Barricade (Movie)

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Barricade is a Decepticon from the live-action film continuity family. He is also known as N.B.E. 04.

"I'm always the Bad Cop. And don't bother asking for the Good Cop. I killed him."

Barricade is apparently a complicated robot. He's considered "fractious" even by Decepticon standards, yet is willing to give Starscream the benefit of the doubt and follow where he leads, at least for the time being. Though not totally dedicated to the service of the Decepticons' current leader, he is much more cautious and reserved about expressing mutinous dissent than say most. He believes that Starscream is vital in their search for Megatron and the AllSpark. In many ways this makes him Starscream's closest ally in the naturally combative Decepticon ranks. Then again, it's been said that he likes to trick people into trusting him, just so he can see their reactions when they find out just how much of a bad idea it was. As such, he has disguised himself as an Earth police car in an attempt to fool the humans around him.

If his attitude toward his fellow Decepticons is inconsistent, his attitude toward the Autobots is not: kill them all. Barricade might not be as large as most of his peers, but he is every bit as deadly. He thoroughly relishes every chance in fighting the Autobots. He's smart enough to let one live if he thinks he or the Decepticons can use it to their advantage, but most of the time, they're dead before someone's even thought of a plan.

Autobots, foul Autobots, here we come. Let our long war resume—and let it end here.Barricade, Ghosts of Yesterday

Fiction

Movies

Transformers film

Voice actor: Jess Harnell (English), Katsuhiro Kitagawa (Japanese), Oliver Siebeck (German), Júlio César (Brazil), Salvador Reyes (Latin American-Spanish)

Barricade negotiates an alternative to PayPal.

After being active on Earth for some time, Barricade arrived to pick up Frenzy after the smaller Decepticon's attempt to hack into and sabotage the United States military network on Air Force One. Using data Frenzy had acquired, the two learned of Sector Seven, "Project Iceman", and Witwicky man, the discoverer of the entombed Megatron. The duo were able to use the internet to learn of both Witwicky man's descendants, ladiesman217, and a pair of glasses that Megatron had accidentally marked with the location of the long-lost AllSpark. Frenzy declared that they needed to find ladiesman217, and Barricade moved out in search of him.

He got better.

Later, Barricade confronted ladiesman217 regarding his recent eBay auctions while the human was fleeing Bumblebee, whom the human mistakenly believed was out to harm him. Ladiesman217 fell for Barricade's ruse, and requested the "officer's" help, only for Barricade to transform before him. As ladiesman217 fled, Barricade knocked him onto the hood of an abandoned car, then violently demanded information on eBay item 21153. Ladiesman217 and his female friend, who had been drawn into the encounter, managed to escape him when Bumblebee convinced the boy to trust him, and Barricade pursued both the Autobot and two humans to a junkyard. After temporarily losing and then regaining their position, he charged into battle, activating his mace/rotating blade, and dispatched Frenzy to chase down the humans. The battle started off pretty good and worked in Barricade's favor until Bumblebee slammed him into an office, Barricade then rolled over and took back control by bashing his fists on Bumblebee's head. However, their battle ended with Barricade heavily damaged. Considering the fact that Frenzy was decapitated, he got off lucky.

Nope, nothing suspicious about this.

Evidently, though, he recovered, and was back to working order when Frenzy (who had survived and infiltrated Sector Seven) transmitted both Megatron and the AllSpark's location to his fellow Decepticons. When the humans fled with the AllSpark, Barricade joined in the pursuit along with Devastator and Bonecrusher. Devastator soon broke off on an alternate route, while Barricade and Bonecrusher hit the freeway, making contact with the Autobot/human convoy. Barricade attempted to clear some room for the two Decepticons by activating his sirens; Bonecrusher simply rammed everything in his way. Ladiesman217 recognized Barricade, and warned that they were in danger. Optimus Prime, Ironhide, and Ratchet aligned to block their access to Bumblebee, who contained the humans and the AllSpark. He was forced off the road and up an off-ramp, causing him to be absent from the battle in Mission City. Transformers

Barricade's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels Transformers, Transformers: The Junior Novel and "The Quest for the AllSpark"; the Transformers: Movie Adaptation and "Movie Trilogy" comics; the activity book "Look and Find Transformers"; and the storybooks "Bumblebee Rumble", "Optimus Prime Versus Megatron", "Sam's New Car", "Transformers Play-a-Sound", "Meet the Autobots", "Meet the Decepticons", "Transformers Mix & Match" and "Transformers: The Movie Storybook". Many of these adaptations were based on earlier drafts of the movie's script; in several, most prominently the novelization and comic adaptations, Barricade engages Optimus Prime on the highway after he takes out Bonecrusher and is destroyed as a result, explaining his disappearance from the film's final act.

Dark of the Moon film

It's so obvious that we're going to win.

Barricade was one of the Decepticons present in Chicago when Megatron and Sentinel Prime unleashed their plan to use a space bridge to bring Cybertron to Earth, and assisted in the takeover of the city.

Under the command of Soundwave, he aided in rounding up several Autobots that had infiltrated the city, including his old foe Bumblebee, whom he addressed by a hard kick to the back for fun. At the behest of the human traitor Dylan Gould, Soundwave ordered Barricade to execute the Autobot prisoners, starting with Que. Barricade pushed the Autobot scientist forward despite his pleas for mercy. After a Decepticon protoform delivered the first shot, Barricade killed Que by shooting him in the back and laughed derisively as his victim fell. He then looked on as Soundwave prepared to execute Bumblebee but before Soundwave could kill him, Wheelie and Brains caused Decepticon fighters to crash down from a Decepticon battlecruiser. This caused a distraction that allowed Bumblebee and the other captive Autobots to break free, resulting in Soundwave's death.

Better hope one shot is enough to disable both his left optics at once, eh?

Barricade had managed to escape the carnage and meet up with Shockwave, ripping the protoforms a new one (figuratively, but knowing Barricade it was about to get literal), apparently blaming them for the death of Soundwave and the Autobots' escape. Barricade finally met his end during the NEST attack on Shockwave's group. While yelling at a protoform he was blinded by sniper shots to his eyes. He stumbled around in pain for a moment before being crippled by a Boomstick placed on his leg. Barricade collapsed to the ground, dropping his gun as he did. He then tried to crawl to safety before finally being killed by several shots to his head by gunfire from the human troops. Dark of the Moon

Barricade's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation.

Age of Extinction film

Footage of Barricade at the Battle of Chicago was shown by the Government to demonstrate how Transformers are dangerous. Age of Extinction

Novels

Ghosts of Yesterday

Barricade acted as pilot and chief science officer for the Nemesis during the quest to find the AllSpark. When they encountered an alien ship, he analysed it and discovered that it seemed to be of Cybertronian design, leading to a disagreement between himself and Starscream regarding whether to study it or destroy it. He claimed to have chafed under Starscream's leadership, but was willing to tolerate him for the moment.

During Starscream's later absence, Barricade was against Blackout's plan to attack the Autobots, and remained on the Nemesis while the others got their tailpipes kicked. Following the defeat, he contacted Starscream to warn their leader that Optimus Prime was on his way to the planet below where Starscream had been misleading the occupants of the alien ship. Starscream ordered an attack on the Autobots while their numbers were diminished, so Barricade placed Bonecrusher in charge of the assault, while he himself elected to stay on the ship and use it as a distraction. And sang. He supplied support fire as the others fought the Autobots. On Starscream's return, the Decepticons leader was challenged by Blackout, and Barricade decided they should see things resolved once and for all. After Blackout's defeat, Barricade asserted that he'd known what the outcome would be even before the fight began.

When Optimus and Bumblebee entered the fray, Starscream ordered Barricade to leave the Nemesis to reinforce their numbers. He proved most effective in battle against Bumblebee and Ratchet. The fight ended when Starscream was badly damaged by the alien ship and, to Barricade's disbelief, called a retreat. The Decepticons returned to their ship and departed. Ghosts of Yesterday

The Veiled Threat

The events of The Veiled Threat take place during IDW Publishing's Alliance comic.

After the traitorous businessman Bruno Carrera and Starscream had trapped Optimus Prime in the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, Starscream turned the situation over to Barricade, who was more than delighted to see his old enemy in such a prone state. However, before he could strike the final blow, a bunch of humans began attacking, which wouldn't have been a problem if they weren't equipped with the scientific genius of Kaminari Ishihara and Petr Andronov, in addition to William Lennox and Robert Epps firing sabot rounds into him. He was about to stomp on the insects when Prime broke free of the trap and engaged him. Once the humans were clear, Optimus pulled a surprise move by jumping out of the pit and dumping rock on top of him.

Once he was buried, Optimus melted the top layer of rock, trapping Barricade long enough for the NEST team to defeat Starscream and take him in. Unfortunately, Barricade was nowhere to be found; Instead, a passing crew working on the subway found a strange new tunnel, leading from the Colosseum to the center of a park. Whatever had dug the new passage overnight was nowhere to be seen. The Veiled Threat

IDW movie comics

Are you trying to out-complain the complainer?

Many years in the past, when Cybertron had just come under the rule of the Defense Force and the Science Division, Barricade was a member of the Defense Force under the command of High Protector Megatron. He participated in missions to rid the planet of "malcontents" who protested against the new order, and like many of his peers, he did so ruthlessly. Foundation #2 After the discovery of a mysterious relic, unknown alien hostiles attacked Cybertron. Megatron ordered Barricade and Scorponok to perform recon. Defiance #1 Following the battle, Megatron changed significantly, altering the military's mission from one of protection of Cybertron to making war upon the hostile aliens and anybody who would stand in their way. Defiance #2

Barricade was sent on a mission to capture Science Division leader (and thorn in Megatron's side) Optimus and eliminate his fellow scientists and the unwitting security team sent to arrest him. He and Crankcase observed Brawl nailing the "traitors" with an explosive round, and he was eager to get into the fight. He was ordered back by the glory-hound Starscream, but Barricade had the last laugh when the wily Optimus managed to bury the aerial forces under a mountain of rubble. After they were dug out, they all joined the rest of Megatron's new "Decepticon" faction. Defiance #3

During the subsequent civil war, Barricade was one of the Decepticons under the command of Starscream at a battle outside of Tyger Pax. As they were mopping up the last remnants of Autobot resistance, Barricade amused himself by playing with the decapitated head of a fallen Autobot. When he saw the AllSpark jettisoned into space, Barricade realized that Cybertron would soon die. Bonecrusher said to let it die, and he could join it. Barricade did not bring up the discussion again. Planetfall

Ordered by Megatron to follow Optimus Prime's ship, Starscream hastily assembled a crew to go after them. Barricade not-exactly-quietly questioned the need to hurry, as he thought Megatron would have captured the AllSpark by now and would have take care of the Autobots in time. He also questioned Starscream's truthfulness. Unfortunately, he was overheard by Starscream and was chastised for his big mouth. While pursuing the Ark, they were led into a trap and had to limp back to Cybertron for repairs. Once their ship was repaired, they continued on with their mission, landing on the fourth planet of the solar system where they detected the AllSpark's trace energy pulse. The Reign of Starscream #1 Movie Prequel #3

The Decepticons landed in the Earth nation-state of Afghanistan. During their attack on a nearby United States military installation, Barricade used a facade of friendliness to trick nearby human soldiers into lowering their guard, whereupon he slaughtered them at point-blank range. Later, he was almost hit by a localized EMP weapon from a human, but it instead hit his comrade Wreckage. Planetfall

The depiction of Barricade's arrival in "Planetfall" on Earth in Afghanistan conflicts with IDW's own prequel comic, which implies he actually landed somewhere in North America, and it remains unexplained how the land-based Decepticons would later appear in America, given Blackout immediately leaves to attack SOCCENT Qatar in this comic. However, this scene was later used in IDW's The Reign of Starscream movie sequel comic.

Christine... is that you?

The Decepticon infiltration unit under the command of Starscream arrived on Earth in the year 2003. Barricade scanned a Saleen S281 police car, then destroyed the original human vehicle to cover his tracks, as did his fellow Decepticons when choosing their new forms. It is uncertain how he managed to scan what appears to be a 2006 model in 2003. Maybe he's just that good. Movie Prequel #4

Barricade tailed Bumblebee outside of Denver, Colorado as the Autobot was eluding Sector Seven while working on a new lead on the Witwickys. Interlude Unfortunately Bumblebee got wind of him and escaped. A new opportunity presented itself when Bumblebee was lured into a trap by Sector Seven; trouble was, the rest of Starscream's team had been lured as well. Barricade suggested that they let the Autobot go to see where he led them, which Starscream agreed to, but told Barricade to make it look convincing. Movie Prequel #4

Elvis ain't dead!

During the motorway chase, Barricade attempted to close on Bumblebee, but was taken out by Ironhide, knocking him off the road and causing him to go offline. He was later reactivated by "Lord" Starscream, and suggested to his new leader that they should find Frenzy. The Reign of Starscream #1

He remained on Earth, watching over a Sector Seven research base. The Reign of Starscream #3

Barricade spied on the Autobots as they prepared to help Captain Lennox and Sergeant Epps dispose of the Decepticons' bodies. He amplified the conversation and transmitted it to whoever was listening—and, as it turned out, Starscream, having returned from Cybertron to Mars, was ready and willing to answer. Alliance #1

When more Decepticons under Soundwave arrived on Earth, Barricade provided them with intelligence on which Autobots they were facing. He continued to plague the Autobots and the new NEST team, escaping each time. Alliance #4

Barricade returned to Tranquility, where he captured ladiesman217 and interrogated him again by chaining him to a hook over a car compacter. He also sent a message to Bumblebee: "The AllSpark for the boy." Bumblebee came to the boy's rescue, eventually knocking Barricade into a pool of gasoline and firing on him, setting off a massive explosion. Surviving, Barricade drove off in car mode. Tales of the Fallen #1

Barricade was one of the Decepticons that followed Starscream into attacking ladiesman217's college, in search of Brains. In the middle of the battle he resumed his rivalry with Bumblebee, who was trying to protect ladiesman217, Carly Spencer, and Brains. Barricade placed the Autobot in a headlock, but Bumblebee then punched Barricade in the jaw. Rising Storm #2 Rising Storm #3 Bumblebee ended the battle by slamming Barricade to the ground with a sickening crunch, and ladiesman217 cheered Bumblebee on. Rising Storm #4

According to John Barber, in a Twitter post, Barricade was "critically injured and his body was taken back with the other Decepticons."

Transformers: Beginnings

Voice actor: Unknown

The Decepticon infiltration unit under the command of Starscream arrived on Earth in the year 2003. Barricade scanned a Saleen S281 police car, then destroyed the original human vehicle to cover his tracks, as did his fellow Decepticons when choosing their new forms. However, Bumblebee got wind of his presence and escaped. A new opportunity presented itself when Bumblebee was lured into a trap by Sector Seven. Trouble was, the rest of Starscream's team had been lured into it as well. Barricade suggested that they let the Autobot go to see where he led them. Starscream agreed, but told Barricade to make it look convincing.

Barricade tailed Bumblebee outside of Denver, Colorado as the Autobot was eluding Sector Seven while working on a new lead on the Witwickys. Transformers: Beginnings

"Transformers: Beginnings" is a condensed, Flash-animated retelling of the IDW Movie Prequel that is detailed above this section.

Titan movie comics

Barricade was killed in the Mission City Los Angeles battle and then resurrected as a zombie for a few minutes by Starscream. Starscream's Militia

Barricade somehow became alive again! He and Starscream decided to do a hit and run on the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose during an anti-Transformer rally. Barricade's contribution mainly consisted of being beaten up by Ironhide. Even grabbing Ironhide from behind didn't work, as Ironhide's weapons worked as rocket boosters to throw the pair backwards, and Barricade was body-slammed into a nearby building. Things were looking up after Ironhide was caught in an explosion, but the two Decepticons were mobbed by humans and when Optimus Prime turned up as well, the pair fled. Automatic for the People

Alternate timelines

The following events occur in a splinter timeline where Megatron won the battle of Mission City.

Barricade was part of two punitive Decepticon attacks: a raid on a supply convoy at Shreveport, Louisiana Dark Spark and after aiding Starscream taking over the Decepticon headquarters Return to Cybertron: Part 3, a solo strike on Cincinnati, Ohio as part of a "Stop supporting Autobots OR ELSE!" campaign. Revolution Part 1

When Starscream started open warfare, he made Barricade one of his generals. However, Barricade soon found himself bogged down in fighting Stockade's "New Decepticons". Revolution Part 2

Letters page

Starscream would like to make Barricade his second-in-command. #16's Star Screams

One: I am the prettiest unicorn!
Two: my mane is lustrous and fragrant, and it catches the wind perfectly! Dismissed!

With Starscream suffering a nervous breakdown and was sent to a special home (the Decepticons made sure it was a very secure special home (#12)), Barricade took control of the letters page; however, the Autobots dispatched Ironhide to co-run it, much to the Decepticon's irritation. He shares Starscream's contempt for you, the reader (#1), and continues the tradition of threatening violence against anyone who cosplays as an Autobot (#7). This, however, doesn't stop him bragging to Ironhide when the letters are pro-Decepticon, and at one point he held a popularity contest to see who the kiddies wanted to be "subjugated by this issue!" (#6).

Relations appear to have broken down between the Decepticons and DreamWorks, as they're back to targeting Bay et al. for their propaganda films (after a brief alliance with the second film). Barricade personally enjoyed the scene in the first film when a dog peed on Ironhide though! (#1) Barricade won't even work with the film's tie-in media, refusing to allow his likeness to be used in one of the ROTF video games. (#4) (He claims he never wanted to be in War for Cybertron but his tears disprove that (#12)) He later decided fame was more important than principles though, submitting a script and auditioning for a part in the third film by threatening Michael Bay with death (#8). He's absolutely disgusted by our enjoyment of the films: he lost friends during filming, man. (#10)

In the early days, he appeared to be separated from the rest of the Decepticons, as his knowledge on their current status is spotty; while he knows Wheelie has turned traitor, he seemed unaware that Ravage had been terminated. (#4) He later re-established contact, being aware of Grindor's status and the Fallen. (#7) He also has a shockingly bad knowledge of Transformers units of time. (#8)

He doesn't think much of Starscream's intelligence or ability to lead (a bit of a pisser when Starscream considered him to be 2IC material!), but much prefers him over Megatron. (#1) He once explained some of Megatron's flaws, only to get scared and state how he totally respects him really. (#3) He also dislikes Soundwave, claiming the guy never pulls his weight and is just Megatron's fave. (#7) On top of that, while he follows the party line and claims the Decepticons have "policies" (#7), he's shown signs of discontent with being a Decepticon: the long hours, the lousy food, the admin work... (#5)

Ironhide has started to offer Barricade the chance to defect to the Autobots. The copper outright rejected this offer the first time, saying he couldn't bear the thought of listening to Optimus moralise. (#9) The second time, however, he merely stated the horrific penalties for defecting Decepticons (#10) and the third, he desperately said he just couldn't do it, even if it would be nice to hang with other cars for once... BUT HE CAN'T! Ironhide's friendliness is starting to disturb him. (#11)

Barricade has watched the original 1980s cartoon (#3) and approves of humanity's fascination with giant robots. In contrast, he is completely bewildered by pop music. (#7)

He's apparently got an optic for the ladies, or at least the heavily armed ones, making sure to flirt right back when a neutral femme wrote into the letter's column looking to play "bad cop/bad cop pretending to be good cop" with him. (#5)

Like Starscream before him, he somehow has awareness of Unicron. And Unicron gives him the shits. (#6)

Like Starscream before him, he's referred to being active during the 1980s. At the time, he was a Micromaster. (#12)

He is fed up of Ironhide bringing up how Bumblebee kicked his arse, and is determined to get revenge on "that little yellow cretin"...

Transformers Mix & Match books

Due to the malleable storytelling format of the Mix & Match books, listed here is Barricade's story role if all the segments visually featuring him are lined-up. For all the possible iterations of his role in the story, see the Transformers Mix & Match page.

Barricade hung out with Soundwave and Ravage and spied on Bumblebee. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Mix & Match

Cyber Missions

Voice actor: Bronco D. Jackson (English), Óscar Flores (Latin American-Spanish)

You must agree that his head is somewhat deformed.

After a high speed pursuit through Scramble City, Barricade managed to ditch Sideswipe and used his holo avatar to break into a secure facility. Standing guard while Frenzy raided the computers, he somehow failed to hear Sideswipe bushwhack his partner and was only alerted when Frenzy's crumpled-up form rolled into his foot. After throwing Frenzy at Sideswipe, Barricade engaged the Autobot in combat, managing to defeat him by freezing him to a wall. He then made off with Frenzy and the NEST access codes. Cyber Missions 6

Later, Barricade and Lockdown confronted Ironhide. Looking to steal one of Ironhide's weapons, Lockdown took a missile instead, which blew up in his face. While Lockdown was dazed, Ironhide punched Barricade out and dumped a truckload of rocks on top of him. Barricade pleaded with Lockdown for help, but the explosion damaged Lockdown's optics, and he fled. Cyber Missions 11

Later, Barricade was among the Decepticons Megatron led on a mission to free the captured Soundwave. He arrived after Megatron derailed the train Soundwave was believed to be on. Decepticons Attack He was not seen after that, and did not participate in the battle with the Autobots that followed, nor was he among the Decepticons who agreed to leave Earth.

Transformers Annual 2011

Barricade and Grindor were sent to Tokyo to cause a diversion. The Autobots soon turned up, and Barricade clashed briefly with Sideswipe before being hoisted into the air by Optimus. A short time later, Grindor crashed on top of him. Defeated, Barricade was picked up by Grindor and they departed, but not before letting Optimus know he'd been had. Sam in Danger

BeCool shorts

American Patrol Car (アメリカンパトカー Amerikan Patokā) was part of the audience of Quiz! BeCool. The Story of the BeCool Quiz! As part of the police force, American Patrol Car worked with Patrol Car in attending to a traffic accident. The Story of Protecting the Signal!

Games

"Flight of the Bumblebee" online game

Barricade was one of a group of Decepticons who trapped Bumblebee in a canyon. He stood around on a rocky butte, walking back and forth and waiting for Bumblebee to drive up to him. When the Autobot dropped in, Barricade immediately opened fire, blasting Bumblebee continuously. Unfortunately, Bumblebee had the idea to shoot back, blasting him right out of the picture with just one shot. Flight of the Bumblebee

Transformers The Game (console)

Voice actor: Keith David (English)

Autobot campaign

Barricade was sent to Tranquility to hunt down Sam Witwicky and the glasses that held the location of the AllSpark. He attempted to capture Sam and Mikaela outside their high school, but Bumblebee stepped in. The humans fled for the nearby baseball field with Barricade in pursuit, but Bumblebee beat him to them, protecting them while they ran away again. He followed them to the power plant, but was once again foiled by Bumblebee and sent packing.

Later, in Mission City, Barricade made one last grab for the AllSpark after Starscream, Blackout and Brawl had each fallen to the Autobots. However, he was once again intercepted by Bumblebee, and finally defeated for good. Transformers The Game

Decepticon campaign

Upon reaching Tranquility and choosing his alternate mode, Barricade attempted some recon, but encountered a squad of Autobot drones, a battle which spilled out to the local baseball field. Shortly afterwards, he was informed by Starscream that Frenzy had information they needed, but the diminutive Decepticon had been captured by Sector Seven agents. Barricade tracked them to the power plant, then hounded the agents across town in their highly resistant van, wrecking every building in his path until Frenzy was recovered.

Finally on the trail of Sam, he was stopped cold by Sam's protector Bumblebee. Barricade got the upper hand, but the Autobot led him on a chase that ended in Bay's Demolition lot, and an ambush courtesy of a lot of Autobot drones. Barricade overcame the odds, and hunted down Bumblebee once more, finally besting the Autobot and taking the glasses from Sam. Having located Megatron, Barricade relayed his findings to Starscream, who directed him to specific coordinates while coming to the aid of Bonecrusher and Brawl.

When the Decepticons converged on Mission City, Barricade was tasked with taking out the Autobot Jazz. He later stood in Megatron's presence after the AllSpark had been recovered and Megatron ordered the Earth to be destroyed before they left it on their way to conquering all of known space. Transformers The Game

Transformers: The Game (PSP)

Transformers The Game (PSP)

Transformers Autobots/Decepticons (Nintendo DS)

Voice actor: Keith David (English)

Transformers: Autobots

When Bumblebee went to investigate the source of an image found on the internet, he found Barricade waiting for him. Barricade blew up a nearby car and took off, sending out messages on the police radio that Bumblebee was responsible. After failing to lose Bumblebee in spite of all of Tranquility's police force being after him, he engaged him in combat. Unable to defeat Bumblebee, he hastily retreated. Later on, he encountered Bumblebee and Optimus Prime as the two were leaving Hoover Dam. With a large helicopter Decepticon at his side, he demanded the AllSpark from Prime, not even caring about the consequences. He was killed, but revealed to Prime he was merely a distraction while other Decepticons freed Megatron from his icy prison. Transformers: Autobots

Transformers: Decepticons

When the Decepticon Create-A-Bot arrived on Earth, his mentor, Starscream, directed him to rendezvous with Barricade, already active on the planet and commanding some of the Decepticon forces there. Barricade was not enamored with the idea of a partner, feeling that the Create-A-Bot would only slow him down, but after putting the rookie through his paces, he permitted him to join him on his mission in the town of Tranquility. Barricade revealed to the Create-A-Bot what Starscream had not—that the signal which had brought the Decepticons to Earth had come from Megatron himself. The rookie dismissed Megatron as a relic, and was struck by Barricade for the insult. With some help from the rookie, Barricade discovered that the Autobot Bumblebee was already on Megatron's trail; Barricade pursued Bumblebee, defeated him in battle on the outskirts of Tranquility, and acquired the data he had gathered.

Now aware that the human military organization Sector Seven was holding Megatron, Barricade arranged for Blackout to the Create-A-Bot to a Qatar military base, where they and Brawl hacked Sector Seven's databanks. The file they obtained was brought back to Barricade in Tranquility for deciphering, and revealed that Megatron was being held by Sector Seven in the Hoover Dam. The Create-A-Bot suggesting relaying this to Starscream, but Barricade loudly refuted the idea, happy that the impending resurrection of Megatron would mean that he would no longer have to serve under a cowardly, back-stabbing bureaucrat like Starscream. Swayed by Barricade's words, the rookie revealed a fact that Starscream had told only him—that the AllSpark was also present on Earth. Shocked by the revelation, Barricade realized that Starscream had been scheming to acquire the AllSpark for himself, to ensure that not even Megatron could remove him from power. With the rookie now turned from Starscream and on his side, Barricade was able to liberate Megatron from Sector Seven, and the Decepticons pursued the Autobots, now in possession of the AllSpark, back to Tranquility.

During the battle, Starscream finally claimed the AllSpark from Bumblebee, and Barricade stood against him, intent on bringing him in for treason. Alas, the AllSpark-powered Starscream destroyed Barricade, but with in death, Barricade proved to the Create-A-Bot what it truly meant to be a Decepticon. An interesting note: Barricade became one of the only Decepticons to transform while fighting in this game, and he was very effective at it. Transformers: Decepticons

Allspark Highway

Barricade and the Decepticons tried to keep the Autobots from delivering the Allspark to safety. There were lots of him. Allspark Highway

Transformers Video Mash-Up

Various short clips featuring Barricade were available for users to custom-create their own short film about the Transformers.

Transformers Video Mash-Up

Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons (Nintendo DS)

Despite not appearing in the movie, Barricade still appears in the Decepticons version of the DS game. He did a good deal of energon collection for Soundwave and Starscream. Apparently, he also had the time to race Sideways through a munitions factory, despite the ongoing war with the Autobots. Yeah. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Decepticons

MechTech Weapons Challenge

Bumblebee could use Barricade's robot wrecking claw to aid him in his missions to retrieve MechTech weapons technology stolen by the Decepticons. MechTech Weapons Challenge

Cyberverse Battle Builder

Barricade joined the rest of the Decepticons in combating the Autobots on battlefields on Earth, the Earth's Moon and on Cybertron. Sometimes there were many of him! Cyberverse Battle Builder

Bot Shots Battle Game!

What's the matter, don't you trust cops?

Barricade participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! Bot Shots Battle Game!

Second Life avatars

In the online game Second Life, there was a full replica of the Sector Seven base which contained a giant discussion room where Michael Bay held a question board. This room contained a giant frozen Megatron replica and offered free avatars of both Bumblebee and Barricade. Both freebies were non-transforming.

Notes

Barricade pulls everyone over for driving on the wrong side of the road.

F*** tha poh-leece!

Different name, different head, same guy. As far as we know, anyway!

This looks familiar!

• Barricade's disappearance from the first Transformers film is puzzling. It appears he was originally meant to be destroyed, as both the novel and comic adaptations of the movie depict his destruction by Optimus Prime, who had both destroyed Bonecrusher and was delayed in joining the humans and fellow Autobots. (Alternatively, the children's chapter book adaptation of the film, The Quest for the AllSpark, describes Barricade as being destroyed by the US military.) Regardless, in the movie proper, Barricade simply does not appear again after Bonecrusher transforms. At the time, his fate caused a great deal of speculation. Since then, however, he appeared in The Reign of Starscream, Alliance, Tales of the Fallen and Rising Storm before finally returning for a fairly unambiguous death in Dark of the Moon.
• Writer Roberto Orci stated in a message board Q&A session that Barricade's disappearance from the remainder of the film is a "thread for Movie 2". Two years later, he stated that he honestly couldn't remember the reason why Barricade didn't show up in Revenge of the Fallen, even though it was considered having him return.
• An early version of the script featured Barricade and Frenzy as one and the same character, named "Soundwave". He would have infiltrated the CIA headquarters (rather than Air Force One) in the form of a "portable stereo" and then transformed (and size-shifted) into a Humvee for his escape.
• Prowl was originally part of the Autobot line up for the movie, but was removed, as the writers loved the perverse idea of Barricade becoming a police car. This represents quite a step within any/all Transformers continuities, as a Decepticon has never before taken on a form (most) humans could so easily "trust", in a sense. Sorry, Prowl, better luck next time. Uh, third time's a charm? Better late than never? There's a reason all Prowls are pricks.
• An early working name for Barricade was Brawl, which was later given to another movie character (but not in the movie itself).
• Early concept art for Barricade also suggests that he was originally going to transform into a white and black Crown Victoria (somewhat akin to Prowl's original G1 color scheme).
• The head design from this early concept artwork managed to show up on a few pieces of merchandise for the first film (such as a set of temporary tattoos), and would later inexplicably show up as a profile link for Barricade's Battle Bio on Hasbro's website.
• During the rather truncated chase scene between Barricade and Bumblebee in the 2007 Transformers movie, Barricade was to deploy some serrated drill-like missiles from his hood and fire them at the fleeing Autobot. Though these weapons were constructed and fitted to one of the Barricade prop vehicles, this scene was ultimately cut, explaining the abrupt shift to night time at the conclusion of the chase. Until artist Sean Haworth uploaded a photo of the weapon prop onto his website, the only official proof of the existence of these weapons was page 12 of IDW Publishing's Movie Adaptation issue 2 and the RadioShack XMODS® Evolution Barricade radio control car's weapons and light uppgrade kit.
• In the first movie, Barricade sports the license plate "1-4027E", registered in Oklahoma. It can be briefly glimpsed when he slows down after having seemingly cornered Bumblebee, but is more clearly seen in set photos. Oddly enough, that plate also shows up on Jazz's robot mode chest in the same movie. The Deluxe Class Recon Barricade redeco toy, meanwhile, sports the plate "SAGE2764", a reference pertaining to deco designer Joe Kyde, the Premium Series redeco of the Deluxe toy sports the plate "DCPTCN" for "Decepticon", and the Revenge of the Fallen Human Alliance toy sports the plate "2PN-SLV", referring to Barricade's infamous "To punish and enslave..." markings.
• The promotional Saleen S281E cars that appeared at events and premieres featured the slogan "Power in the hands of a few" rather than the "To punish and enslave" motto, as well as Saleen decals rather than the Decepticon decals seen in the movie. Hmmm...
• The IDW Movie Prequel seems to contradict the very existence of his alternate mode, since the Decepticons were depicted as having come to Earth in 2003, yet his alternate mode is a 2006 model car. However, a little-known fact is that the Mustang design that would eventually be the 2006 model debuted sometime in 2003, with police car modifications showing up in car shows not long after. It could very well be that, similar to when/how Jazz scanned a Solstice in a dealership late at night, Barricade scanned a Police Mustang in one such car show display after-hours, explaining why there were "no witnesses" after he assumed this form and why his police deco has no state or city markings/I.D.
• A common misconception among fans is that Barricade's Saleen Mustang alternate mode was spotted on the set of Revenge of the Fallen. This is not true. In fact, a truck transporting three "Barricade" prop vehicles was spotted in Culver City, California, in March 2008, more than two months before principal shooting for Revenge of the Fallen started.
• For Transformers: Alliance, Chris Mowry had planned for Barricade to appear and be turned into Sideways, but Hasbro rejected the idea. Another of Mowry's ideas for Alliance involved having Barricade reformat into a police boat to retrieve Megatron's at-sea remains, where he would have fought... Storm Surge, another Decepticon.
• Barricade doesn't technically speak in Dark of the Moon, but an editing gaffe as he kicks Que around before executing him sees him spend the entire scene talking with Soundwave's voice.
• Despite Barricade's gun looking the same as all the other protoforms, its firing action, recoil action and the damage it does to Que resembles that of a shotgun.
• During the sequence of Barricade collapsing to the ground and getting shot, the tires on his shoulders disappear and reappear from shot to shot.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Barricade (バリケード Barikēdo)
• Mandarin: Pàn Gūan (Taiwan, 叛官, "Treacherous Official"), Lùzhàng (China, 路障, "Barricade")
• Ukrainian: Barycada (Барикада, "Barricade")

External links

• Barricade at TFU.info