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:''Sparkplug is a [[human]] from the [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].'' | |||
:''Sparkplug is a [[ | [[Image:Anisparkplugwitwicky.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He wants to be [[John Goodman]] in the worst way.]] | ||
'''Sparkplug''' is a construction worker in New [[Detroit]]. | |||
Whether or not he's related to [[Spike Witwicky (Animated)|any]] [[Carly Witwicky (Animated)|other]] [[Daniel Witwicky (Animated)|citizens]] is unknown. | |||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===''Animated'' cartoon=== | ===''Animated'' cartoon=== | ||
{{voiceactor|[[Jeff Glen Bennett]] (1st appearance), [[David Kaye]] (2nd appearance), and [[John Mariano]] (3rd appearance)|[[Harold Leal]] (Latin-American Spanish, 3rd appearance), [[Paulo Celestino]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Marco Antônio Abreu]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Gerald Paradies]] (German), [[Sylvain Lemarié]] (French, 1st appearance), [[Vincent Violette]] (French, 2nd and 3rd appearance)}} | |||
Sparkplug was overseeing two construction bots in a mine, being paid by [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] to find something. Only problem was, that something found them...and it had [[Space barnacle|friends]]. Sparkplug was attacked, and was presumed dead. {{storylink|Nature Calls|Nature Calls}} | |||
Except he got better. While the [[Autobot]]s were looking for [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] and [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]], the Autobot [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] thought that Sparkplug's truck was Mixmaster, and fired several bursts from his stingers, which did nothing to damage the truck. Upon being attacked by another alien lifeform, Sparkplug displayed both calmness and familiarity with modern slang by asking "Dude, why you whaling on my truck?" after Bumblebee's attack. Guess that encounter in the mines wasn't as bad as we thought. {{storylink|Sari, No One's Home|Sari, No One's Home}} | |||
He later was driving an oil tanker en route to, apparently, Sheboygan, Wisconsin when his truck was attacked by the Constructicons. {{storylink|Three's a Crowd (episode)|Three's a Crowd}} | |||
==Notes== | |||
*Sparkplug is clearly a homage to [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], patriarch of the [[Witwicky (surname)|Witwicky]] family from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]. And he's still wearing that [[hard hat]]. Why he talks like a frat boy in his second appearance, and with a vaguely [[Australia]]n accent in his third, is anybody's guess. | |||
===Foreign names=== | |||
*''Japanese:'' '''Sparkplug''' (スパークプラグ ''Supākupuragu'') | |||
[[Category:Animated humans]] | |||
[[Category:Cartoon-only characters]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:10, 30 August 2025
| The name or term "Sparkplug" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Sparkplug (disambiguation). |
- Sparkplug is a human from the Transformers Animated continuity family.
Sparkplug is a construction worker in New Detroit.
Whether or not he's related to any other citizens is unknown.
Fiction
[edit]Animated cartoon
[edit]- Voice actor: Jeff Glen Bennett (1st appearance), David Kaye (2nd appearance), and John Mariano (3rd appearance), Harold Leal (Latin-American Spanish, 3rd appearance), Paulo Celestino (Brazilian Portuguese), Marco Antônio Abreu (Brazilian Portuguese), Gerald Paradies (German), Sylvain Lemarié (French, 1st appearance), Vincent Violette (French, 2nd and 3rd appearance)
Sparkplug was overseeing two construction bots in a mine, being paid by Isaac Sumdac to find something. Only problem was, that something found them...and it had friends. Sparkplug was attacked, and was presumed dead. Nature Calls
Except he got better. While the Autobots were looking for Scrapper and Mixmaster, the Autobot Bumblebee thought that Sparkplug's truck was Mixmaster, and fired several bursts from his stingers, which did nothing to damage the truck. Upon being attacked by another alien lifeform, Sparkplug displayed both calmness and familiarity with modern slang by asking "Dude, why you whaling on my truck?" after Bumblebee's attack. Guess that encounter in the mines wasn't as bad as we thought. Sari, No One's Home
He later was driving an oil tanker en route to, apparently, Sheboygan, Wisconsin when his truck was attacked by the Constructicons. Three's a Crowd
Notes
[edit]- Sparkplug is clearly a homage to Sparkplug Witwicky, patriarch of the Witwicky family from Generation 1. And he's still wearing that hard hat. Why he talks like a frat boy in his second appearance, and with a vaguely Australian accent in his third, is anybody's guess.
Foreign names
[edit]- Japanese: Sparkplug (スパークプラグ Supākupuragu)
