Drift (SG)
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- Drift is an evil Autobot from the Shattered Glass continuity family.
The irreverent Drift is a Dimensional Fragment Eliminator, which means he's always taunting and combating those invaders who dare poke through the walls of his universe. The "Bot of Banter" is considered one of the most vile Autobots ever, and the chatty mercenary loves to dream up more creative ways to slay his targets. Optimus Prime has given Drift no boundaries, creating an immoral, money-driven monster.
The relentless and cruel Drift has only one real weakness: an irrational fear of petro-rabbits.
Fiction
Shattered Glass
Drift was partnered up with Stepper to hunt intruders from other universal streams, but Stepper was blown out of their universe during a confrontation with "GoBots". Drift got the drop on his prey after Stepper's mysterious displacement. BotCon 2015 Stepper profile card High Noon
Drift was part of the Autobot assault on Decepticon City on Earth. When Galvatron arrived in the Annex to fight back, Drift initially engaged him. Rodimus called him and the other Autobots off, though, to let Optimus Prime fight the Decepticon leader. Memory's Splinter
After Galvatron defeated Prime, Drift and the others fled aboard Sky Lynx back to Cybertron. Restoration When their ride announced they'd have to lighten their load, Rodimus promptly dumped Optimus Prime out the nearest hatch. Drift had no objections to declaring himself the new leader. Familiar Reflections
When Optimus Prime returned as Nova Prime, Drift fought against his Knights of Unicron until Rodimus was overthrown. Out of the One, Many He was taken into custody by the Autotroopers in the aftermath of the battle, but apparently took advantage of Dark Primus's manifestation to flee Cybertron aboard the ships. The Future Buried...
Toys
Timelines
- Shattered Glass Drift (Deluxe, 2012)
- Accessories: Two "dual swords", one large sword, left & right pistols
- Timelines Drift is a redeco of Generations Drift, in red with white highlights. In addition to the three swords that came with the original Drift toy, he comes with the two small guns that came with Generations Blurr; however, because these were not intended to come with this version of the mold, factory carelessness resulted in a large number of units coming with two of the same gun, when they should feature tabs on opposite sides. As the tabs on the guns only serve to attach them to the large rifle included with Generations Blurr, and as the doors of the Drift version of the mold cannot be used to holster the small guns, the effect this has on the figure is, at best, negligible, although this has not prevented the usual reaction. The hood of his vehicle mode sports the character 定 ("decided").
- Drift is one of two 2012 Transformers Collectors' Club exclusive figures (the other being Timelines Over-Run).
- Drift sold out within 48 hours of being available (taking into account problems with the store's ordering process).
Notes
- Drift was first described by FP as the "Mech with a Mouth." The phrase "Merc with a Mouth" is used to describe the Marvel Comics character, Deadpool. Generation 1 Drift being a silent, sullen, moody, dark anti-hero ninja, it may be fitting that his Shattered Glass opposite is a manic, fourth-wall breaking anti-villain with a thing for Bea Arthur.
- Fun Publications has explained that they wanted the character on Drift's hood to mean "a doom" because Drift "brings A DOOM to any enemy he meets". They were limited to only one character, however, and could not find a singular character that embodied what they wanted to convey. This resulted in the use of the character 定 ("decided", as in "your fate is decided"?), which is "a stretch".[1]
References
External link
- SG Drift's page @ TransformersClub.com
