Getaway

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

Getaway is an Autobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.

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Getaway (aka Breakaway) is an escape artist without compare. He's cool-headed and logical under even the craziest, most dire circumstances and that lets him figure his way out of even the trickiest surprise or sneak attack. His reputation for cool-headed escapes is legendary, dating all the way back to the infamous Armornecking Incident on Cybertron. He even has an escape kit concealed within a hidden compartment in his heel that he can reach even when bound.

However, Getaway is also a bot of strong conviction and opinion and has no problem using his wily cunning to deceive and manipulate others to get what he wants. Not even his closest friends are spared from his machinations. While he understands his dubious morality of his actions, he rationalizes them, feeling the alternative he's preventing is worse.

His Nebulan Powermaster partner is Rev.

Fiction

Marvel Comics continuity

Marvel The Transformers comics

Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.

Getaway will not stand for being miscolored! ...okay, yes, he will.

Getaway was a member of Fortress Maximus's crew on board the Steelhaven, and was part of a skeleton crew left aboard the ship when everyone else disembarked to watch Grimlock and Blaster battle for leadership on the surface of the moon. Their presence helped prevent Steelhaven from being destroyed in a Decepticon attack. On Fortress Maximus's orders, Getaway, his crewmates, and Goldbug left the battle and took the ship back to Nebulos, on a mission to revive the fallen Optimus Prime. Totaled! They made contact with a friend of the old Nebulan Headmaster leader Galen named Hi-Q, but found that Nebulans had developed an acceptable level of robo-phobia after the Transformers nearly decimated their civilization last time. Hi-Q had led a research project which detonated a bomb in the atmosphere, spreading a molecular revisioning agent that converted all fuel supplies on Nebulos into a type poisonous to Transformer life. The poisoning passed the "acid test" when a pair of Decepticon vagabonds named Darkwing and Dreadwind came to Nebulos looking for Scorponok's army, and ended up poisoning themselves on local fuel and being rendered inert. Unfortunately, a jealous assistant named Hi-Test stole and modified a new form of bio-mechanical engineering, enabling him and his partner Throttle to binary-bond with the Decepticons and restore them to functionality, bringing Nebulos once more under Decepticon attack.

Hearing this story, Getaway and his fellow Autobots attempted to stop the Decepticons, but proved a poor match for these new Powermaster warriors in their weakened condition. Hi-Q and his staff came to respect the Autobots for their devotion to repairing their fallen leader and determination to protect the very people intent on poisoning them if they stayed on Nebulos. They chose to undergo the same Powermaster Process that Hi-Test did, and Getaway was binary-bonded to Rev, one of Hi-Q's aides. Through this transformation, the Autobots succeeded in restoring Prime to functionality and driving the Decepticons off of Nebulos. Their new Nebulan partners chose to return to Earth alongside Getaway, Prime and the others. People Power!

On its way to Earth, the Steelhaven received a transmission advertising the "Cosmic Carnival," an intergalactic traveling show with attractions from many worlds. Getaway wasn't all that impressed with it, and dismissed the whole thing as a "freakshow for malfunctioning morons." Optimus and Goldbug wound up investigating it when they learned that fellow Autobot Sky Lynx was part of the line-up. Due to the carnival's steep admission fee, none of the others wound up partaking in Sky Lynx's rescue. The Cosmic Carnival They arrived on Earth during Christmas time. Itching for action while Prime gathered his thoughts, Getaway led the Powermasters to investigate suspected Decepticon activity in the town of Border Flats. Instead they discovered the Autobot Advance Surveillance Unit had made a mess of the town while trying to join in on the festivities. As the Autobots settled down, Optimus Prime returned from his moment alone to impart on Getaway and the rest about their responsibility to the planet.Cold Comfort and Joy!

A solid light simulation of Getaway was used in a training mission for the Mayhem Attack Squad. He was likely among what Snarler referred to as "Autobot non-entities" contained within the simulation. The Hunting Party

After Getaway had reunited with the Autobots aboard the Ark, the ship received a distress call from Earth's surface. In response, Nightbeat assembled a combat team that included Getaway, Siren, Landmine, Hosehead, and himself. Under Optimus Prime's command, they rushed to Earth to help their fallen comrades, only to find what seemed to be mythology come to life: a Deathbringer had come to cleanse the planet of life! Getaway and the others fought valiantly against the Deathbringer, but their efforts proved futile against the seemingly invulnerable foe. Using a plan hatched by Nightbeat, Optimus used the Deathbringer's own programming against it, and caused it to self-destruct, removing Getaway and the others from danger. Deathbringer Getaway also defended the Ark against an attack by the borderline deranged Thunderwing. Assault on the Ark!

During a battle against Quake, Joyride inadvertently led to a human getting seriously injured. Though Hi-Q built a life-support system to heal the human, its power source was stolen by Throttle. The Autobots' initial attempt at retrieving the battery led to the Dreadwing, Throttle's ship, crashing down into the ocean. Despite Getaway's complaints that he would rust, he was enlisted alongside the rest of the Autobot Powermasters to retrieve the power cell from the briny deep. Already on a thirty-minute time limit before their Nebulan partners ran out of air, the Autobots were met with further interference when the Seacons turned up. Despite barely holding his own against the likes of Tentakill and Overbite, Getaway was forced to disengage from Rev so that his partner could see the power cell's retrieval through while he carried on fighting. This ultimately led to the Autobots' triumph; as soon as the Dreadwing's cockpit was breached, putting the Decepticon Nebulans inside at risk of drowning, the Seacons abandonned the offensive to rescue them. The Autobots resurfaced with both their hides and the power cell intact... though that didn't stop Getaway from complaining as he spotted a spot of rust on his wrist. Dreadwing Down!

When the Decepticon Air Strike Patrol attacked MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Getaway questioned the need for Autobot involvement. Limited resources and personnel meant the Ark would be virtually unguarded if they ventured down to Earth. Nevertheless, Prime insisted. Back from the Dead Getaway's words proved prophetic, however, as it quickly became apparent that the Decepticon Micromasters had lured the Autobots away from the Ark deliberately. The Resurrection Gambit! Optimus Prime ordered a full Autobot retreat back to the shuttle while he remained behind as a rear guard. Reluctantly, Getaway and the others complied, even when Hot Rod broke ranks to remain behind with Prime. All the Familiar Faces! Back aboard the Ark, Getaway tried to throttle information out of Blackjack, the Micromaster who rigged the Ark with explosives, only to discover the countdown had already begun and was irreversible. Ratchet managed to rig a portal to transport the explosives to Cybertron, but seemingly at the cost of his own life. Skin Deep

"Now, I will disarm the missiles with both hands tied behind my back..."

At some point during his time on Earth, Getaway learned that some humans would use credit cards to open locked doors. He immediately procured one for himself, and stashed it in a secret compartment should the need ever arise for it.

Out of nostalgia for a time when he had lived inside a computer game, Optimus kept a spare copy of his mind stored in a floppy disc at Alternate Reality, Inc. Unfortunately, this made the installation a target for Decepticons, who could put the disc to malicious use. Getaway, Slapdash and Joyride were tasked with guard duty at the game company, and shortly after they had taken up the task, Darkwing and Dreadwind attacked. The Autobots were forced to scramble for cover, allowing Darkwing access to the building while Dreadwind remained on the offensive. Though Getaway managed to double back and get inside Alternate Reality, Inc. as well, Slapdash and Joyride were temporarily taken out by enemy fire.

Getaway battled Darkwing inside, while Rev likewise fought with Throttle. The scuffle ended with Getaway's shotgun destroyed, and the Decepticons limping away with the disc in-hand. Knowing that if the Decepticons combined into their Dreadwing mode they would definitely escape, Getaway pushed his powermaster partner to his limit and leaped upon the two jets as they reached one another. Dreadwind and Darkwing managed to combine, but with Getaway's hand stuck in their combination joint! As they took off, Getaway and Rev wound up getting tugged along for the ride.

Getaway was captured by the Decepticons aboard Scorponok's orbiting spacecraft, where both he and Rev were imprisoned in energy manacles, and thrown in the brig. Left unsupervised, Getaway immediately got to work on an escape plan. Using the credit card he kept hidden on him, he deflected one of his cage's energy bars (which only affected metal) allowing him a gap to reach out and turn the cage's power off. Getaway was now free to move about, and in due course had Rev mobile as well. He instructed his Nebulan partner to find them an escape pod while he saw to botching up Optimus's assassination. Getaway interfaced with the computer Scorponok was using to program a smart missile, one that could track Optimus wherever he went. The computer showed signs of a rudimentary intelligence, and introduced itself as "A.B.C."

Getaway desperately attempted to appeal to A.B.C., telling the computer of how the missile's target was a brave and noble soul. A.B.C. could only state that it had not been programmed to disarm the missile as Getaway continued to delve into Optimus's inspirational qualities. Though Getaway seemingly failed to get through to A.B.C., Rev succeeded in locating a means of escape. With the Decepticons due to check up on them, Getaway and his partner were forced to leave. As the smart missile launched, Getaway at least managed to contact Optimus Prime, warning him of the incoming payload.

By the time Getaway and Rev made it back to Autobase, Optimus Prime has already left to meet the missile on his own. Getaway went after Prime to help in any way he could. Arriving at Prime's side, he found his leader intact while the smart missile was lying on the ground, an apparent dud. Getaway realized that he had gotten through to A.B.C. after all, and that the computer had disarmed the missile after hearing of Prime's greatness and compassion. Though Optimus was saddened that the sentient computer would have likely been destroyed once Scorponok learned of its betrayal, Getaway told him to rejoice instead, as he was the one who inspired Earth's very first fully-independent A.I. to make a decision for itself. Prime Bomb!

After Starscream came back, revived as a Pretender and joined the ranks of Scorponok's Decepticons, he (mistakenly) thought every other Con thought him of a loser and relic—while in truth they were terrified of his power. Going on a stroll, he stumbled into an Autobot scout party composed of Getaway, Chainclaw and Cloudburst. Scared, the Autobots proposed to leave peacefully, but the angry Starscream (thinking the Bots meant he wasn't worth fighting) attacked them. After seeing his comrades quickly dispatched, Getaway fled, stating "Gotta... get away!" But he did NOT get away this time; Starscream overtook him, and with a single blast, left him a smoldering wreck on a nearby dirt road. Fallen Star!

After the Autobots sought out the lost Creation Matrix, only for the Decepticon Thunderwing to come into possession of the mystical artifact, the latter began to rampage through the Ark. With the Matrix's energies fueling Thunderwing's rampage, Getaway and many others were unsuccessful in beating him back. Only the ingenuity of Nightbeat allowed the Autobots to escape total annihilation, and Thunderwing was cast out into the void of space. All Fall Down Afterward, Getaway and his fellow Powermasters were part of a team that retrieved the Classic Pretenders from VsQs, left stranded there by Thunderwing. Thereafter, the Autobots pursued recreational exploits to get their minds off the imminent threat of Unicron. During this period, an unhappy Slapdash lost a game of Fullstasis to Getaway. Eye of the Storm

"I'm Getaway, not Crosshairs!"

When the grotesque fusion of Megatron and Ratchet began rampaging aboard the Ark, Optimus Prime was reluctant to harm the creature that was half his oldest friend. As more Autobots were injured by the entity, however, Kup became fed up with Prime's hesitation and demanded he deal with the problem, permanently, or else he would invoke the Crisis Act and forcibly remove Optimus from command. A quick glance at the Autobots present, Getaway among them, confirmed that Kup's threat wasn't an idle one. The Pri¢e of Life!

Despite the growing mistrust in Optimus Prime's leadership, Getaway and the Autobots agreed to his unconditional surrender to Scorponok and the Decepticons, in the interests of establishing a united front against Unicron. Getaway was taken into custody by Octopunch and Bludgeon as Optimus spoke with Scorponok on the matter. Surrender! As the war moved back to Cybertron, Getaway and the Autobots battled a squad of Unicron cultists. The Void!

Getaway was among the last Autobots standing during the Decepticons' assault on Klo. He was eventually trapped in a box canyon, and took a direct hit from Dreadwing, which blew him up but good. Presumably, he would have almost immediately have been revived by the Last Autobot. End of the Road!

Trigger-Happy!

After Backstreet botched a sting operation, endangering many humans in the process, he panicked and went on the run rather than face the consequences of his actions. Fearing that Backstreet might imperil himself or more innocents in his flight from justice, Optimus ordered the other Autobots to track him down and bring him in. Getaway and Joyride nearly spotted the fugitive while driving down a winding mountain trail, but Backstreet drove off a cliff to evade capture. Unsure whether or not the suddenly-vanished vehicle had been their teammate in any case, the two Autobots drove on. Trigger-Happy!

Marvel UK future timelines

"A-anything for a running gag, Simon! Urk-"

Getaway was seen among the Autobots in 2009, after the Time Wars altered the flow of history to make the Autobots the losers of the war for Cybertron. Limping their way back to Autobot City on Earth, the Autobots were sabotaged by one of their own and crashlanded on the planet. Hard. Those that survived then had to face Rodimus Prime, who had been driven mad by the evil essence of Unicron growing inside him. Getaway's smoldering corpse was seen among the ruins of the ship, although whether he died in the crash or was exterminated by his own leader is unclear. Shadow of Evil

Earthforce

These stories do not fit into the normal Marvel continuity. See Earthforce for details.

Getaway was among the "new age" Autobots who attended Optimus Prime's meeting with Grimlock and the Dinobots about their more brutal methods. When Grimlock threatened to quit the Autobots, Prime seemed all too willing to let him, and the two of them actually came to blows. After about ten minutes, though, Getaway and Swoop decided the fight was probably a "draw". Having apparently beaten some sense into each other, Optimus Prime agreed to allow Grimlock his autonomy, to lead "Earthforce" while he and the Ark's crew took off for space. Break-Away!

Rhythms of Darkness!

In an alternate future of 2009, Getaway was one of seven surviving Autobots on Earth, possibly in the universe. Alongside Guzzle, Chainclaw, Prowl, Inferno, Crossblades, and Jazz, he participated in a last-ditch effort to show the rest of the world that there remained resistance in the United States, fighting against Galvatron's tyrannical rule. Upon approaching the Decepticons' Powerbase however, Getaway snapped, unable to simply sneak past the installations' guards and avoid a direct confrontation further. He leaped upon Scourge and Cyclonus, prompting Guzzle and Chainclaw to join him in the impromptu distraction while the rest of their team proceeded. He wound up getting slain in battle, though the rest of his team succeeded in their task. Rhythms of Darkness!

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Getaway was among the Autobots monitoring the Decepticons from a distance when Megatron made peaceful gestures to Humanity in New York City. The Autobots returned to the Ark and discovered that a statue of [{Stap Trap (G1)|Snaptrap]] that the Decepticons had gifted to New York was actually Snaptrap in disguise. Snaptrap went on a rampage and the Decepticons used this distraction to attack various other targets. Prime led the Autobots to narrowly defeat this menace. The Troy Principle Those events were recorded on a videotape that was later found and watched by Autobots on Cybertron after a nuclear disaster in Kalis. In Memory of Earth

In 1973, Powermaster Optimus Prime - A Robot, a Hero Getaway attended a meeting in which Optimus Prime lectured the Autobots on the basics of their mission and existence, and applauded Slapdash's call for a one-world Autobot government. He reminded his fellow Autobots that they were loners and weren't as committed to their cause as the Decepticons. Later, the Decepticons attacked an oil tanker, and Getaway helped in the rescue effort. A Big Day for Powermaster Optimus Prime Those events would later be observed via log recording by Autobots in the year 2008. Powermaster Optimus Prime - A Robot, a Hero

The characteristics of Getaway and the other Powermaster Autobots were reviewed by Optimus Prime and Bumblebee in a simulation watched by Goldbug.Memories of Bumblebee

Regeneration One

As he traveled through Zero Space, Hot Rod observed the Autobots' confrontation with a Deathbringer in Denver in the past; a battle at which Getaway was present. Less Than Zero

During the invasion of the Hub Network, Getaway and a team of Autobots comprising Beachcomber, Sky High, Jazz and Skids aboard the Lancer Two were shot down by Jhiaxus's forces when they revealed their full defensive power. The War to End All Wars, Part 3

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

Where we're going, we don't need roads.

After Megatron managed to take over Cybertron, Getaway remained one of the few free Autobots, not enslaved in the Decepticons' labor camps. As part of a ploy to capture one of Megatron's Aerospace Extermination Squadron, the drones he had used to conquer the planet, Getaway acted as bait for the Autobot resistance, and led a squadron into an to Nova Cronum. There, the drones were ambushed by Nightbeat's squad of Autobots. The Age of Wrath #2 After two had been destroyed, the surviving drone appeared to shut itself down before suddenly reactivating and augmenting itself with upgraded weaponry. Getaway was the first to go down, but managed to attach the inhibitor claw onto the drone just as it was preparing to execute Slapdash. The Age of Wrath #3

The Age of Wrath ceased publication before the story could conclude. The following would have taken place in unpublished issues.

Nightbeat and Getaway brought the inert drone to Perceptor, who discovered upon analyzing it that it was powered by cyberstatic energy. The Age of Wrath Pt.4

IDW Generation 1 continuity

Bomp. When you—bomp—say something funny or clever or bomp, that's what I do. You hate it. You say it's patronising. Which it is. Which is why I do it.Getaway

I have no idea who you are. Or why you keep saying "bomp".Skids, "Arm the Lonely"

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"We were to be airdropped into a virtual hell on Earth in order to engage in a life-or-death offensive to locate and retrieve the Commissioner's lost keys."

Getaway of the Corcapsia Incursion was constructed cold during the Great War. A "Made To Order" soldier, he was brought online by Autobot High Command from a stockpile of frozen sparks originally harvested from the Matrix back during the days of Nova Prime. Along with the rest of his unit, Getaway was 'born' and educated shortly before he was to be deployed on Corcapsia. According to Getaway, a few seconds after his education he was airdropped into a battlefield and, as his brain hadn't properly grasped his primary function, he panicked and ran away from Megatron. The Lopsided Triangle A little-known fact is he's shown signs of possible Matrix affinity. Twenty Plus One

Stuck in a trench with three complainers. Getaway is planning his escape even as we speak.

Shortly after Thunderwing's first apocalyptic assault, the besieged Autobots prepared for the big push against their positions by the Decepticons. The injured Getaway was in a trench alongside Kup, Broadside, and Huffer, waiting for Blaster's morale-boosting broadcast to the Autobot forces, a transmission that never came. Spotlight: Blaster

Getaway joined the Diplomatic Corps, which was actually just a front for Autobot Special Operations. Answering to Prowl and partnered with Skids, Getaway embarked on a mission to investigate Chief Justice Tyrest. Getaway and Skids shadowed Tyrest for years, always staying one step behind to avoid suspicion from Ultra Magnus. The two became close friends and Getaway would often playfully jab ("bomp") Skids on the chin; an in-joke between the two. When some of Tyrest's... shadier dealings came to Prowl's attention, he ordered Getaway and Skids to hunt the Chief Justice down and shoot him with a "thought bullet" that would implant the impulse to resign from his position. After they tracked Tyrest to his secret staging ground- Luna 1, Skids successfully made the shot.

Se-cret... Aaaaa-gent 'Bots!

However, Tyrest's mind had already been damaged and the thought bullet did nothing more than alert him to the Autobot duo's presence. While Skids managed to escape Luna 1, Getaway was captured and imprisoned by Tyrest's Legislators. He spent months alternately being ranted over by the Chief Justice or tortured on the VVH by Tyrest's new enforcer, Star Saber. Eventually, Getaway got a full picture of what Tyrest was planning. The only reason Getaway was not executed was because Tyrest felt the information he possessed was too valuable. Arm the Lonely Conversely, Getaway was able to gather information regarding Tyrest's plans to reach Cyberutopia through the Warren. Filling in the Blanks

They say that first impressions are always the hardest to forget.

Finally, the crew of the Lost Light happened upon Luna 1, and Getaway and Skids were reunited in one of Tyrest's prisoner cells. The Divided Self Skids had followed protocol after escaping, wiping his own memories, and thus was unable to recognize his old partner. Getaway filled in the blanks related to Skids' memory problems and told Rodimus of Tyrest's "universal killswitch"- a horrific device that would terminate any Transformers that were constructed cold. Getaway then proceeded to cobble together the means to escape from various items donated by the other Autobots in the cell, and the group headed off to confront Tyrest. Unfortunately, the Chief Justice had managed to reverse-engineer a "weapon of mass-suggestion" from the thought bullet that was used on him, paralyzed the Autobots with it, and activated the killswitch. Having been constructed cold himself, Getaway spasmed in agony on the ground as the killswitch began its lethal work. Arm the Lonely

Fortunately, Tyrest's plans were foiled and the killswitch deactivated- saving Getaway's life, among others. This Calamitous Life The next day, Rodimus and Getaway ventured back to the initial spark "hot spot" the Lost Light crew had discovered upon first landing on Luna-1, only to discover it had gone dark and would not reignite. Getaway then accompanied Rodimus to Tyrest's control room, where Perceptor had managed to establish contact with Cybertron. The Sound of Breaking Glass

You say that now, but just wait...

After Ultra Magnus had been left in charge of the Lost Light, he and Getaway were summoned by Brainstorm to one of its shuttle bays. On the way there, Getaway asked how Magnus was handling leadership and the two lightly discussed Magnus's attempts to "soften his image" amongst the crew through his use of more informal language. After arriving at the shuttle bay, they beheld the severed tip of Metroplex's thumb, which had been previously stored there and was now levitating and pressing against the inside of the ship's hull. Getaway was awed by the very fact that they even had a piece of Metroplex aboard, let alone what it was currently doing. Going from what Tyrest had once upon a time told Getaway about Titans being interconnected, Brainstorm theorized that Metroplex was somehow communicating with them and nudging the Lost Light in a certain direction. Winners & Losers

With the ship parked at the bottom of an alien sea and under attack from Ammonites, Getaway joined a group heading for something called the Rodpod, and was flabbergasted to find Rodpod was a shuttle designed after Rodimus's head. Into the Abyss That was the moment Getaway decided that Rodimus needed to be deposed for the good of the mission. How Bright Their Frail Deeds While being pursued by Ammonites, the Autobots discovered they had flown into Metroplex's eye socket. Into the Abyss While Getaway was still trying to deal with the fact that they were inside a head inside a head, Brainstorm discovered traces of admium in the water and had Getaway ring Swerve, though he just got Swerve's answering service. They also found a drydock, but some exploration of Metroplex's interior just led them in a circle. They arrived back at the Rodpod in time for it to explode courtesy of an Ammonite. No Exit

Swerve eventually returned Getaway's call with an urgent message to evacuate the area on account of the swarm of Ammonites heading their way. After an attempt to interrogate the bomber Ammonite which ended with the questionee exploding, the group of Autobots encountered Nautica and Chromia The Dead Are Not Enough and Getaway defused the tension by pointing out the two newcomers were Autobots. He, Whirl, and Skids engaged the Ammonites who subsequently poured in while the others went to meet Windblade. Burning Bright Unfortunately when Metroplex teleported back to Cybertron, the Ammonites came too, so the trio still had their hands full, at least until Metroplex's immune system abruptly came back online and the Ammonites all perished. Finis Temporis Getaway and Skids later hung out in Swerve's, at least until the proprietor almost messed himself over Blurr being in the bar, and Getaway hastily excused himself. The Becoming When billions of Ammonites invaded, Getaway joined in the defense of Cybertron as Bumblebee led a team to face Shockwave, the mastermind behind the whole affair. Black Planet

“	I'm not a bad person, I just have strong beliefs.	”
—Getaway, How Bright Their Frail Deeds

Knowing that under Rodimus's leadership they'd never find the Knights, Getaway and Atomizer came up with a plan to blackmail him into surrendering his position. They attempted to trick him into violating a confidential vote, but he failed to take the bait. Predestination: A Beginner's Guide How Bright Their Frail Deeds Worse still, when mass-murdering superbastard Megatron was given a suspended sentence, allowed the Autobrand, and co-captaincy of the Lost Light, Getaway was further unhappy so he, Atomizer and Whirl plotted to set up new captain Megatron to "attack" an Autobot and metaphorically hang himself. The Lopsided Triangle The first attempt by Whirl failed, Towards Peace so the escapologist hit on a new plan: he'd groom a patsy to, eventually, attack Megatron and be killed. The Lopsided Triangle

Getaway wears a literal shadow to aid in literary foreshadowing.

Naive little Tailgate fit the bill. The Lopsided Triangle Getaway sought him out, bigging up the little fellow's heroics on Luna-1 and saying it was Prime worthy. When Tailgate admitted he had tried to lie about being a Golden Age hero before, Getaway sympathized and brought up his own less-than-illustrious career before joining the Diplomatic Corps, before giving Tailgate an affectionate "bomp" on the chin. (Did he notice Cyclonus storming out of the bar in disapproval?)

All of this was interrupted when the spaceship began to vanish and they found themselves drifting in space on the Rodpod. Predestination: A Beginner's Guide Then the crew of the Rodpod also began to vanish and the Autobots tried to work out what was causing it. Getaway admitted to being a M.T.O. in case that was the cause but it turned out that only original crewmembers were vanishing. This left Getaway as part of the remaining crew, who proceeded to stumble upon a destroyed Lost Light. Twenty Plus One They split up to investigate and Getaway and Skids, together again, searched the wreckage. En route, they talked about their issues with Megatron and that they worried they would stop hating him because his death toll was too big to process. Things took a macabre turn when they caught up with Riptide and found a huge pile of mutilated corpses of their fellow crewmembers, corpses that indicated the Decepticon Justice Division had been through. slaughterhouse It luckily (well, not for this crew) turned out that these were quantum duplicates of the original crew, and they were able to get the original Lost Light back. The Road Not Taken

As the Lost Light carried on its mission, Getaway and his cabal began asking the crew what side they'd take in a purely hypothetical mutiny against Megatron and Rodimus. Any crew member that would not was shot with the "nudge gun" and forgot all about the conversation. How Bright Their Frail Deeds

When you're out in a club
And you see a Tailgate
DO THE CREEP!
(Haaaa!)

Getaway arranged to go fishing for Legislator parts in the oil lake with Tailgate (50 points for a head!) but they met up for drinks first. After listening to a slight fabrication of Tailgate's recent time travel escapades, Getaway just happened to accidentally mention that Cyclonus had called him a "simple-minded" coward behind his back for being scared on his deathbed. He was totally against that and Cyclonus's problems! Don't worry Tailgate, another drink would help (oh hush that you don't want anymore) and oh don't mention to Cyclonus that I told you this, eh? Our Steps Will Always Rhyme

And I definitely didn't nudge gun you, that's just a headache Tailgate, cor you sure can't hold your drink. Our Steps Will Always Rhyme How Bright Their Frail Deeds

Brainstorm, Getaway, and Skids invaded Nautica's room to show off teach her practical skills (escaping chains in his case) only to find she would rather read a psychological treatise by Froid. When Nautica said Rung had implied he ghostwrote it "just now", Getaway passive-aggressively insulted Rung as boring and tried to "bomp" his way out of it when Skids objected. It was just a joke, Skids, geez! They patched it up when they went to Thunderclash's pre-wake on the Vis Vitalis i.e. to a huge dance party, where both of them hit on Firestar.

Later, a fatigued Getaway was found resting by Nightbeat and both of them found a panicked, screaming Ravage. They pursued him to the ship's morgue out of curiosity and Getaway found the warm corpse of Countdown. After accidentally using one of Brainstorm's devices that exposed cloaking fields, they discovered some strange technorganic parasites on the corpses and on Getaway's face, which started burning as soon as noticed. That's when strange alien creatures attacked! The Sensuous Frame The pair managed to fight them off for a time, until Nightbeat realized that the aliens were personality ticks feeding off of Getaway's natural charisma. After Rodimus and Megatron accidentally took care of the entire infestation, Getaway joined the rest of the crew for a disco party. Naturally, Getaway took the opportunity to go dancing with Tailgate, much to Cyclonus's chagrin. The Frail Gaze Getaway later went along on the trip to the Necrobot's planet, spending the ride there chatting with Tailgate. The Not Knowing

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Among Getway and Atomizer's last "recruits" was Mainframe, and Getaway was able to win the lonely bot's support by claiming to have faith in him to take advantage of a situation in which they could use to remove Megatron and his supporters from the Lost Light. While pleased with the ease of this particular manipulation, Getaway then shared his thoughts on their next interviewee, the temporarily awake Thunderclash, believing him to be nothing more than a glorified trophy cabinet. Indeed, Getaway would later scoff at how readily the popular Autobot agreed to the plans for a mutiny. Filling in the Blanks

Getaway put the final stages of his anti-Megatron plan in motion one night at "Visages"; after recounting the story of his birth and teaching Tailgate some chirolinguistics, Getaway offered Tailgate a gift: a pair of clip-on mnemosurgery needles. Although Tailgate was surprised- as he'd never asked for a pair—Getaway changed the subject by telling him that he'd been setting up the ancient bond of the Conjunx Ritus—the first step of becoming a Conjunx Endura. In order to finish the ceremony Getaway told Tailgate that he would need to prove his commitment with a spectacular demonstration of his love. Getaway requested that Tailgate use the mnemo-needles to reprogram the sleeping Megatron's mind; the needles were fakes, but Getaway knew that Megatron would immediately flip out and kill the little guy. To ensure that Tailgate wouldn't survive, Getaway also gave Tailgate a dud 'Ravage detector', knowing that Ravage would alert Megatron to the intrusion. Getaway later met with Whirl and Atomizer after Whirl started having second thoughts about the plan. However, Tailgate had already set off to do the deed, and Atomizer shot Whirl with Getaway's old nudge gun to keep him from squealing. The Lopsided Triangle

Oh, he will. At least as far as he's concerned -- much to the chagrin of everybody else.

However, Whirl was able to send out one last warning to Cyclonus before his memory was lost and Cyclonus subsequently foiled Getaway's plan. After Chromedome used his mnemosurgery skills to find out who put Tailgate up to it, Ultra Magnus arrested both Getaway and Atomizer. Speak, Memory: Part 1 During the rogue memosurgeon Sunder's attack on the Lost Light, Tailgate discovered Getaway locked away in the ship's brig, the escape artist's arms, legs, jaw and voicebox having been removed to prevent any possible escape. Speak, Memory! (Part 2)

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And he didn't escape. Instead, the bot's who'd agreed to his idea of getting rid of Megatron let him out, and Mainframe informed Getaway that he had followed Getaway's suggestion and taken advantage of a signal coming from the Necrobot's planet to get Megatron and his "fan club" off-ship. Getaway had Atomizer contact General Neech of the Galactic Council to inform him they were stranding Megatron and were free to move in. Filling in the Blanks How Bright Their Frail Deeds Once Megatron, Rodimus, and all the people who'd said "no" (including Whirl, because how dare he get in the way) were trapped on the Necrobot's planet, they contacted the Lost Light, just as Getaway arrived on the bridge. Getaway took the time to inform the abandoned crewmembers of exactly how he'd done that and why, snarling at how Megatron's atrocities were being written off as "missteps—painful but necessary—on Megatron's path to self-discovery", and informed them they were about to have visitors before cutting the transmission. How Bright Their Frail Deeds Getaway's moment of triumph was interrupted by the rest of the crew questioning his deal with the Council, and so Getaway lied to them that he had made sure their fellow Autobots would not be harmed. He contacted the Galactic Council to try and amend their agreement to allow for the safety of the stranded Autobots, but the only response the Council was prepared to give him was that they made no such promise to do so and refused his attempts to deal with them. Do Not Go Gentle Filling in the Blanks

Getaway agreed with Atomizer's suggestion that they needed to win the crew back to their side with a clean win, and set Perceptor to work trying to decrypt the information the escapologist had gathered from Tyrest regarding the Warren. Filling in the Blanks In spite of his braggado, he may have felt guilty about sacrificing so many Autobots. When a time fissure reopened at Swerve's, allowing him to look back at departed souls, Getaway looked back at a gathering of the ones he'd left for the Council. No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases

Three weeks after the mutiny, Getaway held a team meeting regarding Perceptor's confirmation of the Warren, concluding that they could use it to reach Cyberutopia within weeks. Getaway briefly alarmed when a distress signal came in, though when he learned it was only from the Frayians, he claimed that aiding them would only be a "distraction" now that their goal was in sight and that was why they had gotten rid of Rodimus. An incensed Thunderclash snapped at Getaway, and then the transmission from Rodimus that Getway had been afraid of was broadcast to everyone gathered, announcing the stranded crew mates would soon be executed by the Decepticon Justice Division and that Getway was responsible. The panicked Getaway deleted the rest of the transmission, claiming it to be fake and asked for everyone but Atomizer and Thunderclash to clear the room. Unable to come up with a convincing lie to discredit the transmission, once Thunderclash declared that he was going to round up volunteers for a rescue mission, Atomizer incapacitated him with an arrow and Getaway then emptied his nudge gun onto Thunderclash, knocking him into stasis, before unloading a final blast onto the eavesdropping Riptide.

Knowing that word would soon spread through the ship of his treachery, Getaway had Froid and Sunder released from the brig, informing the psychotherapist about the recent events and requesting Sunder's help to put Thunderclash in a memory loop and alter the rest of the crews' memories so that they believed Rodimus and the others to have left of their own volition. Sunder was happy to help... provided that they gave him life cords from twenty-five crew members for him to feast upon in exchange. Getaway actually refused at first, but Froid, fascinated with Getaway's narcissism and inferiority complexes, nudged him to accept the deal, and so Getaway agreed to give Sunder those who were undecided with the initial proposal to join the mutiny. With the additional manipulation of the Lost Light's security team to believe anyone acting against Getaway was an undercover Decepticon, Getaway and Atomizer filled the oil reservoir with domesticated scraplets so that the twenty-five sacrifices could be stripped down to their life-cords, which were then preserved in the vats of Engex at Swerve's for Sunder. Filling in the Blanks

After two weeks, Mirage and the Protectobots returned to the Lost Light, and Getaway informed them of his leadership, skirting First Aid's questions by pointing out Blade's injuries. First Aid was suspicious of his lack of access in the med-bay and Thunderclash's condition, and so Getaway, prepared to throw him in the oil reservoir if First Aid admitted he didn't trust him, lied about why a substantial part of the crew was missing. In any case, First Aid didn't buy it, and later met up with his team, Mirage, and Riptide at the now-defunct Swerve's... but Getaway had known of their secret meeting, and showed up with the Lost Light's security team. As Riptide had revealed most of the details abut Getaway's mutiny, he was forced to tell them the truth about Thunderclash. However, when Streetwise turned on the bar's lights, revealing the horrifying sight of the engex-preserved life-cords, he realized the point of no return was crossed. Getaway prepared his gun, but was decked across the face with a glass by an invisible Mirage. While the security team chased after the returnees, The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle Getaway confronted Riptide, whom he realised had not been affected by his nudge gun due to his multiple blasts upon Thunderclash. While he claimed to Riptide that "team Megatron" had never cared about him, Riptide threw the accusation back in Getaway's face. His ego bruised, Getaway decided to have Mirage and the Protectobots placed in memory loops as well, and in order to pay Sunder for the arrangement, made Riptide forget how to transform with his nudge gun and left him in the scraplet-filled oil reservoir. Filling in the Blanks

Beast Wars: Uprising

Snapper referred to Stiletto as making "like Getaway". Cultural Appropriation

Commercial appearances

• Getaway, Slapdash, and Joyride were shocked to discover that the Decepticons had developed Powermaster technology as well when they encountered Dreadwind and Darkwing while out for a drive. The three Autobots used their Nebulan partners to transform to robot mode and fight back. They were soon joined by Optimus Prime and his own partner, Hi-Q who provided additional firepower against the Decepticons. Powermasters commercial
• During a battle on the Moon, Getaway mistook Quickswitch for a Decepticon. He was quickly corrected by another Autobot, and Quickswitch made use of his many modes to help the Autobots overpower the Decepticons. Quickswitch commercial

Games

Transformers Legends

During a battle eons ago, Getaway, Slapdash, and Joyride were defeated and almost killed by Dreadwind and Darkwing. They were only saved from certain doom when Optimus Prime arrived and drove both of the Decepticons off. Many years later on Earth, the three Autobots encountered Dreadwind and Darkwing again, and this time they weren't so lucky. End of the Road

Toys

Generation 1

I want to Getaway, I want to flyyyyy away...

• Getaway (Powermaster, 1988)
  • Accessories: Rev Powermaster unit, Plasma-Shell Shotgun

Getaway transforms into a racing-modified white Mazda RX-7 FC3S. Plasma-Shell shotgun can be plugged onto the vehicle roof for storage via 5mm post. Attaching Rev (or any other Powermaster unit) into the Powermaster socket on the vehicle's hood unlocks Getaway's transformation sequence into robot mode, though one can unlock the transformation simply by pressing down on the panel without Rev. Getaway's robot mode is mostly static with articulation restricted to arms.

Getaway has some design peculiarities. The lower legs work like a single unit à la fellow Powermaster Joyride, but they are actually separate sections only held together by the spoiler. Even the spoiler's sticker has a cut down the middle! Furthermore, the car front hinge was likely double-jointed to allow the car chunk to go flat against the figure's back, but was budgeted out. Evidence of this is left behind in the two layered plates (instead of a single piece) that form the figure's back for no reason. Getaway is also nearly 1" taller in robot mode than either of his fellow Powermasters, Joyride and Slapdash.

This toy was sold in Japan as Lightfoot.

• More information on Getaway at TFU.Info

Generations

With this increased articulation I can backstab my friends with even greater efficiency!

• Autobot Throttle & Autobot Breakaway (Deluxe, 2016)
  • Accessories: Small gun, big gun, Throttle Titan Master

Part of the third wave of Titans Return Deluxe Class toys, Breakaway is a retool of the second wave's Chromedome, with a new face based on Alex Milne's Getaway design from More than Meets the Eye. He transforms from a robot (based on Chromedome's appearance in the "Shadowplay" story) to futuristic car and back. Breakaway's head can transform into the Titan Master Throttle, who can either drive Breakaway in vehicle mode or pilot Breakaway's larger weapon, which can also attach via tabs to the roof of the vehicle mode. The toy shares some engineering with Combiner Wars Dead End while not actually sharing any parts. It does reuse several parts from Titans Return Blurr, including the thighs and kneepads, smaller rifle, and the Titan Master's robot mode.

Some of the instructions were erroneously packaged with Titans Return Hot Rod.

Notes

"Hey! I'm no Bay-former!"

• An homage to Getaway, Breakaway, was released as a Wal-Mart exclusive as a late part of the live-action movie toyline. Its name was intended to be "Getaway," but the trademark could not be secured. The redeco was originally intended to be this Getaway, and part of the 2008 Universe toyline.
• When asked why Getaway was killed so often in his stories, Simon Furman commented that with a name like Getaway it would be funny if he did not get away.
• For some reason Getaway's character model in the Marvel UK and US features a mouth and a reasonably prominent chin. His toy and IDW appearances feature a faceplate (as does his Japanese cartoon counterpart Lightfoot). His Universe homage (see above) goes without a faceplate.
• Getaway's IDW incarnation is written with a New Zealand accent.

Foreign names

• French: Fugitif (Canada)