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{{disambig3|Lockdown}} | {{disambig3|Lockdown}} | ||
:''Lockdown is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Adventure]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].'' | :''Lockdown is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Adventure]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].'' | ||
[[File:Adventure Lockdown Package Art.jpg|thumb| | [[File:Adventure Lockdown Package Art.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Eventually I decided, slag it, I'll just stick with the Decepticon thing.]] | ||
Fearsome and renowned throughout the cosmos, '''Lockdown''' (ロックダウン ''Rokkudaun'') leads an army of self-duplicating [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]], which he boasts can raze cities to rubble with their sheer numbers. He is also known on many planets as an arms dealer, trafficking weapons and technology through the black markets, with nobody the wiser to their origin or former owners. It is in this enterprise that he has many business partners, chief among them [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]. | Fearsome and renowned throughout the cosmos, '''Lockdown''' (ロックダウン ''Rokkudaun'') leads an army of self-duplicating [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]], which he boasts can raze cities to rubble with their sheer numbers. He is also known on many planets as an arms dealer, trafficking weapons and technology through the black markets, with nobody the wiser to their origin or former owners. It is in this enterprise that he has many business partners, chief among them [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]].<ref>''Adventure'' Lockdown toy bio</ref> | ||
Truly, in whatever form his ambition takes, Lockdown will prove to be a formidable foe for the [[Autobot]]s. | Truly, in whatever form his ambition takes, Lockdown will prove to be a formidable foe for the [[Autobot]]s. | ||
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==Fiction== | |||
===''Adventure'' side story=== | |||
Lockdown worked with [[Runabout (RID)|Runabout]], [[Runamuck (RID)|Runamuck]] and his Insecticons to capture [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]], who he planned to disassemble for parts. When the other Decepticons were distracted by an Autobot rescue team, Magnus broke out of his bonds and confronted his captor, though the arrival of the other Autobots interrupted their potential duel. Lockdown battled the team but was blasted by [[Dogfight (RID)|Dogfight]]'s weapon mode and defeated. {{storylink|Return! The Most Evil Duo}} | |||
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==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===Adventure=== | ===''Adventure''=== | ||
[[File:Transformers-Adventure-TAV15-Lockdown.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb | [[File:Transformers-Adventure-TAV15-Lockdown.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]] | ||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Lockdown''' (Deluxe, [[2015]])}}</ul> | |||
:*''ID number'': '''TAV15''' | |||
**''Accessories'': Hook attachment, engine block/EMP generator | :*''Release date'': [[May 30]], 2015 | ||
:*''Accessories'': Hook attachment, engine block/EMP generator | |||
: Part of the third wave of Takara's ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#TakaraTomy Adventure toyline|Adventure]]'' product (their version of the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)| Robots in Disguise]]'' series), Lockdown is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' Deluxe Class [[Lockdown (Animated)#Toys|Lockdown]], transforming into an amalgam of a 1980s Corvette and a 1960s Cougar, with lots of spikes and a cow-catcher on his bumper. In car mode, pressing down on his engine block/EMP generator flips out twin cannon barrels. A hook can also be flipped from the center of his bumper. | |||
: In robot mode, the entire engine block/center hood assembly pops off to form a "replacement" hook-hand gauntlet that can be used on either arm. The engine block can be removed and attached to ''Animated'' [[Ratchet (Animated)#Toys|Deluxe Ratchet]]'s left arm via the "war wound" socket. | |||
==Notes== | |||
*Lockdown was originally considered to be an ex-member of the [[Star Seeker]]s, having been left for dead and repaired himself with parts from other Cybertronians.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Thundertron, Cannonball, Brimstone, Cosmos, Sandstorm, Detritus, Iguanus, Oil Slick, Crumplezone, Wreck-Gar and Tidal Wave functioning as the ship. Lockdown was an ex-pirate left for dead which explained the assortment of diff parts on him. I forget the other two members.|link=https://twitter.com/PlayWithThisToo/status/1606365846443524100|name=Rik Alvarez|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=12|day=23}}</ref> | |||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]] | [[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]] | ||
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]] | [[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:09, 23 January 2025
| The name or term "Lockdown" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Lockdown (disambiguation). |
- Lockdown is a Decepticon from the Adventure portion of the Aligned continuity family.
Fearsome and renowned throughout the cosmos, Lockdown (ロックダウン Rokkudaun) leads an army of self-duplicating Insecticons, which he boasts can raze cities to rubble with their sheer numbers. He is also known on many planets as an arms dealer, trafficking weapons and technology through the black markets, with nobody the wiser to their origin or former owners. It is in this enterprise that he has many business partners, chief among them Knock Out.[1]
Truly, in whatever form his ambition takes, Lockdown will prove to be a formidable foe for the Autobots.
Fiction
[edit]Adventure side story
[edit]Lockdown worked with Runabout, Runamuck and his Insecticons to capture Ultra Magnus, who he planned to disassemble for parts. When the other Decepticons were distracted by an Autobot rescue team, Magnus broke out of his bonds and confronted his captor, though the arrival of the other Autobots interrupted their potential duel. Lockdown battled the team but was blasted by Dogfight's weapon mode and defeated. Return! The Most Evil Duo
Toys
[edit]Adventure
[edit]
- Lockdown (Deluxe, 2015)
- ID number: TAV15
- Release date: May 30, 2015
- Accessories: Hook attachment, engine block/EMP generator
- Part of the third wave of Takara's Adventure product (their version of the Robots in Disguise series), Lockdown is a redeco of Animated Deluxe Class Lockdown, transforming into an amalgam of a 1980s Corvette and a 1960s Cougar, with lots of spikes and a cow-catcher on his bumper. In car mode, pressing down on his engine block/EMP generator flips out twin cannon barrels. A hook can also be flipped from the center of his bumper.
- In robot mode, the entire engine block/center hood assembly pops off to form a "replacement" hook-hand gauntlet that can be used on either arm. The engine block can be removed and attached to Animated Deluxe Ratchet's left arm via the "war wound" socket.
Notes
[edit]- Lockdown was originally considered to be an ex-member of the Star Seekers, having been left for dead and repaired himself with parts from other Cybertronians.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Adventure Lockdown toy bio
- ↑ "Thundertron, Cannonball, Brimstone, Cosmos, Sandstorm, Detritus, Iguanus, Oil Slick, Crumplezone, Wreck-Gar and Tidal Wave functioning as the ship. Lockdown was an ex-pirate left for dead which explained the assortment of diff parts on him. I forget the other two members."—Rik Alvarez, Twitter, 2022/12/23
