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[[Image:FOC-Vortex.jpg|left|thumb|200px|He's ready to find Danny Phantom in the Sea of Rust.]]
[[Image:FOC-Vortex.jpg|left|thumb|200px|He's ready to find Danny Phantom in the Sea of Rust.]]
When the [[Autobot]]s came into possession of a large amount of [[energon]], [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] tasked the [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticons]] with diverting the transport by destroying a bridge. Vortex and [[Blast Off (FOC)|Blast Off]] were sent to clear a short cut to allow [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]] to take a drop ship through. Blast Off went through first, drawing out Autobot mines for Vortex to destroy. Once they got through the ruins, the Autobots closed some huge shutters, so Blast Off went ahead, leaving Vortex behind to fight all the Autobots by himself. Vortex eventually reached the bridge and helped out Brawl when it turned out the shielding on the bridge supports was too much for his artillery mode to handle. After the pair took out the side supports, Brawl blasted a hole in the center support so Vortex could head in and destroy it with a [[detpak]]. Once [[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]] brought the transport to a halt, the Combaticons combined into Bruticus and smashed through the rest of its defenses. Unfortunately the damage they did resulted in the transport crashing. Starscream was not very pleased at all and had them all arrested.
When the [[Autobot]]s came into possession of a large amount of [[energon]], [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] tasked the [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticons]] with diverting the transport by destroying a bridge. Vortex and [[Blast Off (FOC)|Blast Off]] were sent to clear a short cut to allow [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]] to take a drop ship through. Blast Off went through first, drawing out Autobot mines for Vortex to destroy. Once they got through the ruins, the Autobots closed some huge shutters, so Blast Off went ahead, leaving Vortex behind to fight all the Autobots by himself. Vortex eventually reached the bridge and helped out Brawl when it turned out the shielding on the bridge supports was too much for his artillery mode to handle. Vortex flew in and destroyed the autobots guarding bridge to reach the controls, where he manually lowered the defenses of the supports. After the pair took out the side supports, Brawl blasted a hole in the center support so Vortex could head in and destroy it with a [[detpak]]. This he did, and barely managed to escape the bridge before it collapsed, forcing the Autobots' transport to use more of its fuel to take flight. Once [[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]] took out the anti-aircraft cannons, Vortex and the other Combaticons combined into Bruticus and smashed through the rest of the transports defenses in order to reach the flight deck. There, Bruticus separated back into the individual Combaticons, who rushed the room and quickly dispatched the Autobots inside. On [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]]'s orders, Vortex and Blastoff took the flight controls and attempted to land the craft. Unfortunately the damage they had done resulted in the transport crashing, destroying half of the energon it was carrying. Starscream was not pleased, and ordered them arrested after being scorned about his poor leadership by Onslaught.


Vortex and the other Combaticons were later freed once Megatron was resurrected and retook his leadership. They were aboard the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' as it pursued the ''Ark'' and Vortex took part in the assault on the Autobot ship's engines as part of Bruticus. The giant took out many Autobots before he was taken down by the combined efforts of [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and the [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbots]] before floating free of the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}
Vortex and the other Combaticons were later freed once Megatron was resurrected and retook his leadership. They were aboard the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' as it pursued the ''Ark'' and Vortex took part in the assault on the Autobot ship's engines as part of Bruticus. The giant took out many Autobots before he was taken down by the combined efforts of [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and the [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbots]], blasted off the ''Ark'''s hull to fall to the dying [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] behind them. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}


==Toys==
==Toys==

Revision as of 01:42, 13 September 2013

This article is about . For other uses of "Vortex", see Vortex (disambiguation)|The name or term "Vortex" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Vortex (disambiguation).}}
Vortex is a Decepticon from the Aligned continuity family.
Oh, Ashley. Oh, Rhett. I don't know nothin bout birthin' no baby.

Vortex isn't much of a fighter. Instead, what Autobots fear is being caught in his magnetic grapples. Once they are in his clutches, Vortex will execute a series of terrifying maneuvers that leave his victims scared oilless, shortly before dropping them to the planet surface, shellshocked, to their deaths. Along with the other Combaticons, he can form Bruticus.

Games

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)

Voice actor: Dave Boat (English){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}
He's ready to find Danny Phantom in the Sea of Rust.

When the Autobots came into possession of a large amount of energon, Starscream tasked the Combaticons with diverting the transport by destroying a bridge. Vortex and Blast Off were sent to clear a short cut to allow Brawl to take a drop ship through. Blast Off went through first, drawing out Autobot mines for Vortex to destroy. Once they got through the ruins, the Autobots closed some huge shutters, so Blast Off went ahead, leaving Vortex behind to fight all the Autobots by himself. Vortex eventually reached the bridge and helped out Brawl when it turned out the shielding on the bridge supports was too much for his artillery mode to handle. Vortex flew in and destroyed the autobots guarding bridge to reach the controls, where he manually lowered the defenses of the supports. After the pair took out the side supports, Brawl blasted a hole in the center support so Vortex could head in and destroy it with a detpak. This he did, and barely managed to escape the bridge before it collapsed, forcing the Autobots' transport to use more of its fuel to take flight. Once Swindle took out the anti-aircraft cannons, Vortex and the other Combaticons combined into Bruticus and smashed through the rest of the transports defenses in order to reach the flight deck. There, Bruticus separated back into the individual Combaticons, who rushed the room and quickly dispatched the Autobots inside. On Onslaught's orders, Vortex and Blastoff took the flight controls and attempted to land the craft. Unfortunately the damage they had done resulted in the transport crashing, destroying half of the energon it was carrying. Starscream was not pleased, and ordered them arrested after being scorned about his poor leadership by Onslaught.

Vortex and the other Combaticons were later freed once Megatron was resurrected and retook his leadership. They were aboard the Nemesis as it pursued the Ark and Vortex took part in the assault on the Autobot ship's engines as part of Bruticus. The giant took out many Autobots before he was taken down by the combined efforts of Jazz and the Aerialbots, blasted off the Ark's hull to fall to the dying Cybertron behind them. Fall of Cybertron

Toys

Generations

A boat is not his true calling.
  • Decepticon Bruticus (multi-pack, 2012)
    • Accessories: 2 swords
The first version of Vortex released was made available as part of a Hasbro Toy Shop exclusive "Decepticon Bruticus" gift set that contains all five Combaticons in game-accurate colors. Like most Hasbro Toy Shop exclusive toys, it was initially sold at the store's booth at San Diego Comic-Con and made available at the store's website a few days later.
Vortex's alternate mode is an ocher and red Cybertronian assault helicopter with four rotor blades and a double-barreled gun at the front end of the cockpit. His swords feature sculpted weapon barrels on the underside and can be either held as swords or as rifles with "bayonets" in robot mode, and can also be attached to the skid-like sections on both sides of the cockpit using the same 5mm post posts also used as handles for holding the swords as rifles in robot mode.
In addition to his robot and vehicle modes, Vortex can also combine with his fellow Combaticons into Bruticus and serve as any of the gestalt robot's four limbs, though his official configuration shown in the instructions is the left arm. (The gestalt's hand features a thumb which can fold over to either side of the palm so that it can be used as either the left or right hand. He can also easily be used as either foot, which is shown by his later retool Autobot Whirl, who serves as Ruination's left leg.) His swords can be combined with the other Combaticons' weapons to form Bruticus's Sonic Cannon.
A redeco of Vortex in more "flashy" colors was available as an individually-released mass retail toy (see below), whereas a redeco in Generation 2 colors (as the Generation 1 Vortex character) was released as part of a shared Amazon.com/BigBadToyStore exclusive Decepticon Bruticus gift set. The sculpt was also retooled into Autobot Whirl, as mentioned above.


Is repurposed as a cloud—a cloud of ionized particles
  • Vortex (Deluxe, 2012)
    • Series/number: 01/#006
    • PART 3 OF 5!
    • Accessories: 2 swords
A redeco of Vortex from the Decepticon Bruticus gift set was available individually alongside his fellow Combaticons as part of the second wave of the Fall of Cybertron-themed 2012-onwards Deluxe Class Generations assortment. These versions of the Combaticons replace the game-accurate, Generation 1-inspired decos with more "flashy" color schemes. Vortex replaces the ocher and red colors from his gift set release with red and purple, with the swords' blades sporting paint operations in a lime-ish shade of yellow.


Notes

  • Vortex's body parts are available to Scientist-class characters in Fall of Cybertron multiplayer, identified as Vanguard-type components. Because of his unique vehicle mode, there are no Vanguard-type wings. However, wings from other characters can be used by equipping the desired wings on one chest, then switching over to the Vanguard chest. They are only visible on the tail of the helicopter, however.
  • Vortex's alt-mode is unusual in that while in it he is normally configured as a helicopter (fitting the trend of other Vortexes in the multiverse), but converts to a jet-like form when using his ability to boost (this would technically classify him as a gyrodyne). Unfortunately, it appears that the toy is not capable of replicating this "boost mode".
  • Oddly enough, Vortex is the only Combaticon to NOT have a G1-inspired colour scheme.
  • His toy instructions depict Whirl's head.

Foreign names

  • Japanese: Vortex (ボルテックス Borutekkusu)
  • Russian: Vihr (Вихрь, "Whirlwind")
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