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| {{disambig3.5|the evil Autobot Seeker|his heroic counterpart who is not a Seeker|Drench (G2)|Drench}}
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| :''Drench is an evil [[Autobot]] [[Seeker (SG)|Seeker]] from the "[[Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]" [[continuity family]].''
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| [[Image:SG-Drench.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I'm Drench and I'm dead now.]]
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| As leader of the elite [[Seeker (SG)|Seeker unit]], '''Drench''' sought to temper the [[Autobot]]s' repressive rule with a modicum of compassion. [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] could not abide such weakness in one of his officers, and had Drench killed. When Drench's friend and fellow Seeker [[Sideswipe (SG)|Sideswipe]] turned against the Autobots, inspired in part by Drench's murder, Sideswipe took on Drench's colors as a tribute to his fallen friend.
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| ==Fiction==
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| ===Shattered Glass===
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| Drench's corpse was one of several reanimated by the [[Omega Terminus]] to fight a party of Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s. The undead Drench nearly killed Sideswipe, but was destroyed by [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]'s clever use of [[scraplet]]s. {{storylink|Dungeons & Dinobots}}
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| ==Toys==
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| ===Generation 2===
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| *'''Drench''' (Color Changer, 1993)
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| : [[Drench (G2)|Drench]] transforms into a LeMans-style race car. In both vehicle and robot modes, he has a double-barreled [[Water-squirting gimmick|water-cannon]] that uses a plastic bellows to store water. His hood/chest [[color changing|color changes]] from dark green to a milky-white with temperature changes, but faster in cold or warm water.
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| : There is a variation to Drench's water-cannon; one version has painted-gold gun-tips, while later releases have unpainted yellow tips and uses a larger bellows.
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| : Drench is almost identical to the European [[Aquaspeeder]] [[Deluge (G1)|Deluge]]. The most immediately obvious difference is that Drench uses transparent-black plastics for his windows and visor, though the colors on the decals are different between the two versions as well.
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| : The non-toy "[[Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]" Drench shares this mold, but his red eyes have more in common with [[Deluge (G1)|Deluge]].
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| ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/Drench/drench.htm More information on Drench at TFU.info]''
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| ==Notes==
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| [[Image:UDrench.jpg|right|200px|thumb|NOT ''Shattered Glass'' Drench. This is ''Universe'' Drench. Who doesn't really exist at all. There is no picture here, and we never had this conversation.]]
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| *Drench's inclusion in the ''Shattered Glass'' storyline can be traced back to an unreleased [[Battle in a Box]] set which pit an Autobot-turned-Decepticon character named Drench against the Autobot [[Smokescreen (unreleased)|Smokescreen]]. Drench would have been a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] toy in ''[[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' [[Drench (G2)|Drench]]-like coloration, whereas Smokescreen was based on ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]. Drench would have come with a [[Mini-Con]] partner using the [[Gang-molding|gang-molded]] [[Wind Sheer (Armada)|Wind Sheer]] mold, likely also ''called'' "Wind Sheer" if the previous Battle in a Box Mini-Cons are any indication. The toys appeared on eBay in 2004 along with several other unreleased Universe toys, among which Drench emerged as a lasting wish of online Transformers fans.
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| * At [[BotCon 2008]], the concept behind that toy was modified to become ''Shattered Glass'' [[Sideswipe (SG)|Sideswipe]]. A ''Shattered Glass'' Drench was included in Sideswipe's backstory both as a nod to the toy's roots and as an explanation for his obviously Drench-inspired deco. As the ''Shattered Glass'' Seekers use different molds with similar color schemes (a reversal of the usual Decepticon [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] pattern), the implication was Drench would have been a totally different mold than Sideswipe.
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| * When Drench finally did make an appearance, he was shown to be basically identical to ''Generation 2'' Drench. However, his red eyes have more in common with the European [[Aquaspeeder]] [[Deluge (G1)|Deluge]].
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| ==External links==
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| *[http://s33.photobucket.com/albums/d75/binalternator/unreleased/drench_vs_smokescreen/ Gallery of Drench vs. Smokescreen test-shots]
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