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[[Image:Swindle-AR-model.gif|thumb|right|Even the Mini-Cons have abandonned me.]] | [[Image:Swindle-AR-model.gif|thumb|right|Even the Mini-Cons have abandonned me.]] | ||
''Swindle is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]].'' | ''Swindle is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]].'' | ||
'''Swindle''' is a sneak who is mainly concerned for himself. He's a smooth-talker with a gift of gab and bluff who can wheedle people into seeing his way... at least, long enough to get what he wants. He actually gets along very well with his [[Decepticon]] "partner" [[Starscream_(UT)|Starscream]], but how much of that is a ploy to catch the Decepticon unawares has yet to be seen. Swindle lacks the strength of character to be a good guy, but suffers too many pangs of conscience to be a bad guy, try as he might. | |||
''Japanese name: '''Grid''''' | ''Japanese name: '''Grid''''' | ||
== | =Fiction= | ||
===Armada Cartoon=== | |||
===Dreamwave Armada Comics=== | |||
Swindle was a resident of [[Mini-Con Village C52]]. He was part of the mass effort erecting an [[Energon]] Dome to protect their village before the Decepticons attacked. When Cyclonus burrowed under their defenses and brought down the dome, Swindle was captured and sent to a Decepticon Chop-shop for mecha-sectioning and re-wiring. | |||
It was Swindle's bad luck the next day when Starscream chose ''him'' for the attack on Cyber City. While the Mini-Cons left at the base staged a mass breakout, Swindle was left with the Decepticons for a million long, long years... | |||
It was Swindle's bad luck the next day when Starscream chose | |||
After the Mini- | After the Mini-Con reactivation signal brought the Decepticons to Earth, Swindle pretended to have escaped from Starscream in order to gain the trust of humans [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] and [[Rad White|Rad]]. They promised to bring him to the Autobots for protection, and successfully evaded a Decepticon attack, but Swindle betrayed them to the Decepticons. Megatron intended to merge humans with Cybertronian technology and create a power source, much as he had the Mini-Cons. Rad was outraged, they had ''escaped'', but after a million years of slavery, Swindle believed his freedom was the Decepticons' to give. When Megatron subsequently refused to free him as promised, Swindle liberated a group of captured Autobots who drove the Decepticons off. Swindle briefly believed he had won the freedom he had tried to buy, but Starscream activated a retrieval device, yanking him back into custody. | ||
Swindle was among the Mini-con's summoned to the Moon by Dualor. When the Fortress was destroyed he returned to Earth in an escape pod and was subsequently recaptured by Megatron, who had the foresight to implant tracking tags in his Mini- | Swindle was among the Mini-con's summoned to the Moon by [[Dualor (UT)|Dualor]]. When the Fortress was destroyed he returned to Earth in an escape pod and was subsequently recaptured by Megatron, who had the foresight to implant tracking tags in his Mini-Cons. | ||
Swindle was allowed to rejoin his fellow Mini- | Swindle was allowed to rejoin his fellow Mini-Cons for the joint battle against Unicron. He took part in the ceremony at the Loop which badly damaged the chaos bringer. | ||
Ten years later, Starscream appears without Swindle. Swindle's fate remains unknown. | |||
== | =Toys= | ||
===Armada=== | |||
Swindle was available only with the larger Decepticon Starscream, transforming into an Indy-style race car. He is designed to fit between Starscream's Null Laser Cannons, and can also be clipped on the underside of Starscream's jet-mode cockpit, deployed by pressing down on Starscream's canopy. In Japan, a "Spark" [[redeco]] was made available with Super Mode Starscream, in colors almost completely identical to [[Zapmaster_(UT)|Zapmaster]]. | |||
This mold was redecoed to become Zapmaster, and is the basis for the mold used by [[Mirage_(UT)_Mini-Con)|Mirage]] and [[Top_Gear_(UT)|Top Gear]]. | |||
===Merchandise=== | |||
[[Image:Swindle-MSCF.jpg|thumb|right|Micro-Mini-Con]] | [[Image:Swindle-MSCF.jpg|thumb|right|Micro-Mini-Con]] | ||
For the Hasbro [[Built To Rule]] building block system, Starscream came with a small, building-block-based version of Swindle. This version can be rebuilt from robot mode into something kind of vaguely resembling a race car. Sort of. | |||
In Japan, a tiny PVC micro-figurine of Swindle was released with the [[MSCF]] version of Armada Starscream. Like the other Mini-Con PVC micro-figurines in the series, the soft-plastic pegs that keep his arms in place are susceptible to snapping off. | |||
=External Links= | |||
[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Mini-Con/Swindle/swindle.htm Swindle at TFU.info] | *[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Mini-Con/Swindle/swindle.htm Swindle at TFU.info] | ||
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Revision as of 06:12, 24 April 2006
| The name or term "Swindle" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Swindle (disambiguation). |
Swindle is a Mini-Con from the Armada portion of the Unicron Trilogy.
Swindle is a sneak who is mainly concerned for himself. He's a smooth-talker with a gift of gab and bluff who can wheedle people into seeing his way... at least, long enough to get what he wants. He actually gets along very well with his Decepticon "partner" Starscream, but how much of that is a ploy to catch the Decepticon unawares has yet to be seen. Swindle lacks the strength of character to be a good guy, but suffers too many pangs of conscience to be a bad guy, try as he might.
Japanese name: Grid
Fiction
Armada Cartoon
Dreamwave Armada Comics
Swindle was a resident of Mini-Con Village C52. He was part of the mass effort erecting an Energon Dome to protect their village before the Decepticons attacked. When Cyclonus burrowed under their defenses and brought down the dome, Swindle was captured and sent to a Decepticon Chop-shop for mecha-sectioning and re-wiring.
It was Swindle's bad luck the next day when Starscream chose him for the attack on Cyber City. While the Mini-Cons left at the base staged a mass breakout, Swindle was left with the Decepticons for a million long, long years...
After the Mini-Con reactivation signal brought the Decepticons to Earth, Swindle pretended to have escaped from Starscream in order to gain the trust of humans Carlos and Rad. They promised to bring him to the Autobots for protection, and successfully evaded a Decepticon attack, but Swindle betrayed them to the Decepticons. Megatron intended to merge humans with Cybertronian technology and create a power source, much as he had the Mini-Cons. Rad was outraged, they had escaped, but after a million years of slavery, Swindle believed his freedom was the Decepticons' to give. When Megatron subsequently refused to free him as promised, Swindle liberated a group of captured Autobots who drove the Decepticons off. Swindle briefly believed he had won the freedom he had tried to buy, but Starscream activated a retrieval device, yanking him back into custody.
Swindle was among the Mini-con's summoned to the Moon by Dualor. When the Fortress was destroyed he returned to Earth in an escape pod and was subsequently recaptured by Megatron, who had the foresight to implant tracking tags in his Mini-Cons.
Swindle was allowed to rejoin his fellow Mini-Cons for the joint battle against Unicron. He took part in the ceremony at the Loop which badly damaged the chaos bringer.
Ten years later, Starscream appears without Swindle. Swindle's fate remains unknown.
Toys
Armada
Swindle was available only with the larger Decepticon Starscream, transforming into an Indy-style race car. He is designed to fit between Starscream's Null Laser Cannons, and can also be clipped on the underside of Starscream's jet-mode cockpit, deployed by pressing down on Starscream's canopy. In Japan, a "Spark" redeco was made available with Super Mode Starscream, in colors almost completely identical to Zapmaster.
This mold was redecoed to become Zapmaster, and is the basis for the mold used by Mirage and Top Gear.
Merchandise
For the Hasbro Built To Rule building block system, Starscream came with a small, building-block-based version of Swindle. This version can be rebuilt from robot mode into something kind of vaguely resembling a race car. Sort of.
In Japan, a tiny PVC micro-figurine of Swindle was released with the MSCF version of Armada Starscream. Like the other Mini-Con PVC micro-figurines in the series, the soft-plastic pegs that keep his arms in place are susceptible to snapping off.
External Links
