Sideswipe (IDW)

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

Sideswipe is a Transformer from the IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

At least my colour scheme is nicer than that other guy.

A young, cheerful, and impulsive robot, just like his namesake, Sideswipe has little idea of the important role in the history of his species that he plays: he and his fellow young Transformers are the first generation of Transformers born after the Great War, a momentous occasion and — perhaps — the next step on the evolutionary journey of the Cybertronian race.

Fiction

IDW Generation 1 continuity

I have no mouth, and I must homage.

The young robot who would come to be knonw as "Sideswipe" was part of the first generation of sparks to emerge from Cybertron's hot spots in more than four million years, and the first generation of post-war Cybertronians to be born, some three years after the conclusion of the Great War. Emerging from Alyon's newly ignited hot spot, Redemption the sparks were absorbed by the Titan Trypticon to grow properly, eventually maturing into healthy protoforms by drawing upon Trypticon's own body to form their sentio metallico. Salvation

After several months of development, the protoforms, including "Sideswipe," had begun to cool and develop rudimentary robotic bodies. The Dead Come Home, Part 2 Starscream became aware of this next generation, hidden in the Cybertronian wilderness, and manipulated events so that Optimus Prime and an unlikely group of allies to find and claim the protoforms for his own. The Dead Come Home, Part 1

When Arcee trailed Sludge into Cybertron's depths, "Sideswipe" jumped the former from behind, and Arcee's initial willingness to kill the little Transformer caused Trypticon to awaken so as to protect his charges. Once the situation had calmed down, Arcee introduced her new friend to Optimus Prime and affectionately named him "Sideswipe" after her recently-departed friend. To ensure that Starscream wouldn't be able to manipulate the future of their species, Prime announced that Trypticon would become Earth's new embassy on Cybertron: as a result, Trypticon and all the protoforms he carried within him were now under human sovereignty. The Dead Come Home, Part 2

"Maybe I'll give Strongarm a call."

By the time that Thundercracker visited Trypticon, Sideswipe and the other protoforms had grown to their adult dimensions and happily played with Buster while her owner chatted with Marissa Faireborn. Starscream: The Movie Arcee would later tell Aileron about the protoforms, mulling that his name was not reflective of the desire to step away from future fighting. Surfeit of Primes

During the Maximal invasion of Cybertron, Trypticon realized that he could not allow his charges to be jeopardized and used his spacebridge to warp to Earth, taking Sideswipe and the others with him The Hallowing and arriving near Mount Rushmore. Ultimately, this catastrophe was merely a precursor to something far worse, and when Unicron devoured Cybertron, Sideswipe stood by Soundwave as the survivors regrouped on Earth, watching as Thundercracker arrived to speak with Marissa Faireborne. Unicron #5

Notes

• Sideswipe possesses a black-and-red color scheme and is part of a "new generation" of Transformers, which seems like a sneaky reference to Sideswipe's Generation 2 toy.

See also

• Sideswipe (G2)