Swindle (Movie)
| The name or term "Swindle" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Swindle (disambiguation). |
- Swindle is a Decepticon in the live action Transformers film continuity family and ALSO a bunch of [mass-produced drones on both sides.
Swindle is one of many Decepticons ordered to Earth by Megatron to cause havoc for the Autobot forces there. He's well suited to the task. Swindle is not a great fighter and, more, he's dumb as a post, but he takes great glee in blowing things (any "things") to pieces and that's worth something right? Generally he leaps and hops around the battlefield like a madman, blasting explosives out of his chest cannon and laughing uncontrollably. Havoc is a given when he's around. He's also an enthusiastic but unfortunately ineffectual interrogator.
Sometimes there are lots of him.
On both sides.
Fiction
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IDW Prequel Comic
Swindle (or a Swindle, one could argue the aparent intelligence displayed as evidence for either really) is in charge of torturing the location of the Allspark out of Bumblebee's team after their capture at Tyger Pax. He fails at that but succeeds at pissing off Megatron. Lucky for Swindle, Megs takes off into space and is lost before he's able to follow through on his threats.
Games
Transformers (2007) video game
Swindle appears as one of the Autobot & Decepticon foes, in many colors.
Battle For the Allspark online game
Swindle units have excellent speed, fair attack power, but very weak defense.
Toys
Transformers (2007)
- Swindle (Deluxe, 2007)
- Swindle transforms into a Chevrolet Cobalt. He's the Decepticon version. Thanks to Automorphing, his head flips out on its own from his chest during transformation. His torso also features a spring-loaded cannon that extends. This cannon gimmick can also be used in car mode, where it looks like a super-turbo-nitro exhaust pipe.
