Mudflap (Movie)
From MediaWiki
- Mudflap is a Decepticon from the 2007 movie franchise in the live-action film continuity family.
Mudflap is a Decepticon. A really nasty Decepticon, who tends to beat the slag out of already beaten Autobots. This brutal exterior, however, masks a weaker interior filled with doubt about being a Decepticon. He wants to quit and hook up with the Autobots, but knows that his reputation keeps him from having a chance at joining. So he's stuck with the 'Cons, and lets his enemies know it by way of inflicting enormous amounts of pain on them.
Fiction
Titan Magazines
Mudflap was part of the Decepticon Heartland's forces. Revolution Part 1 He was one of Starscream's generals in the retaking of America, but appeared to defect to Stockade's "New Decepticons" really quickly. Revolution Part Two
Toys
Transformers (2007)
- Mudflap (Voyager Class, 2008)
- Accessories: Missile, Cyber Planet Key
- A Toys "R" Us exclusive redeco of Cybertron Mudflap, Mudflap transforms into a yellow crane truck, although the Cyber Planet Key is now Cybertron styled with a movie Decepticon logo on it (painted over a normal Decepticon logo molded on the key, as evidenced by looking on the key's underside). The toy features two Cyber Key gimmicks, but unfortunately, they both suffer from design flaws. Inserting his key into the side of his cab flips out a firing missile launcher, which works fine in truck mode; in robot mode, however, it is slung under his right arm, and the spring-loaded hinge that flips it out is not strong enough to hold it up, meaning that it dangles loosely underneath his forearm. His second gimmick is his ridiculously colossal saw-blade—first, his crane arm is manually extended, opening up the Cyber Key slot in its side, and inserting the key then flips out the blade. When fully extended, the blade and crane are about three times the height of his body. Sadly, the blade is molded from soft, flexible plastic, and if left undeployed for too long (essentially the amount of time it takes to go from manufacturing plant to retailer, arg) will warp due to tension from the spring holding it down.
- His instructions fail to mention that you should extend his legs by pulling his knees out of his shins, thus allowing him to actually bend his knees. (The instructions also inexplicably show him with a Velocitron Cyber Key, but, meh.)
- He's easy to find!
Notes
- According to Hasbro designer Joe Kyde's design notes on Hasbro's Transformers website, Mudflap was originally going to use the unreleased Landslide deco, with the name "Sawtooth". It was decided that Landslide's deco wasn't realistic enough for the Movie toyline, so a new deco based on Micromaster Erector (giggle) was chosen. The name Sawtooth was unusable (as was "Erector", for a couple reasons), so he got stuck being Mudflap.
