Bluestreak (G1)
- Bluestreak is an Autobot in the Generation 1 continuity family. He is also known as Silverstreak.
Bluestreak is a talker. He talks a lot. Any subject, any time of the day, his lips are flapping while his Autobot comrades are rolling their eyes. Could be about things on Earth, could be about things on Cybertron, could be about just about anything, but the point is, y'know, he's talking. Words are coming out of his mouth in a near constant prattling stream. Some think he's vapid, that his mouth just moves a billion times faster than his brain, if his brain is moving at all. Or they imagine that he's a fool who doesn't know when to shut up, that he drones on and on and on and on because maybe he just likes to hear himself speak or something. His friends realize, however, that his jabbering hides a deeper pain. At the beginning of the war, Bluesteak's home city was totally destroyed by Decepticons. He was the only survivor. It's as if by talking he tries to somehow drown out his own fears and memories. "There's some demons runnin' loose inside that boy," says Hound, "and sometimes I think they grab hold of him and won't let him go." He hated war, he still does, but ever since he's hated Decepticons even more. It is odd to see a bot of peace so willingly take up arms, but Bluestreak's got a score to settle.
Talk may be cheap, but it keeps him sane.
Japanese name: Streak
French-Canadian name: Jaseur
Fiction
Animated continuity
Voice Actor: Casey Kasem (US), Kōki Kataoka (Japan) Katsumi Suzuki ("Attack of the Autobots" and "Day of the Machines" only)
Marvel Comics continuity
Dreamwave comics continuity
When the Autbot/Decepticon war erupted 8.7 million years ago, destroying his home city, Bluestreak, then a merchant, joined the Autobot army. 500,000 years later, he related Sentinel Prime's death to Optronix, and later served in the last-ditch attempt to defend Iacon from Shockwave's forces.
7.4 million years ago, Bluestreak remained with the Autobots after the apparent death of Optimus Prime. He and Trailbreaker remained at Autobase while Prowl led a task force against Trypticon; while there, they met Jetfire and apprised him of the current situation on Cybertron. 1.4 million years later, Bluestreak and an Autobot/Decepticon/Ultracon force helped defend a pace ceremony at Tyger Pax from the Predacons.
Bluestreak was among the crew of the Ark when it crashed on Earth 4 million years ago, and awoke in 1984 to battle the Decepticons. After years of fighting, Bluestreak and the other Autobots took part in Operation Liberation in 1998, a joint human/Autobot operation that defeated and captured the Earth-bound Decepticons. However, the Ark II, which was meant to convey the Autobots, the captured Decepticons, and a number of humans back to Cybertron was sabotaged by General Robert Hallo, sending Bluestreak and his comrades to the bottom of the Arctic Ocean.
Bluestreak was later recovered by the sinister Lazarus, and his deactivated form was used to power Megatron's deadly metal virus weapon. By the time he was rescued by Optimus Prime, his energy had been almost fatally depleted.
Bluestreak recovered, however, and rejoined his newly-ative comrades. When Shockwave came to Earth and announced that the Autobot/Decepticon wars were over, and that the two factions had been united, Bluestreak was more than skeptical, suggesting it was a trick. The memory of his destroyed home-city still haunted him, and he would not believe the same beings who killed innocents could change their ways. His views clashed with Gears', who did not see the point in fighting wars that had been ended. Despite his objections, Bluestreak was among the Autobots who joined Optimus Prime in surrendering to Shockwave's lieutenant, Ultra Magnus. Ferried back to Cybertron by Sky Lynx, Bluestreak and the others were imprisoned and scheduled for execution, but were freed by Broadside and taken to an underground hideout. He fought in the battle to retake Iacon , and witnessed Shockwave activating the Matrix of Leadership. Victorious, Bluestreak and his comrades began to rebuild their planet.
IDW Comics continuity
Bluestreak leads a squad of Autobots on Varas Centralus, probably the counter-insurgency team assigned to that planet. He believes the planet, being ravaged by a Decepticon infiltration unit in Phase Six, to be "a lost cause," and suggests to Springer that the Autobots pull out.[1]
Toys
Generation 1
- Bluestreak (Autobot Car, 1984/1985)
- Japanese ID number: 08
- The original Bluestreak toy was based upon a Diaclone Datsun Fairlady-Z toy, and transforms into an accurate replica of that car. His doors can open, but does not feature an interior. As with most Generation 1 toys of the time, he was constructed partially of die-cast metal and had rubber tires.
- In robot mode, Bluestreak has the classic car 'hood-chest' design featured in fellow Autobots Jazz, Prowl and Smokescreen. He is armed with a vacuum-metalized laser rifle, and two shoulder-mounted rocket launchers that can fire four projectiles.
- This mold was also used to make Prowl and was retooled for Smokescreen.
- Streak (anime version) (2003)
- e-Hobby-exclusive, this version of Bluestreak was sold with a gold -plated version of Meister. Often called 'Anime Streak' by fans and collectors, this toy used the color scheme from the second version of his Diaclone toy (which was used as the basis for his cartoon and comic character model), with a black roof and hood instead of the original toy's silver.
- Streak (silver plated version) (2003)
- Also an e-Hobby-exclusive, this version of Bluestreak was almost entirely vacuum-metalized, much like the gold-plated Jazz, but only in silver.
- Silverstreak (2004)
- Realeased as part of Hasbro's Toys "R" Us-exclusive Commerative Series III reissues, Streak is in the same colours as his original 1980s release, even though his packaging pictures depicts Takara's 'Anime Streak' version. Due to safety reasons, the springs in his rocket launchers were removed, and his laser rifle and projectiles were not vacuum-metalized.
Alternators
- Silverstreak (Alternator, 2004)
- Japanese ID number: BT-04
- The second Subaru WRX toy in the Alternators line was actually the first, but due to marketing suggestions, Smokescreen was released first. Silverstreak transforms into a very accurate silver 2003 Subaru Impreza WRX, with opening hood, trunk and all four doors with a detailed interior. He also featured working steering and rubber tires.
- His robot mode is based upon his original toy, as well as his cartoon model, but with changes made to reflect modern standards of Transformers toys, as well as his new vehicle mode. He is armed with a laser rifle formed out of his turbo intercooler, and has the capacity to mount two spring-loaded rocket launchers on either side of his shoulders, though these were only included with the retool of Binaltech Smokescreen.
- Unusually for an Alternators release, Silverstreak was fully painted silver, making him one of the few Alternators releases that is virtually indistinguishable from his Binaltech release to the naked eye.
- This mold was also used to make Ricochet and Binaltech Asterisk Red Alert.
Universe
- Silverstreak (Spy Changer, 2004)
- A repaint of Robots in Disguise Side Swipe, he is based upon his pre-G1 release 'blue' colour scheme, with a silver hood. He is armed with a small gun that is disguised as a tailpipe in vehicle mode.
Smallest Transformers
- Streak (2004)
- Japanese ID Number: GTF X-3
- STF Streak is a much simplified, much smaller replica of his original toy. In its simplicity, he still greatly resembles it. He has little articulation and his wheels do not roll.
Merchandise
Trivia
- One of the longest-running myths about Transformers is the existance of the "blue-sided Bluestreak" as shown in the original toy catalogs, which used one of the several different Diaclone variants of the Fairlady mold. No sealed samples of the blue-sided Bluestreak have ever been found. Oddly enough, though the catalogs featured numerous pictures of toys that did not match up with finished product (like Astrotrain and Perceptor), blue-sided Bluestreak is the only one that seems to have taken on the "my brother's friend's cousin had one" status.
- The Alternators version of Camshaft was originally intended to be Bluestreak... even though there was already a Silverstreak in the line. Confusion averted! Camshaft has numerous paint applications pulled from the blue-sided Bluestreak's sticker sheet.
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