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* Voxpop originally | * Voxpop originally debuted in [[2012]] in ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' as one of many unnamed [[NAIL#Recurring NAILs|recurring NAILs]] who populated crowd scenes during the earliest issues of the comic. He, or they, or whatever, later reappeared in the [[2019 IDW continuity]], where after first making a cameo in [[Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|''Transformers'' #20]], Voxpop finally received a name and speaking role in [[Rise of the Decepticons: Prisoners|''Transformers'' #22]]. Pop. | ||
* | *''Robots in Disguise'' artist [[Andrew Griffith]] envisioned Voxpop as a pair of twins sharing a body. Their hovercat alt-mode would have double cockpits that could function separately, similarly to the [[Cobra]] Mamba from ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]''.<ref>[https://twitter.com/glovestudios/status/1279429326665125895 Series of Tweets by Andrew Griffith (@glovestudios), 4 July 2020]</ref> Pop. | ||
* Voxpop's name derives from the term "{{w|vox populi}}", Latin for "voice of the people". In journalism, "vox pop" can refer to "man on the street"-style interviews, which is what Andromeda's using him for in ''Transformers'' #22. Pop. | * Voxpop's name derives from the term "{{w|vox populi}}", Latin for "voice of the people". In journalism, "vox pop" can refer to "man on the street"-style interviews, which is what Andromeda's using him for in ''Transformers'' #22. Pop. | ||
Revision as of 01:30, 2 September 2020
- Voxpop is a Transformer from the Generation 1 continuity family. Pop.
An outspoken critic (critics?) of the government, Voxpop is present for several major historical events. Pop.
Fiction
2005 IDW continuity
Shortly after the end of the Great War, Voxpop returned to a newly-reformatted Cybertron with many other Autobots, Decepticons, and NAILs. The Autonomy Lesson Voxpop later attended Bumblebee's memorial for the crew of the Lost Light. Pop. The World & Everything in It
2019 IDW continuity
 Spoiler warning: Plot details for Rise of the Decepticons: Prisoners follow. |
Voxpop was a frequent commentator on Andromeda's news program, representing the views of the common Cybertronian. Prisoners One evening, Voxpop attended Swindle's, where he bet on an illegal skitter race, but ran for the door after Prowl's unit raided the building. Pop. Swindle's
Following Quake's arrest, Andromeda interviewed Voxpop on the streets of Iacon. Voxpop opined that Quake deserved the death penalty for killing a freshly-forged Cybertronian and that Sentinel Prime lacked the conviction and political skills to handle the burgeoning Ascenticon crisis. Pop. Prisoners
Notes
- Voxpop originally debuted in 2012 in Robots in Disguise as one of many unnamed recurring NAILs who populated crowd scenes during the earliest issues of the comic. He, or they, or whatever, later reappeared in the 2019 IDW continuity, where after first making a cameo in Transformers #20, Voxpop finally received a name and speaking role in Transformers #22. Pop.
- Robots in Disguise artist Andrew Griffith envisioned Voxpop as a pair of twins sharing a body. Their hovercat alt-mode would have double cockpits that could function separately, similarly to the Cobra Mamba from G.I. Joe.[1] Pop.
- Voxpop's name derives from the term "vox populi", Latin for "voice of the people". In journalism, "vox pop" can refer to "man on the street"-style interviews, which is what Andromeda's using him for in Transformers #22. Pop.
