Kickback (SG)

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

Kickback is a "heroic" Decepticon from the Shattered Glass universe.

Kickback is the one beside Dirge. No, not the one that gets impaled later on, the green one.

Kickback is one of the many Cybertronians who have allied themselves with the "Old One" Alpha Trion.

Fiction

Timelines

Summoned by the return of Alpha Trion to his home universe, Kickback, Dirge, Perceptor, Sky Lynx and the Technobots arrived in time to take his prisoners. Kickback subdued a very confused Topspin. Reunification: Part 1

Later, he was fried by Topspin. Reunification: Part 2

Toys

Generation 1

• Insectron Clone Army (multi-pack, 2004)
  • Japanese ID number: 73 (individual), 76 (clones set)
  • Accessories: "Electrothermal Radiation Tube" rifle, energon cube

A redeco of the Insecticon Kickback mold, Shothole transforms into a mechanical grasshopper. The "control seat" in the insect-mode back / robot-mode chest can open up and store one of the three energon cubes that come with the set. Shothole was only available in the e-Hobby exclusive set with Salvo and Zaptrap.

This toy was later repurposed for Shattered Glass Kickback.

• More information on Shothole at TFU.info