Salvage (Movie)

The name or term "Salvage" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Salvage (disambiguation).

Salvage is an Autobot from the 2007 movie franchise in the live-action film continuity family.

Livin' the dream!

A creation of the All Spark, Salvage previously worked as a truck with Sparkplug & Son Salvage, and even though he was just an inanimate truck, he's certain he must have been happy. Lacking any further ambitions, he's decided to stay with them, and so long as he's hauling scrap, he remains happy with his life. It sure beats fighting Decepticons!

Fiction

IDW Transformers (2007) comics continuity

Following the destuction of Megatron and the All Spark, Salvage, along with Landmine and Longarm, somehow came into the possession of Sector Seven, which kept them in a secret base in the Nevada desert. The Reign of Starscream #3

The Veiled Threat Prequel novel

Salvage was one of the Autobots who arrived on Earth shortly after the death of Megatron. After several battles against the Decepticons in Africa, Salvage, Optimus Prime, Ratchet, and Ironhide headed to Australia to investigate some Decepticon rampages, while the others headed to Brazil. Prime fought Kickback while Salvage and the others killed Tread and Trample. Salvage later fought the Decepticons in Rome with the rest of the Autobots. Salvage, along with Knockout, Prime, Ironhide, Ratchet and some new arrivals, headed out to Shanghai to stop Demolishor.

Titan Magazines

He is presented here as being an existing Autobot rather than an All Spark creation.

The following events occur in an alternate timeline/continuity where Megatron won the battle of Mission City.

What kind of pose is that?

Salvage works in Camshaft's specialist team, handling duties like capping raw energon gushers before they explode. He was optimistic that the four of them could handle anything. Then a gusher exploded. Return to Cybertron: Part 1

His team played a key role in saving Mikaela Banes, rapidly assembling a jammer array to free her from Decepticon mind-control. The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself

Toys

Transformers (2007)

He's comin', 'Lizbeth! This is the big one!

Tech specs 8 3 4 8 1 5 4 4 STR INT SPD END RNK CRG FBL SKL

• Salvage (Deluxe, 2008)
  • Accessories: Flatbed cover/claw

Salvage is a redeco of Dropkick, transforming into a customized Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck (or a similar model just different enough to avoid paying a licensing fee). His flatbed cover conceals a giant claw/plier deployed from the tailgate by a sliding knob on top. This assembly becomes a hand-held weapon for his robot mode. He also has (non-firing) twin blasters on the underside of each forearm in robot mode.

His deco and the "Sparkplug & Son Salvage" markings may be a double homage, definitely to the red truck from Sanford and Son and possibly to the red pickup Sparkplug Witwicky owned in the Marvel Generation 1 comics.

Trivia

• Salvage's color scheme and those words "Sparkplug and Son Salvage" printed on his vehicle mode are in fact inspired by the pickup truck from the television show Sanford and Son, according to Hasbro at BotCon 2008.

External links

• Salvage at TFU.info