Alpha Strike

This article is about the Decepticon from Cyberverse. For characters of a similar appearance, see Strika (disambiguation).

Ready for Termination.

Alpha Strike is a Decepticon from the Cyberverse continuity family.

Alpha Strike (also Alphastrike) is armed with a lot of brawn and heavy artillery. She may come off as a bit tread-for-brains, but her unflinching loyalty to Megatron and the Decepticons make her a powerful fighter.

Fiction

Cyberverse cartoon

Voice actor: Jaime Lamchick (English), Meike Finck (German)

During the Nemesis crew's search for the Allspark, Alpha Strike was among the Decepticons who stayed on Cybertron to fight off Autobot forces. During the climatic battle against the Autobots after surviving the destruction of the Ark, she joined Megatron in opening fire on Autobot soldiers in vehicle mode. She later attacked Grimlock and Arcee and was about to tear open Grimlock's mouth before getting blasted by his fire-breath. Battle For Cybertron II Alpha Strike later bore witness to the rebirth of Cybertron and the end of the war. Battle For Cybertron IV

After the Great War ended in the Autobots' favor, Alpha Strike was among the Transformers captured by the Quintessons, who outfitted them with control helmets that placed them in a simulation loop where they took part in a parade with varying differences each time. During her presence in the Loop, Alpha Strike accidentally caused Skywarp to attack her as Lockdown walked past them. The Dead End Alpha Strike was eventually freed from the simulation alongside the other Decepticons thanks to the Cybertronian resistance, who got them to transform when they unleashed Air Hammers into the Loop. By the time Hot Rod and Soundwave escaped from the Quintesson Scientist, Alpha Strike was seen racing to freedom. The Scientist

Alpha Strike participated in a training exercise with Grimlock, Kup and Dirge. Cooperation was fleeting at first, but over time the two factions began to work together, and Alpha Strike and Grimlock eventually pleaded for one final round in the simulator. Alpha Strike later flanked Optimus as he transported a massive bomb to the Quintesson tower. The Alliance

Alpha Strike stood with the defenders of Iaconus as the alliance prepared for a Quintesson attack. When said attack came, Alpha Strike joined it in her tank mode. The alliance was momentarily victorious, and the Judge and the Quintesson ship were destroyed, but the assembled forces had little time to celebrate, as the new Judge arose and declared their universe guilty. The Judge

The alliance, including Alpha Strike, attacked Starscream, only to be captured immediately. The End Of The Universe I

When Bumblebee was making his escape from Croaton city with the comatose Windblade, Alpha Strike found him, raising the alarm. Bumblebee blew her up with an explosive attached to Windblade’s gurney, throwing her into Sky-Byte. She later confronted the Autobots with the other Decepticons. Enemy Line

When Optimus and his team infiltrated Croaton city to destroy Megatron’s Matrix of Leadership, Alpha Strike stood in their path, but was tossed aside by Grimlock. Silent Strike

When the “Other One” attacked Megatron, Alpha Strike retaliated in rage, but her attack was reflected back at her by the alternate Megatron. The Other One

Toys

Cyberverse

Also known as "Orange Crush".

• Alpha Strike (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2020)
  • Series: 4
  • Bag code: E3

Released in the fourth series of Cyberverse Tiny Turbo Changers, Alpha Strike is a 2-inch-tall soft-plastic toy that changes from a Cybertronian tank to super-deformed robot and back in a few simple steps.

She is inexplicably cast in orange plastic and features no purple paint applications whatsoever. She is the only Cyberverse Tiny Turbo Changer to not have their plastic color be their primary show-model color (with the obvious exception of special-deco versions of previously-released characters).

Like all Tiny Turbo Changers, she is packaged in a blindbag, which prevents you from seeing the contents. Luckily, there is a barely-visible product code stamped into the lower-right of the bag's backside which tells you who's inside, a much easier way to get the one you want than trying to feel the shape of the toy through the bag.

Notes

• Alpha Strike is based on Strika, the Vehicon general from Beast Machines. Cyberverse writer Randolph Heard explained that she was renamed for this series due to trademark issues.
• Similar to Shadow Striker, Alpha Strike is spelled in the credits as a single word with normal capitalization.