Longarm (SG)

The name or term "Longarm" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Longarm (disambiguation).

Longarm is an evil Autobot from the Shattered Glass continuity family.

Hypothesis: Perhaps this manner of speech gives me away.

Longarm is a high-ranking Autotrooper officer in the Secret Police, serving as a forensic analyst. Aloof and distant, he has a high opinion of own abilities – secretly believing he could lead the Autobots to victory as "Longarm Prime" – but his commander Nightbeat trusts him all the same.

Recently, though, something's gone a bit amiss with Longarm. He's become even more cold and secretive, and he's developed a desire for logical action to such a degree that unusual situations can leave him confused and ineffective. He'll disappear for long periods of time and then be unable to convincingly account for his whereabouts. Interrogative: Has this Autotrooper been compromised?

Toys

Timelines

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• Longarm (Customization Class Exclusive, BotCon 2012)

• Accessories: "Blaster," two speakers, alternate Shockwave head, alternate Shockwave gun

"Shattered Glass Longarm" is a redeco of Reveal the Shield Jazz, available only at the BotCon 2012 customization classes. He transforms from a robot into a purple sports car. The speakers can also combine with his rifle via clips to form a super rifle, or they can be used on any other clip-compatible Transformers toy.

Longarm came unpainted, with the point of the class being to give him his missing deco. Longarm also comes with an alternate Shockwave head and gun arm, which one can use instead of the proper head and hand. The head can fit during transformation if properly sanded, but the gun cannot. However, these were produced independently by Fun Publications, and neither new piece is considered official Hasbro product.

This mold was also used to make United Stepper and Shattered Glass Stepper, and the mold's alternate head was used to make Treadshot. It was also retooled to make Generations Wheelie and Timelines Kick-Over.

Note that the image provided of the figure does not follow the exact paint specifications provided in the Customization Class. The front sides of the helmet are painted light gray in the photo when they should be left unpainted and the sides of the face painted light gray instead. The red detail on the stomach is also painted differently than on the instructor's sample.

Transformers (2010) mold: Jazz
Hasbro: Reveal the Shield Special Ops Jazz Generations Autobot Jazz (Ultimate Gift Set) Wheelie (GDO) Fun Publications: Timelines Kick-Over Treadshot (Shattered Glass) Longarm (Shattered Glass) Stepper (Shattered Glass) TakaraTomy: United UN-12 Autobot Jazz Million Publishing: United Stepper

Notes

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• Longarm is, of course, an undercover Shockwave. Whilst which Shockwave in particular has never been officially confirmed, Shattered Glass Shockwave doesn't have the logic-obsession that Longarm is displaying, leaving Classics Shockwave as the obvious candidate.
  • Longarm's 'creator', Shawn Tessman envisioned Classics Shockwave as 'possessing' Longarm from a distance. This, however falls under the banner of authorial intent.
• Longarm is a few homages at once: Shockwave impersonating Longarm calls back to Animated Shockwave, who infiltrated the Autobot ranks as Longarm Prime, whilst Shockwave as a Jazz retool recalls Alternators Shockblast, who was a retool of Meister.
• Dan Khanna made it a personal mission to fit Longarm somewhere into that year's convention comic. And he did draw him in. However, he got colored as a Shattered Glass Ricochet. Not in Shattered Glass Ricochet's actual colors, mind, but in inverted Generation 1 Ricochet-inspired colors. This was later revealed to be a planned separate character, Stepper.