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:''Wire Tap V20 is a [[Decepticon]] [[Real Gear Robot]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|Transformers]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''
:''Wire Tap V20 is a [[Decepticon]] [[Real Gear Robot]] from the [[Transformers (2007 franchise)|Transformers]] portion of the [[movie continuity family]].''


[[Image:WireTapV20 robot.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Can you fear me now?"]]
[[File:Wire-Tap-V20-stock.jpg|upright=2|thumb|"[[Black redeco|Recolored and evil]]!"]]
'''Wire Tap V20''' is a jerk. Pure and simple. He's a master codebreaker, capable of hacking wireless carrier signals. He could be moving billions of dollars in currency around the world market, hacking nuclear command satellites, and causing panic and misinformation on a planetary scale. Instead, he uses his powers to make it look like you sent embarrassing emails and then puts porn in your browser history at work. Watch out: He's got a camera built into his face, and you can just bet your private "[[Sam Witwicky|happy time]]" is going on the internet.
 
'''Wire Tap V20''' is a jerk. Pure and simple. He's a master codebreaker, capable of hacking wireless carrier signals. He could be moving billions of dollars in currency around the world market, hacking nuclear command satellites, and causing panic and misinformation on a planetary scale. Instead, he uses his powers to make it look like you sent embarrassing emails and then puts unsavory links in your browser history at work.


{{bigquote|Cracking the Signal|Wire Tap V20's packaging tagline}}
{{bigquote|Cracking the Signal|Wire Tap V20's packaging tagline}}


==Toys==
==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
===''Transformers'' (2007)===
* '''Wire Tap V20''' (Real Gear Robots, 2007)
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Wire Tap V20''' (Real Gear Robots, [[2007]])}}</ul>
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-21'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''MD-21'''
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)}}


[[Image:WireTapV20 alt.jpg|right|175px|thumb|Gives you cancer on purpose.]]
: Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Transformers]]'' [[Real Gear Robot]]s, Wire Tap V20 is a black redeco of [[Speed Dial 800#Toys|Speed Dial 800]], transforming into a (non-functional) cellular phone with a flip-up screen/button cover. The phone-mode camera lens becomes his big honkin' singular optic in robot mode.
: Wire Tap V20 is a black redeco of [[Speed Dial 800]]. He transforms into a non-functional cell phone with a flip-open screen displaying the time 3:35pm. Like all Real Gear Robots toys, his robot mode is apparently at 1:1 scale.


: This mold was also used to make [[Highline 1070]].
: Like all Real Gear Robots toys, his robot mode is roughly at 1:1 [[scale]].
 
: This mold was also used to make [[Highline 1070#Toys|Highline 1070]].


::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/WireTapV20/wiretapv20.htm More information on Wire Tap V20 at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/WireTapV20/wiretapv20.htm More information on Wire Tap V20 at TFU.info]''


==Notes==
==Notes==
* Please note, in the robot-mode picture above, his legs are backwards. The flaps that hide his face for transformation are correctly open, though. The picture at [[Speed Dial 800]] has the legs right and the face wrong.
===Foreign names===
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wiretap V20''' (ワイアータップV20 ''Waiā Tappu Bui Tsū Zero'')
*''French:'' '''Decodeur V20''' (Canada)
*''French:'' '''Decodeur V20''' (Canada)
*''Spanish:'' '''Descodificador V20'''
*''Spanish:'' '''Descodificador V20'''

Latest revision as of 19:34, 31 January 2025

Wire Tap V20 is a Decepticon Real Gear Robot from the Transformers portion of the movie continuity family.
"Recolored and evil!"

Wire Tap V20 is a jerk. Pure and simple. He's a master codebreaker, capable of hacking wireless carrier signals. He could be moving billions of dollars in currency around the world market, hacking nuclear command satellites, and causing panic and misinformation on a planetary scale. Instead, he uses his powers to make it look like you sent embarrassing emails and then puts unsavory links in your browser history at work.

Cracking the Signal

—Wire Tap V20's packaging tagline

Toys

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Transformers (2007)

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  • Wire Tap V20 (Real Gear Robots, 2007)
  • TakaraTomy ID number: MD-21
  • Known designers: Bill Rawley (Hasbro)
Part of the fourth wave of Transformers Real Gear Robots, Wire Tap V20 is a black redeco of Speed Dial 800, transforming into a (non-functional) cellular phone with a flip-up screen/button cover. The phone-mode camera lens becomes his big honkin' singular optic in robot mode.
Like all Real Gear Robots toys, his robot mode is roughly at 1:1 scale.
This mold was also used to make Highline 1070.

Notes

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Foreign names

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  • Japanese: Wiretap V20 (ワイアータップV20 Waiā Tappu Bui Tsū Zero)
  • French: Decodeur V20 (Canada)
  • Spanish: Descodificador V20