Wedge (RBA)

The name or term "Wedge" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Wedge (disambiguation).

Wedge the Construction-Bot is an Autobot from the Rescue Bots Academy portion of the Aligned continuity family.

"Cut the chatter, Red Two!"

Wedge is pretty sure he's the best of the new Rescue Bot recruits and will jump at the chance to prove it. This has resulted in something of a rivalry stewing between him and Hot Shot, and if there's any criticism to be made of his fellow recruits, Wedge will be the one to make it, though he'll usually regret it soon after.

Fiction

Rescue Bots Academy cartoon

Voice actor: Mason Hensley (English)

"Look at the size of that thing!"

Wedge won a rescue competition to earn himself a spot studying at the Rescue Bot Training Center on Earth. He started an instant rivalry with Hot Shot when the latter was assigned to the team of new recruits by Optimus Prime. Once Hot Shot screwed up the first rescue drill, Wedge challenged him to a simple stacking contest and easily won. Recruits Part I Hot Shot went on to win an obstacle course race against Wedge and revealed that Optimus had given him the ability to use three alternate modes, though Wedge was still unimpressed, beliving it was the bot and not their abilities that made for a good rescuer. Nonetheless when Hot Shot later realized that the jet mode he was stuck with for the day was useless for the cave rescue exercise they'd been assigned, Wedge joined the others in encouraging him not to give up. Recruits Part II Wedge and the other recruits got to meet Blades when the copter-bot was brought in to help tutor Hot Shot in the art of flying, and later took part in a forest fire rescue. The Secret of Flight

Following a particularly tricky rescue, Hoist constructed new tools for everyone, including power drivers for Wedge. The first test didn't go well, but Wedge and the others enlisted Boulder to give Hoist some encouragement and help perfect the tools. If at First... After Hot Shot was assigned to look after Tough Luck Chuck when the test robot was damaged, Wedge and Hoist found Chuck roaming the training center. He slipped through their fingers as well and got through the GroundBridge, forcing the recruits to search for him in Milford. Tough Luck Chuck Bored by Chase's class on police codes, Wedge and the other recruits persuaded Chase to let them try to do a practice rescue, and ended up being rescued themselves by Whirl when they got stuck in the snow. Whirl'd View When the recruits didn't understand why Boulder was having them plant flowers, the Rescue Bot set them a task which taught them that all parts of nature are important. Plan Bee

"Cut to the left, I'll take the leader."

Aiming to get the response time of the group down, Wedge borrowed the trigger for the rescue alarm and ran a series of drills, annoying his fellow recruits and eventually resulting in him ending up trapped in one of the launch tubes. He returned the alarm to Heatwave. The Bot Who Cried Rescue The recruits had to contend with a runaway rock sculpture of Hot Shot's head when he decided to carve it into a mountain alongside the likenesses of the Rescue Bots. Mount Botmore Hot Shot and Wedge ended up disregarding Hoist when their fellow recruit was put in charge of a rescue mission, and as a result, their own efforts almost ended up in disaster. Mission Inaudible After completing a simulated rescue, despite a glitch occuring, the recruits took part in a real rescue in Griffin Rock which was only successful because the glitch gave Medix an idea to complete it safely. Glitch

During a ride on the Sigma, Wedge realized there were only four command chairs and told the others that meant that one of the five recruits wouldn't graduate. The team went on to botch a volcano rescue drill after staying up all night worrying, until Heatwave told them they'd assumed wrong. Five Into Four When Whirl was filming footage for a recruitment video, Wedge attempted to give a demonstration of Hero Hall, only to be swamped by a tidal wave. He and the others later helped whip the footage into a usable state. Rescue Promo After a botched rescue had the recruits blaming each other, Heatwave assigned them to cleaning duties. Hot Shot sneaked out to do a rescue, and as a result, the rest of the recruits had to go help him when he hit trouble. Blame Game Wedge and the other recruits set up a surprise rescue mission for Medix, who didn't get the appeal of surprises. Unfortunately the mission did not go well, and the other recruits promised to stop with the surprises. Surprise, Medix!

The recruits got to try out some TX3000s on loan to the rescue center, and even used them during an actual rescue. The TX3000 They had to round up a lost flock of sheep, but were hampered by Hoist malfunctioning. Little Bot Peep When there was a rumour there would be a guest at the academy, Wedge assumed it would be Bumblebee, however it turned out to be Wes, a Teen Pioneer. Wedge avoided spending time with Wes, believing he didn't have much to offer as a rescuer, until he discovered he was Wes's favorite Rescue Bot. Driving a Wedge Boulder accompanied the recruits to the planet Parvus where they rescued the last surviving Galax. The Big, Small Rescue

Wedge challenged Hot Shot to a competition, putting his Heroes of Cybertron cards on the line as a prize. When Hot Shot won the construction challenge, Wedge was demoralized, believing there was no way he'd win the Cube challenge, however his friends encouraged him to try, and he indeed won. The two bots decided to keep it as a tie, and Hoist presented them with custom cards. Battle of the Bots When an alien rock went missing, Wedge cast suspicion on Hot Shot, but the rock turned out to be a small alien, which the recruits then had to round up so it could be sent home. About a Rock The recruits tried to keep secret the fact a dog had followed them home after the last rescue, only to discover that the dog was actually trying to alert them to the fact they'd missed someone who needed rescuing. Dog Stray Afternoon Wedge took part in the rescue of Dr Hart from a rogue iceberg. After Hot Shot realized that he didn't need the Rubber Duck Cody had loaned him, Wedge still thought it prudent to bring the duck with them on the next rescue. Lucky Ducky

Whirl tried to get Wedge and the other recruits into cheerleading, but it wasn't until they employed the skills they'd learned during a rescue that they were enthusiastic about it. Go Team, Go! When Boulder assigned the recruits the task of familiarizing themselves with smartphones, they became addicted to the devices and began neglecting their chores and rescue work. Screen Time During a field trip to the museum in Milford, Wedge and the other bots helped Whirl apprehend a thief who'd turned up to burgle the place. Fright at the Museum

Toys

Rescue Bots Academy

Unsuited for Hoth

• Wedge the Construction-Bot (2018)

The first toy of Wedge is a redeco and slight retool of Arctic Rescue Boulder with a new head. He also omits the Graham Burns and Windchill accessories.

• Wedge the Construction-Bot (2019)

Previewed at Toy Fair 2019, Wedge is sized similarly to the previous Megabots line, and at about 11 inches tall is in scale with the previously released helicopter-mode Whirl and car-mode Medix, transforming into a payloader in a couple of "Easy 2 Do Conversion" steps. He features a "punching" gimmick in his left arm.

Like the other 11-inch Academy toys, Wedge's transformation pattern appears to be functionally an up-sized version of a previous figure: in this case, Boulder's bulldozer-mode toys.

• Academy Rescue Team (2019)

First revealed at Toy Fair 2019, "Academy Rescue Team" Wedge is a redeco of the cement mixer version of Salvage, sporting a new head. He comes in a set of four, similar to the previous "Griffin Rock Rescue Team", with Whirl (retool of VTOL jet version of Blades), Hot Shot (retool of Rock Rescue Team Bumblebee) and Hoist (retool of Rescan Hoist).

Notes

• Rescue Bots Academy Wedge is heavily based off 2001 Robots in Disguise Wedge.
• Wedge's prototype model had headlights on the cab and no Rescue Bot insignia.