Rewind (G1)

Did you know that Rewind is an Autobot Mini-Cassette from the Generation 1 continuity family?

"Did you know that the names 'Rewind' and 'Eject' come from ACTUAL BUTTONS on a tape player? It's true, it's true!"

Did You Know that Rewind...

• Is the undisputed Autobot trivia master?
• Can store more data than even a floppy disk, whether in robot mode or mighty microcassette mode?
• Isn't terribly selective with the data he stores, gathering up every tidbit of information he can find until it gives him a splitting electronic headache?
• Can unleash the light from his internal data storage matrix to become a blinding beacon?
• Would never lose on Jeopardy, but isn't always able to remember the useful things he knows until it's too late?
• Can tell you useful facts about New Jersey?

(Transformers Universe bio. New York: Marvel Comics, 1986.)

This all looks familiar! It's in my databanks someplace, but I can't quite...Rewind, "Forever Is a Long Time Coming"

French-Canadian name: Mémorax

Chinese name (Taiwan): Dào-dài (倒帶, "Rewind")

Chinese name (China): Fatiao​ (发条, "Clockwork Spring")

Fiction

Cartoon continuity

The Transformers cartoon

"Hey, did you know that my toy has a red eye visor but Eject has an orange visor? Let me tell you more."

Did You Know that cartoon Rewind...

• Was voiced by Townsend Coleman in the English language, and Yoku Shioya in the Japanese language?
• Became one of Blaster's cassettes sometime between 1986 and 2005?
• Helped Blaster and Perceptor defend the communications tower during the attack on Autobot City?
• Successfully shot Ravage several times while doing so?

(Ron Friedman. The Transformers: The Movie. New York: Sunbow Productions, 1986.)

• Accompanied Blaster on a mission to investigate chronal energy signals emanating from an asteroid that had existed for 1,000,200,043 years and seven months?
• Travelled back in time to the First Great Cybertronian War?
• Successfully fought against both Sharkticons and Dark Guardians?
• Used his knowledge (after an initial false start) to recognize both the Guardians and the Quintessons attempt to change history by stopping the Autobot slave rebellion?
• Spoke 17 lines of dialogue with 154 words during the accounting of these events?

(Gerry Conway and Carla Conway. "Forever Is a Long Time Coming". New York: Sunbow Productions, 1986.)

• Helped Steeljaw track down a missing Daniel Witwicky by identifying what Steeljaw found to Ultra Magnus?
• Can translate ancient Quintesson inscriptions?
• Identified that a long-hidden chamber near the capital central of Cybertron was used for banishing criminals to a variety of alternate dimensions as punishment for their crimes?
• Successfully determined that Daniel was banished to Menonia?
• Participated in a Menonian battle against Mara-Al-Utha, a Quintesson exiled for practicing magic?

(Craig Rand. "Madman's Paradise". New York: Sunbow Productions, 1986.)

The Headmasters cartoon

Did You Know that Headmasters Rewind...

• Was voiced by Ken Yamaguchi in the Japanese language?

Marvel UK future timelines

"Did you know that due to Marvel's practice of using blue to represent black, I can be easily confused with Eject?"

Did You Know that Marvel Comics Rewind...

• Was released from Blaster's chest along with his fellow cassettes by Hot Rod and Arcee to help even the odds after the other Autobots in Autobot City (including Blaster) were deactivated and crucified during a Quintesson attack on the city in 2008?

(Simon Furman. "Space Pirates!". London: Marvel Entertainment International Ltd., 1988.)

Blackthorne comics continuity

Did You Know that Blackthorne Comics Rewind...

• Was the historian of the Autobots?
• Was consulted by Optimus Prime after Blurr and Hot Rod retrieved a Logicon message tape that contained information on the Destructons?
• Considered both the Destructons and the Logicons to be myths from a primitive past?
• Was subsequently asked by Optimus Prime to work out the coordinates to planet Metascan Alpha, the apparent home of the Logicons?
• Noticed a spy in their midst and shot at him—but became confused by the spy seemingly being in two places at once? (It's because the Autobots were really facing Pounce and Wingspan!)

(Williams, Fuget, Haxo, "Noodles" and Stephenson. "The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3". Blackthorne Publishing, 1988.)

Dreamwave comics

Did You Know that Dreamwave Comics Rewind...

• Was a frequent partner of Blaster throughout the millennia, serving under him and Perceptor during the Age of Internment?

(Simon Furman. The War Within: The Age of Wrath. Markham, Ontario: Dreamwave Productions, 2004.)

• Was a part of Hot Rod and Kup's resistance movement when the Unified Cybertronian Government was corrupted from within by Shockwave?

(Brad Mick. "Countdown to Extinction". Markham, Ontario: Dreamwave Productions, 2003.)

Toys

Generation 1

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"Did you know that the cassette-formers are at 1:1 scale for micro-cassettes? True fact."

• Rewind & Steeljaw (Cassette 2-pack, 1986/1987)
  • Did You Know that the Cassette 2-Pack Rewind Toy...
    • Has 2 "Adhesion Rifles" for accessories?
    • Transforms from a humanoid robot to a micro-cassette and vice-versa?
    • Is designed to fit in Blaster's chest compartment (though he rattles around a little bit...)?
    • Has two notable variants, one with gold-chromed weapons, and the other, more common version with silver-chromed weapons?
    • Has foil decals that give his "cassette side" its detailing (and cover the screws holding it together) in some versions, while other versions use tampographs?
    • May or may not have any correlation between the guns and detailing variations?
    • Had his mold used also to make Eject, Flip Sides and Rosanna?
    • Has 19 moving parts, including shoulder pads that are adjustable?
    • Cannot hold his weapons in his fists, but has them mounted to the tape wheels inside his arms instead?
    • Is held together with 6 screws, 2 metal bolts, and 11 plastic rivets?
    • Came packaged with Steeljaw?

• Rewind (Cassettebot, 1986/1987)
  • Did You Know that the 1986 Japanese Rewind Toy...
    • Has the Japanese ID numbers C-67 and C-118?
    • Also has 2 "Adhesion Rifles" for accessories?
    • Was only sold individually, with silver guns and sticker detailing?

• Great Cassette Operation (2009)
  • Did You Know that this release of the Japanese Rewind Toy...
    • Has the Japanese ID number 15?
    • Also has 2 "Adhesion Rifles" for accessories?
    • Was only available in the Encore line of reissues in 2009?
    • Also came packaged with Eject, Ravage and Buzzsaw?

External links

Did You Know You Can Find Out More About Rewind...

• From his page at TFU.info.?
• From his Universe profile at NTFA.net?