Swerve (Prime)

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

Swerve is an Autobot from the Aligned continuity family.

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Swerve (スワーブ Suwābu) tends to get lost in his own thoughts a lot. Which is pretty dangerous when he's driving through traffic. An incredibly intelligent geologist, he's vital to the Autobots' mission on Earth, scouting out energon deposits and other resources with the sensors in his arms. He tends to work alone, simply sending reports back to base as he roams the planet.

Well, mostly alone. Swerve long ago discovered the secret of the Arms Microns, but promised the diminutive robots that he would keep their existence a secret. As such, he's always got company in the form of his own Arms Micron partner Sou.

Toys

Prime

• Autobot Swerve (Voyager, 8-25-2012)
  • ID number AM-17
  • Accessories: Arms Micron "Sou"

Part of the sixth wave of Japanese Prime toys, Swerve is a redeco and retooling of Voyager Class Breakdown, transforming into an armored truck. He lacks many normal paint operations, leaving much of his detail to customer-applied stickers. As part of the line-wide Arms Micron gimmick, Swerve has an incredible number of 5mm post-holes to attach Arms Microns to. He comes with his packed-in partner Sou.

This mold was also used to make Silas Breakdown.

Notes

Arms Up Modes

• Blitz Mode (ブリッツモード burittsumōdo)
  • Arms Microns: B.2, C.L., Sou

Seen on his box-back photo, this mode is simply Swerve holding the Eclipse Barrett Combo Weapon... really, TakaraTomy? Really? This dude's got over a dozen Micron mounting points in robot mode, and all you do is have him hold a big gun? Seriously? Are you even trying to sell your own gimmick?