Sideswipe (WFC)

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

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

It's like Sideswipe and Smokescreen rolled into one package.

The competitive Sideswipe is always happy to show off his prowess in the heat of battle, and is willing to do whatever it takes to win. He's also a bit of a smart-aleck, and this tends to cheese off his comrades.

“	Can it Air Raid, we're workin' here!	”
—Sideswipe, War for Cybertron

Fiction

Toy bios

Sideswipe was once a promising racer who was wanted in half of Cybertron's racing circuits, but his reckless nature cost him his career. He eventually joined the Autobots to try and redeem himself. Deluxe Class Sideswipe

Exodus

Sideswipe made his name at the Autobot victory of Kalis, bringing down Bruticus Maximus with Optimus Prime and Jazz. Sideswipe boasted that he tore off Bruticus' head, a claim Alpha Trion considered hyperbole. Optimus did not consider Sideswipe one of his closest comrades but he was often present at their meetings. He concurred with Jazz that fighting Darkened Decepticons was better than fleeing, and he did so when Megatron invaded Teletraan-1 and took the Plasma Energy Chamber. Afterwards he aided in extracting Optimus when he rescued Sentinel Prime from Kaon, and guarded over Jazz and Prowl as they recovered from that adventure. When Optimus returned from Cybertron's core with the Matrix of Leadership, he began Project Generation One, a plan to leave Cybertron as it purged itself of Megatron's poison. Though he understood why Optimus was doing it, it still felt to Sideswipe like they were quitting the war. He continued to accompany Optimus in sabotaging Trypticon and was appointed the Ark's pilot, ensuring it journeyed through the last space bridge, to a spiral galaxy—where the AllSpark was detected nearby. Exodus

Exiles

Sideswipe was the Ark's pilot when it left Cybertron.

Transformers: Exiles

Games

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

Voice actor: Travis Willingham (English), Luca Sandri (Italian)

As part of Optimus's plan to rescue Zeta Prime, Sideswipe was imprisoned in Kaon with the other Autobots. Soundwave sent the prisoners for "recycling", but Air Raid rescued them just in time. Optimus, Sideswipe, and Bumblebee then fought their way in and out of the prison in order to save Zeta, to Sideswipe's enjoyment. Despite being teleported into prison again, courtesy of Megatron, Optimus used his energon axe to get them out, leaving Sideswipe impressed. The squad of Autobots freed the captured Air Raid and all the other prisoners, and then, after blasting through more Decepticons and barely making it over a floor under assault, intended to free Zeta Prime as well... but found him being guarded and tortured by Soundwave and his minions. After defeating them, Sideswipe accompanied Optimus and Bumblebee as they brought the deceased Zeta to the Autobot High Council, and witnessed Optimus's promotion to Autobot leader. Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)

Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)

Sideswipe is an unlockable character for the Nintendo DS version of War for Cybertron and can replace any of the other characters on the Autobot team. Sideswipe can be unlocked by obtaining a data disk in "Rescuing Zeta Prime".

Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)

Transformers: Cybertron Adventures

After Trypticon attacked Iacon from orbit, Sideswipe was one of the first Autobots able to run recon on the damage and look for survivors. While traveling through the debris he was contacted by Ratchet, who was nearby and in need of help. Sideswipe quickly changed course to chase after the medic, finally finding him damaged from a brief confrontation with Megatron. Later, as Barricade infiltrated Iacon, Sideswipe gave the Decepticon a brief chance to surrender before opening fire. Sideswipe was badly damaged before Barricade fled the scene. Transformers: Cybertron Adventures

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

Voice actor: Travis Willingham (English)

Sideswipe was on the evaluation team for the Autobots' massive starship Ark. When Grimlock went missing during the final preparations for the ship's launch, Sideswipe was pulled from his duties at Autobot headquarters and sent to pilot a dropship carrying Cliffjumper and Jazz to the Sea of Rust to go look for him. He dropped the pair off over some ruins. When they later blew the place up, he was on hand to pick them up in the drop ship. Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

Toys

Generations

He peers into your soul.

• Sideswipe (Deluxe, 2012)
  • Series / number: 1 / 011
  • Japanese ID number: TG10
  • Accessories: "Battle cannon"

Part of the third wave of 2012 Generations Deluxe Class toys, Fall of Cybertron Sideswipe is an extensive retool of Fall of Cybertron Jazz, featuring a mostly new vehicle shell, as well as having a new robot head and weapon. His massive "battle cannon" is modeled after a Path Blaster from Fall of Cybertron, features 5mm posts for the handle and on its side, has a spinning, ratcheting drum, and can extend its barrel. In an undocumented feature, the blaster can mount at an angle onto his vehicle rear, with the back of the blaster sliding into the spoiler. He features 5mm ports for his hands, on his forearms/rear vehicle sides, and on his vehicle roof.

In robot mode, he features a case of faux parts: The centers of his feet are fake wheels (attached to the legs via ratchet joints) that are hidden in the rear section of his vehicle mode, while his real vehicle mode wheels end up on his forearms and on the sides of his chest (partially obscured by panels).

His stock photography depicts him with blue eyes, but the final product leaves his eyes the same black/dark gray color as his head. Creepy.

Notes

• Sideswipe's model is usable in War for Cybertron multiplayer as the Speedster-type chassis for Scout-class characters. His parts are also available in Fall of Cybertron, now classified as Rogue-type components for the Infiltrator class (although his wheels can also be used by Destroyers).

Foreign names

• Russian: Uppercut (Апперкот Apperkot)