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:''Switchblade is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel UK portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | :''Switchblade is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel UK portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
[[File:Switchblade mfs.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"That's another fine mess you've gotten us into!"]] | [[File:Switchblade mfs.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"That's another fine mess you've gotten us into!"]] | ||
'''Switchblade''' has a subtle way of telling people not to get too close—he's covered the exterior of his body with jagged metal-rending spines. Despite this prickly exterior, Switchblade has forged a close bond with his partner [[Ripsnorter]], creating a devastating battlefield combo. | '''Switchblade''' has a subtle way of telling people not to get too close—he's covered the exterior of his body with jagged metal-rending spines. Despite this prickly exterior, Switchblade has forged a close bond with his partner [[Ripsnorter]], creating a devastating battlefield combo. | ||
Switchblade carries a thermo-laser blaster magnetically clamped to his left thigh. | Switchblade carries a [[thermo-laser blaster]] magnetically clamped to his left thigh. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics=== | ===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics=== | ||
[[File:TheLifeOfSideswipe-Switchblade.jpg|thumb|left]] | |||
{{noteukexclusive|Switchblade}} | {{noteukexclusive|Switchblade}} | ||
Prior to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s launch, Switchblade was assigned to [[Fort Scyk]]. | Prior to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s launch, Switchblade was assigned to [[Fort Scyk]]. | ||
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He and his unit were sent by their [[Duty Sergeant]] to attack a [[Neutral]]ist holdout in the nearby town of [[Yuss]]. They were ambushed by an [[Autobot]] infiltration unit. | He and his unit were sent by their [[Duty Sergeant]] to attack a [[Neutral]]ist holdout in the nearby town of [[Yuss]]. They were ambushed by an [[Autobot]] infiltration unit. | ||
Switchblade was struck from behind with an incendiary missile. The explosion (combined with his flying spines) destroyed his partner Ripsnorter as well. {{storylink|The Magnificent Six! | Switchblade was struck from behind with an [[incendiary missile]]. The explosion (combined with his flying spines) destroyed his partner Ripsnorter as well. {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}} | ||
===IDW | ===2005 IDW continuity=== | ||
Switchblade appeared in a fictional scenario projected into the mind of a dying [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] through a [[mnemopathis projector]]. He and other Decepticons were depicted as helping with relief efforts on post-war [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and though Sideswipe initially believed they were smuggling [[energon]] and attacked them, he soon realized their actions were actually embodying the peace he had fought for. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}} | |||
[[Category:European-original Transformers]] | [[Category:European-original Transformers]] | ||
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[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]] | |||
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]] | [[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:41, 2 December 2025
| The name or term "Switchblade" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Switchblade (disambiguation). |
- Switchblade is a Decepticon from the Marvel UK portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Switchblade has a subtle way of telling people not to get too close—he's covered the exterior of his body with jagged metal-rending spines. Despite this prickly exterior, Switchblade has forged a close bond with his partner Ripsnorter, creating a devastating battlefield combo.
Switchblade carries a thermo-laser blaster magnetically clamped to his left thigh.
Fiction
[edit]Marvel The Transformers comics
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Prior to the Ark's launch, Switchblade was assigned to Fort Scyk.
He and his unit were sent by their Duty Sergeant to attack a Neutralist holdout in the nearby town of Yuss. They were ambushed by an Autobot infiltration unit.
Switchblade was struck from behind with an incendiary missile. The explosion (combined with his flying spines) destroyed his partner Ripsnorter as well. The Magnificent Six!
2005 IDW continuity
[edit]Switchblade appeared in a fictional scenario projected into the mind of a dying Sideswipe through a mnemopathis projector. He and other Decepticons were depicted as helping with relief efforts on post-war Cybertron, and though Sideswipe initially believed they were smuggling energon and attacked them, he soon realized their actions were actually embodying the peace he had fought for. The Life of Sideswipe
