Sideswipe (Movie)

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

Sideswipe is an Autobot from the Revenge of the Fallen franchise in the live-action film continuity family.

Also known as "Stabby McWheelfeet".

Sideswipe is true to his function of Warrior. Unlike most Autobots, Sideswipe — part of a younger generation built during wartime — was made to fight, and he enters the battlefield determined and focused. Though proficient with guns, he prefers melee combat to ranged weapons, and will employ any maneuver it takes to get close enough to the enemy to use his arm-mounted swords. His agile, wheel-legged form more than allows for this. His tactics are merciless and he's utterly unapologetic about this — war, afterall, is messy. Oh, and he's also not vain at all: those alt modes of his are chosen for speed only. It's a total coincidence that the fastest one just happens to be a sleek, sexy, concept model that's better than your car, honest!

Damn, I'm good.Sideswipe, Revenge of the Fallen

Fiction

IDW Transformers movie comics

After Optimus Prime's Autobots left Mission City, they left a homing beacon in a junk yard near the metropolis to attract any Autobots who might have heard Prime's rallying call to Earth. Alliance issue 3 Sideswipe was among those few that safely arrived and had hidden themselves in the junk yard. Once discovered, they were brought to Diego Garcia to train with the other Autobots and Major Lennox's soldiers in defense of their new home. However, they soon had to apply that training on the battlefield: the Decepticon Demolishor had been sighted in Shanghai, China. Alliance issue 4

Revenge of the Fallen movie

Voice actor: André Sogliuzzo (English)

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In Shanghai, Sideswipe was deployed after Sideways. As Sideways fled from Arcee in vehicle mode, Sideswipe stuck his right blade in the Decepticon's hood, and watched as he drove through it, tearing himself in half. Sideswipe took a moment to reflect on the success of his kill. Afterwards, he returned with the other Autobots to NEST's American base. From there, he was sent to rescue Sam Witwicky, but arrived too late, discovering Optimus Prime had died protecting the human from the revived Megatron, Starscream and Grindor.

Sideswipe returned to base to find that the United States military no longer welcomed the Autobots, following renewed Decepticon aggression after Prime's death, and that they were ordered to retreat to Diego Garcia. When Major William Lennox learned Witwicky had learned how to possibly resurrect Optimus though, NEST travelled to Egypt instead. Curiously, Sideswipe had been covered in a net when being transported in vehicle mode, and relished the chance to cut through his bonds when deployed from the air. He fought off many Decepticons in Egypt, and bore witness to Witwicky resurrecting Prime with the Matrix of Leadership, and the death of the Fallen. Revenge of the Fallen (film)

Toys

Revenge of the Fallen

Legends Class toys

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Hey! I have real feet now!

• Sideswipe (Legends, 2009)
  • Japanese ID number: EZ-06

Deluxe Class toys

His heroes are Tigatron and Edward Scissorhands

• Sideswipe (Deluxe, 2009)
  • Japanese ID number: RA-04

Sideswipe transforms into a silver Corvette Stingray concept car. In this mode, he sits so low that it's difficult to roll him without scraping his undercarriage. His Mech Alive gimmick is in his knees - bending his legs causes the blue armor plates on his knees to extend. He does have wheels in his feet like his character model, but the toy's feet have been designed in such a way that it can stand alone. The bonnet halves that become Sideswipe's kibble-backpack are highly posable due to the way the hinges work and can be reshaped in several ways, including wrap-around chest armor and bat-like wings.

Sideswipe's instructions aren't clear as to how his torso is supposed to connect with his chest in robot mode. The torso piece has a square peg on top of it and there is a corresponding square hole between the two screws holding the front of his chest together. Getting his torso section in front of his arm struts can be a somewhat snug fit. Despite this, the chest peg does have a habit of popping loose while posing the upper body, but can easily be fixed with a thin piece of card.

This mold was retooled into Revenge of the Fallen Swerve.

Human Alliance

Training with Sergeant Epps really beefed him up!

• Sideswipe / Tech. Sergeant Epps (Human Alliance, 2009)
  • Japanese ID number:
  • Accessories:

Fast Action Battlers

Has anyone seen my proportions?

• Battle Blade Sideswipe (Fast Action Battler, 2009)

Battle Chargers

Not Runamuck

• Sideswipe (Battle Charger, 2009)

Gravity Bots

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Before he joined the army, Sideswipe was picked on a lot for his "mass problem".

• Sideswipe (Gravity Bot, 2009)
  • Japanese ID number: GB-04

Robot Replicas toys

• Sideswipe (Robot Replicas, 2009)

Merchandise

Robot Heroes

Still needs training wheels.

• Sideswipe and Sideways (2009)

Sideswipe is part of the first wave of Revenge of the Fallen Robot Heroes figures and is packaged versus Sideways. He has rotational articulation at both shoulders, but his head is molded into his torso. In order to stand up, the figurine must rest its weight on one of his arms.

Trivia

• On June 11, 2008, blurry camera phone photos from the set of Revenge of the Fallen offered the first look at Sideswipe's vehicle mode, which was believed to be a 2009 Chevrolet Corvette XR1 at that time. Ten days later, leaked photos offered a better look at the car being painted by Saleen, which was now revealed to be a never-seen-before Corvette model. On August 7, 2008, Jalopnik claimed having received information that the car was a so-called "Corvette Centennial Concept". General Motors finally admitted the car's existence at the Chicago Auto Show in February of 2009, now confirming that it was, in fact, a new Corvette Stingray concept.

• Rumored names for Sideswipe in the early days of the movie shooting were "Hot Rod" and "Stinger".

• Thanks to that whole General Motors bankruptcy thing, Sideswipe may be the closest we'll ever get to seeing a real Stingray.