Sideswipe (Movie)

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

Sideswipe is an Autobot from the Revenge of the Fallen franchise in the live-action film continuity family.

Also known as "Stabby McWheelfeet".

Sideswipe is true to his function of Warrior. Unlike most Autobots, Sideswipe was built to fight, and he enters the battlefield determined and focused. He prefers melee combat to ranged weapons, and will employ any maneuver it takes to get close enough to the enemy to use his arm-mounted swords. His agile, wheel-legged form more than allows for this.

Fiction

IDW Transformers movie comics

After Optimus Prime's Autobots left Mission City, they left a homing beacon in a junk yard near the metropolis to attract any Autobots who might have heard Prime's rallying call to Earth. Alliance issue 3 Sideswipe was among those few that safely arrived and had hidden themselves in the junk yard. Once discovered, they were brought to Diego Garcia to train with the other Autobots and Major Lennox's soldiers in defense of their new home. However, they soon had to apply that training on the battlefield: the Decepticon Demolishor had been sighted in Shanghai, China. Alliance issue 4

Revenge of the Fallen movie

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Toys

Revenge of the Fallen

Legends Class toys

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• Sideswipe (Legends Class, 2009)
  • Japanese ID number: EZ-06

Deluxe Class toys

His heroes are Tigatron and Edward Scissorhands

• Sideswipe (Deluxe Class, 2009)
  • Japanese ID number: RA-04

Sideswipe transforms into a silver Corvette Stingray concept car. In this mode, he sits so low that it's nearly impossible to roll him without scraping his undercarriage. His Mech Alive gimmick is in his knees. Bending his legs causes the blue armor plates on his knees to extend. He does have wheels in his feet just like his character model, but the toy's feet have been designed in such a way that it can actually stand. Sideswipe's instructions aren't clear as to how his torso is supposed to connect with his chest in robot mode. The torso piece has a square peg on top of it and there is a corresponding square hole between the two screws holding the front of his chest together. Getting his torso section in front of his arm struts can be a somewhat snug fit.

This mold was retooled into Revenge of the Fallen Swerve.

Fast Action Battlers

Has anyone seen my proportions?

• Battle Blade Sideswipe (2009)

Battle Chargers

Not Runamuck

• Sideswipe (2009)

Gravity Bots

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• Sideswipe (2009)
  • Japanese ID number: GB-04

Human Alliance

• Sideswipe / Tech. Sergeant Epps (2009)
  • Japanese ID number:

Merchandise

Robot Heroes

Still needs training wheels.

• Sideswipe and Sideways (2009)

Sideswipe is part of the first wave of Revenge of the Fallen Robot Heroes figures and is packaged versus Sideways. He has rotational articulation at both shoulders, but his head is molded into his torso. In order to stand up, the figurine must rest its weight on one of his arms.

Trivia

• Thanks to that whole General Motors bankruptcy thing, Sideswipe may be the closest we'll ever get to seeing a real Stingray.

• Although (most likely) unintentional, Sideswipe bears a stronger resemblance to IDW's uber-bot Drift than his G1 namesake.