S.S.

S.2 is a Mini-Con from the Aligned continuity family.

S.2 (エスツー Esutsū) is the Arms Micron partner of Smokescreen. He's a copycat, did you know?

Fiction

Prime cartoon

S.2 only appears in the Arms Micron Theater segments of the Japanese broadcast of Prime.

Voice actor: Kazuyuki Okitsu (Japanese)

While hanging around in the Arms Micron Gym, S.2 approached B.H., who was annoyed by how casually the younger Micron was addressing him and demanded he speak more respectfully. S.2 argued that he was the best hunter in the universe and B.H.'s equal, which the elder Micron might have accepted if S.2 hadn't treated B.2 with utmost respect just seconds later. New Star Transformation! Enter Smokescreen! He later thought up a new Combo Weapon, the Stragy Gun, which annoyed B.H. further since he formed the bottom of the weapon while S.2 himself formed the top. Manmade Transformation! The Warrior of Destruction is Back On the final installment of Arms Micron Theater, S.2 fist-bumped B.H. before joining the rest of the Arms Microns in saying goodbye to the audience. Ultimate Transformation! Fight! Transformers

Toys

Prime

• Smokescreen (Deluxe, 11-24-12)
  • Set ID number: AM-26
  • Micron ID number: M-28
  • Energon Crystal: SP Magne

Part of the eighth wave of TakaraTomy Prime toys, S.2 is available only with his larger partner, Smokescreen. He comes as an unassembled, unpainted "kit", using stickers for detail, and transforms from a humanoid robot into a crossbow. S.2 features two 5mm posts and a single peg-hole as part of the Arms Micron gimmick, allowing him to combine with other Microns to form bigger and more ridiculous "Combo Weapons" and "Super Combo Weapons".

The assembly instructions contain a rather nasty error. The two rods connecting the backpack to the main body have a ridge in the middle. If one follows the instructions, the wings and the backpack end up on either side, which makes the connection unstable as the rods are too short on one end and too long on the other. For a better working result, first slide the wings over the ridges, then slide the rods into the backpack, wing end first so they end up on the same side. The ridges then act as stoppers between the main body and the backpack, which should make the connection more secure.

This mold was also used to make Jin and Timelines Stylor.

• More information on S.2 at TFU.info

Notes

• You may have guessed it already, but S.2 copies B.2's naming style, with Smokescreen instead of Bumblebee.
• He also shares his Micron ID number with Shining R.A.. Given that Micron ID numbers are used for mold identification and repaints usually don't get one, Shining R.A. getting a number may be a goof-up.
• Want more proof? He looks remarkably like Generation 1 Devcon in overall design, especially the head and right arm with the laser. This is presumably a roundabout reference to "The Gambler," which had the original Smokescreen hanging out with Devcon.

S.2 Combinations

Named combination weapons including S.2:

• Leonid Tonfa
• Stragy Gun