R.E.V.

This article is about the Autobot Spychanger from Robots in Disguise. For the Autobot-allied Nebulan from Generation 1, see Rev.

R.E.V. is an Autobot from the Robots in Disguise continuity family.

Must... kill... Divebomb...

R.E.V. is the tactical officer of the elite Spy Changers, and aids Hot Shot in developing strategies. With his superior leaping skills, he can hop from building to building like a bird in flight. His name stands for Race Exertion Vehicle.

Fiction

Robots in Disguise cartoon

Voice actor: Steve Kramer (English), Kizatomi Nimura (Japanese)

Must... kill... Silverbolt.

When the Predacons stole the Plutonium Energy Generator, T-AI called in the Spy Changers. Hot Shot, Crosswise and R.E.V. responded first, pursuing the Predacons onto the beach where they were joined by the other three Spy Changers. During their "cyber-jousting", R.E.V. mounted Crosswise. The Predacons eventually escaped with a fake generator which the Spy Changers had swapped for the real one. Spychangers to the Rescue

After Optimus was captured and tortured by Megatron, the Spy Changers joined the Autobot Brothers in rescuing their leader and seeing off the Predacons. Sideburn's Obsession

JUDO CHOP!

After an aborted training session, R.E.V. quizzed Mirage on hand signals and was informed he looked ridiculous. Later, the team tried to protect a ruby from Predacon theft—Mirage failed to take a crucial shot and the Predacons got away. R.E.V. largely agreed with Hot Shot's decision to kick Mirage off the team, but when Mirage appeared to be inviting the Spy Changers into a trap, R.E.V. insisted they should go just for the chance to destroy Megatron's Mega-Laser Cannon. As it turned out, Mirage was only pretending to defect after all. Mirage's Betrayal

Damn the scale! Full speed ahead!

The Spy Changers also took part in the International Grand Prix in an attempt to find Skid-Z and were blinded by Megatron a short time into the race. Skid Z's Choice On another occasion, the Spy Changers were called back to base to watch footage of various battles, but had to wrap up a fight with the Predacons first. R.E.V. rode on Crosswise again. Hope for the Future

The Spy Changers accompanied Optimus Prime to Montrose Island where Predacon activity was causing the volcano to become violent. They attempted to keep Scourge and Sky-Byte busy while Optimus went to use his blizzard storm on the volcano. When the volcano was ruptured and lava threatened the nearby resort, the Spy Changers used their Inferno Blast to divert its path. Volcano

Sent to stop the Decepticons from finding Fortress Maximus, the Spy Changers jumped out in front of the foe and were soundly trounced by Armorhide and Rollbar. Fortress Maximus

The Spy Changers took part in the ambush of the Decepticons after the Autobot base was discovered. Surprise Attack! After Galvatron's defeat, they celebrated by racing with Skid-Z. The Final Battle

Super Spy Changers catalog

With Ultra Magnus having departed Earth aboard Fortress Maximus, the Autobots were unable to call upon his power when a new menace suddenly arose to challenge them. In order to combat this threat, a plan was put into motion to upgrade the Spy Changers with Spark Engines, granting them Super Modes.

Super Eagle Killer was capable of real flight, and his skills as a tactician had improved, making him capable of truly "three dimensional" tactics.

Toys

Robots in Disguise

• Eagle Killer (Spy Changer, 2000)
  • Japanese ID number: C-006
  • Accessories: Gun

A redeco of the Generation 2 Go-Bot Firecracker, R.E.V. transforms into a Lamborghini Diablo. He features through-axle construction, allowing for super-speedy racing on smooth surfaces, and his car mode is compatible with many tracks and playsets from Hot Wheels and Matchbox. His black windshield has heat-sensitive paint that reveals an Autobot insignia, in a method similar to the original rubsigns.

This mold was also used to make Go-Bot Sideswipe and Go-Bot Optimus Prime.

• Spychangers DX6 (Giftset, 2000)
  • Japanese ID number: C-011
  • Accessories: Gun

Eagle Killer was also available in a gift set with the other five Spy Changers Artfire, Counter Arrow, Ox, Wars, and X-Car.

• Eagle Killer clear version (Spy Changer, 2000)
  • Accessories: Gun

An exclusive redeco of Eagle Killer in transparent bright-yellow and red plastics, this version was only available from JUSCO stores in Japan as a direct-mail premium to members of their "Peppy Kids Republic" (元気キッズ共和国, Genki Kidzu Kyōwakoku), a sort of subsidiary/offshoot for selling baby goods and children's clothing. Since membership was open only to kids 12 and under and this version was shipped blind-packed, getting the entire set of six was extremely difficult.

• Hot Shot / R.E.V. (Basic, 2002)
  • Accessories: Gun

Available only in a two-pack with Hot Shot, the Hasbro version of R.E.V. replaces the heat-sensitive insignia with a normal Autobot insignia tampograph on the roof of the car. The rear of the car also features an orange paint wash, which really brings out the detail of the vehicle mode sculpt.

The initial releases of this set have Hot Shot packaged in robot mode with R.E.V. in vehicle mode, pointed straight upward. Later releases have both toys in vehicle mode, tilted to a 1 o'clock position.

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• R.E.V. (Spy Changer, 2002)
  • Accessories: Gun

All six original Spy Changers were redecoed in clear-plastic versions of their normal colors (keeping their normal paint applications, though), and released on individual cards through Kay-Bee Toys chains.

• R.E.V. (Tiny Tins, 2002)
  • Accessories: Gun

The normal Hasbro version of R.E.V. was released as part of the first assortment of Tiny Tins Transformers, coming with a carrying tin. As far as can be told, there are no differences between the Tiny Tins and 2-pack versions.

• Super Eagle Killer (Spy Changer, 2003)
  • Accessories: Gun

Long after the Car Robots line ended in Japan, Takara put out individually-boxed "Super mode" redecoes of the Spy Changers. Eagle Killer was redone with dark stony-blue car parts, with white and red robot parts.

In each case of twelve Super Spy changers, two were randomly packed, all-colorless-clear-plastic versions (but keeping their paint applications). All six Spy Changers had a clear variant.

• R.E.V. (Spy Changer, 2003)
  • Accessories: Gun

A second round of clear-plastic Kay-Bee-exclusive Spy Changers was released on individual cards. This time around, R.E.V.'s car mode was slightly deeper orange, but he got dark blue and green robot parts.

Notes

• When first released in the Robots in Disguise toyline, R.E.V.'s packaging claimed that his name stood for "Race Evolution Sportscar" (with the "sportscar" addendum not making much sense, suggesting there may have been confusion with W.A.R.S. on the copy-writer's part). When he appeared in the cartoon, however, his name was announced as "Race Exertion Vehicle", and subsequent releases of the toy used this term.

Foreign name

• Japanese: Eaglekiller (イーグルキラー Īgurukirā)
• Korean: Eaglekiller (이글킬러 Igeulkilleo)
• Russian: Gonschik (Гонщик, Racer)

External links

• R.E.V. at TFU.info