Kickback (SG)

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This article is about the "heroic" Insecticon. For his evil counterpart, see Kickback (G1). For a list of other meanings, see Kickback (disambiguation).

Kickback is a "heroic" Decepticon Insecticon from the Shattered Glass continuity family.

Kickback is the one beside Dirge. No, not the one that gets impaled later on, the green one.

"Kickback" is one of the many Cybertronians who have allied themselves with the "Old One," Alpha Trion.

Fiction

Fun Publications Shattered Glass continuity

And Kickback never attempted a Rider Kick again.

Summoned by the return of Alpha Trion to his home universe, Kickback, Dirge, Perceptor, Sky Lynx, and the Technobots arrived in time to take his prisoners. Kickback subdued a very confused Topspin, Reunification: Part 1 only for his captive to telekinetically rip out his ember. Ow. Reunification: Part 2

Toys

Collector's Edition

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Go! Go! Let's go! Kagayaku Machine!

• Insectron Clone Army (multi-pack, 2004)
  • Japanese ID number: 73 (individual), 76 (clones set)
  • Accessories: "Electrothermal Radiation Tube" rifle, energon cube

Collector's Edition Shothole was repurposed as Shattered Glass Kickback.

A redeco of the Insecticon Kickback mold, Shothole transforms into a mechanical grasshopper. The "control seat" in the insect-mode back / robot-mode chest can open up and store one of the three energon cubes that come with the set. Shothole was only available in the e-HOBBY exclusive set with Salvo and Zaptrap.

• More information on Shothole at TFU.info