Rotorstorm (G1)
- Rotorstorm is an Autobot Turbomaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.
The only airborne Turbomaster, Rotorstorm is a major asset to the team... and he wants you to know it. He'll tell you he's a ruthless, powerful, and fearless fighter, and that he's respected even by Decepticons for his brilliant strategies and blinding speed. While making quick-witted quips about your progenitor to assure that he's the center of attention, he'll tell you that any moment now the Wreckers will be knocking on his door. That he's everyone's favorite Autobot.
He'll remind you he also possesses advanced technology that lets him eavesdrop on Decepticon communications and an extra "Dodge" sense (rather like that human with the magic outfit) that warns him of impending danger, letting him guide his ground-based comrades out of harm's way. He'll tell you he's a force to be reckoned with.
And it's all true.
But this impervious and attention-seeking persona is a mask for Rotorstorm, one he puts on to inspire and motivate his team. If he has any weaknesses, it's that he feels burdened by the legend of himself he's created. Most mechs don't know the real Rotorstorm behind the mask, but if you ask him about the Simanzi Massacre, you'll find him. His jokes will stop, and he'll stare at the floor.
- Canadian name: Storm
- French-Canadian name: Tempéte
Fiction
Toy catalogue comic
Rotorstorm swooped down on the Decepticon ranks attacking the Autobot base, and proceeded to fight Stalker one-on-one.
IDW comics continuity
In the distant past, Rotorstorm was briefly glimpsed on Cybertron while Ratbat updated himself on his current projects. Megatron Origin issue 2
Toys
Generation 1
- Rotorstorm (Medium Turbomaster, 1992)
- Accessories: 2 engines/missile launchers, 6 missiles
- Rotorstorm transforms into a blue Cybertronian helicopter with bright translucent pink rotor blades and canopy. His turbine engines can launch his six included yellow missiles a very long distance. A button on the back of the rotor housing drops down both engines/launchers for an 'attack mode' feature. In robot mode, Rotorstorm has quite restricted articulation, and holds his turbine launchers in his hands.
Trivia
- Rotorstorm's function of "Guide and Strategician" is a bit silly, since "Strategician" isn't a real word. Possibly it's a portmanteau of "strategist" and "magician," 'cause he's that good.
