Blackout (IDW)

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

Black-Out is a Decepticon from the Generation 1 continuity family.

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Black-Out is a large Decepticon with a military helicopter alt-mode.

Fiction

2005 IDW continuity

During the era of Zeta Prime, Black-Out was part of a crowd protesting the death of Hefter. To Walk Among the Chosen

Beast Wars: Uprising

Surviving into the Grand Uprising era, Black-Out was a Builder who no longer had the energon resources necessary to transform. Instead, he remained in vehicle mode and operated as the personal helicopter for Games Administrator Eject.

When the Vehicons went wild, Black-Out's micro-EMP generator proved highly advantageous in clearing a path through the drones. Eject made peace with Lio Convoy to coordinate an attack on the Grand Mal, the control center for the Vehicons. The Mal was operational again, however, and its eye laser damaged Black-Out's flight systems. Eject manned the controls and managed to auger in through the very eye that shot them down. Lio Convoy and his crew escaped the crash, but Eject and Black-Out were consumed by the secondary explosions once they hit the inside of the battle station. Derailment

2019 IDW continuity

At some point, Black-Out posed in a group photo with many Cybertronians, including Blast Off. Open Comms

Notes

• Black-Out is a Generation 1 transplant of Blackout from the live-action film series.
• Black-Out's appearances in Beast Wars: Uprising and the 2019 IDW continuity are heavily influenced by Animated Blackout. In the former, Black-Out even shares his namesake's ability to generate EMPs.