Kickback (SG)
| This article is about the "heroic" Insecticon. For his evil counterpart, see Kickback (G1). For a list of other meanings, see Kickback (disambiguation). |
- Kickback is a "heroic" Decepticon Insecticon from the Shattered Glass continuity family.
"Kickback" is one of the many Cybertronians who have allied themselves with the "Old One," Alpha Trion.
Fiction
Fun Publications Shattered Glass continuity
Summoned by the return of Alpha Trion to his home universe, Kickback, Dirge, Perceptor, Sky Lynx, and the Technobots arrived in time to take his prisoners. Kickback subdued a very confused Topspin, Reunification: Part 1 only for his captive to telekinetically rip out his ember. Ow. Reunification: Part 2
IDW Shattered Glass Comic
Present for the war's final battle on Earth, Kickback was seen among those retreating back to Cybertron after the battle was lost. Shattered Glass issue 4
Over a megacycle after the war, he was part of the Insecticon task force sent to infiltrate Goldbug's Gold City base, taking out several guards before being intercepted by the warlord himself, who incapacitated both him and Ransack by throwing Bombshell's corpse at the two. Shattered Glass issue 4
Toys
Collector's Edition
- Insectron Clone Army (multi-pack, 2004)
- Japanese ID number: 73 (individual), 76 (clones set)
- Accessories: "Electrothermal Radiation Tube" rifle, energon cube
- A redeco of the Insecticon Kickback mold, Shothole transforms into a mechanical grasshopper. The "control seat" in the insect-mode back / robot-mode chest can open up and store one of the three energon cubes that come with the set. Shothole was only available in the e-HOBBY exclusive set with Salvo and Zaptrap.
