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:''Quickstrike is an [[ | :''Quickstrike is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Energon (franchise)|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
[[Image:Quickstrike-energon-tradingcard.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Consistency and perspective mean nothing to me! Now hand over that damn purse!]] | [[Image:Quickstrike-energon-tradingcard.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Consistency and perspective mean nothing to me! Now hand over that damn purse!]] | ||
Unlike his brawling cousin [[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]], '''Quickstrike''' looks before he leaps. A strategic genius with a preference for quick, surgical strikes, Quickstrike never enters into a conflict without a plan of attack. Due to his value to the Autobot cause, [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] has placed a price upon his head—but woe to any [[ | Unlike his brawling cousin [[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]], '''Quickstrike''' looks before he leaps. A strategic genius with a preference for quick, surgical strikes, Quickstrike never enters into a conflict without a plan of attack. Due to his value to the Autobot cause, [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] has placed a price upon his head—but woe to any [[Decepticon]] who tries to collect. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
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===Force of Habit=== | ===Force of Habit=== | ||
During the [[ | During the [[Unicron Singularity]] crisis, Quickstrike served aboard the Autobot flagship ''[[Iron Hope]]''. He was called into action during a Decepticon attack on the ship, and battled a trio of Decepticon jets alongside [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]], [[Overcast (Energon)|Overcast]] and the [[Sky Scorcher Mini-Con Team]]. {{storylink|Force of Habit|Force of Habit}} | ||
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: A [[ | : A [[redeco]] of ''Energon'' Bulkhead in red, Quickstrike transforms into a large Cybertronic assault helicopter somewhat resembling an Apache. He has a double-barreled spring-loaded missile launcher on each stabilizer wing, plus pulling the trigger on his tailfin activates a gear that spins his rotor blades. Both [[Gimmick|gimmicks]] are available in robot mode, though the rotor mechanism becomes a hand-held weapon. | ||
: Quickstrike cannot [[ | : Quickstrike cannot [[Powerlinx]] with other Autobot toys; instead, his size-class' gimmick is to Powerlinx with extra parts for form a "brute mode". In this case, Quickstrike comes with an artillery drone that features electronic light-and-sound action. This drone can attach to the underside of Quickstrike's copter mode to form a sort of thruster pack. In robot mode, it forms a large backpack, with the thrusters unfolding to become large cannon/claw arms. These arms also become legs for the drone's "walker" mode, giving it something to do when not attached to Quickstrike. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Quickstrike's [[ | * Quickstrike's [[bio]] card artwork miscolors his right hip-mounted missile launcher as red with black missiles, but has the left launcher properly colored. In addition, despite his holding his rotor-weapon well ''behind'' him in that [[Dreamwave]]-typical "one hand thrust forward, one thrust back" pose, his rotor blades actually pass ''in front'' of his hip-mounted wing. To boot, the back-flung arm takes up about the same amount of space in the image as the one flung forward (perspective!), plus his spine appears to have snapped, with his cockpit-sternum pushed well back into the hip assembly. | ||
* His side-flap "brute mode" artwork is a simple color swap of Bulkhead's. This is in sharp contrast with fellow redeco-Ultra [[Landquake (Energon)|Landquake]], who got entirely new "brute mode" artwork, not simply recolored [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] art. | * His side-flap "brute mode" artwork is a simple color swap of Bulkhead's. This is in sharp contrast with fellow redeco-Ultra [[Landquake (Energon)|Landquake]], who got entirely new "brute mode" artwork, not simply recolored [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] art. | ||
Revision as of 18:29, 27 March 2009
| The name or term "Quickstrike" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Quickstrike (disambiguation). |
- Quickstrike is an Autobot from the Energon portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
Unlike his brawling cousin Bulkhead, Quickstrike looks before he leaps. A strategic genius with a preference for quick, surgical strikes, Quickstrike never enters into a conflict without a plan of attack. Due to his value to the Autobot cause, Megatron has placed a price upon his head—but woe to any Decepticon who tries to collect.
Fiction
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Force of Habit
During the Unicron Singularity crisis, Quickstrike served aboard the Autobot flagship Iron Hope. He was called into action during a Decepticon attack on the ship, and battled a trio of Decepticon jets alongside Skyblast, Overcast and the Sky Scorcher Mini-Con Team. Force of Habit
Toys
Energon
- Quickstrike (Ultra, 2004)
- Accessories: "Artillery drone", 4 missiles
- A redeco of Energon Bulkhead in red, Quickstrike transforms into a large Cybertronic assault helicopter somewhat resembling an Apache. He has a double-barreled spring-loaded missile launcher on each stabilizer wing, plus pulling the trigger on his tailfin activates a gear that spins his rotor blades. Both gimmicks are available in robot mode, though the rotor mechanism becomes a hand-held weapon.
- Quickstrike cannot Powerlinx with other Autobot toys; instead, his size-class' gimmick is to Powerlinx with extra parts for form a "brute mode". In this case, Quickstrike comes with an artillery drone that features electronic light-and-sound action. This drone can attach to the underside of Quickstrike's copter mode to form a sort of thruster pack. In robot mode, it forms a large backpack, with the thrusters unfolding to become large cannon/claw arms. These arms also become legs for the drone's "walker" mode, giving it something to do when not attached to Quickstrike.
Trivia
- Quickstrike's bio card artwork miscolors his right hip-mounted missile launcher as red with black missiles, but has the left launcher properly colored. In addition, despite his holding his rotor-weapon well behind him in that Dreamwave-typical "one hand thrust forward, one thrust back" pose, his rotor blades actually pass in front of his hip-mounted wing. To boot, the back-flung arm takes up about the same amount of space in the image as the one flung forward (perspective!), plus his spine appears to have snapped, with his cockpit-sternum pushed well back into the hip assembly.
- His side-flap "brute mode" artwork is a simple color swap of Bulkhead's. This is in sharp contrast with fellow redeco-Ultra Landquake, who got entirely new "brute mode" artwork, not simply recolored Landmine art.
