Smokescreen (Movie)
| The name or term "Smokescreen" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Smokescreen (disambiguation). |
- Smokescreen is an Autobot from the 2007 movie franchise in the live-action film continuity family.
When the Autobots need some Decepticon sensors scrambled, they call in their chief diversionary tactician, Smokescreen. With an array of specially designed weapons and tools at his disposal, ranging from sonic burst weapons to magnetic smoke bombs and oil slicks, this 'bot is a master of distraction.
Fiction
IDW Transformers movie comics
Many years ago, Smokescreen was a member of the Cybertronian defense force under the command of Protector Megatron. After the discovery of ancient relic and an alien attack on Cybertron Defiance issue 1, Protector Megatron changed the military's mission of defense to one of offensive war. Defiance issue 2 Smokescreen was sent with Prowl and other security officers to arrest science division leader Optimus on trumped-up charges of treason. What they didn't know was the military was leading all of them into a trap, and that all bar Optimus were marked for death. After the group was shelled by Brawl, Smokescreen laid down a Disruption Cloud to cover their escape, though he was concerned for Optimus's safety against so many enemies. Optimus merely replied that he would "make do" - by dropping a city on Starscream's would-be assassins.
After the fugitives established a hide out at Burthov, Smokescreen acted as a sentry guard and assisted Bumblebee in the capture of the disenchanted Ironhide. Defiance issue 4
Thousands of years later, following the defeat of Megatron on Earth, Smokescreen was part of a small Autobot unit led by Arcee that tracked Starscream, now the leader of the Decepticons, to his base on Mars. The Reign of Starscream #2 After laying down a diversionary Ion Cloud, Smokescreen and the others made short work of the Swindle, Dreadwing, and Payload drones that the Decepticons sent against them. He narrowly escaped being sniped by Hardtop, thanks to Arcee, but soon fell victim to Thundercracker's sonic weaponry. He attempted to evacuate the fallen Air Raid, but they were both blown to oblivion by Starscream. The Reign of Starscream #3
Toys
Transformers (2007)
Fast Action Battlers
- Sonic Shock Smokescreen (2008)
- Accessories: Missile
- A redeco of "Ion Blast" Autobot Jazz, "Sonic Shock" Smokescreen sports a red and blue colour scheme based very closely upon Generation 1 Smokescreen. In vehicle mode he's kind of a squat and cutified Pontiac Solstice, while in robot mode he bears a decent resemblance to various Generation 1 hood-chest Transformers. Amusingly, Fast Action Battler Smokescreen's head is mounted on a piece of plastic extending from the roof/windshield piece, just like the Generation 1 toy. His articulation is limited to his shoulders, hips and knees, and he has a missile launcher in place of his left hand.
Revenge of the Fallen
Deluxe Class Toys
- Smokescreen (2009)
- Accessories: Telescoping "sword" (rifle)
- Smokescreen is an extensive redeco of Deluxe class Jazz. Unlike most redecos called Smokescreen, he isn't a slavish recreation of Generation 1 Smokescreen's colours, instead favouring a predominantly blue scheme with red and silver for detailing. As he is a redeco of the regular Jazz mold, he comes with the telescoping "sword" rifle, instead of the more fiction-accurate (for both Jazz and Smokescreen) Crescent Cannon.
Merchandise
3D Battle Card Game
- Smokescreen (2007)
- Card number: 12
- Smokescreen is a 29-point "Uncommon" piece in the 3D Battle-Card Game. Constructed of punch-out pieces from randomly-packed plastic cards (two full robots per pack), he can be assembled into his car mode (model undetermined), or into a rather stumpy robot mode. One of his blaster-weapons is held in his right hand, the other can mount on either shoulder.
- He uses the same construction as the Cliffjumper and Jazz cards. This style is similar to the one used by Barricade, Earth-mode Bumblebee, and Swerve.
- This was actually the first "appearance" of the movieverse Smokescreen.
Trivia
- Battle-Card-Smokescreen's robot mode is clearly designed after Alternators Smokescreen, though without the IP-infringing Subaru and sponsor markings.
