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:''Drive-By is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Universe]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
:''Drive-By is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''


[[File:TFUniverse DriveBy.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Cosmic Rust (disease)|''"Just like us, you soon will rust. All shall be turned to dust."'']]]]
[[File:TFUniverse DriveBy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Cosmic Rust (disease)|''"Just like us, you soon will rust. All shall be turned to dust."'']]]]


'''Drive-By''' is an assassin who likes to put the fear of [[Primus|God]] into the [[Autobot|Autobots]]; his body dripping with oil and afflicted by the dreaded [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]], he rolls up in the dead of night, waiting in the darkness  before he strikes, reducing his victims to a mess of iron filings and corroded circuits.
'''Drive-By''' is an assassin who likes to put the fear of [[Primus|God]] into the [[Autobot]]s; his body dripping with oil and afflicted by the dreaded [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]], he rolls up in the dead of night, waiting in the darkness  before he strikes, reducing his victims to a mess of iron filings and corroded circuits.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141222142815/https://www.transformersuniverse.com/warriors/drive-by Character bio] at the official ''Transformers Universe'' website.</ref>
 
{{bigquote|Drive-By has only the darkest designs.|[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]}}


==Games==
==Games==
===''Transformers Universe''===
===''Transformers Universe''===
 
{{voiceactor|[[Toby Longworth]]}}
{{comingsoon}}
[[File:TFUniverseJagex-Drive-ByVehicle.png|thumb|left|''Oh, I swear to ya, I'll be there for ya, this is not a drive-by-y-y-y-y...'']]
Drive-By was part of the crew of the ''[[Leviathan (starship)|Leviathan]]'' when it shot down the Autobot ship ''[[Arclight (ship)|Arclight]]'' over [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]]. He and the other Decepticons on board went on to engage in a number of battles against the surviving Autobots in a number of places around the world. {{storylink|Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe}}
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==Notes==
==Notes==
* Drive-By was first revealed during [[Jagex|Jagex’s]] Twitch live stream on May 13th, 2014. It was also revealed that he would be one of the three starting Decepticons you can choose, alongside [[Rampart]] and [[Hotwire (Prime)|Hotwire]].<ref>http://www.twitch.tv/transformersuniverse/c/4251429</ref>
* Drive-By was first revealed during [[Jagex]]'s Twitch live stream on May 13th, 2014. It was also revealed that he would be one of the three starting Decepticons you can choose, alongside [[Rampart]] and [[Hotwire (Prime)|Hotwire]].<ref>http://www.twitch.tv/transformersuniverse/c/4251429</ref>
* His in-game weapons are the [[Veil Rocket Launcher]], [[Payload Laser Rifle]], and [[Grave Energy Gloves]]. Transforming into a muscle car, Drive-By's [[Alternate mode|alternate mode]] is armed with a Gatling gun.
* His in-game weapons are the [[Veil Rocket Launcher]], [[Payload Laser Rifle]], and [[Grave Energy Glove]]s. Transforming into a muscle car, Drive-By's [[alternate mode]] is armed with a Gatling gun.
* His in-game abilities are [[Night Coolant]], [[Metal Fatigue]] and [[Rust Reinforcer]]. His active subsystem is "Black Energon", which increases his damage output every time he receives a critical hit.
* His in-game abilities are:
**'''Night Coolant''' — cools Drive-By's systems, allowing him to deal greater damage and reducing reloads and cooldowns.
**'''Metal Fatigue''' — infects nearby enemies with [[nanite]]s reverse-engineered from [[Scraplet]]s, which eat metal.
**'''Rust Reinforcer''' — deploys Cosmic Rust covered ablative armor.
*His active subsystem is "Black Energon", which increases his damage output every time he receives a critical hit.


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
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[[Category:Prime Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers Universe game Decepticons]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]

Latest revision as of 19:54, 22 December 2024

Drive-By is a Decepticon from the Transformers Universe portion of the Aligned continuity family.
"Just like us, you soon will rust. All shall be turned to dust."

Drive-By is an assassin who likes to put the fear of God into the Autobots; his body dripping with oil and afflicted by the dreaded Cosmic Rust, he rolls up in the dead of night, waiting in the darkness before he strikes, reducing his victims to a mess of iron filings and corroded circuits.[1]

Drive-By has only the darkest designs.

Shockwave

Games

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Transformers Universe

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Voice actor: Toby Longworth
Oh, I swear to ya, I'll be there for ya, this is not a drive-by-y-y-y-y...

Drive-By was part of the crew of the Leviathan when it shot down the Autobot ship Arclight over Central City. He and the other Decepticons on board went on to engage in a number of battles against the surviving Autobots in a number of places around the world. Transformers Universe

Notes

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  • Drive-By was first revealed during Jagex's Twitch live stream on May 13th, 2014. It was also revealed that he would be one of the three starting Decepticons you can choose, alongside Rampart and Hotwire.[2]
  • His in-game weapons are the Veil Rocket Launcher, Payload Laser Rifle, and Grave Energy Gloves. Transforming into a muscle car, Drive-By's alternate mode is armed with a Gatling gun.
  • His in-game abilities are:
    • Night Coolant — cools Drive-By's systems, allowing him to deal greater damage and reducing reloads and cooldowns.
    • Metal Fatigue — infects nearby enemies with nanites reverse-engineered from Scraplets, which eat metal.
    • Rust Reinforcer — deploys Cosmic Rust covered ablative armor.
  • His active subsystem is "Black Energon", which increases his damage output every time he receives a critical hit.

References

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  1. Character bio at the official Transformers Universe website.
  2. http://www.twitch.tv/transformersuniverse/c/4251429