Strafe vs. Scourge

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"Strafe vs. Scourge"
Airdate	August 12, 2016–August 15, 2016
Written by	Simon Furman
Packaged with	Swoop or Scourge

Both factions get a deadly flier.

Synopsis

Swoop arrives on Earth, to Grimlock's delight and Bumblebee's fright. Likewise, Scourge arrives for the Decepticon side and he whines about the Space Bridge travel.

Swoop gets a "dino-upgrade", butting heads with Ironhide for a bit. Scourge moans that he and Cyclonus are stuck on this past Earth and are forced to serve Galvatron's inferior self, Megatron, but his mood lightens when Megatron orders him to hunt down whatever Autobot he can find.

Swoop and Scourge face off, with Ultra Magnus warning the Dinobot of Scourge's Sweeps. Galvatron orders Scourge to drop the fight, but the hunter is a little bloodhungry.

Ironhide brings up the Elite Flying Corps, to Swoop's embarrassment, and he notes that Divebomb is next after Scourge is taken out. Galvatron disowns Scourge, but the Sweep-master doesn't really mind, preferring to hunt down Autobots with his troops, but Swoop mocks his crew for being made out of dead Insecticons.

Featured characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots	Decepticons
Bumblebee (1) Grimlock (2) Swoop (3) Jetfire (4) Ironhide (8) Ultra Magnus (11)	Scourge (5) Bludgeon (6) Starscream (7) Cyclonus (9) Megatron (10) Galvatron (12) Divebomb (13)

Gameplay

This event was an Alliance leaderboard, meaning players were to unlock points with their Alliance, all of which went towards unlocking various prizes. Each Alliance was ranked, with its members getting different prizes depending on their rankings. The top totaliser prize was a 2-star Swoop or Scourge Crystal, depending on the player's in-game allegiance, while the top leaderboard prize (for ranks 1-5) was 4-star version of said crystal.

Character stories

Featured characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Notes

• When first added the game, Swoop went by the name "Strafe" for trademark reasons. His name was later changed retroactively.

References

• Transcript of "Strafe vs. Scourge"

External links

• "Strafe vs. Scourge" on the Transformers: Earth Wars wiki