Swoop (WFC)

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

Swoop is an Autobot from the War for Cybertron portion of the Aligned continuity family.

Like some vast, predatory, overused joke...

Like Grimlock, Swoop has the habit of referring to himself in the third person. Also like Grimlock, he is one of the more powerful Autobots, and though the other Autobots undoubtedly think of him as dim, he's at least enthusiastic about fighting Decepticons. His Cybertronian fighter mode can rain plasma down on any foe he faces. Unlike Grimlock, Swoop liked his upgrade into a Dinobot.

Fiction

Rage of the Dinobots comic

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Games

Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)

Voice actor: Eric Artell

Swoop is an unlockable character for the Nintendo DS version of War for Cybertron (Autobot version), unlocked by completing the "Gaining Strength" story mission level. Like the other unlockable characters, he can replace any of the other Autobots in the campaign mode.

Grimlock and Swoop were neutral Transformers who met with the Autobots to discuss joining. Grimlock was keen to have the Autobots test their mettle, however while he was talking, Swoop was kidnapped by a group of Decepticons led by Cyclonus for their Dark Energon experiments. In a lab on the outskirts of Iacon, Swoop was infused with the dark substance, and by the time the Autobots found him, he felt strange and had the urge to eat heads. He began flying around in his vehicle mode but the Autobots discovered that by zapping him with the equipment in the lab, they could purge him of the Dark Energon. Though Swoop resisted violently, they managed to purge him completely and he announced he felt better.

Swoop promised to lead the Autobots out of the labyrinth of tunnels, however unfortunately Cyclonus had started the self-destruct sequence on the laboratory. Swoop and his rescuers were forced to race through hostile tunnels, taking down force-fields blocking their path, until they finally got out before the detonation. Grimlock was so impressed with their work that he let Swoop join the Autobots. Transformers: War for Cybertron

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (Xbox/PS3/PC)

Voice actor: Mark Allan Stewart

On September 11, 2012, Swoop and the rest of the Dinobots, excluding Sludge, were made available for download in the Dinobot Destructor Pack on Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Steam.

Things went downhill for the Great Valley after Petrie was assimilated by the Borg.

Six days before the launch of the Ark, Swoop and the rest of the Lightning Strike Coalition deserted their post protecting the ship to investigate strange energy readings in the Sea of Rust. Said readings were caused by Shockwave's space bridge experiments at the energon lake, and when they arrived they were set upon by one of Shockwave's other experiments, the Insecticons. Shockwave took the opportunity experiment on them, giving them dinosaur forms and testing the results. Grimlock found and freed Swoop first out of the team, and they went searching for Slug. They first encountered Hardshell, and Swoop used the technology in the room to supply Grimlock with fuel pods for his leader to throw at the bug. Their search for Slug led them to a trashed lab with a hole in the floor, and they split up to continue their search.

Grimlock found Slug first, and they joined Swoop in searching for Snarl. They found Snarl being protected by Sharpshot, and once the Insecticon was defeated, they looked for a place to rest and repair Snarl. They located an observation deck which had logs of Shockwave's experiments on them and the space bridge project. Though Optimus ordered them back to base when they contacted him, Grimlock insisted on trying to take the space bridge tower himself, and had Swoop fly him to the top of the tower. Unfortunately the winds became too much for them and they separated. Swoop later watched from afar as the tower exploded. Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

Notes

• Swoop's beast-mode head is available in Fall of Cybertron multiplayer as a Hunter-type component for Scientist-class characters.