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===2005 IDW continuity===
===2005 IDW continuity===
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Wideload, Broadside, and Sledge were a group of Decepticons who had chosen not to return to Cybertron at the conclusion of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], making a home for themselves in a crashed [[Worldsweeper]] vessel and becoming a long-range informant for [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]'s government. In [[2018]], they were approached by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], who recruited them and hundreds of other Decepticon deserters into the "[[Decepticon Vengeance Division]]" to take on [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}}
Wideload, Broadside, and Sledge were a group of Decepticons who had chosen not to return to Cybertron at the conclusion of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], making a home for themselves in a crashed [[Worldsweeper]] vessel and becoming a long-range informant for [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]'s government. In [[2018]], they were approached by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], who recruited them and hundreds of other Decepticon deserters into the "[[Decepticon Vengeance Division]]" to take on [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}}


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This article is about . For other uses of "Wideload", see Wideload (disambiguation)|The name or term "Wideload" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Wideload (disambiguation).}}
Wideload is a Decepticon-allied Mini-Con from the Unicron Trilogy and Generation 1 continuity families.

Wideload (aka Wide Load) is a member of the Demolition Team, a trio who use their engineering skills and raw strength to destroy Autobot installations with ease. He is somewhat of an oddity, exhibiting none of the behavioral patterns typical associated with a Decepticon; he's not ambitious, he doesn't have any real craving for material gain or the accumulation of power, and he's not emotionally unhinged either. He simply performs his assigned task as though being a Decepticon was any old day job. If he has any hidden reasons for doing what he does, no one's been able to get it out of him as he's not much of a conversationalist either.<ref>Wideload's profile in Club magazine #18</ref>

Fiction

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Classics

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Wideload was one of the innumerable Mini-Cons entrusted by the Last Autobot to restore Cybertron in the Autobots' absence. He began his career on the Autobot-aligned Heavy Hauler Team, but soon fell in with the scheming Broadside. Broadside grew paranoid about the Mini-Cons eventual fate once the Bulks would return on-world, and along with Wideload and other followers, conspired to claim Cybertron as a Mini-Con-only planet. To this end, they met at Maccadam's Old Oil House and concocted a plan to assassinate the current Mini-Con leader, Modus Prime.

Wideload was placed as part of a team escorting Modus Prime and Broadside to Altihex’s abandoned Energon refinery. The conspirators then assassinated Modus Prime, covering their tracks with an explosion and using a cobbled-together Bulk carcass to blame the incident onto. Wideload and Sledge then destroyed the body before it could be properly examined, under the pretense that it might contain a contagious "madness-disease." Though the plan was to have Broadside assume command, Hacksaw took charge as Modus's second-in-command. Hacksaw was disposed of as well, but those loyal to him uncovered the full extent of Broadside's conspiracy.

Wideload acted as one of Broadside's body-guards while he made a planet-wide announcement. The broadcast was interrupted by members of Hacksaw's cabinet, who revealed to the masses Broadside's plot. As the aggressors closed in, Wideload clashed with Firebot. Ultimately, many more Mini-Cons were swayed to Broadside's way of thinking, and the once peaceful Mini-Cons began fighting among one another. The New World

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In Aurex 615.03 Epsilon, Wideload was one of several Decepticon-aligned Mini-Cons dispatched aboard the Doomsday to the Beast Wars. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/23

Beast Wars Uprising

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In the Beast Wars: Uprising continuity, Wideload the Autobot and Wideload the Decepticon are one and the same.

During Rodimus Prime's lackluster tenure as Autobot leader, Wideload quit the Autobots and became a Decepticon. Throttlebot leader Goldbug denounced him as a traitor.

Much much later, after the Vehicon Apocalypse which ended the Grand Uprising, Wideload had downsized, becoming a Micromaster. He was one of several bots to try out for a spot on the Constructicons under Buckethead. He made the cut and, during the commencement address (given by Hot Rod of all people) managed something of a reconciliation with his old Throttlebot commander. He united with his new teammates into Devastator as a symbol of Builder hope and pride. The Inexorable March

2005 IDW continuity

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Wideload, Broadside, and Sledge were a group of Decepticons who had chosen not to return to Cybertron at the conclusion of the Great War, making a home for themselves in a crashed Worldsweeper vessel and becoming a long-range informant for Starscream's government. In 2018, they were approached by Bludgeon, who recruited them and hundreds of other Decepticon deserters into the "Decepticon Vengeance Division" to take on Unicron. Stranger Eons

The Decepticon Vengeance Division ended up getting converted into Maximal-like forms after Bludgeon revealed himself to be in league with Unicron. As the DVD invaded Cybertron, Wideload got cleaved by Victorion Our Finest but eventually recovered in time for the invasion of Earth. Road's End

As the fleet began their final approach over Earth, the Demolition Team noted that both Metroplex and Trypticon had vanished before the two Titans space bridged atop their ship. Assembly At Bludgeon's command, they set course for the Eastern Seaboard of the United States to wreak mindless destruction before the Dinobots boarded the warship. Even with his durability augmented by the Ore's power, Wideload was most likely burnt alive by the Autobot commandos, dying soon after when the Worldsweeper crashed on the White House's lawn. Ceremony

Toys

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Classics

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  • Demolition Team (Mini-Con Team, 2006)
Part of the first wave of Classics Mini-Cons, Wideload transforms into an "earth-mover" dump truck. As a Mini-Con, he has a "Powerlinx" socket that allows him to connect to larger toys with compatible plugs; however, Wideload's socket is on the top of his dump-bed, on a hinged piece that doesn't lock down attached to another hinged piece that doesn't lock down, making him incredibly awkward to Powerlinx with other toys.
He was only available in a three-pack with his teammates Broadside and Sledge.
This mold was used to make Refuser, Universe Knockdown, Mighty Dozer, and Heavy-Liftor.
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Notes

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  • The hand-painted sample pictured on the back of the Demolition Team's card has different paint applications than the actual final product, most notably giving him a purple helmet (watch it) and painted vehicle-mode headlamps.
  • The stock photo has also mis-transformed his lower half, showing the backs of his legs. Oopsie.

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