Quickmix (Cybertron)

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

Quickmix is a Gigantion Autobot from the Cybertron portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.

Burst me bagpipes!

Quickmix is Gigantion's leader Metroplex's right-hand-mech. He is cautious and a bit set in his ways, but he's also incredibly brave in battle and "knows a lot about a lot", as Metroplex puts it. But when things get hairy, he's also rational enough to know that sometimes, you do have to bend the rules.

His Mini-Con partner is Stripmine.

Fiction

Cybertron cartoon

Voice actor: Michael Daingerfield (English), Kenichi Mochizuki (Japanese), Vesa Hämes (Finnish), Jaime Roca (Castilian Spanish), Jeong Myeong-jun (Korean)

Crivens, it's dahk 'ere!

Metroplex introduced Quickmix to the Autobots. He had heard of the planet's Cyber Planet Key and also heard it was in the central layer. When they found the Decepticons attempting to enter lower layers of Gigantion, Quickmix stopped Menasor from drilling by defeating him in combat. The Decepticons attacked and he was able to fend off Scourge before stopping Menasor from attacking Evac. Afterward he agreed that the Autobots could search for the Cyber Planet Key in what used to be off limits territory. Giant He looked for hard data on the key, but his endeavors came up fruitless. When Galvatron attacked with his new power he knocked Override into the air, but she was caught by Quickmix. Quickmix turned his sights against the Decepticon leader, but was quickly smashed into the ground. Fury

Quickmix began unleashing cement over the Atlantis, burying it. He was later placed as part of the backup team when the Autobots split up. He followed Coby in the attempt to save Jolt from Crumplezone and Ransack, but was ultimately not needed. City He later came with the rescue team to attend to Jetfire after his battle with Thundercracker. He covered Thundercracker with concrete to shut him up Ambush and watched Coby's reaction as Leobreaker and Snarl's signals disappeared. Challenge

"Time to mix it up! ...that's bad even for me."

Quickmix watched as Coby ran diagnostics on the injured Landmine, then made fun of him. He then headed down with the rest of the backup team to the inner layer of Gigantion. He, Landmine, and Coby went into the Lemuria to find the Cyber Planet Key. Once inside he led the group with the help of Coby's map. Quickmix was about to grab the key when Starscream appeared out of nowhere and slammed him into the wall. After recovering he joined the rest of the Autobots in shooting Galvatron. Optimus He later watched as Vector Prime inserted the final Cyber Planet Key into the Omega Lock. When Galvatron arrived to steal the Omega Lock, Quickmix was one of the first to charge into battle and also one of the first defeated. During the air battle he helped save the kids from a falling boulder with the help of Menasor. Showdown

Quickmix helped theorize that they needed to build a generator to help build a space bridge. Afterward he left the planet with the Autobots Guardian and returned to Primus so they can all fight Galvatron together. Homecoming He sparred with Ransack, who now equaled him in size, chasing the Decepticon off with his Cyber Key Power. End

Quickmix helped the rockets used to kick Jungle Planet back into orbit. When one of the rockets caught fire, he attempted to extinguish it, but to no avail. He later added his strength to manually adjust the planet's trajectory. Unfinished After the war, he was quite excited to build in the space bridge project. He offered to carry Brakedown's bag onto the starship, but the old Autobot wouldn't have any of it. In the end he was part of Override's team into the stars. Beginning

Toys

Cybertron

As orange-hued as a notorious Scottish soda.

• Quickmix (Voyager Class, 2006)

• Accessories: Missile, pipes/twin-barreled blaster, Giant Planet Cyber Key
• Cyber Key Code: ve37
• Known designers: Eric Siebenaler (Hasbro), Takio Ejima (TakaraTomy), Marcelo Matere (packaging artist)

Part of the seventh wave of Cybertron Voyagers (and the only new toy in that wave), Quickmix transforms into a Cybertronic (Gigantian?) cement mixer with a drum that actually turns on a ratcheting joint. The top of the mixing assembly flips up to reveal a control panel for Quickmix's pack-in Mini-Con Stripmine to stand on; pegs fold out that plug into holes in Stripmine's arms for stability. Stripmine can also connect to the control panel in his vehicle mode by plugging his "handle" into the hole on the station and fitting his treads on the platform.

In robot mode, plugging a Cyber Key into the Key jack on his drum splits it open and reveals his spring-loaded missile launcher. The "pipe" piece on his left arm is actually removable and can be repositioned on his arm, peg onto any of his Powerlinx hardpoints, or even used as a hand-held "blaster" thanks to its own Powerlinx peg. He also has an alternate "work" robot mode, which basically just pushes his hips up into his torso and raises his shoulders up.

In Japan, "Blendar" was only available through e-HOBBY's online ordering service as a "USA Edition" in October of 2006... ten months after Galaxy Force stopped in Japan. He was basically an unchanged Hasbro release complete with packaging, just now with a sticker on the bottom of the box of Japanese legal information, which is also the only place on the packaging that calls him "Blendar".

This mold was also used to make Universe Heavy Load.

• More information on Quickmix at TFU.info

Notes

• Quickmix's "work mode" is usually only seen in the Cybertron cartoon as a "halfway" point in his vehicle-to-robot stock footage transformation sequence. Unlike those of Metroplex and Menasor, Quickmix's work mode was also omitted from the instructions of his Hasbro release. Closer inspection of the show reveals that Quickmix seems to alternate between his work and regular modes at random in specific scenes.
• According to the color guide unlocked by his Cyber Planet Key, Quickmix's working title was "Mix Master".

Foreign names

• Japanese: Blendar (ブレンダル Burendaru)
• Hungarian: Beretva (first dub, "Cutthroat Razor"), Mixer (second dub)
• Korean: Blender (블렌더 Bullaendeo)
• Russian: Smesitel' (Смеситель, "Mixer")