Sunstreaker (G1)

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Sunstreaker is an Autobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Hi. I'm better than you.

Sunstreaker knows to the core of his spark that he is better than any other Autobot, and he makes sure everyone else knows it, too. His sociopathic tendencies, combined with his incredible vanity and arrogance, usually result in tension between himself and the other Autobots. He is generally unwilling to help those who are having trouble keeping up, and is quite audible when it comes to complaining about the shortcomings of everyone else. The only Autobot he truly gets along with is his twin brother, Sideswipe, and even that can seem strained at times.

The main reason Optimus Prime keeps him around is most likely Sunstreaker's effectiveness in the battlefield. Ruthless and skilled in all forms of combat, there is not much Sunstreaker cannot handle. As a front-line warrior, Sunstreaker is a great asset for the Autobot army. If a rather scary one.

In some universes, he can combine with his fellow Autobots to form Optimus Maximus or Sky Reign.

Fiction

Marvel Comics continuity

Marvel The Transformers comics

Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.

Prior to the outbreak of Cybertron's planet-wide civil war, Sunstreaker was a gladiator in the Games held between the city states. He was once brutally beaten by Megatron in combat, and would have been killed if Optimus Prime had not stepped in. State Games

Early into the Autobot-Decepticon war, Sunstreaker was a member of the Magnificent Six. While they were on a mission to the Stanix region of Cybertron, he made a remarkably callous joke that convinced their allies to turn them over to the Decepticons. The entire unit was tortured for a week, and Stampede was killed. Nice. The Magnificent Six!

Sunstreaker was among the crew of the Ark that crashed on Earth four million years. The Transformers

An erroneous account would later place Sunstreaker as part of a group of Autobots posted on Cybertron hundreds of years ago who, upon detecting the Underbase heading towards Earth, sent out two mini-cassettes to forewarn the Autobots posted on the organic world of its arrival. Club Con!

When Sunstreaker "puts his shoulder into it"... people get slagged.

Sunstreaker and the rest of the Ark's crew were eventually awakened in 1984. The Transformers

In the first few days on Earth, Sunstreaker abandoned Jazz and diverted an attack by Thundercracker and Skywarp towards a human military camp so as to keep himself from harm. ...Perchance to Dream He engaged the Decepticons in battle at the Witwicky garage alongside his brother, Sideswipe, but ultimately failed to keep them from kidnapping Sparkplug Witwicky. Power Play! Sunstreaker took part in the mission to rescue Sparkplug from the Decepticons' fortress, and managed to hit Skywarp with one of his shoulder-mounted, laser-guided, ground-to-air missiles during a brief skirmish, thus proving (at least to himself) that he was Cybertron's greatest warrior. Prisoner of War!

While repairing the Ark, Sunstreaker looked on as Brawn flipped out and attacked Sideswipe, the former's mind altered thanks to a short circuit. After the renegade Autobot had been seemingly destroyed in trial by combat with Starscream, Sunstreaker was depressed but was soon overjoyed to learn that Brawn's apparent death had been a holographic ruse perpetrated by Mirage and Optimus Prime. The Enemy Within! Shortly afterwards the Ark was attacked by the Decepticons and Sunstreaker tussled with Buzzsaw before all the combatants were disabled by Auntie, the Ark's computer, and only freed thanks to the unlikely pairing of Windcharger and Ravage. Raiders of the Last Ark Sunstreaker was relatively low on fuel after this, and so gave up his remaining power in the transference chambers to power up Prime, Huffer, Ironhide, Bluestreak and Mirage for combat against the Decepticons... but then joined them for the battle anyway. The Last Stand

Poor Sunstreaker was too sociopathic for even the comic.

When Shockwave took control over the Decepticons and possession of the Ark, he destroyed Sunstreaker's body as a demonstration and warning to the deposed Megatron. The New Order His remains were strung up from the Ark's ceiling thereafter. Repeat Performance! Because of this, Sunstreaker's body was in disrepair for a very long time; at one point, when G.B. Blackrock asked about him in the med bay, Jazz told him that Ratchet wasn't even sure if Sunstreaker would ever be operational again. The Next Best Thing to Being There!

However, Sunstreaker was fully repaired in time to view the duel between Blaster and Grimlock on the moon. The match was interrupted by a Decepticon attack, and Sunstreaker came under fire. Totaled! He was badly damaged again, and he wound up in stasis aboard the Ark again, to be revived by Nucleon in 1990, when he and the other newly revived Autobots joined the attack on Unicron. On the Edge of Extinction! Surprisingly, he survived that battle as he was able to attend the first meeting of the shaky Autobot-Decepticon alliance. Exodus! Once the alliance had fallen apart, the Autobots tracked Bludgeon's forces to the planet of Klo where they were ambushed and most of them, including Sunstreaker, were killed. However, he was resurrected a short time later thanks to the arrival of Optimus Prime and the Last Autobot. End of the Road!

Future timelines

In the far-flung future year of 2005, the Decepticons staged an assault on Autobot City. Optimus Prime and his soldiers on Moonbase One traveled to Earth to defend their comrades. Sunstreaker was present when Prime rolled out to engage Megatron in battle personally. The Planet-Eater!

Earthforce

These stories do not fit into the normal Marvel continuity. See Earthforce for details.

I'm YELLOW, dammit!

An injured Sunstreaker, along with several other Autobots, was awakened not by Nucleon, but by Galvatron's mind bug. Galvatron had studied their dreams in the aim of finding dissenting members of the Autobots that he hoped to put into his own employ, but after a short skirmish, Galvatron's device was placed on himself. Amusingly enough, Sunstreaker had been off-line so much while on Earth, he needed the others to explain who Galvatron was to him. ...Perchance to Dream

Sunstreaker and the others would go on to join the Earthforce unit, under Grimlock's command. Break-Away! Initially operating out of their shuttle, they decided to abandon the Autobot Code and do things their own way. Once upon a Time... After Skydive foolishly broadcast Prowl's location over an open channel, Jazz and Sunstreaker had to race to beat the Decepticons to the site. Prowl had just disabled an atmosphere-destroying bomb of Megatron's before it reached apex, but the poison on board was still a viable threat. They didn't beat the Decepticons to the landing site, but before they could jump into the fray, Prowl pulled Jazz and Sunstreaker aside. He had already cleared out the poison, so the two Decepticon factions were fighting over nothing! Life in the Slow Lane Later, Sunstreaker helped Jazz, Ironhide and Bumblebee ruin the Decepticon Enclave and any chance of peace between Megatron and Shockwave. The Bad Guy's Ball!

Wheeljack constructed a permanent base for the Earthforce... and promptly locked them out of it. The House that Wheeljack Built!

When Motormaster kidnapped the Autobots' ally, Irwin Spoon, Sunstreaker joined the other Autobot cars for an impromptu chase scene. He negotiated his way through the various Stunticon attacks and delaying tactics, but finally hit the wall (literally) when Motormaster detached his cab segment and left his trailer jackknifed across the highway. 'Streaker hit it head-on, and wound up with a legitimate complaint about his bodywork. End of the Road!

Much later, Sunstreaker was sent on a new mission to the Stanix region of Cybertron with Silverbolt, Prowl, Wheeljack, Jazz, and Inferno by Optimus Prime. While there, he overcame the ghosts of the past and helped defeat the mad Decepticon Megadeath. Of course, he was the only member of the team that didn't seem particularly haunted by those events in the first place, but the others overcame them, and wasn't that nice for them? The Magnificent Six!

Another Time & Place

Sunstreaker stormed the Hydrus Four facility with his fellow Autobots to rescue Grimlock and the Dinobots. He almost took a shot in the back from a Decepticon, but Optimus Prime took out his attacker. Another Time & Place

Classics

Classics continues from the Marvel US series, and does not include the UK stories or any subsequently published stories.

If I'm in the back you can't see my sweet new body!

Sunstreaker and Sideswipe joined Optimus Prime's crew on Earth after Megatron resurfaced. They braved the Ark's defenses in order to break inside and recover their lost comrade, Ratchet. As an expression of his concern, Sunstreaker made no mention of the chips and tarnish of his paint job when they freed Ratchet, and together the twins carried their medic friend away to safety. At Fight's End

Subsequently, Sunstreaker was stationed with several other Autobots in Canada within the Ark II. He was present one day when Rad reported from the Ironworks base in Oregon about a foiled attack by Gigatron and his Decepticons. Soon thereafter, due to the actions of an evil Ultra Magnus from another dimension, a rift of space time opened over Earth, causing catastrophes worldwide. Sunstreaker assisted his peers in evacuating a devastated city block. Invasion

Most of the Autobots relocated to the Ironworks after their Earth transported into the negative polarity universe. Sunstreaker and the crew were pulled to safety in Grimlock's shuttle as the planet started to come apart around them. The Future Buried...

Regeneration One

Regeneration One continues from the Marvel US series, and does not include the UK stories or any subsequently published stories.

Sunstreaker was part of the unit that accompanied Optimus Prime to confront Megatron on the devastated planet Earth. Loose Ends, Part 3 After the battle had been won, Sunstreaker and Roadbuster were assigned to guard the crashed Ark. Natural Selection, Part One

He was later seen at the Presidium during Ultra Magnus's final charge against the attacking Decepticon forces. Destiny, Part Five

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

Kid Stuff Talking Story Books

Sunstreaker and Optimus lifted themselves up into Earth orbit using electro-magnetic lifts. Wielding a gigantic sheet of reflective metal between them, they beamed back towards the Decepticons’ satellite the deadly heat the evil robots had used to melt the Rockies into a puddle of molten rock. The satellite’s energy turned against itself caused it to explode spectacularly. Satellite of Doom

Sunstreaker was one of the Autobots sent to attack Megatron and Soundwave during their latest scheme to extract oil from underneath the jungle of Brazil. The Decepticons managed to escape once more during the attack. Storms of Destruction

Sticker Adventures books

In the aftermath of a battle with the Decepticons, the Autobots found that Decepticon activities had seemingly stopped altogether. Taking advantage of the situation, Optimus went on a trip. Shortly afterwards, Gears discovered that the Autobot’s entire fuel supply had been stolen. Thinking he was exaggerating, Sunstreaker told Gears to stop complaining, only for Bumblebee to tell him Gears was correct in his assertion. With their fuel gone, the Autobots were at a huge disadvantage when the Decepticons attacked again. Thankfully, Optimus returned just in time with a new shipment of fuel. Re-energized, the Autobots forced the Decepticons to flee once again. Revenge of the Decepticons

When the Decepticons attacked an Autobot construction site, Sunstreaker helped his fellow Autobots in driving them back. Return to Cybertron

Marvel Storybooks continuity

Sunstreaker joined Optimus and the rest of the thirty-five Autobots stationed on Earth on an invasion of the Decepticons' headquarters. In the battle that ensued, he blasted Rumble in order to prevent him from creating an earthquake, only to be shot himself by Skywarp. Thankfully, Sunstreaker's durable steel skin resisted the blast. The Autobots were enventually jettisoned from the Decepticons' headquarters and, after some minor repairs, returned to confront Megatron, now with the Decepticons' plan to take over the Earth well under way. Megatron revealed his trump card, The Devastator, for the first time. Unfazed by the formation of the colossus, Sunstreaker led a small group of Autobots as a first strike force against the gestalt. For all of his efforts, Sunstreaker was picked up like a doll by The Devastator while the rest of his squand were blasted by The Devastator's gun. Thanks to the Dinobots' timely intervention, the Autobots eventually succeeded in defeating the Decepticons, and returned to their own base victorious. Battle for Earth

Sunstreaker was enjoying some alone time, polishing his chrome while he admired his transformation abilities. He was so engrossed in looking at his reflection in a nearby pond that he failed to notice a giant Decepticon sneaking up on him. Only when the robot blotted out Sunstreaker's light did the vain Autobot take notice. Though Sunstreaker attempted to escape, the Decepticon stomped down on him, damaging his chrome. Sunstreaker's ego having been bruised, he attempted to engage the enemy. This only resulted in Sunstreaker being captured and brought to a prison cell within the Decepticons' headquarters.

The Decepticon warrior, Devastator, revealed to Sunstreaker that he was the combined form of six Constructicons. Megatron approached Sunstreaker, and informed the hostage that his teammates would soon be forced into surrendering. Sunstreaker took a potshot at Megatron as the Decepticon leader walked away, and was bombarded by the Decepticons for his insolence. Sunstreaker crawled to a corner of his cell to tend to his wounds.

The other Autobots attempted to rescue Sunstreaker. This resulted in Sludge, Slag and Sideswipe to be captured by Devastator as well, and they were put in Sunstreaker's cell.

The next morning, the four prisoners were brought outside to look upon a statue of Devastator. Megatron informed his prisoners that the statue was a gift from the Autobots, signifying that they surrendered. Despite a letter from Optimus conceding this to be the state of affairs, Sunstreaker and the others refused to accept that the Autobots would simply forfeit the Earth. The statue was in fact an Autobot ruse. Reinforcements burst forth from within the false peace offering, and the Autobots ambushed Devastator. A massive battle followed, with the Autobots emerging victorious. Sunstreaker was amongst the Autobots still standing after the kerfuffle, and was instructed by Optimus to help carry the wounded back to Autobot headquarters. The Autobots' Secret Weapon

Marvel coloring books

Sunstreaker was one of the many Autobots who saved Sparkplug and Buster Witwicky from being killed by a sqaud of Decepticons. Later, when the Decepticons attacked the Hoover Dam, Spin-Out Sunstreaker fought Thundercracker and was badly damaged. Thankfully, Sparkplug was able to fix him in no time, and the Autobots managed to repel the Decepticons once more. The Deadly Fuel Shortage

Sunstreaker was part of the Autobot convoy that accompanied Optimus Prime when the Autobots learned the Decepticons were stealing fuel from all across the globe with the help of a molecular transfer device. Laserbeak attempted to sneak up on Sunstreaker, but Jazz stepped in and used his flamethrower to blast the Decepticon. Summertime Coloring Book

Sunstreaker (or Sideswipe) was part of a small strike team of Autobots assembled by Ultra Magnus to help the Dinobots, who were currently engaged in battle against the Decepticons, just outside of Autobot City. After they defeated the Decepticons, Sunstreaker/Sideswipe and the others were cheered on by the nearby oil rig workers as they drove back to Autobot City. Battle at Oil Valley

Sunstreaker was returning from a road trip with Daniel, Hound and Hot Rod, Bumblebee, Blurr, Wheelie, Springer and Kup when the group paused to eat at a rest stop. As the Autobots ingested Energon Cubes, Hot Rod asked Kup to tell a story. Kup told the others the story of how, upon first crash landing in Mt. St. Hillary, the Ark had lost an enormous shipment of Energon Cubes that remained lost to the day. Enthralled by Kup's story, the rest of the group were all eager to go looking for this lost treasure. Then Springer and Sunstreaker noticed Laserbeak taking off from their location. The two Autobots attempted to shoot him down to no avail. The Autobots realized that Laserbeak had been spying on them the whole time, and would soon inform Galvatron about the lost Energon shipment. Sunstreaker and the others rushed back to Metroplex to inform Ultra Magnus on the situation. After a brief conference, Ultra Magnus led his troops to the Ark's crash site. Finding the Decepticons there already, the two factions began to fight. When the Energon stash was uncovered, it was completely gobbled up by Starscream who proclaimed himself the most powerful Decepticon. With nothing left to fight over, Sunstreaker and the Autobots left Galvatron and Starscream to their squabble. The Lost Treasure of Cybertron

Big Looker storybooks continuity

Upon first awakening on Earth after being offline for about 65 million years, Sunstreaker was one of the Autobots who attempted to take the Decepticons by surprise while the evil robots still did not know what Earth forms the Autobots had taken. Though they successfully took by surprise a squadron of Decepticons, the Autobots had not anticipated a second group flying in from the opposite direction. Thanks to a warning from Spike and Sparkplug, the Autobots managed to fend off the Decepticons, and came to accept Earth as their new home. Battle for Cybertron

During a Decepticon plot to steal an oil truck, Blitzwing short-circuited the truck's wiring so that it couldn't move. Sunstreaker countered his move, however, using electron pulses to restart the truck and get it back in action. Decepticon Hijack

When the Decepticons invaded a car show at the Coliseum, Sunstreaker was one of the robots in disguise who infiltrated the show to thwart the Decepticon plot. Car Show Blow Up

The Battle for Planet Earth

Voice actor: Peter Marinker (English)

Sunstreaker was among the Autobots who traveled to South America in search of energy, and fought the Decepticons on Mount Sheelah. Terror of Mount Sheelah Resting after a day of hard work repairing the Ark, Sunstreaker and the other Autobots watched television. On learning that the Decepticons were kidnapping humans, Sunstreaker agreed that Bumblebee was best suited to go investigate the Decepticon base. Bumblebee to the Rescue He was also among the Autobots who thwarted the Decepticon invasion of Stanley Lake dam. Menace at the Dam When Starscream announced he wanted to defect to the Autobots, Sunstreaker thought the Air Commander's experience might be of use to them. As it turned out, Starscream was a spy, and the Autobots used him to send the Decepticons on a wild goose chase, during which Sunstreaker and the rest of the Autobots destroyed the Decepticon base. Espionage!!!!!

Ladybird Books continuity

Sunstreaker and Sideswipe marveled at Spike's explanation of electricity that comes from the sky. Autobots' Lightning Strike

Sunstreaker was part of a battle unit assembled by Optimus Prime to stop the Decepticons from seizing control of...a single windmill. (No, really.) Laserbeak's Fury

S.T.A.R.S. continuity

When Johnny spotted Thundercracker stealing energy, he called his Autobot allies through his S.T.A.R.S. control center. Sunstreaker was amongst those who responded to Johnny's call. Have the Decepticons defeated us once and for all? Sunstreaker and the other Autobots struggled against Thundercracker energy-syphoning powers. Can one boy, alone, hold back the evil Decepticons? What happened afterwards is not known.

Later, Ultra Magnus pleaded for you to "requisition" Susntreaker and other Autobots in order to combat the Decepticon threat. Using the human power known as "imagination," S.T.A.R.S. recruits could perceive what it was like to be Sunstreaker. You Have Been Chosen.

Before the construction of Autobot City on Earth, Optimus led a convoy of Autobots to find the ideal location for their new base's construction. Sunstreaker was amongst the troops accompanying Optimus. As they drove along, the Autobots were ambushed by the Decepticons. The battle that ensued later came to be known as "Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction." Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth. The Autobots Are Under Attack!

Find Your Fate Junior

The following summarizes one or more multipath adventures. Details vary depending on the paths taken in-story. See the book's page for information on alternate paths.

Dinobots Strike Back

In the path where Mirage used a hologram of Optimus Prime to lure the four cerebro-shell-controlled Dinobots over the edge of Bandit's Bluff and into the ocean, Sunstreaker was one of the Autobots crewing Seaspray's destroyer mode. He helped haul the unconscious quartet aboard for safe transport back to the Ark.

If Optimus Prime chose to immediately attack the Dinobots without a real plan, Sunstreaker responded to Sideswipe's request for help defeating Grimlock with a series of high-energy electron pulses, ultimately knocking the Dinobot commander over and dislodging his cerebro-shell. Dinobots Strike Back

Earthquake

While the Autobots were enjoying a lull in Decepticon activity, Sunstreaker took the time to polish up his "gorgeous body." He also mused on how the Decepticons would have trouble enjoying down-time, as they all transformed into machines of war.

In one possible sequence of events, Beachcomber, Windcharger and Powerglide uncovered a Decepticon ploy to destroy Center City. When splitting up the Autobot forces to combat the Decepticons on two fronts, one at their headquarters and the other at Center City, Optimus assigned Sunstreaker to the secondary team.

If the secondary team was tasked with attacking the Decepticons’ fortress, they were able to stealthily infiltrate the base and discover the Decepticon’s lab. Sunstreaker may have bumped into Cosmos if the Autobot spaceship joined their team thereafter, and led him to the rest of the squadron. The Autobots were then able to redirect the Destruction Beam back to its source, destroying the Decepticons and their base.

In another version of these events, Megatron called his troops to his location, so that they could all partake in Cosmos’s dismemberment. Before the Decepticons were able to begin, Cosmos spotted the secondary team hiding nearby. Surrounding the Decepticons, the secondary team engaged their enemies. Though the Autobots defeated the Decepticons, they were unable to interfere with the Destruction beam. The Destruction beame then reached its target, and Center City was destroyed. Though the Autobots were able to gain control of the Decepticon fortress and destroy the lab, they were not able to wipe out all of the evil robots, and enjoyed a pyrrhic victory at best.

In a completely different possible series of events, Beachcomber returned early from his day off to inform the Autobots that Jessie had been taken captive by the Decepticons. Optimus then brought Sunstreaker along for the rescue mission that followed. Shortly before arriving at their destination, the Autobots had to choose their next course of action; they could either storm the Decepticon fortress by force, or try to sneak in through a secret passage Buster had previously discovered.

If they decided to storm the fortress, Beachcomber would become nervous, and urge his fellow Autobots to find a more peaceful way to resolve the situation. This moment of hesitation ultimately cost the Autobots the battle, and the Decepticons triumphed that day.

If they decided a stealthier approach, the Autobots quietly entered the Decepticon base, and set out to shoot down any Decepticons they encountered, save Megatron, whom they planned on capturing. Sunstreaker was incapacitated early in the Autobots’ raid, and had to be left behind so that the mission could continue. Earthquake

Decepticon Poison

When a new batch of fuel had just arrived at Autobot headquarters, Sunstreaker insisted on being fueled up first. Sparkplug obliged and topped him up. As it turns out, the Decepticons had poisoned the latest batch of fuel, leaving Sunstreaker unable to transform.

If the Autobots decided to assume a defensive strategy in light of these events, Sunstreaker was comforted by Optimus as he began to be wracked with sickness pains.

In one possible sequence of events that ensued, Perceptor gave out the right amount of an antidote the Autobot scientist had created, allowing Sunstreaker to resume his robot form and take arms against an incoming squadron of Decepticons. The antidote having given Sunstreaker and the rest of the cured Autobots a case of battle fever, the bunch were eager to take on the Decepticons head on in combat. The more level-head Prowl suggested instead a more conniving approach, where the Autobots would ambush their assailants.

If Optimus allowed Sunstreaker and the rest of the refuelled Autobots to venture headlong into battle, Sunstreaker lead the charge, firing the opening shot against Megatron. Though his blast managed to stun Megatron for an instant, the Decepticons soon began retaliating. Though Sunstreaker’s squad started out strong, they soon found themselves overpowered by Megatron, prompting Optimus to lead a second wave into battle. Sunstreaker was injured by a blast from Megatron’s fusion cannon, prompting Ratchet to emerge from headquarters and repair him in the middle of the battlefield. Though he continued to fight, Sunstreaker was downed once more, and had to be retrieved by Grapple when the Autobots ran out of fuel and needed to retreat back inside their headquarters. Thankfully, the Decepticons had been injured enough throughout the battle, prompting them to retreat as well.

If Optimus instead followed Prowl’s plan, he instructed Sunstreaker and the others to transform into vehicle mode and play dead. The Decepticons, believing the Autobots to be already dead, disarmed themselves in order to carry out the Autobots’ “carcasses.” Now with the element of surprise against unarmed opponent, the Autobots Transformed and were able to easily defeat the evil robots.

In another possible turn of events, Perceptor gave out too much of his antidote to each Autobot. Though Sunstreaker initially cheered, finding himself able to transform once more, he soon found himself literally falling to pieces. The Autobots finding themselves completely outmatched against an all-out Decepticon attack were made short work of by the Decepticons.

In yet another possible scenario, the Autobots used the tainted fuel to create a toxic cloud that successfully fended off the Decepticons attack. This plan gave Perceptor the time he needed to cure Sunstreaker and the others with his antidote. Their ranks fully replenished and the Decepticons turning tail meant the Autobots had earned themselves another victory.

In completely different possible sequence of events, Optimus successfully retrieved the antidote to the poison from the Decepticons’ poison lab, and with Ratchet’s help, brought Sunstreaker and the rest of the poisoned Autobots back from the precipice of death. Though Sunstreaker was eager to get revenge on the Decepticons, Optimus informed his Autobots that the Decepticons were planning to poison the humans’ nearby water reservoir, and that mission took precedence.

If Optimus led his troops back to the Decepticons’ poison lab, Sunstreaker was amongst the Autobot convoy that drove into action. Whatever decisions the Autobots made from this point forward, they were successful in foiling the Decepticons’ plot. Decepticon Poison

The Invisibility Factor

In one possible scenario, the Decepticons gained control of an Invisibility Device. When the invisible Decepticons attacked Metroplex city, Sunstreaker and the rest of the Autobots were reduced to scrap metal, unable to fight the unseen enemy.

In another scenario, Sunstreaker was sent out along with Springer, Prowl and Jazz to accompany Kup and Hot Rod when the latter two claimed to have spotted a ship with invisibility capabilities out in the desert.

If the team gave up searching for the ship, Sunstreaker and the rest of the Autobots within Metroplex were caught by surprise by a fleet of identical ships swooping down upon them. The Autobots were all destroyed as Galvatron gloated of his victory.

If Hot Rod and Kup convinced the other Autobots to keep on looking, Hot Rod eventually found trail marks, indicating that a heavy object the size of their spacecraft had indeed landed and had been dragged away. Sunstreaker and the others followed the trail to a more rocky terrain, where tracking the ship would become more difficult. The trail seemingly lost, the Autobots then heard someone incoming, and took cover. From their hiding places, they saw the Decepticons Scavenger, a human captive within the grasp of his steam-shovel.

If the Autobots decided to rescue Sarah immediately, Scavenger dropped the woman, and cried for help while attempting to flee.

If the Autobots pursued Scavenger, they found him rejoining a whole squadron of Decepticons. Fighting the Decepticons immediately would cost them their lives. Otherwise, if the Autobots decided on a retreat when faced by the whole squadron of Decepticons, they managed to do so by blinding their enemies by their high beams and then splitting off into different direction. They later regrouped and found Sarah Sanders wandering in the desert.

If the Autobots asked Sarah to build them their own Invisibility Device, Sarah refused, stating she would not build weapons for war. Running away from the group Sarah was almost killed when Dirge passed overhead and dropped a missile on her position. After rescuing her from the Decepticon attack, Sunstreaker and the others brought Sarah to safety within Metroplex. Grateful for the rescue, Sarah showed the Autobots how to create an Invisibility Scrambler to counteract the Decepticons’ Invisibility Device. Anticipating the Decepticons’ attack, the Autobots successfully defeated the evil robots when they came. The battle over, Sunstreaker shared a laugh with Kup and Hot Rod, the latter having made a quip about “seeing right through the Decepticons’ plans.”

If instead of asking Sarah to build them an Invisibility Device, Sunstreaker and the others attempted once more to retrieve her ship, the whole group snuck over to where the Decepticons were stationed. Once there, Hot Rod and Prowl argued over which plan of action would be the smartest to undertake next.

If the Autobots agreed with Hot Rod to try and take the Decepticons by surprise with a head-on attack, the Autobots manage to stun the Decepticons by dazzling them with their headlights. Sunstreaker provided Hot Rod some cover fire while the young Autobot raced down and snatched the Invisibility Device from the Decepticons. The Autobots then successfully peeled back, congratulating one another on a job well done.

If the Autobots agreed with Prowl to take a moment to come up with a more detailed plan, Prowl instructed Hot Rod to taunt the Decepticons into following him. The plan worked, and the bulk of the Decepticons took off after the young Autobot. With only Scavenger, Shockwave and Galvatron left behind, Sunstreaker and the others easily defeated the Decepticons still guarding the spaceship, and forced Galvatron to retreat. In one possible scenario that followed, Sunstreaker helped destroy a hidden Decepticon base that Hot Rod found while the Decepticons gave him chase. In another, Sunstreaker watched on as Sarah left in her spaceship in order to destroy it, vowing it would never be used to bring destruction.

In an alternate scenario where the Autobots silently trailed Scavenger while the Decepticon held Sarah Sanders captive, Sunstreaker and the others followed him all the way to the Decepticons’ secret desert base. Inside, they spied upon Galvatron telling Sarah Sanders that the Decepticons would use Cerebro-Shells to control her mind, so that she would reveal to them to secret of invisibility. At this point, the Autobots decided to step in. A direct attack would only end in the Autobots’ defeat. The Invisibility Factor

3H comics

"I'm exclusive!"

After the Pax Cybertronia, Sunstreaker left Cybertron with four other survivors of the Great War (Sideswipe, Roulette, Shadow Striker, and Trailbreaker). One year after Cybertron was reformatted into a technorganic planet, they returned. They were greeted by many of the Maximal and Predacon inhabitants and with vast media coverage.

However, what appeared to be celebratory fireworks struck the five Autobots and also the Maximals Silverbolt and Blackarachnia. They were transported to a fiery cauldron deep within Unicron, where all but Trailbreaker were rebuilt painfully into new bodies.

Seeing an arena up ahead, the seven moved towards it, only to be attacked by a swarm of shape-shifting, lava-like creatures. Sunstreaker and the others were overwhelmed and taken into the arena (or, the Cauldron), where they were caged along with a multitude of Transformers kidnapped from across the multiverse. Abduction

The Unicron-influenced ambience of the place was slowly driving the more violent of the group mad. This, of course, included Sunstreaker. He and Sideswipe were forced into combat in the arena (each wielding spiffy energon weapons), but were rescued by a reborn Optimus Primal. The group, sans a corrupted Blackarachnia and Shadow Striker, fled back to Cybertron. OTFCC Live-Action Drama Escape Homecoming

The conflict against Unicron went on for an unspecified amount of time, until one last desperate raiding party on the Chaos Bringer, which included Sunstreaker, Sideswipe, and many others. During the final battle with Minions of Unicron, Unicron began to dissolve beneath the combatants (as a result of the Unicron Singularity). Sideswipe grabbed Sunstreaker and used his jetpack to get them into a portal presumably back to their native Cybertron. Revelations Part 2

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

Events from The Transformers Trilogy novels are in italics.

"Why, you arrogant—yow! I should rewire that smug mug of yours right here—blaw!—right now!"
"Don't kid yourself—this face is worth more than you are."Warpath and Sunstreaker, "Infestation"

A family that pelvic thrusts together, stays together.

Before joining the Autobot army, Sunstreaker was a successful mural artist. Transformers: The Ultimate Guide When both Optimus Prime and Megatron disappeared into a prototype space-bridge, ushering the "Dark Ages" of Cybertron's civil war, the Autobots and Decepticons into several smaller factions. Sunstreaker remained with the "main" Autobot group, fighting under Prowl's command. He was present at the Autobase when The Fallen broke in to abduct Blitzwing from one of its holding cells. Though Sunstreaker fought valiantly to stave off the ancient Transformers, he was unable to prevent the enemy from achieving his objective, and absconding with the Decepticon. Confrontation

Sunstreak was aboard the Ark when it crashed on Earth millions of years ago. He and the other Autobots awoke in 1984 to restart their war with the Decepticons. He was part of Operation Liberation in 1998, a joint human-Autobot effort to defeat the Earth-bound Decepticons. At the end it was a success, and the captured Decepticons, along with the Autobots and a human crew, departed Earth en route to Cybertron in the Ark II. The ship, however, was sabotaged and exploded upon liftoff.

A few years later Megatron and other Transformers, including Autobots, were seen causing havoc. It was discovered that Lazarus, a scientist who participated in the Ark II project, was responsible for the sabotage of the Ark II and the resurrection of several Transformers under his control via technological tampering. Prime Directive #1

General Hallo of the U.S. Military contacted Spike Witwicky to ask him if he could do something to help them reactivate Optimus Prime, whom they had recovered locked in a state of stasis. Spike managed to reactivate Optimus with a portion of the Matrix that Optimus had given him prior the ill-fated journey of the Ark II. Optimus subsequently went to the Arctic and used the Matrix to reactivate several Transformers, including Sunstreaker and his brother Sideswipe. Prime Directive #2

Sunstreaker accepted the new task at hand and fought alongside his brother when the Autobots faced the Decepticons at Lazarus' ruined base, before Hallo betrayed the Autobots by attempting to destroy both factions with a nuclear weapon. Prime Directive #3 The Autobots survived when Megatron's technovirus absorbed the blast, and Sunstreaker helped his comrades recover the captive Autobots imprisoned inside the base.

DULL HEROIC RUNNING!

As Jazz's unit worked on Megatron's virus, Sunstreaker followed Optimus Prime to San Francisco for the last battle against Megatron and his Decepticons. Prime Directive #4 When Superion was taken down, Sunstreaker and Sideswipe heroically (though foolishly) charged at Devastator rather than, say, shoot him; they were surprisingly beaten up. After Optimus Prime destroyed Devastator's head, Sunstreaker was restrained by the surviving Decepticons. Prime Directive #5 However, through human intervention, Optimus Prime freed his Autobots and the battle was rejoined. Sunstreaker tag-teamed with his brother to pummel Soundwave, though the Decepticons eventually escaped when Superion sacrificed his life to save the city from General Hallo's unauthorized nuclear missile launch. After Optimus Prime came back online, Sunstreaker and Trailbreaker discovered the traitorous Grimlock buried under rubble. Prime Directive #6

During the conflict with the Keepers, Sunstreaker was one of the Autobots chosen by Optimus Prime to join the strike on occupied Las Vegas. Sunstreaker was edgy about having to work with Megatron and the Decepticons, and was ready to draw his rifle at a moment's notice during the groups' meeting. Still, he remained sensitive enough to Spike's feelings to comfort his human friend when he was feeling useless, letting Spike know he always did his very best. In Las Vegas, Sunstreaker and the other Autobots lent their energies to Optimus Prime for his Matrix-inspired Finishing Move against the Keepers. Annihilation Later, Sunstreaker and the Autobots battled alongside the Decepticons again, against the treacherous forces of the American military. Sunstreaker and several other Autobots fell before the processor-eating power of the President's new toy, the deconstructionites. Fusion

Sunstreaker was among the Autobots entrenched against Megatron's forces in Alaska when both groups were ambushed by Shockwave, leading a united Cybertronian army, and declaring all Earthbound Transformers to be war criminals. Helping provide cover-fire, Sunstreaker and Sideswipe enabled the Autobots to escape Shockwave's troops, while the Decepticons were taken captive. However, Ultra Magnus tracked down the Autobots' recon team, intent on enforcing Shockwave's edict. New World Order While he headed a group to accompany Magnus, Optimus Prime ordered a portion of his troops into hiding in Portland, Oregon. This group, led by Jazz, included Sunstreaker, Sideswipe, Ratchet, Brawn, Wheeljack, and Windcharger. Brothers' Burden

After the end of Shockwave's despotic rule over Cybertron, the Autobots on Cybertron made contact with Sunstreaker's crew for an update and promised to send supplies. Generation 1 #0 However, Starscream, Soundwave, and his cassettes soon escaped to Earth with Bruticus. Attacking the Ark, they defeated all of Jazz's group minus Ratchet and Brawn. Sunstreaker and the others were left in a lake by the Decepticons, deactivated. Night of the Combaticons

I'm not only better than you, I'm also gay.

A ship crewed by Minibots (led by Bumblebee) arrived on Earth with supplies, and Warpath and Bumper pulled the deactivated from their would-be watery grave. They were promptly arrested by Commander Marissa Faireborn of the Earth Defense Command and her armored troops, The Omega Effect who transported the Autobots to a secret underground facility. Atonement The damaged Autobots were repaired, and Commander Faireborn came to Sunstreaker, Sideswipe, and Jazz with a mission; the population of the American city of San Desto had all vanished, and they were to uncover the how and why of it. As they headed into the field, Sunstreaker was particularly vocal about his distaste of the humans, calling them "germs" to their faces, and was an all-around sourpuss to even his fellow Autobots, especially Bumper. Yet, when he and Sideswipe were alone together, Sunstreaker showed signs of concern towards the "fleshbags" accompanying them on the mission... only for the moment to be interrupted by screams coming from a nearby movie theater. Sunstreaker went inside the building to investigate, at which point the Autobots realized that they were dealing with an Insecticon infestation. Infestation

Faced with innumerable bugs, Sunstreaker didn't think anyone on his team would make it out alive. Though he and Sideswipe were captured after being stunned by Shrapnel, they managed to escape thanks to Bumper's intervention. They then joined the rest of their team's last stand against the enemy swarm, wherein Sunstreaker helped take out both Kickback and Shrapnel, and tore through the Insecticon clones like paper. When Bombshell activated the cerebro-shelled human population of San Desto to attack the Autobots, Sunstreaker was also all-too-ready to kill the lot of them, though Jazz was more sensibly opposed to the idea. Bumper saved them all again by managing to track down Bombshell, and taking him out, disabling his mind-control network over the town. Extermination The Orion picked up Sunstreaker and the other Autobots from the EDC's Nevada base shortly after saving San Desto. Lost and Found

In August 2006, Matt Moylan revealed that Sunstreaker was gay in Dreamwave Generation One continuity. This was never dealt with head-on (or meant to be) but it provided a basis for his characterization.

G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers

Sunstreaker was among the Transformers found and reprogrammed by the human terrorist organization Cobra, and along with Sideswipe and Trailbreaker, he was reformatted into a Cobra Stinger. He, his brother and Soundwave were sent to attack the SPS Research Facility, but the two siblings were rammed by Wheeljack while charging at the main entrance, and Cobra eventually retreated. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3 When Wheeljack freed the Autobots from Cobra's control, Sunstreaker helped Sideswipe and Cliffjumper fight against the similarly freed Decepticons Skywarp and Thundercracker. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5

The Beast Within

After a brutal battle during which The Beast, a monstrous gestalt of unimaginable power, was released, Sunstreaker’s butchered form lay smoldering in a mass grave of both Autobot and Decepticon corpses. The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences

IDW Generation 1 continuity

The story of how Sunstreaker became a Headmaster, a gestalt limb, and got a pet.

Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga

When an awesome but reckless human kid spray painted graffiti on the Seekers, Sunstreaker got involved to keep the furious Decepticons from destroying the boy. He and Prowl defended the kid until they drove off the Decepticons. After a stern warning about the dangers of angering homicidal giant robots, Sunstreaker undermined the day's lesson by suggesting they try it again. Henkei! Henkei! #5

Mini Mayhem!

Optimus told a couple of humans that the Transformers were in the midst of doing something really interesting... and showed them Hot Rod and Sunstreaker eating a pie!

Later, Sunstreaker overheard Grimlock announce that he had resolved to become a waiter, so he could spit in people's drinks. Mini Mayhem!

United

Sunstreaker was in attendance for a ceremony commending the Autobot Targetmasters and Headmasters after they had retrieved the cure for a deadly nano-virus infecting the Autobots stationed on Earth. The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos

Wars manga

When The Fallen attacked Cybertron in the hopes of merging with Vector Sigma, Overdrive sought additional help using the power of his Quantum Dial. Further empowering the dial with the help of the Oracle, Overdrive reached across space and time to recruit a "police-type" Sunstreaker and other inter-dimensional warriors. Train Wars The Fallen assumed a combination form, however, and managed to impale Silverbolt and the reinforcements using energy spikes. Metroplex, the Trainbots, the Train Team, and the Liner Team soon arrived to turn the tide, and the Fallen was ultimately defeated. In the aftermath, Sunstreaker was returned home by the Omnibots. Train Wars 2

Transformers vs. G.I. Joe

Sunstreaker was stationed within Metroplex when both Trypticon and a mind-controlled Fortress Maximus lay siege to the Autobot city. To his surprise, Imhotep Rodimus returned to Metroplex in the midst of the battle to retake his place as leader of the Autobots. Everybody Hates Metroplex

Q-Transformers cartoon

Voice actor: Yūichi Nakamura (Japanese)

IDW Beast Wars comics

Sunstreaker was one of the many casualties of the Great War before the signing of the Pax Cybertronia. Dawn of the Predacus

TransTech

During the conflict between the Screaming Eagles and S.K.A.R. in Primax 806.30 Gamma, Sunstreaker was binary-bonded to the Screaming Eagles' artillery expert, D-Day. After a globe-spanning confrontation which almost destroyed Earth, the Autobots and G.I. Joes emerged victorious. Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/05/01

Commercial appearances

• Sunstreaker, Hound, and Prowl fled from a Decepticon attack, and hid behind a mountain concealing the Autobots' newest warrior, Jetfire! Jetfire and Shockwave commercial
• Sunstreaker helped fend off Astrotrain alongside his fellow Autobots. Triple Changers and Perceptor commercial

Games

Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons

When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' Minicar troops from the Decepticons, Sunstreaker could come to Optimus Prime's aid, helping him navigate more quickly through the Decepticons' maze-like base. Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons

Transformers G1: Awakening

Sunstreaker was among the Autobots who left Cybertron aboard the Ark, and spent four million years in stasis after it was shot down over Earth by the Decepticons. As one of the more badly damaged Autobots, Sunstreaker was stored in Metroplex until the Autobots could gather enough energon to revive him. Transformers G1: Awakening

Transformers Legends

At some point, Sunstreaker fought in a battle alongside Overlord, Jetfire, and Rumble. Fan Favorite

After Optimus Prime's defeat at the hand of Megatron, Sunstreaker was involved in the skirmishes in Autobot city that ensued. The Omega Corps

When Soundwave and his minions set their sights on the secrets of Gravitronic Energy, Bumblebee and Sunstreaker had to save the human scientists and their research. Box Trap

Transformers: Battle Tactics

Sunstreaker participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be acquired as a reward in the "Optimus Maximus Awakes!" event. Transformers: Battle Tactics

Transformers: Devastation

When Teletraan Alpha told Sideswipe to face the impending chaos with bravery instead of anger, Sideswipe asked if Teletraan had been talking to Sunstreaker, claiming he sounded just like him. Devastation

Transformers Online (2016 video game)

“

No one can beat the best.

”

Sunstreaker considered himself the most handsome Autobot of them all. He would go to the trouble to discredit his Autobot colleagues, just to intimidate anyone who comes in contact with him. Sideswipe thinks Sunstreaker is the strongest Autobot on the battlefield, as the latter's performance is cold-blooded, ruthless, and merciless. Of course, no one easily praised Sunstreaker as much as Sideswipe did. Otherwise, Sunstreaker would stop to strike a pose in response to that ignorance.

In battle, Sunstreaker wielded the "Lightning Greaves" and the "Phlogistic Grenade Launcher". His active skill was "Magnet Mines":

• Magnet Mines — Sunstreaker deploys a Magnet Mine unit. When this unit is within enemy range, it will split apart into multiple mine traps in the opponents' path. Each mini-mine deals 350 points of damage. Transformers Online

Notes

• In the Transformers series bible entry for his brother Sideswipe, Sunstreaker is referred to by a different name, Spinout. "Nearly the equal of his twin brother, Spinout, in combat, but less cold-blooded." The same name (spelled "Spin-Out") is also used in a Marvel Age article from 1984 that announced the Marvel comic series.
  • In 2016, the Fun Publications prose story "The Toxic Transformer" did what fans have been doing for years and debuted a separate character named Spin-Out, utilizing the red deco of Sunstreaker's Diaclone predecessor.
• According to a story page in the October 1985 issue of TV Magazine, Sideswipe and Red Alert are brothers, with Sideswipe being slightly older than Red Alert. This connection may have been invented because, aside from Sideswipe and Red Alert sharing the same mold, Sunstreaker was not sold in the Japanese market outside of a special "versus" set with Skids and Buzzsaw. However, the familial dynamic between Sideswipe and Sunstreaker was not changed in the Japanese dub of the original Transformers cartoon, leading some Japanese fans to consider the three Lamborghini characters as triplets.
• Simon Furman's reason for making Sunstreaker a Headmaster at IDW? Because he's the one character who'd least want to be a Headmaster.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Sunstreaker (サンストリーカー Sansutorīkā)
• French: Solo (Canada)
• Hebrew: Sorék Shémesh (סורק שמש, "Sun Scanner")
• Hungarian: Napcsillantó, Napvillantó ("Sun-flasher")
• Italian: Lince ("Lynx")
• Mandarin: T^hài-yáng wén (Taiwan, 太陽紋, "Sun Streak"), Fēi Máo Tuǐ (China, 飞毛腿, "Scud")
• Portuguese: Raio Solar (Portugal comics, "Sun Beam"), Raiado (Brazil comics, "Crease")
• Ukrainian: Promin (Промінь, "Ray")
• Russian: Mercatel (Мерцатель, "Twinkler")

External links

• Sunstreaker's entry in the Transformers series bible.