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:''Backbeat is an [[Autobot]] from the [[IDW|IDW | :''Backbeat is an [[Autobot]] from the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
[[Image:SpotlightHotRod Backbeat robot.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Is this really the time to be putting sprinklers in your lawn?]] | [[Image:SpotlightHotRod Backbeat robot.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Is this really the time to be putting sprinklers in your lawn?]] | ||
'''Backbeat''' is a member of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s unit to [[Ki-Aleta]], and the team's explosives expert. His [[alternate mode]] is a hover-crane. | '''Backbeat''' is a member of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s unit to [[Ki-Aleta]], and the team's explosives expert. His [[alternate mode]] is a hover-crane. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===IDW comics continuity=== | ===IDW comics continuity=== | ||
[[Image:SpotlightHotRod Autobotvehicles.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Team Redshirt.]] | [[Image:SpotlightHotRod Autobotvehicles.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Team Redshirt.]] | ||
Upon arriving at the [[Omega Bunker]], Backbeat reported that the local weather conditions played havoc with his instrumentation. He, [[Gizmo]] and [[Doubledealer|Dealer]] set up a diversion involving a holomatter generation and low-yield explosives to keep the ancient structure's [[Omega Guardian|Omega Guardians]] busy while Hot Rod and [[Download]] tunneled their way into the [[Magnificence]]'s chamber. | Upon arriving at the [[Omega Bunker]], Backbeat reported that the local weather conditions played havoc with his instrumentation. He, [[Gizmo]] and [[Doubledealer|Dealer]] set up a diversion involving a holomatter generation and low-yield explosives to keep the ancient structure's [[Omega Guardian|Omega Guardians]] busy while Hot Rod and [[Download]] tunneled their way into the [[Magnificence]]'s chamber. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hot Rod}} | ||
Dealer's memory of the events revealed that he personally killed Backbeat by shooting him from behind. | Dealer's memory of the events revealed that he personally killed Backbeat by shooting him from behind. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} | ||
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*Backbeat's fate was not shown in ''Spotlight: Hot Rod'', but was revealed in ''Spotlight: Doubledealer'', published almost two years later. | *Backbeat's fate was not shown in ''Spotlight: Hot Rod'', but was revealed in ''Spotlight: Doubledealer'', published almost two years later. | ||
[[Category:Comic-only characters]] | [[Category:Comic-only characters]] | ||
[[Category:Generation 1 | [[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]] | ||
Revision as of 21:48, 26 November 2010
- Backbeat is an Autobot from the IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Backbeat is a member of Hot Rod's unit to Ki-Aleta, and the team's explosives expert. His alternate mode is a hover-crane.
Fiction
IDW comics continuity
Upon arriving at the Omega Bunker, Backbeat reported that the local weather conditions played havoc with his instrumentation. He, Gizmo and Dealer set up a diversion involving a holomatter generation and low-yield explosives to keep the ancient structure's Omega Guardians busy while Hot Rod and Download tunneled their way into the Magnificence's chamber. Spotlight: Hot Rod
Dealer's memory of the events revealed that he personally killed Backbeat by shooting him from behind. Spotlight: Doubledealer
Notes
- Backbeat's fate was not shown in Spotlight: Hot Rod, but was revealed in Spotlight: Doubledealer, published almost two years later.
