Smokescreen (Cybertron)

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

Smokescreen is an Autobot from the Cybertron portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.

He's a joker, he's a smoker, but the jury is still out on him being a midnight toker.

Smokescreen is a real joker. He's always ready with a quip or glib comment for his pals. He keeps the mood on his team light even in the darkest of situations.

For the Decepticons, however, he has a plethora of mean practical jokes that range from simply annoying to lethal. Many Decepticons have found themselves trapped in unexpected traffic, then ambushed by the Autobots, all thanks to Smokescreen's chicanery.

Sometimes he is partnered with Jolt.

Fiction

Toy bio

During the black hole crisis, Smokescreen fought against the Decepticons on Earth. Smokescreen toy bio

Force of Habit

During the Unicron Singularity crisis, Smokescreen served aboard the Autobot flagship Iron Hope. He was called into action during a Decepticon attack on the ship, and battled a number of Divebomb and Insecticon-type Terrorcons alongside Riptide, Ironhide, and the Land Military Mini-Con Team. Force of Habit

Ask Vector Prime

In Aurex 606.0 Kappa, Smokescreen fought with his Mini-Con partner Jolt, Red Alert, Longarm, and the Emergency Mini-Con Team in a battle against the Decepticons Landslide, Smokescreen's archenemy Drench, and Wind Sheer. After the Autobots emerged victorious, Unicron suddenly abducted Red Alert and Firebot. Ask Vector Prime

Toys

Universe (2003)

How many Smokescreen homages is that, now?

• Smokescreen Vs Drench
  • Accessories: Hubcap-missile, engine

Smokescreen was part of a planned Universe "Battle in a Box" set with Drench. Though tentatively a Target store exclusive (according to Hasbro representatives at OTFCC 2004 and a checklist later posted on Hasbro's public website which included several unreleased toys), alas, it was canceled.

In 2004, several test shots appeared on eBay in a group, among them a redeco of the Armada Hot Shot toy, using the "Powerlinx Hot Shot" version with the retooled "serious" robot head. He would have come with a redeco of the Mini-Con Jolt.

• Gallery of Drench vs. Smokescreen test-shots
• Universe Smokescreen at TFKenkon

Your bargaining posture is highly dubious. Proceed on your way to oblivion. This item has been canceled, with no current plans for release.

Cybertron

And I may want to tell you about the Transformers.

• Smokescreen (Deluxe Class, 2006)
  • Accessories: Thruster-cannon, flame-missile, Earth-type Cyber Key

Part of the final wave of Cybertron deluxes, Smokescreen is a redeco of the Cybertron Autobot Crosswise, transforming into a Bugatti EB 15.4 Veyron sports car (a very, very expensive limited-production, built-to-order series of cars). Plugging a Cyber Key into the back end of his bumper flips up a pair of non-firing rocket launchers, a feature also usable in robot mode. His rear spoiler also contains a spring-loaded missile launcher which becomes a hand-held weapon in robot mode. The rear side-panels can flip around to the front to form non-firing hip-mounted guns as well.

Smokescreen comes with a silver-bordered Earth-style Cyber Key, with the Cyber Key Code "d4v6" tampographed on the back.

The mold was also used to make 2007 movie Jolt as well as BotCon 2008's Shattered Glass Jazz and Ricochet.

• More information on Smokescreen at Transformers-Universe.com
• More information on Smokescreen at TFU.info

Notes

• Though Cybertron Smokescreen is obviously an homage to Generation 1 Smokescreen, according to Joe Kyde, his deco artist, his robot mode is also an homage to the Action Master Rad, taking various color elements, particularly the helmet.
• It's possible the reason "Smokescreen" was chosen as the theme of the Cybertron redeco was because "Smokescreen" was an early name for the base mold, Crosswise. Crosswise was also called "Smokescreen" in his early appearances on the Cybertron cartoon, but these episodes were subsequently edited to give him his correct name.
• The original Hasbro stock photos and test shots of Cybertron Smokescreen gave him colorless clear plastic windows and flame-missile. In the final version, they have a blue tint.

External link

• Gallery of Drench vs. Smokescreen test-shots

• Universe Smokescreen at TFKenkon