Kickback (RID)
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- Kickback is a Decepticon from the Robots in Disguise cartoon portion of the Aligned continuity family.
Kickback's sycophantic tendencies leave him open to being taken advantage of by more intelligent Decepticons who aren't afraid of using him as much of a pawn as he intends to use them.
After being imprisoned on the Alchemor and being set free on Earth, he's acquired a racecar mode. At the very least, it makes getting away when things start to go south much faster.
Fiction
2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon
- Voice actor: Liam O'Brien (English), Yūki Tai (Japanese)
Kickback was one of the prisoners aboard the Alchemor when it crashed, freeing him from stasis. After escaping, he eventually encountered Steeljaw and his gang and tried to join up with them, only for the other Decepticons to tie him up and use him as bait to lure the Autobots away from their scrapyard base. They freed him, prompting the toadying Kickback to ask if the Autobots needed a new sidekick. When they refused his offer, Kickback used his side kick to escape his captors, whereupon he immediately transformed and fled. Lockout
Kickback encountered another group of Decepticons led by Scorponok and Glowstrike, camped out in a section of the crashed Alchemor. While off scavenging items to repair the ship for his new team, he again encountered Steeljaw, who tried to manipulate him into becoming a member of his new pack. Kickback refused and kicked Steeljaw aside before fleeing, but unwittingly led the other Decepticon back to the ship. To add insult to injury, Saberhorn rudely bumped him as he went to give Scorponok and Glowstrike his findings, however they were less than appreciative of him as well. Kickback tried to bargain for praise, only for Glowstrike to fire upon him, sending him scurrying away. Metal Meltdown
