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:''Moustache Man is a [[Decepticon]] holographic avatar in the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[continuity family]].'' | <div id="title-factionicons" style="float: right; display: none;"><div style="position: relative;">[[Decepticon|<img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/d/d7/Symbol_decept_reg.jpg/28px-Symbol_decept_reg.jpg" width="28" height="30" border="0"/>]]</div></div> | ||
:''Moustache Man is a [[Decepticon|Decepticon]] holographic avatar in the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].'' | |||
[[Image: | [[Image:Movie MustacheMan.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The real reason they have mustaches is so that they can twirl something while contemplating the conquest of the universe.]] | ||
The '''Moustache Man''' is a [[Hologram|holographic image]], and the means by which the Decepticon forces can operate within the military branches and law enforcement agencies of the [[United States|United States]] without gaining the attention that an otherwise driver-less vehicle would obviously attract. While the Moustache Man can appear in different uniforms appropriate for the vehicle disguise his owner has assumed, the hologram appears to have only one face. With a fake mustache. | |||
The '''Moustache Man''' is a [[ | |||
Moustache Man has a piercing, icy stare and the tendency to flicker before his owner carries out an operation. | Moustache Man has a piercing, icy stare and the tendency to flicker before his owner carries out an operation. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===Prime Directive prequel comic=== | |||
[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] are the first to scan and destroy [[Earth|Earth]] vehicles for disguises when arriving on-planet. It can be assumed that the original Moustache Man was the operator of one of these two vehicles, mimicked to complete the disguise. {{storylink|Prime Directive (IDW) issue 1|Prime Directive (IDW) issue 1}} | |||
===''Transformers'' (2007) movie=== | ===''Transformers'' (2007) movie=== | ||
:''Actor:'' [[Brian Reece]] | :''Actor:'' [[Brian Reece|Brian Reece]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Movie Blackout holoavatar.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Where is Sarah Connor?!]] | ||
[[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] projects the Moustache Man as his 'human' pilot when he arrives at [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base|SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar|Qatar]], successfully fooling the human soldiers. Base commander [[Colonel Sharp|Colonel Sharp]] orders Moustache Man to power down Blackout and disembark his crew or risk being killed. Moustache Man flickers before Blackout transforms to lay waste to SOCCENT. | |||
[[ | Later, after [[Air Force One|Air Force One]] is forced to make an emergency landing, [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] drives up to the plane with the Moustache Man activated, earning not a second glance from the many police officers and secret service agents protecting the aircraft. He reacts to [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy's]] complaints about being shot at by [[Human|stupid insects]] and his report of his failure to successfully access the information they were after with an ''icy stare''. Hey, better than dull surprise. | ||
[[Image:Movie Starscream holographavatar1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|No, really. Where is she? She owes me ten bucks.]] | |||
Tracking down [[Samuel James Witwicky|ladiesman217]], Barricade's Moustache Man tricks the human adolescent into believing he is a real police officer. The human recounts his escape from his [[Bumblebee (Movie)|car that was following him]] and demands the Moustache Man exit the vehicle. Needless to say, he doesn't, but instead apes Barricade's movements as he bashes Sam with his car door. | Tracking down [[Samuel James Witwicky|ladiesman217]], Barricade's Moustache Man tricks the human adolescent into believing he is a real police officer. The human recounts his escape from his [[Bumblebee (Movie)|car that was following him]] and demands the Moustache Man exit the vehicle. Needless to say, he doesn't, but instead apes Barricade's movements as he bashes Sam with his car door. | ||
After Frenzy reports the location of the [[All Spark (Movie)|All Spark]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] Moustache Man flickers and sits in his owner's cockpit impassively as the Decepticon second-in-command orders the other Decepticons to move out. It is unknown if the Moustache Man is being projected during the battle over [[Mission City]]. | After Frenzy reports the location of the [[All Spark (Movie)|All Spark]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] Moustache Man flickers and sits in his owner's cockpit impassively as the Decepticon second-in-command orders the other Decepticons to move out. It is unknown if the Moustache Man is being projected during the battle over [[Mission City|Mission City]]. | ||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* The Decepticon holographic avatar is referred to as "Mustache Man" in the script. He is credited as "M'''o'''ustache Man" in the film. | * The Decepticon holographic avatar is referred to as "Mustache Man" in the script. He is credited as "M'''o'''ustache Man" [sic] in the film. | ||
* In the February 28, 2006 revision of the script, Bumblebee has the same holographic driver as the Decepticons! Although presumably removed from later drafts because it ''makes no sense'', Bumblebee's Moustache Man shows up in [[Transformers: The Movie Storybook]], and is mentioned by Barricade in the [[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers Autobots]] DS game. | * In the February 28, 2006 revision of the script, Bumblebee has the same holographic driver as the Decepticons! Although presumably removed from later drafts because it ''makes no sense'', Bumblebee's Moustache Man shows up in [[Transformers: The Movie Storybook|Transformers: The Movie Storybook]], and is mentioned by Barricade in the [[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers Autobots]] DS game. Similarly, ''Animated'' Prowl uses a "moustache man" hologram in his vehicle mode, though with the series' trend of long chins, as well as the "man's" face resembling Prowl's own. | ||
* [[Brian Reece]], the actor who plays Moustache Man, was actually the real pilot of one of the two MH-53 helicopters used as [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout's]] alternate mode. [[Michael Bay]] and [[Steven Spielberg]] both agreed that he looked ''exactly'' what they had pictured Moustache Man to look like, and as a result, he had to change his wedding and honeymoon schedules so that he could film all of Moustache Man's scenes for the ''Transformers'' movie. | * [[Brian Reece|Brian Reece]], the actor who plays Moustache Man, was actually the real pilot of one of the two MH-53 helicopters used as [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout's]] alternate mode. [[Michael Bay|Michael Bay]] and [[Steven Spielberg|Steven Spielberg]] both agreed that he looked ''exactly'' what they had pictured Moustache Man to look like, and as a result, he had to change his wedding and honeymoon schedules so that he could film all of Moustache Man's scenes for the ''Transformers'' movie.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0" title="">[1]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1" title="">[2]</a></sup> | ||
* If you pause the film while Moustache Man is flickering, the image of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime's]] face is visible... yeah. | * If you pause the film while Moustache Man is flickering, the image of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime's]] face is visible... yeah. | ||
* Mustache Man's mustache serves a practical purpose... it conceals a swath of miniature antennae.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2" title="">[3]</a></sup> | |||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
<div class="references-small"> | |||
<ol class="references"><li id="cite_note-0"><a href="#cite_ref-0" title="">↑</a> Transformers DVD audio commentary by director Michael Bay | |||
<li id="cite_note-1">[#cite_ref-1" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2007/jun/30/kirtland-air-force-base-pilots-icy-stare-earned-hi/ Albuquerque Tribune article on Reece and the Moustache Man] | |||
<li id="cite_note-2"><a href="#cite_ref-2" title="">↑</a> 2007 film novelization, pg 109</ol></div> | |||
[[Category: Decepticons]] | [[Category:Decepticons]] | ||
[[Category: Movie characters]] | [[Category:Movie characters]] | ||
Revision as of 07:15, 19 March 2009
<div id="title-factionicons" style="float: right; display: none;"><div style="position: relative;"><img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/d/d7/Symbol_decept_reg.jpg/28px-Symbol_decept_reg.jpg" width="28" height="30" border="0"/></div></div>
- Moustache Man is a Decepticon holographic avatar in the Movie continuity family.
The Moustache Man is a holographic image, and the means by which the Decepticon forces can operate within the military branches and law enforcement agencies of the United States without gaining the attention that an otherwise driver-less vehicle would obviously attract. While the Moustache Man can appear in different uniforms appropriate for the vehicle disguise his owner has assumed, the hologram appears to have only one face. With a fake mustache.
Moustache Man has a piercing, icy stare and the tendency to flicker before his owner carries out an operation.
Fiction
Prime Directive prequel comic
Barricade and Blackout are the first to scan and destroy Earth vehicles for disguises when arriving on-planet. It can be assumed that the original Moustache Man was the operator of one of these two vehicles, mimicked to complete the disguise. Prime Directive (IDW) issue 1
Transformers (2007) movie
- Actor: Brian Reece
Blackout projects the Moustache Man as his 'human' pilot when he arrives at SOCCENT Forward Operations Base in Qatar, successfully fooling the human soldiers. Base commander Colonel Sharp orders Moustache Man to power down Blackout and disembark his crew or risk being killed. Moustache Man flickers before Blackout transforms to lay waste to SOCCENT.
Later, after Air Force One is forced to make an emergency landing, Barricade drives up to the plane with the Moustache Man activated, earning not a second glance from the many police officers and secret service agents protecting the aircraft. He reacts to Frenzy's complaints about being shot at by stupid insects and his report of his failure to successfully access the information they were after with an icy stare. Hey, better than dull surprise.
Tracking down ladiesman217, Barricade's Moustache Man tricks the human adolescent into believing he is a real police officer. The human recounts his escape from his car that was following him and demands the Moustache Man exit the vehicle. Needless to say, he doesn't, but instead apes Barricade's movements as he bashes Sam with his car door.
After Frenzy reports the location of the All Spark, Starscream's Moustache Man flickers and sits in his owner's cockpit impassively as the Decepticon second-in-command orders the other Decepticons to move out. It is unknown if the Moustache Man is being projected during the battle over Mission City.
Trivia
- The Decepticon holographic avatar is referred to as "Mustache Man" in the script. He is credited as "Moustache Man" [sic] in the film.
- In the February 28, 2006 revision of the script, Bumblebee has the same holographic driver as the Decepticons! Although presumably removed from later drafts because it makes no sense, Bumblebee's Moustache Man shows up in Transformers: The Movie Storybook, and is mentioned by Barricade in the Transformers Autobots DS game. Similarly, Animated Prowl uses a "moustache man" hologram in his vehicle mode, though with the series' trend of long chins, as well as the "man's" face resembling Prowl's own.
- Brian Reece, the actor who plays Moustache Man, was actually the real pilot of one of the two MH-53 helicopters used as Blackout's alternate mode. Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg both agreed that he looked exactly what they had pictured Moustache Man to look like, and as a result, he had to change his wedding and honeymoon schedules so that he could film all of Moustache Man's scenes for the Transformers movie.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0" title="">[1]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1" title="">[2]</a></sup>
- If you pause the film while Moustache Man is flickering, the image of Optimus Prime's face is visible... yeah.
- Mustache Man's mustache serves a practical purpose... it conceals a swath of miniature antennae.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2" title="">[3]</a></sup>
Footnotes
<div class="references-small"> <ol class="references"><li id="cite_note-0"><a href="#cite_ref-0" title="">↑</a> Transformers DVD audio commentary by director Michael Bay <li id="cite_note-1">[#cite_ref-1" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2007/jun/30/kirtland-air-force-base-pilots-icy-stare-earned-hi/ Albuquerque Tribune article on Reece and the Moustache Man] <li id="cite_note-2"><a href="#cite_ref-2" title="">↑</a> 2007 film novelization, pg 109</ol></div>
