Lockdown (ROTF)

This article is about the character from the Revenge of the Fallen. For the bounty hunter from Transformers Animated, see Lockdown (Animated).

Lockdown is a Decepticon in the live-action movie continuity.

Probably still sounds like Lance Henriksen.

Once Lockdown has been hired to track down a subject, nothing stops him from completing his transaction short of total deactivation. Unfortunately for the Autobot medic, Ratchet is Lockdown's next target, and Lockdown, as always, has been paid handsomely for his destruction. He's also run afoul of Arcee previously, in some unspecified circumstance.

Science will not win this war!says the transforming giant robot in "Cyber Missions 3"

Fiction

Cyber Missions

Voice actor: ?

Well, um, close enough?

Lockdown was cruising the city streets when he was encountered by Ratchet, who had been alerted to Lockdown's presence by Optimus Prime due to their "violent history". For blocks, Lockdown fled Ratchet silently as the Autobot fired his EMP blaster until he transformed into robot mode and expressed his frustration. Finally, when Ratchet's EMP blaster failed him, Lockdown transformed as well. He mocked Ratchet for never being able to best him, knocked him around, and when the Autobot had had enough, the Decepticon bounty hunter stole Ratchet's EMP blaster as a memento. As Lockdown sped away, he wondered if he could fix Ratchet's faulty weapon. Cyber Missions 3

Toys

Revenge of the Fallen

Almost identical.

• Lockdown (Deluxe, 2010)
  • Accessories: Engine

Lockdown's design strongly homages his Transformers Animated counterpart. Lockdown transforms into an amalgam of a 1980s Corvette and a 1960s Cougar, with lots of spikes and a cow-catcher on his bumper. The toy's Mech Alive feature rotates cylinders inside his thighs as his lower legs rotate, and pneumatic cylinders extend as his hook is deployed.

Lockdown may have the most articulated neck ever for a Transformer, having three ball joints and a swivel joint. Craziness.

Similar to his Animated counterpart, Lockdown's arm-mounted hot rod engine weapon can be removed and can be replaced by Revenge of the Fallen Deluxe Ratchet's weapon. Likewise, Ratchet can store Lockdown's engine on his roof; it cannot, however, attach to his arm.

Notes

• Lockdown had an earlier head design mildly resembling a movie-ized mix of Axer and Lockdown's Animated self. Furthermore, the earlier head has four eyes in the same arrangement as on the front of Animated Lockdown's car mode. The head can be seen on Lockdown's instruction lineart and in much clearer detail on page 8 of the San Diego Comic-Con Hasbro Design Sketchbook, volume 2.