Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity
Fast times in the Generation 1 cartoon continuity!
The Transformers cartoon
- Voice actor: John Moschitta (English), Ken Yamaguchi (Japanese), Eiji Itō (Japanese, "The Rebirth"), Lei Changxi (Chinese), Bernd Simon (German), Kai Taschner (German, Generation 2 Dub), Roberto Alexander (Spanish), Massimo Corizza (Italian, first Season 3 dub)
In 2005, Blurr was part of the Autobot detachment stationed at Autobot City on Earth, under Ultra Magnus's command. Using his hyper-speed, he quickly alerted the Autobot ranks when Megatron and his Decepticons arrived to attack the city. In defending the city, Blurr combined non-stop chatter with non-stop firepower and helped hold the Decepticons at bay until Optimus Prime and reinforcements could arrive from Moonbase One.
In the aftermath of the attack, Blurr was working on repairs with several of the remaining Autobots when Galvatron struck. After failing to get the obstinate Dinobots aboard a shuttle ("They were impossible impossible impossible!"), Blurr tossed the job over to Kup and Hot Rod and leapt aboard the second shuttle with Ultra Magnus. Pursued by Galvatron through space, the shuttle crew managed to escape only after detonating three-quarters of the ship. In need of repairs, they landed hard on the planet of Junk. While Blurr was attending to some welding work, Galvatron and his soldiers caught up with them. Things went from bad to worse after Galvatron killed Ultra Magnus and took the Matrix of Leadership, leaving the Autobots to deal with the planet's native inhabitants, the Junkions. Hostilities suddenly ceased, however, when Hot Rod and Kup arrived from Quintessa and negotiated a peace with the Junkions (complete with dance sequence!). Blurr then flew into the final battle with the planet-eater Unicron aboard the Junkion starship and was present when Hot Rod (now Rodimus Prime) reclaimed Cybertron in the name of the Autobots. The Transformers: The Movie
As part of their "new era of peace and prosperity", the Autobots hosted the first annual Galactic Olympics several months later. Blurr really wanted to compete in the races, but instead was forced onto a mission with Wheelie to bring Metroplex's transformation cog to Autobot City on Earth. This simple courier run soon became more hectic than it was worth, though. Running into the newly revived Decepticon leader, Galvatron, Blurr and Wheelie were the first Autobots to face his renewed power and ended up marooned on Jupiter's moon of Io. There they encountered kamikaze creatures known as lightpoles, who struck in unison like a hive and could transform into explosive missiles. The Autobots received support from Marissa Faireborn of Earth Defense Command, but it wasn't until Sky Lynx arrived that they finally managed to fight their way through a squad of Predacons and get off that rock. Blurr and Wheelie made it back to Autobot City and, after a short game of "Hot Potato" to get the cog through attacking Decepticons, restored Metroplex's transforming ability just in time to sic the giant Autobot on his rival, Trypticon. Five Faces of Darkness
Blurr participated in several important Autobot missions in the following months. When Kup uncovered a plot by the Decepticons to acquire the indestructible death crystals for their own purposes, Blurr joined him and an Autobot unit to visit the source of the crystals on planet Dread. Blurr faced the Predacons again on Dread and was almost consumed by quickmud before Sky Lynx pulled him free. Blurr and the other Autobots managed to keep Predaking busy long enough for Kup to rouse Chaos, the creature who was the source of the death crystals. Turning the crystals against Chaos himself, the Autobots destroyed the monster and deprived the Decepticons of their new weapon. Chaos
When Optimus Prime briefly returned from the dead, Blurr was aboard his flagship during the intended assault on the Quintessons' new home planet. He received word from Cybertron that Hot Rod and the other Autobots they were supposed rushing off to "avenge" were in fact alive, and preparing to rendez-vous with the fleet. Dark Awakening
Whoops, wrong script!
Later, Blurr joined Perceptor in exploring a bowl-shaped asteroid near Cybertron, and in doing so came across a Quintesson Time Window. During the battle with the Sharkticons and Quintesson star cruisers, Blurr fell through the time window along with Wreck-Gar, Blaster and some of his cassettes. The Autobots found themselves 11 million years in the past, working with Beta and her rebellion as the first Autobots stood up against their Quintesson masters. Once the rebel leader, A-3, returned and used his Coder Remote on the Dark Guardians, Blurr and his auto-buddies made their way back through the vortex and into the present once again. Forever Is a Long Time Coming
When the Autobots detected a seemingly threatening vessel in their airspace, Blurr attempted to interrogate the pilot, Sandstorm of Paradron. Rather than being intimidated, however, Sandstorm just asked if there was something wrong with Blurr's timing program. Kup was quick to come to the young Autobot's defense and informed the Paradronian, "Naaaah, that's just the way he is." Fight or Flee
Blurr was among the Autobot warriors who assaulted the occupied nation of Carbombya, to prevent the Decepticons from making more super-energon off of the country's oil reserves. Broadside beached himself off the coast to launch Blurr, Rodimus Prime, Wheelie and the Dinobots onto the nation's soil. After the Decepticons were driven off, they freed Abdul Fakkadi and his advisors, and (somewhat reluctantly) restored him to power. Thief in the Night
During the second coming of Starscream's ghost, Blurr was working monitor duty on Cybertron with Springer. He was very good at his job, identifying Astrotrain on an entry vector and the return of Unicron's eyes, but people kept having to interrupt his reports because he would. Not. Stop. Talking. Ghost in the Machine Later on, he was part of the peace envoy overseeing the negotiations between Xetaxxis and Lanarq. The Quintesson Journal Blurr was also present for the unveiling of the new power generator on Cybertron, but even he wasn't fast enough to keep Grimlock from making a mess of things. Grimlock's New Brain
During an encounter with the Decepticons, Blurr and several Autobots encountered a "quadrant lock" created by the Quintessons and ended up falling through it along with Cyclonus. Their landing on the planet Zamojin was a harsh one, and Blurr's leg strut was too damaged for him to walk. Separated from the scientist Perceptor in the fall, Blurr asked Rodimus and Ultra Magnus to leave him while they searched for their missing comrade. The leaders agreed, since Perceptor was also the one best suited for repairing Blurr's leg. Unfortunately, the helpless Blurr was soon found by the superstitious and powerful local populace and taken to a nearby city, where the people planned to toss him into a molten pool. In a wacky turn of events, though, that soak was just what Blurr needed to realign his leg components, and he popped out of the pool as fast as ever. The Face of the Nijika
When the Hate Plague was released, Blurr was one of several Autobots who were damaged and taken out of action early during the catastrophe.The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1 As a result, he was unaffected by the plague and, after some repair work by a Quintesson, was available to help the newly active Optimus Prime in his search for a cure. The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2
Sometime later, on Cybertron, Blurr was beaten in a race by Hot Rod and Daniel Witwicky. This was done in part to help prove the engineer Brainstorm's theory that Autobots could function better with human partners somehow incorporated into their fighting discipline. Little did anyone realize how soon that theory would be tested. After a major Decepticon offensive on Autobot City, Optimus Prime radioed Kup, Blurr and the others on Cybertron, warning them that the Decepticons were headed for the Plasma Energy Chamber, deep beneath the planet's surface. The Autobots arrived just in time to prevent Scourge from unleashing too much plasma energy using the key he'd stolen from Earth. What little plasma energy had been released, however, was enough to overcharge the engines of the Autobot ship, launching them out into space.
Blurr and his comrades crash-landed on the planet Nebulos and were quickly taken hostage by a group of rebels fighting against the machine army of their overlords, the Hive. The Autobots managed to convince their "hosts" to release them when the Decepticons arrived in hot pursuit, but Blurr and several other warriors were deactivated and taken hostage by the Decepticons as they fled. The Rebirth, Part 1 Brainstorm decided to put his ideas into action and created binary-bonded partnerships between the remaining Autobots and the rebels, forming Headmasters. The Headmasters rescued Blurr and the others, but were soon forced to fight again when the Decepticons joined forces with the Hive, having created both Headmaster and Targetmaster duos in response. This tech-war continued when Brainstorm scanned one of the Hive Targetmasters and used those scans to recreate the technology for the remaining Autobots. Blurr was binary-bonded with Haywire, one of the Nebulan sharpshooters. The Rebirth, Part 2
He and the rest of the Autobots returned to Cybertron to try to prevent Galvatron from opening the Plasma Energy Chamber, but were unsuccessful. The day was ultimately saved by Spike and the Nebulons, who brought about a new Golden Age, and Blurr was seen celebrating with the rest of the Autobots. The Rebirth, Part 3
Japanese cartoon continuity
The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers
Blurr participated in a space mission under the command of Rodimus Prime. He helped the other Autobots get the space-faring civilians to safety during a Decepticon attack while Rodimus battled Galvatron. The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #1 On another occasion, he battled the Megatron Corps — five clones of the old Decepticon leader being remotely controlled by Galvatron. Once Blurr and the others attacked Galvatron directly, the Megatron Corps fell all to pieces. The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #2 Blurr was also seen acting in defense of the planet Feminia. The Autobots protected the Prime Energy Tower from an all-out Decepticon attack. The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5
Controverse
Blurr was present when the Prowl and Wheeljack of BT-World discovered they were trapped in the OG-World. Controverse
The Headmasters cartoon
- Voice actor: Ken Yamaguchi (Japanese), Simon Broad (English, Omni Productions dub)
In 2011, Blurr was stationed on the Autobots' new tertiary base of operations, the planet Athenia. While other Autobots were dispatched to Cybertron during Galvatron's assault, Blurr remained behind as part of the rear guard. He observed what appeared to be a passing star on the monitors, but the image eventually cleared up to reveal a starship, headed for Cybertron. Four Warriors Come out of the Sky Even after the arrival of the Headmasters, Blurr continued to fret over the situation. The Mystery of Planet Master As Autobots forces engaged the Decepticons on several fronts on several planets, Blurr remained at home base with Kup and Arcee to practice his exposition. Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime
When Galvatron unleashed his Madmachine, Blurr couldn't understand how one little bug could possibly threaten Vector Sigma. Arcee had to explain how the Decepticons could increase its magnetic power to the point where even the supercomputer would be in danger. The Great Cassette Operation When the Aerialbots were brought down by a dangerous meteorite, Blurr informed Rodimus Prime the rescue team had been intercepted by the Decepticons. Approach of the Demon Meteorite Blurr was still taking messages with Kup and Arcee on Athenia weeks later. For a ridalin-deprived courier, he sure seems to stand around a lot. The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery
Blurr watched helplessly as Galvatron beat the scrap out of Rodimus Prime. Only after the Decepticon Commander wandered off to have a meeting with Soundblaster did Blurr work up the courage to go see if Rodimus was okay. Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1 With the destruction of Cybertron, Blurr joined Rodimus Prime and Kup in their quest to look for a new planet to settle on. Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2
He apparently had time to sneak back in when he heard Fortress was having a party, though. The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok
Legends manga
Blurr continued on the journey to find a new home until the day Rodimus Prime decided to become a Micromaster and settle on the planet Micro. Unwilling to give up on his body's speed, Blurr refused to join Rodimus in changing bodies, and instead left to join Fortress's crew. Bonus Edition Vol. 25 A battle with Scorponok in 2021 led to him and the other Autobots being infected with blackballs, which Blurr only survived by agreeing to have his head removed and retrofitted into a small Headmaster robot. Headmasters Chapter Prologue Old and new Headmasters alike then traveled to the Legends Universe and joined with the Axalon Trading Company to have new bodies built for them. Bonus Edition Vol. 21 Blurr was left disheartened by this turn of events: since he'd ended up losing his body anyway, he regretted not helping Rodimus to begin with. He cheered up when Longarm gave him a new body, and though he panicked when asked to use it to take on Galvatron, he steeled himself and proved able to use his speed and tiny size in tandem to catch Galvatron off-guard and knock his head off. He then became an deliveryman, though not a very good one since he spent too much time talking to customers. Bonus Edition Vol. 25
When Blaster was battling Scourge, Blurr showed up to help man his battle station, saying they were comrades since they'd both left the Axalon Trading Company. Bonus Edition Vol. 27 He later had his body stolen by a mass-produced Nightbeat-type Headmaster who was really eager to try out transtectors. Bonus Edition Vol. 28 Blurr was present for Fortress's speech when he announced the completion of their HQ, a new battleship Maximus. Bonus Edition Vol. 31 He was among the Autobots who tried to capture Soundblaster after he'd stolen the Zodiac, but was incapacitated when the Zodiac's powers forcibly transformed his transtector into an immobile "base mode". Bonus Edition Vol. 36 When the Astrotrain Transport Company got started, Blurr was shocked that he'd gotten rivals in the delivery business. Bonus Edition Vol. 40
Rodimus vs. Cyclonus
Blurr was present when Optimus Prime expired following the battle for Autobot City, and Hot Rod caught the Matrix as it fell out of the Autobot leader's hands. Rodimus vs. Cyclonus
Ask Vector Prime
In an unstable timeline where the Autobots were at war with the Renegades, Blurr was one of the many Autobots who participated in the Battle of Autobot City. Echoes and Fragments
Deviations
Blurr was on Cybertron when Optimus Prime announced his plan to confront Unicron. When Hot Rod sacrificed himself to kill Megascream, Blurr was later seen celebrating the defeat of Unicron and the Decepticons. Deviations
Notes
- In 2010, a set of Blurr's original color models from The Transformers: The Movie went up for sale on Heritage Auctions, sold from Ron Friedman's collection of Sunbow Productions materials. In contrast to his final model and toys, this early color model depicted him with lavender parts.
