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:''Clutch is a [[Decepticon]] from an unknown [[continuity family]] who ended up in [[Axiom Nexus]].''
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:''Clutch is a [[Renegade]] from the [[GoBots]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Renegade Rhetoric-Farewell-Clutch.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]


'''Clutch''' is an obsessive [[Decepticon]]-turned-[[Renegade]]. He transforms into a Chevrolet pickup truck.
'''Clutch''' is an obsessive [[Decepticon]]-turned-[[Renegade]]. He transforms into a Chevrolet pickup truck.


==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===''Timelines''===
During the [[Diaspora]], Clutch was dispatched to [[Level 72]] along with an assortment of Guardians and Renegades. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}
===Renegade Rhetoric===
===Renegade Rhetoric===
Clutch was recruited by [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] from the Offworlder Zone of [[Axiom Nexus]]. He was helping to plan a raid on [[Shockwave (TransTech)|Shockwave]]'s lab to help Cy-Kill abscond with Shockwave's research into [[spark]]s.
Clutch was a [[Decepticon]] hailing from an unknown [[universal stream]] when [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] found him in [[Axiom Nexus]]. He was recruited into the Renegade cause by Cy-Kill during his time in the offworlder sector, and helped Cy-Kill recruit new Renegades and acquire useful technology. Clutch was responsible for planning the raid on [[Shockwave (TransTech)|Shockwave]]'s laboratory in Axiom Nexus. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric 2015/10/15}}
 
Although useful to his ''ad hoc'' command team, Cy-Kill found Clutch a bit obsessive, a trait which could be troublesome in certain circumstances. He considered teaming Clutch with [[BuggyMan]] once they returned to Gobotron. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric 2015/10/16}}
 
After the successful raid of Shockwave's lab, the Axiom Nexus Renegades were found by the [[Offworlder Zone Security Administration]]. At Cy-Kill's command, Clutch gathered their "liberated" materials together just before [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]] transported them to Cy-Kill's home universal stream. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric 2015/10/21}} As they arrived on Level 1 in the midst of a Guardian/Renegade struggle, Clutch and [[Warpath (GoBots)|Warpath]] helped rescue [[Spoons]] and [[Stretch]] from their Guardian attackers. {{storylink|Opportunity Knocks Part 2}}
 
Later, Clutch and [[Heart Attack]] visited [[Gobotron]] to retrieve the deconstructed remains of Cy-Kill's first combiner, [[Puzzler]]. Using notes Clutch retrieved from Shockwave, Cy-Kill intended to revive the entity as a new form of machine life thanks to sparks acquired on Axiom Nexus. {{storylink|Six Heads are Better than One}}
 
Cy-Kill would later remark upon how well Clutch and Warpath were fitting in with the Renegades. {{storylink|One Born Every Minute}}


Cy-Kill though his personality and alternate mode would work well with the competent [[BuggyMan]].  
When asked about the origin universes of Clutch and Warpath according to the TransTech universal stream system, [[Vector Prime]] declined to answer. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime 2015/11/07}}


Cy-Kill was eventually outed as the terrorist he never really denied being, prompting [[Cheetor (TransTech)|Cheetor]] and his security forces to attack. Cy-Kill counterattacked and, with the application of [[Monsterous]], drove the [[Axiom Nexus Security Administration|OZSA]] back. Clutch was responsible for making sure all of the research <s>stolen</s> liberated from [[Shockwave (TransTech)|Shockwave]]'s lab was ready for transport. He and the rest of the Renegades fled the current time period with the help of [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]], going to a time and place unknown to menace [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardians]] and [[Transformer|Cybertronians]] alike. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric}}
===Echoes and Fragments===
Clutch existed in a tangled universal stream where [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]] and [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]] were deliberately blending elements of the GoBots and the Transformers. [[Warpath (GoBots)|Warpath]] and Clutch were present when [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] destroyed [[Zero]], and nervously accepted him as the new ruler of the Renegades and Decepticons. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
*Clutch, like all of Cy-Kill's Axiom Nexus recruits, never made an appearance in the ''{{w|Challenge of the GoBots}}'' cartoon.
*Clutch and his fellow Decepticon recruit, [[Warpath (GoBots)|Warpath]], are both Super GoBots toys who debuted too late to make an appearance in the ''{{gb|Challenge of the GoBots (cartoon)|Challenge of the GoBots}}'' cartoon.
*Clutch and his fellow Decepticon recruit, [[Warpath (GoBots)|Warpath]] are both Super GoBot toys.
*Clutch's Cybertronian-style design from the "Cataclysm universe" is a "virtual redeco" of Deluxe Class [[Dropkick (Movie)#Toys|Dropkick]] from the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 ''Transformers'' film toyline]].


==External links==
==External links==
{{GBwiki|Clutch}}
*[http://www.tfu.info/Gobots/Guardians/Clutch/clutch.htm Clutch at TFU.info]
*[http://www.tfu.info/Gobots/Guardians/Clutch/clutch.htm Clutch at TFU.info]


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[[Category:Renegades]]
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[[Category:TransTech Decepticons]]
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Latest revision as of 05:49, 3 November 2023

The name or term "Clutch" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Clutch (disambiguation).
Clutch is a Renegade from the GoBots continuity family.

Clutch is an obsessive Decepticon-turned-Renegade. He transforms into a Chevrolet pickup truck.

Fiction

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Timelines

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During the Diaspora, Clutch was dispatched to Level 72 along with an assortment of Guardians and Renegades. Cultural Appropriation

Renegade Rhetoric

[edit]

Clutch was a Decepticon hailing from an unknown universal stream when Cy-Kill found him in Axiom Nexus. He was recruited into the Renegade cause by Cy-Kill during his time in the offworlder sector, and helped Cy-Kill recruit new Renegades and acquire useful technology. Clutch was responsible for planning the raid on Shockwave's laboratory in Axiom Nexus. Renegade Rhetoric 2015/10/15

Although useful to his ad hoc command team, Cy-Kill found Clutch a bit obsessive, a trait which could be troublesome in certain circumstances. He considered teaming Clutch with BuggyMan once they returned to Gobotron. Renegade Rhetoric 2015/10/16

After the successful raid of Shockwave's lab, the Axiom Nexus Renegades were found by the Offworlder Zone Security Administration. At Cy-Kill's command, Clutch gathered their "liberated" materials together just before Gong transported them to Cy-Kill's home universal stream. Renegade Rhetoric 2015/10/21 As they arrived on Level 1 in the midst of a Guardian/Renegade struggle, Clutch and Warpath helped rescue Spoons and Stretch from their Guardian attackers. Opportunity Knocks Part 2

Later, Clutch and Heart Attack visited Gobotron to retrieve the deconstructed remains of Cy-Kill's first combiner, Puzzler. Using notes Clutch retrieved from Shockwave, Cy-Kill intended to revive the entity as a new form of machine life thanks to sparks acquired on Axiom Nexus. Six Heads are Better than One

Cy-Kill would later remark upon how well Clutch and Warpath were fitting in with the Renegades. One Born Every Minute

When asked about the origin universes of Clutch and Warpath according to the TransTech universal stream system, Vector Prime declined to answer. Ask Vector Prime 2015/11/07

Echoes and Fragments

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Clutch existed in a tangled universal stream where Sideways and Gong were deliberately blending elements of the GoBots and the Transformers. Warpath and Clutch were present when Galvatron destroyed Zero, and nervously accepted him as the new ruler of the Renegades and Decepticons. Echoes and Fragments

Notes

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