Strafe (AOE)

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

Strafe is a Dinobot from the Age of Extinction portion of the live-action film series continuity family.

"Somewhere else, Swoop is crying"

You'd be forgiven if upon seeing Strafe appear on the battlefield, you had some sort of embarrassing evacuation. After all, a gigantic, two-headed Pteranodon swooping down on you would shake the toughest minds. Yet Strafe is an interesting contradiction in terms. A powerful and merciless warrior on the field, off of it Strafe is one of the most friendly and approachable individuals you're ever likely to meet.

Fiction

How to Ride your Dinobot cartoon

Strafe found himself the unwilling target for Bumblebee's first Dinobot riding lesson. Strafe ensured the Autobot had a rough first lesson, flying out of his reach for the majority of the time while trying to feed on scrap metal. Bumblebee laid a trap for Strafe with a tasty gear, and finally held onto a rope that had snared around his leg... but Strafe happily flew Bumblebee into a mountain's wall. Bumblebee seemed to have learned not to mess with Strafe, since he destroyed the Dinobot-riding instruction manual and quit listening to that maddeningly unhelpful narrator.

Getting on a Dinobot

Age of Extinction film

Strafe is among the Dinobots freed from Lockdown's ship. During the battle in Hong Kong, Strafe carries Bumblebee as he battles (a) Stinger. The two fight on Strafe's back until Stinger falls. He also briefly frees Slug from Lockdown's magnetic vortex, but all the Dinobots are trapped in it again until Optimus Prime destroys it. Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)

Toys

Age of Extinction

Robots in Disguise

Yeah, but "Kaijubots" just doesn't have the same ring to it.

• Dinobot Strafe (Power Battlers, 2014)

• Bumblebee & Dinobot Strafe (Dino Sparkers, 2014)

Part of the first wave of Dino Sparkers, this toy is a friction-motor pterosaur cast in semi-translucent plastic. When rolled along, "cold" sparks flash inside the creature's back end. Affixed to Strafe's back is a simplified figure of Bumblebee wielding one hella-long sword.

Generations

"Look, to get the cool shoulder Armour I have to use a 2-headed Pteranodon mode, o.k?"

• Dinobot Strafe (Deluxe, 2014)
• Series: M4: #0??
  • Accessories: Crossbow/launcher, missile, 2 swords

"Generations" Strafe is a more complex and less gimmick-focused version of Strafe than the "Robots in Disguise" toy. Twin swords peg onto his wings, which can be hand-held in robot mode. He also comes with a pressure-launch missile-firing"crossbow". Pegs on the crossbow allow the swords to attach and create a larger weapon.

• Strafe (Evolution 2-Pack, 2014)
  • Accessories: Crossbow/launcher, missile, 2 swords

Available only at ToysЯUs stores in the US and Canada, this two-pack features the "Generations" Deluxe Strafe toy, with no known differences from the normal retail release, packed with a "Generation 1" iteration of the original Strafe... yes, the Technobot Strafe... which is just a seemingly-unchanged re-release of the Dark of the Moon Mini-Con Rav.

We're as confused as you are, folks.

• Bumblebee with Strafe vs. Decepticon Stinger (3-pack, 2014)
  • Accessories: Crossbow/launcher, missile, 2 swords

Another ToysЯUs exclusive pack, this is again the "Generations" Deluxe Strafe toy, with no known differences from the normal retail release, only this time he's packaged in a box with Cyberverse versions of Bumblebee and Stinger.

There, one head. Ya happy now!?

• Bumblebee & Dinobot Strafe (Legion two-pack, 2014)
  • Accessories: Submachine gun

This bizarre entry is redeco of Beast Wars Terrorsaur, a mold nearly 20 years old at this point. He transforms from an organic Pteranodon to robot mode with a spring-loaded one-step transformation. A small gun stores in his robot mode back which can be removed, unfolded, and pegged into his robot mode fist.

He was only available as part of a Walmart exclusive set with a Cyberverse Legion-class version of Bumblebee.

This mold was also used for Terrorsaur, Fractyl, Lazorbeak, Hydra, and Terranotron.

Construct-Bots

• See: Strafe (Construct-Bots)

Kre-O

• See: Strafe (Kre-O Dinobot)

Notes

• According to Transformers Manager of Global Brand Development Mark Weber at New York Toy Fair 2014, Strafe is named so not because of trademark reasons, but because the film's two-headed design was considered too great a departure from previous Swoop characters.