earlier imported ''Robots in Disguise'' Sideways figure—a claim that, years later, would be found to be totally spurious, with no evidence of such a note ever having existed.		It was misinformation surrounding the 2004 Japan-only ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)\|Robotmasters]]'' franchise that kicked this idea into overdrive. In Japan, the Sideways/Axer two-pack had been imported unchanged as a "[[USA Edition]]" release, while the Sideways from ''Armada'' (known in Japan as ''Legends of the Microns'') was called "Double Face"—the [[Sideways (RM)\|''Robotmasters'' Double Face]] toy was named, colored, and described in bio in homage to this character. This alone would not imply them to be the exact same individual, but at the time fans understood the ''Robotmasters'' story to be about Transformers converging from various time periods ''and dimensions'', not unlike the contemporaneous ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)\|Universe]]'' series—when in truth, it's only time travel taking place within the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|main Japanese continuity]]. Cementing this idea was a claim that the ''Robotmasters'' website had included a note declaring Double Face's first toy to be the earlier imported ''Robots in Disguise'' Sideways figure—a claim that, years later, would be found to be totally spurious, with no evidence of such a note ever having existed.

	Sideways subsequently appeared in the 2005 ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)\|Cybertron]]'' franchise, intended by Hasbro to be the same faction-swapping character from ''Armada'' (a fact cemented by supplemental material like ''[[Ask Vector Prime]]''). This idea was dropped in Japan, where he was again given an entirely different new name, "Noisemaze", with the cartoon—which was created to be separate from ''Armada'' and ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)\|Energon]]''—treating him as a new character.		Sideways subsequently appeared in the 2005 ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)\|Cybertron]]'' franchise, intended by Hasbro to be the same faction-swapping character from ''Armada'' (a fact cemented by supplemental material like [[Ask Vector Prime]]). This idea was dropped in Japan, where he was again given an entirely different new name, "Noisemaze", with the cartoon—which was created to be separate from ''Armada'' and ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)\|Energon]]''—treating him as a new character.

	In the 2009 movie ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)\|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', a character called [[Sideways (ROTF)\|Sideways]] appeared, with absolutely nothing else connecting him to any prior Sidewayses. However, riffing on the by-then-common fandom perception of the character, 2011's ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II\|The Allspark Almanac II]]'' cheekily presented an ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)\|Animated]]'' "[[Sideways (Animated)\|Land General Sideways]]" whose design combined aspects of the ''Armada'', ''Cybertron'' and ''Revenge of the Fallen'' characters, explicitly described as hailing from another dimension and implied to go on to become ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Sideways. Hidden ''Ask Vector Prime'' text in the Almanac's 2015 compilation successor ''[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac\|The Complete Allspark Almanac]]'' would go on to explicitly state that, while not all incarnations of Sideways are the same exact character, ''all'' prior incarnations of Sideways were dimensional travelers who had crossed between multiple [[Universal stream\|universal clusters]].		In the 2009 movie ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)\|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', a character called [[Sideways (ROTF)\|Sideways]] appeared, with absolutely nothing else connecting him to any prior Sidewayses. However, riffing on the by-then-common fandom perception of the character, 2011's ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II\|The Allspark Almanac II]]'' cheekily presented an ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)\|Animated]]'' "[[Sideways (Animated)\|Land General Sideways]]" whose design combined aspects of the ''Armada'', ''Cybertron'' and ''Revenge of the Fallen'' characters, explicitly described as hailing from another dimension and implied to go on to become ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Sideways. Hidden Ask Vector Prime text in the Almanac's 2015 compilation successor ''[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac\|The Complete Allspark Almanac]]'' would go on to explicitly state that, while not all incarnations of Sideways are the same exact character, ''all'' prior incarnations of Sideways were dimensional travelers who had crossed between multiple [[Universal stream\|universal clusters]].

	Of course, if all that seems confusing, it's nothing compared to the subsequent [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Facebook-based ''Ask Vector Prime'' feature]]. Helmed by ''Almanac'' author [[Jim Sorenson]], the online column was for a time taken over by Sideways himself, sporting the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' character's design and a goofy, snarky personality similar to that of ''Cybertron'' Sideways. This Sideways claimed to have been the one behind pretty much every instance of the character seen in the past, as well as many, many other events and disasters across the multiverse—however, in a depiction that seems even more fitting in retrospect, he was a self-admitted liar who seemingly took delight in confusing and frustrating everyone.		Of course, if all that seems confusing, it's nothing compared to the subsequent [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Facebook-based Ask Vector Prime feature]]. Helmed by ''Almanac'' author [[Jim Sorenson]], the online column was for a time taken over by Sideways himself, sporting the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' character's design and a goofy, snarky personality similar to that of ''Cybertron'' Sideways. This Sideways claimed to have been the one behind pretty much every instance of the character seen in the past, as well as many, many other events and disasters across the multiverse—however, in a depiction that seems even more fitting in retrospect, he was a self-admitted liar who seemingly took delight in confusing and frustrating everyone.

	Given the ambiguity that results from a mixture of retcons and unreliable narrators, and the potentially enormous user-unfriendliness of [[#The Complete AllSpark Almanac\|sticking strictly to the "canon" versions]] of the character, we have decided to present each [[continuity family]]'s version(s) of Sideways on their own page. Whether you choose to think of them as being all the same character, or all strictly separate, is [[personal canon\|up to you]].		Given the ambiguity that results from a mixture of retcons and unreliable narrators, and the potentially enormous user-unfriendliness of [[#The Complete AllSpark Almanac\|sticking strictly to the "canon" versions]] of the character, we have decided to present each [[continuity family]]'s version(s) of Sideways on their own page. Whether you choose to think of them as being all the same character, or all strictly separate, is [[personal canon\|up to you]].
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	{{disamb\|y=[[2009]]\|[[Sideways (ROTF)\|Sideways]], the Decepticon from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)\|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.}}		{{disamb\|y=[[2009]]\|[[Sideways (ROTF)\|Sideways]], the Decepticon from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)\|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.}}
	{{disamb\|y=[[2010]]\|[[Sideways (Animated)\|Sideways]], the Decepticon from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)\|Animated]]''.}}		{{disamb\|y=[[2010]]\|[[Sideways (Animated)\|Sideways]], the Decepticon from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)\|Animated]]''.}}
	{{disamb\|y=[[2015]]\|[[Sideways (AVP)\|Sideways]], the dimension-hopping serial liar from ''[[Ask Vector Prime]]''.}}		{{disamb\|y=[[2015]]\|[[Sideways (AVP)\|Sideways]], the dimension-hopping serial liar from [[Ask Vector Prime]].}}
	{{disamb\|y=2015\|[[Your mom (disambiguation)\|Your mom]], who may or may not be another instance of Sideways.}}		{{disamb\|y=2015\|[[Your mom (disambiguation)\|Your mom]], who may or may not be another instance of Sideways.}}

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*Fitting [[Circular reporting#Sideways the dimension-hopper\|the common fandom understanding of Sideways]] at the time of ''[[Ask Vector Prime]]''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> release, this Sideways is an amalgamation of all prior incarnations of the character.		*Fitting [[Circular reporting#Sideways the dimension-hopper\|the common fandom understanding of Sideways]] at the time of [[Ask Vector Prime]]<nowiki>'s</nowiki> release, this Sideways is an amalgamation of all prior incarnations of the character.
	**He's identified as hailing from the Viron cluster, same as [[Sideways (RID)\|the first Sideways ever to appear]].		**He's identified as hailing from the Viron cluster, same as [[Sideways (RID)\|the first Sideways ever to appear]].
	**His snarky, irreverent personality is based on ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)\|Cybertron]]'' [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron cartoon\|Sideways]].		**His snarky, irreverent personality is based on ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)\|Cybertron]]'' [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron cartoon\|Sideways]].