Sideways (RM)

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

Sideways is a Decepticon from the Robotmasters portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

Master manipulator teamed up with master manipulator? That's WAY more interesting than Lio Convoy teaming up with Optimus Prime... so of course it only happens ONCE.

Sideways is a Decepticon spy who has infiltrated the Autobots as an intelligence agent. It's probably not a great idea to trust what he says if you don't want to end up in a Decepticon ambush.

Fiction

Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

Robotmasters online manga

Sideways participated in the confusing war over solitarium, where he employed a special communications system called "Shadow and Bright".

Sideways acted as a source of intelligence for the Autobots, alerting them to a large supply of solitarium on Chaar. When Road Rocket led Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal to a crevasse filled with solitarium crystals, they were ambushed from above by Beast Megatron and Sideways, who was revealed to be in collusion with the Decepticons. They detonated the crystals around the Autobots.

Fortunately, Primal managed to shield the three from the explosion with a huge slab of rock, but they were unable to prevent the Decepticons from making off with a huge load of Solitarium. Defend the Solitarium!

Robotmasters 3D Diorama manga

Okay, thumb war!

Road Rocket and Sideways found a piece of Solitarium at the same time, though each claimed they saw it first. The Solitarium was located across a gorge, so the two revved up their engines to see who could cross it in their motorcycle modes. Unfortunately, Sideways miscalculated, falling down the gorge, while Road Rocket was victorious. Robotmasters Vol. 4

Sideways joined the other Decepticons in gloating over the success of Reverse Convoy's trap for the Autobot leaders. Their joy was short-lived, as Lio Convoy and another Optimus Prime arrived to save their comrades. United, the Autobot leaders blasted away the Decepticons with their combined energies. Robotmasters Vol. 11

TransTech

During the conflict between the Screaming Eagles and S.K.A.R. in Primax 806.30 Gamma, Sideways was a S.K.A.R.-allied Decepticon who defected along with his binary bonded human partner Quick Stryke to the Autobots/G.I. Joe. General Hawk was never quite certain whose side they were really on; he also noted that Sideways converted into the experimental Road Bullet assault cycle developed by Tank and Grill. Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/05/03

Toys

Some Robotmasters material claims that Robots in Disguise Sideways is the first toy of Sideways, but thanks to Sideways's uniquely complex nature, they are listed on separate pages.

Robotmasters

We've come full circle or something.

• Double Face (2004-12-28)
  • Japanese ID number: RM-19

Double Face, a purple, gray, and yellow redeco (and minor retooling, from changes made to the mold for a Japanese Microman version) of Road Pig, was released in Japan in 2005, transforming into a Harley-Davidson Electra Glide touring motorcycle with electronic light-up tailpipe/"blaster" weapon.

There is a minor variation to this toy; though both versions feature an "electronics warning" on the robot mode's butt, some versions use a clear-plastic sticker, while others have the text tampographed there.

This mold was also used for Robots in Disguise Axer. It was planned for use in Generation 2 as Soundwave, but that toy never saw release.

• More information on Robotmasters Double Face at TFU.info

Notes

• This iteration of Sideways did not technically have an English name for over a decade, until the Andromeda Facebook page established an English-original incarnation of him in 2016.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Double Face (ダブルフェイス Daburu Feisu)