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{{disambig3|Sideswipe}} | {{disambig3.5|the Autobot Spychanger from the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' toyline|the Autobot rebel from the 2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon|Sideswipe (RID 2015)|Sideswipe}} | ||
:''Side Swipe is an [[Autobot]] from the [[ | :''Side Swipe is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Robots in Disguise continuity family]].'' | ||
[[ | [[File:RID-toy SideSwipe.jpg|right|upright=2|thumb|"In brightest day, in blackest night..."]] | ||
'''Side Swipe''' | '''Side Swipe''' is part of the Autobots' [[Spychanger]] team. He wears goggles. | ||
==Fiction== | |||
===Ask Vector Prime=== | |||
When [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] accidentally poisoned all of Earth's energon on [[Viron 1103.12 Gamma]], Side Swipe and the other twelve Autobots had to downsize into Spychangers.<ref>Ask Vector Prime did not specifically mention Side Swipe, but there were exactly thirteen Autobot Spychangers identified in the ''Robots in Disguise'' line, including Side Swipe.</ref> {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/18}} | |||
==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===Robots in Disguise=== | ===''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)=== | ||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Prowl 2 / Side Swipe''' (Basic Class 2-pack, [[2001]])}}</ul> | |||
:*''Accessories'': Rifle | |||
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}} | |||
: Side Swipe transforms into a modified Chevrolet Camaro with exposed engine block. He has through-axle construction to allow for super-fast rolling in car mode. Like his fellow "new"-mold teammates, his rifle stores under his car mode. He was available in a two-pack with [[Prowl 2]]. | : Available in the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)| Robots in Disguise]]'' "Basics", Side Swipe transforms into a modified Chevrolet Camaro with exposed engine block. He has through-axle construction to allow for super-fast rolling in [[Alternate mode|car mode]]. Like his fellow "new"-mold teammates, his rifle stores under his car mode. He was available in a two-pack with [[Prowl 2#Toys|Prowl 2]]. | ||
: This mold was used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Bluestreak (G1)|Silverstreak]]. | : The copyright information printed on the joint connecting the chest to the body prevents the former from swinging down all the way. | ||
: This mold was used to make the 2003 ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' version of [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|Silverstreak]]. | |||
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Autobot/SideSwipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Side Swipe at TFU.info]'' | ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Autobot/SideSwipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Side Swipe at TFU.info]'' | ||
{{-}}{{anchor|TinyTin}} | {{-}}{{anchor|TinyTin}} | ||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Side Swipe''' (Tiny Tins, 2001)}}</ul> | |||
:*''Accessories'': Rifle, storage tin | |||
: Side Swipe was one of several ''Robots in Disguise'' toys to be released as an individual in a [[Tiny Tins]] release, with a pocket-sized carrying case. The actual toy is unchanged from the two-pack version. | : Side Swipe was one of several ''Robots in Disguise'' toys to be released as an individual in a [[Tiny Tins]] release, with a pocket-sized carrying case. The actual toy is unchanged from the two-pack version. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
[[ | [[File:G2RumbleProStock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]] | ||
*Side Swipe was the first official release of a mold originally intended to be released as part of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]] sub-line. Owing to the name printed on the front bumper, the original identity of the mold appears to have been [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]. | *Side Swipe was the first official release of a mold originally intended to be released as part of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]] sub-line. Owing to the name printed on the front bumper, the original identity of the mold appears to have been [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Rumble]]. | ||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Robots in Disguise Autobots]] | [[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001) Autobots]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Spychangers]] | ||
[[Category:Tiny Tins]] | [[Category:Tiny Tins]] | ||
[[Category:Toy-only characters]] | [[Category:Toy-only characters]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:48, 28 October 2024
| This article is about the Autobot Spychanger from the 2001 Robots in Disguise toyline. For the Autobot rebel from the 2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon, see Sideswipe (RID 2015). For a list of other meanings, see Sideswipe (disambiguation). |
- Side Swipe is an Autobot from the Robots in Disguise continuity family.
Side Swipe is part of the Autobots' Spychanger team. He wears goggles.
Fiction
[edit]Ask Vector Prime
[edit]When Sky-Byte accidentally poisoned all of Earth's energon on Viron 1103.12 Gamma, Side Swipe and the other twelve Autobots had to downsize into Spychangers.[1] Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/18
Toys
[edit]Robots in Disguise (2001)
[edit]- Prowl 2 / Side Swipe (Basic Class 2-pack, 2001)
- Accessories: Rifle
- Known designers: Masakatsu Saito (concept artist)
- Available in the second wave of Robots in Disguise "Basics", Side Swipe transforms into a modified Chevrolet Camaro with exposed engine block. He has through-axle construction to allow for super-fast rolling in car mode. Like his fellow "new"-mold teammates, his rifle stores under his car mode. He was available in a two-pack with Prowl 2.
- The copyright information printed on the joint connecting the chest to the body prevents the former from swinging down all the way.
- This mold was used to make the 2003 Universe version of Silverstreak.
- Side Swipe (Tiny Tins, 2001)
- Accessories: Rifle, storage tin
- Side Swipe was one of several Robots in Disguise toys to be released as an individual in a Tiny Tins release, with a pocket-sized carrying case. The actual toy is unchanged from the two-pack version.
Notes
[edit]
- Side Swipe was the first official release of a mold originally intended to be released as part of the Generation 2 Go-Bots sub-line. Owing to the name printed on the front bumper, the original identity of the mold appears to have been Rumble.
References
[edit]- ↑ Ask Vector Prime did not specifically mention Side Swipe, but there were exactly thirteen Autobot Spychangers identified in the Robots in Disguise line, including Side Swipe.
