Slipstream (WFC)

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

Slipstream is a Decepticon from the Aligned continuity family.

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Slipstream is a female Decepticon who fought on Cybertron during the early days of the Autobot/Decepticon war. She is a Seeker who specializes in sarcasm and stinging insults hidden behind a thin veneer of humor. Starscream finds her relatively unreadable.

Fiction

Aligned novels

Slipstream was one of the Seekers who served on the bridge crew of the Nemesis alongside Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp. Although she remained true to the ideal that Seekers stick together, that didn't mean she respected Starscream any more than he deserved.

When the Decepticons eventually tracked down the Ark on the planet Junkion, Slipstream was part of the aerial strike on the Autobots as they attempted to repair their ship. Later, she returned to the Nemesis as Megatron attempted to use the ship's tractor beam to pull forth the mythical Requiem Blaster from Junkion's core. They attempted to graft the Blaster to the Nemesis's hull. They only problem was Optimus Prime hopped aboard the craft right at the base of the Requiem Blaster. Megatron dispatched Slipstream and the Seekers to knock Prime loose before he caused any more trouble, but their efforts to avoid hitting the Blaster itself made it a perfect shield for Optimus on the hull. Slipstream and Optimus Prime soon fought hand-to-hand, and Prime eventually sent an invitation to Megatron by blasting Slipstream into unconsciousness...and causing her to land right on the window screen of the ship's bridge.

As Megatron learned the location of the Allspark and prepped the Nemesis for departure, Starscream remarked that Slipstream had not returned to the ship after suffering her injuries in battle with Prime and the Autobots. Megatron merely shrugged, and the Decepticons apparently left Slipstream behind on Junkion, just as it was being torn apart. Her current condition is unknown. Exiles

Games

Transformers: War for Cybertron (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)

Voice actor: Jessica Straus (English)

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Slipstream does not appear in the War for Cybertron storyline campaign. However, completing the Decepticon campaign will allow the player to use Slipstream in Escalation mode, and her chassis, labeled a Stalker, for customizing an online multiplayer character for Decepticon Scientist. Her escalation abilities are cloak and shockwave.

Transformers: War for Cybertron

Toys

Timelines

• Slipstream (Deluxe, 2012?)
  • Accessories: 2 missile pods

A new head retooling of Prime First Edition Starscream. She comes with two missile pod accessories that can either attach onto tabs on the underside of her wings, or onto the rear wings on her arms in robot mode. Additionally, she has a 5mm peg hole that goes through each arm, which become the sides of her jet mode tail. This allows accessories with the same size peg to be used in either mode.

Slipstream is one of the first six Transformers Collectors' Club exclusive figures to be offered via the Figure Subscription Service in 2012.

Notes

• Slipstream is a clear homage to the Transformers Animated character of the same name.
• The version of Slipstream's chassis seen in the Escalation and multiplayer modes in War for Cybertron does not quite look like the finalized concept art of the character, possessing a different head design.