Slipstream (RID)
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- Slipstream is an Autobot Mini-Con from the Robots in Disguise portion of the Aligned continuity family.
Like his partner Jetstorm, Slipstream is working with his master Drift. Of the two Mini-Cons though, Slipstream is the calmer one, preferring to follow Drift's lead on and off the battlefield. He is not above celebrating with Jetstorm though, and the two seem to have good synergy with how they fight. Using his naginata to cut the enemy down to size, it's not surprising that he takes a lot from Drift a little more than Jetstorm does.
Fiction
2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon
- Voice actor: Roger Craig Smith (English), Isamu Yusen (Japanese), Marco Benedetti (Italian)
Slipstream and Jetstorm accompanied their master to Earth when he went to collect the bounty on Bumblebee and immediately found themselves tangling with Fracture and his Mini-Cons. Slipstream tackled Divebomb until Sideswipe stepped in. The Decepticons retreated and the Autobots returned to their scrapyard base, where the two Mini-Cons were kept entertained by Russell and Fixit. They reattached themselves to Drift when Fixit detected a Cybertronian life signal, and later when Fracture attacked, Drift ordered the pair to protect Bumblebee. Despite their orders, the two Mini-Cons were drawn to protect Russell and Fixit from the Decepticon Mini-Cons, and during a distraction the pair hijacked Fracture's ship, freeing the captured Autobots and using it to threaten Fracture. Unfortunately they crashed the ship, but they did get some rare praise from Drift before they left the planet. Hunting Season
After Jetstorm went missing, Drift and Slipstream followed his trail to Earth, where they found their companion insisting he wanted to be Russell's student. The trio aided Bumblebee's team during a run in with Quillfire and Springload who had commandeered a giant tank, and afterwards Drift decided he and his wards would stay with Bumblebee's team to learn cooperation. One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing The two Mini-Cons and their master accompanied Bumblebee's team to a derelict ship at the bottom of the sea off the coast where they attempted to capture Octopunch. While moving through the ship's corridors, they became trapped with Sideswipe and attempted to spend their time in captivity meditating, until they were eventually able to escape. Deep Trouble
During a hunt for Fixit, the two Mini-Cons had to deal with a bear and Slipstream managed to get it to run into a fallen tree. They were the first to be blasted when Fixit reverted to his original guard programming, and along with their master, were trapped in containment fields. The Trouble with Fixit After the Autobots were trapped outside their own base using subsonics, Slipstream and Jetstorm were literally catapulted inside and kept Fracture's Mini-Cons busy until the base could be retaken. Lockout The pair joined their master on the hunt for Scowl, though their shenanigans at a resort spa resulted in Drift being clobbered by their Dinobot quarry, Similarly Different and took part in the capture of Zizza by turning off the power to the hangar the Decepticon was hiding out in. The Buzz on Windblade
A visit to the ghost town of Edmondville resulted in the Mini-Cons being frightened of the place at first, but witnessing Drift's attempt to be scary, they cheered up. They were instrumental in capturing Pseudo, both by being able to determine which Drift was the real thing, and when Grimlock hurled them both at the fleeing Decepticon. Ghosts and Impostors Slipstream and Jetstorm reattached themselves to Drift when the Autobots rolled out to rescue Sideswipe and Strongarm from the Decepticons. Battlegrounds, Part 1 During the battle against Megatronus, the two Mini-Cons almost faced off directly against the foe, but were interrupted by Optimus Prime, who took over while they tended to Drift. They later helped drop the arm of the colossal statue onto Megatronus. Battlegrounds, Part 2
2015 Robots in Disguise books
Following Filch's escape, Slipstream and Jetstorm created sparks with their swords, luring her in so that Denny could catch her with his electromagnet. Bumblebee Versus Scuzzard
After doubt was thrown on Drift's motives, Drift left the team and Bumblebee tried to interrogate Jetstorm and Slipstream to find out what they knew. The pair eventually opened up after Russell won them over and admitted they knew Drift used to be a Decepticon. A short time later the scrapyard was taken over by Foxtrot and Stilts, capturing Slipstream and Denny who became prisoners until Drift returned and freed everyone. Drift's Samurai Showdown
Games
Transformers Super Mini-Con Striker
Slipstream acted as a field player in a soccer match between him, Drift and Jetstorm; and the Decepticons Fracture, Divebomb and Airazor. Transformers Super Mini-Con Striker
Toys
Robots in Disguise
- Slipstream (Mini-Con, 2015)
- Slipstream, as an Autobot Mini-Con, transforms from a robot to a disk... 'thing'... in a single step. He is compatible with any Deployer figure, such as Drift. He comes with a number of clear plastic accessories attached to an Autobot-insignia-shaped sprue, which can be attached to him using tabs and slots. Some of these parts can combine with those of his wavemates Divebomb, Dragonus and Sawback to form an energy lion.
Notes
- In the Japanese dub of the series, Transformers Adventure, Slipstream and Jetstorm end every sentence with de gozaru, an archaic honorific associated with the samurai. Drift uses it, too, but a bit more reasonably; the Minicons use it to comedic excess as their verbal tic.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Slipstream (スリップストリーム Surippusutorīmu)
- Mandarin: Huá Liú (China 滑流, "Slip Flow")
