Blurr (SG)
| This article is about the evil Autobot. For his heroic counterpart, see Blurr (G1). For a list of other meanings, see Blurr (disambiguation). |
- Blurr is an evil Autobot from the "Shattered Glass" continuity family.
Before the war, Blurr was an erudite and well-spoken lecturer. Since then, however, he's traded in his tidy look for the musk of a bloodthirsty warrior. This doesn't mean he's any less of an intellectual, however, and Optimus Prime puts Blurr to good use as a data interceptor. Of the utmost importance to him is retrieving stolen images of upcoming Decepticon prototypes, which he uses to gain an advantage over his surprised opponents. Also, as his name suggests, he's quite fast on both his feet and wheels. This is due to his special ability to steal kinetic energy, as it saps an object's (or, more often, an enemy's) speed, and adds it to his own, if only temporarily. He must, however, time the activation of this ability correctly, depending on the object he's stealing the energy from (like a laser blast), or else he could wind up with major, if not fatal, damage.
His cousin, Crasher, is regrettably on the side of his heroic enemies.
Fiction
Shattered Glass
As Cliffjumper was being "re"introduced to the Autobots in Iacon, Blurr was among the few standing guard around the smelting pool. He laughed with the others when Optimus Prime shot Cliffjumper and ordered him dumped in the Empties.
Later, as Prime was training with hard-light constructs, Blurr gave an update on the construction of the Ark they were constructing to conquer other worlds, and warned that the Decepticons were planning to mount an attack. Prime laughed off this news.
Blurr was seen again when the Decepticons attacked the Ark's launch platform. Shattered Glass
Blurr was witness to Optimus Prime's rage when he learned about Ricochet's plan to capture Megatron. Later, when Rodimus suggested that they launch the Ark without Optimus Prime, Blurr objected. Goldbug agreed with Rodimus that Optimus' obsession with Megatron had impaired his leadership abilities. Blurr was thrown overboard along with the rest of the Optimus loyalists when the Ark launched. Optimus Prime eventually returned, and, finding the Ark gone, promised that Blurr had failed for the last time. Do Over
Later, Grimlock used his corpse as a chew toy. Reunification: Part 3
Toys
Timelines
- Sideswipe & Blurr (BotCon box set, 2008)
- Accessories: Two launchers, two missiles, key
- Part of BotCon 2008's exclusive souvenir set of four figures, Blurr, a redeco of Cybertron Blurr (itself a retool of Armada Blurr), transforms into a sleek Cybertronic race car. Interestingly enough, he is a retool of a retool, as his head is not the same as Cybertron Blurr's, merely a directly "evil" version of Generation 1 Blurr. Inserting his Cyber Key into the space under Blurr's spoiler causes the rear side panels of his vehicle mode to flip down into a "flight mode". This mode also makes his twin spring-loaded missile launchers available, which become hand-held weapons in robot mode.
Notes
- The original version of this mold was Gang Molded with a mini-con partner, as was the Cybertron Re-tool. Chances are, the resulting mini-con ended up recycled. Or fed to Grimlock.
