Fastlane

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Fastlane is an Autobot Clone from the Generation 1 continuity family.
"Roger dodger, Optimus Prime!"

When you break down the individual components of Fastlane's personality he doesn't come off sounding very good. He's a totally immature, reckless, thrill-seeking, show off. Surprising then to find that he's quite well liked by both humans and Autobots. The fact is there's just no malice in Fastlane's antics, he's mischievous at worst and his stunts are usually quite entertaining to watch. His most daring stunts can be a bit dangerous to others who happen to be nearby (he once caused a HUGE accident on Cybertron by doing a 360 in confining heavy traffic at 500 miles per hour) but no one's ever been really hurt by them except for Fastlane himself when he pushes his design just a little too far.

Fastlane is the younger clone brother of Cloudraker. Sometimes he is known as Fastclash.

Fiction

The Transformers cartoon

Voice actor: Rob Paulsen (English), Akimitsu Takase (Japanese){{#if: Bernd Simon (German)|, Bernd Simon (German)}}
They were later disappointed to discover that robots weren't allowed in the Beano Fan Club.

Upon arriving on Cybertron, Optimus Prime told Fastlane and Cloudraker to search for Kup and the rest of the Autobots who had travelled to the Plasma Energy Chamber. The Rebirth, Part 1 Since Kup's crew were on a plasma-charged rocket ship halfway to Nebulos by that point, the Clones had little luck finding them. The Rebirth, Part 2

The Headmasters cartoon

Voice actor: Kazuo Oka (Japanese){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}

Fastlane and Cloudraker were once friends with another pair of Cybertronian Clones named Pounce and Wingspan. The two duos lost contact with each other for some time, during which Pounce and Wingspan joined the Decepticons. Fastlane and Cloudraker were confronted by their old friends, who were looking to take a golden skull from their Autobot counterparts and use it to collect a unique energy source from the Pirate Planet. While trying to keep the skull from the Decepticon Clones, Fastlane and his brother made contact with the Autobot Headmasters aboard the Battleship Maximus. Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship

The Clones accompanied the Headmasters back to Earth, and remained there allied with Metroplex and Spike Witwicky when Fortress took his men to defend the planet Master. As the Decepticons began a series of attacks around the globe, Spike dispatched Fastlane, Cloudraker and the Throttlebots to Santiago, Chile to investigate the emergence of one of Scorponok's Death Towers. They were thoroughly trounced by Predaking, who was guarding the tower. The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)

Transformers in 3-D

Following the destruction of Cybertron's energon supply by Galvatron, Cloudraker and Fastlane were on Optimus Prime's team for a mission to destroy the Nullification Cannon. The two clones dealt with Blast Off by luring him through a door and then clocking him on the head with a metal bar. Once the coast was clear, Optimus insisted on going on alone. The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3

IDW Generation 1 continuity

Fastlane and Cloudraker served as security officers for Fortress Maximus inside the Garrus-9 penitentiary. When the Combaticons raided the facility, the clones fought alongside Jetfire and the Technobots, but ultimately failed to prevent the Decepticons from making off with the Monstructor Six. Spotlight: Doubledealer Fastlane took a serious blast through the chest during the fight and probably needed significant repair work. Spotlight: Arcee He was back in action some time later, when he inspected Bludgeon's corpse along with his brother. Spotlight: Sideswipe

Following the end of war, Fastlane and Cloudraker returned to Cybertron and were seen hanging out at the Blurr-run Maccadam's Old Oil House. Night and the City When the Autobots were banished from Iacon, the two brothers chose to go neutral and remain in the city, where Fastlane later arrested Scoop for seemingly sabotaging the city's power lines. Three Monologues

Regeneration One

When the Autobots staged an assault on Jhiaxus and the Hub Network, Fastlane landed on the surface with Ultra Magnus and his strike team. After the Cybertronians lulled the Autobots into a false sense of security, they attacked with renewed vigor, sending the surface-bound Autobots racing for cover. Fastlane and Chromedome attempted to draw fire away from the others, but ultimately the Autobots fell. The War to End All Wars, Part 3

Beast Wars: Uprising

During the campaign on Nebulos, the Autobot Clones were captured by the Decepticon-Hive alliance and subjected to horrific experiments by Fausto Borx and Zarak. A Brush With Infamy–Prologue

Commercial appearances

Fastlane and Cloudraker encountered Pounce and Wingspan out in the wilderness and transformed into their vehicle modes to evade the Decepticon clones' weapons-fire. Punch/Counterpunch and Clones commercial

Games

Transformers Legends

Fastlane was stationed at a Sun-Farming facility along with Cloudraker. During an attack by Thunderwing's forces, Fastlane attempted to head off Bludgeon, who was headed for the main building. Unfortunately Fastlane failed in his task and the facility fell to the Decepticons, forcing Sideswipe's team to abandon it. Revalation

Toys

Generation 1

I'm the one who can't fly.
Fastlane was available in a two-pack with his brother/clone, Cloudraker. He transforms into a futuristic dragster. Fastlane has a removable spoiler which is visible in robot mode, distinguishing him from his brother, Cloudraker. He has two heat-sensitive rubsigns on his chest—one indicates he is an Autobot, the other reveals a dragster image, indicating which Clone he is. This is especially useful for those times when you can't just turn him over and see the giant wheels on his backside.


Generations

Soon I'll have a retool that can fly.
  • Chaos on Velocitron (gift set, 2017)
Released as part of the ToysЯUs exclusive 5-pack, Fastclash (trademark issues) transforms from robot to futuristic dragster, and is heavily based on his original Generation 1 toy. Any Titan Masters can accommodate with the vehicle mode by simply putting him onto the "seat". Whilst advertised as a Legends Class figure, Hasbro representatives at Toy Fair 2017 explained that his size/complexity is a little greater than what is possible in the retail Legends assortment.
Fashclash was later retooled into his brother Cloudraker.


Notes

Foreign names

  • Japanese: Fastlane (ファーストレーン Fāsutorēn)
  • French: Casse-Cou (Canada)
  • Italian: Booster
  • Mandarin: Làngzǐ (浪子, "Drifter")

References

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