Divebomb (Movie)
| The name or term "Divebomb" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Divebomb (disambiguation). |
- Divebomb is a Decepticon from the 2007 movie franchise in the live-action film Continuity family.
Divebomb has a problem.
(Cue high-hat riff)
Despite being an intelligent tactician, an excellent aerial combatant, and an otherwise model Decepticon, his reactor containment module is defective, so wherever he goes, toxic fumes go with him, and circuit-scrambling radiation waves constantly leak out.
In short, he is a smelly loser whom no one likes.
Fiction
IDW Transformers movie comics
Divebomb sided with Dreadwing in the Decepticon rebellion against Starscream. While he was battling the Autobot Skyblast, he was grabbed by the cheesed-off Starscream, thrown into the cockpit of Dreadwing's ship, and then used as a living (and unwilling) incendiary device.
Obviously, he did not survive the experience. The Reign of Starscream Issue Number Five
Titan Magazines Transformers movie comics
Divebomb is one of Stockade's "new Decepticons": a group of Decepticons who remained on the dying Cybertron out of patriotism, and survived by feeding on Nucleon. Return to Cybertron: Part 1 He helped Stockade summon a relation of the All Spark to Cybertron, and when the entity arrived he lowered the planet's core containment field so the being could enter.
As a distraction, Ironhide ran him over. Return to Cybertron: Part 2 He recovered and, in the face of Unicron, heroically ran away. Return to Cybertron: Part 3 He more heroically went in, on Stockade's orders, to shoot at Unicron. Obviously, he did not survive that experience either. Return to Cybertron: Part 4
Toys
Transformers (2007)
- Divebomb (Deluxe, 2008)
- Accessories: Missile, Planet X-type Cyber Planet Key
- A Wal-Mart-Exclusive Redeco of Cybertron Thundercracker, Divebomb transforms into a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Su-35" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Su-35">Sukhoi Su-35</a> fighter jet. Inserting a Cyber Planet Key into his rear fuselage pops up the back panel, revealing a spring-loaded missile launcher. This assembly becomes his left forearm in robot mode, despite being almost as long as he is tall.
- Divebomb is also slightly retooled from the previous releases of the mold, adding a small catch to his left shoulder assembly so the damn thing stays upright in robot mode. This clip is easily broken if you're careless.
- This mold was also used to make the Cybertron version of Skywarp.
Trivia
- According to Hasbro designer Joe Kyde's design notes on Hasbro's Transformers website, Divebomb's camo-paint is actually based on that of a real Russian Air Force SU-37 Terminator prototype.
- His circuit-scrambling radioactivity and toxic fumes could be interpreted as a reference to Sunstorm.
- While Divebomb's features a movie-styled Decepticon insignia on one tailfin, his Cyber Key has a conventional one.
