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Much red plastic has been sacrificed in the name of Sideswipe!

Toys

The Transformers

He had the look before it was trendy.
Originally a Diaclone "New Countach LP500S", Sideswipe transforms into... well, into that. In robot mode he is armed with a white rifle and a missile launcher that can clip onto either of his shoulders. The launcher can fire one of three included white missiles, in theory, as the springs were weakened for the US release for safety reasons. The original 1984 US release did not have the rubsign found on later releases.
When Hasbro released the original Generation 1 toys in continental Europe through its then recently acquired subsidiary Milton Bradley in 1985, several toys, such as the Autobot Cars, were actually pre-existing stock originally intended for Joustra's version of the Diaclone line that was acquired by Hasbro as part of an agreement with Joustra and put into MB-branded Transformers packaging. For some reason, the Sunstreaker toy (sporting its yellow Hasbro Transformers colors due to being produced during the Diaclone/Transformers transitional period) was released in packaging intended for his brother Sideswipe, an entirely different sculpt. The packaging even included Sideswipe's instructions and sticker sheet, neither of which were of much use for the toy. It's currently unknown whether the actual Sideswipe toy was ever sold in MB "Sideswipe" packaging at all, although considering the origin of the MB-branded Autobot Cars, it's very unlikely for this to be the case.[1]
This sculpt was also used to make Red Alert, Clamp Down, Deep Cover and Tigertrack.


I have a hat!
  • Sideswipe with Vanguard (Action Master, 1991)
    • Accessories: "Photon laser" rifle
A non-transforming action figure that combines elements from both his original toy and his animation model, Action Master Sideswipe is compatible with any other Action Master weapon or vehicle. His partner-unit Vanguard forms a backpack and battle helmet, and complements Sideswipe's color scheme quite well.
Action Master Sideswipe was only available in European (and certain Australian) markets.
More information on Action Master Sideswipe with Vanguard at TFU.info


  • Sideswipe (Classics Heroes, Europe/Australia 1991)
    • Accessories: "Laser gun", rocket launcher, 3 rockets
The original Generation 1 Sideswipe toy was re-released in Europe and Australia in 1991 as part of the Classics line, with no apparent changes other than the new packaging.

Generation 2

He got dressed in the dark and accidentally put his colors on backwards.
  • Sideswipe (Autobot Heroic, 1993)
    • Accessories: Gun, missile launcher, 1 missile
Part of the first assortment of Autobot cars, Sideswipe's original toy had his colors re-arranged to a black car mode with red and white robot parts, plus new neon green "racing" decals were added to the mix. His original rocket launcher was removed, and replaced with a large spring-loaded launcher that could be hand-held or mounted on his retooled car mode roof.
His new spring-loaded missile launcher was taken from Snow Serpent from the G.I. Joe toyline.
More information on Generation 2 Sideswipe at TFU.info


Then he shrank and faded in the wash.
A redeco of Go-Bot Firecracker, Sideswipe transforms into a blue Lamborghini Diablo with through-axle construction for super-fast rolling on smooth surfaces in car mode. He is compatible with many "Hot Wheels" and "Matchbox"-brand racetrack sets.
This mold was also used to make Go-Bot Optimus Prime and 2001 Robots in Disguise R.E.V..
This toy was later repurposed to be a "next-generation" clone of Sideswipe.
More information on Generation 2 Go-Bot Sideswipe on TFU.info


Collector's Edition

  • Lambor (World Character Convention 12 exclusive, Japan 2001)
    • Japanese ID number: 04
    • Accessories: "Laser gun", rocket launcher, 3 rockets
In 2001, the Generation 1 Sideswipe toy was re-released by Takara under his Japanese name "Lambor", as a set bundled with his mold-mate Red Alert ("Alert" in Japan), exclusive to World Character Convention 12. His license plate decal was changed from the infringing "COUNTACH" to "CAR MACHINE".

  • Lambor (e-HOBBY exclusive, Japan 2002)
    • Japanese ID number: 04
    • Accessories: "Laser gun", rocket launcher, 3 rockets
Lambor (Sideswipe) and Alert (Red Alert) were once again re-released together in January 2002 as an e-HOBBY exclusive "New Year Special" set. This version of the figure came with an alternate sticker sheet that changed the color of several of his decals: the blue stickers on his shins and stomach became red, while blue arrows on his feet were switched to yellow. He came with a new bio card with new art by Hidetsugu Yoshioka.

The Transformers Collection

  • Lambor (Japan 2003)
    • Japanese ID number: 07
    • Accessories: "Laser gun", rocket launcher, 3 rockets
The version of Generation 1 Sideswipe previously released as an e-HOBBY exclusive, minus the extra decal sheet, was again re-released as part of The Transformers Collection "book-box" series.

Universe (2003)

I should've had a Wheeljack retool!
  • Sideswipe (Deluxe, 2003)
    • Accessories: Left & right launchers/thrusters, 2 flame missiles
One of several exclusives to OTFCC 2003, Universe Sideswipe is a redeco of the 2001 Robots in Disguise Prowl mold, once again transforming into a Lamborghini Diablo. A pair of add-on thrusters become arm-mounted launchers for robot mode; each one being a pressure-launch missile launcher.
The part that connects the toy's windshield to the main body uses a red sticker rather than paint, as that part is made out of unpaintable plastic. The police lights from the original mold were removed, leaving this area bare.
This mold was also used to make Universe Inferno and the Universe incarnation of Generation 1 Sunstreaker.
While the toy's name was spelled "Sideswipe" (one word) on its own packaging, the cross-sell on the packaging for the OTFCC 2003 Shadow Striker/Roulette two-pack spelled it "Side Swipe" (two words) instead. See Notes for more.
More information on Universe Sideswipe on TFU.info


Smallest Transforming Transformers

Yet another release Sunstreaker just wasn't cool enough for.
  • Lambor (2003)
    • Japanese ID number: GTF-02
Smallest Transforming Transformers Lambor is a very small-scale, extensively simplified replica of the original Sideswipe toy. He has very little articulation, he has no weapons, and his vehicle mode wheels cannot roll.
This mold was retooled to make Smallest Transforming Transformers Alert.
More information on Smallest Transforming Lambor at TFU.info


Alternators/Binaltech

Just think, he was almost Tracks.
  • Side Swipe (2003, 2004)
    • Alternator ID number: 2
    • Japanese ID number: BT-02
    • Accessories: Dodge Viper Engine/gun
The second Alternators toy released, Side Swipe's alternate mode is a licensed 1:24 scale Dodge Viper (identified as an SRT-10 model by the Japanese Binaltech version) featuring opening doors, a detailed interior, and a hood that opens to reveal an engine bay holding a replica Viper V-10 engine. The vehicle mode also features movable steering and rubber tires with vacuum-metalized wheels. His removable engine becomes a blaster.
The main difference between Hasbro's Alternators Side Swipe and Takara's Binaltech "Lambor" releases is that the Binaltech version has die-cast metal parts for most of the car's outer body shell, with the exception of the rear end (the "backpack" kibble in robot mode), and the entire red exterior of the car is fully painted, unlike the Alternators version's flat red plastic. Furthermore, the Alternators version sports additional "blackwash" paint operations on his chest the Binaltech version lacks.
The Dodge Viper sculpt was originally designed to be a new body for Tracks after the first attempt to secure the Corvette license had fallen through. Eventually, though, Chevrolet had a change of mind and granted Hasbro and Takara the license for the Corvette design after all. As a result, the Viper mold was slightly redesigned, was given a new head sculpt and released as Sideswipe (or "Side Swipe") instead. This explains why, unlike most of the early Alternators toys, Side Swipe's robot mode bears little resemblance to his G1 self. The most noticeable redesign from the "Tracks" design was the vehicle mode's doors being moved from the "backpack" kibble (where they would have resembled the G1 Tracks toy's wings) to the sides of the arms, thus being the most obvious visual cue taken from the G1 Sideswipe toy. The doors are, however, still splayed out to the sides in the Alternators version's package art and can be moved to match Tracks's wing configuration, which implies that the redesign may have been done before the switch from Tracks to Sideswipe was made.
This sculpt was retooled to make Dead End, who was then redecoed into Sunstreaker (although the retool was originally done with Sunstreaker in mind).
More information on Alternators Side Swipe on TFU.info
Alternators mold: Side Swipe
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Commemorative Series

  • Side Swipe (Toys"R"Us exclusive, USA/Australia/Canada 2004; KB Toys exclusive, USA 2005; Asian markets exclusive, 2012)
    • Series: VIII
    • Accessories: "Laser gun", rocket launcher, 3 rockets
The version of Generation 1 Sideswipe previously released as part of Takara's "Transformers Collection" series, albeit with its spring-loaded launcher de-sprung for safety reasons, was reissued by Hasbro under the modified name "Side Swipe" as part of their Commemorative Series VIII, one of the last American reissues. However, because Toys"R"Us, who had carried the Commemorative Series as an exclusive line up until that point, had abruptly decided to discontinue the line, Side Swipe was only released in very low quantities in the United States; in fact, his availability at TRU was considered a myth for many years. The unsold stock was made available a year later through KB Toys stores and outlets, at half the original price. The figure was, however, available at Toys"R"Us stores in Australia and Canada in 2004 in average quantities.
In 2012, several Commemorative Series figures, among them Side Swipe, were re-released in Hasbro's Asian markets, in slightly altered packaging. Unlike most of the other figures from this batch, Side Swipe retained the "Commemorative Series VIII" label on his box; however, the background color of the "choking hazard" safety warning label was changed from red to black, the Hasbro logo was updated to the then-current version, and the "+" after the "Ages 5+" recommendation was increased in size. Oddly, even though Hasbro had started spelling the name of toys of the character as "Sideswipe" again in 2008, this release still rendered the name as "Side Swipe".


Universe (2008)

Better red than...
  • Sideswipe (Deluxe, 2008)
    • Series: Classic Series
    • Accessories: "Flare Launcher", engine supercharger intakes
Part of the third wave of 2008 Universe Deluxe Class toys, Sideswipe is a retool/redeco of Universe Sunstreaker, transforming into a modified Lamborghini Gallardo. Though the car is mostly based upon the Gallardo, to avoid legal problems, it also features modified headlights and elements taken from other cars—most of them are taken from other Lamborghini models, such as a rear end that is basically a cross between a Murciélago and a Diablo; however, the split side windows and the ridges on the door vents are based on a McLaren F1. He also comes with the same roof-mounted engine supercharger accessory as Sunstreaker. Hasbro's early plans for Sunstreaker and Sideswipe had the two as straight redecos of each other, only differing in their head sculpts besides their colors—namely, Sunstreaker would have just been Sideswipe in yellow with a different head. It was TakaraTomy designer Hisashi Yuki who suggested an alternate transformation by turning the upper body by 180 degrees (and swapping the hands to accommodate the different upper body orientation), thus providing more individual robot mode looks for the two characters that resemble their respective Generation 1 designs more.[2]
Universe Tigertrack. Fortunately, this didn't happen.
Hasbro also originally intended the alternate mode's supercharger to split into two halves which would then become the handgun and a spring-loaded shoulder launcher for the robot mode. On the final toy, the Flare Launcher (a redeco of Sunstreaker's Electron Pulse Blaster) can be combined with the removable supercharger engine accessory by wrapping the intakes around the gun and mounted in either of the holes on his shoulders to simulate Sideswipe's Generation 1 missile launcher. Of course, this leaves him without a hand-held weapon. The engine can also be mounted on Sideswipe's back as his rocket pack. Most of this is not shown in the instructions, which only instruct the owner of the toy to put the gun in his hand and attach the supercharger to his back.
Even worse, Sideswipe's instruction line art is recycled from Sunstreaker's instructions and therefore incorrectly gives him Sunstreaker's transformation and head, despite the stock photo depicted on top of the instructions showing him with the hood as the chest and the correct Sideswipe head.[3] Unfortunately, the stock photo Hasbro provided to online retailers retains this incorrect transformation, and throws in some additional mistakes as well. Oy.
The Sunstreaker/Sideswipe sculpt was also retooled into Timelines Punch, Generation 2 Breakdown, and Generation 1 Breakdown, as well as Henkei! Henkei! Alert and Generations Red Alert.
Universe (2008) mold: Sunstreaker
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Henkei! Henkei!

Whoever does Takara's photography seriously needs to be outsourced to Hasbro.
  • Lambor (Deluxe, 2008-10-23)
    • Japanese ID number: C-09
    • Accessories: "Flare Launcher"
The Japanese version of Universe Sideswipe has vacuum metallized silver on his flare launcher and his spoiler, but does not come with the supercharger engine/rocket pack accessory that Henkei Sunstreaker and Universe Sunstreaker/Sideswipe included. This was a willful decision meant to differentiate further between him and Sunstreaker. That's right: Takara deliberately omitted an optional accessory to make the toy more "G1-accurate".[2]
He also has correct, personalized instructions that aren't just Sunstreaker's. Like Sunstreaker, the Japanese version's roof paint is a much closer match to the red colored plastic. The Japanese version also features a glossier black paint and the white has a yellow tint compared the white plastic used for Hasbro version. His license plate says "LAMBOR" rather than "SWIPE".
Universe (2008) mold: Sunstreaker
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Timelines

Folks are gonna be pisssyyyyyy.
  • Sideswipe (BotCon 2010 customization class Deluxe)
    • Accessories: Gun/tailpipe, engine supercharger intakes
A Generation 2-style redeco of Universe Sideswipe, Timelines Sideswipe is pre-molded in new colors, which was unprecedented for the BotCon customization class exclusive (and apparently came as a surprise to Fun Publications). During the class, the mold was assembled, painted and stickered by the enrollees. Between the two classes, there were 52 participants.
The exact brands and colors of paints utilized to paint this figure were:
-Polly Scale #F414296 Stainless Steel (face and hub caps)
-Polly Scale #F505020 Red RLM23 (this color is discontinued from the manufacturer)
-Model Master Acryl #4769 Flat White (base coat under RLM 23 on hood)
-Model Master Acryl #4768 Flat Black (tires)
-Model Master Acryl #4721 Insignia Yellow (side markers)
-Model Master Acryl #4637 Semi-Gloss Clear
-Model Master Acryl #4609 British Crimson (tail lights)
-Model Master Acryl #4746 Medium Gray (base coat under RLM 23 on upper arms, under Stainless Steel on face and hubcaps)
-Vallejo #72023 Electric Blue (gun tip)
In regards to the plastic mold changes, white remains white, but like the original Generation 2 figure, the red and black colors are swapped. Clear green replaces the clear plastic used for the window and thighs.
This figure uses the Generations Red Alert version of the mold, which includes two screw holes in the canopy (rather than one like Henkei! Henkei! Alert or none like all other versions of this mold). The samples Shawn Tessmann had on display used the original version of the mold, and lacked the screw holes. Despite the mold change, the lightbar was not included. These holes replace the slots used to mount the rocket pack in robot mode. The rocket pack can still be mounted on the gun in robot mode and in car mode though. As an unintended result of having empty screw holes over the rocket pack sockets, Sideswipe can now mount his gun inside either screw hole on the roof of his car mode.
The unassembled figure was also given out to those who volunteered at BotCon 2010.
Universe (2008) mold: Sunstreaker
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Kre-O

  • Sideswipe (2011)
    • Set number: 31771
    • Pieces: 220
    • Kreons: Sideswipe, Driver
    • Accessories: Rifle
Kre-O Sideswipe can be built in either robot or G1-inspired car mode. His head sculpt is heavily based on Universe Sideswipe's head design, but as a first for a Sideswipe toy with a primarily red body, the head is not colored black, but red like the Generation 2-inspired BotCon 2010 customization class version's head (see above). He comes with two Kreons: a Sideswipe based on the Generation 1 character and a generic driver.
Like many other Kre-O sets, his stock photography shows a different robot mode construction than the final product. The most noticeable examples are his lower legs which have a much less awkward construction in the stock photos than the final product. Whether this is the photographer taking creative liberty or if the set design changed is unknown. The stock photography also depicts the set as including the Red Alert Kreon in place of Sideswipe.


  • Ultimate Vehicle Pack (2012)
    • Set number: A4583
    • Pieces: 279
    • Kreons: Bluestreak, Jazz, Sideswipe
    • Accessories: Rifle
Unchanged versions of Kreon Sideswipe and Bluestreak were also included in the Ultimate Vehicle Pack, a bucket containing the Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Jazz sets.


  • Kreon Class of 1984 (Kreon figure set, 2014)
    • Set number: B0090
    • Voted: Prom King
    • Accessories: Optimus rifle
This version of Sideswipe features much more extensive toy-based tampographs than his prior version.
He was only available in a San Diego Comic-Con 2014 exclusive pack of 30 Kreons dubbed the "Kreon Class of 1984". Remaining stock was to be sold at Hasbro Toy Shop online, only there was no remaining stock after the show.


Masterpiece

Masterpiece mold: Lamborghini Countach

Version 1 (Sideswipe):

Version 2 (Red Alert):

Shogo Hasui

Lamborghini-approved awesomeness!
  • Lambor (October 27, 2012)
    • Japanese ID number: MP-12
    • Accessories: Missile launcher, flare gun, two pile drivers (A), two pile drivers (B, Amazon.co.jp only)
Masterpiece Lambor transforms into a licensed Lamborghini Countach LP500S. As with other figures in the Masterpiece line, he is intended to be an accurate representation of his cartoon model, and even features a Lamborghini-supervised paint scheme, such as glossy red paint covering the entirety of his vehicle mode panels and robot shoulders, as well as various bits of black detailing to make it accurate to the real-life vehicle. Standing at around 6¼ inches (or 15.5 centimetres) from head to toe in robot mode, he is also in scale with MP-10 Optimus Prime, and can fit inside Prime's trailer in vehicle mode. In contrast to larger entries in this line, Lambor lacks die-cast parts, and his tires are cast in hard, non-rubberized plastic.
The Amazon version's additional cake slicers screwdrivers pile drivers.
For accessories, he comes with his hand-held flare gun, and his non-firing missile launcher, which is jointed at the peg to allow it to pivot up and down, and can mount on either shoulder in robot mode. His launcher and gun can be combined and mounted on a self-covering peg-hole on his vehicle roof/robot back. He also comes with a pair of pile drivers, which can snap onto the ends of his forearms when either hand is flipped in, and are based on the blunt arm pistons he uses in "A Plague of Insecticons". He is also compatible with the rocket pack included with MP-44 Convoy, as it belonged to Sideswipe in "More than Meets the Eye, Part 3".
If purchased in Japan through Amazon.com, one additionally gets a different vacuum-metalized pair of pile drivers, which are based on the jackhammer-like pistons he uses in "Dinobot Island, Part 2". If purchased in other Asian markets outside of Japan, a collector's coin is included instead. Both the coin and its wheel-shaped package identify him as Sideswipe instead of Lambor. In Malaysia, Lambor included both the additional Amazon.co.jp pile drivers and the coin. A reissue of the figure in September 2015 came with a different coin, coming in a package shaped like Sideswipe's chest/front hood.[4]
This mold was redecoed and retooled to make MP-14 Alert. Lambor's version of the mold, with Alert's face, was then redecoed into MP-12T Tigertrack.


Lamborghini-approved awesomeness: Hardcore Edition!
  • Lambor G-2 Ver. (February 22, 2014)
    • Japanese ID number: MP-12G
    • Accessories: MA68S Machine Gun, GZS-3 Grenade Launcher, Broad Sword, 2 "Spike Armor" wheels
Like the original Generation 2 Sideswipe toy, Masterpiece Lambor G-2 Ver. features mostly a straight-up swap of his red and black plastic and paint colors, resulting in a black body with red trim. His windows have been changed from translucent black to translucent red, his helmet is painted red, and he features a new, Yaniger-licious snarling face with separately-painted pearly whites. He comes with a sticker sheet that duplicates the original G2 toy's deco, as well as two comic-accurate Generaton 2 Autobot symbol stickers of varying sizes. While the majority of the red car parts on the original Masterpiece figure are now black, portions of the robot mode that were previously red remain red. These areas include the back of his legs as well as portions of his torso.
Instead of his original weapons, Lambor comes with new accessories based on the weapons he wielded in the Marvel G2 comic. These include a handheld machine gun and grenade launcher, a pair of articulated, non-rolling spiked wheels that can mount on his shoulders, and a sword, all of which can combine and mount onto his roof. Sadly, he does not come with a bandolier to properly carry that sword on his back, which means the sword just kind-of loosely stows there according to the instructions.
If purchased in Asian markets outside of Japan, a recolor of MP-12 Lambor's collector's coin is included. Among other minor differences, the coin is now colored silver, and its wheel-shaped package now features a Generation 2 Autobot symbol at the back in place of a Generation 1-type symbol.


Less is more. A lot more.
  • Lambor (August 9, 2014)
    • Japanese ID number: MP-12
    • Accessories: Missile launcher, flare gun
The first Masterpiece Lambor figure is reissued without any Autobot symbols (akin to his red Diaclone New Countach LP500S counterpart) , and released as a Transformers Expo 2014 exclusive, with the included customer-applied insignias.


I'm the one who's not vain.
  • Lambor Anime Color Edition (November 25, 2017)
    • Japanese ID number: MP-12+
    • Accessories: Missile launcher, flare gun, three sets of pile drivers
Issued to coincide with the release of Masterpiece Sunstreaker and continuing the Masterpiece+ sideline, started with Masterpiece Alert Anime Color Edition, Lambor Anime Color Edition is a redeco and retool of Lambor in more anime accurate colors—including bright white paint on the thighs and the ridges by his head. His arms and feet remain a very light blue / off-white color to replicate the distinction in color his character model featured between the original toy's white plastic and vac-metallic silver parts. The Autobot symbol on his chest is larger. He now has MP-14 Alert's face in place of the original MP-12's face.
He comes with three sets of pile drivers, the two from the original MP-12, plus the third set originally included with Masterpiece Clamp Down, redecoed in grey, which is based on their appearance in "S.O.S. Dinobots". The instructions also depict the Red Alert mold for the transformation steps.
When purchased in Asian markets outside of Japan, yet another (number four for those keeping track at home) collector coin is included, cast in bright silver (as opposed to the brushed appearance of the G-2 coin), which also for the first time identifies him as "Lambor". It comes mounted on a card similar to the original MP-12 and G-2 coins, however the wheel motif is based on the actual Countach wheel design, rather than the generic spoked wheel of its predecessors. Like the coin itself, the card identifies him as "Lambor."[5]


Q-Transformers

  • Lambor (2014-12-26)
    • ID number: QT-05
Q-Transformers Lambor transforms from super deformed Lamborghini Countach to cute little robot. He comes with a code for unlocking Sideswipe as a playable character in the Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns game.
This mold was retooled into Q-Transformers Alert.

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Cyber Series

  • Sideswipe (Cyber Battalion, 2018)
Released as part of a third wave of Generations Cyber Battalion figures, Sideswipe is a heavy retool of Cyber Battalion Prowl, featuring a new head, chest, forearms, and feet. He can convert from robot to a car in 8 steps. He has a chunkier design and is intended for a younger audience, but despite that he has an excellent range of poseability. The transformation seems to partially be taken from the Reveal the Shield Legends Class Prowl figure.
This figure was sold in the United States at Walgreens stores after debuting in Asian markets.


War for Cybertron: Siege

Futuristic sports car with a large window? Hot Rod hopes this is a pretool.
  • Sideswipe (Deluxe Class, 2018)
    • ID number: WFC-S10
    • Japanese ID number: SG-04
    • Japanese release date: February 23, 2019
    • Accessories: "W-10 Photo-Pulser Proton Launcher," "W-5 Gyro Blaster" (combines to form the "RR Gyrofuse Axleswitch Hyper-Blaster")
Part of the first wave of War for Cybertron: Siege Deluxe Class figures, Sideswipe transforms from robot to Cybertronian car and back. He includes two weapons compatible with the C.O.M.B.A.T. System—the "W-10 Photo-Pulser Proton Launcher", and the "W-5 Gyro Blaster". Both weapons can combine to form the "RR Gyrofuse Axleswitch Hyper-Blaster." Due to the fact that there are two 5 mm ports on the W-5 blaster accessory, the W-10 can fit into both sides of the weapon. Sideswipe also features "battle damage" paint applications on his waist, shins, and feet, as well as multiple hardpoints all over himself and his weapons to accommodate "Fire Blasts" from the Battle Masters assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions.
The detachable tip of Sideswipe's Proton Launcher was later used for Siege Sixgun's back-mounted weapons.
As usual, he was given new artillery and paint while being retooled with a new head as Red Alert.


Three uses of the mold and still nothing? Hot Rod worries.
  • Autobot Alphastrike Counterforce (Multi-pack, 2019)
    • ID number: WFC-S26
    • Accessories: "W-10 Photo-Pulser Proton Launcher," "W-5 Gyro Blaster" (combines to form the "RR Gyrofuse Axleswitch Hyper-Blaster")
"Covert Clone Sideswipe" is a redeco of the above mold in the colours of his Generation 2 iteration, and unlike most modern releases of the redeco, he retains the Generation 1 insignia (accurate to the original Generation 2 toy). Sideswipe was included in the "Autobot Alphastrike Counterforce" with Slamdance and the Battle Master Trenchfoot.
Similarly to the above figure, G2 Sideswipe features the battle damage, weapons, and hard points for "Fire Blasts". The set was an Amazon exclusive in North America, which also labels the set as "Final Strike Figure Series: Part 1".
Given the clone identification, it is possible this toy represents the clone Wings Sideswipe or the namesake IDW Sideswipe. Exact differentiation is unclear.


War for Cybertron Trilogy

  • Autobot Sideswipe (Deluxe Class, 2020)
    • Accessories: "W-10 Photo-Pulser Proton Launcher," "W-5 Gyro Blaster" (combines to form the "RR Gyrofuse Axleswitch Hyper-Blaster")
Promoting the Netflix-original War for Cybertron Trilogy cartoon, this redeco of Siege Sideswipe slathers the Autobot in an extensive paint wash coating to represent accumulated grime and battle scars.
This release was exclusive to Walmart in the U.S. and Canada, and general retail in Asian markets.


Merchandise

Transformers Gum

  • Lambor (1985)
    • Accessories: rocket launcher
Essentially a downsized version of the original Sideswipe toy, the Transformers Gum Lambor kit is sculpted from black, red, and grey plastic, features stickers rather than paint applications for details, and came with a stick of gum.


Decoy

Don't swipe me on your writings.
  • Sideswipe #18
Sideswipe was one of the many characters represented by a small plastic decoy available carded with other transformers.
More information on Decoy Sideswipe at TFU.info


Titanium Series

Sideswipe turns small a lot.
  • Side Swipe (Robot Master, 2006)
    • Accessories: Engine blaster
Titanium Series Side Swipe is based upon Sideswipe's Alternators toy. Constructed partially of die cast metal, Side Swipe has limited articulation located in his shoulders and neck. He comes with a removable engine blaster and an Autobot symbol display stand.
This mold was going to be redecoed as Titanium Sunstreaker, but that release was canceled.


Attacktix

"Tread softly and carry a big gun"
  • Sideswipe (Booster, 2007)
Attacktix Sideswipe was to be a missile-firing "blaster" style playing piece, presumably part of a third wave of "Booster" packs. He was revealed at the Star Wars "Celebration IV" convention alongside many other Attacktix pieces that would ultimately never see release.


Game over.
This Attacktix item has been canceled, with no current plans for release.


Transformers Figure Collection

  • Lambor (01-2016)
Standing 42mm tall, Transformers Figure Collection Lambor is a non-poseable soft-rubber figure based on the previously released Decoy figure.


Transformers Trading Card Game

  • Private Sideswipe//Infantry•Soldier (2019)
    • Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I
    • Rarity: UT
    • Card Number: T20/T48
    • Stars: 8
Private Sideswipe was one of the 48 character cards included in wave 3 of the Transformers Trading Card Game. Private Sideswipe is based on War for Cybertron: Siege Deluxe Class Sideswipe, the artwork for his robot mode was first used as the box art for the toy.


Notes

  • In recent years, a mock-up of a second Generation 2 redeco of the original Sideswipe toy has surfaced. Acquired and photographed by Transformers rarities-hunter Maziar "Maz" Shahsafdari, the find joins the ranks of the similarly unmade Generation 2 "desert Ramjet" and pink and green Mirage mock-ups. Package art for the figure published in Legacy: The Art of Transformers Packaging revealed that it would have had decals of a sunrise/sunset on the vehicle mode hood and doors.
  • During the 1990s, another company held the "Sideswipe" trademark in the "toys" field, even though Hasbro still released two toys using that name as part of the Generation 2 line (it's unclear if this resulted in any legal repercussions for Hasbro). When Hasbro finally managed to reclaim the name for the Robots in Disguise line, the name was now rendered as "Side Swipe", in two words, for whatever reason. The next two toys to spell "Sideswipe" as one word again were the OTFCC 2003 exclusive[6] and the Armada Super-Con.[7] However, the OTFCC figure was referred to as "Side Swipe" when featured as a cross-sell on the packaging for the OTFCC 2003 Shadow Striker/Roulette two-pack,[8] whereas the "Unicron Battles-style packaging redesign for the Armada figure saw the name changed to "Side Swipe" on the name insert as well.[9] Hasbro finally decided to re-file the name "Sideswipe" (as one word) as a trademark in 2008, presumably because a character in the upcoming movie Revenge of the Fallen and the accompanying toy line was going to sport that name, and Hasbro were using that as an opportunity to re-introduce the spelling of the name as one word. As a result, the Universe Deluxe Class toy was the first toy to "properly" sport the name "Sideswipe" as one word. Oddly enough, in 2012, Hasbro re-filed "Side Swipe", along with several other old trademarks.[10]
  • Fun Publications considered making a Combiner Wars Sideswipe (as a straight redeco of Combiner Wars Deluxe Class Breakdown), but ultimately shelved this idea in favor of other products.

References

  1. ↑ "MB Transformers: Part 6" at 20th Century Toy Collector.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Interview with Hisashi Yuki in Transformers Generations 2009 vol. 1, English translation at TFW2005.
  3. ↑ Official Universe Sideswipe instructions PDF file on Hasbro.com
  4. ↑ http://news.tfw2005.com/2015/08/24/masterpiece-lambor-hasbro-asia-reissue-collectors-coin-300240
  5. ↑ http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/the-masterpiece-cards-coins-thread.819496/page-24#post-15270213
  6. ↑ OTFCC 2003 Sideswipe, named "Sideswipe" on his own packaging.
  7. ↑ Armada Side Swipe in original packaging, named "Sideswipe".
  8. ↑ Cross-sell on the OTFCC 2003 Shadow Striker/Roulette two-pack's packaging, identifying Sideswipe as "Side Swipe".
  9. ↑ Armada Side Swipe in "Unicron Battles" packaging, named "Side Swipe".
  10. ↑ Hasbro re-files old trademarks
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