Side Swipe (RID 2001): Difference between revisions
From MediaWiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
m The wiki doesn't count guidebooks, otherwise all of the G1 guys would have been filled in thanks to the first Generations book |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
:''Side Swipe is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]].'' | :''Side Swipe is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
[[File:RID-toy SideSwipe.jpg|right|upright= | [[File:RID-toy SideSwipe.jpg|right|upright=2|thumb|"In brightest day, in blackest night..."]] | ||
'''Side Swipe''' may or may not be a reserve member of the [[Spy Changer]]s team. He wears goggles. | '''Side Swipe''' may or may not be a reserve member of the [[Spy Changer]]s team. He wears goggles. | ||
==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
| Line 12: | Line 13: | ||
**''Accessories'': Rifle | **''Accessories'': Rifle | ||
: Side Swipe transforms into a modified Chevrolet Camaro with exposed engine block. He has through-axle construction to allow for super-fast rolling in [[Alternate mode|car mode]]. Like his fellow "new"-mold teammates, his rifle stores under his car mode. He was available in a two-pack with [[Prowl 2#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Prowl 2]]. | : Available in the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)| Robots in Disguise]]'' "Basics", Side Swipe transforms into a modified Chevrolet Camaro with exposed engine block. He has through-axle construction to allow for super-fast rolling in [[Alternate mode|car mode]]. Like his fellow "new"-mold teammates, his rifle stores under his car mode. He was available in a two-pack with [[Prowl 2#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Prowl 2]]. | ||
: The copyright information printed on the joint connecting the chest to the body prevents the former from swinging down all the way. | : The copyright information printed on the joint connecting the chest to the body prevents the former from swinging down all the way. | ||
| Line 26: | Line 27: | ||
: Side Swipe was one of several ''Robots in Disguise'' toys to be released as an individual in a [[Tiny Tins]] release, with a pocket-sized carrying case. The actual toy is unchanged from the two-pack version. | : Side Swipe was one of several ''Robots in Disguise'' toys to be released as an individual in a [[Tiny Tins]] release, with a pocket-sized carrying case. The actual toy is unchanged from the two-pack version. | ||
{{-}} | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
[[File:G2RumbleProStock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]] | [[File:G2RumbleProStock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]] | ||
*Side Swipe was the first official release of a mold originally intended to be released as part of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]] sub-line. Owing to the name printed on the front bumper, the original identity of the mold appears to have been [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Rumble]]. | * Side Swipe was the first official release of a mold originally intended to be released as part of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]] sub-line. Owing to the name printed on the front bumper, the original identity of the mold appears to have been [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Rumble]]. | ||
* Though the toy shares its origins with and is packed like the [[Hasbro]] releases of the [[Spy Changer]]s, he has never been officially labeled as a member of that team. | * Though the toy shares its origins with and is packed like the [[Hasbro]] releases of the [[Spy Changer]]s, he has never been officially labeled as a member of that team. | ||
** [[Ask Vector Prime]] once described the world [[Viron 1103.12 Gamma]] where all thirteen Autobots fighting on Earth were Spy Changers. There were exactly thirteen Autobot Spy Changers identified in the ''Robots in Disguise'' line, including Side Swipe, although he was not mentioned by name. | ** [[Ask Vector Prime]] once described the world [[Viron 1103.12 Gamma]] where all thirteen Autobots fighting on Earth were Spy Changers. There were exactly thirteen Autobot Spy Changers identified in the ''Robots in Disguise'' line, including Side Swipe, although he was not mentioned by name. | ||
Revision as of 02:51, 6 December 2020
| This article is about the Autobot Spy Changer from the 2001 Robots in Disguise toyline. For the Autobot rebel from the 2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon, see Sideswipe (RID). For a list of other meanings, see Sideswipe (disambiguation). |
- Side Swipe is an Autobot from the 2001 Robots in Disguise continuity family.
Side Swipe may or may not be a reserve member of the Spy Changers team. He wears goggles.
Toys
Robots in Disguise (2001)
- Prowl 2 & Side Swipe (Basic 2-pack, 2001)
- Accessories: Rifle
- Available in the second wave of Robots in Disguise "Basics", Side Swipe transforms into a modified Chevrolet Camaro with exposed engine block. He has through-axle construction to allow for super-fast rolling in car mode. Like his fellow "new"-mold teammates, his rifle stores under his car mode. He was available in a two-pack with Prowl 2.
- The copyright information printed on the joint connecting the chest to the body prevents the former from swinging down all the way.
- This mold was used to make Universe Silverstreak.
- Side Swipe (Tiny Tins, 2001)
- Accessories: Rifle, storage tin
- Side Swipe was one of several Robots in Disguise toys to be released as an individual in a Tiny Tins release, with a pocket-sized carrying case. The actual toy is unchanged from the two-pack version.
Notes
- Side Swipe was the first official release of a mold originally intended to be released as part of the Generation 2 Go-Bots sub-line. Owing to the name printed on the front bumper, the original identity of the mold appears to have been Rumble.
- Though the toy shares its origins with and is packed like the Hasbro releases of the Spy Changers, he has never been officially labeled as a member of that team.
- Ask Vector Prime once described the world Viron 1103.12 Gamma where all thirteen Autobots fighting on Earth were Spy Changers. There were exactly thirteen Autobot Spy Changers identified in the Robots in Disguise line, including Side Swipe, although he was not mentioned by name.
