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| {{disambig3|Bluestreak}}
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| :''Bluestreak is an apparent [[Autobot]] from the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Japanese cartoon]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
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| [[File:MP-18B-Bluestreak.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Due to demand.]]
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| Not much is known about the enigma dubbed '''Bluestreak''' (ブルーストリーク ''Burūsutorīku'')—so little, in fact, that he is considered an urban legend by most. Word of him first emerged when it was claimed he was seen battling [[Waruder|a huge insect]] in Asia; subsequent scattered reports from throughout the region agreed that he resembled the Autobot warrior [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], but the Autobots themselves have been unable to confirm this and, at present, deny that this strange robot even exists. He rarely appears in robot form, seamlessly blending into society, and specializes in mid- to long-range combat, undaunted by the prospect of fighting multiple opponents at once. It's also possible he is the original [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], gone rouge after being affected by a [[Waruder]] [[reformat|Clone Insector]] beam.
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| ==Fiction==
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| ===''Generations Selects'' Special Comic===
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| Bluestreak was a member of the [[Primus Vanguard]]. During a mission, he joined [[Blue Big Convoy|his leader]] in interrupting a battle between [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Star Convoy]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Megatron]]. {{Storylink|Super Megatron comic 3}}
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| ==Toys==
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| ===Masterpiece===
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| *'''Bluestreak''' ([[2015]]-[[August 29|08-29]])
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| **''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-18B'''
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| **''Accessories:'' Disperser Rifle, 2 Missile Launchers
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| : ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Bluestreak is a redeco of [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|MP-18 Streak]], a retool of [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|MP-17 Prowl]], in colors based on the blue ''[[Diaclone]]'' Fairlady Z. He transforms into a licensed Nissan Fairlady 280Z-T. Varying from previous releases, Bluestreak uses Prowl's head and waist rather than Streak's, but uses Streak's car mode roof. Roughly as tall as a [[Size class|Voyager Class]] figure, he is also in [[scale]] with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10|MP-10 Optimus Prime]], and can fit inside [[Combat Deck (G1)#mp10|Prime's trailer]] in vehicle mode. In contrast to previous larger entries in this line, Bluestreak lacks [[die-cast]] parts, and his tires are cast in hard, non-rubberized plastic.There are some issues concerning aligning the car's roof onto the body of the figure. In order to properly attach the back/roof top of the mold, the mid chest panel located in front of the torso must be tilted slightly forward and attached to the small indentation under the figure's "car hood". This will allow the back frame to straighten and get the two pegs on the windshield to lock into the two slots at the back of the car hood.
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| :For accessories, he comes with his rifle, which can be held with his hands, or can mount onto a flip-out mounting point on his roof via the separate peg on its jointed handle. He also comes with a pair of built-in "Electro Bolt" shoulder cannons that can be deployed in robot mode. He also includes two non-firing missile launchers that clip onto his built-in shoulder cannons, which are the toy-accurate missile launchers Prowl and Streak would come with if bought in Japan via [[Amazon (website)|Amazon.com]] redecoed entirely in silver.
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| :This mold was also previously redecoed and retooled into MP-19 [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Smokescreen]].
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| {{MPNissanFairladyMold}}
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| ==Notes==
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| [[File:Bluebluestreak.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|The original ''Diaclone'' Fairlady Z.]]
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| * The [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] character known as "Bluestreak" in America is known simply as "Streak" (ストリーク ''Sutorīku'') in Japan. This Japanese figure, then, is literally a "blue Streak", and his bio even notes that this is the in-universe origin of this doppelgänger's moniker!
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| * "Blue Bluestreak" has a storied history in relation to ''Transformers''. Whilst the [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] Bluestreak toy featured an all-new silver deco, his [[package art]] and [[instructions]] featured [[:File:G1 Bluestreak boxart.jpg|a silver and blue deco]], one of two color schemes that the figure sported in its original incarnation as a ''[[Diaclone]]'' toy. Between this and the character being called, well, ''Blue''streak, it subsequently became a widespread [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers|myth]] that this blue variant was actually sold as Bluestreak under the ''Transformers'' brand. Since then, there have been numerous [[homage]]s to the legendary "Blue Bluestreak" deco in toy form, both as the original ''Generation 1'' Bluestreak character (some of them also under the name "Silverstreak" due to the name "Bluestreak" being unavailable as a [[trademark]] for a while) and [[Bluestreak (Speed Stars)|as alternate]] [[Bluestreak (Prime)|universe counterparts]].
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| * The implication of Bluestreak's profile seems to be that he is in fact the [[Diaclone (faction)|Diaclone]] Fairlady Z mecha whose pilot dimension-jumped over to Generation 1 Earth in pursuit of [[Waruder]]s. Whether this will be properly explored in fiction remains to be seen.
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